1957 Detroit Lions season

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1957 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach George Wilson
Home Field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 8-4
Place 1st Western Division
Playoff Finish Won NFL Championship
Timeline
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1956 1958

The 1957 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their fourth NFL Championship.

Contents

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 251 231
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 260 264
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 303 235
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 307 278
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 203 211
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 218 311

[edit] Season Schedule

  • Week 1 Sep 29 L 34-14 at Baltimore Colts
  • Week 2 Oct 6 W 24-14 at Green Bay Packers
  • Week 3 Oct 13 W 10-7 vs Los Angeles Rams
  • Week 4 Oct 20 W 31-27 vs Baltimore Colts
  • Week 5 Oct 27 L 35-17 at Los Angeles Rams
  • Week 6 Nov 3 L 35-31 at San Francisco 49ers
  • Week 7 Nov 10 W 27-16 at Philadelphia Eagles
  • Week 8 Nov 17 W 31-10 vs San Francisco 49ers
  • Week 9 Nov 24 L 27-7 vs Chicago Bears
  • Week 10 Nov 24 W 18-6 vs Green Bay Packers
  • Week 11 Dec 8 W 20-7 vs Cleveland Browns
  • Week 12 Dec 15 W 21-13 at Chicago Bears

[edit] Roster

Detroit Lions roster
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Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists
  • Currently vacant


Rookies in italics

[edit] Postseason

Western Conference Playoff Game

  • Detroit 31, SAN FRANCISCO 27

[edit] NFL Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 7 7 0 14
Lions 17 14 14 14 59

Scoring

  • DET - FG Martin 31
  • DET - Rote 1 yard run (Martin kick)
  • DET - Gedman 1 yard run (Martin kick)
  • CLE - Brown 29 yard run (Groza kick)
  • DET - Junker 26 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
  • DET - Barr 19 yard interception (Martin kick)
  • CLE - Carpenter 5 yard run (Groza kick)
  • DET - Doran 78 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
  • DET - Junker 23 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
  • DET - Middleton 32 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
  • DET Cassady yard pass from Reichow (Martin kick)

[edit] References

1957 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals Baltimore
Cleveland Chicago Bears
New York Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
Washington San Francisco
1957 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl
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Detroit Lions 1957 NFL Champions
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