Dec. 13, 1964 - Take it from Redskin coach Bill McPeak: the Colts are tough, but don’t look for a runaway when they play the Browns for the NFL championship in two weeks.
“I think our game today would have been closer if we had been at full strength,” McPeak said after Washington took a 45-17 defeat at Memorial Stadium.
“I don’t make a prediction on the championship game,” he continued. “But I’ll tell you this — the Colts in the second half were the best team we played all year. We haven’t seen such power.”
It was logical, after hearing all this praise, to ask McPeak why he was inclined to rate the championship game close.
“Well, I think if the Browns keep it close, say seven points, they could have a chance to win. They have Jimmy Brown to do some running for them. But if they ever get behind by 14 points, it could be all over.
“That’s what happened to us today. We had a couple of leaky spots in the defensive backfield, but when they went ahead by 14 early in the fourth quarter, we didn’t have a chance.
“They get you in a spot where you have to throw, and they just lay back and wait for it while those front four rush you to death on every play.”
Sonny Jurgensen could attest to that statement. The veteran quarterback was thrown three times for 43 yards in the first 22½ minutes of the second half, and the Redskins did not net one passing yard.
Records were set today by two Baltimore Colts.
Lenny Moore’s two short runs for scores in the final quarter gave him 20 touchdowns this season, one more than the previous mark set by Jim Taylor of Green Bay in 1962.
Raymond Berry caught five passes, one for a 30-yard touchdown, to raise his career total to 506 completions, three more than the previous career record held by Jim Howton.
With Johnny Unitas completing 13 of 20 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns, the Colts overcame some early-game turnovers in the second half, scoring two touchdowns in the third period and three in the final.
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