Sunday, October 4, 1953
| CLE | CRD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Browns | Dante Lavelli 55 yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Browns | Chick Jagade 3 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| Cardinals | Charlie Trippi 11 yard pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Browns | Ray Renfro 48 yard pass from Otto Graham (kick failed) | 20 | 7 |
| 4th | Browns | Dante Lavelli 34 yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 27 | 7 |
| CLE | CRD | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-71-1 | 24-111-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-22-310-3-0 | 16-42-168-1-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-38 | 4-40 |
| Net pass yards | 272 | 128 |
| Total yards | 343 | 239 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-63 | 1-6 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Otto Graham | CLE | 15 | 22 | 310 | 3 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||
| Dante Lavelli | CLE | 4 | 137 | 2 | 55 | ||||||||||