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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions - December 27th, 1953
Cleveland Browns 16 at Detroit Lions 17
Sunday, December 27, 1953
Cleveland Browns 16, Detroit Lions 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (11-2-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Detroit Lions (11-2-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring
| CLE | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Doak Walker 1 yard rush (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | CLE | Lou Groza 13 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| DET | Doak Walker 23 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | |
| 3rd | CLE | Chick Jagade 9 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4th | CLE | Lou Groza 15 yard field goal | 13 | 10 |
| CLE | Lou Groza 43 yard field goal | 16 | 10 | |
| DET | Jim Doran 33 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 16 | 17 |
Team Stats
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-182-1 | 39-129-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 3-16-38-0-2 | 12-25-179-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-29 | 2-15 |
| Net pass yards | 9 | 164 |
| Total yards | 191 | 293 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 4-50 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chick Jagade | CLE | 15 | 102 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Dub Jones | CLE | 3 | 28 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Billy Reynolds | CLE | 6 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Otto Graham | CLE | 2 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Ken Carpenter | CLE | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Dante Lavelli | CLE | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Ray Renfro | CLE | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| George Ratterman | CLE | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bobby Layne | DET | 12 | 25 | 179 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jim Doran | DET | 4 | 95 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Cloyce Box | DET | 4 | 54 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | DET | 17 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Gene Gedman | DET | 8 | 29 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Dorne Dibble | DET | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Doak Walker | DET | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ken Carpenter | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Don Colo | CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Len Ford | CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Gorgal | CLE | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Chick Jagade | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | |||||||||
| Billy Reynolds | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| George Young | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Charlie Ane | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Les Bingaman | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Cain | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jim David | DET | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Doran | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sonny Gandee | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jug Girard | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 29 | |||||||||
| Carl Karilivacz | DET | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| LaVern Torgeson | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Doak Walker | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
Cleveland Browns Starting Lineup
| Otto Graham | QB |
| Chick Jagade | FB |
| Ray Renfro | LH |
| Billy Reynolds | RH |
| Pete Brewster | LE |
| Lou Groza | LT |
| Abe Gibron | LG |
| Frank Gatski | C |
| Chuck Noll | RG |
| John Sandusky | RT |
| Dante Lavelli | RE |
| George Young | LDE |
| Don Colo | LDT |
| Bill Willis | MG |
| Derrell Palmer | RDT |
| Len Ford | RDE |
| Tom Catlin | LLB |
| Walt Michaels | LLB |
| Tommy James | DB |
| Ken Konz | DB |
| Warren Lahr | DB |
| Ken Gorgal | DB |
Detroit Lions Starting Lineup
| Bobby Layne | QB |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | FB |
| Doak Walker | LH |
| Gene Gedman | RH |
| Dorne Dibble | LE |
| Lou Creekmur | LT |
| Harley Sewell | LG |
| Vince Banonis | C |
| Dick Stanfel | RG |
| Ollie Spencer | RT |
| Leon Hart | RE |
| Jim Cain | LDE |
| Thurman McGraw | LDT |
| Les Bingaman | MG |
| John Prchlik | RDT |
| Sonny Gandee | RDE |
| Joe Schmidt | LLB |
| LaVern Torgeson | RLB |
| Yale Lary | DB |
| Jack Christiansen | DB |
| Jim David | DB |
| Bob Smith | DB |