| St. Louis Cardinals at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1965 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 80161 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 66 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Willis Crenshaw 78 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 34 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gary Collins 13 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 32 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bill Triplett 4 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 7 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bobby Joe Conrad 9 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 35 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 47 FG | 35 | 13 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 56 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 42 | 13 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Billy Gambrell 3 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 49 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 33 | FB | Willis Crenshaw |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 72 | LDT | Sam Silas |
| 78 | RDT | Luke Owens |
| 86 | RDE | Don Brumm |
| 60 | LLB | Dave Meggyesy |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | SE | Walt Roberts |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 60 | LOG | John Wooten |
| 56 | C | John Morrow |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 70 | ROT | John Brown |
| 83 | TE | Johnny Brewer |
| 13 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 48 | HB | Ernie Green |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 74 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 67 | RLB | Sid Williams |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 20 | LS | Ross Fichtner |
| 23 | RS | Larry Benz |
| 49 | RCB | Walter Beach |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| CLE | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 69 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Prentice Gautt | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Thornton | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Charley Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 169 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 17 | 110 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 310 | 16.3 | 78t | 6 | 1 | 9 | 120.1 |
| Buddy Humphrey | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 19 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 2 | 329 | 13.7 | 78t | 6 | 1 | 9 | 104.2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 148 | 8.7 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 38.0 |
| Frank Ryan | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 4 | 61 | 4.1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 29.4 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 6 | 209 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 34.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Sonny Randle | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | 72 | 3 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Billy Gambrell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 78t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 329 | 25.3 | 78t | 6 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 29 | 1 |
| Johnny Brewer | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Walt Roberts | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 209 | 16.1 | 29 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jimmy Burson | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jerry Stovall | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Larry Benz | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jackie Smith | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 47 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 58 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Walt Roberts | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 65 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 65 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Walt Roberts | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 180 | 30.0 | 41 | 0 | |