The home schedule continues against the Detroit Lions on 1958-11-16 at Briggs Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 8.
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.
Around the league Week 8 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.
Through 7 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1958, 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 | 5-2 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 5-2 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-4 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-5-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | 6-1 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-2 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-3 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-4 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-4-1 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1-5-1 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7772121 |
| Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1428283535 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Perry 1 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-0 |
| Lions | Howard Cassady 81 yard pass from Gene Gedman ( Jim Martin kick) | 7-7 |
| Lions | Jim Gibbons 35 yard pass from Tobin Rote ( Jim Martin kick) | 7-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | Gene Gedman 2 yard rush ( Jim Martin kick) | 7-21 |
| Lions | Dave Middleton 11 yard pass from Tobin Rote ( Jim Martin kick) | 7-28 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Perry 2 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 14-28 |
| Lions | Gene Gedman 24 yard pass from Tobin Rote ( Jim Martin kick) | 14-35 |
| 49ers | Clyde Conner 11 yard pass from John Brodie ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 21-35 |
The 49ers' home effort ended in a 21-35 loss on the road the Detroit Lions on 1958-11-16. Y.A. Tittle went 17 of 29 for 211 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 51 on 12 carries with 2 touchdowns. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 93. On the other side Tobin Rote went 13 of 23 for 194 yards with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Tobin Rote ran for 75 on 7 carries.[1]
The 49ers lost 21-35 against the Detroit Lions on 1958-11-16. Y.A. Tittle went 17 of 29 for 211 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 51 on 12 carries with 2 touchdowns. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 93.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's middle 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 21, Detroit Lions 35. Margin: minus 14. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 17 of 29 for 211 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 51 on 12 carries with 2 touchdowns. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 93. Clyde Conner caught 8 for 67 with 1 touchdown. On the Detroit Lions' side: Tobin Rote went 13 of 23 for 194 yards with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Tobin Rote ran for 75 on 7 carries.
A 21-35 road loss 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 17 of 29 for 211 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 51 on 12 carries with 2 touchdowns. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 93. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Tobin Rote went 13 of 23 for 194 yards with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Detroit Lions, and Tobin Rote ran for 75 on 7 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1958, 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 17 of 29 for 211 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 51 on 12 carries with 2 touchdowns, plus Hugh McElhenny ran for 16 on 10 carries. Receiver room: R.C. Owens caught 3 for 93, and Clyde Conner caught 8 for 67 with 1 touchdown.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 17/29 | 211 | 0 | 2 | |
| John Brodie | 4/5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| DET | |||||
| Tobin Rote | 13/23 | 194 | 3 | 0 | |
| Gene Gedman | 2/2 | 111 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 12 | 51 | 2 | 26 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 10 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| James Pace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | ||||
| Tobin Rote | 7 | 75 | 0 | 25 |
| Gene Gedman | 12 | 45 | 1 | 17 |
| Ken Webb | 7 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| R.C. Owens | 3 | 93 | 0 | 45 |
| Clyde Conner | 8 | 67 | 1 | 14 |
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 42 | 0 | 11 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| DET | ||||
| Howard Cassady | 3 | 92 | 1 | 81 |
| Jim Gibbons | 4 | 86 | 1 | 35 |
| Dave Middleton | 3 | 44 | 1 | 30 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 39 | 0 | 25 |
| Gene Gedman | 2 | 37 | 1 | 24 |
| Ken Webb | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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