| Western Conference Playoff |
| Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 22, 1957 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 60118 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 49 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | R.C. Owens 34 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 47 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Junker 4 pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 12 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 25 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 10 FG | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Tom Tracy 1 run (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Tom Tracy 58 run (Jim Martin kick) | 21 | 27 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Gene Gedman 2 run (Jim Martin kick) | 28 | 27 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 13 FG | 31 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jim Doran |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 88 | ROE | Steve Junker |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 40 | LOH | Howard Cassady |
| 84 | ROH | Dave Middleton |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 72 | RDT | Gil Mains |
| 68 | RDE | Gene Cronin |
| 86 | LLB | Bob Long |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 57 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 25 | LCB | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 21 | RCB | Carl Karilivacz |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Clyde Conner |
| 78 | LOT | Bobby Cross |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 68 | ROG | Lou Palatella |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 39 | LOH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 27 | ROH | R.C. Owens |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 74 | RDE | Bob Toneff |
| 54 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 52 | MLB | Karl Rubke |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 24 | LCB | J.D. Smith |
| 44 | LS | Val Joe Walker |
| 47 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 20 | RCB | Bill Stits |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 61 | 3 | 3 | |
| SF | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 70 | 6 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Tracy | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 58t | 2 |
| John Henry Johnson | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Tobin Rote | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 58t | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 71 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 127 | 3.8 | 71 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 214 | 7.1 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 73.5 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 214 | 7.1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 73.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 3 | 248 | 8.0 | 47t | 3 | 2 | 24 | 76.5 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 3 | 248 | 8.0 | 47t | 3 | 2 | 24 | 76.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Junker | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Howard Cassady | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 214 | 13.4 | 36 | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Wilson | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 47t | 1 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Clyde Conner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 248 | 13.8 | 47t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 50 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Jessup | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 42 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Terry Barr | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Darris McCord | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 19.0 |