Week 17, 1985

played in Cincinnati, OH

21 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cleveland Browns171030-30
Cincinnati Bengals07013-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 CLE - Freeman McNeil 3 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 08:15 CLE - Andre Reed 4 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 05:38 CLE - John Smith 45 field goal
2Q: 12:30 CLE - John Smith 44 field goal
2Q: 08:17 CIN - Willie Gault 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 02:19 CLE - Wayne Capers 31 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 11:04 CLE - John Smith 29 field goal
4Q: 12:29 CIN - Gary Anderson 25 field goal
4Q: 09:14 CIN - Gary Anderson 20 field goal
4Q: 02:19 CIN - Michael Knight 77 fumble return (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team StatisticsCLECIN
Record8-811-5
First Downs2514
- by Rushing81
- by Passing1713
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards413362
- Offensive Plays7457
- Yards per Play5.586.35
Net Rushing Yards12462
- Rushing Attempts398
- Yards per Rush3.187.75
Net Passing Yards289300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 22 - 148 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards295304
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/4
- Yards per Pass Play8.266.12
Fumbles/Lost5/11/1
3rd Down Conversions5/124/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.16.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/408/46
Punt Returns/Yards3/161/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/483/42
Interception Ret./Yards2/201/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 19
Time of Possession35:3224:28

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:17OWN 31769Touchdown
110:021:54OPP 44544Touchdown
16:591:28OPP 273-1Field Goal
13:321:18OWN 45321Interception
10:413:18OPP 47820Field Goal
28:081:34OWN 2038Punt
25:083:00OWN 20780Touchdown
20:400:40OWN 38610Half
314:193:23OPP 43631Field Goal
36:354:38OWN 20839Punt
412:231:05OWN 2031Punt
49:074:15OWN 32617Punt
43:571:46OPP 38315Fumble
42:112:11OWN 20724Game
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:430:41OWN 2710Interception
18:081:09OWN 203-2Interception
15:311:59OWN 338Punt
12:141:33OWN 232Punt
212:234:15OWN 20980Touchdown
26:341:26OWN 36613Punt
22:081:28OWN 1835Punt
315:000:41OWN 20223Fumble
310:564:21OWN 21741Punt
31:574:34OWN 201172Field Goal
411:182:11OWN 45452Field Goal
44:520:55OWN 4534Downs

Game MVP: Jim McMahon, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Freeman McNeil22673.051011
Steve Strachan13403.081710
Jim McMahon4174.25900
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Green6569.334510
Allen Rice263.00300

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim McMahon34222951/6237199.5
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ken O'Brien48293041/4131268.4

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Andre Reed91013314.7864371
RB Freeman McNeil686711.1723290
TE Bennie Cunningham232211.000120
WR Walter Stanley252512.500170
WR Charlie Wade1177.00070
WR Cris Collinsworth131010.001100
WR Wayne Capers133131.000311
FB Vince Thompson0100.00000
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Kevin Mack798311.8610210
WR Terry LeCount595310.602260
WR Drew Hill484511.2514200
WR Willie Gault47307.502201
FB Michael Haddix34299.6716250
TE Pete Johnson264422.0018310
RB Tony Green2273.50040
WR Stan Rome111010.000100
TE Bob Fisher1133.00030
FB Speedy Neal0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Bob Jury11616.000
S Roland James144.000
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kevin Ross100.000

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Freeman McNeil2000
Charlie Wade1100
Jim McMahon1000
Steve Strachan1000
John Ayers0100
Roland James0100
Jim Ritcher0100
Wayne Capers0100
Patrick Allen0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
Kevin Mack1000
Michael Knight0101
Dextor Clinkscale0020
Bubba Baker0010
Neil Elshire0010
Steve Moore0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lee Johnson415438.533.5431
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chuck Ramsey523146.235.0520

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Smith3/32/20/0453/3
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gary Anderson2/20/00/0252/2

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Charlie Wade3165.30
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Lyle Blackwood100.00

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Charlie Wade12020.00
Bob Jury12828.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Lyle Blackwood34214.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe600.0735
S Bob Jury600.0736
OLB Lucius Sanford300.0216
CB Patrick Allen300.0630
DT Donnie Humphrey300.0846
S Roland James220.0742
S Todd Bell200.0111
CB Terry Lewis200.0219
DE John Lee101.0736
CB Sid Justin120.0316
S Jack Mildren110.0112
DT Ricardo Browning110.0625
DE William Fuller110.0129
OLB George Andrews100.0540
OLB Stan Holloway100.003
CB George Floyd100.0536
ILB Eugene Marve100.0114
WR Wayne Capers10---------
ILB Dave Ahrens010.039
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Lyle Blackwood920.02827
ILB Cliff Thrift620.02925
DE Neil Elshire501.02522
OLB Michael Knight440.03635
DT Bill Maas430.02924
DE Bubba Baker410.03529
S Dextor Clinkscale410.0128
ILB Lance Mehl410.059
DE Greg Meisner410.02727
CB Ken Coffey330.03125
OLB Ron McCartney300.02018
S Randy Hughes200.03227
WR Drew Hill20---------
DT Quenton Ballard200.01411
OLB Ken Jolly110.0175
DT Mike Perko100.02526
S Barney Bussey100.079
CB Reggie Phillips100.01618
CB Kevin Ross030.02420
CB Mike Reinfeldt010.025

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE John Lee1.001036
S Roland James0.010042
DE Byron Darby0.001034
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Neil Elshire1.000022
DT Mike Perko0.011026
DE Bubba Baker0.003229

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bob Jury60136
OLB A.J. Duhe40035
CB Patrick Allen40030
OLB Lucius Sanford30016
CB George Floyd21036
CB Terry Lewis20019
S Jack Mildren11012
OLB Stan Holloway1103
ILB Eugene Marve11014
S Roland James10142
CB Sid Justin10016
S Todd Bell10011
DE William Fuller10029
DT Donnie Humphrey10046
OLB George Andrews01040
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lyle Blackwood40027
S Randy Hughes30027
ILB Cliff Thrift30025
OLB Ron McCartney20018
ILB Lance Mehl2009
CB Ken Coffey20025
OLB Michael Knight20035
DE Greg Meisner10027
OLB Ken Jolly1005
DT Bill Maas10024
CB Reggie Phillips10018
CB Mike Reinfeldt0105
S Dextor Clinkscale0108
CB Kevin Ross00120

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Ritcher38037031
John Ayers211038133
Irv Eatman25036031
Keith Van Horne16132033
Bennie Cunningham12031029
Leon Gray0101006
Vince Thompson01022017
Mike Freeman01033028
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Louis Bullard1207038
Derek Shields1108049
Keith Dorney0208140
Ray Donaldson0208049
Bob Fisher0103020

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Steve Strachan223
Wayne Capers120
Roy Foster15
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Dextor Clinkscale117
Lyle Blackwood114
Barney Bussey18
Steve Moore17
Montique Anderson16

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Ayers3833------778
Bennie Cunningham3129------1777
Jim McMahon3935------377
Jim Ritcher3731------775
Keith Van Horne3233------772
Irv Eatman3631------370
Andre Reed3627---------63
Freeman McNeil3027------562
Mike Freeman3328------162
Vince Thompson2217------1958
Donnie Humphrey------846256
Bob Jury------736952
Roland James------742251
Cris Collinsworth2426---------50
Byron Darby------834648
Steve Strachan1510------2348
George Andrews------540247
A.J. Duhe------735345
Walter Stanley2322---------45
John Lee------736144
George Floyd------536243
Patrick Allen------630541
Charlie Wade97------2137
Johnnie Poe------627134
Ricardo Browning------625132
Sid Justin------3161332
William Fuller------129232
Wayne Capers47------2031
Carl Barisich------223227
Roy Foster913------527
Terry Lewis------219425
Lucius Sanford------216523
Calvin Magee13------1721
Eugene Marve------114520
Dave Ahrens------39719
Leon Gray106---------16
Jack Mildren------112316
Phil Epps00------1414
Stan Holloway------031013
Todd Bell------111113
Tim Gray------001212
John Smith00------1010
Rod Perry------0055
Lee Johnson00------44
Gary Huff00---------0
Mike Kruczek00---------0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Michael Knight------3635374
Bubba Baker------3529771
Lyle Blackwood------28271469
Randy Hughes------3227968
Derek Shields849------764
Montique Anderson849------663
Ken Coffey------3125460
Ray Donaldson849------158
Ken O'Brien849---------57
Greg Meisner------2727256
Bill Maas------2924255
Cliff Thrift------2925---54
Neil Elshire------2522653
Louis Bullard738------752
Mike Perko------2526152
Michael Haddix626------1749
Keith Dorney840---------48
Mike Harden------15151848
Allen Rice228------1747
Kevin Ross------2420347
Terry LeCount524------1645
Pete Johnson331------640
Drew Hill632------240
Bob Fisher320------1740
Ron McCartney------2018139
Kevin Mack435---------39
Willie Gault422------1238
Reggie Phillips------1618438
Dextor Clinkscale------1281737
Ken Jolly------175830
Steve Moore120------728
Lance Mehl------591327
Quenton Ballard------1411227
Barney Bussey------79824
Tony Green613------221
Mike Reinfeldt------251219
Speedy Neal06------612
Stan Rome18---------9
Stan David------0088
Chuck Ramsey00------77
Gary Anderson00------77
Lomas Brown00------77
Dale Zorn00---------0
Larry Wilcox00---------0
Jay Hilgenberg00---------0
Dieter Brock00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10282.8
Middle20763.8
Right8212.6
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left122.0
Middle55310.6
Right273.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim McMahon34226132421
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ken O'Brien48296185202

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53183.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1210988.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)9711913.2
Long (19+ Yds)82607.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)28191114.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)1261099.1
Long (19+ Yds)848410.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Andre Reed1090133427
RB Freeman McNeil86167127
WR Walter Stanley52025022
TE Bennie Cunningham32022029
WR Cris Collinsworth31110026
WR Wayne Capers3103117
WR Charlie Wade110707
FB Vince Thompson1010017
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terry LeCount95253124
FB Kevin Mack97183135
WR Drew Hill84245132
WR Willie Gault74230122
TE Pete Johnson62144131
FB Michael Haddix43029126
RB Tony Green2207013
WR Stan Rome1101008
TE Bob Fisher1103020
FB Speedy Neal100006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Freeman McNeil372.333.05
Steve Strachan210.503.08
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Green122.009.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim McMahon53153.008.68
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ken O'Brien76202.866.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cris Collinsworth2000.003.33
RB Freeman McNeil22115.508.38
WR Andre Reed1144.0013.30
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Willie Gault3241.334.29
RB Tony Green1144.003.50
WR Terry LeCount1166.005.89
TE Bob Fisher1133.003.00
FB Kevin Mack1133.009.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Jim McMahon20
Freeman McNeil11
CincinnatiRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Jim McMahon854
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Ken O'Brien1374

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Andre Reed432
TE Bennie Cunningham111
WR Cris Collinsworth100
RB Freeman McNeil111
WR Wayne Capers100
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
TE Pete Johnson411
FB Kevin Mack321
WR Drew Hill211
RB Tony Green111
WR Terry LeCount110
WR Willie Gault100
FB Michael Haddix110

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)