| Chicago Rockets at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1946 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 60457 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 51 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHI | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | LLB | Bill Kellagher | ||
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 26 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 8 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Elroy Hirsch 17 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Steve Nemeth kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 51 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 34 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mac Speedie 40 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Peter Lamana 20 lateral from Bob Hoernschemeyer 55 punt return (Steve Nemeth kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mac Speedie 7 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Lund 20 pass from Wilson Schwenk (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Frank Gatski 35 interception return (Lou Groza kick failed) | 14 | 51 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 50 | LOE | Pat Lahey |
| 42 | LOT | Jim Brutz |
| 31 | LOG | Evan Vogds |
| 25 | C | Herb Coleman |
| 30 | ROG | Jim Pearcy |
| 45 | ROT | Chuck Huneke |
| 55 | ROE | Bob Dove |
| 85 | TB | Walt Clay |
| 71 | HB | Peter Lamana |
| 60 | WB | Bill Schroeder |
| 80 | FB | Elroy Hirsch |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 33 | LDT | Joe Ruetz |
| 34 | MG | Tony Sumpter |
| 45 | RDT | Chuck Huneke |
| 52 | RDE | Frank Quillen |
| 74 | LLB | Bill Kellagher |
| 31 | MLB | Evan Vogds |
| 27 | RLB | Mickey Parks |
| 80 | LDH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 88 | RDH | Bill Boedeker |
| 85 | S | Walt Clay |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 48 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 36 | LOG | Eddie Ulinski |
| 20 | C | Mike Scarry |
| 32 | ROG | Lin Houston |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 56 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 90 | LOH | Edgar Jones |
| 84 | ROH | Ray Terrell |
| 85 | FB | Don Greenwood |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | John Harrington |
| 42 | LDT | Chet Adams |
| 30 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 44 | RDT | Lou Rymkus |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 76 | LLB | Marion Motley |
| 66 | MLB | Lou Saban |
| 20 | RLB | Mike Scarry |
| 92 | LDH | Tommy Colella |
| 85 | RDH | Don Greenwood |
| 60 | S | Otto Graham |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Ernie Lewis | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Bill Kellagher | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Walt Clay | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Edgar Jones | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 56 | 1 |
| Ray Terrell | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Don Greenwood | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Gene Fekete | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Gaylon Smith | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Lund | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Al Akins | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bud Schwenk | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 3 | 102 | 5.4 | 1 | 46.3 | |||
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 131 | 8.2 | 32 | 4 | 47.6 | ||
| Bud Schwenk | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 20t | 1 | 87.5 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Motl | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Quillen | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Ralph Heywood | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Walt Clay | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dante Lavelli | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 32 | 2 |
| Mac Speedie | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 40t | 2 |
| Bill Lund | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | |
| Frank Gatski | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Don Greenwood | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 63 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 | |
| Walt Clay | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Peter Lamana | 0 | 20 | 20L | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Otto Graham | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Walt Clay | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Frank Quillen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ray Terrell | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
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