1952 - Week 1
Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns
At Cleveland Municipal Stadium Sunday, September 28, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Rams 7 0 7 7 21
Cleveland Browns 7 13 3 10 33
Scoring Plays Rams Browns
1st Quarter
Rams 10:18 Hirsch 30 yd. pass from Van Brocklin ( Waterfield Kick ) ( 2-32, 0:52 ) 7 0
Browns 3:02 Jones 2 yd. run ( Groza Kick ) ( 3-59, 1:41 ) 7 7
2nd Quarter
Browns 13:05 Howard 23 yd. pass from Graham ( Groza Kick ) ( 2-40, 0:54 ) 7 14
Browns 7:47 Groza 29 yd. Field Goal ( 9-52, 4:18 ) 7 17
Browns 3:37 Groza 10 yd. Field Goal ( 6-28, 2:29 ) 7 20
3rd Quarter
Browns 5:53 Groza 43 yd. Field Goal ( 3-3, 0:55 ) 7 23
Rams 1:52 Myers 1 yd. run ( Waterfield Kick ) ( 8-40, 4:01 ) 14 23
4th Quarter
Browns 7:21 Groza 30 yd. Field Goal ( 8-41, 3:18 ) 14 26
Browns 3:54 Jagade 7 yd. run ( Groza Kick ) ( 4-76, 2:26 ) 14 33
Rams 2:28 Quinlan 2 yd. run ( Waterfield Kick ) ( 5-50, 1:26 ) 21 33

MVP: Otto Graham QB (Cleveland)
Passing: 319 Yds, 1 TD, 90 Rating, Rushing: 18 Yds.

Unavailable
LAM: M.Johnson (DB), R.Hecker (DB), J.Dwyer (DB)
CLE: K.Carpenter (HB\KR\PR), D.Lavelli (END), D.Phelps (DB)
In-Game Injuries
LAM: None.
CLE: None.
Temp: 65°. Clear Skies. Wind 8 mph (Head/Tailwind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
11:10 0:52 CLE 32 2 32 Touchdown 15:00 3:50 CLE 28 6 2 Punt
6:26 1:43 LAM 5 3 3 Punt 10:18 3:52 CLE 20 6 18 Punt
3:02 4:03 LAM 22 6 17 Interception 4:43 1:41 CLE 41 3 59 Touchdown
13:05 1:00 LAM 21 3 4 Punt 13:59 0:54 LAM 40 2 40 Touchdown
7:47 1:41 LAM 20 3 3 Punt 12:05 4:18 CLE 26 9 52 Field Goal
3:37 2:05 LAM 32 6 14 Interception 6:06 2:29 LAM 31 6 28 Field Goal
0:57 0:29 LAM 20 3 18 Punt 1:32 0:35 50 5 10 Missed FG
0:05 0:05 LAM 6 1 -1 End of Half 0:28 0:23 CLE 42 3 0 Punt
15:00 1:59 LAM 21 4 11 Punt 13:01 3:03 CLE 21 4 26 Punt
9:58 3:10 LAM 2 5 7 Punt 6:48 0:55 LAM 39 3 3 Field Goal
5:53 4:01 CLE 40 8 40 Touchdown 1:52 1:10 CLE 27 3 3 Punt
0:42 2:57 LAM 7 6 24 Interception 12:45 0:56 LAM 27 3 2 Missed FG
11:49 1:10 LAM 20 3 4 Punt 10:39 3:18 CLE 36 8 41 Field Goal
7:21 1:01 LAM 20 3 0 Punt 6:20 2:26 CLE 24 4 76 Touchdown
3:54 1:26 50 5 50 Touchdown 2:28 0:00 Ret-Fumble
2:28 0:35 CLE 45 3 25 Fumble 1:53 1:53 CLE 20 5 24 End of Game
28:17 LAM 27 64 251 31:43 CLE 40 70 384
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Los Angeles Rams 5:37 6:21 9:52 6:27 28:17
Cleveland Browns 9:23 8:39 5:08 8:33 31:43
Team Statistics Rams Browns
Total Points 21 33
1st Downs 18 18
Rushing 5 5
Passing 9 11
Penalty 4 2
3rd-Down Conversions 5-13 7-18
4th-Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Red Zone Conversions 75-1000 140-1000
Penalties-Yards 9-94 13-114
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Time Of Pos. 28:17 31:43
Total Net Yards 256 387
Total Plays 64 70
Average Gain 4.0 5.5
Net Yards Rushing 100 98
Rushes 32 27
Avg. Per Rush 3.1 3.6
Net Yards Passing 156 289
Completions 12 21
Attempts 32 39
Completion % 37.5 53.8
Yards Per Completion 13.0 15.2
Times Sacked 0 4
Had Intercepted 3 0
Touchdowns 3 3
Rushing 2 2
Passing 1 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 3-3
Field Goals 0-0 4-6
Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Tank Younger 9 24 2.7 8 0 Chick Jagade 7 25 3.6 7 1
Dan Towler 8 46 5.8 18 0 Marion Motley 6 35 5.8 16 0
Vitamin Smith 4 3 0.8 4 0 Dub Jones 5 11 2.2 6 1
Jack Myers 3 8 2.7 4 1 Sherman Howard 4 5 1.2 4 0
Woodley Lewis 2 6 3.0 4 0 Otto Graham 4 18 4.5 17 0
Jerry Williams 2 9 4.5 8 0 Ray Renfro 1 4 4.0 4 0
Skeets Quinlan 2 5 2.5 3 1
Norm Van Brocklin 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Tom Fears 1 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 32 100 3.1 18 2 Totals 27 98 3.6 17 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Norm Van Brocklin 32 12 156 0 0 1 30 3 25 Otto Graham 39 21 319 4 30 1 62 0 90
Totals 32 12 156 0 0 1 30 3 25 Totals 39 21 319 4 30 1 62 0 90
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Crazy Legs Hirsch 5 94 18.8 30 1 Dub Jones 8 171 21.4 62 0
Vitamin Smith 3 30 10.0 13 0 Mac Speedie 4 57 14.2 27 0
Dan Towler 2 5 2.5 3 0 Sherman Howard 4 34 8.5 23 1
Skeets Quinlan 1 10 10.0 10 0 Marion Motley 4 47 11.8 17 0
Tom Fears 1 17 17.0 17 0 Chick Jagade 1 10 10.0 10 0
Totals 12 156 13.0 30 1 Totals 21 319 15.2 62 1
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Stan West 13 - - - 1 1 - - - Walt Michaels 6 - - - - - - - -
Woodley Lewis 7 - - - - - - 2 - Hal Herring 6 - - - - - - - -
Tank Younger 7 - - - - 1 - - - Tommy W. Thompson 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Don Paul 5 - - - - - - 1 - Bill Willis 5 - - - - - - 3 -
Herb Rich 4 - - - - - - 2 - Derrell Palmer 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Vitamin Smith 4 - - - - - - - - Bob Gain 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Jerry Williams 4 - - - - - - 2 - Don Shula 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Dick Daugherty 3 - - - - - - - - Ed Sharkey 4 - - - - - - - -
Duane Putnam 2 - - - - - - - - Horace Gillom 3 - - - - - - - -
Larry Brink 2 - - - 1 - - - - Bert Rechichar 3 1 12 - - - - 1 -
Norb Hecker 2 - - - - - - - - Tommy James 3 1 21 - - - - 1 -
Night Train Lane 2 - - - - - - 3 - Warren Lahr 2 1 9 - - - - 1 -
Andy Robustelli 2 - - - 1 1 - - - Rex Bumgardner 1 - - - - - - 1 -
Charley Toogood 2 - - - - 1 - - - John Kissell 1 - - - - - - - -
Ken Casner 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Jim Winkler 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 61 - - - 4 4 - 10 - Totals 52 3 42 - - 3 - 8 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Dan Towler 1 1 0 0 0 Hal Herring 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 1 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Bob Waterfield 8 339 42.4 0 0 56 Horace Gillom 5 270 54.0 0 4 57
Totals 8 339 42.4 0 0 56 Totals 5 270 54.0 0 4 57
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Skeets Quinlan 1 38 38.0 0 38 0 Ray Renfro 4 57 14.2 1 38 0
Woodley Lewis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Bert Rechichar 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0
Totals 2 38 19.0 0 38 0 Totals 5 53 10.6 1 38 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Woodley Lewis 4 65 16.2 20 0 Ray Renfro 2 40 20.0 26 0
Skeets Quinlan 1 50 50.0 50 0
Vitamin Smith 1 41 41.0 41 0
Totals 6 156 26.0 50 0 Totals 2 40 20.0 26 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Bob Waterfield 0 0 0 3 3 Lou Groza 6 4 43 3 3
Totals 0 0 0 3 3 Totals 6 4 43 3 3