Exhibition Week 4, 1975

played in Minnesota, MN

78 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	7	0	0	3	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 CLE - Clarence Scott 36 interception return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 08:18 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal
4Q: 12:53 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 22 field goal
4Q: 01:51 CLE - Bruce Gossett 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 CLE - Clarence Scott 36 interception return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 08:18 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal
4Q: 12:53 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 22 field goal
4Q: 01:51 CLE - Bruce Gossett 19 field goal

Team Statistics CLE MIN
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 13 9
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 5 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 244 202
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 3.81 3.37
Net Rushing Yards 171 63
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 4.62 3.71
Net Passing Yards 73 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 12 - 1 38 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 117 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/44 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 2.70 3.23
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/36 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:28 26:32

Team Statistics	CLE	MIN
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	13	9
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	5	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	244	202
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	3.81	3.37
Net Rushing Yards	171	63
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	4.62	3.71
Net Passing Yards	73	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 12 - 1	38 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	117	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/44	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	2.70	3.23
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/36	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:28	26:32

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	2:03	OPP 45	5	6	Punt
1	10:03	2:52	OPP 36	6	31	Interception
1	1:35	1:08	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	14:15	10:40	OWN 9	18	47	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 12	2	17	Half
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
3	10:32	0:08	OWN 20	1	3	Fumble
3	8:13	2:45	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
3	4:27	3:10	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
4	12:48	1:18	OWN 13	2	44	Fumble
4	9:10	1:10	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	6:52	3:36	OWN 34	5	19	Punt
4	3:05	1:20	OPP 23	4	21	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 35	3	-3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
1	11:35	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	11:23	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	7:11	5:36	OWN 20	12	44	Punt
1	0:27	1:12	OWN 49	3	-8	Punt
2	3:35	2:35	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
3	12:36	2:04	OWN 39	5	21	Punt
3	10:24	2:11	OPP 23	3	8	Field Goal
3	5:28	1:01	OWN 35	3	-7	Punt
3	1:17	3:29	OWN 20	8	75	Field Goal
4	11:30	2:20	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
4	8:00	1:08	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
4	3:16	0:11	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
4	1:45	0:47	OWN 26	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Ed Smith, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Pruitt	25	141	5.64	55	3
Sam Havrilak	9	33	3.67	8	0
Unknown	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Cappelletti	7	16	2.29	10	1
Steve Rogers	6	7	1.17	5	0
Dennis McKenzie	2	15	7.50	8	0
Bob Gresham	1	15	15.00	15	1
Otis Hastings	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	15	9	73	4/35	0	22	1	44.6
Unknown	6	3	44	2/9	0	22	0	74.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dennis McKenzie	22	11	119	3/18	0	48	1	47.3
Otis Hastings	16	5	55	2/17	0	16	1	16.4

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Abramowicz	5	8	52	10.40	4	19
RB Greg Pruitt	3	3	11	3.67	1	9
TE Greg Latta	2	2	10	5.00	2	6
WR Roy Jefferson	1	3	22	22.00	2	22
WR Paul Warfield	1	3	22	22.00	15	22
FB Tony Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Doug Winslow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Don McCauley	3	4	25	8.33	0	16
WR Jerald Whiting	3	5	33	11.00	15	16
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	7	3.50	2	6
TE Lewis Rockett	2	4	28	14.00	5	25
WR Danny Buggs	2	8	54	27.00	0	48
TE J.V. Cain	1	6	10	10.00	0	10
RB John Cappelletti	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
WR Robert West	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	5	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Thom Darden	1	0	0.00	0
CB Clarence Scott	1	36	36.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Havrilak	1	0	0
Greg Pruitt	1	0	0
Unknown	1	0	0
Steve Sylvester	0	1	0
Jim Mitchell	0	0	1
Ed Smith	0	0	1
Larry Keller	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dennis McKenzie	2	1	0
Otis Hastings	1	0	0
John Cappelletti	0	1	0
Don Croft	0	1	0
Tom Forrest	0	1	0
Floyd Rice	0	1	0
John Rowser	0	0	1
Sweeny Williams	0	0	1
Thomas Henderson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	8	322	40.3	31.0	49	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	9	352	39.1	29.7	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Jefferson	4	45	11.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Szorcsik	1	5	5.0	0
Danny Buggs	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Warfield	1	15	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	9	1	0.0	16	38
CB Clarence Scott	6	1	0.0	17	40
CB Cornell Green	5	1	0.0	16	40
DE Ed Smith	3	0	2.5	17	39
DE Jim Mitchell	3	2	2.0	16	37
ILB Don Hansen	3	0	0.0	16	37
OLB John Garlington	2	0	0.0	15	40
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	0.5	8	16
DT Jerry Sherk	1	1	0.0	16	42
DT Derrick Holmes	1	1	0.0	6	9
CB Seth Bullock	1	1	0.0	10	30
DT Bill Nelson	1	0	0.0	12	28
ILB Loren Toews	1	0	0.0	1	6
QB Sam Wyche	1	0	---	---	---
S Neal Colzie	1	0	0.0	6	18
S Clarence Duren	0	1	0.0	10	32

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Don Croft	7	0	1.0	37	26
CB John Rowser	7	0	0.0	25	21
DE Sweeny Williams	6	1	1.5	36	26
ILB Amos Martin	6	3	0.5	33	24
DE Ralph Bullock	5	6	1.5	33	24
CB Lonnie Murray	5	2	0.5	35	27
OLB Thomas Henderson	5	0	0.0	28	21
CB Brock Green	3	3	0.0	26	22
S Carl Capria	2	2	0.5	27	22
CB Del Ross	2	1	0.0	13	5
OLB Floyd Rice	1	5	0.5	24	12
DT Bill Dunstan	1	1	0.0	27	21
Unknown	1	1	---	---	---
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bill Peterson	0	1	0.0	4	3
CB Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0.0	31	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ed Smith	2.5	0	0	39
DE Jim Mitchell	2.0	0	1	37
OLB Larry Keller	0.5	0	1	16
DT Bill Nelson	0.0	1	1	28
Unknown	0.0	0	2	8
OLB John Garlington	0.0	0	1	40
ILB Don Hansen	0.0	0	1	37
DT Jerry Sherk	0.0	0	1	42

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sweeny Williams	1.5	2	4	26
DE Ralph Bullock	1.5	0	0	24
DE Don Croft	1.0	0	0	26
S Carl Capria	0.5	0	0	22
ILB Amos Martin	0.5	0	0	24
OLB Floyd Rice	0.5	0	0	12
CB Lonnie Murray	0.5	0	0	27
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	2	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clarence Scott	5	2	1	40
CB Cornell Green	4	2	0	40
S Thom Darden	2	2	1	38
OLB John Garlington	2	0	0	40
ILB Don Hansen	1	0	0	37
DT Derrick Holmes	1	0	0	9
S Neal Colzie	1	0	0	18
S Clarence Duren	0	1	0	32
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	0	1	0	3
Unknown	0	1	0	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Amos Martin	3	1	0	24
CB Lonnie Murray	3	0	0	27
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	1	21
CB John Rowser	2	0	0	21
CB Brock Green	1	2	0	22
S Carl Capria	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wade Key	4	4	26	1	18
Norm Evans	2	8	30	1	23
Fred Hoaglin	2	4	18	1	22
Roger Finnie	2	4	23	0	16
Jackie Smith	2	3	28	0	18
Steve Sylvester	0	3	19	1	5
Alan Willis	0	3	19	0	11
Bob Brooks	0	2	18	0	16
Tony Baker	0	1	19	0	12
Greg Latta	0	1	18	0	13
Dean Barker	0	1	11	0	9
Kent Uribe	0	0	21	2	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed George	1	4	12	2	33
Art Kuehn	1	3	13	2	37
Tom Forrest	1	2	8	0	25
Jim Pietrzak	0	2	15	1	40
Vincent Horton	0	2	6	0	12
Dan Medlin	0	1	7	0	20
Larry Jarvis	0	1	10	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	1	30
Sam Havrilak	1	23
Paul Warfield	1	18
Alan Willis	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Kramer	1	17
Carl Capria	1	15
Larry Jarvis	1	11
Steve Rogers	1	8
Dan Medlin	1	6

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Sherk	---	---	16	42	3	61
Ed Smith	---	---	17	39	4	60
Cornell Green	---	---	16	40	3	59
Clarence Scott	---	---	17	40	2	59
Seth Bullock	---	---	10	30	19	59
John Garlington	---	---	15	40	3	58
Jackie Smith	28	18	---	---	12	58
Paul Warfield	22	18	---	---	18	58
Thom Darden	---	---	16	38	3	57
Don Hansen	---	---	16	37	4	57
Danny Abramowicz	28	21	---	---	7	56
Jim Mitchell	---	---	16	37	2	55
Clarence Duren	---	---	10	32	11	53
Norm Evans	30	23	---	---	---	53
Greg Pruitt	27	18	---	---	4	49
Kent Uribe	21	15	---	---	9	45
Fred Hoaglin	18	22	---	---	4	44
Wade Key	26	18	---	---	---	44
Sam Wyche	25	19	---	---	---	44
Bill Nelson	---	---	12	28	2	42
Sam Havrilak	10	8	---	---	23	41
Bob Brooks	18	16	---	---	6	40
Roger Finnie	23	16	---	---	---	39
Greg Latta	18	13	---	---	8	39
Alan Willis	19	11	---	---	9	39
Tony Baker	19	12	---	---	7	38
Roy Jefferson	15	14	---	---	8	37
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	2	3	30	35
Doug Winslow	15	10	---	---	7	32
Steve Sylvester	19	5	---	---	6	30
Dean Barker	11	9	---	---	9	29
Neal Colzie	---	---	6	18	3	27
Larry Keller	---	---	8	16	---	24
Shaun Mahoney	3	3	---	---	15	21
Unknown	---	---	12	8	---	20
Derrick Holmes	---	---	6	9	---	15
Loren Toews	---	---	1	6	6	13
Bill Windauer	---	---	2	4	7	13
John Banaszak	---	---	0	4	9	13
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donny Gibson	---	---	0	3	5	8
Verlon Biggs	---	---	1	6	---	7
Tom Graham	---	---	0	1	5	6
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Douglass	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Wade	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Capria	---	---	27	22	15	64
Don Croft	---	---	37	26	1	64
Sweeny Williams	---	---	36	26	1	63
Lonnie Murray	---	---	35	27	1	63
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	31	25	5	61
Art Kuehn	13	37	---	---	11	61
Amos Martin	---	---	33	24	2	59
Jim Pietrzak	15	40	---	---	3	58
Ralph Bullock	---	---	33	24	1	58
John Rowser	---	---	25	21	6	52
John Cappelletti	9	25	---	---	17	51
Thomas Henderson	---	---	28	21	1	50
Bill Dunstan	---	---	27	21	1	49
Brock Green	---	---	26	22	1	49
Ed George	12	33	---	---	3	48
Don McCauley	9	22	---	---	14	45
Del Ross	---	---	13	5	26	44
Larry Jarvis	10	23	---	---	11	44
Danny Buggs	10	30	---	---	4	44
Tom Forrest	8	25	---	---	10	43
J.V. Cain	6	26	---	---	8	40
Greg Horton	9	18	---	---	11	38
Floyd Rice	---	---	24	12	1	37
Jerald Whiting	12	25	---	---	---	37
Dan Medlin	7	20	---	---	6	33
Dennis McKenzie	8	25	---	---	---	33
Steve Rogers	7	18	---	---	8	33
Ronald Fitzgerald	7	22	---	---	3	32
Aaron Meyer	11	19	---	---	---	30
Vincent Horton	6	12	---	---	12	30
Larry Schreiber	8	16	---	---	5	29
Otis Hastings	9	18	---	---	---	27
Fred Nolan	---	---	10	6	9	25
Lewis Rockett	9	15	---	---	---	24
Unknown	10	6	---	---	8	24
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	3	2	18	23
Kent Kramer	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ike Howard	---	---	5	4	8	17
Bill Peterson	---	---	4	3	6	13
Robert West	1	4	---	---	8	13
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	11	11
Unknown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Gresham	1	0	---	---	---	1
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	20	60	3.0
Right	10	87	8.7
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	15	9	1	0	1	2	2	4	1
Unknown	6	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dennis McKenzie	22	11	2	1	1	5	3	0	1
Otis Hastings	16	5	0	3	0	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	59	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	73	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	8	5	0	52	0	21
WR Roy Jefferson	3	1	1	22	1	14
RB Greg Pruitt	3	3	0	11	0	18
WR Paul Warfield	3	1	0	22	1	18
TE Greg Latta	2	2	0	10	0	13
FB Tony Baker	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	8	2	0	54	1	30
TE J.V. Cain	6	1	0	10	0	26
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	5	1	1	5	0	22
WR Jerald Whiting	5	3	0	33	0	25
WR Don McCauley	4	3	0	25	0	22
TE Lewis Rockett	4	2	0	28	1	15
RB John Cappelletti	3	1	0	2	0	25
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	0	7	0	16
WR Robert West	1	1	0	10	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Pruitt	4	10	2.50	5.64

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	1	0	0	0.00	4.87

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dennis McKenzie	3	1	3	1.00	5.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lewis Rockett	2	1	3	1.50	7.00
TE J.V. Cain	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Pruitt	5	3
Sam Havrilak	3	2
Unknown	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	1	1
Otis Hastings	1	1
Dennis McKenzie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	4	3	0
Unknown	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dennis McKenzie	7	3	0
Otis Hastings	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch
RB Greg Pruitt	2	2
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	0
WR Roy Jefferson	1	0
TE Greg Latta	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	5	1	0
TE J.V. Cain	3	1	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0
WR Robert West	1	1	1
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0
WR Jerald Whiting	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)