December 22, 1946Weather-27 degrees, 10 mph SSW, light snow
Cleveland steamrolled the AAFC in 1946, but they struggled all afternoon against the Cardinals, making just enough plays to hold on for a 14-6 victory and a berth in the NFL semifinals. The Browns used an early Elmer Angsman fumble to drive a short field for a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Otto Graham finished the drive with a 14-yard TD pass to Dante Lavelli. Lavelli finished with 4 catches for 81 yards, including 2 big receptions on the Browns fourth quarter drive that put the game away, finishing with a Marion Motley 5-yard plunge.
Cleveland will host the Los Angeles Dons next Sunday for a shot at the NFL Championship.
Chicago Cardinals..(6-6)-0-6-0-0-6
Cleveland Browns.(13-2)-7-0-0-7-14
Cle-Lavelli 14 pass from Graham (Groza Kick)
Chc-Cuff 26 FG
Chc-Cuff 15 FG
Cle-Motley 5 run (Groza Kick)
Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Chc-Harder-16-119-0 (122-664-4), Goldberg-7-44-0 (50-254-3), Angsman-9-33-0 (57-361-2), Christman-4-17-0 (32-(-44)-3), Seno-9-6-0 (71-197-0)
Cle-Smith-7-31-0 (69-271-5), Jones-9-30-0 (86-569-4), Motley-12-27-1 (85-628-6), Greenwood-5-23-0 (82-297-6), Schwenk-1-0-0 (7-(-1)-1), Graham-3-(-3)-0 (33-(-128)-1)
Passing
Chc-Christman-18-7-98-0-0 (247-107-1754-13-18)
Cle-Graham-17-6-85-1-0 (191-101-1919-18-5), Schwenk-6-3-44-0-0 (29-18-320-4-0)
Receiving
Chc-Dewell-3-51-0 (30-694-7), Seno-2-24-0 (14-148-1), Kutner-2-23-0 (29-657-5)
Cle-Lavelli-4-81-1 (44-924-9), Speedie-2-20-0 (26-584-7), Harrington-2-13-0 (10-149-0), Yonaker-1-15-0 (8-113-2)
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