| New York Yankees at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1947 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 80067 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York YankeesNY | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Harvey Johnson 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bob Cowan 42 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Tommy Colella 29 run (Lou Groza kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 25 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Lloyd Cheatham 7 pass from Spec Sanders (Harvey Johnson kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Bob Sweiger 20 interception return (Harvey Johnson kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mac Speedie 10 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick blocked) | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 43 FG | 17 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Derrell Palmer |
| 33 | LOG | Roman Bentz |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 31 | ROG | Dick Barwegen |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 80 | BB | Bob Sweiger |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 83 | WB | Harry Burrus |
| 73 | FB | Dewey Proctor |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LDT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 31 | LDG | Dick Barwegen |
| 33 | RDG | Roman Bentz |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | LLB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 83 | LDH | Harry Burrus |
| 81 | RDH | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 48 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 38 | LOG | Weldon Humble |
| 20 | C | Mike Scarry |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Willis |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 56 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 99 | LOH | Bill Boedeker |
| 66 | ROH | Ermal Allen |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 48 | LDE | Ernie Blandin |
| 36 | LDT | Eddie Ulinski |
| 30 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 44 | RDT | Lou Rymkus |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle |
| 76 | MLB | Marion Motley |
| 72 | RLB | Lou Saban |
| 52 | LDH | George Young |
| 62 | RDH | Cliff Lewis |
| 60 | S | Otto Graham |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Buddy Young | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 1 | |
| Marion Motley | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Adamle | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Cowan | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Don Greenwood | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Otto Graham | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ermal Allen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 3 | 101 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 46.0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 161 | 7.3 | 2 | 6 | 72 | 85.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Sweiger | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Roy Kurrasch | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Cowan | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Lou Saban | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Weldon Humble | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 184 | 61.3 | 84 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ermal Allen | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Prokop | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Marion Motley | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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