| Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1961 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 54259 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 71 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 38 run (Steve Myhra kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Zeke Bratkowski 5 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 22 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Carroll Dale 52 pass from Zeke Bratkowski (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Duane Allen 32 pass from Zeke Bratkowski (Danny Villanueva kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 2 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Johnny Unitas 8 run (Steve Myhra kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 39 FG | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 91 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 78 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 64 | LOG | Roy Hord |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 82 | TE | Jim Phillips |
| 12 | QB | Zeke Bratkowski |
| 26 | HB | Jon Arnett |
| 33 | FL | Ollie Matson |
| 24 | FB | Tommy Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | John Baker |
| 77 | LDT | George Strugar |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador |
| 17 | LS | Charley Britt |
| 35 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 41 | RCB | Lindon Crow |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Parker |
| 62 | LOG | Palmer Pyle |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 84 | TE | Jim Mutscheller |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 26 | HB | Mike Sommer |
| 24 | FL | Lenny Moore |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 83 | RDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 36 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 64 | MLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 20 | RS | Bob Harrison |
| 23 | RCB | Carl Taseff |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 55 | 3 | 1 | |
| BAL | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | / | / | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tommy Wilson | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 185 | 5.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Perry | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 38t | 1 |
| Johnny Unitas | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Tom Matte | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 213 | 6.1 | 38t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 140 | 8.2 | 52t | 2 | 9 | 124.6 | |
| Frank Ryan | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | -6 | -1.5 | -6 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 85.4 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 154 | 6.7 | 52t | 2 | 31 | 84.3 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 2 | 132 | 6.0 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 42.2 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 2 | 132 | 6.0 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 42.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Arnett | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Duane Allen | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Dick Bass | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 154 | 12.8 | 52t | 2 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 24 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lindon Crow | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charley Britt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bob Harrison | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 37 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 61 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Deacon Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Lenny Lyles | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 | |