Week 14, 1974

played in Houston, TX

39 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cleveland Browns07146-27
Houston Oilers0000-0

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

Team StatisticsCLEHOU
Record8-56-7
First Downs1515
- by Rushing64
- by Passing99
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards295278
- Offensive Plays5955
- Yards per Play5.005.05
Net Rushing Yards117104
- Rushing Attempts3524
- Yards per Rush3.344.33
Net Passing Yards178174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt23 - 16 - 031 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards183174
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/50/0
- Yards per Pass Play7.425.61
Fumbles/Lost3/01/1
3rd Down Conversions9/164/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.43.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/404/25
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/32
Kick Returns/Yards1/224/69
Interception Ret./Yards2/490/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 40OWN 22
Time of Possession33:5026:10

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:21OWN 2530Punt
110:551:48OWN 2039Punt
12:104:37OWN 301070Touchdown
210:164:33OWN 25925Punt
20:550:55OWN 34329Missed FG
313:331:44OWN 373-10Punt
311:491:23OPP 43443Touchdown
37:526:35OWN 71293Touchdown
413:273:52OWN 39619Punt
48:452:23OPP 2437Field Goal
45:242:18OPP 933Field Goal
Houston Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:391:44OWN 4338Punt
19:076:57OWN 281057Missed FG
212:332:17OWN 2834Punt
25:434:48OWN 51468Missed FG
315:001:27OWN 2038Punt
310:262:34OWN 20521Punt
31:172:50OWN 18550Missed FG
49:350:50OWN 2023Interception
46:220:58OWN 21315Interception
43:063:06OWN 21849Game

Game MVP: Sam Wyche, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Pruitt22763.452310
Sam Havrilak13413.15900
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sam Green11302.731110
Quinn Newsome8415.133010
Kendall McKinley5336.601420

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sam Wyche23161831/52360122.1
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lynn Dickey31191740/0036249.6

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Wendell Hayes55428.4018250
WR Danny Abramowicz262512.507140
WR Sam Havrilak22-1-0.50000
WR Roy Jefferson234120.505361
TE Greg Latta112020.000201
RB Greg Pruitt1122.00220
TE Jackie Smith111717.003170
WR Charlie Wade111919.001190
WR Doug Winslow131818.003180
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Billy Johnson578316.609360
WR Mercury Duncan45348.501130
FB Jon Keyworth33237.671490
WR Butch Stark37196.33090
FB Bill Olds2373.50040
TE Terry Nelson1299.00490
RB Kendall McKinley11-1-1.000-10
TE Paul Seymour0100.00000
WR Irving Royer0200.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Cornell Green199.000
CB Clarence Scott14040.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Greg Pruitt2000
Sam Havrilak1100
Danny Abramowicz0101
Roger Finnie0100
Alan Willis0100
Wendell Hayes0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Billy Johnson1000
Elvin Bethea0010
Al Cowlings0010
Jackie Wallace0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Robert Walden522444.834.4532
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Blanchard417944.839.8521

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Gossett2/30/10/1343/3
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jessie Becker0/30/20/000/0

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Johnson23216.00

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Greg Pruitt12222.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Johnson35418.00
Irving Royer11515.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Thom Darden710.02430
CB Clarence Scott600.02331
CB Tony Blevins600.01527
OLB John Garlington420.02330
S Clarence Duren320.01730
ILB Don Hansen320.01931
DT Jerry Sherk300.01319
DE Jim Mitchell240.02330
DT Bob Lilly210.02431
CB Cornell Green200.02429
S Monty Provine200.01013
ILB Tom Graham110.030
OLB John Bunting100.0104
DT Derrick Holmes100.0102
DE Ed Smith010.02030
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Larry Stallings640.03524
OLB Jim Cheyunski620.03424
CB Jackie Wallace520.02122
OLB Dave Robinson411.03019
S Ron Brandon440.03224
CB Nelson Munsey420.03424
DE Elvin Bethea410.03324
CB Tommie Burns400.02022
DT Curley Culp320.03424
ILB Bob Stein300.0153
DE Al Cowlings210.02924
S Prentice McCray210.0135
DE Steve Baumgartner100.060
DT Leo Brooks100.0102
FB Bill Olds10---------
CB Jeris White100.03323
C Desmond Cribbs10---------
ILB Maurice Patton010.020

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jim Mitchell0.010030
DE Ed Smith0.001030
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Dave Robinson1.000019
DE Elvin Bethea0.001024
OLB Jim Cheyunski0.001024
OLB Larry Stallings0.001024

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Clarence Scott50131
S Thom Darden31030
CB Tony Blevins30027
S Clarence Duren21030
S Monty Provine21013
CB Cornell Green20129
OLB John Garlington10030
ILB Don Hansen10031
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jackie Wallace40022
CB Nelson Munsey30024
CB Tommie Burns30022
OLB Larry Stallings20024
CB Jeris White11023
S Prentice McCray1005
OLB Dave Robinson10019
S Ron Brandon10024

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Fred Hoaglin37026018
Norm Evans17033021
Bob Brooks16028021
Wendell Hayes14029011
Wade Key13029019
Roger Finnie12024017
Kent Uribe11013010
Alan Willis0301619
Dean Barker020605
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Winston Hill16023028
Ron Saul16021030
Bob Newton13022026
Paul Seymour12011014
Kerry Webster120305
Bill Olds04016020
Desmond Cribbs01023027

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Wally Hilgenberg219
Tom Graham111
John Barnes111
Wendell Hayes17
Monty Provine17
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Sam Green11

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bob Lilly------2431762
Thom Darden------2430559
Sam Wyche3524---------59
Norm Evans3321------458
John Garlington------2330457
Cornell Green------2429457
Clarence Scott------2331357
Jim Mitchell------2330356
Bob Brooks2821------655
Don Hansen------1931353
Ed Smith------2030353
Tony Blevins------15271052
Clarence Duren------1730350
Wade Key2919---------48
Wendell Hayes2911------747
Fred Hoaglin2618------246
Danny Abramowicz2717------145
Roy Jefferson2417------445
Jackie Smith2416------444
Sam Havrilak1315------1543
Roger Finnie2417---------41
Jerry Sherk------1319335
Greg Pruitt228------131
Doug Winslow1318---------31
Kent Uribe1310------831
Alan Willis169------530
Monty Provine------1013730
Greg Latta123------1126
John Bunting------104822
Wally Hilgenberg------111921
Dean Barker65------819
Paul Warfield89---------17
Derrick Holmes------102416
Shaun Mahoney00------1515
Tom Graham------301114
Charlie Wade13------1014
Tony Baker22------812
John Barnes01------1112
Donny Gibson------22610
Bruce Gossett00------99
Robert Walden00------55
Don Hultz------31---4
Greg Landry00------33
Loren Toews------0022
Ed Jenkins00---------0
Brian Sipe00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Elvin Bethea------33241269
Jim Cheyunski------3424462
Larry Stallings------3524362
Nelson Munsey------3424260
Curley Culp------3424159
Jeris White------3323359
Ron Brandon------3224359
Al Cowlings------2924356
Lynn Dickey2431---------55
Jackie Wallace------21221255
Tom Banks1827------651
Winston Hill2328---------51
Dave Robinson------3019251
Ron Saul2130---------51
Desmond Cribbs2327------151
Tommie Burns------2022850
Billy Johnson1620------1248
Bob Newton2226---------48
Butch Stark1321------1044
Bill Olds1620------642
Mercury Duncan820------1038
Kendall McKinley512------1734
Irving Royer1213------732
Terry Nelson169------631
Paul Seymour1114------126
Sam Green1112------124
Prentice McCray------135422
Alonzo Goodwin87------722
Bob Stein------153220
Tom Gallimore31------1418
Quinn Newsome89---------17
Kendrick Sullivan------101617
Steve Baumgartner------601016
Kerry Webster35------715
Leo Brooks------102113
Fred Sturt14------712
Vince Kendrick00------1111
Dan Peiffer11------79
Ralph Trinidad------2068
Maurice Patton------2068
Jon Keyworth14------16
Tom Blanchard00------44
Jessie Becker00------44
Bert Askson------1023
Jack Concannon00------33
Larry Cipa00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7223.1
Middle11191.7
Right17764.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7507.1
Middle15473.1
Right273.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sam Wyche23163211300
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lynn Dickey31191233102

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55142.8
Short (0-8 Yds)54234.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)447117.8
Long (19+ Yds)93758.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1210564.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)125524.3
Long (19+ Yds)525511.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz62125017
FB Wendell Hayes55042111
WR Roy Jefferson32041117
WR Doug Winslow31018018
WR Sam Havrilak220-1015
TE Greg Latta1102013
RB Greg Pruitt110208
TE Jackie Smith11017016
WR Charlie Wade1101903
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Billy Johnson75183120
WR Butch Stark73119021
WR Mercury Duncan54034020
FB Jon Keyworth3302304
FB Bill Olds3207020
TE Terry Nelson210909
WR Irving Royer2000013
TE Paul Seymour1010014
RB Kendall McKinley110-1012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Greg Pruitt5153.003.45
Sam Havrilak1-3-3.003.15
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sam Green144.002.73
Quinn Newsome100.005.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sam Wyche112020.007.96
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Greg Latta112020.0020.00
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Sam Havrilak32
Greg Pruitt10
HoustonRushesConversions
Quinn Newsome20
Sam Green11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Sam Wyche1197
HoustonAttCompConversions
Lynn Dickey833

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Abramowicz322
FB Wendell Hayes332
WR Doug Winslow211
WR Roy Jefferson110
TE Jackie Smith111
WR Charlie Wade111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Billy Johnson200
TE Terry Nelson111
FB Bill Olds111
TE Paul Seymour100
WR Butch Stark100
WR Irving Royer100
WR Mercury Duncan111

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (21,400)
End Zone12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)