| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1961 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 29266 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bobby Mitchell 6 run (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 12 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 36 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bobby Mitchell 9 run (Lou Groza kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bobby Mitchell 18 run (Lou Groza kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 12 FG | 30 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 88 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 30 | 28 |
| 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 |
| 81 | TE | Leon Clarke |
| 18 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 49 | HB | Bobby Mitchell |
| 26 | FL | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Houston |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 72 | RDT | Floyd Peters |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | SE | Bobby Coronado |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 68 | LOG | Ron Stehouwer |
| 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 |
| 34 | FB | Charley Scales |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 20 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 44 | RS | Willie Daniel |
| 27 | RCB | Dean Derby |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | |
| PIT | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 14 | 119 | 11.8 | 48 | 3 |
| Jim Brown | 29 | 114 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 229 | 4.9 | 48 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 8 | 2 |
| Charley Scales | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 87 | 3.3 | 11 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 68 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27.8 | |
| Milt Plum | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 88 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 110.4 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 2 | 156 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 45.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 275 | 11.5 | 88t | 2 | 53 | 112.3 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 275 | 11.5 | 88t | 2 | 53 | 112.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 4 | 47 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Rich Kreitling | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Clarke | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gern Nagler | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 156 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 88t | 2 |
| Charley Scales | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Coronado | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 275 | 18.3 | 88t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bobby Franklin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Sam Baker | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 57 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 291 | 48.5 | 68 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 291 | 48.5 | 68 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Jim Shofner | 2 | 1 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Powell | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 | |