3. Browns 45, Rams 31, Nov. 24, 1957 at Cleveland
Rookie Jim Brown set an NFL record by running for 237 yards. Brown, a Hall of Famer and commonly called the best running back in NFL history, carried 31 times and scored four touchdowns.
Lew Carpenter’s 23-yard scoring run put the Browns up 7-0 but they trailed 21-17 at halftime despite Brown’s 69-yard touchdown romp and Lou Groza’s 48-yard field goal. Cleveland pulled out the win, though, on four short touchdown runs in the second half: three by Brown — twice from one yard and again from three yards — and one by Carpenter from a yard.
Brown set up two of the scores with dashes of 46 and 33 yards.
Carpenter totaled 70 yards on 15 carries. Rookie Milt Plum came in at quarterback for the Browns with the game tied 7-7 in the second quarter after starter Tommy O’Connell left with a shoulder injury. Plum completed six of nine passes for 62 yards. Don Paul intercepted two Rams passes.
The victory made the Browns 7-1-1 on their way to a 9-2-1 record and East Division championship. They were routed by the Lions, 59-14, in the NFL title game at Detroit. The Rams became 4-5 with the loss and finished 6-6.
Brown matched his record with 237 yards on 34 carries during the Browns 45-24 win on Nov. 19, 1961 in Cleveland. The record has since been broken on several occasions.
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