| New York Yankees at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1948 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 46912 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 53 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Browns | Dante Lavelli 29 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Cowan 63 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland Browns | Mac Speedie 9 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Cleveland Browns | Dante Lavelli 18 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns | Otto Graham 22 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | Buddy Young 34 pass from Pete Layden (Harvey Johnson kick) | 0 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LOT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 38 | LOG | Denver Crawford |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 31 | ROG | Joe Signaigo |
| 41 | ROT | Nelson Greene |
| 51/54 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | BB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 81 | TB | Spec Sanders |
| 80 | WB | Bob Sweiger |
| 76 | FB | Buddy Young |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LDT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 38 | LDG | Denver Crawford |
| 31 | RDG | Joe Signaigo |
| 41 | RDT | Nelson Greene |
| 51/54 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 80 | LLB | Bob Sweiger |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 56 | LDH | Otto Schnellbacher |
| 87 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| 90/74 | S | Harmon Rowe |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 46 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 36 | LOG | Eddie Ulinski |
| 22 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 34 | ROG | Bob Gaudio |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 56 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 90 | LOH | Edgar Jones |
| 80 | ROH | Bob Cowan |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | George Young | |
| 42 | Chet Adams | |
| 30 | Bill Willis | |
| 48 | Forrest Grigg | |
| 50 | John Yonakor | |
| 74 | Tony Adamle | |
| 38 | Weldon Humble | |
| 20 | Lou Saban | |
| 92 | Tommy Colella | |
| 82 | Tommy James | |
| 62 | Cliff Lewis | |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Pete Layden | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Lowell Tew | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Daley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Otto Graham | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Edgar Jones | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Cowan | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dean Sensanbaugher | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Ara Parseghian | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Pete Layden | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 99 | 7.6 | 1 | 104.3 | |||
| Bruce Alford | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 19 | 1.6 | 0 | 7.6 | |||
| Bud Schwenk | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 31.9 | |||
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 2 | 310 | 10.3 | 4 | 115.3 | |||
| George Terlep | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 | 56.2 | ||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Jack Russell | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Paul Cleary | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Duke Iversen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 2 | |
| Horace Gillom | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Cowan | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 63t | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| George Young | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pete Layden | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Pete Layden | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Lou Saban | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lou Saban | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Pete Layden | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 0 | |
| Pete Layden | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cliff Lewis | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Lowell Tew | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Lowell Tew | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Pete Layden | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Pete Layden | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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