1957 Detroit Lions season
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Detroit |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| • Baltimore
|
7 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
34 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Rams |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| • Lions |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| Q2 |
|
LA |
Arnett 12 yard pass from Van Brocklin (Cothren kick) |
LA 7–0 |
|
| Q2 |
|
DET |
Reichow 16 yard pass from Rote (Layne kick) |
Tie 7–7 |
|
| Q2 |
|
DET |
Layne 25 yard field goal |
DET 10–7 |
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| Q2 |
|
LA |
Arnett 12 yard pass from Van Brocklin (Cothren kick) |
LA 7–0 |
|
| Q2 |
|
DET |
Reichow 16 yard pass from Rote (Layne kick) |
Tie 7–7 |
|
| Q2 |
|
DET |
Layne 25 yard field goal |
DET 10–7 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Colts |
7 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
27 |
| • Lions |
0 |
3 |
7 |
21 |
31 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| Q1 |
|
BAL |
Mutscheller 15 yard pass from Unitas (Rechichar kick) |
BAL 7–0 |
|
| Q2 |
|
DET |
Martin 47 yard field goal |
BAL 7–3 |
|
| Q2 |
|
BAL |
Moore 72 yard pass from Unitas (Rechichar kick) |
BAL 14–3 |
|
| Q2 |
|
BAL |
Mutscheller 66 yard pass from Unitas (Rechichar kick) |
BAL 21–3 |
|
| Q3 |
|
BAL |
Moore 4 yard pass from Unitas (kick failed) |
BAL 27–3 |
|
| Q3 |
|
DET |
Junker 14 yard pass from Rote (Layne kick) |
BAL 27–10 |
|
| Q4 |
|
DET |
Cassady 26 yard pass from Layne (Layne kick) |
BAL 27–17 |
|
| Q4 |
|
DET |
Johnson 1 yard run (Layne kick) |
BAL 27–24 |
|
| Q4 |
|
DET |
Cassady 29 yard pass from Layne (Layne kick) |
DET 31–27 |
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| Q1 |
|
BAL |
Mutscheller 15 yard pass from Unitas (Rechichar kick) |
BAL 7–0 |
|
| Q2 |
|
DET |
Martin 47 yard field goal |
BAL 7–3 |
|
| Q2 |
|
BAL |
Moore 72 yard pass from Unitas (Rechichar kick) |
BAL 14–3 |
|
| Q2 |
|
BAL |
Mutscheller 66 yard pass from Unitas (Rechichar kick) |
BAL 21–3 |
|
| Q3 |
|
BAL |
Moore 4 yard pass from Unitas (kick failed) |
BAL 27–3 |
|
| Q3 |
|
DET |
Junker 14 yard pass from Rote (Layne kick) |
BAL 27–10 |
|
| Q4 |
|
DET |
Cassady 26 yard pass from Layne (Layne kick) |
BAL 27–17 |
|
| Q4 |
|
DET |
Johnson 1 yard run (Layne kick) |
BAL 27–24 |
|
| Q4 |
|
DET |
Cassady 29 yard pass from Layne (Layne kick) |
DET 31–27 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Detroit
|
0 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
31 |
| San Francisco |
14 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
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Date: December 22
-
Location: Kezar Stadium, San Francisco
-
Game attendance: 60,118
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Cleveland |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
| • Detroit
|
17 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
59 |
|
The 1957 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their fourth and most recent NFL championship.
In the penultimate regular season game with the Cleveland Browns on December 8, hall of fame quarterback Bobby Layne was lost for the season with a broken right ankle. With backup Tobin Rote in at quarterback in the second quarter, the Lions won that game and overcame a ten-point deficit at halftime the following week to defeat the Chicago Bears 21–13, whom they had lost to three weeks earlier at home. They ended the regular season with three consecutive wins and an 8–4 record. All four losses were within the Western Conference, splitting the two games with all but the Green Bay Packers, whom they swept.
Detroit tied with the San Francisco 49ers (8–4) for the conference title, which required a tiebreaker playoff game. Played at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco on December 22, the 49ers entered the game as three point favorites. Down by twenty points in the third quarter, Detroit rallied with a 24–0 run to win 31–27.
The Lions were home underdogs for next week the NFL championship game on against Cleveland. Played on December 29 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, the Lions led 17–0 after the first quarter and won in a rout, 59–14.
Through the 2015 season, the Lions have yet to return to the NFL title game (including the Super Bowl), an absence of nearly sixty years.
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