| Baltimore Colts at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1961 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 53016 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 60 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 9 run (Steve Myhra kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 45 pass from Jim Ninowski (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 35 pass from Jim Ninowski (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 1 run (Steve Myhra kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 45 FG | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Raymond Berry |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Parker |
| 62 | LOG | Palmer Pyle |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 84 | TE | Jim Mutscheller |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 25 | HB | Alex Hawkins |
| 24 | FL | Lenny Moore |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 75 | RDT | Jim Colvin |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 36 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 64 | MLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 20 | RS | Bob Harrison |
| 23 | RCB | Carl Taseff |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 15 | QB | Jim Ninowski |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 54 | LLB | Max Messner |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| DET | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lenny Moore | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 17 | 2 |
| Joe Perry | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 88 | 2.8 | 17 | 2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 76 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 4 | 244 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 41.7 | |
| Lamar McHan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 4 | 244 | 6.6 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 39.5 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 140 | 7.8 | 45t | 2 | 9 | 103.9 | |
| Earl Morrall | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 47.9 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 0 | 154 | 6.7 | 45t | 2 | 22 | 91.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 244 | 11.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 45t | 2 |
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 45t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick LeBeau | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Dick Lane | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Darris McCord | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 5 | 239 | 47.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 239 | 47.8 | 53 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | 59 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 3 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 73 | 18.3 | 45 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bob Harrison | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dee Mackey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 31 | 0 | |