| Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1951 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 32247 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 49 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 20 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Carl Elliott 15 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 17 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Tobin Rote 1 run (Fred Cone kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Dom Moselle 48 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 33 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 35 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 19 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 85 run (Doak Walker kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ray Pelfrey 42 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 28 | 38 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Christiansen 71 punt return (Doak Walker kick) | 28 | 45 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Christiansen 89 punt return (Doak Walker kick) | 28 | 52 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Carl Elliott 33 pass from Bobby Thomason (Fred Cone kick) | 35 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 8 | LOE | Ray Pelfrey |
| 90 | LOT | Willie Manley |
| 21 | LOG | Ray DiPierro |
| 85 | C | Jay Rhodemyre |
| 44 | ROG | Dave Stephenson |
| 34 | ROT | Joe Spencer |
| 40 | ROE | Carl Elliott |
| 38 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 3 | LOH | Tony Canadeo |
| 93 | ROH | Dom Moselle |
| 66 | FB | Fred Cone |
| Defense | ||
| 45 | LDT | Dick Wildung |
| 19 | LDG | Dan Orlich |
| 15 | MG | Dick Afflis |
| 75 | RDT | Howie Ruetz |
| 16 | RDE | Ab Wimberly |
| 86 | LLB | Bill Schroll |
| 35 | MLB | Walt Michaels |
| 77 | RLB | Bob Summerhays |
| 65 | LDH | Rip Collins |
| 7 | RDH | Ace Loomis |
| 25 | S | Harper Davis |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 89 | LOT | Jim Martin |
| 76 | LOG | Lou Creekmur |
| 65 | C | Les Bingaman |
| 74 | ROG | Dick Flanagan |
| 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 | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Berrang |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 63 | MG | Bob Momsen |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Doran |
| 74 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 84 | LDH | Dorne Dibble |
| 44 | LS | Don Doll |
| 19 | RS | Jack Christiansen |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Tobin Rote | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Fred Cone | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomason | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Canadeo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 85t | 1 |
| Pat Harder | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lindy Pearson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 2 | 201 | 8.7 | 48t | 3 | 5 | 70.8 | |
| Bobby Thomason | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 1 | 91 | 5.7 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 67.4 | |
| Floyd Reid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 1 | 296 | 8.2 | 35t | 4 | 0 | 108.1 | |
| Fred Enke | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Carl Elliott | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 33t | 2 |
| Ray Pelfrey | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 44 | 1 |
| Fred Cone | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Dom Moselle | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ace Loomis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Orlich | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Canadeo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leon Hart | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 33t | 2 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Dorne Dibble | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Bill Swiacki | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Pat Harder | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Jug Girard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leon Hart | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Doll | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Jug Girard | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 89t | 2 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Walt Michaels | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ollie Cline | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Pat Harder | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
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