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Week 1 1961 1961 gms	Sat:Titans 21 @Patriots 20	Sat:Oilers 55 Raiders 0	Broncos 22 @Bills 10	Chargers 26 @Texans 10	Colts 27 Rams 24	Cowboys 27 Steelers 24	Lions 17 @Packers 13	Vikings 37 Bears 13
Week 1 1961 1961 gms	Cardinals 21 @Giants 10	Eagles 27 Browns 20	49ers 35 Redskins 3

Cleveland Browns 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 27

Sunday, September 17, 1961

Stadium: Franklin Field, Surface: grass,
Weather: 61 degrees, relative humidity 55%, wind 13 mph

	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

Scoring

			CLE	PHI
1st	Eagles	Timmy Brown 105 yard kickoff return (Bobby Walston kick)	0	7
	Browns	Lou Groza 20 yard field goal	3	7
	Browns	Charley Ferguson 60 yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick)	10	7
	Eagles	Bobby Walston 22 yard field goal	10	10
2nd	Eagles	Bobby Walston 18 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)	10	17
3rd	Browns	Lou Groza 21 yard field goal	13	17
	Eagles	Tommy McDonald 6 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)	13	24
4th	Eagles	Bobby Walston 18 yard field goal	13	27
	Browns	Bobby Mitchell 12 yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick)	20	27

			Def Interceptions				Fumbles			Kick Returns					Punt Returns
	Tm	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FR	Yds	TD	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	TD	Lng	Ret	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Bobby Mitchell	CLE		0	0	0	0				2	61	30.5	0	0	2	2	1.0	0	0
Bernie Parrish	CLE		1	0	0	0
Jim Shofner	CLE		0	0	0	0									1	9	9.0	0	0
Tom Watkins	CLE		0	0	0	0				3	63	21.0	0	0
			Def Interceptions				Fumbles			Kick Returns					Punt Returns
	Tm	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FR	Yds	TD	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	TD	Lng	Ret	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tom Brookshier	PHI		1	20	0	0
Timmy Brown	PHI		0	0	0	0				2	130	65.0	1	0	2	21	10.5	0	0
Ted Dean	PHI		0	0	0	0				1	19	19.0	0	0
Clarence Peaks	PHI		0	0	0	0				1	17	17.0	0	0