1949 Cleveland (7-0) 7 7 0 7 21 1949 Los Angeles (2-5) 0 7 0 7 14 1 2:36 Cleveland TD Motley 15 run (Groza) (5-45-2:40) 7-0 2 9:59 Cleveland TD Jones 20 run (Groza) (9-61-4:10) 14-0 2 4:03 Los Angeles TD Taliaferro 6 run (Nelson) (12-64-5:56) 14-7 4 13:32 Cleveland TD Jones 13 run (Groza) (12-83-5:01) 21-7 4 4:03 Los Angeles TD Taliaferro 13 pass to Ford (Nelson) (3-17-0:58) 21-14 Cle LA First Downs 23 13 Rushes 42-195 41-112 Passes 27-15-224 21-11-122 Sacked 0-0 0-0 Fumble 4 4 Penalties 6-54 7-70 Turnovers 6 2 Time 32:13 27:47 Third Down 5-11 10-18 Fourth Down 0-0 0-2 Red Att/Td/Fg 4/3/0 2/2/0 Net Offense 419 234 Injuries: Lavelli(Cle-3) < Cleveland > < Los Angeles > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Graham 27 15 224 0 2 2 0 52.1 Taliaferro 20 10 108 0 0 0 1 82.9 Dobbs 1 1 14 0 0 0 0 118.8 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Motley 13 76 5.8 3 3 18 1 Taliaferro 14 54 3.9 3 1 11 1 Jones 6 40 6.7 2 2 20 2 Dobbs 2 26 13.0 2 1 23 0 Graham 3 33 11.0 1 1 24 0 Grimes 9 17 1.9 0 0 5 0 Jones 8 24 3.0 0 0 4 0 Rodgers 10 9 0.9 0 0 2 0 Boedecker 4 14 3.5 1 0 7 0 Wilkins 1 7 7.0 0 0 7 0 Parseghian 2 3 1.5 0 0 3 0 Howell 2 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 Horvath 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 0 Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Susteric 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 0 Clay 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 0 0 Lahr 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 Adamle 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Speedie 5 1 101 20.2 4 2 35 0 Rodgers 3 0 33 11.0 2 0 18 0 Lavelli 4 0 49 12.3 4 0 14 0 Ford 3 0 29 9.7 2 0 13 1 Jones 2 0 24 12.0 2 0 14 0 Wilkins 2 0 19 9.5 1 0 13 0 Gillom 2 0 26 13.0 2 0 20 0 Taliaferro 1 0 14 14.0 1 0 14 0 Boedecker 1 0 8 8.0 1 0 8 0 Grimes 1 0 12 12.0 1 0 12 0 Motley 1 0 16 16.0 1 0 16 0 Holder 1 0 15 15.0 1 0 15 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Graham 1 0 0 Rodgers 2 1 0 Motley 1 0 0 Taliaferro 1 0 0 Jones 1 0 0 Grimes 1 0 0 Adamle 1 0 0 Clay 0 1 0 James 0 1 0 McWilliams 0 1 0 Rymkus 0 1 0 Kennedy 0 1 0 Brown 0 1 0 Dworsky 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Boedecker 2 53 26.5 29 0 Taliaferro 3 83 27.7 33 0 Motley 1 8 8.0 8 0 Howell 1 9 9.0 9 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Lewis 3 1 52 17.3 23 0 Crowe 2 1 43 21.5 33 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Groza 0-0 0 3-3 3 Nelson 0-0 0 2-2 2 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Gillom 3 104 34.7 0 0 0 36 Dobbs 6 251 41.8 0 3 0 51 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Humble 10 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 Reinhard 7 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 Yonaker 7 0 1 1 1 0 0-0 Dworsky 6 0 0 0 0 1 2-8 Agase 7 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Ford 6 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 Adamle 6 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Brown 5 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 Willis 5 0 1 0 0 1 0-0 Crowe 5 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Rymkus 4 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 Woodward 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Lewis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McWilliams 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Saban 3 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 Perroti 4 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Lahr 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Kennedy 4 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 James 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Pipkin 3 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Horvath 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Loloati 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Spencer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Davis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hoffman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Williamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Susteric 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Clay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Boedecker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Holder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Baldwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Henke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Whaley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Spavital 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Play-By-Play Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:50 Cle Boedecker ret of 24 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own34 14:43 Cle Jones 4/F Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 opp38 14:43 LA Pen5(Rymkus) 3RB OffTkl-R 3-4 M Run/Ll 1 5 opp33 14:09 LA Rodgers -1 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Dbl-Wilkins/Li 2 6 opp34 13:34 LA Grimes 0 Bas Sweep-R 3-4 M Run 3 6 opp34 13:07 LA Taliaferro 6 Bas Draw 3-4 M Pass-Wilkins/Bz1/Ll 1 10 opp28 12:30 LA Grimes 2 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Run 2 8 opp26 12:23 LA Rodgers 2/F Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Basic/Li 1 10 own24 11:45 Cle Graham-Motley 16 Bas L-Hitch/PBK/sec 3-4 Z Run-Motley/Ll 1 10 own40 11:12 Cle Motley 0 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Run/Bz1 2 10 own40 10:35 Cle Jones 4 Bas OffTkl-L 3-3 M Pass 3 6 own44 9:56 Cle Graham-Lavelli 14 Bas S-Slant 3-4 M Pass-Gillom 1 10 opp42 9:17 Cle Motley 18 Bas Dive 3-4 M Run/Li 1 10 opp24 8:30 Cle Jones 4 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Dbl-Lavelli 2 6 opp20 7:56 Cle Motley 6 Bas Trap-L 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 opp14 7:22 Cle Motley 5 Bas Dive 3-4 M Basic 2 5 opp9 7:19 Cle Graham-INT-Dworsky Bas S-Hitch/sec 3-4 sZ Run 1 10 own20 6:39 LA Taliaferro 1 3RB OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Basic 2 9 own21 6:00 LA Rodgers 1 Bas Draw 3-4 M Run-Grimes/Bz2/Li 3 8 own22 5:26 LA Taliafe-Rodgers 6 Bas Screen 3-4 M Pass/Bz2/Lo 4 2 own28 5:16 LA Dobbs 40,Lewis 23 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 opp45 4:41 Cle Graham 8 Bas M-Fly 3-4 lM Dbl-Lavelli 2 2 opp37 4:11 Cle Motley 2 Bas Dive 3-4 Z Run-Motley 3 0 opp35 3:35 Cle Graham 1 Bas QbSneak 3-4 M Run 1 10 opp34 3:28 Cle LA Pen15(Pipkin) Bas S-Hitch/sec 3-4 Z Key-Motley 1 10 opp19 2:51 Cle Jones 4 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Run 2 6 opp15 2:36 Cle Motley 15/TD Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Run/Li 7-0 KO 2:25 LA Taliaferro ret of 23 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 1:43 LA Taliaferro 1 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Dbl-Wilkins 2 9 own30 1:07 LA Taliaferro 4 Bas S-Hitch 3-4 Z Run 3 5 own34 0:35 LA Taliafe-Ford 8 Bas S-Slant 3-4 tM Pass 1 10 own42 0:29 LA LA Pen15(Ramsey) Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Run/Bz1 1 25 own27 0:00 LA Taliaferro 2 Bas Draw 3-4 M Pass/Ll 2nd Quarter 2 23 own29 14:55 LA Taliafe-Ford X Bas M-Out/sec 3-4 dZ Pass/Ll 3 23 own29 14:18 LA Grimes 2 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 lM Pass 4 21 own31 14:09 LA Dobbs 44,Lewis 14 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own39 13:37 Cle Boedecker 5 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Run 2 5 own44 13:32 Cle Graham-Jones X Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Dbl-Lavelli 3 5 own44 12:52 Cle Graham-Gillom 6 Bas S-Slant 3-4 tM Pass 1 10 50 12:19 Cle Jones 5 Bas Trap-R 3-4 tM Run 2 5 opp45 11:48 Cle Boedecker 7 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 sZ Basic/Lr 1 10 opp38 11:14 Cle Jones 1 Bas Trap-L 3-4 tM Dbl-Jones 2 9 opp37 10:42 Cle Graham-Lavelli 10 Bas S-Flat/sec 3-4 Z Basic/Lr 1 10 opp27 10:09 Cle Graham-Speedie 7 Bas S-Cross 3-4 M Basic 2 3 opp20 9:59 Cle Jones 20/TD Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Basic 14-0 KO 9:49 LA Taliaferro ret of 33 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own36 9:14 LA Taliafe-Wilkins 13 Bas S-Slant 3-4 Z Pass/Ll 1 10 own49 9:05 LA Grimes -2 Bas Sweep-R 3-4 M Run 2 12 own47 9:00 LA Taliafe-Wilkins X Bas M-Out 3-3 lM Pass 3 12 own47 8:26 LA Taliafe-Rodgers 18 Bas Screen 3-4 dZ Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp35 7:52 LA Rodgers 1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 M Dbl-Ford/Li 2 9 opp34 7:52 LA Pen5(Yonaker) Bas S-Flat 3-4 tM Run/Bz1/Li 2 4 opp29 7:16 LA Rodgers 2 Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Dbl-Wilkins/Li 3 2 opp27 6:41 LA Taliaferro 4 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 opp23 6:04 LA Taliafe-Ford 8 Bas S-Slant 3-4 tM Run-Rodgers/Li 2 2 opp15 5:25 LA Rodgers 2/F Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Dbl-Wilkins 3 0 opp13 4:48 LA Dobbs 3 3RB QbSneak 3-4 M Run/Lo 1 10 opp10 4:10 LA Grimes 4 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 tM Dbl-Wilkins 2 6 opp6 4:03 LA Taliaferro 6/TD Bas S-Hitch 3-4 tM Pass-Ford 14-7 KO 3:57 Cle Motley ret of 8 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own17 3:14 Cle Graham-Lavelli 14 Bas L-Cross/sec 3-4 M Dbl-Speedie 1 10 own31 2:41 Cle Jones 2 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Dbl-Gillom 2 8 own33 2:00 Cle Boedecker 1 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 M Basic 3 7 own34 1:51 Cle Graham-INT-Dworsky Bas S-Hitch 3-4 MiPass 1 10 opp34 1:26 LA Grimes 4 3RB Pitch-R 3-4 M Dbl-Wilkins 2 6 opp30 1:16 LA Taliaferro 1 3RB Pitch-L 3-4 M Pass-Wilkins/Ford/L 3 5 opp29 1:10 LA Taliafe-Grimes X Bas Screen 3-4 MoPass/Li 4 5 opp29 1:06 LA Taliafe-Wilkins X Bas S-Slant 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 own29 0:57 Cle Jones -1 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Dbl-Gillom/Ll 2 11 own28 0:46 Cle Graham-Speedie 22 Bas M-Out 3-4 MiDbl-Gillom 1 10 50 0:41 Cle Graham-Speedie X Bas M-Slant 3-4 M Pass-Speedie 2 10 50 0:34 Cle Graham-Gillom X Bas M-Hitch/HO 3-4 M Pass-Lavelli 3 10 50 0:31 Cle Graham-Boedecke X Bas S-Hitch/HO 3-4 M Pass-Gillom/Bz1 4 10 50 0:24 Cle Gillom 36,Crowe 10 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 0:00 LA Davis 0 Bas Dive 3-4 M Run 3rd Quarter KO 14:46 LA Taliaferro ret of 27 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own27 14:12 LA Taliaferro 3 Bas S-Cross 3-4 Z Run-Rodgers/Li 2 7 own30 13:40 LA Howell 0 Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Run/Li 3 7 own30 13:07 LA Taliafe-Rodgers 9 Bas Screen 3-4 M Pass-Wilkins/Bz1 1 10 own39 12:58 LA LA Pen15(Williamson) Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Dbl-Wilkins 1 25 own24 12:24 LA Rodgers 2 Bas Draw 3-4 M Pass 2 23 own26 11:49 LA Grimes 5 Bas Draw 3-3 lM Pass 3 18 own31 11:11 LA Taliaferro 11 Bas M-Out 3-4 dZ Pass 4 7 own42 11:06 LA Dobbs 41, OB --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own17 10:29 Cle Motley 1 Bas Dive 3-4 M Run 2 9 own18 9:51 Cle Graham-Gillom 20 Bas S-Slant 3-4 Z Run-Motley/Bz1 1 10 own38 9:17 Cle Jones 3 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Basic 2 7 own41 9:14 Cle Graham-Speedie X Bas S-Slant 3-4 sZ Key-Motley 3 7 own41 9:08 Cle LA Pen10(Crowe) Bas M-Out 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 opp49 8:29 Cle Susteric 1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 tM Dbl-Gillom 2 9 opp48 7:50 Cle Graham-Speedie 12 Bas S-Cross 3-4 M Pass-Lavelli 1 10 opp36 7:10 Cle Motley 1 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Run-Motley 2 9 opp35 6:59 Cle Graham 24/F Bas M-Hitch 3-4 M Run 1 10 own11 6:47 LA Dobbs 23 3RB Sweep-L 3-4 M Basic/Ll 1 10 own34 6:41 LA Dobbs-Taliafer 14 3RB S-Out 3-4 tM Run/Lr 1 10 own48 6:35 LA Taliaferro 1/F Bas Sweep-R 3-4 tM Dbl-Ford 1 10 opp49 6:29 Cle Graham-Gillom X Bas S-Slant 3-4 M Dbl-Speedie 2 10 opp49 6:16 Cle Motley 15/F Bas Draw 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 own34 5:42 LA Howell 1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Key-Grimes/Li 2 9 own35 5:08 LA Clay -1 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 Z Pass/Bz2 3 10 own34 4:30 LA Taliafe-Grimes 12 Bas Screen 3-4 M Pass-Wilkins 1 10 own46 3:54 LA Grimes -1/F Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Key-Grimes/Li 2 11 own45 3:51 LA Taliafe-Ford X Bas S-Slant 3-4 tM Pass-Wilkins 3 11 own45 3:51 LA Pen5(Clay) Bas Screen 3-3 M Pass-Ford/Bz1/Li 3 16 own40 3:44 LA Cle Pen5(Grigg) Bas M-Cross 3-3 lM Pass-Wilkins 3 11 own45 3:39 LA Taliafe-Wilkins X Bas Screen 3-3 Z Pass 4 11 own45 3:33 LA Dobbs 38, OB --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own17 3:27 Cle Cle Pen9(Willis) Bas Sweep-L 3-4 M Basic 1 19 own8 2:47 Cle Jones -3 Bas Draw 3-4 M Run/Li 2 22 own5 2:32 Cle Graham-Speedie 35 Bas L-Out 3-3 lM Pass 1 10 own40 1:53 Cle Graham-Lavelli 11 Bas L-Slant/sec 3-4 Z Key-Motley 1 10 opp49 1:47 Cle LA Pen5(Perroti) Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Dbl-Speedie 1 5 opp44 1:42 Cle Graham-Speedie X Bas M-Slant 3-4 M Dbl-Lavelli 2 5 opp44 1:05 Cle Graham-Boedecke 8 Bas S-Slant 3-4 M Run 1 10 opp36 0:27 Cle Motley 4 Bas Dive 3-4 M Basic 2 6 opp32 0:00 Cle Jones 4 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 Z Basic 4th Quarter 3 2 opp28 14:30 Cle Graham-Jones 10 Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Run 1 10 opp18 13:44 Cle Motley 5 Bas Dive 3-4 M Dbl-Speedie 2 5 opp13 13:32 Cle Jones 13/TD Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Dbl-2 21-7 KO 13:25 LA Howell ret of 9 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own14 12:52 LA Taliaferro 7 Bas S-Slant 3-4 tM Pass-Wilkins/Li 2 3 own21 12:52 LA Pen5(Team) Bas EndAround 3-4 M Run 2 8 own16 12:44 LA Wilkins 7 Bas Reverse 3-4 M Run-Grimes 3 1 own23 12:09 LA Clay -1 Bas Dive 3-4 M Run-Grimes/Li 4 2 own22 12:01 LA Dobbs 51,Lewis 15 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own42 11:12 Cle Boedecker 1 3RB OffTkl-R 3-4 Z Run 2 9 own43 11:05 Cle Graham-Speedie X 3RB S-Flat/sec 3-4 M Run 3 9 own43 10:58 Cle Graham-Susteric X Bas Screen 3-4 Z Pass 4 9 own43 10:50 Cle Gillom 34,Crowe 33 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 opp44 10:16 LA Grimes 3 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 M Dbl-Wilkins 2 7 opp41 9:43 LA Rodgers -1 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Run 3 8 opp42 9:36 LA Taliafe-Ford X Bas S-Hitch/sec 3-4 tM Pass-Ford/Bz1/Lo 4 8 opp42 9:32 LA Taliafe-Wilkins 6 Bas S-Cross 3-4 M Pass-Ford 1 10 own36 8:42 Cle Horvath 1 Bas Dive 3-4 M Run 2 9 own37 7:42 Cle Susteric 1 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Dbl-Speedie/Lr 3 8 own38 7:39 Cle Graham-Gillom X Bas S-Slant 3-4 M Run 4 8 own38 7:33 Cle Gillom 34,Crowe FC --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own28 7:29 LA Taliafe-Ford X Bas M-Out/sec 3-4 tM Dbl-Wilkins/Li 2 10 own28 7:26 LA Taliafe-Howell X Bas S-Hitch 3-3 M Dbl-Wilkins 3 10 own28 6:51 LA Taliafe-Holder 15 Bas S-Slant 3-4 M Pass 1 10 own43 6:13 LA Taliaferro 3 Bas Draw 3-4 sZ Pass/Li 2 7 own46 6:07 LA Rodgers 1 Bas Pitch-R 3-4 sZ Pass 3 6 own47 6:03 LA Taliafe-Ford X Bas S-Flat 3-4 M Pass 4 6 own47 5:57 LA Dobbs 37,Lewis FC --- Pt-side --- faircatch 1 10 own16 5:07 Cle Horvath 1 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Run/Li 2 9 own17 5:01 Cle Adamle 0/F Bas Dive 3-4 Z Run/Li/A 1 10 opp17 4:24 LA Taliaferro 4 3RB Sweep-L 3-4 M Pass-Wilkins/Ford 2 6 opp13 4:15 LA Rodgers 0 3RB Quick-L 3-4 Z Pass/Lr 3 6 opp13 4:03 LA Taliafe-Ford 13/TD Bas S-Slant/sec 3-4 M Pass-Wilkins/Lr 21-14 KO 3:50 Cle Boedecker ret of 29 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own36 2:57 Cle Motley 1 Bas Dive 3-4 Z Run-Motley 2 9 own37 2:12 Cle Graham-Jones 14 Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Dbl-Speedie 1 10 opp49 2:03 Cle Cle Pen15(Gatski) Bas Trap-R 3-4 sZ Run/Li 1 25 own36 1:55 Cle Jones 4 Bas Draw 3-4 Z Basic/Li 2 21 own40 1:46 Cle Motley 3 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 lM Basic/Lr 3 18 own43 1:02 Cle Graham-Speedie 25 Bas M-Hitch/PBK 3-4 lM Run 1 10 opp32 0:52 Cle Lahr 1 Bas Trap-R 3-4 Z Run 2 9 opp31 0:45 Cle Cle Pen15(Ulinski) Bas Dive 3-4 M Run-Boedecker 2 24 opp46 0:37 Cle Parseghian 3 Bas Trap-R 3-4 lM Run/Li 3 21 opp43 0:00 Cle Parseghian 0 Bas Trap-R 3-3 M Basic Game