| League Championship |
| Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 24, 1950 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 29751 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 29 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Glenn Davis 82 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dub Jones 27 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Hoerner 3 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 37 pass from Otto Graham (Tommy James pass failed) | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 39 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Hoerner 1 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Larry Brink 6 opponents fumble recovery (Bob Waterfield kick) | 28 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Rex Bumgardner 14 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 28 | 27 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 16 FG | 28 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 20 | LOT | Dick Huffman |
| 58 | LOG | Jack Finlay |
| 21 | C | Art Statuto |
| 44 | ROG | Harry Thompson |
| 45 | ROT | Bob Reinhard |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 41 | LOH | Glenn Davis |
| 77 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
| 31 | FB | Dick Hoerner |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 86 | LDT | Ed Champagne |
| 11 | MG | Stan West |
| 66 | RDT | Gil Bouley |
| 56 | RDE | Jack Zilly |
| 13 | LLB | Tank Younger |
| 22 | MLB | Fred Naumetz |
| 57 | RLB | Don Paul |
| 10 | LCB | Tom Keane |
| 33 | S | Jerry Williams |
| 30 | RCB | Woodley Lewis |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 46 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 38 | LOG | Weldon Humble |
| 22 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 32 | ROG | Lin Houston |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 56 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 90 | LOH | Rex Bumgardner |
| 86 | ROH | Dub Jones |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | George Young |
| 42 | LDT | Derrell Palmer |
| 35 | LDG | Alex Agase |
| 30 | RDG | Bill Willis |
| 48 | RDT | Forrest Grigg |
| 50 | RDE | Jim Martin |
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle |
| 20 | RLB | Hal Herring |
| 80 | LCB | Warren Lahr |
| 85 | S | Ken Gorgal |
| 82 | RCB | Tommy James |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| CLE | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Hoerner | 24 | 86 | 3.6 | 24 | 2 |
| Vitamin Smith | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ralph Pasquariello | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 106 | 2.9 | 24 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Otto Graham | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Dante Lavelli | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 116 | 4.6 | 34 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Bob Waterfield | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 4 | 312 | 10.1 | 82t | 1 | 1 | 11 | 63.6 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 5 | 312 | 9.8 | 82t | 2 | 1 | 11 | 70.8 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 1 | 298 | 9.3 | 39t | 4 | 41 | 122.2 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 1 | 298 | 9.0 | 39t | 4 | 41 | 122.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Fears | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 44 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 82t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 312 | 17.3 | 82t | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dante Lavelli | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 39t | 2 |
| Dub Jones | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mac Speedie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 298 | 13.5 | 39t | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Fred Naumetz | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Warren Lahr | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Gorgal | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Hal Herring | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bob Waterfield | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 61 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 68 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 68 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Glenn Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cliff Lewis | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Vitamin Smith | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 35 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ken Carpenter | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Team Totals | 41.0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Len Ford | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Team Totals | 11.0 | |