| Over 480 yards running combined by these two teams. Three running backs over 100 yards. The Browns came pretty close to knocking off the powerful 63 Chargers, but came up a touch short, betrayed by their own terrible defense and QB Frank Ryan's drive killing performance. The Chargers moved the ball with ease almost throughout, but suffered a couple of turnovers, a missed FG, a coach who thought he had a timeout left at the end of the second quarter I(d'oh!), and some ill timed misses by QB Tobin Rote - all of which led to lots of yards and 20 points late in the 4th - and a three point deficit after Jim Brown tore through the Chargers defense on a 34 yard off tackle midway through the 4th. The Bolts were able to mount yet another drive, and this one paid off with a Gil McDougall TD run with 4 minutes left. The Browns mounted a drive in return, moving to around the SD 30 with 1:30. After a Ryan incompletion the Chargers called probably their only pas blitz of the day (you don't pass rush a team with Jim Brow if you are smart) and it paid off as Ryan was sacked, and missed on two desperation throws on 3rd and 4th and 17. Two powerful offenses faced one very poor (Browns) and one merely adequate (Chargers) defenses. The Browns D was eventually going to get them bounced, but they came awfully close to bouncing my pre tournament favorite in this bracket. |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1965 Cleveland | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 1963 San Diego | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 9:22 | 1963 San Diego | K.Lincoln 1 yd. run (kick failed) | 6-0 SDA | ||
| 1 | 1:16 | 1963 San Diego | P.Lowe 3 yd. run (G.Blair kick) | 13-0 SDA | ||
| 2 | 9:39 | 1965 Cleveland | L.Groza 16 yd. field goal | 13-3 SDA | ||
| 2 | 0:30 | 1965 Cleveland | L.Groza 31 yd. field goal | 13-6 SDA | ||
| 3 | 12:36 | 1965 Cleveland | L.Kelly 1 yd. run (L.Groza kick) | 13-13 SDA | ||
| 3 | 7:33 | 1963 San Diego | D.Norton 8 yd. pass from T.Rote (G.Blair kick) | 20-13 SDA | ||
| 3 | 5:33 | 1965 Cleveland | L.Groza 48 yd. field goal | 20-16 SDA | ||
| 4 | 8:24 | 1965 Cleveland | J.Brown 34 yd. run (L.Groza kick) | 23-20 CLN | ||
| 4 | 4:01 | 1963 San Diego | G.McDougall 19 yd. run (G.Blair kick) | 27-23 SDA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1965 Cleveland | 1963 San Diego | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 9-7-5-21 | 16-12-0-28 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-12-25% | 6-10-60% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1-0% | 1-1-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 10-14-71% | 28-28-100% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 302-64-4.7 | 509-66-7.7 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 215 | 272 |
| Total Rushes | 39 | 39 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 10/23 (43.5%) | 15/27 (55.6%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 87 | 237 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 4.3 | 8.8 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/12 | 0/0 |
| Punts/Average | 3/39.3 | 2/39.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 0/0 | 2/19 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/122 | 4/91 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 2/42 | 1/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 1/5 | 10/90 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 0/0 | 2/1 |
| Time of Possession | 30 mins 23 secs | 29 mins 37 secs |
| Average Drive Start | CLN 35 | SDA 21 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Frank Ryan | 23 | 10 | 99 | 43.5 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 16 | 2/12 | 38.1 |
| Tobin Rote | 27 | 15 | 237 | 55.6 | 8.8 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 70 | 0/0 | 66.4 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Jim Brown | 23 | 150 | 6.5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Ernie Green | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Leroy Kelly | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Frank Ryan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Paul Lowe | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Keith Lincoln | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tobin Rote | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Gerry McDougall | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Jim Brown | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Walter Roberts | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Collins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ernie Green | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Johnny Brewer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Don Norton | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Kocourek | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gerry McDougall | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jacque MacKinnon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Lou Groza | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 60.0 | ||||
| George Blair | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Gary Collins | 3 | 39.3 | 33.0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Maguire | 2 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| Walter Roberts | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Keith Lincoln | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Walter Roberts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Vince Costello | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bernie Parrish | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ross Fichtner | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Galen Fiss | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Benz | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Walter Beach | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dick Modzelewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Kanicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ralph Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Chuck Allen | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Frank Buncom | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Emil Karas | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Earl Faison | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dick Westmoreland | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Blair | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ernie Ladd | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dick Harris | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Petrich | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Henry Schmidt | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Ross Fichtner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Bernie Parrish | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| Dick Westmoreland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Lance Alworth enjoyed a big day as San Diego beat Cleveland by the score of 27 to 23. Alworth caught 5 passes for 143 receiving yards. Tobin Rote threw 27 times for 237 yards adding a touchdown. San Diego was clutch on third down, converting on 6 of 10 opportunities. They controlled the action both on the ground and in the air. They out-ran Cleveland 272 to 215 yards, and out-passed them 237 to 99 yards. The crowd was treated to a pass to Lance Alworth that gained 70 yards with 10:02 left in the 1st quarter. San Diego got out to an early lead outscoring Cleveland 13 to 0 in the first quarter. They led after three quarters 20 to 16. Jim Brown rushed the ball 23 times gaining 150 yards and added a touchdown for Cleveland , but it wasn't enough. | |||||
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