Week 14, 1974

played in Houston, TX

39 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	7	14	6	-	27
Houston Oilers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 3 fumble return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 10:37 CLE - Greg Latta 20 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 01:31 CLE - Roy Jefferson 36 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 06:28 CLE - Bruce Gossett 34 field goal
4Q: 03:11 CLE - Bruce Gossett 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 3 fumble return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 10:37 CLE - Greg Latta 20 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 01:31 CLE - Roy Jefferson 36 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 06:28 CLE - Bruce Gossett 34 field goal
4Q: 03:11 CLE - Bruce Gossett 23 field goal

Team Statistics CLE HOU
Record 8-5 6-7
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 295 278
- Offensive Plays 59 55
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 117 104
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 3.34 4.33
Net Passing Yards 178 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 0 31 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 183 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 5.61
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 3.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 4/69
Interception Ret./Yards 2/49 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:50 26:10

Team Statistics	CLE	HOU
Record	8-5	6-7
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	295	278
- Offensive Plays	59	55
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	117	104
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	3.34	4.33
Net Passing Yards	178	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 0	31 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	183	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	5.61
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	3.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	4/69
Interception Ret./Yards	2/49	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:50	26:10

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	10:55	1:48	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:10	4:37	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	10:16	4:33	OWN 25	9	25	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 34	3	29	Missed FG
3	13:33	1:44	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
3	11:49	1:23	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
3	7:52	6:35	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
4	13:27	3:52	OWN 39	6	19	Punt
4	8:45	2:23	OPP 24	3	7	Field Goal
4	5:24	2:18	OPP 9	3	3	Field Goal

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	1:44	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
1	9:07	6:57	OWN 28	10	57	Missed FG
2	12:33	2:17	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
2	5:43	4:48	OWN 5	14	68	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	10:26	2:34	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	1:17	2:50	OWN 18	5	50	Missed FG
4	9:35	0:50	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
4	6:22	0:58	OWN 21	3	15	Interception
4	3:06	3:06	OWN 21	8	49	Game

Game MVP: Sam Wyche, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Pruitt	22	76	3.45	23	1	0
Sam Havrilak	13	41	3.15	9	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Green	11	30	2.73	11	1
Quinn Newsome	8	41	5.13	30	1
Kendall McKinley	5	33	6.60	14	2

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	23	16	183	1/5	2	36	0	122.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	31	19	174	0/0	0	36	2	49.6

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Wendell Hayes	5	5	42	8.40	18	25	0
WR Danny Abramowicz	2	6	25	12.50	7	14	0
WR Sam Havrilak	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Roy Jefferson	2	3	41	20.50	5	36	1
TE Greg Latta	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	1
RB Greg Pruitt	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	19	19.00	1	19	0
WR Doug Winslow	1	3	18	18.00	3	18	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Billy Johnson	5	7	83	16.60	9	36
WR Mercury Duncan	4	5	34	8.50	1	13
FB Jon Keyworth	3	3	23	7.67	14	9
WR Butch Stark	3	7	19	6.33	0	9
FB Bill Olds	2	3	7	3.50	0	4
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	9	9.00	4	9
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Irving Royer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cornell Green	1	9	9.00	0
CB Clarence Scott	1	40	40.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Greg Pruitt	2	0	0	0
Sam Havrilak	1	1	0	0
Danny Abramowicz	0	1	0	1
Roger Finnie	0	1	0	0
Alan Willis	0	1	0	0
Wendell Hayes	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Force
Billy Johnson	1	0
Elvin Bethea	0	1
Al Cowlings	0	1
Jackie Wallace	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	5	224	44.8	34.4	53	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	4	179	44.8	39.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	0/3	0/2	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Pruitt	1	22	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	54	18.0	0
Irving Royer	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	7	1	24	30
CB Clarence Scott	6	0	23	31
CB Tony Blevins	6	0	15	27
OLB John Garlington	4	2	23	30
S Clarence Duren	3	2	17	30
ILB Don Hansen	3	2	19	31
DT Jerry Sherk	3	0	13	19
DE Jim Mitchell	2	4	23	30
DT Bob Lilly	2	1	24	31
CB Cornell Green	2	0	24	29
S Monty Provine	2	0	10	13
ILB Tom Graham	1	1	3	0
OLB John Bunting	1	0	10	4
DT Derrick Holmes	1	0	10	2
DE Ed Smith	0	1	20	30

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	6	4	0.0	35	24
OLB Jim Cheyunski	6	2	0.0	34	24
CB Jackie Wallace	5	2	0.0	21	22
OLB Dave Robinson	4	1	1.0	30	19
S Ron Brandon	4	4	0.0	32	24
CB Nelson Munsey	4	2	0.0	34	24
DE Elvin Bethea	4	1	0.0	33	24
CB Tommie Burns	4	0	0.0	20	22
DT Curley Culp	3	2	0.0	34	24
ILB Bob Stein	3	0	0.0	15	3
DE Al Cowlings	2	1	0.0	29	24
S Prentice McCray	2	1	0.0	13	5
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	0.0	6	0
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	0.0	10	2
FB Bill Olds	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	33	23
C Desmond Cribbs	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Maurice Patton	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Mitchell	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Ed Smith	0.0	0	1	0	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dave Robinson	1.0	0	19
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	1	24
OLB Jim Cheyunski	0.0	1	24
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clarence Scott	5	0	1	31
S Thom Darden	3	1	0	30
CB Tony Blevins	3	0	0	27
S Clarence Duren	2	1	0	30
S Monty Provine	2	1	0	13
CB Cornell Green	2	0	1	29
OLB John Garlington	1	0	0	30
ILB Don Hansen	1	0	0	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jackie Wallace	4	0	22
CB Nelson Munsey	3	0	24
CB Tommie Burns	3	0	22
OLB Larry Stallings	2	0	24
CB Jeris White	1	1	23
S Prentice McCray	1	0	5
OLB Dave Robinson	1	0	19
S Ron Brandon	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Hoaglin	3	7	26	0	18
Norm Evans	1	7	33	0	21
Bob Brooks	1	6	28	0	21
Wendell Hayes	1	4	29	0	11
Wade Key	1	3	29	0	19
Roger Finnie	1	2	24	0	17
Kent Uribe	1	1	13	0	10
Alan Willis	0	3	16	1	9
Dean Barker	0	2	6	0	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Winston Hill	1	6	23	28
Ron Saul	1	6	21	30
Bob Newton	1	3	22	26
Paul Seymour	1	2	11	14
Kerry Webster	1	2	3	5
Bill Olds	0	4	16	20
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	23	27

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	2	19
Tom Graham	1	11
John Barnes	1	11
Wendell Hayes	1	7
Monty Provine	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Green	1	1

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Lilly	---	---	24	31	7	62
Thom Darden	---	---	24	30	5	59
Sam Wyche	35	24	---	---	---	59
Norm Evans	33	21	---	---	4	58
John Garlington	---	---	23	30	4	57
Cornell Green	---	---	24	29	4	57
Clarence Scott	---	---	23	31	3	57
Jim Mitchell	---	---	23	30	3	56
Bob Brooks	28	21	---	---	6	55
Don Hansen	---	---	19	31	3	53
Ed Smith	---	---	20	30	3	53
Tony Blevins	---	---	15	27	10	52
Clarence Duren	---	---	17	30	3	50
Wade Key	29	19	---	---	---	48
Wendell Hayes	29	11	---	---	7	47
Fred Hoaglin	26	18	---	---	2	46
Danny Abramowicz	27	17	---	---	1	45
Roy Jefferson	24	17	---	---	4	45
Jackie Smith	24	16	---	---	4	44
Sam Havrilak	13	15	---	---	15	43
Roger Finnie	24	17	---	---	---	41
Jerry Sherk	---	---	13	19	3	35
Greg Pruitt	22	8	---	---	1	31
Doug Winslow	13	18	---	---	---	31
Kent Uribe	13	10	---	---	8	31
Alan Willis	16	9	---	---	5	30
Monty Provine	---	---	10	13	7	30
Greg Latta	12	3	---	---	11	26
John Bunting	---	---	10	4	8	22
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	1	1	19	21
Dean Barker	6	5	---	---	8	19
Paul Warfield	8	9	---	---	---	17
Derrick Holmes	---	---	10	2	4	16
Shaun Mahoney	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tom Graham	---	---	3	0	11	14
Charlie Wade	1	3	---	---	10	14
Tony Baker	2	2	---	---	8	12
John Barnes	0	1	---	---	11	12
Donny Gibson	---	---	2	2	6	10
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Hultz	---	---	3	1	---	4
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Loren Toews	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ed Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elvin Bethea	---	---	33	24	12	69
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	34	24	4	62
Larry Stallings	---	---	35	24	3	62
Nelson Munsey	---	---	34	24	2	60
Curley Culp	---	---	34	24	1	59
Jeris White	---	---	33	23	3	59
Ron Brandon	---	---	32	24	3	59
Al Cowlings	---	---	29	24	3	56
Lynn Dickey	24	31	---	---	---	55
Jackie Wallace	---	---	21	22	12	55
Tom Banks	18	27	---	---	6	51
Winston Hill	23	28	---	---	---	51
Dave Robinson	---	---	30	19	2	51
Ron Saul	21	30	---	---	---	51
Desmond Cribbs	23	27	---	---	1	51
Tommie Burns	---	---	20	22	8	50
Billy Johnson	16	20	---	---	12	48
Bob Newton	22	26	---	---	---	48
Butch Stark	13	21	---	---	10	44
Bill Olds	16	20	---	---	6	42
Mercury Duncan	8	20	---	---	10	38
Kendall McKinley	5	12	---	---	17	34
Irving Royer	12	13	---	---	7	32
Terry Nelson	16	9	---	---	6	31
Paul Seymour	11	14	---	---	1	26
Sam Green	11	12	---	---	1	24
Prentice McCray	---	---	13	5	4	22
Alonzo Goodwin	8	7	---	---	7	22
Bob Stein	---	---	15	3	2	20
Tom Gallimore	3	1	---	---	14	18
Quinn Newsome	8	9	---	---	---	17
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	1	0	16	17
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	6	0	10	16
Kerry Webster	3	5	---	---	7	15
Leo Brooks	---	---	10	2	1	13
Fred Sturt	1	4	---	---	7	12
Vince Kendrick	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan Peiffer	1	1	---	---	7	9
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	2	0	6	8
Maurice Patton	---	---	2	0	6	8
Jon Keyworth	1	4	---	---	1	6
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bert Askson	---	---	1	0	2	3
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	11	19	1.7
Right	17	76	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	23	16	3	2	1	1	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	31	19	1	2	3	3	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	23	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	71	17.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	75	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	55	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	6	2	1	25	0	17
FB Wendell Hayes	5	5	0	42	1	11
WR Roy Jefferson	3	2	0	41	1	17
WR Doug Winslow	3	1	0	18	0	18
WR Sam Havrilak	2	2	0	-1	0	15
TE Greg Latta	1	1	0	20	1	3
RB Greg Pruitt	1	1	0	2	0	8
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	0	17	0	16
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	0	19	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Johnson	7	5	1	83	1	20
WR Butch Stark	7	3	1	19	0	21
WR Mercury Duncan	5	4	0	34	0	20
FB Jon Keyworth	3	3	0	23	0	4
FB Bill Olds	3	2	0	7	0	20
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	0	9	0	9
WR Irving Royer	2	0	0	0	0	13
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	1	0	0	14
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Pruitt	5	15	3.00	3.45
Sam Havrilak	1	-3	-3.00	3.15

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	1	4	4.00	2.73
Quinn Newsome	1	0	0.00	5.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	1	1	20	20.00	7.96

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Latta	1	1	20	20.00	20.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Havrilak	3	2
Greg Pruitt	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Quinn Newsome	2	0
Sam Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	11	9	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	2	2
FB Wendell Hayes	3	3	2
WR Doug Winslow	2	1	1
WR Roy Jefferson	1	1	0
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	1
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Johnson	2	0	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1
FB Bill Olds	1	1	1
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0
WR Butch Stark	1	0	0
WR Irving Royer	1	0	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)