Week 16, 1979

played in Cleveland, OH

31 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	7	0	7	-	17
Cleveland Browns	7	7	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 STL - Toni Linhart 45 field goal
1Q: 00:01 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 1 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 12:14 CLE - Ray Bradley 10 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 05:30 STL - Benny Malone 24 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 03:31 CLE - Bruce Gossett 18 field goal
4Q: 12:07 CLE - Bruce Gossett 22 field goal
4Q: 08:00 STL - Ed Jenkins 6 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 01:38 CLE - Bruce Gossett 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 STL - Toni Linhart 45 field goal
1Q: 00:01 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 1 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 12:14 CLE - Ray Bradley 10 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 05:30 STL - Benny Malone 24 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 03:31 CLE - Bruce Gossett 18 field goal
4Q: 12:07 CLE - Bruce Gossett 22 field goal
4Q: 08:00 STL - Ed Jenkins 6 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 01:38 CLE - Bruce Gossett 34 field goal

Team Statistics STL CLE
Record 3-11-1 5-10
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 290 295
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards per Play 4.68 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 77 151
- Rushing Attempts 12 35
- Yards per Rush 6.42 4.31
Net Passing Yards 213 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 26 - 2 35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.26 4.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 40
Time of Possession 26:29 33:31

Team Statistics	STL	CLE
Record	3-11-1	5-10
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	290	295
- Offensive Plays	62	70
- Yards per Play	4.68	4.21
Net Rushing Yards	77	151
- Rushing Attempts	12	35
- Yards per Rush	6.42	4.31
Net Passing Yards	213	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 26 - 2	35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.26	4.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 40
Time of Possession	26:29	33:31

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:44	OWN 22	12	50	Field Goal
2	15:00	0:29	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
2	12:07	2:40	OWN 30	4	9	Punt
2	7:34	2:19	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	2:48	2:48	OWN 2	6	27	Half
3	12:30	2:55	OWN 21	6	26	Punt
3	7:08	1:28	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
3	3:24	1:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	1:12	1:12	OWN 23	6	16	Punt
4	11:59	4:05	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	2:28	0:18	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	1:32	1:08	OWN 22	5	24	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:16	8:16	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
2	14:31	2:24	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
2	9:27	1:53	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	5:15	2:27	OWN 26	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
3	9:35	2:27	OWN 29	5	23	Punt
3	5:40	2:16	OPP 34	5	33	Field Goal
3	2:18	1:06	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	3:01	OWN 46	11	49	Field Goal
4	7:54	5:26	OWN 15	7	50	Punt
4	2:10	0:38	OPP 25	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Steve Ramsey, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Jenkins	8	67	8.38	26	2	1
Billy Taylor	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
Joe Montana	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jumbo Asher	20	86	4.30	11	2
Ricky Bell	13	64	4.92	15	3
Steve Ramsey	2	1	0.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	48	26	225	2/12	1	34	2	56.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	35	18	144	0/0	2	28	0	81.1

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benny Malone	9	11	125	13.89	29	34	1
WR Roy Green	7	12	28	4.00	8	14	0
TE Al Chandler	2	5	28	14.00	6	16	0
RB Ed Jenkins	2	4	0	0.00	2	3	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	4	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	6	14	14.00	5	14	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0
FB Randy Love	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Billy Taylor	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	8	27	9.00	18	20	1
WR Fair Hooker	3	7	24	8.00	5	16	0
WR Ray Bradley	3	5	34	11.33	12	19	1
RB Jumbo Asher	2	3	1	0.50	0	1	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	3	31	15.50	15	28	0
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	15	7.50	6	13	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	2	4	4.00	5	4	0
TE Chip Glass	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0.00	0
OLB George Andrews	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ed Jenkins	1	0	0
Melvin Wilber	0	1	0
Marvin Switzer	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jumbo Asher	1	0	0
Steve Ramsey	0	1	0
Wentford Gaines	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	176	35.2	27.4	44	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	6	250	41.7	35.8	49	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roland Hooks	2	15	7.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	4	39	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Lusk	5	110	22.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marvin Switzer	10	2	0.0	23	24
OLB Bob Breunig	6	4	0.0	24	20
ILB Richard Wood	5	3	0.0	29	30
CB Roger Wehrli	4	0	0.0	27	31
CB Terry Schmidt	3	1	0.0	25	26
DT John Grant	3	0	0.0	18	19
DE Ed McAleney	2	3	0.0	25	21
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	2	0.0	24	22
OLB Marv Kellum	2	1	0.0	8	7
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	2	1	0.0	14	16
DT Kent Kremer	2	1	0.0	23	25
CB Rufus Bess	2	1	0.0	26	17
S Ray Brown	2	0	0.0	20	20
S John Sanders	1	2	0.0	20	27
DE Ron Rydalich	1	1	0.0	26	25
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	0.0	7	7
RB Ed Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenyon Hill	1	0	0.0	19	24
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0.0	27	24
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	5	1	0.0	9	42
S Thom Darden	4	2	0.0	12	50
OLB Terry Miller	4	0	0.0	7	19
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	1	0.0	9	39
OLB George Andrews	3	1	0.0	7	29
S Clarence Duren	3	0	0.0	10	37
CB Clarence Scott	3	0	0.0	11	45
DE John Lee	2	0	0.5	6	25
CB Tim Foley	2	3	0.0	7	39
ILB Gary Spani	2	0	0.0	2	6
DT Randy Davison	1	0	1.0	4	21
DE Art Still	1	1	0.5	4	19
DT Jerry Sherk	1	1	0.0	8	29
S Neal Colzie	1	1	0.0	9	42
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0.0	3	10
DE John Banaszak	1	0	0.0	8	31
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0.0	1	10
DE Jim Mitchell	0	1	0.0	6	25
DT J.T. Montgomery	0	1	0.0	4	16

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	25
DT John Grant	0	1	19
DE Kenyon Hill	0	1	24
DT Gary Johnson	0	1	24
ILB Richard Wood	0	1	30

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Davison	1.0	0	0	21
DE John Lee	0.5	2	0	25
DE Art Still	0.5	2	0	19
DE Jim Mitchell	0.0	1	1	25
CB Tim Foley	0.0	1	0	39
CB Clarence Scott	0.0	1	0	45
DT Jerry Sherk	0.0	1	0	29
DE John Banaszak	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marvin Switzer	4	0	24
CB Terry Schmidt	3	3	26
CB Roger Wehrli	2	2	31
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	22
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	2	0	16
S John Sanders	1	1	27
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	7
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	20
ILB Richard Wood	1	0	30
DE Ed McAleney	1	0	21
S Ray Brown	0	1	20

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	6	0	0	42
OLB Terry Miller	4	0	0	19
S Thom Darden	3	2	0	50
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	1	1	39
S Clarence Duren	2	0	0	37
ILB Gary Spani	2	0	0	6
CB Tim Foley	1	2	0	39
CB Clarence Scott	1	1	0	45
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0	10
DE John Banaszak	1	0	0	31
S Neal Colzie	1	0	0	42
DE John Lee	1	0	0	25
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0	10
OLB George Andrews	0	1	1	29

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Kunz	2	2	11	1	41
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	2	6	0	30
Ron Coder	1	2	6	0	23
Aaron Meyer	1	1	5	1	28
Al Chandler	1	1	11	0	37
Dan Dierdorf	1	1	10	0	37
Dennis Lick	0	1	7	0	33
David Carter	0	1	9	0	27

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Skip Lewis	3	7	0	26	24
John Ayers	3	6	1	34	34
Roger Finnie	2	4	0	34	34
Carl Mauck	2	4	0	9	11
Russ Bolinger	1	5	0	17	7
Dave Foley	1	3	0	21	24
Steve Knutson	0	2	0	19	29
Bennie Cunningham	0	1	0	29	27
Larry Brown	0	1	0	14	11

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Hooks	2	22
Rufus Bess	1	21
Herb Lusk	1	19
Marvin Switzer	1	17
Randy Love	1	14
Billy Taylor	1	11

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Hawthorne	3	13
Neal Colzie	2	22
Ricky Bell	2	22

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvin Switzer	---	---	23	24	17	64
Rufus Bess	---	---	26	17	21	64
Joe Montana	12	50	---	---	---	62
Al Chandler	11	37	---	---	13	61
Freddie Scott	7	37	---	---	17	61
Roger Wehrli	---	---	27	31	3	61
Richard Wood	---	---	29	30	1	60
Ron Rydalich	---	---	26	25	8	59
Terry Schmidt	---	---	25	26	4	55
Kent Kremer	---	---	23	25	7	55
Gary Johnson	---	---	27	24	3	54
George Kunz	11	41	---	---	---	52
John Sanders	---	---	20	27	2	49
Ed McAleney	---	---	25	21	2	48
Dan Dierdorf	10	37	---	---	---	47
Benny Malone	4	31	---	---	12	47
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	24	22	1	47
Bob Breunig	---	---	24	20	2	46
Kenyon Hill	---	---	19	24	2	45
Ray Brown	---	---	20	20	4	44
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	14	16	14	44
Roy Green	10	33	---	---	1	44
Ron Mikolajczyk	6	30	---	---	6	42
Jim Pietrzak	6	31	---	---	5	42
Dennis Lick	7	33	---	---	1	41
David Carter	9	27	---	---	5	41
John Grant	---	---	18	19	3	40
Aaron Meyer	5	28	---	---	6	39
Alfred Jenkins	8	28	---	---	---	36
Ron Coder	6	23	---	---	6	35
Ed Jenkins	8	22	---	---	1	31
Roland Hooks	1	6	---	---	22	29
Billy Taylor	3	15	---	---	11	29
Randy Love	4	11	---	---	14	29
Mark Cooney	---	---	7	7	12	26
Roosevelt Leaks	3	13	---	---	9	25
Marv Kellum	---	---	8	7	7	22
Herb Lusk	0	0	---	---	19	19
Melvin Wilber	0	15	---	---	---	15
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brooks Williams	1	2	---	---	3	6
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thom Darden	---	---	12	50	11	73
Neal Colzie	---	---	9	42	22	73
Steve Ramsey	35	35	---	---	---	70
Bennie Cunningham	29	27	---	---	13	69
Roger Finnie	34	34	---	---	---	68
John Ayers	34	34	---	---	---	68
Wentford Gaines	---	---	9	42	12	63
Tim Foley	---	---	7	39	11	57
Clarence Scott	---	---	11	45	1	57
Steve Knutson	19	29	---	---	9	57
Skip Lewis	26	24	---	---	3	53
Ricky Bell	14	15	---	---	22	51
Tony Galloway	20	15	---	---	14	49
A.J. Duhe	---	---	9	39	1	49
Jumbo Asher	21	18	---	---	9	48
Danny Abramowicz	28	18	---	---	1	47
Clarence Duren	---	---	10	37	---	47
Terry Miller	---	---	7	19	20	46
Dave Foley	21	24	---	---	---	45
John Banaszak	---	---	8	31	2	41
Jerry Sherk	---	---	8	29	3	40
Fair Hooker	15	22	---	---	---	37
Ray Bradley	13	19	---	---	5	37
Greg Hawthorne	12	11	---	---	13	36
George Andrews	---	---	7	29	---	36
John Lee	---	---	6	25	4	35
Chip Glass	13	11	---	---	10	34
Larry Brown	14	11	---	---	9	34
Jim Mitchell	---	---	6	25	2	33
Russ Bolinger	17	7	---	---	9	33
Emery Moorehead	5	11	---	---	16	32
Randy Davison	---	---	4	21	1	26
Jimmy Cefalo	5	8	---	---	13	26
Art Still	---	---	4	19	---	23
Frank Byrne	---	---	5	16	1	22
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	4	16	2	22
Carl Mauck	9	11	---	---	---	20
Al Brister	---	---	3	10	---	13
Gary Spani	---	---	2	6	4	12
Jeff Bleamer	1	1	---	---	9	11
Lucius Sanford	---	---	1	10	---	11
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	6	6
Willie McClendon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	5	20	4.0
Right	4	35	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	20	79	4.0
Right	7	34	4.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	48	26	2	3	1	7	9	1	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	35	18	2	2	3	7	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	2	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	12	65	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	100	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	7	0	28	0	33
WR Benny Malone	11	9	0	125	2	31
WR Freddie Scott	6	1	0	14	0	37
TE Al Chandler	5	2	0	28	0	37
RB Ed Jenkins	4	2	0	0	0	22
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	2	1	5	0	28
RB Billy Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	15
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	0	3	0	15
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	17	0	2
FB Randy Love	1	1	0	5	0	11

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	8	3	0	27	1	18
WR Fair Hooker	7	3	2	24	0	22
WR Ray Bradley	5	3	0	34	0	19
RB Jumbo Asher	3	2	0	1	0	18
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	2	1	31	1	27
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	0	9	0	15
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	0	15	0	15
TE Emery Moorehead	2	1	0	-1	0	11
RB Greg Hawthorne	2	1	0	4	0	11
TE Chip Glass	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Jenkins	1	6	6.00	8.38
Billy Taylor	1	2	2.00	2.67

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Bell	3	4	1.33	4.92
Jumbo Asher	1	1	1.00	4.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	9	4	29	3.22	4.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Bradley	3	2	15	5.00	6.80
WR Danny Abramowicz	2	1	1	0.50	3.38
TE Chip Glass	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jumbo Asher	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	13	13.00	7.50
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Montana	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	5	3
Jumbo Asher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	14	9	7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	6	5	5
WR Roy Green	4	3	1
WR Freddie Scott	2	0	0
TE Al Chandler	1	1	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fair Hooker	3	1	0
WR Danny Abramowicz	2	0	0
TE Chip Glass	1	0	0
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	1
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	1
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)