| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1951 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 50567 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 68 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 70 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Fears 43 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dorne Dibble 36 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Christiansen 69 punt return (Doak Walker kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Norb Hecker 20 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 47 FG | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Christiansen 47 punt return (Doak Walker kick) | 27 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 76 | LOT | Don Simensen |
| 67 | LOG | Dick Daugherty |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 26 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 33 | LOH | Jerry Williams |
| 77 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
| 31 | FB | Dick Hoerner |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Winkler |
| 11 | MG | Stan West |
| 73 | RDT | Jack Halliday |
| 84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 13 | LLB | Tank Younger |
| 57 | RLB | Don Paul |
| 10 | LDH | Tom Keane |
| 88 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 80 | RS | Bob Boyd |
| 30 | RDH | Woodley Lewis |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 72 | LOT | Floyd Jaszewski |
| 76 | LOG | Lou Creekmur |
| 53 | C | LaVern Torgeson |
| 64 | ROG | Dan Rogas |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Jim Martin |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 63 | MG | Bob Momsen |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 85 | RDE | Ed Berrang |
| 55 | LLB | Jack Lininger |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 11 | LDH | Clarence Self |
| 44 | LS | Don Doll |
| 19 | RS | Jack Christiansen |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dan Towler | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Bob Waterfield | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 0 | 198 | 8.6 | 70t | 2 | 25 | 110.4 | |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 74 | 8.2 | 43t | 1 | 0 | 70.8 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 4 | 63 | 3.3 | 36t | 1 | 17 | 18.9 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 7 | 147 | 21.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Tom Fears | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 43t | 1 |
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Norb Hecker | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Glenn Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dorne Dibble | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 36t | 1 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norb Hecker | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 8 | 304 | 38.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 51 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 69 | 2 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Don Doll | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
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