1951 Detroit Lions season
NFL team season
1951 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head coach | Buddy Parker |
Home field | Briggs Stadium |
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Record | 7–4–1 |
Division place | T-2nd NFL National |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1951 Detroit Lions season was their 22nd in the league . They were 7–4–1, tied for second in the National Conference, a half game behind the Los Angeles Rams . A loss at San Francisco in the regular season finale cost the Lions the conference title, [1] [2] and they failed to qualify for the playoffs for a sixteenth consecutive season. The team improved on their previous season 's output of 6–6. [3]
In their 52–35 win over the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving , Detroit became the first team in NFL history to score three touchdowns of 70 yards or more in one quarter (a run and two punt returns in the third period). [4] [5] [6] [7] It was the first of thirteen consecutive appearances for the Packers in Detroit on Thanksgiving, through 1963 .
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | Venue |
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1 | September 30 | Washington Redskins | W 35–17 | 1–0 | 27,831 | |
2 | October 8 | New York Yanks | W 37–10 | 2–0 | 24,194 | |
3 | October 14 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21–27 | 2–1 | 50,567 | |
4 | October 21 | New York Yanks | T 24–24 | 2–1–1 | 21,807 | Briggs Stadium |
5 | October 28 | Chicago Bears | L 23–28 | 2–2–1 | 34,778 | |
6 | November 4 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24–17 | 3–2–1 | 18,165 | |
7 | November 11 | at Chicago Bears | W 41–28 | 4–2–1 | 43,709 | |
8 | November 18 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 28–10 | 5–2–1 | 25,098 | |
9 | November 22 | Green Bay Packers | W 52–35 | 6–2–1 | 32,247 | |
10 | December 2 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–20 | 6–3–1 | 45,757 | |
11 | December 9 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–22 | 7–3–1 | 52,937 | |
12 | December 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–21 | 7–4–1 | 26,465 |
Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–2 | 392 | 261 | W1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–2–1 | 255 | 205 | W3 |
Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 336 | 259 | L1 |
Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–2 | 286 | 282 | L1 |
Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 254 | 375 | L7 |
New York Yanks | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 1–7–2 | 241 | 382 | L2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ↑ "4 battle for pro grid lead" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. December 16, 1951. p. 4, part 2.
- ↑ "49ers pull 21-17 upset" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. December 17, 1951. p. 4, part 2.
- ↑ 1951 Detroit Lions
- 1 2 "Packers bow to Layne's passing wizardry, 52-35" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. November 23, 1951. p. 3, part 2.
- 1 2 "Lions trim crippled Packers in wild scoring game, 52-35" . Milwaukee Journal . November 23, 1951. p. 2, part 2.
- 1 2 "Layne's 4 TD passes lead Lions over Packers, 52-35" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. November 23, 1951. p. 40.
- ↑ "Elias Says..." ESPN.com . Retrieved October 9, 2012 .
- ↑ "Walker, Harder score twice in Lions victory" . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press. October 9, 1951. p. 8, part 2.
- ↑ "Lions take lead in NFL's National loop" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. October 9, 1951. p. 24.
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