| Buffalo Bisons at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 24, 1946 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 37054 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BisonsBUF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 46 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BisonsBUF | Vic Kulbitski 1 run (Lou Zontini kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BisonsBUF | Lou Zontini 40 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 40 lateral from Dante Lavelli 15 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mac Speedie 2 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 76 run (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Al Akins 50 run (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Wilson Schwenk 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Buffalo BisonsBUF | Fay King 12 pass from George Terlep (Lou Zontini kick) | 17 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | ||
| 60 | RDH | Al Dekdebrun |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Ray Ebli |
| 46 | LOT | C.B. Stanley |
| 33 | LOG | John Perko |
| 21 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 30 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 43 | ROT | Jack Kramer |
| 52 | ROE | Marty Comer |
| 60 | QB | Al Dekdebrun |
| 89 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 88 | ROH | Steve Juzwik |
| 72 | FB | Vic Kulbitski |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Ray Ebli |
| 46 | LDT | C.B. Stanley |
| 33 | LDG | John Perko |
| 30 | RDG | Rocco Pirro |
| 44 | RDT | George Doherty |
| 55 | RDE | Herb Nelson |
| 72 | LLB | Vic Kulbitski |
| 21 | RLB | Felto Prewitt |
| 84 | LDH | Preston Johnston |
| 60 | RDH | Al Dekdebrun |
| 88 | S | Steve Juzwik |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 52 | LOE | George Young |
| 48 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 36 | LOG | Eddie Ulinski |
| 20 | C | Mike Scarry |
| 32 | ROG | Lin Houston |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 50 | ROE | John Yonakor |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 90 | LOH | Edgar Jones |
| 84 | ROH | Ray Terrell |
| 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 |
| 85 | RDH | Don Greenwood |
| 60 | S | Otto Graham |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | / | / | 5 | 35 | 6 | 1 | |
| CLE | 10 | / | / | 77 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Vic Kulbitski | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Johnston | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Lou Zontini | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Andy Dudish | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| George Terlep | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Juzwik | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Curt Sandig | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Al Dekdebrun | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 133 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Edgar Jones | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 76t | 1 |
| Al Akins | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 50t | 1 |
| Dante Lavelli | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Terrell | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Fekete | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Fred Evans | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Lund | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bud Schwenk | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Otto Graham | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 274 | 9.4 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||||||||
| George Terlep | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 83 | 4.4 | 1 | 55.4 | |||
| Al Dekdebrun | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 11.3 | |||
| Team Totals | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 2 | 123 | 4.7 | 1 | 37.8 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 0 | 156 | 9.8 | 55t | 2 | 129.2 | ||
| Bud Schwenk | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 163 | 9.1 | 2 | 123.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Fay King | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Herb Nelson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Preston Johnston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Juzwik | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 123 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 40Lt | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Harrington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 163 | 16.3 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Al Akins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 0 | 19 | 19L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Preston Johnston | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Lou Zontini | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Otto Graham | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Steve Juzwik | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Al Akins | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||