The home schedule continues against the Detroit Lions on 1952-10-12 at Briggs Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 3.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The Detroit Lions arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The calendar's next matchup against the Detroit Lions is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the coaching staff has been pointing toward all week. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Detroit Lions' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
The NFL's Week 3 schedule continues to shape the playoff race. The conference's projected leaders carry through the calendar with the kind of pace the wire copy has been writing into. The road matchup with the Detroit Lions is the calendar's sense-check on the 49ers' divisional posture. The Sunday-night and Monday-night games close the week with their own playoff implications.
2 games into the season the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1952, defines the divisional posture. The lead back's rushing workload is the staff's projected call. The receiver room's distribution is the offense's signature. The Detroit Lions are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 2-0 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 2-0 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-1 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 1-1 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-0 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 1-1 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1-1 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1-1 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0-2 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 014212828 |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00000 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Billy Wilson 3 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-0 |
| 49ers | Hugh McElhenny 6 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 14-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Frankie Albert 1 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 21-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Don Burke 35 yard interception return ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 28-0 |
San Francisco's offense produced 28 points on the road against the Detroit Lions on 1952-10-12. Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 18 for 90 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 86 on 20 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 5 for 61. On the other side Bobby Layne went 5 of 15 for 43 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Bobby Layne ran for 22 on 3 carries.[1]
The 49ers won 28-0 against the Detroit Lions on 1952-10-12. Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 18 for 90 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 86 on 20 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 5 for 61.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's first weeks. The offensive line's pocket time produced the dropbacks the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture across the divisional standings.
The Detroit Lions produced the kind of game-script the wire copy projected. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check on the 49ers' divisional pacing.
49ers 28, Detroit Lions 0. Margin: plus 28. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 18 for 90 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 86 on 20 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 5 for 61. Bob White caught 4 for 21. On the Detroit Lions' side: Bobby Layne went 5 of 15 for 43 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Bobby Layne ran for 22 on 3 carries.
A 28-0 road win at the Detroit Lions. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 18 for 90 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 86 on 20 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 5 for 61. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Bobby Layne went 5 of 15 for 43 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Detroit Lions, and Bobby Layne ran for 22 on 3 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1952, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the year. The receiver room's route distribution produced the kind of timing-route conversions the playbook calls.
By the numbers
Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 18 for 90 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 86 on 20 carries, plus Hugh McElhenny ran for 50 on 12 carries with 1 touchdown. Receiver room: Gordie Soltau caught 5 for 61, and Bob White caught 4 for 21.
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1952, defines the year's pacing. The defensive unit's pressure was the central element of the afternoon.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 13/18 | 90 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 3/6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| DET | |||||
| Bobby Layne | 5/15 | 43 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom Dublinski | 1/6 | 39 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jug Girard | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hardy | 2/4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 20 | 86 | 0 | 14 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 12 | 50 | 1 | 12 |
| Joe Arenas | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| J.R. Boone | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Sam Cathcart | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Frankie Albert | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bennie Aldridge | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | -8 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob White | 1 | -11 | 0 | -11 |
| DET | ||||
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 22 | 0 | 19 |
| Jug Girard | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Dublinski | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete D'Alonzo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lindy Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Gordie Soltau | 5 | 61 | 0 | 17 |
| Bob White | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Billy Wilson | 2 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Bennie Aldridge | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Banducci | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
| DET | ||||
| Jug Girard | 2 | 55 | 0 | 39 |
| Bill Swiacki | 2 | 25 | 0 | 16 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Pete D'Alonzo | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 |
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