Week 1
Final
CLE
LA2Q
0 - 7
D. Hoerner 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 7
L. Groza 52-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
10 - 7
D. Jones 17-yard TD catch from O. Graham.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
10 - 14
D. Towler 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 17
B. Waterfield 17-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
17 - 17
K. Carpenter 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 24
T. Fears 73-yard TD catch from N. Van Brocklin.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
280
Graham
CLE
Rush Yds
43
Graham
CLE
Rec Yds
146
Fears
LA
Scrim TD
1
Jones
CLE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1951 American Conference
CLELA
Browns
Giants
Redskins
Steelers
Eagles
Cardinals
Rams
49ers
Lions
Bears
Packers
YanksGame Summary
The Los Angeles Rams emerged victorious over the Cleveland Browns, 24 to 17, in the 1951 NFL championship game on December 23, 1951.
Game Info
December 22, 1951
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Graham #60 | 19/40 | 280 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 5-47 | 47.9 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 4/6 | 128 | 21.3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 149.3 |
B. Waterfield #7 | 9/24 | 125 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 20.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Graham #60 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 34 |
M. Motley #76 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 |
D. Jones #86 | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 1 | 9 |
T. Younger #13 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
V. Smith #77 | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
B. Waterfield #7 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
G. Davis #41 | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Speedie #58 | 0/0 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 14 |
D. Lavelli #56 | 0/0 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 17 |
D. Jones #86 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | 26 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 0/0 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 17 |
M. Motley #76 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fears #55 | 0/0 | 146 | 36.5 | 1 | 73 |
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 20 |
V. Smith #77 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
G. Davis #41 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones #86 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
O. Graham #60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Herring #20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Keane #10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Robustelli #81 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. James #82 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Lahr #80 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Paul #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Robustelli #81 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Brink #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #33 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Groza #76 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gillom #59 | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 38 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Carpenter #84 | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lewis #62 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kalmanir #24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Smith #77 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Graham #60 | 19/40 | 280 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 5-47 | 47.9 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Graham #60 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 34 |
M. Motley #76 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 |
D. Jones #86 | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Speedie #58 | 0/0 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 14 |
D. Lavelli #56 | 0/0 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 17 |
D. Jones #86 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | 26 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 0/0 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 17 |
M. Motley #76 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones #86 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
K. Carpenter #84 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
O. Graham #60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Herring #20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. James #82 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Lahr #80 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Groza #76 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gillom #59 | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 38 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Carpenter #84 | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lewis #62 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 4/6 | 128 | 21.3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 149.3 |
B. Waterfield #7 | 9/24 | 125 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 20.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 1 | 9 |
T. Younger #13 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
V. Smith #77 | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
B. Waterfield #7 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
G. Davis #41 | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fears #55 | 0/0 | 146 | 36.5 | 1 | 73 |
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 20 |
V. Smith #77 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
G. Davis #41 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Keane #10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Robustelli #81 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Paul #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Robustelli #81 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Brink #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #33 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kalmanir #24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Smith #77 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
325
Total Yds
334
233
Pass Yds
253
92
Rush Yds
81
69
Total Plays
73
4.7
Yards Per Play
4.6
5.1
Yards Per Pass
8.4
4.0
Yards Per Rush
1.9
22
1st Downs
20
4
Punts
5
4
Turnovers
3
3
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
5
41
Penalty Yards
25
0
Sacks
5
0
Sack Yards
47
0
D/ST TD
0
