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Detroit Lions 17 at Green Bay Packers 13
Sunday, September 17, 1961
Stadium: Milwaukee County Stadium, Surface: grass,
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 63%, wind 9 mph
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 63%, wind 9 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (1-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Green Bay Packers (0-1-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Scoring
| DET | GNB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Packers | Jim Taylor 1 yard rush (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | Nick Pietrosante 1 yard rush (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Lions | Nick Pietrosante 15 yard rush (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 7 |
| Packers | Paul Hornung 15 yard field goal | 14 | 10 | |
| 4th | Packers | Paul Hornung 26 yard field goal | 14 | 13 |
| Lions | Jim Martin 44 yard field goal | 17 | 13 |
Team Stats
| DET | GNB | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-128-2 | 28-132-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-23-145-0-1 | 14-27-173-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| Net pass yards | 138 | 162 |
| Total yards | 266 | 294 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-45 | 2-29 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Nick Pietrosante | DET | 16 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Earl Morrall | DET | 11 | 23 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gail Cogdill | DET | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Terry Barr | DET | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dan Lewis | DET | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Howard Cassady | DET | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Yale Lary | DET | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Olszewski | DET | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Max McGee | GNB | 7 | 127 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Taylor | GNB | 15 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bart Starr | GNB | 14 | 26 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Hornung | GNB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Moore | GNB | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gary Knafelc | GNB | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Howard Cassady | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Night Train Lane | DET | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Steffen | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tom Moore | GNB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Elijah Pitts | GNB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Symank | GNB | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Wood | GNB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Yale Lary | DET | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Martin | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Boyd Dowler | GNB | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Hornung | GNB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |