| Washington Redskins at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1955 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 30041 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Vic Janowicz 4 run (Vic Janowicz kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny Carson 24 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Vic Janowicz kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 44 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Darrel Brewster 21 pass from George Ratterman (Lou Groza kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny Carson 17 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Vic Janowicz kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Renfro 8 pass from George Ratterman (Lou Groza kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Eddie LeBaron 13 run (Vic Janowicz kick) | 27 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Johnny Carson |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 65 | LOG | Walt Houston |
| 50 | C | Harry Ulinski |
| 67 | ROG | Red Stephens |
| 70 | ROT | Fred Miller |
| 87 | ROE | Ralph Thomas |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 43 | LOH | Vic Janowicz |
| 29 | ROH | Bert Zagers |
| 39 | FB | Rob Goode |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 36 | MG | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 76 | RDT | J.D. Kimmel |
| 88 | RDE | Chet Ostrowski |
| 45 | LLB | Ralph Felton |
| 20 | RLB | Hal Norris |
| 25 | LDH | Nick Adduci |
| 28 | LS | Joe Scudero |
| 48 | RS | Norb Hecker |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 60 | ROG | Hal Bradley |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 14 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 26 | LOH | Ray Renfro |
| 31 | ROH | Dub Jones |
| 36 | FB | Ed Modzelewski |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Carlton Massey |
| 72 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 79 | MG | Bob Gain |
| 70 | RDT | Don Colo |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 65 | LLB | Chuck Noll |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 42 | RS | Tommy James |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | / | / | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| CLE | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dale Atkeson | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Leo Elter | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bert Zagers | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Vic Janowicz | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 95 | 3.5 | 15 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mo Bassett | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| George Ratterman | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 221 | 4.8 | 42 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 176 | 11.0 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 103.1 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 176 | 11.0 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 103.1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 159 | 8.8 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 131.5 | |
| Otto Graham | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 30 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 189 | 6.8 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 68.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Johnny Carson | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 24t | 2 |
| Bert Zagers | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70 | 0 |
| Billy Cox | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 176 | 22.0 | 70 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mo Bassett | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dante Lavelli | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Pete Brewster | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 189 | 12.6 | 22 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Norb Hecker | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 6 | 245 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 46 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 51 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Bert Zagers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Dick Alban | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Kenny Konz | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Henry Ford | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Don Paul | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | |