| Baltimore Colts at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 11, 1959 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 54197 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 56 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 68 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 47 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Mutscheller 39 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 14 pass from Tobin Rote (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 18 pass from Tobin Rote (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 4 pass from Tobin Rote (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Andy Nelson 33 interception return (Steve Myhra kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 16 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Berry 53 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 31 | 24 |
| 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 |
| 36 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Szymanski |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 17 | RS | Ray Brown |
| 20 | RDH | Milt Davis |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Dave Middleton |
| 75 | LOT | John Gordy |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Charlie Ane |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Grottkau |
| 76 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 88 | ROE | Steve Junker |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 40 | LOH | Howard Cassady |
| 45 | ROH | Danny Lewis |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 72 | RDT | Gil Mains |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 86 | LLB | Bob Long |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 20 | RDH | Jim Steffen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Alan Ameche | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 28 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 31 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 257 | 10.3 | 68t | 3 | 1 | 12 | 94.5 |
| L.G. Dupre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 3 | 102 | 4.1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 49.1 |
| Jerry Reichow | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 39t | 1 |
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Alan Ameche | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Doran | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18t | 3 |
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Andy Nelson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33t | 1 |
| Milt Davis | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gary Lowe | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Dave Sherer | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Hal Lewis | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Billy Pricer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Ken Webb | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ken Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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