Conference Semifinals, 1975

played in Cincinnati, OH

18 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	10	7	14	0	-	31
Cincinnati Bengals	7	6	14	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
1Q: 09:42 CIN - Odell Lawson 73 run (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
1Q: 00:56 CLE - Paul Warfield 4 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 09:13 CLE - Greg Pruitt 22 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 05:07 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 48 field goal
2Q: 00:57 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 53 field goal
3Q: 13:31 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 8 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 09:16 CLE - Sam Havrilak 2 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 04:21 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 19 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 00:11 CLE - Roy Jefferson 20 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 07:17 CIN - Doug Kotar 24 run (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
1Q: 09:42 CIN - Odell Lawson 73 run (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
1Q: 00:56 CLE - Paul Warfield 4 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 09:13 CLE - Greg Pruitt 22 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 05:07 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 48 field goal
2Q: 00:57 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 53 field goal
3Q: 13:31 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 8 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 09:16 CLE - Sam Havrilak 2 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 04:21 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 19 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 00:11 CLE - Roy Jefferson 20 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 07:17 CIN - Doug Kotar 24 run (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Team Statistics CLE CIN
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 27 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 20 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 453 459
- Offensive Plays 67 53
- Yards per Play 6.76 8.66
Net Rushing Yards 142 194
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 4.06 8.82
Net Passing Yards 311 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 1 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.72 8.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:18 24:42

Team Statistics	CLE	CIN
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	27	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	20	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	453	459
- Offensive Plays	67	53
- Yards per Play	6.76	8.66
Net Rushing Yards	142	194
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	4.06	8.82
Net Passing Yards	311	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 1	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	317	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.72	8.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:18	24:42

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:50	OWN 23	2	28	Interception
1	14:01	3:54	OPP 37	7	26	Field Goal
1	9:21	8:34	OWN 30	14	70	Touchdown
2	13:19	4:22	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
2	5:01	2:33	OWN 33	6	30	Downs
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	2	11	Half
3	13:21	4:15	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	4:13	4:13	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
4	13:41	2:31	OWN 47	6	24	Missed FG
4	7:05	4:11	OWN 34	7	24	Missed FG

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:10	0:09	50	1	-1	Fumble
1	10:07	0:46	OWN 27	1	73	Touchdown
1	0:47	2:28	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:57	3:56	OWN 31	8	38	Field Goal
2	2:28	1:39	OWN 37	7	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	9:06	4:53	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	11:10	4:05	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 49	8	38	Game

Game MVP: Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Pruitt	22	96	4.36	22	2	1
Sam Havrilak	11	34	3.09	8	0	0
Tony Baker	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Sam Wyche	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Kotar	13	75	5.77	24	3	1
Altie Taylor	5	30	6.00	10	1	0
Odell Lawson	3	90	30.00	73	2	1
Ken Anderson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	31	24	317	1/6	3	28	1	128.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	31	20	265	0/0	2	46	0	112.9

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Abramowicz	6	7	57	9.50	9	17	0
WR Sam Havrilak	4	4	38	9.50	8	16	1
WR Roy Jefferson	4	5	53	13.25	7	20	1
WR Paul Warfield	4	6	79	19.75	12	27	1
TE Greg Latta	3	4	45	15.00	1	28	0
TE Jackie Smith	2	2	27	13.50	13	23	0
RB Greg Pruitt	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Doug Winslow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Burrow	5	6	74	14.80	3	21	0
WR Charlie Joiner	5	9	78	15.60	8	46	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	5	6	69	13.80	16	21	2
TE Mack Alston	3	4	21	7.00	3	8	0
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	3	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Larry Brunson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Altie Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ken Riley	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Wyche	1	0	0
Wade Key	0	1	0
Bill Windauer	0	1	0
Jerry Sherk	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Kotar	1	0	0	0
Randy Hughes	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	1	62	62.0	62.0	62	1
Steve Mike-Mayer	1	32	32.0	32.0	32	0

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	1/3	0/2	0/1	28	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Mike-Mayer	2/2	2/2	1/1	53	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Winslow	4	84	21.0	0
Danny Abramowicz	1	28	28.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	5	2	0.0	21	30
OLB John Garlington	4	3	0.0	22	30
ILB Don Hansen	4	2	0.0	19	30
CB Rudy Holmes	4	1	0.0	12	25
CB Cornell Green	3	2	0.0	20	30
DE Jim Mitchell	3	0	0.0	20	30
CB Donny Gibson	3	0	0.0	15	28
DT Jerry Sherk	2	2	0.0	20	30
DT Bill Windauer	2	0	0.0	15	21
S Neal Colzie	2	0	0.0	5	11
S Monty Provine	1	1	0.0	1	1
DE Verlon Biggs	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Tom Graham	1	0	0.0	3	1
TE Greg Latta	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Nelson	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE Ed Smith	1	0	0.0	20	31
S Clarence Duren	0	1	0.0	16	26

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Randy Hughes	6	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Pat Hughes	5	5	0.0	33	31
S Lyle Blackwood	5	2	0.0	33	30
ILB Brad Dusek	5	1	0.0	24	16
DT Donnell Erofeev	5	1	0.0	15	9
DT Maulty Moore	4	2	0.0	28	25
DT Steve Furness	4	1	0.0	25	28
CB Ken Riley	4	1	0.0	31	32
OLB Al Atkinson	4	0	0.0	15	18
DE Ian Lyons	3	1	1.0	26	29
CB Lemar Parrish	3	4	0.0	31	32
DE Jeff Yeates	3	2	0.0	31	28
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	1	0.0	19	13
S Terry Brown	1	1	0.0	10	3
S Jerry Moore	1	1	0.0	3	3
G Henry Allison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bert Cooper	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Norm Thompson	0	2	0.0	12	15
DT J.T. Montgomery	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerry Sherk	1	2	30
OLB John Garlington	1	0	30
DE Jim Mitchell	0	1	30

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ian Lyons	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Steve Furness	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Jeff Yeates	0.0	0	1	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cornell Green	4	2	30
S Thom Darden	4	0	30
CB Rudy Holmes	3	0	25
CB Donny Gibson	3	0	28
S Neal Colzie	2	0	11
S Clarence Duren	1	0	26
ILB Don Hansen	1	0	30
DE Jim Mitchell	1	0	30
S Monty Provine	1	0	1
OLB John Garlington	0	2	30

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Riley	5	1	1	32
ILB Brad Dusek	4	0	0	16
CB Lemar Parrish	3	2	0	32
OLB Al Atkinson	3	0	0	18
DT Donnell Erofeev	3	0	0	9
S Randy Hughes	3	0	0	25
S Lyle Blackwood	1	0	0	30
S Terry Brown	1	0	0	3
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Hoaglin	3	8	0	33	0	30
Tony Baker	3	6	1	30	0	20
Bob Brooks	1	6	0	26	0	27
Roger Finnie	1	4	0	32	1	28
Wade Key	1	4	0	33	0	29
Kent Uribe	1	4	0	31	0	27
Steve Sylvester	1	1	0	13	0	10
Jackie Smith	0	1	0	25	0	17

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tom De Leone	4	4	20	31
Stan Walters	3	4	22	31
Henry Allison	2	3	18	19
Darrell Austin	1	4	17	22
Mack Alston	1	3	11	18
Len Gotshalk	1	1	20	29
Jim Braxton	0	1	14	10
Jim Mandich	0	1	12	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	1	14
Greg Latta	1	14
Tom Graham	1	12

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Cooper	2	9
Terry Brown	1	16
Norm Thompson	1	14
Lyle Blackwood	1	4

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Abramowicz	34	30	---	---	8	72
Tony Baker	30	20	---	---	18	68
Sam Wyche	35	32	---	---	---	67
Fred Hoaglin	33	30	---	---	2	65
Wade Key	33	29	---	---	---	62
Roger Finnie	32	28	---	---	---	60
Kent Uribe	31	27	---	---	---	58
John Garlington	---	---	22	30	3	55
Bob Brooks	26	27	---	---	2	55
Thom Darden	---	---	21	30	3	54
Cornell Green	---	---	20	30	3	53
Ed Smith	---	---	20	31	2	53
Jim Mitchell	---	---	20	30	2	52
Jerry Sherk	---	---	20	30	2	52
Don Hansen	---	---	19	30	2	51
Rudy Holmes	---	---	12	25	14	51
Greg Latta	20	17	---	---	14	51
Roy Jefferson	17	15	---	---	15	47
Donny Gibson	---	---	15	28	4	47
Jackie Smith	25	17	---	---	4	46
Clarence Duren	---	---	16	26	3	45
Greg Pruitt	24	19	---	---	---	43
Sam Havrilak	11	12	---	---	16	39
Bill Windauer	---	---	15	21	1	37
Charlie Wade	11	11	---	---	9	31
Steve Sylvester	13	10	---	---	1	24
Paul Warfield	3	14	---	---	6	23
Doug Winslow	0	5	---	---	16	21
John Bunting	---	---	12	6	2	20
Neal Colzie	---	---	5	11	1	17
Tom Graham	---	---	3	1	12	16
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	0	2	14	16
Bill Nelson	---	---	9	5	---	14
Monty Provine	---	---	1	1	12	14
Seth Bullock	---	---	7	3	1	11
Lee Nystrom	3	4	---	---	3	10
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Barker	2	3	---	---	3	8
Verlon Biggs	---	---	4	1	2	7
Alan Willis	2	2	---	---	3	7
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	3	3
Loren Toews	---	---	0	0	2	2
John Banaszak	---	---	1	0	1	2
Larry Keller	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bobby Douglass	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Riley	---	---	31	32	9	72
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	33	30	4	67
Pat Hughes	---	---	33	31	3	67
Lemar Parrish	---	---	31	32	4	67
Jeff Yeates	---	---	31	28	3	62
Ian Lyons	---	---	26	29	3	58
Steve Furness	---	---	25	28	3	56
Tom De Leone	20	31	---	---	4	55
Maulty Moore	---	---	28	25	2	55
Ken Anderson	22	31	---	---	---	53
Stan Walters	22	31	---	---	---	53
Len Gotshalk	20	29	---	---	---	49
Randy Hughes	---	---	21	25	2	48
Al Atkinson	---	---	15	18	14	47
Charlie Joiner	18	27	---	---	---	45
Mack Alston	11	18	---	---	15	44
Brad Dusek	---	---	24	16	2	42
Jim Mandich	12	15	---	---	15	42
Darrell Austin	17	22	---	---	2	41
Norm Thompson	---	---	12	15	14	41
Henry Allison	18	19	---	---	2	39
Ahmad Rashad	15	23	---	---	---	38
Doug Kotar	14	14	---	---	7	35
Ken Burrow	13	19	---	---	1	33
Odell Lawson	5	12	---	---	16	33
Andy Selfridge	---	---	19	13	1	33
Terry Brown	---	---	10	3	16	29
Jim Braxton	14	10	---	---	4	28
Tyrell Sampson	8	14	---	---	4	26
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	15	9	---	24
Darryl Stingley	3	4	---	---	12	19
Phil Olsen	---	---	12	6	---	18
Larry Brunson	0	2	---	---	15	17
Altie Taylor	5	11	---	---	---	16
Bert Cooper	---	---	4	2	9	15
Willie Parker	3	7	---	---	4	14
Jerry Moore	---	---	3	3	7	13
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	6	6	---	12
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Kearney	---	---	2	1	6	9
Jimmie Burks	2	2	---	---	4	8
Gray Schreiber	---	---	4	0	---	4
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	23	109	4.7
Right	8	16	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	104	20.8
Middle	8	48	6.0
Right	8	43	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	31	24	6	1	0	3	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	31	20	4	0	2	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	109	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	6	141	20.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	42	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	136	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	89	11.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	7	6	57	0	30
WR Paul Warfield	6	4	79	3	14
WR Roy Jefferson	5	4	53	1	15
WR Sam Havrilak	4	4	38	0	12
TE Greg Latta	4	3	45	1	17
RB Greg Pruitt	2	1	18	0	19
TE Jackie Smith	2	2	27	1	17
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	9	5	1	78	1	27
WR Ken Burrow	6	5	0	74	1	19
WR Ahmad Rashad	6	5	0	69	1	23
TE Mack Alston	4	3	0	21	0	18
TE Jim Mandich	3	1	1	22	1	15
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	0	1	0	10
WR Larry Brunson	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Altie Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Havrilak	5	6	1.20	3.09
Greg Pruitt	1	1	1.00	4.36

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Odell Lawson	1	4	4.00	30.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	6	5	48	8.00	10.23

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	2	2	27	13.50	8.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Jefferson	4	3	42	10.50	10.60
WR Sam Havrilak	1	1	2	2.00	9.50
WR Paul Warfield	1	1	4	4.00	13.17

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	2	27	13.50	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Pruitt	3	2
Sam Havrilak	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Altie Taylor	2	1
Odell Lawson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	6	3	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Paul Warfield	3	2	2
WR Danny Abramowicz	2	1	1
WR Roy Jefferson	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	3	1	1
TE Mack Alston	2	1	1
WR Ken Burrow	2	2	2
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)