Wild Card Playoff Games, 1974

played in Denver, CO

32 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cleveland Browns73103-23
Denver Broncos0700-7

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

Team StatisticsCLEDEN
Record11-612-5
First Downs1316
- by Rushing66
- by Passing78
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards265276
- Offensive Plays5972
- Yards per Play4.493.83
Net Rushing Yards74113
- Rushing Attempts2727
- Yards per Rush2.744.19
Net Passing Yards191163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 22 - 243 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards197176
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/13
- Yards per Pass Play5.973.62
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions1/137/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.38.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/377/50
Punt Returns/Yards3/873/31
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/54
Interception Ret./Yards5/462/3
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 25
Time of Possession29:5330:07

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:41OWN 201280Touchdown
14:572:07OWN 20422Punt
211:351:28OWN 2033Punt
27:542:22OWN 33426Punt
21:561:21OWN 237Punt
20:190:18OWN 47115Field Goal
312:222:34OWN 4638Punt
37:571:26OPP 2436Field Goal
34:202:56OWN 32632Interception
30:101:20OWN 1538Punt
413:101:27OWN 453-2Punt
47:322:25OWN 3238Punt
44:432:28OPP 1034Field Goal
41:430:23OPP 2420Interception
41:091:09OPP 413-2Punt
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:194:22OWN 37835Punt
12:506:15OWN 201380Touchdown
210:072:13OWN 39426Interception
25:323:36OWN 201038Punt
20:350:16OPP 4922Fumble
315:002:38OWN 20424Punt
39:481:43OWN 173-9Punt
38:050:08OWN 2010Interception
36:312:11OWN 20620Punt
31:241:14OWN 3533Punt
413:500:40OPP 4821Interception
411:434:11OWN 7919Punt
45:070:24OWN 1330Interception
42:150:32OWN 2044Downs
41:200:11OWN 1510Interception

Game MVP: Clarence Scott, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sam Havrilak13372.851310
Greg Pruitt12393.251211
Sam Wyche2-2-1.00-100
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Floyd Little21864.102130
Ed Podolak4205.00800
Billy Kilmer273.50400

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sam Wyche31221971/6024260.8
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Billy Kilmer43171762/13126520.2

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Abramowicz45358.750150
WR Roy Jefferson486516.258240
RB Greg Pruitt45338.2517160
WR Paul Warfield45348.5015140
WR Sam Havrilak23136.50070
FB Wendell Hayes2273.50060
TE Jackie Smith1155.00050
WR Doug Winslow1155.00050
WR Charlie Wade0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Riley Odoms47276.7512120
FB Ken Willard343511.6713161
WR Dick Drake365618.670260
RB Floyd Little2573.50050
WR Jack Snow263316.506210
TE Marv Fleming1144.00040
WR Howard Twilley1588.00080
FB Buddy Hudson1166.00060
RB Cullen Bryant0100.00000
RB Ed Podolak0300.00000
WR Ron Shanklin0400.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Clarence Scott22211.000
OLB John Garlington100.000
CB Cornell Green12424.000
CB Tony Blevins100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Joe Beauchamp100.000
S Billy Thompson133.000

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Clarence Duren0100
Thom Darden0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Floyd Little1000

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Robert Walden941446.035.9583
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Chapple731645.131.0565

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Gossett3/31/11/1552/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Ray0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Roy Jefferson38729.01
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Floyd Little33110.30

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Thompson25427.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Don Hansen910.02641
OLB John Garlington810.02644
S Ron Smith500.02643
DT Jerry Sherk310.51624
DT Bob Lilly310.02123
S Thom Darden300.02142
CB Cornell Green300.02745
DE Ed Smith201.01124
OLB John Bunting210.089
CB Clarence Scott210.02745
DE Jim Mitchell110.52025
ILB Tom Graham110.012
CB Tony Blevins110.01737
DE Don Hultz100.0104
RB Greg Pruitt10---------
WR Doug Winslow10---------
DE Verlon Biggs030.02341
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tom Jackson810.02529
S Billy Thompson640.02532
ILB Randy Gradishar610.02632
DT John Little510.02529
OLB George Webster430.02217
DT Paul Smith400.02026
CB Jimmy Warren400.02532
DE Jim Marshall231.02430
CB Joe Beauchamp210.02326
RB Ed Podolak20---------
DT Bill Dunstan110.02014
DE Craig Hanneman110.02028
OLB Rick Kingrea100.022
S Garry Lyle100.01319
WR Ron Shanklin10---------
WR Dick Drake10---------
FB Buddy Hudson10---------
DT Josh Lane100.086
CB Leslie Drake100.0716
S Reggie Berry010.046

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ed Smith1.022024
DE Jim Mitchell0.500025
DT Jerry Sherk0.500024
DE Verlon Biggs0.002041
DT Bob Lilly0.001023
DT Derrick Holmes0.001023
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jim Marshall1.010030
DE Craig Hanneman0.001028
OLB Tom Jackson0.000129
DT John Little0.000129

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Ron Smith31043
CB Clarence Scott23245
CB Cornell Green21145
S Thom Darden21042
OLB John Garlington20144
ILB Don Hansen20041
OLB John Bunting1009
ILB Tom Graham1002
DE Jim Mitchell10025
DT Jerry Sherk10024
CB Tony Blevins02137
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tom Jackson60029
OLB George Webster40017
ILB Randy Gradishar30032
CB Joe Beauchamp21126
S Billy Thompson20132
CB Jimmy Warren20032
CB Leslie Drake11016
DT John Little10029
S Garry Lyle10019

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Norm Evans25025028
Bob Brooks25021028
Kent Uribe12012012
Tony Baker110303
Alan Willis04012011
Roger Finnie03017124
Fred Hoaglin02021025
Wendell Hayes01020018
Wade Key01022025
Jackie Smith01014014
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harry Schuh35025037
John Schmitt16027045
Glenn Resslet14024040
Francis Peay11020138
Bruce Van Dyke06127045
Milt Sunde0109010
Ken Willard01016025
Buddy Hudson010709
Joel Blackwood0003110

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Tom Graham216
Wendell Hayes15
Loren Toews15
Cornell Green12
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Ed Podolak17
Milt Sunde17

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cornell Green------2745274
Tony Blevins------17372074
Clarence Scott------2745---72
Thom Darden------2142871
John Garlington------2644171
Ron Smith------2643---69
Don Hansen------2641---67
Verlon Biggs------2341---64
Sam Wyche2732---------59
Bob Brooks2128------958
Norm Evans2528------356
Fred Hoaglin2125------652
Wade Key2225---------47
Roy Jefferson1821------746
Jim Mitchell------2025---45
Jerry Sherk------1624545
Sam Havrilak1311------2044
Bob Lilly------2123---44
Danny Abramowicz1823------243
Wendell Hayes2018------543
Roger Finnie1724---------41
Greg Latta1311------1539
Clarence Duren------821736
Kent Uribe1212------1236
Ed Smith------1124---35
Jackie Smith1414------735
Derrick Holmes------623433
Alan Willis1211------1033
Wally Hilgenberg------113032
Greg Pruitt1416------232
Doug Winslow1118---------29
Paul Warfield817---------25
Dean Barker57------1224
Shaun Mahoney20------2022
Tony Baker33------1521
John Bunting------89219
Tom Graham------121619
Don Hultz------104519
John Barnes03------1518
Charlie Wade15------1117
Bruce Gossett00------99
Robert Walden00------99
Loren Toews------2158
Greg Landry00------33
Ed Jenkins00---------0
Brian Sipe00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bruce Van Dyke2745------779
Billy Kilmer2745---------72
John Schmitt2745---------72
Floyd Little2232------1569
Jim Marshall------24301266
Billy Thompson------2532966
Francis Peay2038------765
Glenn Resslet2440---------64
Randy Gradishar------2632462
Harry Schuh2537---------62
Jimmy Warren------2532360
John Little------2529357
Tom Jackson------2529256
Joe Beauchamp------2326554
Craig Hanneman------2028351
Riley Odoms1923------951
Jack Snow1422------1551
Ken Willard1625------950
Paul Smith------2026349
George Webster------2217746
Dick Drake1333---------46
Ron Shanklin1127------240
Howard Twilley1721---------38
Reggie Berry------462636
Garry Lyle------1319436
Bill Dunstan------2014135
Marv Fleming1010------929
Milt Sunde910------726
Cullen Bryant19------1525
Ed Podolak513------725
Guy Roberts------102425
Leslie Drake------716225
Buddy Hudson79------622
Josh Lane------86822
Joel Blackwood310------720
Al Randolph------331218
Scott Biegen------45817
Ted Koy00------1515
Rick Kingrea------22711
Dennis Rodgers01------89
Dave Chapple00------77
Jim Otto00------77
David Ray00------22
Rolf Krueger------00---0
Unknown00---------0
Tim Gray00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left382.7
Middle11302.7
Right11383.5
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left284.0
Middle15785.2
Right10272.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sam Wyche31221032122
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Billy Kilmer43172238605

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54285.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1211695.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)96768.4
Long (19+ Yds)51244.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54336.6
Short (0-8 Yds)115252.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)127927.7
Long (19+ Yds)151261.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Jefferson84165121
WR Danny Abramowicz54135023
RB Greg Pruitt54033016
WR Paul Warfield54134017
WR Sam Havrilak32013011
FB Wendell Hayes2207018
TE Jackie Smith1105014
WR Charlie Wade100005
WR Doug Winslow1105018
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Riley Odoms74027023
WR Jack Snow62033122
WR Dick Drake63056133
RB Floyd Little5217032
WR Howard Twilley5118021
WR Ron Shanklin4010027
FB Ken Willard43035025
RB Ed Podolak3000013
RB Cullen Bryant100009
TE Marv Fleming1104010
FB Buddy Hudson110609

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Greg Pruitt4194.753.25
Sam Havrilak231.502.85
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Floyd Little4-1-0.254.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sam Wyche1000.006.35
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Billy Kilmer222211.004.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Paul Warfield1000.006.80
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Ken Willard222211.008.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Greg Pruitt21
Sam Havrilak10
Sam Wyche10
DenverRushesConversions
Floyd Little20
Billy Kilmer11
Ed Podolak11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Sam Wyche930
DenverAttCompConversions
Billy Kilmer1355

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Jefferson400
WR Sam Havrilak210
WR Danny Abramowicz110
RB Greg Pruitt100
WR Paul Warfield110
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Dick Drake422
WR Ron Shanklin200
WR Jack Snow211
WR Howard Twilley200
RB Cullen Bryant100
TE Riley Odoms111
FB Ken Willard111

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)