| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1961 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 45873 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 51 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 43 pass from Jim Ninowski (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Nick Pietrosante 4 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Phillips 69 pass from Frank Ryan (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 10 FG | 13 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 91 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 78 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 64 | LOG | Roy Hord |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 82 | TE | Jim Phillips |
| 12 | QB | Zeke Bratkowski |
| 26 | HB | Jon Arnett |
| 33 | FL | Ollie Matson |
| 24 | FB | Tommy Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 67 | LDT | Urban Henry |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 84 | LLB | Bob Long |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador |
| 17 | LS | Charley Britt |
| 35 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 41 | RCB | Lindon Crow |
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Arnett | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Danny Lewis | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 2 | 34 | 2.4 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 4.8 | |
| Frank Ryan | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 163 | 12.5 | 69t | 1 | 8 | 92.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 3 | 181 | 8.6 | 43t | 1 | 22 | 54.0 | |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Carroll Dale | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 69t | 1 |
| Jon Arnett | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Gibbons | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 43t | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lindon Crow | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Les Richter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Steffen | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Frank Varrichione | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
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