1960 Cleveland Browns roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
rookies in italics
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1960 Cleveland Browns staff
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Front office
Coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength & conditioning
- Athletic trainer – Leo Murphy
- Equipment manager – Morris Kono
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Pre Season Game Officials
Pre Season
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Week
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Opponent
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Referee
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Umpire
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Head Linesman
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Back Judge
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Field Judge
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1
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at Detroit
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Week P1: Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions
Quarter |
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2 |
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Browns |
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0 |
Lions |
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0 |
at Briggs Stadium • Detroit, Michigan
- Date: August 13, 1960
- Game time: 8:30 pm. EDT
- Game attendance: 24,620
Team |
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Statistics
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CLE
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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DET
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Browns
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Game Statistics
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Lions
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First downs
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Rushes–yards
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Passing yards
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Passes
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Sacked–yards
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Net passing yards
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Total yards
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Return yards
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Punts
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Fumbles–lost
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Penalties–yards
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Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Time
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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Recap
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1
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September 25
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at Philadelphia Eagles
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1:30 p.m. EDT
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W 41–24
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1–0
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Franklin Field
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56,303
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2
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October 2
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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2:00 p.m. EDT
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W 28–20
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2–0
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Cleveland Stadium
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67,692
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3
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October 9
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Bye
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4
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October 16
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at Dallas Cowboys
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2:30 p.m. EST
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W 48–7
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3–0
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Cotton Bowl
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28,500
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5
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October 23
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Philadelphia Eagles
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2:00 p.m. EST
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L 29–31
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3–1
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Cleveland Stadium
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64,850
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6
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October 30
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at Washington Redskins
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2:00 p.m. EST
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W 31–10
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4–1
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Griffith Stadium
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32,086
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7
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November 6
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New York Giants
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2:00 p.m. EST
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L 13–17
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4–2
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Cleveland Stadium
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82,872
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8
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November 13
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St. Louis Cardinals
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2:00 p.m. EST
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W 28–27
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5–2
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Cleveland Stadium
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49,192
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9
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November 20
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at Pittsburgh Steelers
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2:00 p.m. EST
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L 10–14
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5–3
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Forbes Field
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35,215
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10
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November 27
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at St. Louis Cardinals
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2:00 p.m. EST
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T 17–17
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5–3–1
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Busch Stadium I
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26,146
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11
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December 4
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Washington Redskins
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2:00 p.m. EST
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W 27–16
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6–3–1
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Cleveland Stadium
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35,211
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12
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December 11
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Chicago Bears
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2:00 p.m. EST
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W 42–0
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7–3–1
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Cleveland Stadium
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38,155
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13
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December 18
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at New York Giants
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2:00 p.m. EST
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W 48–34
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8–3–1
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Yankee Stadium
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56,517
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Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
- A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.
Regular Season Game Officials
Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles
Quarter |
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Browns |
14 |
10 |
7 | 10 | 41 |
Eagles |
3 |
7 |
0 | 14 | 24 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 25, 1960
- Game time: 1:30 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); relative humidity 62%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 56,303
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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CLE
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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PHI
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Browns
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Game Statistics
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Eagles
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First downs
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Rushes–yards
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Passing yards
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Passes
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Sacked–yards
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Net passing yards
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Total yards
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Return yards
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Punts
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Fumbles–lost
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Penalties–yards
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Week 2: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Steelers |
0 |
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7 | 13 | 20 |
Browns |
14 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 28 |
at Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: October 2, 1960
- Game time: 2:00 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); relative humidity 84%; wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
- Game attendance: 67,692
- Referee: John Pace
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Team |
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Statistics
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PIT
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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CLE
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Steelers
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Game Statistics
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Browns
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First downs
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Rushes–yards
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Passing yards
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Passes
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Sacked–yards
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Net passing yards
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Total yards
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Return yards
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Punts
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Fumbles–lost
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Penalties–yards
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- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Statistical comparison
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Cleveland Browns
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Opponents
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First downs |
219 |
208
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First downs rushing |
107 |
92
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First downs passing |
96 |
102
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First downs penalty |
16 |
14
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Total net yards |
3974 |
3806
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Avg. Per Game |
331.2 |
317.2
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Total Plays |
647 |
724
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Avg. Per Play |
6.1 |
5.3
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Net yards rushing |
1930 |
1643
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Avg. Per Game |
160.8 |
136.9
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Rushing attempts |
383 |
405
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Net yards passing |
2044 |
2163
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Avg. Per Game |
170.3 |
180.3
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Times sacked-total yards |
37–299 |
26–209
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Gross yards |
2343 |
2370
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Passing – Completions/attempts |
160?264 |
163/319
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Completion Pct. |
60.6 |
51.1
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Interceptions thrown |
5 |
31
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Punts-average yardage |
55–42.0 |
46–45.0
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Net Punting Avg. |
55–38.7 |
46–40.5
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Penalties-total yards |
49–534 |
48–526
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Fumbles-lost |
20–12 |
27–14
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Touchdowns |
47 |
26
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Touchdown rushing |
18 |
10
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Touchdown passing |
22 |
15
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Touchdown returns |
7 |
1
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Boxscore
Quarter-by-quarter
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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Browns
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59
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150
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58
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95
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362
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Opponents
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41
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60
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48
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68
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217
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Offense
Defense
Special teams
Playoff Game Officials
Playoff
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Week
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Opponent
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Referee
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Umpire
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Head Linesman
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Back Judge
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Field Judge
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Alternate
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- Jim Brown, NFL rushing leader, 1,257 yards
- Milt Plum, NFL leader, passing yards, (2,297)
- Jim Brown, third consecutive 1,000 yard season
- Jim Brown, fourth consecutive rushing title