Sunday, October 13, 1946
| CRD | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cardinals | Billy Dewell 25 yard pass from Paul Christman (Ward Cuff kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Cardinals | Billy Dewell 53 yard pass from Paul Christman (kick failed) | 13 | 0 |
| Cardinals | Paul Christman 2 yard rush (Ward Cuff kick) | 20 | 0 | |
| Cardinals | Ward Cuff 17 yard pass from Paul Christman (Ward Cuff kick) | 27 | 0 | |
| 3rd | Cardinals | Safety, Ryan pass blocked by Blackburn out of end | 29 | 0 |
| Cardinals | Pop Ivy 9 yard pass from Paul Christman (Ward Cuff kick) | 36 | 0 | |
| Lions | Jim Callahan 6 yard rush (Chuck DeShane kick) | 36 | 7 | |
| 4th | Lions | Dave Ryan 3 yard rush (Chuck DeShane kick) | 36 | 14 |
| CRD | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 8 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-131-1 | 15--24-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-35-263-4-2 | 13-28-182-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 263 | 182 |
| Total yards | 394 | 158 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-70 | 8-60 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Billy Dewell | CRD | 5 | 132 | 2 | 82 | ||||||||||
| Paul Christman | CRD | 20 | 33 | 263 | 4 | 2 | 82 | ||||||||