Sunday, October 14, 1956
| RAM | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Gene Gedman 1 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | Jim Martin 33 yard field goal | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd | Lions | Don McIlhenny 2 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3rd | Rams | Leon Clarke 60 yard pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4th | Lions | Don McIlhenny 3 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 24 |
| Rams | Elroy Hirsch 29 yard pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick) | 14 | 24 | |
| Rams | Elroy Hirsch 76 yard pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick) | 21 | 24 |
| RAM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 17-128-0 | 47-175-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-30-253-3-2 | 14-27-205-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-12 |
| Net pass yards | 253 | 193 |
| Total yards | 381 | 368 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-45 | 5-55 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Elroy Hirsch | RAM | 3 | 107 | 2 | 76 | ||||||||||