Rio de Janeiro Carnival (19-15)
Rio improved by 5 games in Year II, riding the shoulders of Jim Brown and an improved defense to the Southish Championship game.
RIO Career Leaders
| AV | Scoring | Tackles | Yards | Sacks | Holes I Ints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Jim Brown - 26.9 Joe Thomas - 26.8 Joel Bitonio - 26.5 Will Shields - 24.2 Lou Groza - 21.9 | Run TD: Brown - 35 Rec TD: Paul Warfield - 18 Pass TD: Len Dawson - 35 | Run: Brown - 3377 Rec: Warfield - 1590 Pass: Dawson - 3938 | Thomas - 71 |
| Defense | Jabaal Sheard - 27.3 Eric Berry - 16.0 Derrick Thomas - 15.5 Len Ford - 15.5 Craig Robertson - 14.8 | Joe Haden - 149 | Thomas - 10 | Johnny Robinson; Jim Leonhard - 4 |
| Special Teams | Cairo Santos (K) - 1.7 Don Cockroft (P) - 1.6 |
RIO Single Season Leaders
| AV | Scoring | Tackles | Yards | Sacks | Holes | Int | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Jim Brown (I) - 17.4 Lou Groza (I) - 16.1 Will Shields (I) - 14.3 Joel Bitonio (I) - 14.2 Joe Thomas (II) - 14.0 | Run TD: Brown (I) - 19 Rec TD: Tony Gonzalez (I); Warfield (I) - 10 Pass TD: Dawson (I) - 22 | Run: Brown (I) - 1954 Rec: Gonzalez (I); Paul Warfield (II) - 972 Pass: Dawson (I) - 2334 | J. Thomas (II) - 45 |
| Defense | Jabaal Sheard (II) - 15.6 Eric Berry (II) - 12.1 Joe Haden (II) - 12.1 Sheard (I) - 11.7 Dontari Poe (II) - 9.8 | Craig Robertson (I) - 91 | Sheard (II); Len Ford (I); Derrick Thomas (II) - 7 | Johnny Robinson (II) - 4 |
| Special Teams | Cairo Santos (K, I) - 1.6 Don Cockroft (P, II) - 1.6 |
RIO All Franchise Team
| Jim Brown | Jamaal Charles | |||
| Len Dawson | ||||
| Paul Warfield | Tony Gonzalez | Michael Crabtree | ||
| Joe Thomas | Joel Bitonio | Frank Gatski | Will Shields | Lou Groza |
| Jabaal Sheard | Dontari Poe | Len Ford | ||
| Derrick Thomas | Craig Robertson | Clay Matthews | Bobby Bell | |
| Joe Haden | Eric Berry | Johnny Robinson | Doc Elliott | |
| P: Don Cockroft | K: Cairo Santos | PR/KR: Dante Hall | Next Best: Otto Graham (QB) |
Year II Award Winners
All-League: Eric Berry, Dante Hall
All-Pro’s: Joel Bitonio, Jim Brown, Don Cockroft, Frank Gatski, Joe Haden, Johnny Robinson, Jabaal Sheard, Anthony Sherman, Derrick Thomas, Joe Thomas
Offensive Player of the Week: Jim Brown (x3)
Special Teams Player of the Week: Dante Hall (x3), Abner Haynes (x2)
Year I Award Winners
All-League: Jim Brown, Lou Groza, Will Shields
All-Pro’s: Joel Bitonio, Jamaal Charles, Anthony Sherman, Joe Thomas
Offensive Player of the Week: Jim Brown, Jamaal Charles, Len Dawson
Special Teams Player of the Week: Dante Hall