Wild Card Playoff Games, 1974

played in Denver, CO

32 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	7	3	10	3	-	23
Denver Broncos	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 CLE - Greg Pruitt 3 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 11:41 DEN - Ken Willard 6 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 00:07 CLE - Bruce Gossett 55 field goal
3Q: 08:14 CLE - Roy Jefferson 54 punt return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 06:37 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal
4Q: 02:20 CLE - Bruce Gossett 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 CLE - Greg Pruitt 3 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 11:41 DEN - Ken Willard 6 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 00:07 CLE - Bruce Gossett 55 field goal
3Q: 08:14 CLE - Roy Jefferson 54 punt return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 06:37 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal
4Q: 02:20 CLE - Bruce Gossett 23 field goal

Team Statistics CLE DEN
Record 11-6 12-5
First Downs 13 16
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 265 276
- Offensive Plays 59 72
- Yards per Play 4.49 3.83
Net Rushing Yards 74 113
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 2.74 4.19
Net Passing Yards 191 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 2 43 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 197 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 3.62
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/37 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/87 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 5/46 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:53 30:07

Team Statistics	CLE	DEN
Record	11-6	12-5
First Downs	13	16
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	265	276
- Offensive Plays	59	72
- Yards per Play	4.49	3.83
Net Rushing Yards	74	113
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	2.74	4.19
Net Passing Yards	191	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 2	43 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	197	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	3.62
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/37	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/87	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	5/46	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:53	30:07

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	4:57	2:07	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	11:35	1:28	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	7:54	2:22	OWN 33	4	26	Punt
2	1:56	1:21	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
2	0:19	0:18	OWN 47	1	15	Field Goal
3	12:22	2:34	OWN 4	6	38	Punt
3	7:57	1:26	OPP 24	3	6	Field Goal
3	4:20	2:56	OWN 32	6	32	Interception
3	0:10	1:20	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	13:10	1:27	OWN 45	3	-2	Punt
4	7:32	2:25	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	4:43	2:28	OPP 10	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:43	0:23	OPP 24	2	0	Interception
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 41	3	-2	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	4:22	OWN 37	8	35	Punt
1	2:50	6:15	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	10:07	2:13	OWN 39	4	26	Interception
2	5:32	3:36	OWN 20	10	38	Punt
2	0:35	0:16	OPP 49	2	2	Fumble
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
3	9:48	1:43	OWN 17	3	-9	Punt
3	8:05	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	6:31	2:11	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	1:24	1:14	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	13:50	0:40	OPP 48	2	1	Interception
4	11:43	4:11	OWN 7	9	19	Punt
4	5:07	0:24	OWN 13	3	0	Interception
4	2:15	0:32	OWN 20	4	4	Downs
4	1:20	0:11	OWN 15	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Clarence Scott, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sam Havrilak	13	37	2.85	13	1	0
Greg Pruitt	12	39	3.25	12	1	1
Sam Wyche	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Floyd Little	21	86	4.10	21	3
Ed Podolak	4	20	5.00	8	0
Billy Kilmer	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	31	22	197	1/6	0	24	2	60.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	43	17	176	2/13	1	26	5	20.2

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Abramowicz	4	5	35	8.75	0	15
WR Roy Jefferson	4	8	65	16.25	8	24
RB Greg Pruitt	4	5	33	8.25	17	16
WR Paul Warfield	4	5	34	8.50	15	14
WR Sam Havrilak	2	3	13	6.50	0	7
FB Wendell Hayes	2	2	7	3.50	0	6
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Charlie Wade	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Riley Odoms	4	7	27	6.75	12	12	0
FB Ken Willard	3	4	35	11.67	13	16	1
WR Dick Drake	3	6	56	18.67	0	26	0
RB Floyd Little	2	5	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Jack Snow	2	6	33	16.50	6	21	0
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Howard Twilley	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Buddy Hudson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Cullen Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ed Podolak	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ron Shanklin	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Clarence Scott	2	22	11.00
OLB John Garlington	1	0	0.00
CB Cornell Green	1	24	24.00
CB Tony Blevins	1	0	0.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	0	0.00	0
S Billy Thompson	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clarence Duren	0	1	0	0
Thom Darden	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Floyd Little	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	9	414	46.0	35.9	58	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	7	316	45.1	31.0	56	5

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	3/3	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Jefferson	3	87	29.0	1

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Hansen	9	1	0.0	26	41
OLB John Garlington	8	1	0.0	26	44
S Ron Smith	5	0	0.0	26	43
DT Jerry Sherk	3	1	0.5	16	24
DT Bob Lilly	3	1	0.0	21	23
S Thom Darden	3	0	0.0	21	42
CB Cornell Green	3	0	0.0	27	45
DE Ed Smith	2	0	1.0	11	24
OLB John Bunting	2	1	0.0	8	9
CB Clarence Scott	2	1	0.0	27	45
DE Jim Mitchell	1	1	0.5	20	25
ILB Tom Graham	1	1	0.0	1	2
CB Tony Blevins	1	1	0.0	17	37
DE Don Hultz	1	0	0.0	10	4
RB Greg Pruitt	1	0	---	---	---
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	---	---	---
DE Verlon Biggs	0	3	0.0	23	41

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	8	1	0.0	25	29
S Billy Thompson	6	4	0.0	25	32
ILB Randy Gradishar	6	1	0.0	26	32
DT John Little	5	1	0.0	25	29
OLB George Webster	4	3	0.0	22	17
DT Paul Smith	4	0	0.0	20	26
CB Jimmy Warren	4	0	0.0	25	32
DE Jim Marshall	2	3	1.0	24	30
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	1	0.0	23	26
RB Ed Podolak	2	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Dunstan	1	1	0.0	20	14
DE Craig Hanneman	1	1	0.0	20	28
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Garry Lyle	1	0	0.0	13	19
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dick Drake	1	0	---	---	---
FB Buddy Hudson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0.0	8	6
CB Leslie Drake	1	0	0.0	7	16
S Reggie Berry	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ed Smith	1.0	2	2	24
DE Jim Mitchell	0.5	0	0	25
DT Jerry Sherk	0.5	0	0	24
DE Verlon Biggs	0.0	0	2	41
DT Bob Lilly	0.0	0	1	23
DT Derrick Holmes	0.0	0	1	23

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Marshall	1.0	1	0	0	30
DE Craig Hanneman	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Tom Jackson	0.0	0	0	1	29
DT John Little	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Smith	3	1	0	43
CB Clarence Scott	2	3	2	45
CB Cornell Green	2	1	1	45
S Thom Darden	2	1	0	42
OLB John Garlington	2	0	1	44
ILB Don Hansen	2	0	0	41
OLB John Bunting	1	0	0	9
ILB Tom Graham	1	0	0	2
DE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0	25
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0	24
CB Tony Blevins	0	2	1	37

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	6	0	0	29
OLB George Webster	4	0	0	17
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	0	0	32
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	1	1	26
S Billy Thompson	2	0	1	32
CB Jimmy Warren	2	0	0	32
CB Leslie Drake	1	1	0	16
DT John Little	1	0	0	29
S Garry Lyle	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Evans	2	5	25	0	28
Bob Brooks	2	5	21	0	28
Kent Uribe	1	2	12	0	12
Tony Baker	1	1	3	0	3
Alan Willis	0	4	12	0	11
Roger Finnie	0	3	17	1	24
Fred Hoaglin	0	2	21	0	25
Wendell Hayes	0	1	20	0	18
Wade Key	0	1	22	0	25
Jackie Smith	0	1	14	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harry Schuh	3	5	0	25	0	37
John Schmitt	1	6	0	27	0	45
Glenn Resslet	1	4	0	24	0	40
Francis Peay	1	1	0	20	1	38
Bruce Van Dyke	0	6	1	27	0	45
Milt Sunde	0	1	0	9	0	10
Ken Willard	0	1	0	16	0	25
Buddy Hudson	0	1	0	7	0	9
Joel Blackwood	0	0	0	3	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Graham	2	16
Wendell Hayes	1	5
Loren Toews	1	5
Cornell Green	1	2

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Podolak	1	7
Milt Sunde	1	7

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Green	---	---	27	45	2	74
Tony Blevins	---	---	17	37	20	74
Clarence Scott	---	---	27	45	---	72
Thom Darden	---	---	21	42	8	71
John Garlington	---	---	26	44	1	71
Ron Smith	---	---	26	43	---	69
Don Hansen	---	---	26	41	---	67
Verlon Biggs	---	---	23	41	---	64
Sam Wyche	27	32	---	---	---	59
Bob Brooks	21	28	---	---	9	58
Norm Evans	25	28	---	---	3	56
Fred Hoaglin	21	25	---	---	6	52
Wade Key	22	25	---	---	---	47
Roy Jefferson	18	21	---	---	7	46
Jim Mitchell	---	---	20	25	---	45
Jerry Sherk	---	---	16	24	5	45
Sam Havrilak	13	11	---	---	20	44
Bob Lilly	---	---	21	23	---	44
Danny Abramowicz	18	23	---	---	2	43
Wendell Hayes	20	18	---	---	5	43
Roger Finnie	17	24	---	---	---	41
Greg Latta	13	11	---	---	15	39
Clarence Duren	---	---	8	21	7	36
Kent Uribe	12	12	---	---	12	36
Ed Smith	---	---	11	24	---	35
Jackie Smith	14	14	---	---	7	35
Derrick Holmes	---	---	6	23	4	33
Alan Willis	12	11	---	---	10	33
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	1	1	30	32
Greg Pruitt	14	16	---	---	2	32
Doug Winslow	11	18	---	---	---	29
Paul Warfield	8	17	---	---	---	25
Dean Barker	5	7	---	---	12	24
Shaun Mahoney	2	0	---	---	20	22
Tony Baker	3	3	---	---	15	21
John Bunting	---	---	8	9	2	19
Tom Graham	---	---	1	2	16	19
Don Hultz	---	---	10	4	5	19
John Barnes	0	3	---	---	15	18
Charlie Wade	1	5	---	---	11	17
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Loren Toews	---	---	2	1	5	8
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ed Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Van Dyke	27	45	---	---	7	79
Billy Kilmer	27	45	---	---	---	72
John Schmitt	27	45	---	---	---	72
Floyd Little	22	32	---	---	15	69
Jim Marshall	---	---	24	30	12	66
Billy Thompson	---	---	25	32	9	66
Francis Peay	20	38	---	---	7	65
Glenn Resslet	24	40	---	---	---	64
Randy Gradishar	---	---	26	32	4	62
Harry Schuh	25	37	---	---	---	62
Jimmy Warren	---	---	25	32	3	60
John Little	---	---	25	29	3	57
Tom Jackson	---	---	25	29	2	56
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	23	26	5	54
Craig Hanneman	---	---	20	28	3	51
Riley Odoms	19	23	---	---	9	51
Jack Snow	14	22	---	---	15	51
Ken Willard	16	25	---	---	9	50
Paul Smith	---	---	20	26	3	49
George Webster	---	---	22	17	7	46
Dick Drake	13	33	---	---	---	46
Ron Shanklin	11	27	---	---	2	40
Howard Twilley	17	21	---	---	---	38
Reggie Berry	---	---	4	6	26	36
Garry Lyle	---	---	13	19	4	36
Bill Dunstan	---	---	20	14	1	35
Marv Fleming	10	10	---	---	9	29
Milt Sunde	9	10	---	---	7	26
Cullen Bryant	1	9	---	---	15	25
Ed Podolak	5	13	---	---	7	25
Guy Roberts	---	---	1	0	24	25
Leslie Drake	---	---	7	16	2	25
Buddy Hudson	7	9	---	---	6	22
Josh Lane	---	---	8	6	8	22
Joel Blackwood	3	10	---	---	7	20
Al Randolph	---	---	3	3	12	18
Scott Biegen	---	---	4	5	8	17
Ted Koy	0	0	---	---	15	15
Rick Kingrea	---	---	2	2	7	11
Dennis Rodgers	0	1	---	---	8	9
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim Otto	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Ray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rolf Krueger	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	11	38	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	15	78	5.2
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	31	22	1	0	3	2	1	2	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	43	17	2	2	3	8	6	0	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	25	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	15	1	26	1.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Jefferson	8	4	1	65	1	21
WR Danny Abramowicz	5	4	1	35	0	23
RB Greg Pruitt	5	4	0	33	0	16
WR Paul Warfield	5	4	1	34	0	17
WR Sam Havrilak	3	2	0	13	0	11
FB Wendell Hayes	2	2	0	7	0	18
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	0	5	0	14
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	0	5	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Riley Odoms	7	4	0	27	0	23
WR Jack Snow	6	2	0	33	1	22
WR Dick Drake	6	3	0	56	1	33
RB Floyd Little	5	2	1	7	0	32
WR Howard Twilley	5	1	1	8	0	21
WR Ron Shanklin	4	0	1	0	0	27
FB Ken Willard	4	3	0	35	0	25
RB Ed Podolak	3	0	0	0	0	13
RB Cullen Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	0	4	0	10
FB Buddy Hudson	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Pruitt	4	19	4.75	3.25
Sam Havrilak	2	3	1.50	2.85

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	4	-1	-0.25	4.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	1	0	0	0.00	6.35

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	2	2	22	11.00	4.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Paul Warfield	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ken Willard	2	2	22	11.00	8.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Pruitt	2	1
Sam Havrilak	1	0
Sam Wyche	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	2	0
Billy Kilmer	1	1
Ed Podolak	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	9	3	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	13	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch
WR Roy Jefferson	4	0
WR Sam Havrilak	2	1
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	1
RB Greg Pruitt	1	0
WR Paul Warfield	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dick Drake	4	2	2
WR Ron Shanklin	2	0	0
WR Jack Snow	2	1	1
WR Howard Twilley	2	0	0
RB Cullen Bryant	1	0	0
TE Riley Odoms	1	1	1
FB Ken Willard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)