| Chicago Cardinals at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 16, 1956 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 25312 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 38 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Billy Kinard 27 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Lamar McHan 1 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 1 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Pat Summerall 15 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Lamar McHan 3 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 24 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Don Stonesifer |
| 71 | LOT | Tom Dahms |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Hogland |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 62 | ROG | John Dittrich |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 83 | ROE | Max Boydston |
| 8 | QB | Lamar McHan |
| 33 | LOH | Ollie Matson |
| 35 | ROH | Joe Childress |
| 36 | FB | Johnny Olszewski |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 72 | LDT | Chuck Ulrich |
| 55 | MG | Stan West |
| 74 | RDT | Len Teeuws |
| 85 | RDE | Pat Summerall |
| 51 | LLB | Leo Sanford |
| 57 | RLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 49 | LDH | Frank Bernardi |
| 20 | LS | Woodley Lewis |
| 41 | RS | Jimmy Hill |
| 40 | RDH | Lindon Crow |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 62 | LOG | Herschel Forester |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 60 | ROG | Hal Bradley |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 17 | QB | Tommy O'Connell |
| 48 | LOH | Preston Carpenter |
| 26 | ROH | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Gain |
| 70 | LDT | Don Colo |
| 72 | RDT | John Kissell |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 65 | LLB | Chuck Noll |
| 34 | MLB | Walt Michaels |
| 35 | RLB | Galen Fiss |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 15 | RS | Junior Wren |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIC | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | / | / | 7 | 70 | 1 | 1 | |
| CLE | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Olszewski | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Childress | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 4 | 2 |
| Dave Mann | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Root | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 221 | 3.7 | 20 | 3 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Kinard | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Tommy O'Connell | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 100 | 3.2 | 27t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Lamar McHan | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 31 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 31 | 3.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Tommy O'Connell | 31 | 11 | 35.5 | 4 | 162 | 5.2 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 13.8 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 11 | 35.5 | 4 | 162 | 5.2 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 13.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Don Stonesifer | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Pete Brewster | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Dante Lavelli | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 41 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Lindon Crow | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Chuck Weber | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Paul | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Dave Mann | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 46 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 43 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Frank Bernardi | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Don Paul | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Kenny Konz | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Alex Burl | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 | |