| St. Louis Cardinals at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1961 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 50443 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 5 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 7 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Tommy Watkins 16 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 12 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Gerry Perry 10 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leon Clarke 41 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 19 FG | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 75 | LOT | Ed Cook |
| 68 | LOG | Mike McGee |
| 50 | C | Don Gillis |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 86 | TE | Hugh McInnis |
| 14 | QB | Sam Etcheverry |
| 40 | HB | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 24 | FL | Billy Stacy |
| 22 | FB | Prentice Gautt |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 70 | LDT | Don Owens |
| 72 | RDT | Frank Fuller |
| 78 | RDE | Luke Owens |
| 51 | LLB | Ted Bates |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 49 | LCB | Willie West |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Norton |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 41 | RCB | Jimmy Hill |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Bobby Crespino |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 64 | LOG | Jim Ray Smith |
| 56 | C | John Morrow |
| 60 | ROG | John Wooten |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | TE | Gern Nagler |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 49 | HB | Bobby Mitchell |
| 26 | FL | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Houston |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 68 | RDT | Larry Stephens |
| 84 | RDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 52 | MLB | Dave Lloyd |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 46 | LS | Don Fleming |
| 24 | RS | Bobby Franklin |
| 44 | RCB | Jim Shofner |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 52 | 1 | 1 | |
| CLE | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Prentice Gautt | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Taz Anderson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Hugh McInnis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 95 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Sam Etcheverry | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 94 | 4.9 | 16 | 2 | 37 | 75.3 | |
| Charley Johnson | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 43 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 10.8 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 2 | 137 | 4.6 | 16 | 2 | 47 | 51.7 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 3 | 134 | 4.2 | 41t | 2 | 0 | 43.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 3 | 134 | 4.2 | 41t | 2 | 0 | 43.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Billy Stacy | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 16 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16t | 1 |
| Leon Clarke | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Rich Kreitling | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 41t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Dale Meinert | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Willie West | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Walt Michaels | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Shofner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 5 | 213 | 43.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 213 | 43.0 | 53 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Sam Baker | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie West | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Jim Shofner | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie West | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Powell | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Johnny Brewer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 | |