| Chicago Cardinals at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1955 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 25914 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 25 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Dave Mann 30 run (Lamar McHan kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Renfro 19 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 35 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Max Boydston 67 pass from Lamar McHan (Lamar McHan kick blocked) | 12 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 78 punt return (Dave Mann kick failed) | 18 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Don Stonesifer 6 pass from Lamar McHan (Dave Mann kick failed) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Fred Morrison 10 run (Lou Groza kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Renfro 41 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bob Smith 31 run (Lou Groza kick) | 24 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Don Stonesifer |
| 74 | LOT | Len Teeuws |
| 65 | LOG | Johnny Hatley |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 68 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 83 | ROE | Max Boydston |
| 8 | QB | Lamar McHan |
| 33 | LOH | Ollie Matson |
| 44 | ROH | Dave Mann |
| 36 | FB | Johnny Olszewski |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 72 | LDT | Chuck Ulrich |
| 57 | MG | Jerry Groom |
| 76 | RDT | Burt Delavan |
| 82 | RDE | Tom Bienemann |
| 61 | LLB | Fred Wallner |
| 51 | RLB | Leo Sanford |
| 81 | LDH | Dick Lane |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 49 | RS | Frank Bernardi |
| 40 | RDH | Lindon Crow |
| 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 |
| 32 | ROH | Fred Morrison |
| 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 |
| 27 | RS | Johnny Petitbon |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIC | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 7 | 63 | 1 | 1 | |
| CLE | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | / | / | 5 | 68 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Dave Mann | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Ollie Matson | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Bernardi | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Carr | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ogden Compton | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 84 | 2.3 | 30t | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ed Modzelewski | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 31t | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 6 | -26 | -4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 91 | 2.7 | 31t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Lamar McHan | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 2 | 165 | 6.6 | 67t | 2 | 10 | 62.9 | |
| Ogden Compton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 2 | 165 | 6.1 | 7t | 2 | 10 | 58.4 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 241 | 9.6 | 41t | 3 | 6 | 108.5 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 241 | 9.6 | 41t | 3 | 6 | 108.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Don Stonesifer | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Boydston | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67t | 1 |
| Frank Bernardi | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 67t | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ray Renfro | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 41t | 2 |
| Dante Lavelli | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 35t | 1 |
| Pete Brewster | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 241 | 18.5 | 41t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Tom Keane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Chuck Noll | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 44 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 47 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 78t | 1 | |
| Frank Bernardi | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 78t | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0- | |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Don Paul | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Jimmy Carr | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Kenny Konz | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Mo Bassett | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don Paul | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 25 | 0 | |