Sunday, November 15, 1959
| RAM | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Dave Middleton 79 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gerry Perry kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Lions | Jim Martin 41 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| Rams | Ollie Matson 8 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Rams | Lou Michaels 38 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| Lions | Jim Martin 25 yard field goal | 10 | 13 | |
| 3rd | Lions | John Henry Johnson 11 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gerry Perry kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4th | Lions | Gerry Perry 15 yard field goal | 10 | 23 |
| Rams | Del Shofner 67 yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Michaels kick) | 17 | 23 |
| RAM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 10 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-82-1 | 39-135-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-26-257-1-0 | 6-14-134-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-37 | 5-47 |
| Net pass yards | 220 | 87 |
| Total yards | 302 | 222 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-60 | 5-37 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Del Shofner | RAM | 5 | 169 | 1 | 67 | ||||||||||