Exhibition Week 4, 1980

played in Cleveland, OH

85 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	6	-	9
Cleveland Browns	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
2Q: 01:28 MIN - Rafael Septien 36 field goal
4Q: 11:54 MIN - Rafael Septien 30 field goal
4Q: 07:50 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal
4Q: 02:37 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
2Q: 01:28 MIN - Rafael Septien 36 field goal
4Q: 11:54 MIN - Rafael Septien 30 field goal
4Q: 07:50 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal
4Q: 02:37 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CLE
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 210 290
- Offensive Plays 57 75
- Yards per Play 3.68 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 72 118
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.37
Net Passing Yards 138 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 0 43 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 160 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 5/38
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 3.58
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 3/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:54 34:06

Team Statistics	MIN	CLE
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	210	290
- Offensive Plays	57	75
- Yards per Play	3.68	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	72	118
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.37
Net Passing Yards	138	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 0	43 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	160	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	5/38
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	3.58
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	3/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:54	34:06

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
1	8:35	1:53	OWN 19	6	17	Punt
1	0:38	1:36	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
2	12:37	1:44	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	7:56	6:33	OWN 7	14	74	Field Goal
2	0:20	0:17	OPP 25	1	0	Missed FG
3	10:54	0:27	OWN 20	2	-4	Fumble
3	9:03	1:33	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	2:50	6:02	OWN 1	11	86	Field Goal
4	9:01	0:11	OWN 27	1	-6	Fumble
4	7:43	2:07	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
4	4:01	1:31	OPP 38	4	35	Field Goal
4	1:09	0:36	OWN 40	3	7	Punt

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	3:56	OWN 17	9	48	Interception
1	6:42	6:04	OWN 3	12	86	Field Goal
2	14:02	1:25	OWN 15	4	8	Punt
2	10:53	2:57	OWN 14	6	17	Punt
2	1:23	1:03	OWN 20	3	5	Fumble
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 32	1	2	Half
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 30	6	38	Punt
3	10:27	1:24	OPP 9	3	-22	Punt
3	7:30	4:40	OWN 29	11	56	Interception
4	11:48	2:47	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	8:50	1:07	OPP 21	3	3	Field Goal
4	5:36	1:35	OWN 26	5	13	Interception
4	2:30	1:21	OWN 48	5	12	Downs
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	2	17	Game

Game MVP: Ernest Kirk, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Henry Hynoski	13	47	3.62	11	1
Unknown	10	23	2.30	9	0
Charlie White	2	2	1.00	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Hawthorne	19	67	3.53	7	0
Charles White	3	10	3.33	4	0
Vince Evans	2	35	17.50	30	1
Jim Mandich	1	2	2.00	2	0
Mike Kruczek	1	2	2.00	2	0
Ricky Bell	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Loyd	21	12	117	3/16	0	42	0	72.9
Jeff Komlo	7	4	43	1/6	0	20	0	75.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	27	12	129	5/38	0	23	2	28.2
Vince Evans	16	8	81	0/0	0	16	1	38.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stan Rome	5	8	39	7.80	15	20
WR Ike Harris	3	5	34	11.33	0	26
WR Bob Newland	2	4	16	8.00	4	13
WR Butch Johnson	2	5	9	4.50	0	6
Unknown	2	2	16	8.00	1	12
FB Curtis Dickey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Joe Rose	1	2	42	42.00	1	42
WR Steve Holden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Bell	5	11	60	12.00	17	16
WR Jimmy Cefalo	5	10	65	13.00	24	20
WR Mike Goff	4	11	47	11.75	18	16
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	5	33	8.25	4	23
TE Jim Mandich	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Ray Bradley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keith Simpson	2	15	7.50	0
S John Harris	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Loyd	2	0	0
Ike Harris	1	0	0
Ralph Bullock	0	1	0
Glenn Hyde	0	1	0
Roland Solomon	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Kruczek	1	0	0
John Lee	0	1	1
Clarence Scott	0	1	0
James Hunter	0	0	1
Art Still	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	372	53.1	49.6	61	4

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	5	207	41.4	32.0	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	3/4	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Rome	2	7	3.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	2	8	4.0	0
Bob Atkins	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Unknown	3	59	19.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	1	30	30.0	0
James Hunter	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	9	0	0.5	18	36
DE Ernest Kirk	4	0	2.0	19	36
DE Ralph Bullock	4	1	0.5	20	28
OLB Mark Nichols	4	0	0.0	9	11
CB Ricky Ray	4	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Bob Nelson	3	3	1.5	20	33
S John Harris	3	3	0.0	19	35
S Roland Solomon	3	2	0.0	18	33
CB Keith Simpson	3	1	0.0	17	36
Unknown	3	1	0.0	19	35
ILB Larry Gordon	3	0	0.0	20	35
DT Ron Dirnbauer	2	1	0.5	15	33
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	1	0.0	7	11
Unknown	1	1	0.0	18	30
G Greg Horton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tim Collier	1	0	0.0	4	12
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Jim Ryan	1	0	0.0	9	11
DE Darrell Irvin	1	0	0.0	8	21
DT Norm Wells	0	1	0.0	12	15

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	5	1	0.0	16	23
S Bob Atkins	4	2	0.0	7	11
S Thom Darden	4	0	0.0	18	23
CB James Hunter	4	0	0.0	15	24
DE Art Still	3	3	1.5	13	20
OLB George Andrews	3	1	0.0	17	20
CB Ron Bolton	3	0	0.0	17	29
DE John Lee	2	2	1.0	13	15
DT Mike Kadish	2	1	0.5	11	13
DT Bob Maddox	2	0	0.5	11	14
CB Clarence Scott	2	2	0.0	18	24
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	1	0.0	9	5
S Roland James	2	1	0.0	16	19
DE John Banaszak	1	1	0.0	12	12
ILB Gary Spani	1	1	0.0	5	4
WR Eddie Bell	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0.0	14	19
WR Mike Goff	1	0	---	---	---
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	0	0.0	13	9
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Steve Wilson	1	0	0.0	11	11
DE Casey Merrill	0	1	0.5	12	17
S Clarence Duren	0	2	0.0	10	19
OLB Terry Miller	0	1	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ernest Kirk	2.0	2	36
ILB Bob Nelson	1.5	0	33
DT Ron Dirnbauer	0.5	1	33
DE Ralph Bullock	0.5	1	28
ILB Ken Fantetti	0.5	0	36
DT Norm Wells	0.0	2	15
ILB Larry Gordon	0.0	1	35
Unknown	0.0	1	35

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Art Still	1.5	0	1	20
DE John Lee	1.0	0	0	15
DE Casey Merrill	0.5	1	0	17
DT Mike Kadish	0.5	0	0	13
DT Bob Maddox	0.5	0	0	14
DE John Banaszak	0.0	1	0	12
OLB A.J. Duhe	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	6	1	0	36
CB Ricky Ray	3	1	0	30
OLB Mark Nichols	3	0	0	11
ILB Larry Gordon	2	1	0	35
Unknown	2	1	0	35
CB Keith Simpson	2	0	2	36
OLB Jim Ryan	1	0	0	11
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0	33
S John Harris	0	3	1	35

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Hunter	4	1	24
CB Ron Bolton	3	0	29
OLB George Andrews	1	1	20
S Roland James	1	1	19
S Bob Atkins	1	0	11
S Thom Darden	1	0	23
DT Mike Kadish	1	0	13
CB Clarence Scott	1	0	24
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	23
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	4
CB Steve Wilson	1	0	11
S Clarence Duren	0	2	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Fersen	2	6	15	0	12
Fred Dean	1	3	9	0	13
Greg Horton	1	2	13	0	19
Eric Cunningham	1	1	19	2	23
Curtis Dickey	1	1	10	0	11
Doug Smith	0	6	25	0	29
Halvor Hagen	0	2	11	1	24
Franky Smith	0	2	17	0	21
Glenn Hyde	0	1	16	0	19
Don Warren	0	1	17	0	16
Jim Harrison	0	0	6	1	7

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Ayers	2	6	22	1	39
Steve Knutson	2	4	22	0	39
Wade Key	1	3	13	0	19
Tom De Leone	1	1	3	0	4
Roger Finnie	0	3	14	2	29
Carl Mauck	0	3	24	1	44
Jim Ritcher	0	3	23	1	32
Bennie Cunningham	0	1	25	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Ray	2	13
Charlie White	1	22
Keith Simpson	1	13
Ike Harris	1	11

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Miller	1	27
Steve Wilson	1	26
Ricky Bell	1	15
Jim Mandich	1	14
Larry Brown	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Simpson	---	---	17	36	13	66
Ernest Kirk	---	---	19	36	6	61
Larry Gordon	---	---	20	35	5	60
Doug Smith	25	29	---	---	6	60
Ricky Ray	---	---	17	30	13	60
John Harris	---	---	19	35	3	57
Bob Nelson	---	---	20	33	3	56
Ken Fantetti	---	---	18	36	2	56
Unknown	---	---	18	30	8	56
Unknown	---	---	19	35	1	55
Roland Solomon	---	---	18	33	3	54
Royce McKinney	---	---	15	25	13	53
Ralph Bullock	---	---	20	28	2	50
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	15	33	---	48
Halvor Hagen	11	24	---	---	11	46
Glenn Hyde	16	19	---	---	11	46
Joe Rose	10	19	---	---	16	45
Don Warren	17	16	---	---	11	44
Mike Loyd	16	24	---	---	4	44
Greg Horton	13	19	---	---	11	43
Eric Cunningham	19	23	---	---	---	42
Ike Harris	12	17	---	---	11	40
Franky Smith	17	21	---	---	---	38
Stan Rome	12	17	---	---	5	34
Butch Johnson	15	18	---	---	---	33
Fred Dean	9	13	---	---	11	33
Jim Ryan	---	---	9	11	12	32
Darrell Irvin	---	---	8	21	3	32
Norm Wells	---	---	12	15	5	32
Steve Holden	10	8	---	---	12	30
Henry Hynoski	13	15	---	---	1	29
Unknown	---	---	10	15	3	28
Paul Fersen	15	12	---	---	---	27
Curtis Dickey	10	11	---	---	6	27
Jim Harrison	6	7	---	---	13	26
Charlie White	2	2	---	---	22	26
Jack LeVeck	---	---	7	11	6	24
Bob Newland	8	15	---	---	---	23
Robert Jackson	---	---	6	11	6	23
Mark Nichols	---	---	9	11	2	22
Anthony Jolly	---	---	7	11	---	18
Jeff Komlo	9	8	---	---	---	17
Tim Collier	---	---	4	12	---	16
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Mauck	24	44	---	---	7	75
Bennie Cunningham	25	39	---	---	8	72
Steve Knutson	22	39	---	---	7	68
John Ayers	22	39	---	---	7	68
Jim Ritcher	23	32	---	---	7	62
Jim Mandich	13	28	---	---	14	55
Larry Brown	14	34	---	---	7	55
Ricky Bell	10	29	---	---	15	54
Jimmy Cefalo	17	24	---	---	13	54
Eddie Bell	16	25	---	---	10	51
Ron Bolton	---	---	17	29	3	49
Steve Wilson	---	---	11	11	26	48
Terry Miller	---	---	8	12	27	47
Clarence Scott	---	---	18	24	5	47
Ray Bradley	13	25	---	---	9	47
James Hunter	---	---	15	24	8	47
Mike Kruczek	15	32	---	---	---	47
Greg Hawthorne	21	24	---	---	---	45
Thom Darden	---	---	18	23	3	44
A.J. Duhe	---	---	16	23	5	44
Roger Finnie	14	29	---	---	---	43
Jerry Sherk	---	---	14	19	6	39
Art Still	---	---	13	20	6	39
George Andrews	---	---	17	20	2	39
Mike Goff	13	24	---	---	1	38
Roland James	---	---	16	19	3	38
Wade Key	13	19	---	---	---	32
John Lee	---	---	13	15	4	32
Casey Merrill	---	---	12	17	2	31
Clarence Duren	---	---	10	19	1	30
Mike Kadish	---	---	11	13	5	29
Bob Atkins	---	---	7	11	10	28
Vince Evans	12	16	---	---	---	28
Bob Maddox	---	---	11	14	2	27
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	13	9	5	27
Willie McClendon	2	9	---	---	15	26
Al Brister	---	---	9	9	6	24
John Banaszak	---	---	12	12	---	24
Charles White	5	13	---	---	3	21
Lucius Sanford	---	---	9	5	4	18
Gary Spani	---	---	5	4	7	16
Tom De Leone	3	4	---	---	---	7
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	7	5	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	16	82	5.1
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Loyd	21	12	2	2	1	3	3	1	0
Jeff Komlo	7	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	27	12	2	2	1	6	4	0	2
Vince Evans	16	8	0	1	1	1	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	54	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	33	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	68	13.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	87	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	77	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	23	2.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stan Rome	8	5	0	39	1	17
WR Ike Harris	5	3	0	34	1	17
WR Butch Johnson	5	2	1	9	0	18
WR Bob Newland	4	2	1	16	0	15
TE Joe Rose	2	1	0	42	1	19
Unknown	2	2	0	16	0	15
WR Steve Holden	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Curtis Dickey	1	1	0	4	0	11

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Bell	11	5	1	60	0	25
WR Mike Goff	11	4	0	47	0	24
WR Jimmy Cefalo	10	5	0	65	1	24
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	4	0	33	1	39
TE Jim Mandich	4	1	0	3	0	28
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	1	0	0	25
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	0	2	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Henry Hynoski	2	5	2.50	3.62
Unknown	1	4	4.00	2.30

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Hawthorne	2	6	3.00	3.53
Vince Evans	1	5	5.00	17.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	4	1	5	1.25	5.57

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	4	0	0	0.00	4.78
Vince Evans	1	0	0	0.00	5.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stan Rome	3	1	5	1.67	4.88
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Cleveland	Target	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Bell	2	5.45
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	6.50
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Henry Hynoski	4	2
Unknown	2	1
Charlie White	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	1	0
Charles White	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	4	2	1
Jeff Komlo	2	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	7	2	1
Vince Evans	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	2	1	1
WR Steve Holden	1	0	0
WR Butch Johnson	1	0	0
WR Stan Rome	1	1	0
Unknown	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Bell	3	1	1
WR Mike Goff	3	1	1
TE Jim Mandich	2	0	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	1	1
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	0
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)