| First Round Playoff |
| Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 4, 1949 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 17270 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 38 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 24 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 57 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 31 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Tomasetti 4 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 8 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Edgar Jones 2 run (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 30 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dub Jones 49 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Warren Lahr 52 interception return (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 40 | LOT | Abe Gibron |
| 32 | LOG | Odell Stautzenberger |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 59 | ROE | Jim Lukens |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 82 | ROH | Rex Bumgardner |
| 70 | FB | Ollie Cline |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 31 | MG | Eddie King |
| 42 | RDT | Chet Adams |
| 56 | RDE | Bob Oristaglio |
| 72 | LLB | Bill Schroll |
| 34 | MLB | Vic Vasicek |
| 36 | RLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 52 | LDH | Paul Gibson |
| 80 | S | Bob Livingstone |
| 85 | RDH | Alex Wizbicki |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 46 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 36 | LOG | Eddie Ulinski |
| 33 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 32 | ROG | Lin Houston |
| 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 | Derrell Palmer |
| 45 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 48 | RDT | Forrest Grigg |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle |
| 35 | MLB | Alex Agase |
| 20 | RLB | Lou Saban |
| 80 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 61 | S | Cliff Lewis |
| 82 | RDH | Tommy James |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 19 | 3 | 13 | 3 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | |
| CLE | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Edgar Jones | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| Otto Graham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 2 | 293 | 7.5 | 3 | 82.5 | |||
| Jim Still | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 42 | 21 | 50.0 | 2 | 293 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 76.8 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 2 | 326 | 7.6 | 57t | 2 | 3 | 17 | 72.4 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 2 | 326 | 7.6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 79.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chet Mutryn | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 2 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lukens | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Al Baldwin | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 293 | 14.0 | 3 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 0 | |
| Edgar Jones | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 57t | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 326 | 14.8 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bobby Livingstone | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Lou Saban | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 1 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Still | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Bobby Livingstone | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cliff Lewis | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Livingstone | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dub Jones | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Marion Motley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 27.0 |