| Chicago Rockets at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1948 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 37190 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHI | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | S | Harry Clarke | ||
| 1 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Eddie Prokop 74 pass from Jesse Freitas (Jim McCarthy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Jim McCarthy 18 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Boedeker 37 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dub Jones 43 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Boedeker 2 run (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Bob Jensen |
| 42 | LOT | Jim Brutz |
| 30 | LOG | Jim Pearcy |
| 31 | C | Herb Coleman |
| 36 | ROG | Gasper Urban |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 55 | ROE | Fay King |
| 60 | QB | Jesse Freitas |
| 80 | LOH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 70 | ROH | Eddie Prokop |
| 77 | FB | Dewey Proctor |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Jim McCarthy |
| 42 | LDT | Jim Brutz |
| 33 | MG | George Bernhardt |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | RDE | Ike Owens |
| 34 | LLB | Joe Ruetz |
| 22 | MLB | Peter Lamana |
| 28 | RLB | Fred Negus |
| 84 | LDH | Bob Perina |
| 74/72 | RDH | Bill Kellagher |
| 87 | S | Harry Clarke |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 46 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 36 | LOG | Eddie Ulinski |
| 22 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 34 | ROG | Bob Gaudio |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 59 | ROE | Horace Gillom |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 99 | LOH | Bill Boedeker |
| 86 | ROH | Dub Jones |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | George Young |
| 42 | LDT | Chet Adams |
| 30 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 48 | RDT | Forrest Grigg |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle |
| 38 | MLB | Weldon Humble |
| 20 | RLB | Lou Saban |
| 92 | LDH | Tommy Colella |
| 62 | S | Cliff Lewis |
| 82 | RDH | Tommy James |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Harry Clarke | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Dewey Proctor | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bobby Livingstone | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Freitas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Floyd Simmons | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Dub Jones | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Ara Parseghian | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Adamle | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Otto Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Jesse Freitas | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 161 | 9.5 | 1 | 65.7 | |||
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Sammy Vacanti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 216 | 9.8 | 2 | 96.0 | |||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Eddie Prokop | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bobby Livingstone | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim McCarthy | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Jensen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fay King | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Floyd Simmons | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | |
| George Terlep | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Marion Motley | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| John Yonakor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Bob Perina | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Weldon Humble | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Bobby Livingstone | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cliff Lewis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
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