Sunday, November 7, 1948
| DET | CRD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Clyde LeForce 26 yard pass from Fred Enke (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| Cardinals | Elmer Angsman 63 yard rush (Pat Harder kick) | 6 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Cardinals | Elmer Angsman 1 yard rush (Pat Harder kick) | 6 | 14 |
| Lions | Joe Margucci 1 yard rush (Merv Pregulman kick) | 13 | 14 | |
| Cardinals | Charlie Trippi 31 yard pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 13 | 21 | |
| Cardinals | Elmer Angsman 38 yard pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 13 | 28 | |
| 3rd | Cardinals | Mal Kutner 71 yard pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 13 | 35 |
| 4th | Cardinals | Charlie Trippi 1 yard rush (Pat Harder kick) | 13 | 42 |
| Cardinals | Billy Dewell 2 yard pass from Charley Eikenberg (Pat Harder kick) | 13 | 49 | |
| Cardinals | Charlie Trippi 50 yard rush (Pat Harder kick) | 13 | 56 | |
| Lions | John Greene 51 yard pass from Fred Enke (Merv Pregulman kick) | 20 | 56 |
| DET | CRD | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-105-1 | 35-233-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-30-252-2-1 | 16-29-251-4-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 252 | 251 |
| Total yards | 357 | 484 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-38 | 7-58 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| John Greene | DET | 5 | 122 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Mal Kutner | CRD | 6 | 143 | 1 | 71 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Trippi | CRD | 10 | 103 | 2 | 50 | ||||||||||