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San Francisco 49ers 17 at Detroit Lions 20
Sunday, October 21, 1956
San Francisco 49ers 17, Detroit Lions 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers (1-3-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Detroit Lions (4-0-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| SFO | DET | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Bobby Layne 27 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| SFO | John Henry Johnson 2 yard rush (Gordie Soltau kick) | 7 | 3 |
| DET | Don McIlhenny 3 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 10 |
| SFO | Gordie Soltau 20 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| SFO | John Henry Johnson 1 yard rush (Gordie Soltau kick) | 17 | 10 |
| DET | Bobby Layne 2 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick) | 17 | 17 |
| DET | Bobby Layne 17 yard field goal | 17 | 20 |
| SFO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-190-2 | 46-244-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-19-88-0-2 | 15-28-155-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-21 | 1-6 |
| Net pass yards | 67 | 149 |
| Total yards | 257 | 393 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-35 | 4-40 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Hugh McElhenny | SFO | 14 | 119 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Don McIlhenny | DET | 13 | 104 | 1 | ||||||||