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Cleveland Browns 38 at Dallas Cowboys 17
Sunday, December 3, 1961
Cleveland Browns 38, Dallas Cowboys 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (8-4-0) | 21 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Dallas Cowboys (4-7-1) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| CLE | DAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Bernie Parrish 34 yard fumble return (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| CLE | Vince Costello 30 yard fumble return (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 0 |
| CLE | Jim Brown 1 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 0 |
| DAL | Jim Doran 16 yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Dick Bielski kick) | 21 | 7 |
| CLE | Lou Groza 20 yard field goal | 24 | 7 |
| DAL | Dick Bielski 36 yard field goal | 24 | 10 |
| CLE | Jim Brown 21 yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 31 | 10 |
| DAL | Jim Doran 5 yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick) | 31 | 17 |
| CLE | Milt Plum 1 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 38 | 17 |
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-230-2 | 32-174-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-13-143-1-0 | 14-27-202-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 143 | 202 |
| Total yards | 373 | 376 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-3 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-43 | 4-26 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Bobby Mitchell | CLE | 12 | 140 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Don Perkins | DAL | 20 | 123 | 0 | ||||||||