Sunday September 27, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/27/1970:



The 49ers converted two interceptions and a fumble recovery into scores. Two plays after linebacker Dave Wilcox stole a Cleveland pass, John Brodie completed a 61-yard pass to Jimmy Thomas for the winning touchdown.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE76.0  (21)145.0  (13)221.0  (19)0
DEFENSE168.0  (21)286.0  (26)454.0  (26)4
OFFENSE150.0  (8)174.0  (8)324.0  (6)1
DEFENSE124.0  (15)85.0  (3)209.0  (3)2

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (1-1-0)7107731
San Francisco 49ers (2-0-0)14701334

( 0- 7) SF Ken Willard 5 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 7- 7) CLE Bo Scott 3 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) ( 7-14) SF Mel Phillips 35 yard interception return (Bruce Gossett kick) (10-14) CLE Don Cockroft 20 yard field goal (10-21) SF Jimmy Thomas 15 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) (17-21) CLE Fair Hooker 8 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) (24-21) CLE Leroy Kelly 33 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) (24-27) SF Ken Willard 9 yard rush (kick failed) (31-27) CLE Leroy Kelly 8 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) (31-34) SF Jimmy Thomas 61 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
                     CLE             SF
First Downs:         20              24
Rushes-yards:        31-122          38-158
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-331-2     20-31-277-0
Sacked-yards:        1-5             0-0
Net pass yards:      326             277
Net yards/pass:      11.2            8.9
Total net yards:     448             435
Total plays:         60 (51% run)    69 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          7.5             6.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     4-63            3-42

Attendance: 37,502

Passing:
CLE: Bill Nelsen, 14 of 25 for 308 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Don Gault, 1 of 3 for 23 yards (1 int) SF: John Brodie, 20 of 31 for 277 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 16 for 74 yards and 2 TDs; Bo Scott, 15 for 48 yards and 1 TD SF: Ken Willard, 22 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 7 for 15 yards; Bill Tucker, 4 for 23 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 3 for 8 yards; John Brodie, 2 for 7 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Fair Hooker, 4 for 157 yards and 1 TD; Gary Collins, 4 for 68 yards; Bo Scott, 3 for 10 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 54 yards; Milt Morin, 2 for 42 yards SF: Gene Washington, 5 for 40 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 4 for 78 yards and 2 TDs; Bob Windsor, 3 for 35 yards; Dick Witcher, 2 for 41 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 36 yards; Preston Riley, 1 for 21 yards; John Isenbarger, 1 for 15 yards; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 6 yards; Ken Willard, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CLE: Homer Jones, 4 for 105 yards SF: Bill Tucker, 2 for 43 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Tom Schoen, 2 for 8 yards SF: Bruce Taylor, 2 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Mel Phillips, 1 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Dave Wilcox, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 150 yards SF: Steve Spurrier, 6 for 227 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1


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