returning punts for 22, 45, and 78 yards (the latter for a touchdown), and kickoffs for 30, 69, 25, and 16 yards. Detroit scored on two touchdown passes from Bobby Layne to Leon Hart (16 yards in the second quarter) and Dorne Dibble (36 yards in the third quarter) and two Doak Walker field goals of 40 and 35 yards. Week 5: at San Francisco On October 25, 1953, the Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 14–10, in front of 54,862 spectators at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. The victory was the first by a Lions team in San Francisco. The 49ers took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter on a short run by Joe Perry and extended their lead on a field goal in the second quarter, but were held scoreless for the remainder of the game. Late in the second quarter, the Lions cut the 49ers lead to three points on 47-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Layne to Dorne Dibble. The Lions scored the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 24-yard pass from Layne to Ollie Cline. The winning touchdown was set up by a fake punt on fourth down, with Yale Lary carrying the ball 21 yards to the San Francisco 24-yard line. Y. A. Tittle, who fractured his cheekbone two weeks earlier against the Lions, appeared briefly in the game and was intercepted on both of his passes. The 49ers outgained the Lions, 351 yards to 239 yards. Week 6: a Los Angeles On November 1, 1953, the Lions lost for the second time to the Los Angeles Rams, 37–24, in front of 97,751 spectators at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Lions took a 10–0 lead in the first quarter on 38-yard field goal by Doak Walker and a 92-yard interception return by Jack Christiansen. Bobby Layne threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Leon Hart in the second quarter, and the Lions led, 17–9, at halftime. The Rams scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter on a 74-yard run by Skeets Quinlan and two interception returns for touchdown. Norm Van Brocklin extended the Rams' lead to 37–17 with a 54-yard touchdown pass to Vitamin Smith early in the fourth quarter. Bob Hoernschemeyer scored a late touchdown on a one-yard run. Week 7: Baltimore On Saturday, November 7, 1953, the Lions defeated the Baltimore Colts, 17–7, in front of a crowd of