Week 8, 1975

played in Cleveland, OH

65 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	0	6	0	0	-	6
Cleveland Browns	10	7	6	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 CLE - Greg Pruitt 1 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
1Q: 02:44 CLE - Bruce Gossett 38 field goal
2Q: 13:08 CLE - Jackie Smith 3 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 08:27 BAL - Fred Cox 35 field goal
2Q: 01:53 BAL - Fred Cox 43 field goal
3Q: 08:17 CLE - Bruce Gossett 18 field goal
3Q: 00:51 CLE - Bruce Gossett 39 field goal
4Q: 06:08 CLE - Bruce Gossett 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 CLE - Greg Pruitt 1 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
1Q: 02:44 CLE - Bruce Gossett 38 field goal
2Q: 13:08 CLE - Jackie Smith 3 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 08:27 BAL - Fred Cox 35 field goal
2Q: 01:53 BAL - Fred Cox 43 field goal
3Q: 08:17 CLE - Bruce Gossett 18 field goal
3Q: 00:51 CLE - Bruce Gossett 39 field goal
4Q: 06:08 CLE - Bruce Gossett 39 field goal

Team Statistics BAL CLE
Record 1-7 6-2
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 230 385
- Offensive Plays 60 74
- Yards per Play 3.83 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 53 149
- Rushing Attempts 16 39
- Yards per Rush 3.31 3.82
Net Passing Yards 177 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 0 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.02 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/95 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:28 36:32

Team Statistics	BAL	CLE
Record	1-7	6-2
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	230	385
- Offensive Plays	60	74
- Yards per Play	3.83	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	53	149
- Rushing Attempts	16	39
- Yards per Rush	3.31	3.82
Net Passing Yards	177	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 0	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.02	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/95	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:28	36:32

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:34	2:36	OWN 13	5	38	Fumble
1	2:39	2:16	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
2	13:02	4:40	OWN 36	7	46	Field Goal
2	5:18	3:32	OWN 25	11	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 20	4	3	Punt
3	8:09	2:08	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	0:46	3:16	OWN 27	6	21	Punt
4	6:01	3:45	OWN 20	14	34	Downs
4	1:38	1:38	OWN 20	7	23	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:26	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
1	5:58	3:19	OWN 49	6	30	Field Goal
1	0:23	2:21	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
2	8:22	3:04	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 29	5	27	Half
3	13:17	5:08	OWN 26	13	73	Field Goal
3	6:01	5:15	OWN 32	12	46	Field Goal
4	12:30	6:29	OWN 11	12	67	Field Goal
4	2:16	0:38	OWN 46	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Sam Wyche, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	9	25	2.78	9	0
Joe Theismann	4	6	1.50	5	0
Tom Bailey	3	22	7.33	13	1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sam Havrilak	21	82	3.90	11	2	0
Greg Pruitt	17	60	3.53	13	1	1
Sam Wyche	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	41	23	196	3/19	0	22	0	68.7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	34	22	241	1/5	1	28	0	95.3

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Odom	7	11	70	10.00	11	22
WR Carlos Stevens	7	11	56	8.00	9	18
FB Bill Brown	3	6	8	2.67	2	5
WR Juan Jamison	2	3	29	14.50	10	20
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Gary Parris	1	4	13	13.00	5	13
WR Brad Kimberly	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Emmett Edwards	1	3	15	15.00	2	15

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Abramowicz	7	10	75	10.71	0	21	0
RB Greg Pruitt	5	6	62	12.40	19	20	0
TE Greg Latta	3	4	25	8.33	4	14	0
TE Jackie Smith	2	2	14	7.00	6	11	1
WR Doug Winslow	2	3	22	11.00	3	15	0
WR Roy Jefferson	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Paul Warfield	1	3	28	28.00	5	28	0
FB Tony Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carlos Stevens	1	1	0	0
Bill Brown	1	0	0	0

Cleveland	Recov	Force
John Garlington	1	0
Cornell Green	0	1
Donny Gibson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	4	157	39.3	39.3	48	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	2	91	45.5	30.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	1	10	10.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	47	15.7	0
Bruce Laird	2	48	24.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Abramowicz	1	26	26.0	0
Thom Darden	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rusty Tillman	10	4	0.0	33	34
CB Bruce Taylor	9	2	0.0	39	32
S Bruce Laird	7	3	0.0	35	33
CB Harold Powell	6	0	0.0	26	26
DT John Dutton	5	0	0.0	38	33
OLB Ken Geddes	4	1	0.0	20	17
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	3	0	1.0	29	23
OLB Wayne Colman	3	3	0.0	34	28
DE Joe Schmiesing	3	1	0.0	36	35
CB Benny Barnes	2	0	0.0	29	26
ILB Mike Curtis	2	0	0.0	6	1
DE Rubin Carter	1	1	0.0	33	32
S Ray Brown	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Rick Volk	1	0	0.0	29	26
DT Zack Lang	1	0	0.0	14	10

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	6	1	0.0	16	42
CB Rudy Holmes	5	1	0.0	13	32
ILB Don Hansen	5	0	0.0	13	34
CB Cornell Green	4	1	0.0	16	42
DE Jim Mitchell	3	0	1.0	15	41
S Clarence Duren	3	1	0.0	12	34
CB Donny Gibson	3	0	0.0	3	24
DT Jerry Sherk	2	2	0.0	11	18
OLB John Garlington	2	1	0.0	16	44
CB Clarence Scott	2	1	0.0	13	24
ILB Tom Graham	2	0	0.0	2	6
DE Verlon Biggs	1	2	1.0	14	21
DE John Banaszak	1	0	1.0	3	27
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	1	0	0.0	4	26
DE Ed Smith	1	0	0.0	14	40
S Neal Colzie	0	2	0.0	4	6
DT Bill Nelson	0	1	0.0	4	10
OLB Larry Keller	0	1	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1.0	0	0	23
DE Joe Schmiesing	0.0	2	0	35
DE Fred Cook	0.0	1	0	7
ILB Rusty Tillman	0.0	1	0	34
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Wayne Colman	0.0	0	1	28

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Mitchell	1.0	2	0	1	41
DE John Banaszak	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Verlon Biggs	1.0	0	0	0	21
ILB Don Hansen	0.0	0	1	0	34
CB Clarence Scott	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Harold Powell	5	1	26
CB Bruce Taylor	5	0	32
OLB Wayne Colman	3	1	28
DT John Dutton	2	0	33
ILB Rusty Tillman	2	0	34
CB Benny Barnes	1	0	26
S Ray Brown	1	0	7
OLB Ken Geddes	1	0	17
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	2
DT Zack Lang	1	0	10

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rudy Holmes	5	1	32
CB Cornell Green	4	2	42
CB Donny Gibson	3	0	24
S Thom Darden	2	0	42
S Clarence Duren	2	0	34
ILB Don Hansen	2	0	34
CB Clarence Scott	2	0	24
OLB John Garlington	1	2	44
ILB Tom Graham	1	0	6
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Stokes	1	4	13	1	35
Conrad Dobler	1	3	16	1	43
John Fitzgerald	1	3	15	0	35
Harvey Goodman	1	1	5	1	11
Bill Brown	0	1	9	0	21
Elbert Drungo	0	1	14	0	32
Gary Parris	0	1	14	0	37

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Finnie	4	11	0	38	1	34
Norm Evans	3	7	0	37	0	34
Bob Brooks	2	5	1	26	0	27
Wade Key	2	4	0	29	0	26
Alan Willis	1	1	0	7	0	5
Tony Baker	0	3	0	29	0	22
Kent Uribe	0	2	0	7	0	5
Steve Sylvester	0	2	0	18	0	14
Fred Hoaglin	0	1	0	33	0	30
Greg Latta	0	1	0	20	0	11
Jackie Smith	0	1	0	24	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Chip Myrtle	1	8
Emmett Edwards	1	3

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	3	10
Sam Havrilak	1	20
Charlie Wade	1	13
Paul Warfield	1	11

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Laird	---	---	35	33	11	79
John Dutton	---	---	38	33	6	77
Bruce Taylor	---	---	39	32	5	76
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	36	35	4	75
Rusty Tillman	---	---	33	34	4	71
Rubin Carter	---	---	33	32	3	68
Wayne Colman	---	---	34	28	3	65
Conrad Dobler	16	43	---	---	4	63
Joe Theismann	16	44	---	---	---	60
Gary Parris	14	37	---	---	8	59
Benny Barnes	---	---	29	26	3	58
Rick Volk	---	---	29	26	3	58
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	29	23	4	56
Harold Powell	---	---	26	26	4	56
Tom Bailey	5	31	---	---	18	54
John Fitzgerald	15	35	---	---	4	54
Tim Stokes	13	35	---	---	---	48
Elbert Drungo	14	32	---	---	---	46
Ken Geddes	---	---	20	17	8	45
Cornell Forte	11	34	---	---	---	45
Bill Brown	9	21	---	---	7	37
Emmett Edwards	8	26	---	---	3	37
Steve Odom	7	28	---	---	1	36
Juan Jamison	7	19	---	---	10	36
Carlos Stevens	10	26	---	---	---	36
Ray Brown	---	---	8	7	13	28
Ken Gannon	---	---	5	8	14	27
Zack Lang	---	---	14	10	2	26
Morris Stroud	4	6	---	---	15	25
Tommy Thompson	11	13	---	---	---	24
Harvey Goodman	5	11	---	---	6	22
Po James	3	8	---	---	10	21
Donnie Green	2	12	---	---	6	20
Brad Kimberly	2	5	---	---	13	20
Mike Curtis	---	---	6	1	9	16
Kendall Blair	1	9	---	---	6	16
Fred Cook	---	---	7	7	1	15
Bob McCaffrey	3	9	---	---	3	15
Rick Fontenot	---	---	5	4	5	14
Chip Myrtle	---	---	1	2	8	11
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Collier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Hennigan	---	---	2	1	1	4
Steve Spurrier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Finnie	38	34	---	---	---	72
Norm Evans	37	34	---	---	---	71
Sam Wyche	36	35	---	---	---	71
Fred Hoaglin	33	30	---	---	2	65
Thom Darden	---	---	16	42	5	63
John Garlington	---	---	16	44	3	63
Cornell Green	---	---	16	42	3	61
Clarence Duren	---	---	12	34	13	59
Jim Mitchell	---	---	15	41	2	58
Tony Baker	29	22	---	---	6	57
Bob Brooks	26	27	---	---	4	57
Ed Smith	---	---	14	40	2	56
Rudy Holmes	---	---	13	32	10	55
Wade Key	29	26	---	---	---	55
Danny Abramowicz	25	25	---	---	2	52
Sam Havrilak	21	9	---	---	20	50
Paul Warfield	18	21	---	---	11	50
Don Hansen	---	---	13	34	2	49
Roy Jefferson	21	23	---	---	4	48
Greg Latta	20	11	---	---	15	46
Jackie Smith	24	18	---	---	4	46
Charlie Wade	13	19	---	---	13	45
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	4	26	10	40
Greg Pruitt	18	21	---	---	---	39
Clarence Scott	---	---	13	24	1	38
Verlon Biggs	---	---	14	21	2	37
Donny Gibson	---	---	3	24	9	36
Steve Sylvester	18	14	---	---	3	35
Jerry Sherk	---	---	11	18	3	32
John Banaszak	---	---	3	27	---	30
Doug Winslow	2	6	---	---	15	23
Shaun Mahoney	4	0	---	---	15	19
Kent Uribe	7	5	---	---	6	18
Alan Willis	7	5	---	---	5	17
Tom Graham	---	---	2	6	8	16
Larry Keller	---	---	3	12	1	16
Bill Nelson	---	---	4	10	---	14
Loren Toews	---	---	0	0	12	12
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	11	11
Neal Colzie	---	---	4	6	1	11
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dean Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Windauer	---	---	0	1	4	5
Brian Sipe	3	0	---	---	---	3
Derrick Holmes	---	---	0	0	3	3
Bobby Douglass	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	46	4.6
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	13	46	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	41	23	2	7	1	5	3	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	34	22	3	2	3	2	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	122	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	68	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Odom	11	7	0	70	1	28
WR Carlos Stevens	11	7	0	56	0	26
FB Bill Brown	6	3	0	8	0	21
TE Gary Parris	4	1	1	13	0	37
WR Juan Jamison	3	2	0	29	1	19
WR Emmett Edwards	3	1	0	15	0	26
WR Brad Kimberly	2	1	0	2	0	5
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	0	3	0	31

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	10	7	1	75	1	25
RB Greg Pruitt	6	5	0	62	1	21
TE Greg Latta	4	3	0	25	0	11
WR Charlie Wade	3	1	1	4	0	19
WR Paul Warfield	3	1	0	28	1	21
WR Doug Winslow	3	2	1	22	0	6
WR Roy Jefferson	2	1	0	11	0	23
TE Jackie Smith	2	2	0	14	0	18
FB Tony Baker	1	0	0	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	1	-3	-3.00	1.50
Tommy Thompson	1	2	2.00	2.78

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Havrilak	4	10	2.50	3.90
Greg Pruitt	3	6	2.00	3.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	1	1	2	2.00	4.78

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	5	5	39	7.80	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Odom	1	1	2	2.00	6.36

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	1	10	10.00	7.50
WR Roy Jefferson	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
RB Greg Pruitt	1	1	11	11.00	10.33
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	3	3.00	7.00
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	4	4.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Bailey	1	1
Tommy Thompson	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Havrilak	2	0
Sam Wyche	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	11	6	1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	14	12	11

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Odom	4	3	1
WR Carlos Stevens	3	2	0
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	0
TE Gary Parris	1	0	0
WR Juan Jamison	1	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Greg Pruitt	5	4	4
WR Danny Abramowicz	4	4	4
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	0
TE Greg Latta	1	1	1
WR Paul Warfield	1	1	1
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)