| Cleveland Browns at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 1, 1963 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 32531 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 50 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Rich Kreitling 23 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 33 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 3 run (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Joe Childress 8 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 19 FG | 24 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Rich Kreitling |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 60 | LOG | John Wooten |
| 56 | C | John Morrow |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 70 | ROT | John Brown |
| 83 | TE | Johnny Brewer |
| 13 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 48 | HB | Ernie Green |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 78 | RDT | Frank Parker |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 35 | RLB | Galen Fiss |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 23 | LS | Larry Benz |
| 20 | RS | Ross Fichtner |
| 44 | RCB | Jim Shofner |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 55 | LOT | Irv Goode |
| 75 | LOG | Ed Cook |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 35 | FB | Joe Childress |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 70 | LDT | Don Owens |
| 78 | RDT | Luke Owens |
| 86 | RDE | Don Brumm |
| 52 | LLB | Marion Rushing |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 24 | LS | Billy Stacy |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 41 | RCB | Jimmy Hill |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| STL | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 29 | 179 | 6.2 | 61 | 2 |
| Ernie Green | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 240 | 5.5 | 61 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bill Triplett | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Childress | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Jerry Stovall | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 179 | 6.4 | 32 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 210 | 11.7 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 92.4 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 210 | 11.7 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 92.4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 0 | 58 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 43.4 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 0 | 58 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 43.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Rich Kreitling | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 23t | 1 |
| Tom Hutchinson | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 210 | 21.0 | 49 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Joe Childress | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 39 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Stovall | 6 | 288 | 48.0 | 69 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 288 | 48.0 | 69 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ernie Green | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Jim Shofner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 55 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Billy Gambrell | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Charley Scales | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Jerry Stovall | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bob Paremore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bill Thornton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |