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1952 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 310 points (25.8/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 213 points (17.8/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 97 points (8.1/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-3.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 5th.

Coached by Paul Brown (8-4-0)

1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 28 box W 1-0 Los Angeles Rams 37 7 23 419 128 291 2 11 158 58 100 5
2 Sat October 4 box W 2-0 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 21 20 19 459 401 58 4 15 258 183 75 1
3 Sun October 12 box L 2-1 New York Giants 9 17 10 211 190 21 1 12 287 86 201 3
4 Sun October 19 box W 3-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 49 7 28 507 273 234 2 11 162 117 45 6
5 Sun October 26 box W 4-1 Washington Redskins 19 15 16 236 152 84 2 23 326 106 220 3
6 Sun November 2 box L 4-2 @ Detroit Lions 6 17 15 214 107 107 4 20 303 161 142 3
7 Sun November 9 box W 5-2 Chicago Cardinals 28 13 22 423 239 184 2 12 195 15 180 1
8 Sun November 16 box W 6-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 29 28 25 410 209 201 2 18 379 329 50 3
9 Sun November 23 box L 6-3 Philadelphia Eagles 20 28 13 309 227 82 2 20 365 189 176 3
10 Sun November 30 box W 7-3 @ Washington Redskins 48 24 22 448 193 255 6 17 197 122 75 3
11 Sun December 7 box W 8-3 @ Chicago Cardinals 10 0 13 332 175 157 6 9 150 98 52 5
12 Sun December 14 box L 8-4 @ New York Giants 34 37 22 384 272 112 4 18 295 225 70
Playoffs
Championship December 28 box L 8-5 Detroit Lions 7 17 22 384 157 227 2 10 258 59 199

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 310 4352 802 5.4 228 184 374 2566 22 26 6.3 119 394 1786 12 4.5 105 37 11 4
Team Defense 213 3075 801 3.8 186 141 348 1689 17 22 4.3 95 411 1386 11 3.4 78 36 14 13
Lg Rank Offense 3 1 1 1 1 3 8 3 10 3 5 1 3 2
Lg Rank Defense 2 1 3 9 3 6 7 1 4 3 7 3 10 11

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. 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%
14 Otto Graham* 31 QB 12 12 8-4-0 181 364 49.7 2816 20 5.5 24 6.6 68 7.7 5.9 15.6 234.7 66.6
16 George Ratterman 26 6 0 2 6 33.3 20 1 16.7 2 33.3 11 3.3 -8.3 10.0 3.3 43.7
40 Dub Jones* 28 RH 12 0 1 2 50.0 3 1 50.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 11.5 3.0 0.3 95.8
36 Marion Motley 32 FB 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 27.1 12 8-4-0 184 374 49.2 2839 22 5.9 26 7.0 68 7.6 5.6 15.4 236.6 65.4
Opp Total 12 141 348 40.5 2028 17 4.9 22 6.3 5.8 4.0 14.4 169.0 50.1 42 339 4.3 2.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
36 Marion Motley 32 FB 12 0 104 444 1 59 4.3 37.0 8.7 13 213 16.4 2 68 1.1 17.8 657 3 2
20 Ken Carpenter 26 LH 8 0 72 408 3 37 5.7 51.0 9.0 16 136 8.5 1 41 2.0 17.0 544 4 5
40 Dub Jones* 28 RH 12 0 65 270 2 35 4.2 22.5 5.4 43 651 15.1 4 63 3.6 54.3 921 6 2
32 Chick Jagade 26 fb 12 0 57 373 2 30 6.5 31.1 4.8 9 203 22.6 1 47 0.8 16.9 576 3 1
14 Otto Graham* 31 QB 12 12 42 130 4 21 3.1 10.8 3.5 130 4 4
44 Sherman Howard 28 5 0 34 95 0 22 2.8 19.0 6.8 11 219 19.9 3 57 2.2 43.8 314 3 0
26 Ray Renfro 23 RET 11 0 10 26 0 11 2.6 2.4 0.9 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.7 34 0 4
22 Rex Bumgardner 29 LDH 11 0 9 38 0 24 4.2 3.5 0.8 38 0 0
16 George Ratterman 26 6 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.3 0.2 2 0 0
88 Mac Speedie* 32 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 62 911 14.7 5 50 5.2 75.9 911 5 0
86 Dante Lavelli 29 RE 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 336 16.0 4 41 2.6 42.0 336 4 0
83 Pete Brewster 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 117 29.3 1 47 0.3 9.8 117 1 1
84 Horace Gillom* 31 P 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 45 11.3 1 21 0.3 3.8 45 1 1
Team Total 27.1 12 394 1786 12 59 4.5 148.8 32.8 184 2839 15.4 22 68 15.3 236.6 4625 34 21
Opp Total 12 411 1386 11 3.4 115.5 34.3 141 1689 12.0 17 11.8 140.8 3075 28 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
26 Ray Renfro 23 RET 11 0 22 169 0 34 7.7 8 130 0 26 16.3 333
20 Ken Carpenter 26 LH 8 0 10 139 1 54 13.9 11 234 0 40 21.3 917
15 Bert Rechichar 22 RS 12 0 14 58 0 16 4.1 4 70 0 19 17.5 128
22 Rex Bumgardner 29 LDH 11 0 4 24 0 10 6.0 5 89 0 23 17.8 151
44 Don Phelps 28 1 0 5 15 0 10 3.0 15
30 Emerson Cole 25 6 0 4 71 0 22 17.8 71
32 Chick Jagade 26 fb 12 0 3 58 0 21 19.3 634
36 Marion Motley 32 FB 12 0 3 88 0 35 29.3 745
68 Ed Sharkey 25 12 0 2 24 0 15 12.0 24
83 Pete Brewster 22 12 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 128
74 Bob Gain 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
64 Abe Gibron* 27 LG 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
84 Horace Gillom* 31 P 12 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 47
44 Sherman Howard 28 5 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 336
34 Walt Michaels 23 LLB 11 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
65 Joe Skibinski 24 rg 12 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 13
Team Total 27.1 12 55 410 1 54 7.5 47 823 0 40 17.5 5858
Opp Total 12 39 0 47 1107 0 23.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
76 Lou Groza*+ 28 LT 12 0 33 19 57.6% 32 32 100.0%
84 Horace Gillom* 31 P 12 0 61 2787 73 1 45.7
74 Bob Gain 23 6 0 3 3 100.0%
Team Total 27.1 12 33 19 57.6% 35 35 100.0% 61 2787 73 1 45.7
Opp Total 12 11 4 36.4% 27 25 92.6% 84 3410 40.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
83 Pete Brewster 22 12 0 1 0 0 0
22 Rex Bumgardner 29 LDH 11 0 2 33 0 33
20 Ken Carpenter 26 LH 8 0 5 1 0 0
80 Len Ford*+ 26 RDE 12 0 0 2 0 1
84 Horace Gillom* 31 P 12 0 1 2 7 0
14 Otto Graham* 31 QB 12 12 4 0 0 0
76 Lou Groza*+ 28 LT 12 0 0 1 0 0
79 Jerry Helluin 23 RDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
50 Hal Herring 28 12 0 0 1 0 0
62 Lin Houston 31 RG 12 0 0 1 0 0
32 Chick Jagade 26 fb 12 0 1 0 0 0
42 Tommy James 29 RDH 12 0 4 40 0 18
40 Dub Jones* 28 RH 12 0 2 0 0 0
70 John Kissell 29 LDT 12 0 0 2 0 0
24 Warren Lahr 29 LS 12 0 5 51 0 14
34 Walt Michaels 23 LLB 11 0 4 26 0 18 1 0 0 0
36 Marion Motley 32 FB 12 0 2 1 0 0
15 Bert Rechichar 22 RS 12 0 6 79 0 25 0 1 0 0
26 Ray Renfro 23 RET 11 0 4 2 0 0
78 John Sandusky 27 RT 11 0 0 1 11 0
65 Joe Skibinski 24 rg 12 0 0 2 7 0
54 Tommy W. Thompson 25 RLB 12 0 1 21 0 21 0 3 0 0
82 George Young 28 LDE 12 0 0 3 0 0 1
Team Total 27.1 12 22 250 0 33 21 24 25 1 1
Opp Total 12 34 23 9 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
76 Lou Groza*+ 28 LT 12 0 32 19 89
40 Dub Jones* 28 RH 12 0 2 4 6 36
20 Ken Carpenter 26 LH 8 0 3 1 1 5 30
88 Mac Speedie* 32 LE 12 0 5 5 30
14 Otto Graham* 31 QB 12 12 4 4 24
86 Dante Lavelli 29 RE 8 0 4 4 24
44 Sherman Howard 28 5 0 3 3 18
32 Chick Jagade 26 fb 12 0 2 1 3 18
36 Marion Motley 32 FB 12 0 1 2 3 18
83 Pete Brewster 22 12 0 1 1 6
80 Len Ford*+ 26 RDE 12 0 1 1 6
84 Horace Gillom* 31 P 12 0 1 1 6
74 Bob Gain 23 6 0 3 3
82 George Young 28 LDE 12 0 1 2
Team Total 27.1 12 12 22 1 1 36 35 19 1 310
Opp Total 12 11 17 25 4 1 213