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1964 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

1964 NFL Champions

Scored 415 points (29.6/g), 2nd of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 293 points (20.9/g), 5th.
 Differential of 122 points (8.7/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 9.7-4.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (1.0/g), 4th.

Coached by Blanton Collier (10-3-1)

1964 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 13 box W 1-0 @ Washington Redskins 27 13 17 255 112 143 3 13 307 211 96 4
2 Sun September 20 box T 1-0-1 St. Louis Cardinals 33 33 18 281 166 115 3 17 344 230 114 3
3 Sun September 27 box W 2-0-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 28 20 15 362 193 169 1 20 337 166 171 4
4 Sun October 4 box W 3-0-1 Dallas Cowboys 27 6 18 367 251 116 2 17 239 107 132 1
5 Sat October 10 box L 3-1-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 23 14 217 121 96 28 477 123 354 1
6 Sun October 18 box W 4-1-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 16 12 264 69 195 3 20 332 236 96 5
7 Sun October 25 box W 5-1-1 New York Giants 42 20 15 225 128 97 3 23 426 260 166 6
8 Sun November 1 box W 6-1-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 30 17 24 412 162 250 1 16 251 86 165 2
9 Sun November 8 box W 7-1-1 Washington Redskins 34 24 21 385 175 210 1 20 362 261 101 1
10 Sun November 15 box W 8-1-1 Detroit Lions 37 21 25 370 152 218 2 17 331 225 106 3
11 Sun November 22 box L 8-2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 21 28 20 302 164 138 4 18 285 129 156
12 Sun November 29 box W 9-2-1 Philadelphia Eagles 38 24 16 302 145 157 1 22 383 254 129 4
13 Sun December 6 box L 9-3-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 19 28 18 337 231 106 2 25 309 159 150 2
14 Sat December 12 box W 10-3-1 @ New York Giants 52 20 22 407 254 153 19 339 263 76 4
Playoffs
Championship December 27 box W 11-3-1 Baltimore Colts 27 0

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 415 4486 807 5.6 255 181 344 2323 28 19 6.2 118 435 2163 14 5.0 119 26 7 18
Team Defense 293 4722 894 5.3 431 230 401 2710 18 19 6.3 137 465 2012 18 4.3 275 40 21 19
Lg Rank Offense 2 3 3 11 9 1 6 2 6 3 5 1 3 1
Lg Rank Defense 5 14 14 9 12 6 5 12 13 14 12 12 4 2

Passing

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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%
Frank Ryan* 28 QB 14 14 10-3-1 174 334 52.1 2404 25 7.5 19 5.7 62 7.2 5.4 13.8 171.7 76.7
Jim Ninowski 28 3 0 6 9 66.7 125 2 22.2 0 0.0 41 13.9 16.1 20.8 41.7 149.3
Jim Brown*+ 28 FB 14 14 1 1 100.0 13 1 100.0 0 0.0 13 13.0 23.0 13.0 0.9 158.3
Team Total 26.9 14 10-3-1 181 344 52.6 2542 28 8.1 19 5.5 62 7.4 5.7 14.0 181.6 80.8
Opp Total 14 230 401 57.4 2710 18 4.5 19 4.7 6.8 5.1 11.8 193.6 73.3 28 222 6.3 4.2

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
Jim Brown*+ 28 FB 14 14 280 1446 7 71 5.2 103.3 20.0 36 340 9.4 2 40 2.6 24.3 1786 9 6
Ernie Green 26 HB 14 0 109 491 6 37 4.5 35.1 7.8 25 283 11.3 4 32 1.8 20.2 774 10 1
Frank Ryan* 28 QB 14 14 37 217 1 19 5.9 15.5 2.6 217 1 4
Leroy Kelly 22 14 0 6 12 0 5 2.0 0.9 0.4 12 0 0
Charlie Scales 26 14 0 2 5 0 3 2.5 0.4 0.1 5 0 1
Jim Ninowski 28 3 0 1 -8 0 -8 -8.0 -2.7 0.3 -8 0 1
Paul Warfield* 22 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 52 920 17.7 9 62 3.7 65.7 920 9 0
Gary Collins 24 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 544 15.5 8 43 2.5 38.9 544 8 0
Johnny Brewer 27 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 338 13.5 3 41 1.8 24.1 338 3 0
Clifton McNeil 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 69 17.3 1 28 0.3 4.9 69 1 0
Tom Hutchinson 23 te 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 24 8.0 0 12 0.2 1.7 24 0 0
Walter Roberts 22 RET 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 24 24.0 1 24 0.1 1.7 24 1 1
Team Total 26.9 14 435 2163 14 71 5.0 154.5 31.1 181 2542 14.0 28 62 12.9 181.6 4705 42 15
Opp Total 14 465 2012 18 4.3 143.7 33.2 230 2710 11.8 18 16.4 193.6 4722 36 30

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Walter Roberts 22 RET 14 0 10 132 0 40 13.2 24 661 0 60 27.5 817
Leroy Kelly 22 14 0 9 171 1 68 19.0 24 582 0 45 24.3 765
Charlie Scales 26 14 0 5 75 0 24 15.0 80
Sid Williams 22 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Monte Clark 27 RT 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bobby Franklin 28 RS 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
Paul Warfield* 22 SE 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 924
Team Total 26.9 14 20 303 1 68 15.2 57 1323 0 60 23.2 6331
Opp Total 14 20 0 75 1517 0 20.2

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
Lou Groza 40 K 14 0 33 22 66.7% 49 49 100.0%
Gary Collins 24 FL 14 0 48 2016 58 0 42.0
Bobby Franklin 28 RS 14 0 1 36 36 0 36.0
Team Total 26.9 14 33 22 66.7% 49 49 100.0% 49 2052 58 0 41.9
Opp Total 14 23 15 65.2% 35 32 91.4% 57 2263 39.7

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
Walter Beach 29 RCB 14 0 4 81 1 65 0 1 0 0
Larry Benz 23 LS 13 0 4 67 0 45 0 1 7 0
Jim Brown*+ 28 FB 14 14 6 2 0 0
John Brown 25 11 0 0 1 0 0
Lowell Caylor 23 13 0 0 1 0 0
Vince Costello 32 MLB 14 0 2 21 0 20 0 4 0 0
Ross Fichtner 26 rs 8 0 2 67 0 64 0 1 0 0
Galen Fiss 33 RLB 13 0 1 24 0 24 0 1 5 0
Bobby Franklin 28 RS 14 0 1 1 0 0
Bob Gain 35 4 0 0 1 0 0
Bill Glass* 29 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ernie Green 26 HB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Gene Hickerson 29 RG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Houston* 27 LLB 14 0 2 86 1 44
Jim Kanicki 23 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Lucci 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dick Modzelewski* 33 LDT 14 0 0 2 5 0
John Morrow 31 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Ninowski 28 3 0 1 0 0 0
Bernie Parrish 28 LCB 14 0 4 98 1 54 0 1 0 0
Walter Roberts 22 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0
Frank Ryan* 28 QB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Charlie Scales 26 14 0 1 2 23 1
Roger Shoals 26 14 0 0 1 0 1
Paul Wiggin 30 LDE 14 0 0 3 3 1
Team Total 26.9 14 19 444 3 65 15 29 43 3
Opp Total 14 28 30 9

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 40 K 14 0 49 22 115
Ernie Green 26 HB 14 0 6 4 60
Jim Brown*+ 28 FB 14 14 7 2 54
Paul Warfield* 22 SE 14 0 9 54
Gary Collins 24 FL 14 0 8 48
Johnny Brewer 27 TE 14 0 3 18
Walter Beach 29 RCB 14 0 1 6
Jim Houston* 27 LLB 14 0 1 6
Leroy Kelly 22 14 0 1 6
Clifton McNeil 24 14 0 1 6
Bernie Parrish 28 LCB 14 0 1 6
Walter Roberts 22 RET 14 0 1 6
Frank Ryan* 28 QB 14 14 1 6
Charlie Scales 26 14 0 1 6
Roger Shoals 26 14 0 1 6
Paul Wiggin 30 LDE 14 0 1 6
Sid Williams 22 14 0 1 6
Team Total 26.9 14 14 28 1 3 3 1 49 22 415
Opp Total 14 18 18 32 15 293