| Detroit Lions at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1957 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 40112 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 60 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 2 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Mutscheller 44 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | L.G. Dupre 35 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Berry 35 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 38 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | L.G. Dupre 3 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 25 FG | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jerry Reichow 32 pass from Tobin Rote (Bobby Layne kick) | 14 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Steve Junker |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 83 | ROE | Jim Doran |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 26 | LOH | Gene Gedman |
| 40 | ROH | Howard Cassady |
| 82 | FB | Leon Hart |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 72 | RDE | Gil Mains |
| 86 | LLB | Bob Long |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 57 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 21 | RDH | Carl Karilivacz |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Raymond Berry |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Parker |
| 63 | LOG | Art Spinney |
| 50 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 84 | ROE | Jim Mutscheller |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 45 | LOH | L.G. Dupre |
| 24 | ROH | Lenny Moore |
| 35 | FB | Alan Ameche |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 36 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 61 | MLB | Jack Patera |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 20 | RDH | Milt Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| BAL | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gene Gedman | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 23 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lenny Moore | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Alan Ameche | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Pricer | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Call | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 151 | 4.4 | 36 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 3 | 144 | 9.6 | 56 | 0 | 30 | 46.9 | |
| Tobin Rote | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 90 | 7.5 | 32t | 1 | 26 | 75.0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 4 | 234 | 8.7 | 56 | 1 | 56 | 57.3 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 3 | 241 | 10.5 | 44t | 4 | 0 | 96.5 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 3 | 241 | 10.5 | 44t | 4 | 0 | 96.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 32t | 1 |
| Dave Middleton | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 234 | 15.6 | 56 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| L.G. Dupre | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 35t | 2 |
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 44t | 1 |
| Alan Ameche | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Raymond Berry | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Jack Call | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 241 | 17.2 | 44t | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Milt Davis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 0 | 9 | 9L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 55 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| L.G. Dupre | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 38 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bert Rechichar | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Carl Taseff | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Marv Brown | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Pricer | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dick Nyers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jack Call | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 23 | 0 | |