| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 5, 1961 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 62723 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 3 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 27 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rudy Bukich 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 10 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 37 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bob Schnelker 26 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 17 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Bob Schnelker |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 30 | HB | Tom Tracy |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 37 | LLB | Mike Henry |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 20 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 44 | RS | Willie Daniel |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Rich Kreitling |
| 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 |
| 22 | HB | Tommy Watkins |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| CLE | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 22 | 105 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 160 | 3.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 20 | 1 |
| Tommy Watkins | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 148 | 4.6 | 20 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 203 | 11.3 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 83.6 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 203 | 11.3 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 83.6 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 140 | 7.4 | 35 | 0 | 36 | 54.7 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 140 | 7.4 | 35 | 0 | 36 | 54.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Schnelker | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 59 | 1 |
| Tom Tracy | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 203 | 16.9 | 59 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Rich Kreitling | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Gern Nagler | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 35 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Galen Fiss | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bernie Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 55 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Sam Baker | 5 | 267 | 53.4 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 267 | 53.4 | 57 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Jim Shofner | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Haley | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Powell | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||