| Cleveland Browns at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 13, 1946 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 51962 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 20 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 21 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 37 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Greenwood 41 run (Lou Groza kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Billy Hillenbrand 35 run (Steve Nemeth kick failed) | 20 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| 60 | S | Otto Graham |
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 40 | LOT | Jim Daniell |
| 36 | LOG | Eddie Ulinski |
| 20 | C | Mike Scarry |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Willis |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 50 | ROE | John Yonakor |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 90 | LOH | Edgar Jones |
| 85 | ROH | Don Greenwood |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | John Harrington |
| 42 | LDT | Chet Adams |
| 30 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 44 | RDT | Lou Rymkus |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 76 | LLB | Marion Motley |
| 66 | MLB | Lou Saban |
| 20 | RLB | Mike Scarry |
| 92 | LDH | Tommy Colella |
| 84 | RDH | Ray Terrell |
| 60 | S | Otto Graham |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Bob Dove |
| 46 | LOT | Willie Wilkin |
| 33 | LOG | Joe Ruetz |
| 25 | C | Herb Coleman |
| 34 | ROG | Tony Sumpter |
| 45 | ROT | Chuck Huneke |
| 53 | ROE | Max Morris |
| 80 | HB | Elroy Hirsch |
| 64 | TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 66 | WB | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 73 | FB | Ernie Lewis |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 33 | LDT | Joe Ruetz |
| 34 | MG | Tony Sumpter |
| 45 | RDT | Chuck Huneke |
| 52 | RDE | Frank Quillen |
| 73 | LLB | Ernie Lewis |
| 31 | MLB | Evan Vogds |
| 27 | RLB | Mickey Parks |
| 80 | LDH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 97 | RDH | Ned Mathews |
| 85 | S | Walt Clay |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 12 | 122 | 10.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Edgar Jones | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Don Greenwood | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Ray Terrell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Gaylon Smith | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 4 | -26 | -6.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Walt Clay | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Don Griffin | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Lewis | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 9 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 76.5 | |||
| Cliff Lewis | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Walt Clay | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 3 | 62 | 6.2 | 32 | 0 | 21.7 | ||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 | 1.6 | 13 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Walt Williams | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 79.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Greenwood | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Yonakor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Motl | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pat Lahey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Walt Clay | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bob Steuber | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Ray Terrell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lou Saban | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Mac Speedie | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 7 | 312 | 44.6 | 76 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cliff Lewis | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Walt Clay | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
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