The Pittsburgh Steelers came up just a bit short against the Cleveland Browns, 30 to 28, on October 22, 1961.
1st quarter
CLE
PIT
Lou Groza 24-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
CLE
PIT
Bobby Mitchell 6-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
10
0
3rd quarter
CLE
PIT
Buddy Dial 12-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick)
10
7
Tom Tracy 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick)
10
14
Lou Groza 36-yard field goal
13
14
4th quarter
CLE
PIT
Bobby Mitchell 9-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
20
14
Tom Tracy 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick)
20
21
Bobby Mitchell 18-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
27
21
Lou Groza 12-yard field goal
30
21
Buddy Dial 88-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick)
30
28
Browns
Steelers
1st Downs
21
17
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
68
56
Total Yards
378
309
Yards per play
5.6
5.5
Passing
149
222
Comp - Att
12 - 20
15 - 24
Yards per pass
7.1
7.4
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 7
6 - 53
Rushing
229
87
Rushing Attempts
47
26
Yards per rush
4.9
3.3
Penalties
2
1
Turnovers
4
3
Fumbles lost
2
2
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Plum | 6 | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 110.4 | |
| Len Dawson | 6 | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 27.8 | |
| Team | 12 | 20 | 149 | 7.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Mitchell | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 3 |
| Jim Brown | 29 | 114 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Tom Watkins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 229 | 4.9 | 3 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Mitchell | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Rich Kreitling | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Leon Clarke | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Gern Nagler | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 12 | 156 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Baker | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | |
| Team | 3 | 156 | 52.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Powell | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Shofner | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Bukich | 15 | 24 | 275 | 11.5 | 2 | 1 | 112.3 | |
| Team | 15 | 24 | 222 | 11.5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 112.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Johnson | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 2 |
| Charlie Scales | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 87 | 3.3 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Dial | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 2 | |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Coronado | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Scales | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 275 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Michaels | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 291 | 48.5 | |
| Team | 6 | 291 | 48.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sample | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
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