| Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1955 Location: Green Bay, WI Venue: City Stadium Attendance: 22217 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 59 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 38 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Fred Cone 30 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Fred Cone 34 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gil Mains opponents fumble recovery in end zone (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 12 FG | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Floyd Reid 4 run (Fred Cone kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Gary Knafelc 18 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jim Doran |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 62 | LOG | George Atkins |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 64 | ROG | Bud Brooks |
| 78 | ROT | Darris McCord |
| 87 | ROE | Dorne Dibble |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 28 | ROH | Dave Middleton |
| 34 | FB | Lew Carpenter |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Leon Hart |
| 72 | LDT | Gil Mains |
| 60 | MG | Jim Salsbury |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 85 | RLB | Sonny Gandee |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gary Knafelc |
| 68 | LOT | Len Szafaryn |
| 63 | LOG | Joe Skibinski |
| 51 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 62 | ROG | Buddy Brown |
| 78 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 86 | ROE | Billy Howton |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 24 | LOH | Floyd Reid |
| 40 | ROH | Joe Johnson |
| 31 | FB | Fred Cone |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | John Martinkovic |
| 71 | LDT | Bill Lucky |
| 69 | MG | Bill Forester |
| 79 | RDT | Dave Hanner |
| 81 | RDE | Pat O'Donahue |
| 58 | LLB | Tom Bettis |
| 74 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 41 | LDH | Doyle Nix |
| 47 | LS | Val Joe Walker |
| 44 | RS | Bobby Dillon |
| 20 | RDH | Billy Bookout |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 74 | 2 | 1 | |
| GB | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 171 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Floyd Reid | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 28 | 1 |
| Howie Ferguson | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Veryl Switzer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 172 | 4.9 | 28 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 1 | 155 | 8.2 | 38t | 1 | 15 | 66.8 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 1 | 155 | 7.8 | 38t | 1 | 15 | 63.5 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 163 | 6.0 | 22 | 1 | 41 | 70.4 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 163 | 6.0 | 22 | 1 | 41 | 70.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Doran | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 38t | 1 |
| Jug Girard | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lew Carpenter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 38t | 1 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Billy Howton | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Gary Knafelc | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Floyd Reid | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Veryl Switzer | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Howie Ferguson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 163 | 10.9 | 22 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Doyle Nix | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 52 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Dick Deschaine | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 45 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 40 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leon Cunningham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 82 | 0 | ||||