1948 NFL Quarterfinal-Cleveland Browns-28, Baltimore Colts-10

December 19, 1948

Weather-36 degrees, 12 mph NNE, rain

Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones ran for three TD for the Cleveland Browns, who won easily over the Colts, 28-10, on their way to the NFL Semifinals. Cleveland's offense managed 433 yards of offense, including 306 on the ground at a consistent 6.2 yards per carry. Marion Motley led the attack with 96 yards, Jones chipped in 94, and Bill Boedecker added 85.

Baltimore struggled to maintain any type of attack, as rookie QB Y. A. Tittle completed just 9 of his 24 attempts. Tittle was able to cut the lead to 21-10 with a fourth quarter TD pass, but the Browns put the game away on the ensuing possession with Jones' third TD of the game.

Baltimore Colts...(7-8)-0-3-0-7-10
Cleveland Browns.(15-0)-7-7-7-7-28

Cle-Jones 13 run (Groza Kick)
Cle-Jones 17 run (Groza Kick)
Bal-Grossman 24 FG
Cle-Boedecker 8 run (Groza Kick)
Bal-Williams 24 pass from Tittle (Grossman Kick)
Cle-Jones 5 run (Groza Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Bal-Pfohl-2-42-0 (109-497-4), Hillenbrand-9-40-0 (109-550-7), Mertes-12-16-0 (167-696-4), Tittle-3-14-0 (55-171-4), Bechtol-1-2-0 (1-2-0)
Cle-Motley-17-96-0 (174-1,060-5), Jones-13-94-3 (113-494-8), Boedecker-10-85-1 (88-339-4), Cowan-5-24-0 (38-123-1), Lavelli-1-7-0 (2-16-0), Graham-3-0-0 (26-146-6)

Passing
Bal-Tittle-24-9-100-1-0 (313-170-2,622-17-9)
Cle-Graham-15-9-143-0-2 (348-182-2,856-25-17)

Receiving
Bal-Williams-3-31-1 (35-391-3), Davis-3-30-0 (44-795-7), Hillenbrand-2-31-0 (52-1,001-6), Mertes-1-8-0 (7-64-0)
Cle-Speedie-4-72-0 (62-888-4), Gillom-2-17-0 (22-312-1), Jones-1-22-0 (15-315-5), Lavelli-1-18-0 (26-481-5), Boedecker-1-14-0 (14-251-2)