The home schedule continues against the Detroit Lions on 1960-10-09 at Tiger 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 1960, 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 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-1 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1-1 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | 2-0 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 1-1 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1-1 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-1 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 0-1 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0-2 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0-2 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0001414 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7771010 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | Ken Webb 1 yard rush ( Jim Martin kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | Jim Martin 34 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| 49ers | Billy Wilson 19 yard pass from John Brodie ( Tommy Davis kick) | 7-10 |
| 49ers | R.C. Owens 18 yard pass from John Brodie ( Tommy Davis kick) | 14-10 |
San Francisco's offense produced 14 points on the road against the Detroit Lions on 1960-10-09. Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 21 for 106 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 36 on 13 carries. Clyde Conner caught 5 for 54. On the other side Jim Ninowski went 13 of 22 for 135 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Nick Pietrosante ran for 30 on 14 carries.[1]
The 49ers won 14-10 against the Detroit Lions on 1960-10-09. Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 21 for 106 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 36 on 13 carries. Clyde Conner caught 5 for 54.
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 14, Detroit Lions 10. Margin: plus 4. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 21 for 106 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 36 on 13 carries. Clyde Conner caught 5 for 54. Dee Mackey caught 3 for 40. On the Detroit Lions' side: Jim Ninowski went 13 of 22 for 135 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Nick Pietrosante ran for 30 on 14 carries.
A 14-10 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 10 of 21 for 106 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 36 on 13 carries. Clyde Conner caught 5 for 54. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Jim Ninowski went 13 of 22 for 135 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Detroit Lions, and Nick Pietrosante ran for 30 on 14 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1960, 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 10 of 21 for 106 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: J.D. Smith ran for 36 on 13 carries, plus Hugh McElhenny ran for 32 on 12 carries. Receiver room: Clyde Conner caught 5 for 54, and Dee Mackey caught 3 for 40.
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 1960, 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 | 10/21 | 106 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Brodie | 8/13 | 105 | 2 | 0 | |
| DET | |||||
| Jim Ninowski | 13/22 | 135 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| J.D. Smith | 13 | 36 | 0 | 13 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 12 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 29 | 0 | 25 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | ||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 14 | 30 | 0 | 8 |
| Terry Barr | 6 | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| Jim Ninowski | 4 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Ken Webb | 8 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Lewis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Clyde Conner | 5 | 54 | 0 | 21 |
| Dee Mackey | 3 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
| J.D. Smith | 4 | 39 | 0 | 27 |
| Billy Wilson | 2 | 35 | 1 | 19 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Monty Stickles | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| DET | ||||
| Gail Cogdill | 8 | 115 | 0 | 21 |
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 |
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