Week 4, 1975

played in Cleveland, OH

63 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Oilers	7	10	3	0	-	20
Cleveland Browns	0	3	14	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 HOU - Mike Thomas 4 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 10:09 HOU - John Smith 49 field goal
2Q: 05:22 CLE - Bruce Gossett 33 field goal
2Q: 01:25 HOU - Curley Culp 24 fumble return (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 10:31 HOU - John Smith 50 field goal
3Q: 04:49 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 3 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 00:58 CLE - Jackie Smith 9 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 12:42 CLE - Shaun Mahoney 26 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 02:24 CLE - Bruce Gossett 34 field goal
4Q: 00:35 CLE - Bruce Gossett 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 HOU - Mike Thomas 4 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 10:09 HOU - John Smith 49 field goal
2Q: 05:22 CLE - Bruce Gossett 33 field goal
2Q: 01:25 HOU - Curley Culp 24 fumble return (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 10:31 HOU - John Smith 50 field goal
3Q: 04:49 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 3 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 00:58 CLE - Jackie Smith 9 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 12:42 CLE - Shaun Mahoney 26 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 02:24 CLE - Bruce Gossett 34 field goal
4Q: 00:35 CLE - Bruce Gossett 45 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CLE
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 220 358
- Offensive Plays 57 67
- Yards per Play 3.86 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 75 134
- Rushing Attempts 25 34
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.94
Net Passing Yards 145 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 14 - 0 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 151 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.53 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/72 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 4/62
Kick Returns/Yards 4/78 4/117
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:43 32:17

Team Statistics	HOU	CLE
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	220	358
- Offensive Plays	57	67
- Yards per Play	3.86	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	75	134
- Rushing Attempts	25	34
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.94
Net Passing Yards	145	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 14 - 0	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	151	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.53	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/72	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	4/62
Kick Returns/Yards	4/78	4/117
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:43	32:17

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	0:57	OPP 9	2	9	Touchdown
1	10:14	1:59	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	6:38	1:30	OWN 42	3	11	Fumble
1	3:05	3:44	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
2	12:52	2:49	OWN 44	6	24	Field Goal
2	5:17	2:37	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 30	7	37	Field Goal
3	4:41	2:49	OWN 20	7	-3	Punt
3	0:50	1:09	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
4	12:26	4:18	OWN 13	8	28	Punt
4	2:19	0:37	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 30	2	5	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
1	12:50	2:36	OWN 31	4	24	Punt
1	8:15	1:37	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
1	5:08	2:03	OWN 47	4	13	Punt
2	14:21	1:29	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:03	4:46	OWN 28	10	56	Field Goal
2	2:40	1:24	OWN 3	4	21	Fumble
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	5	22	Half
3	10:25	5:44	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
3	1:52	1:02	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
4	14:41	2:15	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
4	8:08	5:49	OWN 36	11	47	Field Goal
4	1:42	1:15	OPP 20	3	-8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sam Wyche, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roland Hooks	18	61	3.39	18	1	0
Ed Williams	7	14	2.00	6	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Pruitt	21	87	4.14	17	1
Tony Baker	12	44	3.67	12	1
Sam Wyche	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	31	14	151	1/6	1	23	0	70.7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	31	18	236	2/12	3	26	1	101.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Thomas	8	11	81	10.13	13	23	1
WR Irving Royer	4	6	55	13.75	11	15	0
WR Butch Stark	1	8	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	4	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tom Gallimore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Abramowicz	4	9	53	13.25	12	23	1
WR Charlie Wade	3	4	51	17.00	5	20	0
WR Roy Jefferson	2	2	26	13.00	17	22	0
TE Greg Latta	2	4	5	2.50	0	5	0
RB Greg Pruitt	2	3	17	8.50	6	9	0
WR Paul Warfield	2	3	43	21.50	5	25	0
FB Tony Baker	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jackie Smith	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
TE Shaun Mahoney	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	1
WR Sam Havrilak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeris White	1	29	29.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lynn Dickey	1	0	0	0
Ed Williams	1	0	0	0
Curley Culp	0	1	0	1
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	0
Steve Foley	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Baker	1	0	0
Verlon Biggs	0	1	0
Wally Hilgenberg	0	0	1
Jim Mitchell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	6	284	47.3	33.7	55	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	4	158	39.5	26.8	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	1	11	11.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Jefferson	4	62	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	4	78	19.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Abramowicz	3	89	29.7	0
Greg Pruitt	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	12	1	0.0	33	33
CB Nelson Munsey	7	1	0.0	33	32
DE Elvin Bethea	5	2	0.0	34	33
S Prentice McCray	5	0	0.0	25	31
S Ron Brandon	4	3	0.0	34	32
OLB Larry Stallings	4	1	0.0	24	30
DT Curley Culp	3	4	0.0	31	32
OLB Robert Braziel	2	0	2.0	22	23
DE Al Cowlings	2	2	0.0	31	32
CB Jeris White	2	2	0.0	31	33
CB Tommie Burns	2	1	0.0	25	26
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	1	0.0	3	1
ILB Bob Stein	1	0	0.0	12	7
S Steve Foley	1	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Ike Delgado	0	1	0.0	9	3

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	9	4	0.0	25	32
OLB John Garlington	7	1	0.0	24	32
ILB Don Hansen	5	3	0.0	21	30
CB Cornell Green	4	1	0.0	22	32
CB Clarence Scott	2	1	0.0	24	32
DT Jerry Sherk	2	1	0.0	16	20
ILB Tom Graham	2	0	0.0	4	0
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	2	0	0.0	10	2
S Neal Colzie	2	0	0.0	22	31
DE Ed Smith	1	2	0.5	21	32
DE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0.5	20	32
S Clarence Duren	1	2	0.0	12	30
FB Tony Baker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rudy Holmes	1	0	0.0	5	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	2.0	0	0	0	23
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	1	1	1	33
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	0	1	1	32
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	0	0	1	30

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Mitchell	0.5	0	2	0	32
DE Ed Smith	0.5	0	1	0	32
OLB John Garlington	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Verlon Biggs	0.0	0	3	1	30
DT Jerry Sherk	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nelson Munsey	6	1	0	32
S Prentice McCray	3	2	0	31
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	0	0	33
ILB Bob Stein	2	0	0	7
CB Jeris White	1	0	1	33
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	0	32
OLB Larry Stallings	1	0	0	30
CB Tommie Burns	1	0	0	26
S Ron Brandon	0	1	0	32

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB John Garlington	5	0	32
CB Cornell Green	4	1	32
S Neal Colzie	2	1	31
ILB Don Hansen	1	0	30
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	1	0	2
CB Rudy Holmes	1	0	13
S Clarence Duren	0	1	30
CB Clarence Scott	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hill	2	7	22	0	25
Tom Banks	2	3	10	0	11
Robert Jackson	1	4	20	0	26
Craig Hertwig	1	2	17	1	25
Dan Peiffer	1	2	11	0	15
Desmond Cribbs	0	3	20	0	25
Ron Saul	0	2	18	0	24
Jon Keyworth	0	1	17	0	13
Larry Jarvis	0	1	7	0	9

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Hoaglin	3	9	0	30	1	29
Bob Brooks	3	7	0	27	0	25
Wade Key	2	6	0	33	0	30
Roger Finnie	2	5	1	34	1	30
Norm Evans	1	2	0	32	0	32
Jackie Smith	1	1	0	19	0	20
Tony Baker	0	2	0	25	0	26
Alan Willis	0	1	0	7	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall McKinley	1	24
Butch Stark	1	17
Ed Williams	1	15
Mike Thomas	1	14
Terry Nelson	1	12
Roland Hooks	1	8
Tom Banks	1	7
Jon Keyworth	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	2	15
Charlie Wade	1	17
Doug Winslow	1	15
Bob Brooks	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeris White	---	---	31	33	7	71
Elvin Bethea	---	---	34	33	3	70
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	33	33	4	70
Ron Brandon	---	---	34	32	3	69
Nelson Munsey	---	---	33	32	2	67
Al Cowlings	---	---	31	32	2	65
Curley Culp	---	---	31	32	2	65
Mike Thomas	19	28	---	---	14	61
Prentice McCray	---	---	25	31	4	60
Lynn Dickey	25	32	---	---	---	57
Larry Stallings	---	---	24	30	1	55
Winston Hill	22	25	---	---	6	53
Tommie Burns	---	---	25	26	2	53
Irving Royer	15	28	---	---	9	52
Robert Jackson	20	26	---	---	5	51
Desmond Cribbs	20	25	---	---	3	48
Robert Braziel	---	---	22	23	3	48
Butch Stark	11	18	---	---	17	46
Terry Nelson	18	14	---	---	12	44
Ron Saul	18	24	---	---	1	43
Craig Hertwig	17	25	---	---	---	42
Kendall McKinley	3	11	---	---	24	38
Jon Keyworth	17	13	---	---	7	37
Roland Hooks	18	11	---	---	8	37
Ed Williams	7	13	---	---	15	35
Dan Peiffer	11	15	---	---	8	34
Bob Stein	---	---	12	7	12	31
Tom Banks	10	11	---	---	7	28
Jackie Wallace	---	---	1	1	25	27
Larry Jarvis	7	9	---	---	8	24
Ike Delgado	---	---	9	3	12	24
Tom Gallimore	3	1	---	---	19	23
Steve Foley	---	---	11	10	1	22
Mercury Duncan	6	15	---	---	---	21
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	1	0	18	19
Paul Seymour	8	8	---	---	---	16
Leo Brooks	---	---	8	2	---	10
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	3	1	5	9
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	1	0	7	8
John Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	3	1	1	5
Steve Neils	---	---	2	1	1	4
R.J. Crozier	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Wyche	34	33	---	---	---	67
Norm Evans	32	32	---	---	---	64
Roger Finnie	34	30	---	---	---	64
Wade Key	33	30	---	---	---	63
Fred Hoaglin	30	29	---	---	3	62
Thom Darden	---	---	25	32	3	60
John Garlington	---	---	24	32	3	59
Clarence Scott	---	---	24	32	2	58
Bob Brooks	27	25	---	---	6	58
Cornell Green	---	---	22	32	3	57
Danny Abramowicz	24	27	---	---	5	56
Ed Smith	---	---	21	32	2	55
Neal Colzie	---	---	22	31	2	55
Tony Baker	25	26	---	---	3	54
Jim Mitchell	---	---	20	32	2	54
Don Hansen	---	---	21	30	2	53
Verlon Biggs	---	---	17	30	2	49
Greg Pruitt	22	16	---	---	11	49
Charlie Wade	17	14	---	---	17	48
Sam Havrilak	11	11	---	---	25	47
Jackie Smith	19	20	---	---	6	45
Clarence Duren	---	---	12	30	2	44
Greg Latta	16	12	---	---	15	43
Paul Warfield	16	17	---	---	10	43
Roy Jefferson	18	18	---	---	6	42
Jerry Sherk	---	---	16	20	1	37
Rudy Holmes	---	---	5	13	13	31
Donny Gibson	---	---	3	2	23	28
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	10	2	15	27
Alan Willis	7	8	---	---	7	22
Doug Winslow	2	3	---	---	15	20
Shaun Mahoney	0	1	---	---	19	20
Loren Toews	---	---	1	0	18	19
Bill Windauer	---	---	11	2	6	19
Tom Graham	---	---	4	0	12	16
Kent Uribe	2	4	---	---	7	13
Derrick Holmes	---	---	6	0	6	12
Dean Barker	1	3	---	---	7	11
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Sylvester	4	4	---	---	1	9
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Nelson	---	---	4	0	---	4
John Banaszak	---	---	4	0	---	4
Larry Keller	---	---	3	0	---	3
Bobby Douglass	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	9	43	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	20	84	4.2
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	31	14	1	3	2	4	7	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	31	18	5	3	2	4	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	83	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	94	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	11	8	0	81	1	28
WR Butch Stark	8	1	0	4	0	18
WR Irving Royer	6	4	0	55	0	28
WR Mercury Duncan	4	1	1	11	0	15
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Tom Gallimore	1	0	1	0	0	1

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	9	4	1	53	1	27
TE Greg Latta	4	2	0	5	0	12
WR Charlie Wade	4	3	0	51	1	14
RB Greg Pruitt	3	2	0	17	0	16
WR Paul Warfield	3	2	1	43	1	17
FB Tony Baker	2	1	0	6	0	26
WR Roy Jefferson	2	2	0	26	1	18
TE Jackie Smith	2	1	0	9	0	20
WR Sam Havrilak	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Shaun Mahoney	1	1	0	26	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roland Hooks	1	5	5.00	3.39

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Pruitt	3	4	1.33	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	1	1	4	4.00	4.87

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	5	3	27	5.40	7.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	4	4.00	7.36

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	1	3	1.00	5.89
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	15	15.00	12.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Pruitt	3	1
Tony Baker	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	13	6	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Thomas	4	3	1
WR Butch Stark	3	0	0
WR Irving Royer	3	2	2
WR Mercury Duncan	3	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Abramowicz	2	1	1
TE Greg Latta	2	1	1
RB Greg Pruitt	2	1	1
WR Paul Warfield	2	1	1
WR Roy Jefferson	1	1	1
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)