San Francisco visits the Detroit Lions on 1955-10-30 at Kezar Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 6.
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 week's NFL schedule has the 49ers facing the Detroit Lions is the kind of home 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 slate's Week 6 games 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 home 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.
The first 5 games have shown the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1955, 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 | 4-1 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-1 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-2 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-3-1 | T1 |
| New York Giants | 1-4 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-1 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-2 | L1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 3-2 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 2-3 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-3 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 0-5 | L5 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| Detroit Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 07142121 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1431313838 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Perry 3 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 0-7 |
| 49ers | Hugh McElhenny 1 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 0-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | Doak Walker 24 yard pass from Bobby Layne ( Doak Walker kick) | 7-14 |
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 25 yard field goal | 7-17 |
| 49ers | Dicky Moegle 11 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-24 |
| 49ers | Carroll Hardy 78 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-31 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | Leon Hart 7 yard pass from Bobby Layne ( Doak Walker kick) | 14-31 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Perry 14 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 14-38 |
| Lions | Lew Carpenter 3 yard rush ( Doak Walker kick) | 21-38 |
The 49ers' offense produced 38 points at home over the Detroit Lions on 1955-10-30. Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 19 for 205 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 149 on 20 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 62. On the other side Bobby Layne went 22 of 45 for 296 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Bob Hoernschemeyer ran for 58 on 11 carries.[1]
San Francisco's offense produced 38 points against the Detroit Lions on 1955-10-30. Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 19 for 205 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 149 on 20 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 62.
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 38, Detroit Lions 21. Margin: plus 17. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 13 of 19 for 205 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 149 on 20 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 62. Gordie Soltau caught 3 for 39. On the Detroit Lions' side: Bobby Layne went 22 of 45 for 296 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Bob Hoernschemeyer ran for 58 on 11 carries.
A 38-21 home win over 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 19 for 205 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 149 on 20 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 62. 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 22 of 45 for 296 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Detroit Lions, and Bob Hoernschemeyer ran for 58 on 11 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1955, 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 19 for 205 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 149 on 20 carries with 1 touchdown, plus Dicky Moegle ran for 53 on 8 carries with 1 touchdown. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 5 for 62, and Gordie Soltau caught 3 for 39.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 13/19 | 205 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe Perry | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DET | |||||
| Bobby Layne | 22/45 | 296 | 2 | 2 | |
| Doak Walker | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 20 | 149 | 1 | 26 |
| Dicky Moegle | 8 | 53 | 1 | 11 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 8 | 21 | 1 | 10 |
| Bud Laughlin | 5 | 17 | 0 | 14 |
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Carroll Hardy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
| DET | ||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 11 | 58 | 0 | 10 |
| Lew Carpenter | 7 | 31 | 1 | 16 |
| Bill Stits | 10 | 31 | 0 | 9 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | -5 | 0 | 8 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Carroll Hardy | 1 | 78 | 1 | 78 |
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 62 | 0 | 15 |
| Gordie Soltau | 3 | 39 | 0 | 15 |
| Harry Babcock | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| DET | ||||
| Dave Middleton | 9 | 144 | 0 | 24 |
| Doak Walker | 5 | 81 | 1 | 24 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Lew Carpenter | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
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