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1949 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 9-1-2, Finished 1st in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary

1949 AAFC Champions

Scored 339 points (28.2/g), 2nd of 7 in the AAFC.
 Allowed 171 points (14.2/g), 1st.
 Differential of 168 points (14.0/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 10.0-2.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.8/g), 1st.

Coached by Paul Brown (9-1-2)

1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 5 box T 0-0-1 @ Buffalo Bills 28 28 17 507 330 177 3 13 175 95 80 1
2 Sun September 11 box W 1-0-1 Baltimore Colts 21 0 17 406 234 172 3 11 156 75 81 4
3 Sun September 18 box W 2-0-1 New York Yankees 14 3 5 125 36 89 3 15 311 127 184 3
4 Sun September 25 box W 3-0-1 @ Baltimore Colts 28 20 13 211 104 107 1 14 320 181 139 2
5 Sun October 2 box W 4-0-1 Los Angeles Dons 42 7 22 550 308 242 1 12 305 126 179 2
6 Sun October 9 box L 4-1-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 28 56 10 367 281 86 6 17 507 249 258 4
7 Fri October 14 box W 5-1-1 @ Los Angeles Dons 61 14 15 607 423 184 1 13 262 81 181 5
8 Sun October 30 box W 6-1-1 San Francisco 49ers 30 28 17 400 271 129 19 477 253 224
9 Sun November 6 box W 7-1-1 Chicago Hornets 35 2 19 542 296 246 4 10 230 184 46 6
10 Sun November 13 box T 7-1-2 Buffalo Bills 7 7 15 290 176 114 3 14 240 82 158 3
11 Sun November 20 box W 8-1-2 @ New York Yankees 31 0 16 461 382 79 3 12 277 137 140 8
12 Thu November 24 box W 9-1-2 N Chicago Hornets 14 6 10 235 88 147 5 9 198 87 111 4
Playoffs
Champ December 4 box W 10-1-2 Buffalo Bills 31 21
Champ December 11 box W 11-1-2 San Francisco 49ers 21 7

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 339 4611 699 6.6 176 166 296 2929 21 12 9.9 100 403 1682 24 4.2 62 33 21 14
Team Defense 171 3582 741 4.8 237 120 304 1677 9 29 5.5 67 437 1905 13 4.4 156 42 13 14
Lg Rank Offense 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 5 5 2 4 1 5
Lg Rank Defense 1 3 5 5 1 1 2 1 4 4 3 4 3 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Otto Graham+ 28 QB 12 11 161 285 56.5 2785 19 6.7 10 3.5 74 9.8 8.9 17.3 232.1 97.5
Cliff Lewis 26 RET 11 1 5 10 50.0 144 2 20.0 2 20.0 0 14.4 7.4 28.8 13.1 95.8
Edgar Jones 29 lh 7 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.6 12 166 296 56.1 2929 21 7.1 12 4.1 74 9.9 8.8 17.6 244.1 96.8
Opp Total 12 120 304 39.5 1677 9 3.0 29 9.5 5.5 1.5 14.0 139.8 28.2 0 0 5.5 1.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Marion Motley 29 FB 11 10 113 570 8 0 5.0 51.8 10.3 15 191 12.7 0 0 1.4 17.4 761 8 0
Dub Jones 25 RH 11 9 77 312 4 0 4.1 28.4 7.0 12 241 20.1 1 0 1.1 21.9 553 5 0
Bill Boedeker 25 LH 12 7 50 269 1 0 5.4 22.4 4.2 11 371 33.7 2 0 0.9 30.9 640 3 0
Edgar Jones 29 lh 7 5 43 127 4 0 3.0 18.1 6.1 9 130 14.4 3 0 1.3 18.6 257 7 0
Otto Graham+ 28 QB 12 11 27 107 3 0 4.0 8.9 2.3 107 3 0
Ed Susteric 27 11 1 23 114 1 0 5.0 10.4 2.1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.6 121 1 0
Tony Adamle 25 12 2 17 64 0 0 3.8 5.3 1.4 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.1 77 0 0
Ara Parseghian 26 2 1 12 31 0 0 2.6 15.5 6.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 1.0 33 0 0
Les Horvath 28 12 0 10 35 1 0 3.5 2.9 0.8 2 71 35.5 1 0 0.2 5.9 106 2 0
Tommy James 26 12 1 10 28 0 0 2.8 2.3 0.8 28 0 0
Warren Lahr 26 11 0 9 36 1 0 4.0 3.3 0.8 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.1 1.8 56 1 0
Cliff Lewis 26 RET 11 1 9 -17 1 0 -1.9 -1.5 0.8 -17 1 0
Horace Gillom 28 P 12 4 2 8 0 0 4.0 0.7 0.2 23 359 15.6 0 0 1.9 29.9 367 0 0
Bob Gaudio 24 12 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.2 0.1 -2 0 0
Mac Speedie+ 29 LE 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 62 1028 16.6 7 0 5.2 85.7 1028 7 0
Dante Lavelli 26 RE 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 475 17.0 7 67 3.1 52.8 475 7 0
Team Total 26.6 12 403 1682 24 0 4.2 140.2 33.6 166 2929 17.6 21 67 13.8 244.1 4611 45 0
Opp Total 12 437 1905 13 4.4 158.8 36.4 120 1677 14.0 9 10.0 139.8 3582 22 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Cliff Lewis 26 RET 11 1 20 174 0 0 8.7 157
Marion Motley 29 FB 11 10 12 262 0 0 21.8 1023
Bill Boedeker 25 LH 12 7 9 189 0 0 21.0 829
Dub Jones 25 RH 11 9 8 204 0 0 25.5 757
Warren Lahr 26 11 0 6 83 0 0 13.8 139
Les Horvath 28 12 0 3 19 0 0 6.3 125
Ed Susteric 27 11 1 2 39 0 0 19.5 160
Lou Groza 25 LT 12 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
Edgar Jones 29 lh 7 5 1 15 0 15 15.0 272
Lou Rymkus 30 RT 12 11 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
John Yonakor 28 12 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
Team Total 26.6 12 30 277 0 1 9.2 34 727 0 16 21.4 5615
Opp Total 12 27 0 32 694 0 21.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Horace Gillom 28 P 12 4 54 2011 0 1 37.2
Lou Groza 25 LT 12 12 9 2 22.2% 35 34 97.1%
Lou Saban 28 12 1 2 0.0% 11 11 100.0%
Warren Lahr 26 11 0 4 125 0 1 31.3
Team Total 26.6 12 11 2 18.2% 46 45 97.8% 58 2136 0 2 36.8
Opp Total 12 10 3 30.0% 23 22 95.7% 63 2495 39.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Tony Adamle 25 12 2 4 42 0 0
Alex Agase 27 11 0 3 31 0 0
Les Horvath 28 12 0 2 4 0 0
Weldon Humble 28 10 2 2 55 0 0
Tommy James 26 12 1 4 64 1 0
Warren Lahr 26 11 0 4 32 0 0
Cliff Lewis 26 RET 11 1 6 53 0 0
Lou Saban 28 12 1 2 35 1 20
Tommy W. Thompson 22 9 0 1 9 0 9
Bill Willis 28 12 1 1 6 0 6
Team Total 26.6 12 29 331 2 20
Opp Total 12 32 19 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Marion Motley 29 FB 11 10 8 48
Edgar Jones 29 lh 7 5 4 3 42
Dante Lavelli 26 RE 9 7 7 42
Mac Speedie+ 29 LE 12 11 7 42
Lou Groza 25 LT 12 12 34 2 40
Dub Jones 25 RH 11 9 4 1 30
Bill Boedeker 25 LH 12 7 1 2 18
Otto Graham+ 28 QB 12 11 3 18
Les Horvath 28 12 0 1 1 1 18
Lou Saban 28 12 1 1 11 17
Tommy James 26 12 1 1 6
Warren Lahr 26 11 0 1 6
Cliff Lewis 26 RET 11 1 1 6
Ed Susteric 27 11 1 1 6
Team Total 26.6 12 24 21 2 1 45 2 339
Opp Total 12 13 9 22 3 1 171