| Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 3, 1965 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 52627 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Rasmussen 50 interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Joe Don Looney 4 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jim Shorter 54 opponents fumble recovery (Bob Jencks kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bob Jencks 34 FG | 10 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 48 | SE | Angelo Coia |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Snowden |
| 54 | LOG | Don Croftcheck |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 65 | ROG | Vin Promuto |
| 61 | ROT | Fran O'Brien |
| 89 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 9 | QB | Sonny Jurgensen |
| 42 | HB | Charley Taylor |
| 49 | FL | Bobby Mitchell |
| 39 | FB | George Hughley |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | John Paluck |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 72 | RDT | Joe Rutgens |
| 85 | RDE | Bill Quinlan |
| 51 | LLB | John Reger |
| 70 | MLB | Sam Huff |
| 21 | RLB | Jimmy Carr |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 41 | LS | Jim Steffen |
| 26 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 47 | RCB | Jim Shorter |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Pat Studstill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 66 | ROT | Jim Simon |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 32 | HB | Joe Don Looney |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Thompson |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 47 | RS | Wayne Rasmussen |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Taylor | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Pervis Atkins | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| George Hughley | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Joe Don Looney | 22 | 61 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Milt Plum | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Dick Shiner | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 2 | 153 | 9.6 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 44.0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 4 | 19 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 20.4 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 4 | 42 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 69 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 |
| George Hughley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Angelo Coia | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pervis Atkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Joe Don Looney | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Paul Krause | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Jim Steffen | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Shorter | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wayne Rasmussen | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 50t | 1 |
| Ernie Clark | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick LeBeau | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Pat Richter | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 8 | 390 | 48.8 | 69 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Pervis Atkins | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rickie Harris | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Pellegrini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Billy Hunter | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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