| League Championship |
| Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 19, 1948 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 22981 |
| Weather: Snow Grains Temp: 33 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 3 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | George Young 18 opponents fumble recovery (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 9 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 29 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 10 pass from Jim Still (Graham Armstrong kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 31 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 5 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Saban 39 interception return (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 49 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 43 | LOT | Graham Armstrong |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 55 | ROE | Bill O'Connor |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 82 | ROH | Rex Bumgardner |
| 87 | FB | Lou Tomasetti |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 37 | MG | Vince Scott |
| 45 | RDT | Jack Carpenter |
| 51 | RDE | George Kisiday |
| 25 | LLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 33 | MLB | John Wyhonic |
| 74 | RLB | Charles Schuette |
| 81 | LDH | Archie Maggioli |
| 89 | S | Don Schneider |
| 85 | RDH | Alex Wizbicki |
| 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 |
| 86 | ROH | Dub Jones |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | George Young |
| 42 | LDT | Chet Adams |
| 30 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 48 | RDT | Forrest Grigg |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle |
| 38 | MLB | Weldon Humble |
| 20 | RLB | Lou Saban |
| 92 | LDH | Tommy Colella |
| 62 | S | Cliff Lewis |
| 82 | RDH | Tommy James |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | / | / | 9 | 90 | 3 | 3 | |
| CLE | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 7 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Still | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 63 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 3 | |
| Edgar Jones | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Dub Jones | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ara Parseghian | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Dean Sensanbaugher | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Adamle | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| George Terlep | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 215 | 5.4 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Still | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 80 | 4.4 | 1 | 27.3 | |||
| George Ratterman | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 3 | 24 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 36 | 11 | 30.6 | 5 | 104 | 2.9 | 1 | 9.7 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 118 | 4.9 | 1 | 57.3 | |||
| Edgar Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 1 | 118 | 4.5 | 1 | 53.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bill O'Connor | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Vic Kulbitski | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Baldwin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Paul Gibson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Schneider | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Edgar Jones | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Mac Speedie | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chick Maggioli | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy James | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Saban | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Tony Adamle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Still | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Schneider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cliff Lewis | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| George Terlep | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Schneider | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dub Jones | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Team Totals | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Team Totals | ||