Detroit Lions Playoff history 1957-1935

 

December 29, 1957 NFL Championship Game

Briggs Stadium Detroit

Lions 59 Browns 14

1957 NFL Champions

Steve Junker with two td catches

Rote scores 1 yard run

Scoring

Jim Martin 31 FG
Tobin Rote 1 yard run (Martin)
Gene Gedman 1 yard run (Martin)
Steve Junker 26 yard rec from Rote (Martin)
Terry Barr 19 yard INT (martin)
Jim Doran 78 yard rec from Rote (Martin)
Junker 23 yard pass from Rote (Martin)
Dave Middleton 32 yard pass from Rote (Martin)
Howard Cassady 16 yard pass from Jerry Reichow (Martin)

Passing 

Rote 12/19/0 280 4 td

Reichow 1/2/0 16 yards 1 td

Rush

Cassady 4/48/0

Jh Johnson 7/34/0

Gedman 12/28/1 

Rote 7/27/1 

Reichow 1/0/0

Receiving

Junker 5/109/2

Doran 3/101/1

Middleton 1/32/1

Cassady 2/22/1

Tom Tracy 1/16/0

JH Johnson 1/16/0

Interception

Barr 1/19/1

Bob Long 1/17/0

Joe Schmidt 1/2/0

Jim David 1

Gerry Perry 1

Sacks

Bob Long 0.5

Gene Cronin 0.5

Returns

Yale Lary 3/75/0 kr 2/13 pr

Terry Barr 1/0 pr

Kicking

Jim Martin 8/8 xp 1/2 FG 

Lary 4/145/36.3 punt

December 22, 1957

Kezar Stadium

Lions 31 49ers 27

Tobin Rote threw for 214 yards

Tom Tracy came off the bench
for 2 touchdowns

Scoring
Junker 4 yard pass from Tobin Rote (Martin)
Tom Tracy 1 yard run (martin)
Tracy 58 yard run (Martin)
Gene Gedman 2 yard run (Martin)
Jim Martin 13 yard field goal

Stats:

Rote 16/30/1 214 yards 1 td 4/5 rush

Tracy 11/86/2 rush 1/7 rec

Jh Johnson 5/20/0 rush

Gedman 6/13/1 rush

Cassady 3/5/0 rush 3/37/0 rec

Junker 8/92/1 rec

Doran 2/51/0 rec

Middleton 2/27 rec

Carl Karilvacz 1/10 int

Joe Schimdt 1/16 int

Daris McCord 1 sack

Barr 4/89 KR

Lary 2/0 pr 4/173/43/4 punt

December 26, 1954 NFL Championship Game

Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Lions 10 Browns 56

Doak Walker 36 yard FG

Bill Bowman 5 yard run (Walker)

Stats: Bobby Layne 18/42/6 177 yards 7/7 rush

Tom Dublinski 1/2/0 18 yards 2/11 rush

Lew Carpenter 8/64 rush 6/17 rec

Bowman 7/61/1 rush 1/0 rec

Walker 3/13 rush 2/39 rec 1/20 kr

Hoernschemeyer 2/2 rush

Dibble 4/63 rec

Jug Girard 5/57 rec 3/52 kr 3/0 pr 6/248/41.3 punt

Leon Hart 1/19 rec

Jack Christensen 1 int 2/36 kr

Joe Schmidt 1/14 int

December 17, 1953 NFL Championship Game

Briggs Stadium

Lions 17 Browns 16

Bob Hoernschemeyer ran for 51 yards

Jim Doran had 95 yards and a touchdown

Scoring

Doak walker 1 yard run (Walker)

Walker 23 yard FG

Jim Doran 33 yard pass from Layne (walker)

Stats:

Bobby Layne 12/125/2 179 yard 1 td 9/44 rush

Bob Hoernschemeyer 17/51 rush 2 (-2) rec

Gene Gedman 8/29 rush

Doak Walker 3/51 rush 1/10 rec 1/7 kr

Jim Doran 4/95/1 rec 1 sack

Cloyce Box 5/54/0 rec

Dibble 1/22/0 rec

Jim David 1/36 int

Carl Karilvacz 1/12 int

Jim Cain sack

LaVern Torgeson sack

Jug Girard 2/39 kr

Yale Lary 4/197/49.3 punt

December 28, 1952 NFL Championship Game

Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Lions 17 Browns 7

Scoring

Bobby Layne 2 yard run (Pat Harder Kick)

Doak Walker 67 yard run (Harder)

Harder 36 yard FG

Stats

Layne 7/9/0 68 yards 9/47/1 rush

Walker 0/1/0 pass 10/97/1 rush 2/11 rec

Harder 8/28 rush 2/18 rec 2/2 xp 1/2 fg

Hoernschemeyer 7/27 rush

Hart 1/15 rec

Bill Swiacki 1/14 rec

Box 1/10 rec

Jim David 1/7 int

Jim Doran 1 sack

Jack Christensen 1/18 pr

Yale Lary 2/39 kr

Bob Smith 6/245/40.8 punt

December 21, 1952

Brigg Stadium

Lions 31 Rams 21

SCoring

Harder 12 yard run (Harder)

Harder 4 yard run (Harder)

Leon Hart 24 yard pass from Doak Walker (Harder)

Harder 43 FG

Hoernschemeyer 9 yard run (Harder)

Stats:

Layne 9/21/4 144 yards 6/20 rush

Hoernschemeyer 1/1/0 24 yards 11/49/1 rush

Walker 1/1/0 24 yard 1 td 7/29 rush 2/75 rec

Harder 8/72/ 2 rush 1/6 rec 4/4 xp 1/1 fg

Jack Christensen 4/9 rush 1/5 rec 3/71 kr

Ollie Cline 3 (-6) rush

Hart 5/86/1 rec

Box 2/20 rec

Torgeson 1 int

Jim David 0.5 sack

Jim Doran 0.5 sack

Yale Lary 1/25 kr 2/7 pr

Bob Smith 5/219/43.8 punt

December 15, 1935 NFL Championship Game

University of Detroit Stadium

Lions 26 Giants 7

Scoring

Ace Gutowsky 2 yard run (Press Presnell Kick)

Dutch Clark 40 yard run

Ernie Caddel 4 yard rush (Clark kick)

Buddy Parker 4 yard run

Stats:

Gutowsky1/3/0 25 yards 10/341 rush

Presnell 1/20 27 ayrds6/0 rush 1/1 xp

Clark 7/80/1 rush 1/29 kr 1/2 xp

Parker 20/70/1 1/33 int 0/1 xp

Caddel 16/62/1 rush 2/25 kr

Frank Christensen1/27 rec 1/30 int 4/157/39/3 ave

Ed Klewicki 1/25 rec

Bill Shepherd 6/0 rush

George Christensen 1/5 pr