| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics | 
| Date: November 17, 1963 Location: Detroit, MI | 
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 44951 | 
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 65 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 14 mph | 
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Bass 9 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 0 | 
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 18 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 7 | 
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Carroll Dale 66 pass from Roman Gabriel (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 7 | 
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Gibbons 32 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 14 | 
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 20 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 21 | 
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Carroll Dale 42 pass from Roman Gabriel (Danny Villanueva kick) | 21 | 21 | 
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Carroll Dale 51 pass from Roman Gabriel (Danny Villanueva kick) | 28 | 21 | 
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | John Adams | 
| 63 | LOT | Joe Carollo | 
| 73 | LOG | Charlie Cowan | 
| 51 | C | Ken Kirk | 
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli | 
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione | 
| 27 | TE | Pervis Atkins | 
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel | 
| 22 | HB | Dick Bass | 
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips | 
| 36 | FB | Ben Wilson | 
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones | 
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen | 
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier | 
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy | 
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee | 
| 89 | MLB | Cliff Livingston | 
| 53 | RLB | Mike Henry | 
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador | 
| 41 | LS | Lindon Crow | 
| 47 | RS | Carver Shannon | 
| 23 | RCB | Bobby Smith | 
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill | 
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders | 
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga | 
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow | 
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy | 
| 61 | ROT | Lucien Reeberg | 
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons | 
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall | 
| 23 | HB | Tommy Watkins | 
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr | 
| 45 | FB | Danny Lewis | 
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord | 
| 72 | LDT | Floyd Peters | 
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown | 
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams | 
| 54 | LLB | Max Messner | 
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz | 
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker | 
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane | 
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher | 
| 86 | RS | Tom Hall | 
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Bass | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 9t | 1 | 
| Ben Wilson | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 
| Roman Gabriel | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| Eddie Meador | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Art Perkins | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tommy Watkins | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | 
| Danny Lewis | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 1 | 289 | 9.3 | 66t | 3 | 2 | 20 | 105.4 | 
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 4 | 312 | 7.6 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 61.3 | 
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Carroll Dale | 7 | 207 | 29.6 | 66t | 3 | 
| Jim Phillips | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 | 
| Dick Bass | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 | 
| John Adams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 
| Art Perkins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 33 | 2 | 
| Gail Cogdill | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 30 | 0 | 
| Jim Gibbons | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 32t | 1 | 
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 32 | 0 | 
| Danny Lewis | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 4 | 0 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Eddie Meador | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 
| Cliff Livingston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 54 | 0 | 
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Earl Morrall | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 47 | 0 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Carver Shannon | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 
| Pervis Atkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Charlie Cowan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carver Shannon | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Merlin Olsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Nick Ryder | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
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