1946 Cleveland Browns Season - Preseason

Preseason

1 2 3 4 Total
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 6 0 7 20
• Browns 0 7 14 14 35
  • Date: Friday, August 30
  • Location: Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 35,964
  • Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Scoring summary
1 BKD Joe Davis 2-yard pass from Glen Dobbs (Jim McCarthy kick) BKD 7–0
2 BKD Lew Mayne 25-yard rush (kick failed) BKD 13–0
2 CLE Fred Evans 7-yard pass from Cliff Lewis (Lou Groza kick) BKD 13–7
3 CLE John Rokisky 55-yard fumble recovery (Lou Groza kick) CLE 14–13
3 CLE Mac Speedie 2-yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) CLE 21–13
4 CLE Fred Evans 83-yard interception (Lou Groza kick) CLE 28–13
4 CLE George Young 20-yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) CLE 35–13
4 BKD Touchdown (Jim McCarthy kick) CLE 35–20

The Browns' first and only preseason game took place at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Cleveland won the game 35–20. Brooklyn opened the scoring with a touchdown in the first quarter and another on the first play of the second quarter. Both touchdowns followed interceptions thrown by Otto Graham. Substituting for Graham, Cliff Lewis threw a short touchdown pass to Fred Evans near the end of the second quarter to give the Browns their first points. Cleveland scored again in the second half after John Rokisky picked up a fumble by Brooklyn halfback Glen Dobbs and ran it 55 yards for a touchdown, giving the Browns the lead. Graham threw a short pass to Mac Speedie for another touchdown in the third quarter, and added a 20-yard pass to George Young in the fourth quarter to widen the lead. In the same quarter, Evans intercepted a Dobbs pass and ran 83 yards for his second touchdown. Brooklyn had a touchdown near the end of the game to make the final score 35–20. Cleveland won the game despite trailing the Dodgers in rushing yards, 93 to 63. After the win, the Browns prepared to face the Miami Seahawks in their first regular-season game the following Friday.

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