| Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1947 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 20574 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle | ||
| 76 | MLB | Marion Motley | ||
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 22 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 8 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 3 run (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lew Mayne 36 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Lund 17 pass from Cliff Lewis (Lou Groza kick) | 35 | 0 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Lund 63 run (Lou Groza kick) | 42 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| 60 | S | Otto Graham |
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 48 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 34 | LOG | Bob Gaudio |
| 22 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Willis |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 56 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 90 | LOH | Edgar Jones |
| 84 | ROH | Ray Terrell |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Al Klug |
| 35 | LOG | Barry French |
| 21 | C | Mike Phillips |
| 30 | ROG | Frank Yokas |
| 45 | ROT | Ed Grain |
| 59 | ROE | Lamar Blount |
| 64 | QB | Bud Schwenk |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 87 | ROH | Johnny Vardian |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 41 | LDT | Al Klug |
| 35 | LDG | Barry French |
| 34 | RDG | Vic Marino |
| 46 | RDT | Mike Kasap |
| 59 | RDE | Lamar Blount |
| 24 | LB | Dick Handley |
| 71 | LB | John Wright |
| 67 | DB | Ernie Case |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 87 | DB | Johnny Vardian |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| Bill Lund | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 63t | 1 |
| Edgar Jones | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| Spiro Dellerba | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Ray Terrell | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Otto Graham | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ermal Allen | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Adamle | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Cowan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Dewar | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Wright | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Rudy Mobley | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Vardian | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bud Schwenk | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ernie Case | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Galvin | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 3 | 208 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 156.2 | |
| Ermal Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 39.6 | |
| Cliff Lewis | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 17 | 8/5.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bud Schwenk | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10.4 | |
| Ernie Case | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dante Lavelli | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | |
| Mac Speedie | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Lund | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Lew Mayne | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Blount | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 45 | 22/5.0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Mobley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hub Bechtol | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | |
| Ermal Allen | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Galvin | 7 | 247 | 35.3 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ermal Allen | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Lew Mayne | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Ernie Case | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| John Galvin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
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