| Cleveland Browns at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 28, 1954 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 45936 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 53 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 18 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Otto Graham 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 10 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Herb Johnson 48 punt return (Ben Agajanian kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 38 FG | 16 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 60 | ROG | Hal Bradley |
| 78 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 14 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 40 | LOH | Dub Jones |
| 46 | ROH | Billy Reynolds |
| 30 | FB | Mo Bassett |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Carlton Massey |
| 72 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 74 | MG | Mike McCormack |
| 70 | RDT | Don Colo |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 50 | LLB | Tom Catlin |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 42 | RS | Tommy James |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 60 | LOG | Bill Austin |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 67 | ROG | George Kennard |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 80 | ROE | Ken MacAfee |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 20 | LOH | Herb Johnson |
| 44 | ROH | Kyle Rote |
| 31 | FB | Eddie Price |
| Defense | ||
| 34 | LDE | Pat Knight |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 75 | MG | Bill Albright |
| 71 | RDT | Ray Collins |
| 78 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 30 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 52 | RLB | John Cannady |
| 49 | LDH | Tom Landry |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 27 | RS | Herb Rich |
| 40 | RDH | Dick Nolan |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 3 | ||
| NYG | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dub Jones | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Mo Bassett | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Chet Hanulak | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 116 | 3.0 | 19 | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Eddie Price | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Epps | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Herb Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 3 | -20 | -6.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 238 | 8.8 | 39 | 0 | 28 | 57.3 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 238 | 8.8 | 39 | 0 | 28 | 57.3 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 96 | 3.8 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 51.4 | |
| Charley Conerly | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 95.8 | |
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 1 | 103 | 3.8 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 36.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Pete Brewster | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Dante Lavelli | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 238 | 14.9 | 39 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Eddie Price | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Topp | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Herb Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 103 | 9.4 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Landry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 4 | 219 | 54.8 | 80 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 219 | 54.8 | 80 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Landry | 10 | 386 | 38.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 386 | 38.6 | 49 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy Reynolds | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chet Hanulak | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ben Agajanian | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | |
| Herb Johnson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 48t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 48t | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Chet Hanulak | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Buford Long | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| George Kennard | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | |