| Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1962 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 24226 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 63 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Sam Baker 15 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Johnny Brewer 15 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 2 pass from Don Meredith (Sam Baker kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lee Folkins 5 pass from Don Meredith (Sam Baker kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Rich Kreitling 28 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 1 run (Sam Baker kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 1 run (Sam Baker kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | J.W. Lockett 1 run (Sam Baker kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Howton 12 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Renfro 11 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 83 | TE | Johnny Brewer |
| 13 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 36 | HB | Charley Scales |
| 26 | FL | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 72 | RDT | Floyd Peters |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 52 | RLB | Mike Lucci |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 46 | LS | Don Fleming |
| 20 | RS | Ross Fichtner |
| 44 | RCB | Jim Shofner |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 62 | LOG | Andy Cvercko |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 70 | ROG | Dale Memmelaar |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 83 | TE | Lee Folkins |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 43 | HB | Don Perkins |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 31 | FB | Amos Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 68 | LDT | Guy Reese |
| 78 | RDT | John Meyers |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 30 | LLB | Mike Dowdle |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Norton |
| 27 | RS | Mike Gaechter |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | |
| DAL | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | / | / | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Amos Marsh | 17 | 117 | 6.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | 20 | 2 |
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 217 | 5.3 | 27 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 1 | 268 | 8.6 | 41 | 3 | 34 | 108.0 | |
| Jim Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 1 | 268 | 8.4 | 41 | 3 | 34 | 104.7 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 0 | 147 | 12.3 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 157.3 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 1 | 53 | 6.6 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 92.2 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 1 | 200 | 10.0 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 127.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Rich Kreitling | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 41 | 1 |
| Johnny Brewer | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Jim Brown | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 268 | 14.1 | 41 | 3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Howton | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 41 | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lee Folkins | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 200 | 12.5 | 41 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Shofner | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Sam Baker | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 49 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ernie Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Tommy Wilson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ernie Green | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Bullocks | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | |