| League Championship |
| Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 27, 1953 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 54577 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 35 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 1 run (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 13 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 23 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Harry Jagade 9 run (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 15 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 43 FG | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 33 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 16 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 65 | ROG | Chuck Noll |
| 78 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 14 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 26 | LOH | Ray Renfro |
| 46 | ROH | Billy Reynolds |
| 32 | FB | Harry Jagade |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Young |
| 70 | LDT | Don Colo |
| 60 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 72 | RDT | Derrell Palmer |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 50 | LLB | Tom Catlin |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 24 | LCB | Warren Lahr |
| 15 | LS | Ken Gorgal |
| 22 | RS | Kenny Konz |
| 42 | RCB | Tommy James |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 51 | C | Vince Banonis |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 78 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 82 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 26 | ROH | Gene Gedman |
| 14 | FB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 25 | LCB | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 40 | RCB | Bob Smith |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2 | |
| DET | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Harry Jagade | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11L | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 182 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3L | 1 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 129 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 15 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 20 | 1.3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 3 | 18.8 | 2 | 38 | 2.4 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 2 | 179 | 7.2 | 33t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 51.9 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 2 | 179 | 6.9 | 33t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 50.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Harry Jagade | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dante Lavelli | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Doran | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 33t | 1 |
| Cloyce Box | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 179 | 14.9 | 33t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ken Gorgal | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmy David | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 72 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 72 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Harry Jagade | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| George Young | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jug Girard | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Don Colo | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| Len Ford | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Jim Doran | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| LaVern Torgeson | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Jim Cain | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 29.0 |