Cleveland Browns 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 27
Sunday, September 17, 1961
Cleveland Browns 20, Philadelphia Eagles 27
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland Browns (0-1-0) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (1-0-0) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| | CLE | PHI |
| PHI | Timmy Brown 105 yard kickoff return (Bobby Walston kick) | 0 | 7 |
| CLE | Lou Groza 20 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| CLE | Charley Ferguson 60 yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 10 | 7 |
| PHI | Bobby Walston 22 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| PHI | Bobby Walston 18 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 10 | 17 |
| CLE | Lou Groza 21 yard field goal | 13 | 17 |
| PHI | Tommy McDonald 6 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 13 | 24 |
| PHI | Bobby Walston 18 yard field goal | 13 | 27 |
| CLE | Bobby Mitchell 12 yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 20 | 27 |
| CLE | PHI |
| First downs | 20 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-103-0 | 33-147-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-30-329-2-1 | 11-17-183-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-25 |
| Net pass yards | 329 | 158 |
| Total yards | 432 | 305 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 1-36 |