Browns 20-27 Eagles (Sep 17, 1961)

CLE

PHI

1

10

2

0

7

3

7

4

7

3

20

27

1Q

0 - 7

T. Brown 105-yard TD kickoff return.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

3 - 7

L. Groza 20-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

10 - 7

C. Ferguson 60-yard TD catch from M. Plum.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

10 - 10

B. Walston 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 17

B. Walston 18-yard TD catch from S. Jurgensen.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

13 - 17

L. Groza 21-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

13 - 24

T. McDonald 6-yard TD catch from S. Jurgensen.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

13 - 27

B. Walston 18-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

20 - 27

B. Mitchell 12-yard TD catch from M. Plum.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

329

Plum

CLE

Rush Yds

99

Brown

CLE

Rec Yds

104

Renfro

CLE

Scrim TD

1

Mitchell

CLE

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Milt Plum

CLE QB #16

Sonny Jurgensen

PHI QB #9

329

Pass Yds

183

2

Pass TD

2

1

Int

1

CLE

Team Stats

PHI

432

Total Yds

305

20

1st Downs

15

4

Turnovers

1

1961 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	11	3	0	.786
Chargers	12	2	0	.857
Giants	10	3	1	.750
Oilers	10	3	1	.750
Eagles	10	4	0	.714
Patriots	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	5	1	.607
Browns	8	5	1	.607
Texans	6	8	0	.429
Titans	7	7	0	.500
Broncos	3	11	0	.214
Bills	6	8	0	.429
Bears	8	6	0	.571
Colts	8	6	0	.571
49ers	7	6	1	.536
Raiders	2	12	0	.143
Cardinals	7	7	0	.500
Steelers	6	8	0	.429
Cowboys	4	9	1	.321
Rams	4	10	0	.286
Vikings	3	11	0	.214
Redskins	1	12	1	.107

Game Summary

The Philadelphia Eagles emerged victorious over the Cleveland Browns, 27 to 20, on September 17, 1961.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	18/30	329	11.0	2	1	0-0	106.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen #9	11/17	183	10.8	2	1	0-0	115.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	19	99	5.2
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	10	4	0.4
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	1	0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Billy Ray Barnes B. Ray Barnes #33	13	83	6.4
Clarence Peaks C. Peaks #26	13	47	3.6
Ted Dean T. Dean #35	4	12	3.0
Theron Sapp T. Sapp #30	2	4	2.0
Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen #9	1	1	1.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	0/0	104	26.0	0
Charley Ferguson C. Ferguson #80	0/0	68	34.0	1
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	0/0	59	9.8	1
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	0/0	41	13.7	0
Leon Clarke L. Clarke #84	0/0	36	18.0	0
Gern Nagler G. Nagler #86	0/0	21	21.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff #44	0/0	71	23.7	0
Tommy McDonald T. McDonald #25	0/0	53	13.3	1
Ted Dean T. Dean #35	0/0	35	35.0	0
Bobby Walston B. Walston #83	0/0	18	18.0	1
Clarence Peaks C. Peaks #26	0/0	8	8.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bernie Parrish B. Parrish #30	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tom Brookshier T. Brookshier #40	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Groza L. Groza #76	2/2	2/2	8	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Bobby Walston B. Walston #83	2/3	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Sam Baker S. Baker #38	2	96	48.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
King Hill K. Hill #10	3	124	41.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	2	61	30.5	0	0
Tom Watkins T. Watkins #23	3	63	21.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Clarence Peaks C. Peaks #26	1	17	17.0	0
Timmy Brown T. Brown #22	2	130	65.0	1
Ted Dean T. Dean #35	1	19	19.0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jim Shofner J. Shofner #44	1	9	9.0	0	0
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	2	2	1.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Timmy Brown T. Brown #22	2	21	10.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	18/30	329	11.0	2	1	0-0	106.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	19	99	5.2
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	10	4	0.4
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	1	0	0.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	0/0	104	26.0	0
Charley Ferguson C. Ferguson #80	0/0	68	34.0	1
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	0/0	59	9.8	1
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	0/0	41	13.7	0
Leon Clarke L. Clarke #84	0/0	36	18.0	0
Gern Nagler G. Nagler #86	0/0	21	21.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bernie Parrish B. Parrish #30	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Groza L. Groza #76	2/2	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Sam Baker S. Baker #38	2	96	48.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	2	61	30.5	0	0
Tom Watkins T. Watkins #23	3	63	21.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jim Shofner J. Shofner #44	1	9	9.0	0	0
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	2	2	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen #9	11/17	183	10.8	2	1	0-0	115.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Billy Ray Barnes B. Ray Barnes #33	13	83	6.4
Clarence Peaks C. Peaks #26	13	47	3.6
Ted Dean T. Dean #35	4	12	3.0
Theron Sapp T. Sapp #30	2	4	2.0
Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen #9	1	1	1.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff #44	0/0	71	23.7	0
Tommy McDonald T. McDonald #25	0/0	53	13.3	1
Ted Dean T. Dean #35	0/0	35	35.0	0
Bobby Walston B. Walston #83	0/0	18	18.0	1
Clarence Peaks C. Peaks #26	0/0	8	8.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tom Brookshier T. Brookshier #40	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Bobby Walston B. Walston #83	2/3	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
King Hill K. Hill #10	3	124	41.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Clarence Peaks C. Peaks #26	1	17	17.0	0
Timmy Brown T. Brown #22	2	130	65.0	1
Ted Dean T. Dean #35	1	19	19.0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Timmy Brown T. Brown #22	2	21	10.5	0	0

CLE

PHI

1

10

2

0

7

3

7

4

7

3

20

27

CLE

Team Stats

PHI

432

Total Yds

305

329

Pass Yds

158

103

Rush Yds

147

60

Total Plays

53

7.2

Yards Per Play

5.8

11

Yards Per Pass

7.9

3.4

Yards Per Rush

4.5

20

1st Downs

15

2

Punts

3

4

Turnovers

1

Interceptions Thrown

1

3

Fumbles Lost

0

2

Penalties

1

3.0

Sacks

0.0

0

D/ST TD

1

0-1 CLE

PHI 1-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1961 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats