1961 NFL * Championship * 01-30-2005 Temp:18 Wind:5-15 MVP:Taylor 1961 Cleveland Browns (0-1) 0 14 3 3 20 1961 Green Bay Packers (1-0) 7 10 7 7 31 1 Green Bay TD T.Moore 20 pass to R.Kramer (Hornung) (10-80-6:02) 8:58 0-7 2 Cleveland TD Plum 12 pass to Clarke (Groza) (6-31-1:54) 10:41 7-7 2 Green Bay FG Hornung 41 (8-49-5:19) 5:15 7-10 2 Cleveland TD Plum 75 pass to Brown (Groza) (1-75-0:18) 4:43 14-10 2 Green Bay TD Starr 20 pass to McGee (Hornung) (7-70-3:57) 0:34 14-17 3 Cleveland FG Groza 8 (12-74-7:43) 7:09 17-17 3 Green Bay TD Starr 20 pass to Dowler (Hornung) (11-80-6:26) 0:38 17-24 4 Cleveland FG Groza 29 (12-63-5:41) 9:52 20-24 4 Green Bay TD Starr 12 pass to McGee (Hornung) (9-80-5:44) 1:49 20-31 Cle Gre First Downs 14 23 Rushes 34-121 33-207 Passes 18-11-188 23-15-177 Sacked 0-0 0-0 Fumble 2 0 Penalties 3-15 5-40 Turnovers 1 2 Time 27:19 32:40 Third Down 4-11 3-8 Fourth Down 0-1 0-0 Net Offense 309 384 Injuries: 1961 Cleveland Browns Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Brown 22 76 3.5 1 4 11 0 Brown 4 0 110 27.5 1 3 75 1 Watkins 6 24 4.0 0 1 9 0 Nagler 2 0 31 15.5 0 2 20 0 Mitchell 5 22 4.4 0 0 9 0 Renfro 2 0 8 4.0 0 0 6 0 Plum 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0 Clarke 2 0 18 9.0 0 2 12 1 34 121 3.6 1 5 11 0 Watkins 1 0 21 21.0 0 1 21 0 11 0 188 17.1 1 8 75 2 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Plum 18 11 61.1 188 17.1 75 3 1 0 0.0 0 2 11.1 133.6 18 11 61.1 188 17.1 75 3 1 0 0.0 0 2 11.1 133.6 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Groza 2 2 100.0 2 2 100.0 0.0 0.0 29 8 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross S Baker 4 166 50 1 0 1 0 0 36.5 41.5 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Mitchell 5 97 19.4 27 0 Mitchell 1 2 6 6.0 6 0 5 97 19.4 27 0 1 2 6 6.0 6 0 Fumbles Plum 1 Brown 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Wiggin 1 Wiggin 1 Wiggin 1 Brown 1 Costello 1 Gain 1 Tackles Michaels 8 Costello 5 Gain 3 Peters 2 Franklin 2 Fiss 6 Shofner 5 Fleming 2 Nagler 2 Parrish 1 Wiggin 6 Crespino 5 Lloyd 2 Houston 2 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Shofner 2 9 4.5 9 0 2 9 4.5 9 0 1961 Green Bay Packers Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Taylor 18 104 5.8 2 3 22 0 Dowler 6 0 68 11.3 0 4 20 1 T.Moore 5 52 10.4 2 3 16 0 R.Kramer 5 0 56 11.2 0 5 20 1 Hornung 10 51 5.1 2 3 18 0 McGee 2 1 32 16.0 0 2 20 2 33 207 6.3 6 9 22 0 Taylor 2 0 21 10.5 0 2 12 0 15 1 177 11.8 0 13 20 4 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate T.Moore 1 1 100.0 20 20.0 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 100.0 158.3 Starr 22 14 63.6 157 11.2 20 3 0 2 9.1 0 3 13.6 86.6 23 15 65.2 177 11.8 20 3 0 2 8.7 0 4 17.4 91.8 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Hornung 4 4 100.0 1 1 100.0 100.0 0.0 41 7 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Dowler 3 127 50 0 0 0 1 6 40.3 42.3 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Adderley 3 58 19.3 28 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 3 58 19.3 28 0 Fumbles Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Quinlan 1 Hanner 2 Whittent 1 Quinlan 1 Gremming 1 Currie 2 Hanner 1 Kostelni 1 Jordan 1 Tackles Bettis 6 Symank 5 Jordan 4 Currie 3 Nitschke 1 Quinla Forester 6 Whittent 5 Gremming 3 Toburen 2 Adderley 1 Davis 5 Hanner 4 Pitts 3 Kostelni 1 Wood 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1st Quarter KO 15:00 Gre kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 15:00 Gre Taylor 7 sweepR bas-Z 2 3 own27 14:26 Gre Taylor 8 sweepR bas-Z 1 10 own35 13:46 Gre Taylor 6 trapL bas-Z 2 4 own41 12:59 Gre Starr to R.Kramer 7 S-hitch bas-tZ dlO 1 10 own48 12:20 Gre Starr to McGee X L-out bas-Z 2 10 own48 12:14 Gre Hornung 12 draw bas-Z 1 10 opp40 11:30 Gre Pen-Gre5 dive run-Z 1 15 opp45 11:30 Gre Taylor 3 trapL bas-Z 2 12 opp42 10:39 Gre Hornung 18 sweepL bas-M 1 10 opp24 9:54 Gre Taylor 4 offtackleL run-tM 2 6 opp20 9:08 Gre T.Moore to R.Kramer 20 TD TrickPass bas-M 0-7 KO 8:58 Cle kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 8:58 Cle Brown 1 offtackleR run-M 2 9 own21 8:10 Cle Brown 2 trapL bas-Z 3 7 own23 7:15 Cle Pen-Cle5 sweepR bas-Z con 3 12 own18 7:15 Cle Plum to Renfro X M-hitch pas-M con 4 12 own18 7:11 Cle Punt S Baker 44,Wood 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own38 7:05 Gre Starr to Taylor X L-out bas-M 2 10 own38 6:59 Gre Taylor 0 sweepL run-M 3 10 own38 6:49 Gre Starr to Dowler 7 M-slant pas-M 4 3 own45 6:12 Gre Punt Dowler 35,Mitchell 6 Pt-side 1 10 own26 6:05 Cle Plum to Nagler X B-fly key-Z 2 10 own26 5:56 Cle Plum to Nagler 20 M-cross run-Z 1 10 own46 5:10 Cle Brown -1 offtackleR bas-Z 2 11 own45 4:22 Cle Brown 8 sweepR bas-Z 3 3 opp47 3:32 Cle Plum to Renfro X M-slant bas-tZi 4 3 opp47 3:23 Cle Punt S Baker 33,Wood 0 Pt-side 1 10 own14 3:17 Gre Taylor 5 offtackleR bas-sZ 2 5 own19 2:38 Gre Starr to Hornung INT Shofne M-slant bas-Z dlO 1 10 opp31 2:32 Cle Plum to Nagler 11 M-slant bas-M 1 10 opp20 1:40 Cle Brown 5 Fmb offtackleR bas-Mi 1 10 own15 1:32 Gre Hornung 3 sweepR bas-M 2 7 own18 0:43 Gre Taylor 1 sweepR run-M dlI 2nd Quarter 3 6 own19 15:00 Gre Starr to Dowler 0 S-out pas-sM con 4 6 own19 14:53 Gre Punt Dowler 50,Mitchell 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own31 14:47 Cle Mitchell 9 dive key-Zi 2 1 own40 14:09 Cle Brown 0 offtackleR bas-dZ 3 1 own40 13:32 Cle Plum -1 Fmb dive run-tZ agg 4 2 own39 12:55 Cle Punt S Baker 39,Wood 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own22 12:50 Gre Starr to Dowler INT Shofner L-out bas-dZ 1 10 opp31 12:35 Cle Mitchell 5 offtackleR bas-Zi 2 5 opp26 11:59 Cle Brown 2 trapR run-Zi 1 10 opp12 11:50 Cle Mitchell 0 trapR bas-Z dlI 2 10 opp12 11:00 Cle Plum to Renfro X M-out bas-Z 3 10 opp12 10:50 Cle Plum to Clarke 12 TD M-seam bas-Z con 7-7 KO 10:41 Gre Adderley return of 10 KO-deep 1 10 own17 10:34 Gre Starr to Dowler 12 M-isolate pas-Z 1 10 own29 9:45 Gre Taylor 5 dive bas-Z 2 5 own34 8:55 Gre Hornung 6 sweepR bas-Z 1 10 own40 8:01 Gre Taylor 5 offtackleR bas-Z 2 5 own45 7:52 Gre T.Moore 13 sweepR run-tZ 1 10 opp42 7:01 Gre Starr to Hornung X S-shovel pas-Z 2 10 opp42 6:56 Gre Taylor 9 sweepR run-Z 3 1 opp33 6:07 Gre Taylor -1 dive goa-tMi agg 4 2 opp34 5:15 Gre FG Hornung 41 good FG 7-10 KO 5:09 Cle Mitchell return of 27 KO-deep 1 10 own25 5:01 Cle Plum to Brown 75 TD M-cross bas-M 14-10 KO 4:43 Gre Adderley return of 28 KO-deep 1 10 own30 4:31 Gre Hornung 7 sweepR pas-Z 2 3 own37 3:37 Gre Hornung -3 sweepR run-Z 3 6 own34 2:48 Gre T.Moore 7 pitchL pas-sZi/Bz1 1 10 own41 2:00 Gre T.Moore 9 sweepR bas-Z 2 1 50 1:36 Gre Starr to Dowler 14 M-seam bas-Z 1 10 opp36 0:57 Gre T.Moore 16 sweepR bas-tM 1 10 opp20 0:45 Gre Starr to McGee 20 TD L-cross run-M 14-17 KO 0:34 Cle Mitchell return of 26 KO-deep 1 10 own25 0:24 Cle Brown 7 sweepL pas-vZ con 2 3 own32 0:16 Cle Brown -2 trapL pas-vZ con 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 Cle Mitchell return of 23 KO-deep 1 10 own25 14:52 Cle Plum to Clarke X B-post bas-Z 2 10 own25 14:47 Cle Mitchell 4 offtackleL run-M 3 6 own29 14:06 Cle Brown 11 offtackleL bas-tZi 1 10 own40 13:28 Cle Mitchell 4 offtackleR bas-M 2 6 own44 12:34 Cle Plum to Renfro 6 M-cross bas-M 3 0 50 11:44 Cle Plum to Brown 10 M-cross bas-M dlI 1 10 opp40 11:02 Cle Watkins 6 sweepR bas-Z dlI 2 4 opp34 10:54 Cle Brown 5 sweepL key-Z 1 10 opp29 10:04 Cle Plum to Watkins 21 M-seam key-Z agg 1 8 opp8 9:51 Cle Brown 0 dive goa-tZ dlI 2 8 opp8 8:57 Cle Watkins -3 sweepR goa-tMo dlO 3 11 opp11 8:01 Cle Plum to Brown 10 M-out bas-tM 4 1 opp1 7:09 Cle FG Groza 8 good FG 17-17 KO 7:04 Gre kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 7:04 Gre Pen-Gre10 B-post bas-sMi 1 20 own10 6:58 Gre Taylor 22 sweepR pas-Z 1 10 own32 6:03 Gre Taylor 7 sweepR key-Z 2 3 own39 5:10 Gre Starr to McGee X B-post key-Z 3 3 own39 5:02 Gre Starr to Taylor 9 M-out goa-tMo dlI 1 10 own48 4:14 Gre Hornung 3 sweepR bas-M 2 7 opp49 3:20 Gre Starr to R.Kramer 10 S-hitch key-M 1 10 opp39 2:38 Gre T.Moore 7 sweepR run-M 2 3 opp32 1:49 Gre Starr to McGee X FleaFlkr bas-M 3 3 opp32 1:38 Gre Starr to Taylor 12 L-out goa-tM 1 10 opp20 0:48 Gre Starr to Dowler 20 TD L-slant goa-tM 17-24 KO 0:38 Cle Mitchell return of 8 KO-angle 1 10 own15 0:33 Cle Brown 4 trapR bas-Z agg 4th Quarter 2 6 own19 15:00 Cle Plum to Renfro 2 S-flat bas-tM 3 4 own21 14:28 Cle Plum to Clarke 6 S-out run-tM agg 1 10 own27 14:20 Cle Brown 3 offtackleL bas-M 2 7 own30 13:41 Cle Watkins 9 trapR bas-tM agg 1 10 own39 13:06 Cle Brown 8 sweepR bas-Z dlI 2 2 own47 12:32 Cle Brown 7 trapL key-Z/Bz2 1 10 opp46 11:58 Cle Plum to Nagler X M-out bas-Z 2 10 opp46 11:50 Cle Plum to Brown 15 M-slant run-Z 1 10 opp31 11:17 Cle Brown 2 dive run-Z 2 8 opp29 10:44 Cle Watkins 8 sweepL key-tM 3 0 opp21 10:35 Cle Watkins -1 dive bas-M 4 1 opp22 9:52 Cle FG Groza 29 good FG 20-24 KO 9:46 Gre Adderley return of 20 KO-deep 1 10 own16 9:37 Gre Hornung -4 sweepR key-Z 2 14 own12 9:29 Gre Taylor 3 sweepR bas-Mi dlI 3 11 own15 8:42 Gre Starr to Hornung X M-seam pas-Z 4 11 own15 8:38 Gre Punt Dowler 42,Mitchell 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own43 8:31 Cle Plum to Renfro X S-hitch bas-tZi 2 10 own43 8:25 Cle Brown 7 offtackleL bas-Zo dlI 3 3 50 7:49 Cle Brown 0 pitchL run-sMo/Bz3 4 3 50 7:39 Cle Punt S Baker 50,Wood 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own20 7:34 Gre Hornung 5 dive bas-Z 2 5 own25 6:43 Gre Starr to R.Kramer 7 S-hitch key-Z dlI 1 10 own32 5:55 Gre Pen-Cle5 sweepR key-Z 1 5 own37 5:55 Gre Pen-Gre5 sweepR key-Z agg 1 10 own32 5:55 Gre Taylor 16 sweepR key-Z agg 1 10 own48 4:57 Gre Starr to Dowler 15 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 opp37 4:02 Gre Taylor 0 dive run-Z 2 10 opp37 3:14 Gre Hornung 4 trapR key-Z 3 6 opp33 2:19 Gre Taylor 4 sweepR run-Z 4 2 opp29 2:10 Gre PenCle5 FG 1 10 opp24 2:10 Gre Starr to R.Kramer 12 M-out goa-tZ 1 10 opp12 2:00 Gre Starr to McGee 12 TD L-hitch pas-Z agg 20-31 KO 1:49 Cle Mitchell return of 13 KO-deep 1 10 own10 1:39 Cle Brown 2 sweepL pas-vZ con 2 8 own12 1:31 Cle Brown -1 offtackleL pas-vZ con 3 9 own11 0:48 Cle Watkins 5 sweepR pas-vZ con 4 4 own16 0:40 Cle Brown 6 trapR pas-vZ con