| Cleveland Browns at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1965 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 49048 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 55 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Marlin McKeever 5 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Brown 22 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tommy McDonald 46 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ernie Green 3 pass from Jim Ninowski (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Roman Gabriel 9 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tommy McDonald 42 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tommy McDonald 43 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | SE | Walt Roberts |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 60 | LOG | John Wooten |
| 56 | C | John Morrow |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 70 | ROT | John Brown |
| 83 | TE | Johnny Brewer |
| 11 | QB | Jim Ninowski |
| 48 | HB | Ernie Green |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 74 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 67 | RLB | Sid Williams |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 20 | LS | Ross Fichtner |
| 23 | RS | Larry Benz |
| 49 | RCB | Walter Beach |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Jack Snow |
| 63 | LOT | Joe Carollo |
| 62 | LOG | Don Chuy |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 73 | ROT | Charlie Cowan |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 26 | HB | Willie Brown |
| 29 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 22 | FB | Dick Bass |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 88 | LLB | Tony Guillory |
| 57 | MLB | Doug Woodlief |
| 58 | RLB | Dan Currie |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 44 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 21 | RS | Eddie Meador |
| 17 | RCB | Danny McIlhany |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 7 | 85 | 0 | 0 | |
| LARM | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Walt Roberts | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 40 | 2.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Bass | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Willie Brown | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Ben Wilson | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Les Josephson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 169 | 5.1 | 17 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 1 | 83 | 3.1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 45.8 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 1 | 83 | 3.1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 45.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 1 | 323 | 10.4 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 112.0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 1 | 323 | 10.4 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 112.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Brown | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Gary Collins | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tommy McDonald | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 51 | 3 |
| Jack Snow | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Marlin McKeever | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Willie Brown | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 323 | 21.5 | 51 | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ross Fichtner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cliff Livingston | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 11 | 497 | 45.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 497 | 45.2 | 53 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Kilgore | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Walt Roberts | 3 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jim Stiger | 5 | 0 | 51 | 10.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 68 | 9.7 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Walt Roberts | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 161 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Willie Brown | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |