The Cleveland Browns squeaked out a win over the St. Louis Cardinals, 20 to 17, on September 24, 1961.
Final
1st quarter
STL
CLE
Sonny Randle 5-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
STL
CLE
Sonny Randle 7-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick)
14
0
Tom Watkins 16-yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick)
14
7
Lou Groza 12-yard field goal
14
10
4th quarter
STL
CLE
Gerry Perry 10-yard field goal
17
10
Leon Clarke 41-yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick)
17
17
Lou Groza 19-yard field goal
17
20
Cardinals
Browns
1st Downs
18
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
61
62
Total Yards
185
245
Yards per play
3.0
4.0
Passing
90
134
Comp - Att
13 - 30
16 - 32
Yards per pass
2.6
4.2
Interceptions thrown
2
3
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 47
0 - 0
Rushing
95
111
Rushing Attempts
26
30
Yards per rush
3.7
3.7
Penalties
6
4
Turnovers
3
4
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
2
3
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Etcheverry | 9 | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 2 | 1 | 75.3 | |
C. Johnson | 4 | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 10.8 | |
Team | 13 | 30 | 90 | 4.6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 51.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Gautt | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 |
T. Anderson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
H. McInnis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
B. Joe Conrad | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
S. Etcheverry | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
Team | 26 | 95 | 3.7 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Joe Conrad | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | |
S. Randle | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 2 | |
B. Stacy | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Team | 13 | 137 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norton | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | |
Team | 5 | 215 | 43.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. West | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
P. Fischer | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | |
B. Joe Conrad | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. West | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Plum | 16 | 32 | 134 | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 43.0 | |
Team | 16 | 32 | 134 | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43.0 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 0 |
T. Watkins | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 |
B. Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
M. Plum | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Renfro | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
L. Clarke | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | |
T. Watkins | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | |
J. Brown | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | |
R. Kreitling | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
B. Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 134 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Groza | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Baker | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | |
Team | 3 | 120 | 40.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Powell | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
B. Mitchell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
J. Brewer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Shofner | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
B. Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 |
More Browns Stats
PPG
16.4
28th
OPP PPG
23.7
18th
RUSH YDS/G
91.0
29th
PASS YDS/G
209.1
23rd
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
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| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
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