Sunday, October 4, 1959
| CLE | CRD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Browns | Jim Brown 2 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Browns | Jim Brown 1 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 0 |
| Browns | Ray Renfro 5 yard pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 0 | |
| 3rd | Browns | Junior Wren 44 yard fumble return (Lou Groza kick) | 28 | 0 |
| Cardinals | King Hill 1 yard rush (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 28 | 7 | |
| 4th | Browns | Billy Howton 36 yard pass from Milt Plum (kick failed) | 34 | 7 |
| CLE | CRD | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 45-160-2 | 20-101-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-14-154-2-0 | 17-38-197-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-15 | 3-25 |
| Net pass yards | 139 | 172 |
| Total yards | 299 | 273 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 6-4 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 2-22 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Jim Brown | CLE | 37 | 147 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Woodley Lewis | CRD | 8 | 106 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||