| Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1956 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 52124 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 31 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 16 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Gene Gedman 5 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sid Watson 1 run (Sid Watson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Yale Lary 73 interception return (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Christiansen 66 punt return (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gene Gedman 2 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bobby Layne 13 FG | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jerry Reichow 41 pass from Harry Gilmer (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | LOE | Ray Mathews |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 86 | LOG | Bob O'Neil |
| 55 | C | John Cenci |
| 61 | ROG | Marv McFadden |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 14 | QB | Ted Marchibroda |
| 89 | LOH | Jack O'Brien |
| 39 | ROH | Sid Watson |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Joe O'Malley |
| 76 | LDT | Willie McClung |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 50 | LLB | John Reger |
| 52 | RLB | George Tarasovic |
| 24 | LDH | Henry Ford |
| 41 | LS | Fred Bruney |
| 45 | RS | Art Davis |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Charlie Ane |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 75 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 84 | ROE | Dave Middleton |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 87 | LOH | Jim Doran |
| 26 | ROH | Gene Gedman |
| 82 | FB | Leon Hart |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 68 | RDE | Gene Cronin |
| 85 | LLB | Sonny Gandee |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 86 | RLB | Bob Long |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 21 | RDH | Carl Karilivacz |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Watson | 20 | 21 | 1.1 | 18 | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Lou Baldacci | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Art Davis | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Don McIlhenny | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 5t | 2 |
| Leon Hart | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Gilmer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ted Marchibroda | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 3 | 109 | 3.9 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 11.5 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 2 | 95 | 6.8 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 68.2 | |
| Harry Gilmer | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 53 | 8.8 | 41t | 1 | 0 | 143.1 | |
| Jerry Reichow | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 19 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Watson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jack O'Brien | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Art Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leon Hart | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 41t | 1 |
| Bill Bowman | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don McIlhenny | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Butler | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Dick Alban | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charlie Shepard | 8 | 269 | 33.6 | 44 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Ford | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 66t | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Fred Bruney | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 24 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Stits | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
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