Week 3, 1979

played in Tennessee, AL

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	0	7	0	-	7
Tennessee Titans	10	0	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 TEN - Benny Ricardo 36 field goal
1Q: 05:18 TEN - Earl Campbell 38 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 11:07 CLE - Jumbo Asher 14 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 08:22 TEN - Earl Campbell 23 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 01:52 TEN - Wilbert Montgomery 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 TEN - Benny Ricardo 36 field goal
1Q: 05:18 TEN - Earl Campbell 38 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 11:07 CLE - Jumbo Asher 14 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 08:22 TEN - Earl Campbell 23 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 01:52 TEN - Wilbert Montgomery 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics CLE TEN
Record 0-3 3-0
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 5 12
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 191 360
- Offensive Plays 60 57
- Yards per Play 3.18 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 77 239
- Rushing Attempts 14 37
- Yards per Rush 5.50 6.46
Net Passing Yards 114 121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 21 - 0 18 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.48 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 8/61
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 4/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/87 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:45 34:15

Team Statistics	CLE	TEN
Record	0-3	3-0
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	5	12
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	191	360
- Offensive Plays	60	57
- Yards per Play	3.18	6.32
Net Rushing Yards	77	239
- Rushing Attempts	14	37
- Yards per Rush	5.50	6.46
Net Passing Yards	114	121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 21 - 0	18 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.48	6.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	8/61
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	4/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/87	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:45	34:15

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	3:56	OWN 13	6	-4	Punt
1	4:56	1:20	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
1	1:49	2:44	OWN 29	6	22	Punt
2	12:07	2:37	OWN 40	7	28	Punt
2	5:28	0:52	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	3:15	1:14	OWN 6	4	14	Punt
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	8:04	1:49	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	4:25	4:35	OWN 10	10	49	Punt
4	12:50	1:14	OPP 49	4	-9	Punt
4	8:03	1:00	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 30	4	-3	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 20	7	61	Field Goal
1	5:50	0:54	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
1	3:36	1:47	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
2	14:05	1:58	OWN 11	3	-5	Punt
2	9:30	4:02	OWN 4	8	19	Punt
2	4:36	1:21	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	2:01	2:01	OWN 13	4	30	Half
3	10:56	2:52	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	6:15	1:50	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	14:50	2:00	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	11:36	3:33	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
4	7:03	5:19	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jumbo Asher	9	42	4.67	14	2	0
Ricky Bell	5	35	7.00	13	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	22	165	7.50	38	7	2
Wilbert Montgomery	11	44	4.00	14	2	1
Gary Huff	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
Boobie Clark	1	15	15.00	15	1	0
John Riggins	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	43	21	139	3/25	1	17	0	64.0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	18	14	134	2/13	0	36	0	97.7

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Abramowicz	5	10	21	4.20	2	8	0
RB Jumbo Asher	4	4	33	8.25	13	14	1
WR Ray Bradley	3	4	23	7.67	0	14	0
WR Fair Hooker	2	5	17	8.50	4	15	0
WR Tony Galloway	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	18	9.00	17	17	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	4	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	9	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Earl Campbell	8	8	77	9.63	39	36
TE Ken Garcia	2	3	26	13.00	7	21
WR Hugh Stopek	2	3	22	11.00	9	14
FB John Riggins	1	1	5	5.00	1	5
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Reggie Rucker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Calvin Hickman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Ramsey	1	0	0
Skip Lewis	0	1	0
Frank Byrne	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Edward McIntyre	0	1	0
Jack Ham	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	10	394	39.4	39.1	57	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	7	327	46.7	42.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	2	8	4.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	4	3	0.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	3	46	15.3	0
Ray Bradley	2	41	20.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Foley	7	0	0.0	20	15
S Thom Darden	6	1	0.0	37	20
OLB Lucius Sanford	5	5	0.0	22	9
OLB A.J. Duhe	5	2	0.0	26	15
OLB George Andrews	5	2	0.0	29	14
S Clarence Duren	4	2	0.0	25	14
DE John Banaszak	3	1	2.0	22	10
ILB Al Brister	3	0	0.0	11	5
DE John Lee	2	1	0.0	17	10
OLB Terry Miller	2	0	0.0	2	2
DT Frank Byrne	2	0	0.0	12	7
S Neal Colzie	2	0	0.0	23	17
CB Clarence Scott	1	1	0.0	33	17
DE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0.0	20	10
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	0	0.0	20	8
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	0.0	32	16
DT Jerry Sherk	0	1	0.0	26	15

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Thomas	6	1	0.0	11	32
ILB Jack Reynolds	5	3	0.0	13	42
S Frank Reed	5	0	0.0	13	37
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	2.0	11	30
S Bill Simpson	3	0	0.0	13	41
CB Ken Sawyer	2	2	0.0	13	42
CB Earl Dvorak	2	1	0.0	9	44
DE Bill Kollar	2	0	0.0	12	39
DE Will Wynn	1	0	1.0	2	7
CB Jerome Dove	1	2	0.0	10	30
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	4	4
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	7	25
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0.0	4	19
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0.0	12	36
DT Craig Fulcher	0	2	0.0	7	21
S Kendrick Sullivan	0	1	0.0	4	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Banaszak	2.0	0	10
DT Frank Byrne	0.0	1	7
DT J.T. Montgomery	0.0	1	8

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Ham	2.0	5	3	30
DE Will Wynn	1.0	0	1	7
DE Bill Kollar	0.0	2	2	39
DT Doug English	0.0	1	0	10
CB Jerome Dove	0.0	1	0	30
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Foley	3	0	15
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	1	15
S Clarence Duren	2	0	14
OLB George Andrews	2	0	14
S Thom Darden	1	0	20
OLB Terry Miller	1	0	2
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	16
DE John Lee	1	0	10
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	9

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Donnie Thomas	5	0	32
ILB Jack Reynolds	3	1	42
S Frank Reed	3	0	37
S Bill Simpson	2	2	41
CB Earl Dvorak	2	1	44
CB Jerome Dove	2	1	30
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	42
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	30
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Ayers	2	4	13	0	42
Roger Finnie	1	2	12	1	43
Dave Foley	1	1	12	1	35
Russ Bolinger	1	1	5	0	12
Steve Knutson	0	2	10	0	38
Wade Key	0	1	2	1	11
Carl Mauck	0	1	6	0	9
Skip Lewis	0	1	8	0	37
Jeff Bleamer	0	1	2	0	3

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	5	9	1	34	0	16
John Riggins	2	6	0	23	0	9
Andy Dawson	2	4	0	29	1	16
Vincent Forbes	2	2	0	8	0	6
Carlton Malone	1	6	0	33	0	18
Ken Garcia	1	2	1	15	0	10
Keith Dorney	1	2	0	30	0	16
Pete Adams	0	2	0	29	0	14
Dan Ryczek	0	1	0	11	1	8
Marc Forbes	0	1	0	20	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Colzie	2	24
Wentford Gaines	2	12
Russ Bolinger	1	10

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Thomas	3	32
Boobie Clark	2	11
Mack Herron	1	25
Frank LeMaster	1	6

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thom Darden	---	---	37	20	20	77
Neal Colzie	---	---	23	17	24	64
John Ayers	13	42	---	---	9	64
Steve Ramsey	14	46	---	---	---	60
Wentford Gaines	---	---	32	16	12	60
Steve Knutson	10	38	---	---	10	58
Roger Finnie	12	43	---	---	---	55
Clarence Scott	---	---	33	17	1	51
Fair Hooker	11	36	---	---	2	49
Ricky Bell	5	21	---	---	22	48
Dave Foley	12	35	---	---	---	47
Bennie Cunningham	11	27	---	---	9	47
Jumbo Asher	9	23	---	---	14	46
Skip Lewis	8	37	---	---	1	46
George Andrews	---	---	29	14	1	44
Jerry Sherk	---	---	26	15	2	43
Tony Galloway	6	25	---	---	11	42
A.J. Duhe	---	---	26	15	1	42
Clarence Duren	---	---	25	14	---	39
Lucius Sanford	---	---	22	9	7	38
Tim Foley	---	---	20	15	1	36
Danny Abramowicz	6	29	---	---	---	35
Chip Glass	6	13	---	---	16	35
Ray Bradley	6	20	---	---	8	34
John Banaszak	---	---	22	10	2	34
Jim Mitchell	---	---	20	10	2	32
John Lee	---	---	17	10	5	32
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	20	8	3	31
Jimmy Cefalo	4	20	---	---	7	31
Art Still	---	---	15	10	5	30
Russ Bolinger	5	12	---	---	10	27
Greg Hawthorne	3	10	---	---	12	25
Emery Moorehead	3	6	---	---	15	24
Frank Byrne	---	---	12	7	1	20
Casey Merrill	---	---	11	5	3	19
Terry Miller	---	---	2	2	13	17
Al Brister	---	---	11	5	---	16
Carl Mauck	6	9	---	---	---	15
Jeff Bleamer	2	3	---	---	10	15
Wade Key	2	11	---	---	---	13
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Spani	---	---	4	1	3	8
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Willie McClendon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Thomas	---	---	11	32	32	75
Ken Sawyer	---	---	13	42	7	62
Gary Huff	37	20	---	---	---	57
Bill Simpson	---	---	13	41	2	56
Jack Reynolds	---	---	13	42	---	55
Keith Dorney	30	16	---	---	8	54
Andy Dawson	29	16	---	---	8	53
Earl Dvorak	---	---	9	44	---	53
Bill Kollar	---	---	12	39	---	51
Carlton Malone	33	18	---	---	---	51
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	12	36	3	51
Kris Wheeler	34	16	---	---	---	50
Frank Reed	---	---	13	37	---	50
Hugh Stopek	17	11	---	---	16	44
Pete Adams	29	14	---	---	---	43
Jack Ham	---	---	11	30	2	43
Ronnie Covington	---	---	4	19	20	43
Ken Garcia	15	10	---	---	18	43
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	4	24	15	43
Calvin Hickman	27	15	---	---	---	42
Earl Campbell	25	17	---	---	---	42
Jerome Dove	---	---	10	30	---	40
John Riggins	23	9	---	---	4	36
Rickey McBeal	---	---	7	25	4	36
Reggie Rucker	19	11	---	---	1	31
Edward McIntyre	12	10	---	---	8	30
Mack Herron	3	1	---	---	25	29
Marc Forbes	20	9	---	---	---	29
Craig Fulcher	---	---	7	21	---	28
Dan Ryczek	11	8	---	---	8	27
Doug English	---	---	2	10	13	25
Sidney Thornton	0	0	---	---	24	24
Reggie Mathis	---	---	4	19	---	23
Boobie Clark	7	4	---	---	11	22
Vincent Forbes	8	6	---	---	8	22
Todd Christensen	5	0	---	---	15	20
Wilbert Montgomery	12	3	---	---	2	17
Frank LeMaster	---	---	3	4	6	13
Dave Studdard	7	4	---	---	---	11
Will Wynn	---	---	2	7	---	9
Mike Hunt	---	---	4	4	1	9
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Juan Bruce	4	2	---	---	---	6
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	5	26	5.2
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	24	120	5.0
Right	9	100	11.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	43	21	0	4	4	5	9	7	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	18	14	2	1	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	5	61	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	39	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	36	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	10	5	1	21	29
TE Bennie Cunningham	9	1	0	14	27
WR Fair Hooker	5	2	1	17	36
WR Ray Bradley	4	3	1	23	20
WR Tony Galloway	4	2	0	9	25
RB Jumbo Asher	4	4	0	33	23
WR Jimmy Cefalo	4	2	0	4	20
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	0	18	21
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	1	0	6

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	8	8	77	1	17
TE Ken Garcia	3	2	26	1	10
WR Hugh Stopek	3	2	22	0	11
FB John Riggins	1	1	5	0	9
WR Reggie Rucker	1	0	0	0	11
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0	0	15
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jumbo Asher	1	2	2.00	4.67

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	2	-1	-0.50	7.50
Wilbert Montgomery	1	2	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	1	1	14	14.00	3.23

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	14	14.00	8.25

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	1
Wilbert Montgomery	2	1
Boobie Clark	1	1
Gary Huff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	9	3	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	1	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	0	0
WR Fair Hooker	1	0	0
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	1
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	1
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	400 (3,300)