Art Modell's halftime show did not go as planned. He had paid $18,000 to fly in the Florida A&M band, which was known for its high stepping formations. Art promised Commissioner Rozelle that he would see a band that would put on a show unlike any he had ever seen before. Instead, the 180-piece band just walked on the field and played. Art, when will they do something? asked Pete. Soon, Modell… More said. But they never did. Afterward, the Browns owner confront­ed the band director. I saw you guys in the Orange Bowl, and you were all over the field. It was a great show. The band director said he wanted to showcase his school's excellent music department.
In the Cleveland locker room, Collier was surprised that he didn't have to make any defensive adjustments. So he asked for suggestions from his offense. They're stacking it up pretty well inside, said Brown. It might be time to throw the ball more. Collins said all there was between him and the goal line was little Bob Boyd, five inches shorter, and he could beat him any time he wanted.
The ever-nervous Parrish paced and paced. Finally, he couldn't take it any more. Hey, offense, are y'all ever gonna get into the game, or do we have to do all the work?
G John Wooten recalled, When the score was 0-0 at the half, I thought we had won the game. Everyone talked about our no-name defense and how they were over­matched, but Kanicki, Fiss, Beach, Parrish, Modzelewski - these guys were domi­nating the game. At halftime, we on offense promised them that we'd take care of business.
With the Colts receiving to start the second half, the Browns staff discussed whether they wanted the wind behind them Q3 or Q4. Afterward Collier explained the deci­sion. Most of the time you want the wind with you at the end of the game so you can rally if you have to. But I decided maybe we better take the wind while it was still blowing. If we gave it to the Colts - and neither team had scored by the half, remem­ber - and they got hot, we might be out of the game by the time we got it in the fourth. This proved to be a crucial decision that turned the game in Cleveland's favor.
Quarter 3
Kicking with the wind, Lou Groza, a month away from his 41st birthday, boomed the ball beyond the end line. If the Colts made any offensive adjustments at half­time, they didn't work. An illegal procedure penalty mixed with two short runs and an incompletion forced T Tom Gilberg to punt into the wind. The ball went out of bounds on the Baltimore 48 - a 25y punt. Less