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1951 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 11-1-0, Finished 1st in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 331 points (27.6/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 152 points (12.7/g), 1st.
 Differential of 179 points (14.9/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.4-1.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.2/g), 1st.

Coached by Paul Brown (11-1-0)

1951 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 Sun September 30 box L 0-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 10 24 11 227 172 55 2 18 344 107 237 4
2 Sun October 7 box W 1-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 38 23 26 450 157 293 3 18 312 224 88 4
3 Sun October 14 box W 2-1 Washington Redskins 45 0 21 376 184 192 2 15 255 150 105 7
4 Sun October 21 box W 3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 0 17 243 46 197 4 12 201 96 105 4
5 Sun October 28 box W 4-1 New York Giants 14 13 15 235 184 51 3 13 196 86 110 4
6 Sun November 4 box W 5-1 @ Chicago Cardinals 34 17 25 412 174 238 1 25 318 227 91 5
7 Sun November 11 box W 6-1 Philadelphia Eagles 20 17 10 204 186 18 3 23 310 76 234 4
8 Sun November 18 box W 7-1 @ New York Giants 10 0 6 183 127 56 3 11 199 101 98 2
9 Sun November 25 box W 8-1 Chicago Bears 42 21 22 516 243 273 4 22 237 163 74 2
10 Sun December 2 box W 9-1 Chicago Cardinals 49 28 20 270 191 79 5 22 348 192 156 8
11 Sun December 9 box W 10-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 28 0 15 251 91 160 2 13 209 118 91 5
12 Sun December 16 box W 11-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 24 9 15 243 147 96 4 9 73 8 65 2
Playoffs
Championship December 23 box L 11-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 17 24

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 331 3610 732 4.9 203 151 271 1902 18 17 6.0 99 415 1708 20 4.1 92 36 19 12
Team Defense 152 3002 812 3.7 314 151 330 1548 10 22 4.0 81 428 1454 8 3.4 201 51 29 32
Lg Rank Offense 3 8 8 10 6 4 1 4 9 8 3 6 3 10
Lg Rank Defense 1 2 6 7 3 1 5 1 4 2 1 3 2 1

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*+ 30 QB 12 12 11-1-0 147 265 55.5 2205 17 6.4 16 6.0 81 8.3 6.2 15.0 183.8 79.2
Cliff Lewis 28 S 12 0 4 6 66.7 68 1 16.7 1 16.7 20 11.3 5.5 17.0 5.7 104.9
Team Total 27.3 12 11-1-0 151 271 55.7 2273 18 6.6 17 6.3 81 8.4 6.2 15.1 189.4 79.5
Opp Total 12 151 330 45.8 1548 10 3.0 22 6.7 4.7 2.0 10.3 129.0 42.1 54 430 4.0 0.6

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
Dub Jones*+ 27 RH 12 0 104 492 7 43 4.7 41.0 8.7 30 570 19.0 5 81 2.5 47.5 1062 12 3
Ken Carpenter* 25 LH 11 0 85 402 4 30 4.7 36.5 7.7 12 183 15.3 2 45 1.1 16.6 585 6 2
Marion Motley 31 FB 11 0 61 273 1 26 4.5 24.8 5.5 10 52 5.2 0 34 0.9 4.7 325 1 1
Emerson Cole 24 fb 12 0 46 252 1 23 5.5 21.0 3.8 4 30 7.5 0 17 0.3 2.5 282 1 2
Rex Bumgardner 28 lh 10 0 45 126 1 20 2.8 12.6 4.5 5 61 12.2 1 19 0.5 6.1 187 2 1
Otto Graham*+ 30 QB 12 12 35 29 3 12 0.8 2.4 2.9 29 3 7
Don Phelps 27 4 0 16 65 1 10 4.1 16.3 4.0 65 1 1
Carl Taseff 23 9 0 13 49 2 15 3.8 5.4 1.4 1 18 18.0 0 18 0.1 2.0 67 2 3
Chick Jagade 25 fb 11 0 7 30 0 22 4.3 2.7 0.6 30 0 0
Cliff Lewis 28 S 12 0 3 -10 0 1 -3.3 -0.8 0.3 -10 0 3
Dante Lavelli* 28 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 586 13.6 6 47 3.6 48.8 586 6 0
Mac Speedie 31 LE 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 589 17.3 3 51 3.4 58.9 589 3 1
Horace Gillom 30 le 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 164 14.9 0 24 0.9 13.7 164 0 1
Bob Oristaglio 27 lde 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 20 20.0 1 20 0.1 1.7 20 1 0
Team Total 27.3 12 415 1708 20 43 4.1 142.3 34.6 151 2273 15.1 18 81 12.6 189.4 3981 38 26
Opp Total 12 428 1454 8 3.4 121.2 35.7 151 1548 10.3 10 12.6 129.0 3002 18 35

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
Ken Carpenter* 25 LH 11 0 14 173 0 49 12.4 9 196 0 48 21.8 954
Cliff Lewis 28 S 12 0 14 48 0 11 3.4 38
Don Phelps 27 4 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3 66 0 25 22.0 134
Carl Taseff 23 9 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 3 56 0 20 18.7 129
Rex Bumgardner 28 lh 10 0 3 75 0 33 25.0 262
Emerson Cole 24 fb 12 0 2 28 0 20 14.0 310
Horace Gillom 30 le 12 0 2 25 0 15 12.5 189
Chick Jagade 25 fb 11 0 2 36 0 19 18.0 66
Bob Gaudio 26 RG 12 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Abe Gibron 26 LG 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Don Shula 21 rcb 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Team Total 27.3 12 30 230 0 49 7.7 27 496 0 48 18.4 4707
Opp Total 12 49 0 34 763 0 22.4

Kicking & Punting

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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 30 le 12 0 73 3321 66 0 45.5
Lou Groza* 27 LT 12 0 23 10 43.5% 43 43 100.0%
Team Total 27.3 12 23 10 43.5% 43 43 100.0% 73 3321 66 0 45.5
Opp Total 12 14 4 28.6% 20 18 90.0% 69 2746 39.8

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* 27 LLB 12 0 1 12 0 12 0 1 0 0
Alex Agase 29 11 0 2 7 0 6 0 1 0 0
Rex Bumgardner 28 lh 10 0 1 0 0 0
Ken Carpenter* 25 LH 11 0 2 1 0 0
Emerson Cole 24 fb 12 0 2 1 0 0
Len Ford*+ 25 RDE 12 0 0 4 16 0
Bob Gaudio 26 RG 12 0 1 0 0 0
Abe Gibron 26 LG 12 0 0 2 3 0
Horace Gillom 30 le 12 0 1 1 38 1
Otto Graham*+ 30 QB 12 12 7 2 2 1
Lou Groza* 27 LT 12 0 0 1 16 0
Hal Herring 27 RLB 10 0 1 28 0 28 0 3 0 0
Tommy James 28 RDH 12 0 2 1 0 1
Dub Jones*+ 27 RH 12 0 3 0 0 0
John Kissell 28 12 0 0 3 0 0
Warren Lahr 28 LDH 12 0 5 95 2 29 0 1 2 0
Cliff Lewis 28 S 12 0 5 46 0 20 3 2 0 0
Marion Motley 31 FB 11 0 1 0 0 0
Derrell Palmer 29 LDT 10 0 0 2 0 0
Don Phelps 27 4 0 1 1 0 0
John Sandusky 26 RDT 11 0 0 3 6 0
Don Shula 21 rcb 12 0 4 23 0 16
Mac Speedie 31 LE 10 0 1 0 0 0
Carl Taseff 23 9 0 3 1 0 0
Tommy W. Thompson 24 MLB 12 0 2 23 0 17 0 4 5 0
Bill Willis*+ 30 MG 12 0 0 1 0 0
George Young 27 LDE 12 0 0 1 47 1
Team Total 27.3 12 22 235 2 29 26 36 135 3
Opp Total 12 46 35 6 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Lou Groza* 27 LT 12 0 43 10 73
Dub Jones*+ 27 RH 12 0 7 5 72
Ken Carpenter* 25 LH 11 0 4 2 36
Dante Lavelli* 28 RE 12 0 6 36
Otto Graham*+ 30 QB 12 12 3 1 24
Mac Speedie 31 LE 10 0 3 18
Rex Bumgardner 28 lh 10 0 1 1 12
Warren Lahr 28 LDH 12 0 2 12
Carl Taseff 23 9 0 2 12
Emerson Cole 24 fb 12 0 1 6
Horace Gillom 30 le 12 0 1 6
Marion Motley 31 FB 11 0 1 6
Bob Oristaglio 27 lde 12 0 1 6
Don Phelps 27 4 0 1 6
George Young 27 LDE 12 0 1 6
Team Total 27.3 12 20 18 3 2 43 10 331
Opp Total 12 8 10 18 4 1 152