Detroit Lions 27 at New York Giants 16
Sunday, December 13, 1953
Detroit Lions 27, New York Giants 16
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Detroit Lions (10-2-0) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| New York Giants (3-9-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Scoring
| | | DET | NYG |
| 1st | DET | Leon Hart 25 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NYG | Frank Gifford 49 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Randy Clay kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2nd | DET | Doak Walker 34 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3rd | DET | Doak Walker 50 yard rush (kick failed) | 20 | 7 |
| 4th | NYG | Ray Pelfrey 10 yard pass from Frank Gifford (Randy Clay kick) | 20 | 14 |
| NYG | Safety, Lary ran out of end zone | 20 | 16 |
| DET | Gene Gedman 5 yard rush (Doak Walker kick) | 27 | 16 |
Team Stats
| DET | NYG |
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-147-2 | 32-63-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-28-212-2-2 | 20-35-222-2-5 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-5 | 2-17 |
| Net pass yards | 207 | 205 |
| Total yards | 354 | 268 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-55 | 3-25 |