The Cleveland Browns were decisively beaten by the Detroit Lions, 17 to 7, in the 1952 NFL championship game on December 28, 1952.
2nd quarter
DET
CLE
Bobby Layne 2-yard run (Pat Harder kick)
7
0
3rd quarter
DET
CLE
Doak Walker 67-yard run (Pat Harder kick)
14
0
Chick Jagade 7-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
14
7
4th quarter
DET
CLE
Pat Harder 36-yard field goal
17
7
Lions
Browns
1st Downs
10
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
45
74
Total Yards
258
384
Yards per play
5.7
5.2
Passing
59
157
Comp - Att
7 - 10
20 - 36
Yards per pass
5.4
3.9
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 9
4 - 34
Rushing
199
227
Rushing Attempts
34
34
Yards per rush
5.9
6.7
Penalties
3
7
Turnovers
0
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Layne | 7 | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 98.1 | |
| Doak Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 7 | 10 | 59 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doak Walker | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 1 |
| Bobby Layne | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Pat Harder | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 199 | 5.9 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Swiacki | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Cloyce Box | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 7 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Martin | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Doran | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 44 |
| Team | 6 | 245 | 40.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Team | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Team | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 20 | 35 | 191 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 60.5 | |
| Marion Motley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 20 | 36 | 157 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 58.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Jagade | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 227 | 6.7 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Brewster | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Marion Motley | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Carpenter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 20 | 191 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 62 |
| Team | 3 | 130 | 43.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Motley | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Chick Jagade | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Ken Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 |
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