Wild Card Playoff Games, 1975

played in Houston, TX

41 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	13	7	3	-	23
Houston Oilers	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CLE - Paul Warfield 1 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 07:57 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
2Q: 02:47 HOU - Sam Green 3 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CLE - Bruce Gossett 50 field goal
3Q: 09:26 CLE - Roy Jefferson 1 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 01:15 HOU - Irving Royer 9 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 06:47 CLE - Bruce Gossett 24 field goal
4Q: 02:04 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CLE - Paul Warfield 1 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 07:57 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
2Q: 02:47 HOU - Sam Green 3 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CLE - Bruce Gossett 50 field goal
3Q: 09:26 CLE - Roy Jefferson 1 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 01:15 HOU - Irving Royer 9 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 06:47 CLE - Bruce Gossett 24 field goal
4Q: 02:04 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics CLE HOU
Record 11-6 9-8
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 336
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 5.06 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 103 74
- Rushing Attempts 24 17
- Yards per Rush 4.29 4.35
Net Passing Yards 236 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 2 47 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.49 5.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 6/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/21 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:48 30:12

Team Statistics	CLE	HOU
Record	11-6	9-8
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	336
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	5.06	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	103	74
- Rushing Attempts	24	17
- Yards per Rush	4.29	4.35
Net Passing Yards	236	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 2	47 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.49	5.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	6/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/21	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:48	30:12

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	10:52	2:50	OWN 36	7	25	Punt
1	6:29	2:33	OWN 33	6	20	Interception
1	2:34	2:44	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	12:52	0:52	OWN 44	2	3	Fumble
2	10:46	2:55	OPP 39	5	28	Field Goal
2	2:38	2:33	OWN 32	7	35	Field Goal
3	13:36	4:18	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
3	5:09	1:45	OWN 11	4	10	Interception
3	1:06	1:06	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	12:26	5:47	OWN 5	12	88	Field Goal
4	1:57	0:41	OWN 25	3	6	Punt

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	2:29	OWN 24	6	40	Fumble
1	8:02	1:33	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	3:56	1:22	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	14:50	1:58	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	12:00	1:14	OPP 47	3	-14	Fumble
2	7:51	5:13	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	9:18	4:09	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	3:24	2:18	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:34	OWN 40	5	9	Punt
4	6:39	4:42	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	6	36	Game

Game MVP: Lynn Dickey, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Pruitt	13	60	4.62	20	1	0
Sam Havrilak	11	43	3.91	10	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roland Hooks	9	44	4.89	17	2	0
Sam Green	8	30	3.75	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	41	21	246	2/10	2	29	2	65.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	47	32	287	4/25	2	26	0	98.4

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Paul Warfield	7	10	87	12.43	22	29	1
WR Roy Jefferson	5	7	65	13.00	2	23	1
WR Danny Abramowicz	2	13	14	7.00	0	9	0
TE Greg Latta	2	3	25	12.50	0	13	0
FB Tony Baker	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
RB Greg Pruitt	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Jackie Smith	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	2	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Roland Hooks	7	7	30	4.29	0	7	1
WR Mercury Duncan	6	6	60	10.00	8	26	0
WR Mike Thomas	6	9	64	10.67	12	20	0
WR Butch Stark	5	7	58	11.60	6	17	0
WR Irving Royer	4	8	35	8.75	0	14	1
FB Jon Keyworth	2	3	7	3.50	1	5	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	3	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Benny Malone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeris White	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Wyche	1	0	0
John Garlington	0	1	1
Ed Smith	0	1	1
Jim Mitchell	0	0	2
Cornell Green	0	0	1
Donny Gibson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lynn Dickey	3	2	0
Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
Roland Hooks	1	0	0
Curley Culp	0	1	0
Paul Seymour	0	1	0
Butch Stark	0	1	0
Al Cowlings	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	4	193	48.3	35.8	69	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	6	255	42.5	36.3	51	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Jefferson	3	37	12.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Abramowicz	3	61	20.3	0
Doug Winslow	1	25	25.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	3	60	20.0	0
Vernon McAlister	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jim Mitchell	6	0	1.5	16	47
CB Cornell Green	6	1	0.0	17	51
CB Rudy Holmes	6	1	0.0	10	39
ILB Don Hansen	4	3	0.5	16	46
CB Donny Gibson	4	0	0.0	16	46
S Neal Colzie	4	0	0.0	4	16
OLB John Garlington	3	1	1.0	17	50
DE Ed Smith	3	2	0.5	16	47
DT Jerry Sherk	3	1	0.5	17	47
S Thom Darden	3	3	0.0	17	51
S Clarence Duren	2	1	0.0	12	47
OLB John Bunting	2	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	2	0	0.0	0	3
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	0	---	---	---
FB Tony Baker	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Nelson	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE John Banaszak	1	0	0.0	1	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	7	0	0.0	24	43
DE Elvin Bethea	6	2	0.0	22	41
DT Curley Culp	5	1	0.0	24	42
S Steve Foley	5	0	0.0	13	24
DE Al Cowlings	4	2	1.0	22	40
OLB Larry Stallings	3	1	1.0	24	43
S Prentice McCray	3	2	0.0	20	39
ILB Bob Stein	3	2	0.0	9	12
CB Jeris White	2	2	0.0	20	39
CB Nelson Munsey	2	0	0.0	22	41
ILB Steve Neils	2	0	0.0	18	29
CB Vernon McAlister	1	2	0.0	18	35
ILB Jimmy Bernard	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0.0	15	33
OLB Robert Braziel	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Mitchell	1.5	1	0	1	47
OLB John Garlington	1.0	0	0	0	50
ILB Don Hansen	0.5	0	1	0	46
DE Ed Smith	0.5	0	1	0	47
DT Jerry Sherk	0.5	0	0	0	47
DT Bill Windauer	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Verlon Biggs	0.0	0	0	1	6

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	1.0	0	1	3	43
DE Al Cowlings	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	1	1	1	41
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	2	0	42
CB Nelson Munsey	0.0	0	1	0	41
ILB Steve Neils	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Robert Braziel	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cornell Green	8	3	51
CB Rudy Holmes	5	0	39
ILB Don Hansen	4	0	46
CB Donny Gibson	4	0	46
S Neal Colzie	4	0	16
OLB John Garlington	2	1	50
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	2	0	3
S Thom Darden	1	1	51
OLB John Bunting	1	0	10
DE Ed Smith	1	0	47
S Clarence Duren	0	2	47

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Foley	4	0	0	24
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	0	41
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	0	0	43
OLB Larry Stallings	3	0	0	43
S Prentice McCray	2	1	0	39
CB Jeris White	2	0	2	39
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	1	0	33
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	0	40
DT Curley Culp	1	0	0	42
CB Vernon McAlister	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Brooks	2	4	15	0	38
Alan Willis	2	3	3	0	4
Wade Key	1	3	20	0	41
Dean Barker	1	2	5	0	3
Jackie Smith	1	1	14	0	22
Roger Finnie	0	5	24	2	43
Kent Uribe	0	3	19	0	37
Fred Hoaglin	0	2	21	0	39
Steve Sylvester	0	1	13	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	2	7	0	17	0	43
Jon Keyworth	2	2	0	9	1	31
Winston Hill	1	3	1	14	1	48
Larry Jarvis	0	2	0	8	1	15
Robert Jackson	0	2	0	13	0	40
Craig Hertwig	0	1	0	12	1	45

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	3	22
Charlie Wade	1	16
Paul Warfield	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon McAlister	3	27
Kendrick Sullivan	1	21
Tom Gallimore	1	16
Prentice McCray	1	7
Dan Peiffer	1	6

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thom Darden	---	---	17	51	2	70
Cornell Green	---	---	17	51	1	69
John Garlington	---	---	17	50	1	68
Donny Gibson	---	---	16	46	6	68
Roger Finnie	24	43	---	---	---	67
Sam Wyche	24	43	---	---	---	67
Jerry Sherk	---	---	17	47	---	64
Fred Hoaglin	21	39	---	---	3	63
Jim Mitchell	---	---	16	47	---	63
Ed Smith	---	---	16	47	---	63
Don Hansen	---	---	16	46	---	62
Wade Key	20	41	---	---	---	61
Clarence Duren	---	---	12	47	---	59
Bob Brooks	15	38	---	---	6	59
Danny Abramowicz	17	34	---	---	6	57
Kent Uribe	19	37	---	---	---	56
Sam Havrilak	13	18	---	---	23	54
Paul Warfield	15	27	---	---	12	54
Tony Baker	12	21	---	---	20	53
Rudy Holmes	---	---	10	39	---	49
Charlie Wade	11	21	---	---	16	48
Roy Jefferson	12	26	---	---	7	45
Bill Windauer	---	---	13	31	1	45
Greg Latta	10	16	---	---	16	42
Jackie Smith	14	22	---	---	6	42
Greg Pruitt	13	25	---	---	---	38
John Bunting	---	---	7	10	10	27
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	0	3	22	25
Steve Sylvester	13	10	---	---	1	24
Doug Winslow	3	5	---	---	13	21
Neal Colzie	---	---	4	16	---	20
Seth Bullock	---	---	1	7	9	17
Bill Nelson	---	---	5	10	---	15
Dean Barker	5	3	---	---	7	15
Alan Willis	3	4	---	---	7	14
Verlon Biggs	---	---	1	6	5	12
John Banaszak	---	---	1	4	6	11
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Monty Provine	---	---	0	0	9	9
Tom Graham	---	---	1	3	3	7
Lee Nystrom	0	0	---	---	7	7
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Loren Toews	---	---	0	0	6	6
Larry Keller	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bobby Douglass	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon McAlister	---	---	18	35	27	80
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	24	43	4	71
Ron Saul	16	49	---	---	6	71
Jeris White	---	---	20	39	12	71
Larry Stallings	---	---	24	43	3	70
Curley Culp	---	---	24	42	3	69
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	15	33	21	69
Lynn Dickey	17	51	---	---	---	68
Elvin Bethea	---	---	22	41	3	66
Prentice McCray	---	---	20	39	7	66
Nelson Munsey	---	---	22	41	3	66
Al Cowlings	---	---	22	40	3	65
Winston Hill	14	48	---	---	1	63
Desmond Cribbs	17	43	---	---	3	63
Craig Hertwig	12	45	---	---	---	57
Robert Jackson	13	40	---	---	---	53
Butch Stark	12	34	---	---	4	50
Mike Thomas	16	34	---	---	---	50
Steve Neils	---	---	18	29	1	48
Jon Keyworth	9	31	---	---	6	46
Sam Green	8	19	---	---	19	46
Irving Royer	10	28	---	---	6	44
Terry Nelson	10	26	---	---	6	42
Roland Hooks	9	31	---	---	---	40
Steve Foley	---	---	13	24	2	39
Larry Jarvis	8	15	---	---	6	29
Mercury Duncan	4	24	---	---	---	28
Paul Seymour	5	17	---	---	1	23
Orlando Whiteman	1	7	---	---	14	22
Bob Stein	---	---	9	12	---	21
Tom Gallimore	1	2	---	---	16	19
Tom Banks	5	7	---	---	6	18
Robert Braziel	---	---	4	2	10	16
Dan Peiffer	0	8	---	---	6	14
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	2	1	10	13
Benny Malone	0	2	---	---	10	12
Leo Brooks	---	---	5	5	---	10
Ed Williams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	2	3	1	6
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ike Delgado	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	0	1	4	5
John Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
R.J. Crozier	---	---	0	0	3	3
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	41	21	4	4	3	3	7	4	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	47	32	3	2	1	7	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	146	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	69	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	20	105	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	125	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	51	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	13	2	2	14	0	34
WR Paul Warfield	10	7	0	87	1	27
WR Roy Jefferson	7	5	0	65	2	26
TE Greg Latta	3	2	0	25	0	16
RB Greg Pruitt	2	1	1	10	0	25
TE Jackie Smith	2	1	0	13	0	22
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	0	25	1	21
FB Tony Baker	1	1	0	4	0	21
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	0	3	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	9	6	0	64	1	34
WR Irving Royer	8	4	0	35	0	28
WR Butch Stark	7	5	0	58	0	34
RB Roland Hooks	7	7	0	30	0	31
WR Mercury Duncan	6	6	0	60	1	24
FB Jon Keyworth	3	2	0	7	0	31
TE Paul Seymour	3	1	0	25	1	17
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	0	8	0	26
WR Benny Malone	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Pruitt	3	4	1.33	4.62
Sam Havrilak	2	9	4.50	3.91

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	1	3	3.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	8	5	23	2.88	6.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	6	5	37	6.17	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Jefferson	2	2	11	5.50	9.29
WR Paul Warfield	2	2	9	4.50	8.70
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	0	0	0.00	1.08
RB Greg Pruitt	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Jackie Smith	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	7	3.50	4.29
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Butch Stark	1	1	17	17.00	8.29
WR Irving Royer	1	1	9	9.00	4.38
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	4	4.00	7.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Pruitt	2	2
Sam Havrilak	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	12	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	11	11	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Abramowicz	4	1	1
WR Paul Warfield	3	3	3
WR Roy Jefferson	2	1	1
RB Greg Pruitt	1	0	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	1
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Duncan	3	3	2
WR Butch Stark	2	2	0
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	2
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0
WR Irving Royer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)