Ranking the top 5 Tobin Rote performances

#3 Tobin Rote's teammates blow it

Tobin Trying to do it All Himself

November 3rd, 1957; Week 6

Stats: 14-22, 212 yards, 4 passing TDs, 134.8 passer rating

Tobin Rote brought his A-game in a legendary quarterback battle with future Hall-of-Famer, Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. Despite Rote throwing the ball all over the 49er's pittiful secondary, the game was neck-and-neck until the finish.

Leading by 3 in the final minutes of the game, the Lions' defense embarrassed Tobin as they allowed YA Tittle and the 49ers to march down and score the game-winning touchdown. Many spectators believed that, had Tobin Rote been able to play on the defensive side of the ball, the game would have ended much differently.

Rote's fierce competitiveness would make him an unstoppable force to be reckoned with, but, sadly, his capabilities would only be limited to the offensive side of the ball. Tittle won the game while Rote chewed his teammates out in the locker room after the game. Rote got the best of Tittle in the end, however, as Tittle would go on to lose the hair on top of his head.