| League Championship |
| Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 29, 1957 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 58263 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 36 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Tobin Rote 1 run (Jim Martin kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Gene Gedman 1 run (Jim Martin kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 29 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Junker 26 pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 19 interception return (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lew Carpenter 5 run (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 78 pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Junker 23 pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Middleton 32 pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 52 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 16 pass from Jerry Reichow (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 59 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 75 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 62 | LOG | Herschel Forester |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 63 | ROG | Fred Robinson |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 40 | ROE | Preston Carpenter |
| 15 | QB | Tommy O'Connell |
| 26 | LOH | Ray Renfro |
| 30 | ROH | Lew Carpenter |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Bill Quinlan |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 70 | RDT | Don Colo |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 24 | LCB | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 42 | RS | Junior Wren |
| 20 | RCB | Don Paul |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jim Doran |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 73 | ROT | Ken Russell |
| 88 | ROE | Steve Junker |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 40 | LOH | Howard Cassady |
| 26 | LOH | Gene Gedman |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 72 | RDT | Gil Mains |
| 68 | RDE | Gene Cronin |
| 86 | LLB | Bob Long |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 57 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 25 | LCB | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 21 | RCB | Carl Karilivacz |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 60 | 2 | 2 | |
| DET | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 52 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Jim Brown | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 29t | 1 |
| Milt Plum | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 218 | 5.7 | 29t | 2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Howard Cassady | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Tobin Rote | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 142 | 3.9 | 21 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 2 | 51 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14.9 |
| Tommy O'Connell | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 61 | 7.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.9 |
| Chet Hanulak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 5 | 112 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17.8 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 280 | 14.7 | 78t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 146.4 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 0 | 296 | 13.5 | 78t | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Pete Brewster | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lew Carpenter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Junker | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 26t | 2 |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 78t | 1 |
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 296 | 22.8 | 78t | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Bob Long | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 19 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kenny Konz | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 43 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 47 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Hanulak | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Jim Brown | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 50 | 0 | |
| Billy Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Milt Campbell | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 163 | 23.3 | 50 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 3 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Gene Cronin | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Bob Long | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 17.0 |