Week 17, 1979

played in Cleveland, OH

17 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	0	-	0
Cleveland Browns	3	6	3	10	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:20 CLE - Bruce Gossett 54 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CLE - Bruce Gossett 50 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal
3Q: 05:27 CLE - Bruce Gossett 20 field goal
4Q: 03:31 CLE - Bruce Gossett 19 field goal
4Q: 02:15 CLE - Ricky Bell 22 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:20 CLE - Bruce Gossett 54 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CLE - Bruce Gossett 50 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal
3Q: 05:27 CLE - Bruce Gossett 20 field goal
4Q: 03:31 CLE - Bruce Gossett 19 field goal
4Q: 02:15 CLE - Ricky Bell 22 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 10-6 6-10
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 196 329
- Offensive Plays 54 78
- Yards per Play 3.63 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 81 116
- Rushing Attempts 15 34
- Yards per Rush 5.40 3.41
Net Passing Yards 115 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 16 - 4 41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 126 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 2.95 4.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 7/185 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 4/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 40
Time of Possession 20:44 39:16

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	10-6	6-10
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	196	329
- Offensive Plays	54	78
- Yards per Play	3.63	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	81	116
- Rushing Attempts	15	34
- Yards per Rush	5.40	3.41
Net Passing Yards	115	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 16 - 4	41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	126	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	2.95	4.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	7/185	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	4/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 40
Time of Possession	20:44	39:16

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:27	OWN 44	1	-3	Fumble
1	13:13	1:15	OWN 32	2	2	Interception
1	10:43	2:40	OWN 28	5	29	Punt
1	4:22	2:57	OWN 33	5	22	Punt
2	13:29	4:15	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
2	5:01	1:37	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
2	2:40	2:00	OWN 23	6	26	Interception
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 35	1	2	Half
3	11:04	0:50	OWN 5	3	3	Interception
3	5:20	0:43	OWN 38	2	4	Fumble
3	0:56	1:06	OWN 42	3	-3	Punt
4	12:52	2:23	OWN 27	6	6	Interception
4	3:24	0:49	OWN 28	4	-1	Downs
4	2:01	1:34	OWN 39	7	22	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:33	1:20	OPP 41	3	4	Field Goal
1	11:58	1:15	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	8:03	3:41	OWN 10	9	54	Interception
1	1:25	2:56	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
2	9:14	4:13	OWN 8	9	46	Punt
2	3:24	0:44	OWN 43	4	24	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:33	OPP 49	3	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
3	10:14	4:54	OPP 26	9	23	Field Goal
3	4:37	3:41	OPP 42	6	7	Missed FG
4	14:50	1:58	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	10:29	7:05	OPP 40	9	38	Field Goal
4	2:35	0:34	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 39	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Bruce Gossett, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	7	21	3.00	23	1
Pete Johnson	5	47	9.40	38	1
Ahmad Rashad	1	6	6.00	6	0
Terry LeCount	1	3	3.00	3	0
Doug Williams	1	4	4.00	4	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jumbo Asher	21	74	3.52	9	0	0
Ricky Bell	10	40	4.00	22	1	1
Steve Ramsey	3	2	0.67	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	32	14	93	0/0	0	21	4	11.5
Bill Troup	5	2	33	2/11	0	17	0	62.9

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	41	23	228	3/15	0	24	1	61.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ahmad Rashad	4	9	36	9.00	12	17
TE Keith Krepfle	3	5	30	10.00	15	21
TE Pete Johnson	3	3	20	6.67	13	10
RB Doug Kotar	2	2	5	2.50	2	3
WR Darryl Stingley	2	7	15	7.50	6	17
WR Leonard Thompson	1	7	16	16.00	0	16
WR Terry LeCount	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Drew Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Bradley	4	8	65	16.25	9	24
RB Jumbo Asher	4	6	25	6.25	16	13
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	7	20	5.00	0	15
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	6	42	14.00	29	20
WR Tony Galloway	3	4	41	13.67	9	23
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	4	16	5.33	0	6
WR Fair Hooker	2	3	19	9.50	4	10
RB Ricky Bell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Emery Moorehead	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Clarence Scott	2	0	0.00
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0.00
OLB George Andrews	1	12	12.00

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Doug Kotar	1	0
Pete Johnson	1	0
Doug Williams	1	0
Darryl Stingley	0	1

Cleveland	Recov	Force
Jim Mitchell	1	0
J.T. Montgomery	1	0
Clarence Scott	0	1
Jerry Sherk	0	1
Wentford Gaines	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	5	209	41.8	33.0	51	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	5	195	39.0	35.0	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	5/6	2/3	2/3	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	7	185	26.4	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	7	5	0.0	34	40
ILB Brad Dusek	6	0	0.5	30	31
ILB Pat Hughes	6	1	0.0	31	36
DE Bubba Baker	5	1	0.5	22	31
OLB Bob Brudzinski	4	0	2.0	21	35
S Dwayne Crump	4	1	0.0	25	39
CB Lemar Parrish	4	1	0.0	30	35
OLB Andy Selfridge	3	1	0.0	20	21
DE Jeff Yeates	3	1	0.0	23	32
DT R.J. Crozier	3	1	0.0	14	10
DT Maulty Moore	2	2	0.0	20	34
CB Lem Barney	2	0	0.0	24	32
ILB Rik Bonness	2	0	0.0	12	9
CB Ray Griffin	2	0	0.0	7	12
ILB Reggie Wilkes	2	0	0.0	3	10
DT Steve Furness	1	1	0.0	15	17
RB Andy Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leonard Thompson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0.0	6	16
CB Mike Reinfeldt	0	1	0.0	18	26

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terry Miller	6	0	0.0	8	24
OLB A.J. Duhe	4	2	0.0	12	27
S Thom Darden	3	0	0.0	15	39
CB Wentford Gaines	3	0	0.0	14	37
DE John Banaszak	2	0	1.0	9	26
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	1	0.0	7	15
DT J.T. Montgomery	2	0	0.0	6	5
CB Clarence Scott	1	1	0.5	15	39
DE John Lee	1	0	0.5	7	26
S Clarence Duren	1	1	0.0	13	39
DE Jim Mitchell	1	1	0.0	8	13
ILB Al Brister	1	1	0.0	3	7
CB Tim Foley	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0.0	11	22
DT Frank Byrne	1	0	0.0	5	12
S Neal Colzie	1	0	0.0	12	37
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2.0	3	4	35
ILB Brad Dusek	0.5	0	0	31
DE Bubba Baker	0.5	0	0	31
S Lyle Blackwood	0.0	1	0	40
DT Maulty Moore	0.0	1	0	34
OLB Andy Selfridge	0.0	1	0	21

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Banaszak	1.0	0	26
DE John Lee	0.5	2	26
CB Clarence Scott	0.5	0	39
DT Randy Davison	0.0	1	17
DE Art Still	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lemar Parrish	3	1	0	35
S Dwayne Crump	3	0	0	39
CB Lem Barney	2	1	0	32
ILB Brad Dusek	2	1	0	31
S Lyle Blackwood	2	0	0	40
ILB Pat Hughes	2	0	0	36
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	0	0	21
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	0	0	35
CB Ray Griffin	2	0	0	12
DE Jeff Yeates	1	0	0	32
DT R.J. Crozier	1	0	0	10
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0	16
CB Mike Reinfeldt	0	0	1	26

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Thom Darden	3	0	0	39
OLB Terry Miller	3	0	0	24
CB Wentford Gaines	2	3	0	37
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	1	27
S Neal Colzie	1	1	0	37
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	1	0	15
S Clarence Duren	1	0	0	39
DT Frank Byrne	1	0	0	12
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0	7
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0	2
DE John Lee	0	1	0	26
CB Clarence Scott	0	0	2	39
OLB George Andrews	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	1	4	1	14	0	37
George Starke	1	2	0	12	0	26
Tyrell Sampson	1	1	0	11	2	30
Dennis Swilley	1	1	0	3	0	10
Darrell Austin	0	2	0	12	0	31
Tom De Leone	0	2	0	14	0	31
Henry Allison	0	1	0	5	0	16
Pete Johnson	0	1	0	12	0	26

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Foley	3	5	23	0	32
Skip Lewis	2	8	26	1	39
Roger Finnie	1	5	33	1	40
Steve Knutson	1	4	27	1	31
John Ayers	1	4	34	0	42
Larry Brown	1	1	11	0	12
Bennie Cunningham	0	2	28	0	33
Carl Mauck	0	1	8	0	5
Russ Bolinger	0	1	7	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Kotar	1	14
Ray Griffin	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Colzie	2	18
Emery Moorehead	1	17
Lucius Sanford	1	17
Thom Darden	1	16
Greg Hawthorne	1	15
Willie McClendon	1	6

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lemar Parrish	---	---	30	35	16	81
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	34	40	6	80
Pat Hughes	---	---	31	36	6	73
Dwayne Crump	---	---	25	39	5	69
Brad Dusek	---	---	30	31	7	68
Bubba Baker	---	---	22	31	11	64
Lem Barney	---	---	24	32	7	63
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	21	35	6	62
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	18	26	17	61
Jeff Yeates	---	---	23	32	4	59
Maulty Moore	---	---	20	34	4	58
Stan Walters	14	37	---	---	---	51
Tom De Leone	14	31	---	---	5	50
Darrell Austin	12	31	---	---	5	48
Pete Johnson	12	26	---	---	10	48
Doug Williams	15	32	---	---	---	47
Andy Selfridge	---	---	20	21	5	46
Keith Krepfle	13	24	---	---	7	44
Tyrell Sampson	11	30	---	---	3	44
Doug Kotar	9	19	---	---	14	42
Ahmad Rashad	12	27	---	---	1	40
George Starke	12	26	---	---	2	40
Leonard Thompson	5	20	---	---	12	37
Steve Furness	---	---	15	17	4	36
Mike Williams	5	11	---	---	18	34
Terry LeCount	5	27	---	---	---	32
Darryl Stingley	9	21	---	---	---	30
Rik Bonness	---	---	12	9	9	30
R.J. Crozier	---	---	14	10	4	28
Henry Allison	5	16	---	---	5	26
Ray Griffin	---	---	7	12	7	26
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	3	10	13	26
Cliff Thrift	---	---	6	16	3	25
Randy Hughes	---	---	10	6	8	24
Jim Mandich	4	6	---	---	12	22
Don Kanell	4	14	---	---	---	18
Dennis Swilley	3	10	---	---	5	18
Drew Hill	1	7	---	---	10	18
Bob Rozier	---	---	9	8	1	18
Andy Johnson	0	7	---	---	---	7
Bill Troup	0	7	---	---	---	7
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Burns	---	---	0	4	1	5
John Sullivan	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Ramsey	34	44	---	---	---	78
John Ayers	34	42	---	---	---	76
Roger Finnie	33	40	---	---	---	73
Thom Darden	---	---	15	39	16	70
Bennie Cunningham	28	33	---	---	9	70
Steve Knutson	27	31	---	---	11	69
Skip Lewis	26	39	---	---	2	67
Neal Colzie	---	---	12	37	18	67
Wentford Gaines	---	---	14	37	9	60
Dave Foley	23	32	---	---	---	55
Jumbo Asher	23	23	---	---	9	55
Danny Abramowicz	23	30	---	---	1	54
Clarence Scott	---	---	15	39	---	54
Ricky Bell	11	19	---	---	23	53
Clarence Duren	---	---	13	39	---	52
Ray Bradley	20	27	---	---	2	49
Fair Hooker	21	25	---	---	---	46
Chip Glass	17	13	---	---	12	42
Tony Galloway	11	17	---	---	12	40
A.J. Duhe	---	---	12	27	---	39
Lucius Sanford	---	---	7	15	17	39
George Andrews	---	---	8	29	---	37
John Banaszak	---	---	9	26	1	36
Emery Moorehead	7	12	---	---	17	36
Jerry Sherk	---	---	11	22	2	35
John Lee	---	---	7	26	1	34
Larry Brown	11	12	---	---	11	34
Greg Hawthorne	7	12	---	---	15	34
Terry Miller	---	---	8	24	1	33
Russ Bolinger	7	15	---	---	11	33
Jimmy Cefalo	2	9	---	---	14	25
Jim Mitchell	---	---	8	13	1	22
Randy Davison	---	---	4	17	1	22
Art Still	---	---	6	13	---	19
Frank Byrne	---	---	5	12	---	17
Jeff Bleamer	1	4	---	---	11	16
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	6	5	4	15
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	13	13
Carl Mauck	8	5	---	---	---	13
Al Brister	---	---	3	7	---	10
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Willie McClendon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Spani	---	---	1	2	1	4
Tim Foley	---	---	1	0	2	3
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	78	11.1
Middle	5	2	0.4
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	24	67	2.8
Right	6	30	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	32	14	1	3	2	6	3	0	4
Bill Troup	5	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	41	23	4	3	5	3	6	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	54	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	42	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	10	41	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	104	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ahmad Rashad	9	4	1	36	0	27
WR Darryl Stingley	7	2	0	15	0	21
WR Leonard Thompson	7	1	3	16	0	20
TE Keith Krepfle	5	3	0	30	1	24
TE Pete Johnson	3	3	0	20	0	26
WR Terry LeCount	3	1	0	4	0	27
RB Doug Kotar	2	2	0	5	0	19
WR Drew Hill	1	0	0	0	0	7

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Bradley	8	4	1	65	2	27
TE Bennie Cunningham	7	4	1	20	0	33
WR Danny Abramowicz	6	3	2	42	1	30
RB Jumbo Asher	6	4	0	25	0	23
WR Tony Galloway	4	3	0	41	1	17
WR Jimmy Cefalo	4	3	0	16	0	9
WR Fair Hooker	3	2	0	19	0	25
TE Emery Moorehead	2	0	1	0	0	12
RB Ricky Bell	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jumbo Asher	6	20	3.33	3.52
Ricky Bell	3	10	3.33	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	4	2	10	2.50	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	2	10	5.00	4.00
WR Fair Hooker	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	2.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	2	1
Steve Ramsey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	10	3	1
Bill Troup	1	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	1	0
WR Darryl Stingley	2	0	0
WR Terry LeCount	2	0	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	0
WR Leonard Thompson	1	0	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	1	1
WR Drew Hill	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	2	2
WR Fair Hooker	2	1	0
WR Ray Bradley	2	1	1
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	1
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	2	2
RB Ricky Bell	1	0	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)