Week 5, 1979

played in Denver, CO

46 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	6	0	0	0	-	6
Denver Broncos	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 CLE - Bruce Gossett 30 field goal
1Q: 02:43 CLE - Bruce Gossett 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 CLE - Bruce Gossett 30 field goal
1Q: 02:43 CLE - Bruce Gossett 40 field goal

Team Statistics CLE DEN
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 313 223
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 4.74 3.43
Net Rushing Yards 120 68
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards per Rush 5.71 2.52
Net Passing Yards 193 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 16 - 1 36 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 226 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.29 4.08
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/22
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 3/12 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:45 28:15

Team Statistics	CLE	DEN
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	313	223
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	4.74	3.43
Net Rushing Yards	120	68
- Rushing Attempts	21	27
- Yards per Rush	5.71	2.52
Net Passing Yards	193	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 16 - 1	36 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	226	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.29	4.08
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/22
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	3/12	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:45	28:15

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	5	67	Field Goal
1	11:30	1:13	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	7:32	4:55	OWN 20	10	57	Field Goal
2	14:00	1:48	OPP 33	4	1	Downs
2	9:28	2:08	OWN 14	4	2	Punt
2	6:12	1:40	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 20	3	24	Half
3	11:44	3:20	OWN 20	8	44	Punt
3	6:18	1:29	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
3	2:53	5:53	OWN 41	11	52	Interception
4	9:34	5:21	OWN 34	11	36	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	2:15	OWN 31	4	24	Punt
1	10:17	2:45	OWN 41	7	12	Punt
1	2:37	3:37	OWN 20	6	13	Interception
2	12:12	2:44	OWN 32	6	4	Punt
2	7:20	1:08	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
2	4:32	3:10	OWN 32	6	17	Punt
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 40	6	13	Punt
3	8:24	2:06	OWN 39	4	25	Fumble
3	4:49	1:56	OWN 34	5	14	Interception
4	12:00	2:26	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	4:13	4:12	OWN 6	15	58	Interception

Game MVP: Jim Mitchell, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jumbo Asher	9	47	5.22	13	2
Ricky Bell	9	64	7.11	19	3
Danny Abramowicz	1	7	7.00	7	0
Chip Glass	1	3	3.00	3	0
Steve Ramsey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
George Franklin	14	31	2.21	9
Cullen Bryant	10	30	3.00	9
Pat Ryan	2	5	2.50	3
Ted Brown	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	39	16	226	6/33	0	77	1	49.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	36	19	166	2/11	0	18	3	30.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	10	46	9.20	6	15
WR Danny Abramowicz	4	9	35	8.75	5	15
WR Tony Galloway	3	9	28	9.33	7	12
WR Fair Hooker	2	3	36	18.00	14	21
WR Ray Bradley	1	3	4	4.00	3	4
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	2	77	77.00	72	77
RB Jumbo Asher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Duriel Harris	5	9	54	10.80	4	15
TE Riley Odoms	3	6	26	8.67	1	9
WR Rick Upchurch	3	5	9	3.00	0	5
RB Ira Matthews	3	4	25	8.33	0	16
RB Cullen Bryant	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Danny Buggs	1	5	13	13.00	13	13
RB George Franklin	1	1	11	11.00	5	11
FB Ted Brown	1	1	18	18.00	18	18
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Thom Darden	1	8	8.00
S Clarence Duren	1	0	0.00
CB Tim Foley	1	4	4.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Ramsey	1	0	0
Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0
Danny Abramowicz	0	1	0
Dave Foley	0	1	0
Clarence Scott	0	1	0
Neal Colzie	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Force
Rick Upchurch	1	0
Karl Lorch	0	1
Billy Thompson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	6	205	34.2	30.5	56	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	7	323	46.1	33.4	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	1	9	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	22	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	7	0	0.0	20	23
CB Tim Foley	6	0	0.0	17	28
DE Jim Mitchell	4	0	2.0	14	20
S Thom Darden	4	1	0.0	27	38
S Neal Colzie	4	0	0.0	17	28
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	3	0.0	24	29
OLB Terry Miller	3	1	0.0	12	13
CB Clarence Scott	3	1	0.0	25	32
CB Wentford Gaines	2	2	0.0	24	31
DT Jerry Sherk	2	0	0.0	13	23
DT Frank Byrne	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Art Still	2	0	0.0	12	22
S Clarence Duren	1	4	0.0	21	37
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	1	0.0	11	9
DE John Banaszak	1	1	0.0	15	16
QB Steve Ramsey	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Lee	1	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0.0	5	10

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Karl Lorch	5	1	1.5	18	31
CB Ray Easterling	5	1	0.0	20	38
OLB Tom Jackson	5	1	0.0	20	43
S Billy Thompson	4	1	0.0	16	37
ILB Randy Gradishar	4	0	0.0	20	42
CB Ernie Jackson	4	0	0.0	9	33
S Mike Davis	3	0	1.0	20	39
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	4	1.5	13	22
DE Mario Nakamura	2	1	1.0	12	21
OLB Bruce Huther	2	0	0.0	4	10
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	2	1.0	12	28
DE Ernie Dodge	1	1	0.0	9	17
TE Riley Odoms	1	0	---	---	---
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	16	25
DT Zack Lang	1	0	0.0	4	14
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0.0	19	37
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	---	---	---
S Bob Jury	1	0	0.0	5	15
RB Ira Matthews	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Mitchell	2.0	1	1	20
DT Randy Davison	0.0	2	0	15
DE John Lee	0.0	2	0	18
DT Jerry Sherk	0.0	1	0	23
S Neal Colzie	0.0	1	0	28
OLB George Andrews	0.0	1	0	23

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Karl Lorch	1.5	0	1	0	31
DT Jermaine Perkins	1.5	0	0	0	22
DE Deron DeLorraine	1.0	1	2	1	28
DE Mario Nakamura	1.0	0	1	0	21
S Mike Davis	1.0	0	0	0	39
CB Ernie Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	0	1	1	14
CB Ray Easterling	0.0	0	1	0	38
CB Graham Spreen	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Foley	4	1	1	28
S Neal Colzie	3	0	0	28
CB Clarence Scott	2	0	0	32
CB Wentford Gaines	2	0	0	31
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	0	29
OLB George Andrews	2	0	0	23
S Thom Darden	1	1	1	38
OLB Terry Miller	1	1	0	13
DE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0	20
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0	23
S Clarence Duren	0	0	1	37

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie Jackson	4	2	0	33
OLB Tom Jackson	3	0	0	43
S Billy Thompson	3	0	0	37
CB Ray Easterling	2	1	0	38
OLB Bruce Huther	2	0	1	10
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0	37
S Mike Davis	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Skip Lewis	2	6	1	17	0	35
John Ayers	2	4	0	21	2	43
Steve Knutson	2	3	0	17	1	31
Dave Foley	1	2	0	14	1	36
Wade Key	1	1	0	7	0	9
Russ Bolinger	0	2	0	4	0	16
Roger Finnie	0	1	0	19	1	36
Carl Mauck	0	1	0	4	0	10
Jeff Bleamer	0	0	0	2	1	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Lingenfelter	2	4	20	0	33
Dave Scott	2	3	21	0	23
Willie Parker	1	5	22	1	33
Daryl White	1	5	24	0	34
Victor Hicks	1	1	14	0	19
Jim Copeland	0	2	11	0	20
John Giesler	0	2	24	0	31
Jean Barrett	0	1	3	1	7
Tom Glassic	0	1	3	0	4
Leotis Harris	0	1	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Colzie	1	17
Steve Knutson	1	8
Jimmy Cefalo	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	1	10

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thom Darden	---	---	27	38	16	81
John Ayers	21	43	---	---	6	70
Steve Ramsey	21	45	---	---	---	66
Neal Colzie	---	---	17	28	17	62
Wentford Gaines	---	---	24	31	6	61
Clarence Duren	---	---	21	37	---	58
Clarence Scott	---	---	25	32	---	57
Bennie Cunningham	15	34	---	---	8	57
Steve Knutson	17	31	---	---	8	56
Roger Finnie	19	36	---	---	---	55
Skip Lewis	17	35	---	---	2	54
A.J. Duhe	---	---	24	29	1	54
Dave Foley	14	36	---	---	---	50
Danny Abramowicz	15	31	---	---	1	47
Ricky Bell	10	26	---	---	11	47
Tim Foley	---	---	17	28	1	46
Ray Bradley	10	24	---	---	11	45
George Andrews	---	---	20	23	---	43
Jumbo Asher	11	18	---	---	12	41
Terry Miller	---	---	12	13	15	40
Fair Hooker	11	27	---	---	---	38
Jerry Sherk	---	---	13	23	2	38
Greg Hawthorne	5	14	---	---	18	37
John Lee	---	---	13	18	5	36
Art Still	---	---	12	22	2	36
Jim Mitchell	---	---	14	20	---	34
Tony Galloway	13	20	---	---	1	34
John Banaszak	---	---	15	16	2	33
Randy Davison	---	---	14	15	1	30
Russ Bolinger	4	16	---	---	8	28
Chip Glass	7	8	---	---	12	27
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	11	9	5	25
Frank Byrne	---	---	8	15	---	23
Jimmy Cefalo	6	11	---	---	6	23
Emery Moorehead	2	12	---	---	8	22
Jeff Bleamer	2	9	---	---	8	19
Wade Key	7	9	---	---	---	16
Lucius Sanford	---	---	5	10	---	15
Carl Mauck	4	10	---	---	---	14
Al Brister	---	---	3	8	---	11
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Spani	---	---	2	3	---	5
Willie McClendon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Gradishar	---	---	20	42	3	65
Tom Jackson	---	---	20	43	2	65
Daryl White	24	34	---	---	7	65
Pat Ryan	27	38	---	---	---	65
Ray Easterling	---	---	20	38	6	64
Mike Davis	---	---	20	39	2	61
William Semple	---	---	16	25	18	59
Graham Spreen	---	---	19	37	2	58
Willie Parker	22	33	---	---	2	57
John Giesler	24	31	---	---	---	55
Billy Thompson	---	---	16	37	1	54
Bob Lingenfelter	20	33	---	---	---	53
Rick Upchurch	15	28	---	---	9	52
Karl Lorch	---	---	18	31	1	50
Dave Scott	21	23	---	---	5	49
Cullen Bryant	11	20	---	---	17	48
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	12	28	6	46
Riley Odoms	17	21	---	---	6	44
Ernie Jackson	---	---	9	33	1	43
Ira Matthews	13	25	---	---	3	41
Victor Hicks	14	19	---	---	7	40
Mario Nakamura	---	---	12	21	6	39
Duriel Harris	17	22	---	---	---	39
Jim Copeland	11	20	---	---	7	38
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	13	22	2	37
Danny Buggs	9	17	---	---	11	37
Josh Lane	---	---	9	24	2	35
George Franklin	16	18	---	---	1	35
Bob Jury	---	---	5	15	14	34
Ted Brown	14	15	---	---	4	33
Ernie Dodge	---	---	9	17	2	28
Ed Beckman	8	1	---	---	11	20
Lyle Alzado	---	---	3	14	2	19
Zack Lang	---	---	4	14	1	19
Leotis Harris	7	5	---	---	7	19
Bruce Huther	---	---	4	10	3	17
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	1	2	13	16
Johnny Perkins	1	4	---	---	10	15
Tom Glassic	3	4	---	---	7	14
Jean Barrett	3	7	---	---	---	10
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	7	7
Larry Polowski	---	---	1	3	---	4
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Livingston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	5	57	11.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	10	16	1.6
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	39	16	2	8	2	3	7	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	36	19	0	0	2	3	8	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	81	16.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	3	37	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	15	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	94	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	54	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Cunningham	10	5	0	46	0	34
WR Danny Abramowicz	9	4	0	35	0	31
WR Tony Galloway	9	3	1	28	0	20
WR Fair Hooker	3	2	0	36	1	27
WR Ray Bradley	3	1	0	4	0	24
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	0	1	0	0	11
RB Greg Hawthorne	2	1	0	77	1	14
RB Jumbo Asher	1	0	0	0	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	9	5	0	54	22
TE Riley Odoms	6	3	0	26	21
WR Danny Buggs	5	1	0	13	17
WR Rick Upchurch	5	3	1	9	28
RB Ira Matthews	4	3	0	25	25
RB Cullen Bryant	2	1	0	4	20
RB George Franklin	1	1	0	11	18
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	1	0	4
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0	18	15
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	6	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	4	0	0	0.00	5.79

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0	0.00	3.11

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	2	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	12	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	14	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Galloway	4	1	0
WR Fair Hooker	3	2	2
WR Danny Abramowicz	2	1	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	1	1
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	5	2	1
TE Riley Odoms	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	0	0
RB Ira Matthews	2	2	2
RB Cullen Bryant	1	0	0
RB George Franklin	1	1	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)