| Baltimore Colts at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 20, 1957 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 55764 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Mutscheller 15 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 47 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 72 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Mutscheller 52 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 4 pass from Johnny Unitas (Bert Rechichar kick failed) | 27 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Junker 14 pass from Tobin Rote (Bobby Layne kick) | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 26 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | John Henry Johnson 1 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 29 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 27 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 67 | LLB | Doug Eggers |
| 61 | MLB | Jack Patera |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 20 | RDH | Milt Davis |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Dave Middleton |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 83 | ROE | Jim Doran |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 26 | LOH | Gene Gedman |
| 80 | ROH | Jerry Reichow |
| 30 | FB | Tom Tracy |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Alan Ameche | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Jack Call | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Royce Womble | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Nyers | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Howard Cassady | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 57 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Gene Gedman | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Marv Brown | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 1 | 239 | 11.4 | 72t | 4 | 34 | 132.7 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 2 | 139 | 6.6 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 53.6 | |
| Tobin Rote | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 52 | 4.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 75.7 | |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lenny Moore | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 72t | 2 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 52t | 2 |
| Jack Call | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Raymond Berry | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alan Ameche | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Howard Cassady | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 30 | 2 |
| Dorne Dibble | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Junker | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Carl Karilivacz | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Cotton Davidson | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Dick Nyers | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jack Call | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Henry Moore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Terry Barr | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Marv Brown | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
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