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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Detroit Lions at Baltimore Colts - October 6th, 1956
Detroit Lions 31 at Baltimore Colts 14
Saturday, October 6, 1956
Detroit Lions 31, Baltimore Colts 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (2-0-0) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Baltimore Colts (1-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring
| DET | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Don McIlhenny 11 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 0 |
| DET | Dorne Dibble 56 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| BAL | L.G. Dupre 3 yard rush (Bert Rechichar kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 2nd | DET | Bobby Layne 7 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3rd | BAL | L.G. Dupre 49 yard pass from George Shaw (Bert Rechichar kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4th | DET | Gene Gedman 1 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick) | 28 | 14 |
| DET | Jim Martin 36 yard field goal | 31 | 14 |
Team Stats
| DET | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 10 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 49-218-2 | 21-68-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-26-247-2-1 | 8-20-167-1-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-29 |
| Net pass yards | 247 | 138 |
| Total yards | 465 | 206 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-35 | 4-40 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dorne Dibble | DET | 3 | 106 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||