The Cleveland Browns were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 27 to 17, on October 31, 1965.

Final

Vikings

4-3-0

27

Browns

5-2-0

17

Team

MIN

CLE

1

7

3

2

14

7

3

0

4

6

7

Total

27

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

CLE

Lou Groza 20-yard field goal

0

3

Bill Brown 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

MIN

CLE

Ernie Green 1-yard run (Lou Groza kick)

7

10

Tommy Mason 72-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

14

10

Bill Brown 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

21

10

4th quarter

MIN

CLE

Fred Cox 30-yard field goal

24

10

Jim Brown 1-yard run (Lou Groza kick)

24

17

Fred Cox 18-yard field goal

27

17

Vikings

Browns

1st Downs

25

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

71

52

Total Yards

408

167

Yards per play

5.7

3.2

Passing

212

133

Comp - Att

17 - 27

9 - 23

Yards per pass

7.1

5.5

Interceptions thrown

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 22

1 - 4

Rushing

196

34

Rushing Attempts

41

28

Yards per rush

4.8

1.2

Penalties

5

1

Turnovers

1

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

Possession

Vikings

Browns

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	17	27	234	8.7	2	0		115.4
Team	17	27	212	8.7	2	0	3	115.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bill Brown	26	138	5.3	1
Tommy Mason	12	66	5.5	0
Phil King	1	1	1.0	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	-9	-4.5	0
Team	41	196	4.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Tommy Mason	1	72	72.0	1
Paul Flatley	6	65	10.8	0
Bill Brown	5	46	9.2	1
Jim Phillips	4	41	10.3	0
Phil King	1	10	10.0	0
Team	17	234	8.7	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	2	3		3	9
Team	2	3		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bobby Walden	4	156	39.0
Team	4	156	39.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Lance Rentzel	2	32	16.0
Tommy Mason	1	15	15.0
Team	3	47	15.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Lance Rentzel	2	6	3.0
Tommy Mason	2	0	0.0
Team	4	6	1.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	SCK	RATE
Frank Ryan	4	15	75	5.0		47.9
Jim Ninowski	5	7	62	8.9		98.5
Lou Groza	0	1	0	0.0		39.6
Team	9	23	133	6.0	1	59.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Jim Brown	18	39	2.2	1
Leroy Kelly	4	4	1.0	0
Frank Ryan	2	-4	-2.0	0
Ernie Green	4	-5	-1.3	1
Team	28	34	1.2	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Gary Collins	4	116	29.0
Johnny Brewer	1	15	15.0
Jim Brown	2	9	4.5
Leroy Kelly	1	1	1.0
Ernie Green	1	-4	-4.0
Team	9	137	6.0	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Lou Groza	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Gary Collins	7	301	43.0
Team	7	301	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Walter Roberts	2	42	21.0
Leroy Kelly	2	35	17.5
Team	4	77	19.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Leroy Kelly	1	23	23.0
Walter Roberts	2	6	3.0
Team	3	29	9.7

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,616

Flacco

RUSH

813

Ford

REC

1,250

Cooper

Team Rankings

PPG

23.3

10th

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

118.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

235.9

19th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	13	4	.765
Browns	11	6	.647
Steelers	10	7	.588
Bengals	9	8	.529

Last Game

Texans

1-0-0

45

Final

14

Browns

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Cleveland Browns were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 27 to 17, on October 31, 1965.

Final

Vikings

27

Browns

17

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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1,616

813

1,250

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule