| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 15, 1959 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 52271 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 35 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Middleton 79 pass from Earl Morrall (Gerry Perry kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 41 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ollie Matson 8 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lou Michaels 38 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 25 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | John Henry Johnson 11 pass from Earl Morrall (Gerry Perry kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Gerry Perry 15 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Del Shofner 67 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Michaels kick) | 17 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | LOE | Del Shofner |
| 70 | LOT | Gene Selawski |
| 75 | LOG | Bob Fry |
| 51 | C | John Morrow |
| 62 | ROG | John Houser |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 84 | ROE | Leon Clarke |
| 15 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 24 | LOH | Tommy Wilson |
| 26 | ROH | Jon Arnett |
| 33 | FB | Ollie Matson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 74 | LDT | John Baker |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 83 | RDE | Lou Michaels |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 35 | RLB | Roy Wilkins |
| 81 | LDH | Tom Franckhauser |
| 25 | LS | Don Burroughs |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 21 | RDH | Eddie Meador |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Dave Middleton |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Charlie Ane |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 76 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 80 | ROE | Jim Gibbons |
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 40 | LOH | Howard Cassady |
| 45 | ROH | Danny Lewis |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| 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 |
| 47 | RLB | Jim Martin |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 24 | RS | Dick LeBeau |
| 28 | RDH | Yale Lary |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 20 | 54 | 2.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Joe Marconi | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 202 | 14.4 | 67t | 1 | 26 | 125.6 | |
| Billy Wade | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 55 | 4.6 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 76.7 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 0 | 134 | 9.6 | 79t | 2 | 5 | 47 | 117.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Del Shofner | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 67t | 1 |
| Jon Arnett | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon Clarke | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Gibbons | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 11t | 1 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 79 | 79.0 | 79t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Del Shofner | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 59 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 6 | 298 | 49.7 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Mike Rabold | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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