| Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1956 Location: Green Bay, WI |
| Venue: City Stadium Attendance: 24668 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Don McIlhenny 1 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Fred Cone 45 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Gary Knafelc 5 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick failed) | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bobby Layne 12 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bobby Layne 1 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Billy Howton 8 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Charlie Ane |
| 60 | ROG | Jim Salsbury |
| 75 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 87 | ROE | Jim Doran |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 26 | ROH | Gene Gedman |
| 82 | FB | Leon Hart |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 72 | RDE | Gil Mains |
| 85 | LLB | Sonny Gandee |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 86 | RLB | Bob Long |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 21 | RDH | Carl Karilivacz |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gary Knafelc |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Skoronski |
| 63 | LOG | Joe Skibinski |
| 51 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 62 | ROG | Buddy Brown |
| 77 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 86 | ROE | Billy Howton |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 24 | LOH | Floyd Reid |
| 48 | ROH | Al Carmichael |
| 37 | FB | Howie Ferguson |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Nate Borden |
| 79 | LDT | Dave Hanner |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Helluin |
| 83 | RDE | John Martinkovic |
| 65 | LLB | Tom Bettis |
| 69 | MLB | Bill Forester |
| 74 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 46 | LDH | Hank Gremminger |
| 47 | LS | Val Joe Walker |
| 44 | RS | Bobby Dillon |
| 20 | RDH | Billy Bookout |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don McIlhenny | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Howard Cassady | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Gene Gedman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Gilmer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Howie Ferguson | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Harry Gilmer | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 2 | 77 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 44.8 | |
| Bobby Layne | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 0 | 129 | 10.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 95.5 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 98 | 4.3 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 45.2 | |
| Bart Starr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Doran | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Billy Howton | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 42 | 1 |
| Al Carmichael | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Knafelc | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Long | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Bobby Dillon | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Bookout | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Dick Deschaine | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
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