Cardinals 17-20 Browns (Sep 24, 1961)

STL

CLE

1

7

0

2

7

10

3

0

4

3

10

17

20

1Q

7 - 0

S. Randle 5-yard TD catch from S. Etcheverry.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 0

S. Randle 7-yard TD catch from S. Etcheverry.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 7

T. Watkins 16-yard TD catch from M. Plum.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 10

L. Groza 12-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

17 - 10

G. Perry 10-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

17 - 17

L. Clarke 41-yard TD catch from M. Plum.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

17 - 20

L. Groza 19-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

134

Plum

CLE

Rush Yds

94

Brown

CLE

Rec Yds

57

Joe Conrad

STL

Scrim TD

2

Randle

STL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Sam Etcheverry

STL QB #14

Milt Plum

CLE QB #16

94

Pass Yds

134

2

Pass TD

2

1

Int

3

STL

Team Stats

CLE

185

Total Yds

245

18

1st Downs

14

3

Turnovers

4

1961 Eastern Conference

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	10	3	1	.750
Eagles	10	4	0	.714
Browns	8	5	1	.607
Cardinals	7	7	0	.500
Steelers	6	8	0	.429
Cowboys	4	9	1	.321
Redskins	1	12	1	.107

Game Summary

The Cleveland Browns squeaked out a win over the St. Louis Cardinals, 20 to 17, on September 24, 1961.

Game Info

September 23, 1961

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Sam Etcheverry S. Etcheverry #14	9/19	94	4.9	2	1	0-0	75.3
Charley Johnson C. Johnson #12	4/11	43	3.9	0	1	0-0	10.8

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	16/32	134	4.2	2	3	0-0	43.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Prentice Gautt P. Gautt #22	16	62	3.9
Taz Anderson T. Anderson #85	2	19	9.5
Hugh McInnis H. McInnis #86	2	10	5.0
Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad #40	5	7	1.4
Sam Etcheverry S. Etcheverry #14	1	-3	-3.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	22	94	4.3
Tom Watkins T. Watkins #23	5	27	5.4
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	1	6	6.0
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	2	-16	-8.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad #40	0/0	57	11.4	0
Sonny Randle S. Randle #88	0/0	44	11.0	2
Billy Stacy B. Stacy #24	0/0	36	9.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	0/0	46	11.5	0
Leon Clarke L. Clarke #84	0/0	41	41.0	1
Tom Watkins T. Watkins #23	0/0	21	10.5	1
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	0/0	17	2.4	0
Rich Kreitling R. Kreitling #88	0/0	9	9.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Dale Meinert D. Meinert #62	0-0	1
Jerry Norton J. Norton #41	0-0	1
Willie West W. West #22	0-0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Walt Michaels W. Michaels #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Shofner J. Shofner #44	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gerry Perry G. Perry #79	1/1	2/2	5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Groza L. Groza #76	2/3	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jerry Norton J. Norton #41	5	215	43.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Sam Baker S. Baker #38	3	120	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Willie West W. West #22	2	48	24.0
Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad #40	1	28	28.0
Pat Fischer P. Fischer #37	1	29	29.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	1	23	23.0
Preston Powell P. Powell #40	2	35	17.5
Johnny Brewer J. Brewer #83	1	2	2.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willie West W. West #22	1	16	16.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jim Shofner J. Shofner #44	2	26	13.0	0	0
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	1	4	4.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Sam Etcheverry S. Etcheverry #14	9/19	94	4.9	2	1	0-0	75.3
Charley Johnson C. Johnson #12	4/11	43	3.9	0	1	0-0	10.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Prentice Gautt P. Gautt #22	16	62	3.9
Taz Anderson T. Anderson #85	2	19	9.5
Hugh McInnis H. McInnis #86	2	10	5.0
Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad #40	5	7	1.4
Sam Etcheverry S. Etcheverry #14	1	-3	-3.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad #40	0/0	57	11.4	0
Sonny Randle S. Randle #88	0/0	44	11.0	2
Billy Stacy B. Stacy #24	0/0	36	9.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Dale Meinert D. Meinert #62	0-0	1
Jerry Norton J. Norton #41	0-0	1
Willie West W. West #22	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gerry Perry G. Perry #79	1/1	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jerry Norton J. Norton #41	5	215	43.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Willie West W. West #22	2	48	24.0
Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad #40	1	28	28.0
Pat Fischer P. Fischer #37	1	29	29.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willie West W. West #22	1	16	16.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	16/32	134	4.2	2	3	0-0	43.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	22	94	4.3
Tom Watkins T. Watkins #23	5	27	5.4
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	1	6	6.0
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	2	-16	-8.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	0/0	46	11.5	0
Leon Clarke L. Clarke #84	0/0	41	41.0	1
Tom Watkins T. Watkins #23	0/0	21	10.5	1
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	0/0	17	2.4	0
Rich Kreitling R. Kreitling #88	0/0	9	9.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Walt Michaels W. Michaels #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Shofner J. Shofner #44	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Groza L. Groza #76	2/3	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Sam Baker S. Baker #38	3	120	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	1	23	23.0
Preston Powell P. Powell #40	2	35	17.5
Johnny Brewer J. Brewer #83	1	2	2.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jim Shofner J. Shofner #44	2	26	13.0	0	0
Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell #49	1	4	4.0	0	0

STL

CLE

1

7

0

2

7

10

3

0

4

3

10

17

20

STL

Team Stats

CLE

185

Total Yds

245

90

Pass Yds

134

95

Rush Yds

111

61

Total Plays

62

3.0

Yards Per Play

4.0

2.6

Yards Per Pass

4.2

3.7

Yards Per Rush

3.7

18

1st Downs

14

5

Punts

3

Turnovers

4

2

Interceptions Thrown

3

1

Fumbles Lost

1

6

Penalties

4

52

Penalty Yards

32

0

Sacks

5

0

Sack Yards

47

0

D/ST TD

0

1-1 STL

CLE 1-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1961 Eastern Conference

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats