The Pittsburgh Steelers were easily defeated by the Cleveland Browns, 42 to 21, on November 28, 1965.
Final
2nd quarter
CLE
PIT
Leroy Kelly 56-yard punt return (Lou Groza kick)
7
0
3rd quarter
CLE
PIT
Jim Brown 2-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
14
0
Jim Brown 2-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
21
0
Gary Ballman 87-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick)
21
7
4th quarter
CLE
PIT
Jim Brown 15-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
28
7
Cannonball Butler 43-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick)
28
14
Johnny Brewer 25-yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Lou Groza kick)
35
14
Clendon Thomas 80-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick)
35
21
Jim Brown 27-yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Lou Groza kick)
42
21
Browns
Steelers
1st Downs
20
13
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
57
55
Total Yards
360
358
Yards per play
6.3
6.5
Passing
119
221
Comp - Att
6 - 13
9 - 22
Yards per pass
7.9
7.6
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 14
7 - 64
Rushing
241
137
Rushing Attempts
42
26
Yards per rush
5.7
5.3
Penalties
5
5
Turnovers
0
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ninowski | 3 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 156.3 | |
F. Ryan | 3 | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 58.1 | |
Team | 6 | 13 | 119 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122.8 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Collins | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | |
J. Brown | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | |
J. Brewer | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | |
Team | 6 | 133 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 7.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Groza | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Collins | 5 | 247 | 49.4 | |
Team | 5 | 247 | 49.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Scales | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
T. Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | |
W. Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 1 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen | 9 | 22 | 285 | 13.0 | 3 | 0 | 127.8 | |
Team | 9 | 22 | 221 | 13.0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 127.8 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ballman | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 1 | |
C. Thomas | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 1 | |
C. Butler | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 1 | |
L. Folkins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
D. Hoak | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
M. Lind | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 9 | 285 | 13.0 | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Clark | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Lambert | 7 | 336 | 48.0 | |
Team | 7 | 336 | 48.0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thomas | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
More Steelers Stats
PPG
23.4
13th
OPP PPG
14.9
2nd
RUSH YDS/G
138.1
8th
PASS YDS/G
208.4
25th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
 Packers | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
 49ers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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