Week 15, 1980

played in Cleveland, OH

30 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	0	0	-	3
Cleveland Browns	6	7	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 CLE - Bruce Gossett 24 field goal
1Q: 04:19 CLE - Bruce Gossett 36 field goal
2Q: 09:21 CLE - Jimmy Cefalo 3 pass from Mike Kruczek (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 01:13 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 CLE - Bruce Gossett 24 field goal
1Q: 04:19 CLE - Bruce Gossett 36 field goal
2Q: 09:21 CLE - Jimmy Cefalo 3 pass from Mike Kruczek (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 01:13 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 54 field goal

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 5-9 7-6-1
First Downs 9 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 4 9
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 154 267
- Offensive Plays 58 71
- Yards per Play 2.66 3.76
Net Rushing Yards 55 128
- Rushing Attempts 17 38
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.37
Net Passing Yards 99 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 16 - 2 31 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 123 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 2.41 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/53 4/57
Punt Returns/Yards 5/72 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:14 36:46

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	5-9	7-6-1
First Downs	9	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	4	9
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	154	267
- Offensive Plays	58	71
- Yards per Play	2.66	3.76
Net Rushing Yards	55	128
- Rushing Attempts	17	38
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.37
Net Passing Yards	99	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 16 - 2	31 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	123	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	2.41	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/53	4/57
Punt Returns/Yards	5/72	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:14	36:46

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 35	2	3	Interception
1	13:21	0:45	OWN 17	2	1	Interception
1	9:41	1:39	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
1	4:13	1:02	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	2:43	2:22	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
2	9:15	2:34	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
2	5:49	0:15	OWN 47	2	8	Fumble
2	4:45	3:37	OWN 3	11	60	Field Goal
3	12:33	1:35	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
3	8:53	2:35	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
3	3:04	2:18	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
4	9:46	0:59	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	8:37	0:53	OPP 35	3	2	Missed FG
4	2:55	0:47	OPP 48	4	7	Downs
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 6	9	62	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	0:21	OPP 28	2	5	Interception
1	12:36	2:55	OPP 26	5	19	Field Goal
1	8:02	3:49	OWN 15	5	66	Field Goal
1	3:11	0:28	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	0:21	6:06	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
2	6:41	0:52	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	5:34	0:49	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	2	11	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 10	4	19	Punt
3	10:58	2:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:18	3:14	OWN 13	6	14	Punt
3	0:46	6:00	OWN 25	12	39	Punt
4	8:47	0:10	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
4	7:44	4:49	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
4	2:08	0:32	OWN 41	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Casey Merrill, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Mike Williams	10	19	1.90	5
Andy Johnson	3	13	4.33	8
Doug Williams	3	17	5.67	8
Pete Johnson	1	6	6.00	6

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Hawthorne	21	51	2.43	8	0
Charles White	11	33	3.00	6	0
Ricky Bell	4	31	7.75	15	2
Eddie Bell	1	8	8.00	8	0
Mike Kruczek	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	37	16	123	4/24	0	28	2	29.5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	31	13	150	2/11	1	56	2	41.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Andy Johnson	4	5	12	3.00	7	4
TE Keith Krepfle	3	5	19	6.33	1	8
TE Don Hasselbeck	3	5	34	11.33	7	20
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	7	12	6.00	0	6
WR Terry LeCount	2	5	15	7.50	2	8
WR Leonard Thompson	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
WR Drew Hill	1	5	28	28.00	2	28
WR Steve Holden	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Bell	3	6	29	9.67	8	13	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	8	70	23.33	5	56	1
RB Charles White	3	3	3	1.00	0	4	0
WR Mike Goff	2	7	23	11.50	0	14	0
WR Ray Bradley	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	4	16	16.00	3	16	0
TE Jim Mandich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	8	8.00	0
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	3	3.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steve Wilson	2	18	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Williams	1	0	0	0
Lyle Blackwood	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Hawthorne	1	0	0
Eddie Bell	0	1	0
J.T. Montgomery	0	1	0
Terry Miller	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	8	363	45.4	40.6	56	6

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	9	342	38.0	30.0	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Mike-Mayer	1/2	1/2	1/2	54	0/0

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	5	72	14.4	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	3	88	29.3	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	15	1	0.0	34	30
ILB Brad Dusek	4	1	0.0	19	14
ILB Lance Mehl	4	0	0.0	31	22
DE Jeff Yeates	3	0	0.5	29	30
DE Bubba Baker	3	2	0.0	28	24
S Dwayne Crump	3	1	0.0	30	24
ILB Pat Hughes	3	1	0.0	17	14
CB Mike Reinfeldt	3	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	1	1.0	5	8
DT Maulty Moore	2	5	0.5	17	18
CB Lemar Parrish	2	2	0.0	25	23
OLB Bob Brudzinski	2	2	0.0	33	25
DT Steve Furness	2	1	0.0	23	22
ILB Rik Bonness	2	1	0.0	6	13
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	1	0.0	21	19
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	0	---	---	---
WR Drew Hill	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mike Harden	1	0	0.0	15	11

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB James Hunter	6	1	0.0	11	30
CB Clarence Scott	5	0	0.0	11	39
S Thom Darden	4	2	0.0	17	39
DE Art Still	3	2	0.5	11	22
S Roland James	3	1	0.0	14	32
DE Casey Merrill	2	1	2.0	11	22
CB Ron Bolton	2	0	1.0	12	34
DT Bob Maddox	2	0	0.0	8	22
ILB Al Brister	2	0	0.0	3	5
OLB George Andrews	1	1	0.5	10	31
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	1	0.0	14	34
CB Steve Wilson	1	1	0.0	8	14
S Clarence Duren	1	0	0.0	5	23
WR Mike Goff	1	0	---	---	---
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	0	0.0	7	8
RB Ricky Bell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0.0	6	7
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andy Selfridge	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Jeff Yeates	0.5	0	1	2	30
DT Maulty Moore	0.5	0	1	0	18
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0.0	3	3	2	25
DT Steve Furness	0.0	1	0	0	22
ILB Lance Mehl	0.0	0	1	0	22

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Casey Merrill	2.0	1	1	0	22
CB Ron Bolton	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Art Still	0.5	0	1	0	22
OLB George Andrews	0.5	0	0	0	31
OLB A.J. Duhe	0.0	1	0	0	34
S Thom Darden	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE John Banaszak	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE John Lee	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Bob Maddox	0.0	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	3	0	0	30
CB Mike Reinfeldt	2	1	1	25
ILB Rik Bonness	2	0	0	13
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	0	24
ILB Pat Hughes	1	0	0	14
CB Lemar Parrish	1	0	0	23
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	0	0	8
CB Mike Harden	1	0	0	11
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0	22
S Randy Hughes	0	2	0	10
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	1	0	19
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0	0	1	25

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clarence Scott	4	0	0	39
CB James Hunter	4	0	0	30
S Roland James	2	0	0	32
S Thom Darden	1	2	0	39
S Clarence Duren	1	1	0	23
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0	22
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0	5
DE Art Still	1	0	0	22
OLB George Andrews	1	0	0	31
CB Ron Bolton	0	2	0	34
CB Steve Wilson	0	0	2	14

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrell Austin	1	5	17	1	41
George Starke	1	3	17	1	34
Ray Donaldson	1	3	17	0	38
Don Kanell	1	2	13	1	31
David Carter	0	1	10	0	25
Dennis Swilley	0	0	10	1	26

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Ayers	4	9	38	0	33
Tom De Leone	2	6	29	0	29
Roger Finnie	1	8	34	1	26
Larry Brown	1	4	25	1	25
Jim Ritcher	0	6	32	0	28
Ken Long	0	3	19	0	13
Wade Key	0	1	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Harden	1	25
Pete Johnson	1	22
Keith Krepfle	1	18

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Hunt	2	20
Steve Wilson	1	23
Jimmy Cefalo	1	13
Bennie Cunningham	1	12
Tom De Leone	1	11
Ken Long	1	11
Bob Atkins	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Austin	17	41	---	---	10	68
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	34	30	3	67
Jeff Yeates	---	---	29	30	8	67
Ray Donaldson	17	38	---	---	10	65
Lemar Parrish	---	---	25	23	14	62
Keith Krepfle	13	30	---	---	18	61
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	33	25	2	60
Doug Williams	17	41	---	---	---	58
Lance Mehl	---	---	31	22	4	57
Dwayne Crump	---	---	30	24	2	56
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	28	25	3	56
George Starke	17	34	---	---	3	54
Bubba Baker	---	---	28	24	1	53
Pete Johnson	8	22	---	---	22	52
Mike Harden	---	---	15	11	25	51
Steve Furness	---	---	23	22	2	47
Cliff Thrift	---	---	21	19	7	47
Maulty Moore	---	---	17	18	10	45
Ahmad Rashad	12	31	---	---	1	44
Don Kanell	13	31	---	---	---	44
Dennis Swilley	10	26	---	---	7	43
Mike Williams	12	15	---	---	14	41
Lem Barney	---	---	21	13	5	39
Brad Dusek	---	---	19	14	6	39
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	7	9	22	38
Pat Hughes	---	---	17	14	4	35
David Carter	10	25	---	---	---	35
Terry LeCount	11	20	---	---	4	35
Drew Hill	12	23	---	---	---	35
Leonard Thompson	5	13	---	---	16	34
Don Hasselbeck	3	15	---	---	15	33
Ron Springs	3	12	---	---	15	30
Andy Johnson	4	20	---	---	---	24
R.J. Crozier	---	---	17	6	---	23
Randy Hughes	---	---	8	10	5	23
Rik Bonness	---	---	6	13	3	22
Fred Quillan	1	10	---	---	10	21
Andy Selfridge	---	---	5	8	2	15
Steve Holden	2	4	---	---	8	14
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Burns	---	---	4	3	2	9
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	38	33	---	---	11	82
Bennie Cunningham	34	28	---	---	12	74
Mike Kruczek	38	33	---	---	---	71
Jim Ritcher	32	28	---	---	10	70
Tom De Leone	29	29	---	---	11	69
Roger Finnie	34	26	---	---	---	60
Thom Darden	---	---	17	39	2	58
Jim Mandich	18	20	---	---	17	55
Larry Brown	25	25	---	---	4	54
Eddie Bell	22	21	---	---	10	53
Jimmy Cefalo	18	22	---	---	13	53
Clarence Scott	---	---	11	39	2	52
Ricky Bell	20	16	---	---	16	52
James Hunter	---	---	11	30	8	49
Ron Bolton	---	---	12	34	2	48
A.J. Duhe	---	---	14	34	---	48
Roland James	---	---	14	32	2	48
Steve Wilson	---	---	8	14	23	45
George Andrews	---	---	10	31	3	44
Ken Long	19	13	---	---	11	43
Mike Goff	20	22	---	---	---	42
John Lee	---	---	10	28	2	40
Greg Hawthorne	25	15	---	---	---	40
Ray Bradley	20	11	---	---	8	39
Jerry Sherk	---	---	11	23	4	38
Terry Miller	---	---	7	10	18	35
John Banaszak	---	---	8	20	7	35
Art Still	---	---	11	22	1	34
Casey Merrill	---	---	11	22	1	34
Clarence Duren	---	---	5	23	4	32
Bob Maddox	---	---	8	22	1	31
Dennis Johnson	1	0	---	---	22	23
Daryl Hunt	---	---	2	0	20	22
Jim Copeland	9	4	---	---	8	21
Charles White	11	10	---	---	---	21
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	7	8	5	20
Al Brister	---	---	3	5	10	18
Bob Atkins	---	---	1	8	7	16
Lucius Sanford	---	---	6	7	3	16
Wade Key	4	7	---	---	---	11
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Spani	---	---	0	0	2	2
Willie McClendon	1	0	---	---	---	1
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	22	80	3.6
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	37	16	2	1	5	5	5	1	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	31	13	1	1	1	4	6	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	39	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	42	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	28	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	12	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	56	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ahmad Rashad	7	2	2	12	0	31
RB Andy Johnson	5	4	1	12	0	20
TE Keith Krepfle	5	3	0	19	0	30
TE Don Hasselbeck	5	3	1	34	1	15
WR Terry LeCount	5	2	0	15	0	20
WR Drew Hill	5	1	0	28	1	23
WR Steve Holden	3	0	1	0	0	4
WR Leonard Thompson	1	1	0	3	0	13

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Cefalo	8	3	1	70	1	22
WR Mike Goff	7	2	0	23	0	22
WR Eddie Bell	6	3	0	29	0	21
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	1	0	16	0	28
RB Charles White	3	3	0	3	0	10
WR Ray Bradley	2	1	0	9	0	11
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Hawthorne	2	7	3.50	2.43
Charles White	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	3	2	3	1.00	4.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Bell	1	0	0	0.00	4.83
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	1	3	3.00	8.75
RB Charles White	1	1	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Johnson	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Charles White	3	1
Eddie Bell	1	1
Ricky Bell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	11	4	0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	1
WR Steve Holden	2	0
RB Andy Johnson	2	1
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1
WR Leonard Thompson	1	1
WR Drew Hill	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Bell	3	2	2
WR Mike Goff	3	2	1
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	2	2
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	0	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	0
RB Charles White	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)