| Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1961 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Franklin Field Attendance: 60671 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Timmy Brown 105 kickoff return (Bobby Walston kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 20 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Charley Ferguson 60 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 22 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 18 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 21 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tommy McDonald 6 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 18 FG | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bobby Mitchell 12 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Rich Kreitling |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 64 | LOG | Jim Ray Smith |
| 56 | C | John Morrow |
| 60 | ROG | John Wooten |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | TE | Gern Nagler |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 49 | HB | Bobby Mitchell |
| 26 | FL | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Houston |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 72 | RDT | Floyd Peters |
| 84 | RDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 52 | MLB | Dave Lloyd |
| 50 | RLB | Vince Costello |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 46 | LS | Don Fleming |
| 24 | RS | Bobby Franklin |
| 44 | RCB | Jim Shofner |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Pete Retzlaff |
| 75 | LOT | Jim McCusker |
| 62 | LOG | John Wittenborn |
| 60 | C | Chuck Bednarik |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 76 | ROT | J.D. Smith |
| 83 | TE | Bobby Walston |
| 9 | QB | Sonny Jurgensen |
| 35 | HB | Ted Dean |
| 25 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 26 | FB | Clarence Peaks |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 74 | LDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 73 | RDT | Eddie Khayat |
| 78 | RDE | Marion Campbell |
| 29 | LLB | John Nocera |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Pellegrini |
| 55 | RLB | Maxie Baughan |
| 21 | LCB | Jimmy Carr |
| 41 | LS | Bobby Freeman |
| 45 | RS | Don Burroughs |
| 40 | RCB | Tom Brookshier |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | |
| PHI | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 10 | 4 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 103 | 3.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Billy Ray Barnes | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 147 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 329 | 11.0 | 60t | 2 | 0 | 106.1 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 329 | 11.0 | 60t | 2 | 0 | 106.1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Sonny Jurgensen | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 1 | 183 | 10.8 | 35 | 2 | 25 | 115.6 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 1 | 183 | 10.8 | 35 | 2 | 25 | 115.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 6 | 59 | 0.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Jim Brown | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Charley Ferguson | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Leon Clarke | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gern Nagler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 329 | 18.3 | 60t | 2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Tommy McDonald | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Pete Retzlaff | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bobby Walston | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 35 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bernie Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Tom Brookshier | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Sam Baker | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 51 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| King Hill | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Shofner | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 130 | 65.0 | 105t | 1 | |
| Ted Dean | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 105t | 1 | |