1947 Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 12-1-1 .923 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/14/1947 | A | New York Yankees | 14-3 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 60103 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tony Adamle | 74 | LLB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Adams | 42 | LDE | 6-3 | 240 | 32 | Ohio University | 1 | 1 |
| Ermal Allen | 66 | B | 5-11 | 165 | 29 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Blandin | 48 | T | 6-4 | 248 | 28 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 92 | RH | 6-0 | 187 | 29 | Canisius | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Gatski | 22 | C | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | Marshall; Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gaudio | 34 | G | 5-10 | 219 | 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Horace Gillom | 59 | E | 6-1 | 221 | 26 | Ohio State; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 60 | QB-S | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Groza | 46 | LOT-K | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Lin Houston | 32 | ROG | 6-0 | 213 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Weldon Humble | 38 | G | 6-1 | 221 | 26 | Rice; Louisiana-Lafayette; Rice | 1 | 0 |
| Edgar Jones | 90 | LOH | 5-10 | 193 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Dante Lavelli | 56 | ROE | 6-1 | 191 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Lewis | 62 | RDH | 5-11 | 168 | 24 | Duke | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Mayne | 86 | ROH | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 76 | FB-MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Piskor | 45 | T | 6-0 | 245 | 30 | Niagara | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Rymkus | 44 | ROT-RDT | 6-4 | 231 | 28 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Saban | 72 | RLB | 6-0 | 202 | 26 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Scarry | 20 | C | 6-0 | 214 | 27 | Waynesburg | 1 | 1 |
| Len Simonetti | 49 | T | 5-11 | 225 | 28 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Mac Speedie | 58 | LOE | 6-3 | 203 | 27 | Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Terrell | 84 | B | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Ulinski | 36 | LOG-LDT | 5-11 | 203 | 28 | Marshall | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Willis | 30 | MG | 6-2 | 213 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| John Yonakor | 50 | RDE | 6-5 | 222 | 26 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| George Young | 52 | LDH | 6-3 | 214 | 23 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | / % | / % | 7 | 45 | |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | / % | / % | 3 | 21 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Saban | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Motley | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 51 | 0 |
| Edgar Jones | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Otto Graham | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 24 | 1 |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lew Mayne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 172 | 5.2 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 123 | 3.7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 7 | 112 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25 | 87 | 79.9 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 7 | 112 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25 | 87 | 79.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 10 | 89 | 4.9 | 12.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 23 | 66 | 31.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Speedie | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Dante Lavelli | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Edgar Jones | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lew Mayne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 211 | 42.2 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 211 | 42.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 216 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 189 | 31.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lewis | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ermal Allen | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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