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1957 Detroit Lions

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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1957 NFL Champions

Scored 251 points (20.9/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 231 points (19.2/g), 7th.
 Differential of 20 points (1.7/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-5.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.

Coached by George Wilson (8-4-0)

1957 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 29 box L 0-1 @ Baltimore Colts 14 34 13 201 178 23 4 18 392 241 151 3
2 Sun October 6 box W 1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 24 14 19 327 78 249 2 11 205 107 98 5
3 Sun October 13 box W 2-1 Los Angeles Rams 10 7 12 208 82 126 1 14 241 74 167 6
4 Sun October 20 box W 3-1 Baltimore Colts 31 27 20 369 191 178 4 15 322 205 117 6
5 Sun October 27 box L 3-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 17 35 24 308 220 88 4 21 357 133 224 4
6 Sun November 3 box L 3-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 31 35 22 416 259 157 26 379 226 153 3
7 Sun November 10 box W 4-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 27 16 18 376 177 199 4 13 201 44 157 5
8 Sun November 17 box W 5-3 San Francisco 49ers 31 10 28 515 370 145 2 16 223 150 73 3
9 Sun November 24 box L 5-4 Chicago Bears 7 27 14 216 110 106 4 17 279 79 200 1
10 Thu November 28 box W 6-4 Green Bay Packers 18 6 13 349 134 215 5 19 286 228 58 3
11 Sun December 8 box W 7-4 Cleveland Browns 20 7 15 226 75 151 1 14 266 197 69 2
12 Sun December 15 box W 8-4 @ Chicago Bears 21 13 23 329 155 174 4 14 214 160 54 2
Playoffs
Division December 22 box W 9-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 31 27
Championship December 29 box W 10-4 Cleveland Browns 59 14

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 251 3840 796 4.8 221 163 361 2029 17 22 5.2 105 409 1811 12 4.4 103 35 13 13
Team Defense 231 3365 728 4.6 315 163 290 1844 15 25 5.7 100 406 1521 13 3.7 198 43 18 17
Lg Rank Offense 6 3 4 1 4 3 7 9 8 4 8 2 7 3
Lg Rank Defense 7 5 7 7 5 6 3 6 4 5 7 4 2 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bobby Layne 31 qb 11 8 87 179 48.6 1169 6 3.4 12 6.7 65 6.5 3.8 13.4 106.3 53.0
Tobin Rote 29 QB 12 4 76 177 42.9 1070 11 6.2 10 5.6 48 6.0 4.1 14.1 89.2 60.2
Gene Gedman 25 LH 10 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Jerry Reichow 23 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Yale Lary* 27 LS 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.6 12 163 361 45.2 2239 17 4.7 22 6.1 65 6.2 3.9 13.7 186.6 55.9
Opp Total 12 163 290 56.2 1844 15 5.2 25 8.6 6.4 3.0 11.3 153.7 56.7 32 255 5.7 1.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
John Henry Johnson 28 FB 12 0 129 621 5 62 4.8 51.8 10.8 20 141 7.1 0 16 1.7 11.8 762 5 9
Howard Cassady 23 RH 12 0 73 250 3 57 3.4 20.8 6.1 25 325 13.0 3 48 2.1 27.1 575 6 3
Tobin Rote 29 QB 12 4 70 366 1 23 5.2 30.5 5.8 366 1 6
Gene Gedman 25 LH 10 0 67 278 3 59 4.1 27.8 6.7 10 135 13.5 0 47 1.0 13.5 413 3 1
Leon Hart 29 fb 11 0 24 99 0 15 4.1 9.0 2.2 4 55 13.8 0 22 0.4 5.0 154 0 1
Bobby Layne 31 qb 11 8 24 99 0 21 4.1 9.0 2.2 99 0 3
Tom Tracy 23 9 0 16 46 0 17 2.9 5.1 1.8 6 24 4.0 0 7 0.7 2.7 70 0 1
Jerry Reichow 23 12 0 2 9 0 7 4.5 0.8 0.2 17 215 12.6 3 32 1.4 17.9 224 3 0
Marv Brown 27 4 0 2 6 0 3 3.0 1.5 0.5 6 0 0
Dorne Dibble 28 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 8 121 15.1 0 23 0.7 10.1 126 0 0
Yale Lary* 27 LS 12 0 1 32 0 32 32.0 2.7 0.1 32 0 2
Jim Doran 30 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 624 18.9 5 65 2.8 52.0 624 5 0
Steve Junker 22 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 305 13.9 4 32 1.8 25.4 305 4 0
Dave Middleton 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 294 16.3 2 56 2.3 36.8 294 2 0
Team Total 26.6 12 409 1811 12 62 4.4 150.9 34.1 163 2239 13.7 17 65 13.6 186.6 4050 29 29
Opp Total 12 406 1521 13 3.7 126.8 33.8 163 1844 11.3 15 13.6 153.7 3365 28 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Yale Lary* 27 LS 12 0 25 139 0 36 5.6 171
Terry Barr 22 RDH 12 0 9 33 0 18 3.7 9 153 0 27 17.0 186
Howard Cassady 23 RH 12 0 10 232 0 37 23.2 807
Marv Brown 27 4 0 3 16 0 15 5.3 6 106 0 23 17.7 128
Jack Christiansen*+ 29 RS 12 0 3 12 0 8 4.0 4 80 0 22 20.0 92
Gene Gedman 25 LH 10 0 6 158 0 45 26.3 571
Gene Cronin 24 12 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Carl Karilivacz 27 rdh 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Gerry Perry 27 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
Team Total 26.6 12 41 200 0 36 4.9 37 747 0 45 20.2 4997
Opp Total 12 33 0 47 1044 0 22.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Yale Lary* 27 LS 12 0 54 2156 66 0 39.9
Bobby Layne 31 qb 11 8 11 6 54.5% 25 25 100.0%
Jim Martin 33 LLB 12 0 14 7 50.0% 5 5 100.0%
Team Total 26.6 12 25 13 52.0% 30 30 100.0% 54 2156 66 0 39.9
Opp Total 12 17 10 58.8% 29 27 93.1% 55 2250 40.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Charlie Ane 26 RT 12 0 0 2 0 0
Terry Barr 22 RDH 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Stan Campbell 27 12 0 0 1 0 0
Howard Cassady 23 RH 12 0 3 2 0 0
Jack Christiansen*+ 29 RS 12 0 10 137 1 52
Lou Creekmur*+ 30 LT 12 0 0 1 0 0
Jim David* 30 LDH 12 0 3 20 0 17 0 2 6 0
Jim Doran 30 LE 12 0 0 2 0 0
Gene Gedman 25 LH 10 0 1 1 2 0
Leon Hart 29 fb 11 0 1 0 0 0
John Henry Johnson 28 FB 12 0 9 1 0 0
Carl Karilivacz 27 rdh 12 0 5 54 0 30 1 2 16 0
Yale Lary* 27 LS 12 0 2 64 0 63 2 3 0 0
Bobby Layne 31 qb 11 8 3 2 0 0
Bob W. Long 23 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 0
Gary Lowe 23 7 0 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 0
Jim Martin 33 LLB 12 0 1 22 0 22 0 2 0 0
Darris McCord* 24 LDE 12 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dave Middleton 24 8 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Miller 28 RDT 12 0 0 1 3 0
Gerry Perry 27 12 0 0 1 0 0
Tobin Rote 29 QB 12 4 6 0 0 0
Joe Schmidt*+ 25 MLB 12 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 5 0
Harley Sewell* 26 LG 10 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Tracy 23 9 0 1 0 0 0
Roger Zatkoff 26 RLB 12 0 0 2 0 0
Team Total 26.6 12 25 311 1 63 29 34 32 0 1
Opp Total 12 26 28 10

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bobby Layne 31 qb 11 8 25 6 43
Howard Cassady 23 RH 12 0 3 3 36
Jim Doran 30 LE 12 0 5 30
John Henry Johnson 28 FB 12 0 5 30
Jim Martin 33 LLB 12 0 5 7 26
Steve Junker 22 RE 12 0 4 24
Gene Gedman 25 LH 10 0 3 18
Jerry Reichow 23 12 0 3 18
Dave Middleton 24 8 0 2 12
Jack Christiansen*+ 29 RS 12 0 1 6
Tobin Rote 29 QB 12 4 1 6
Darris McCord* 24 LDE 12 0 1 2
Team Total 26.6 12 12 17 1 30 13 1 251
Opp Total 12 13 15 27 10 231