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Detroit Lions 16 at Baltimore Colts 15
Sunday, September 24, 1961
Stadium: Memorial Stadium, Surface: grass,
Weather: 78 degrees, relative humidity 66%, wind 8 mph
Weather: 78 degrees, relative humidity 66%, wind 8 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (2-0-0) | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Baltimore Colts (1-1-0) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
Scoring
| DET | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Colts | Steve Myhra 42 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Lions | Jim Martin 30 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| 2nd | Colts | Safety, Ninowski tackled in end zone by Marchetti | 3 | 5 |
| 3rd | Lions | Jim Martin 28 yard field goal | 6 | 5 |
| Lions | Terry Barr 28 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick) | 13 | 5 | |
| Colts | Steve Myhra 12 yard field goal | 13 | 8 | |
| 4th | Colts | Lenny Moore 8 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 13 | 15 |
| Lions | Jim Martin 49 yard field goal | 16 | 15 |
Team Stats
| DET | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 7 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-184-0 | 25-83-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-18-100-1-2 | 11-19-110-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-36 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 64 | 103 |
| Total yards | 248 | 186 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 2-20 |
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 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Earl Morrall | DET | 9 | 16 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dan Lewis | DET | 11 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Gibbons | DET | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Terry Barr | DET | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Howard Cassady | DET | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Olszewski | DET | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gail Cogdill | DET | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jimmy Orr | BAL | 4 | 89 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | BAL | 10 | 16 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Perry | BAL | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lenny Moore | BAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | BAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lamar McHan | BAL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Smolinski | BAL | 2 | -5 | 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 | |||
| Yale Lary | DET | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Lowe | DET | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Steffen | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pat Studstill | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 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 | |||
| Bobby Boyd | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Harrison | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lenny Lyles | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mark Smolinski | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Carl Taseff | BAL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Yale Lary | DET | 4 | 212 | 53.0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Martin | DET | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Gilburg | BAL | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Myhra | BAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |