Week 3, 1980

played in Denver, CO

69 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	3	10	3	-	16
Denver Broncos	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 36 field goal
2Q: 10:17 CLE - Bruce Gossett 39 field goal
2Q: 00:06 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
3Q: 02:12 CLE - Bruce Gossett 26 field goal
3Q: 00:39 CLE - Ron Bolton 91 interception return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 10:53 DEN - George Franklin 2 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 00:35 CLE - Bruce Gossett 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 36 field goal
2Q: 10:17 CLE - Bruce Gossett 39 field goal
2Q: 00:06 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal
3Q: 02:12 CLE - Bruce Gossett 26 field goal
3Q: 00:39 CLE - Ron Bolton 91 interception return (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 10:53 DEN - George Franklin 2 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 00:35 CLE - Bruce Gossett 41 field goal

Team Statistics CLE DEN
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 335 217
- Offensive Plays 75 60
- Yards per Play 4.47 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 61 69
- Rushing Attempts 22 19
- Yards per Rush 2.77 3.63
Net Passing Yards 274 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 34 - 1 39 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 298 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/24 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 3.61
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 13/21 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/59 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/91 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:18 24:42

Team Statistics	CLE	DEN
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	335	217
- Offensive Plays	75	60
- Yards per Play	4.47	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	61	69
- Rushing Attempts	22	19
- Yards per Rush	2.77	3.63
Net Passing Yards	274	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 34 - 1	39 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	298	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/24	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	3.61
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	13/21	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/59	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/91	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:18	24:42

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 8	3	16	Fumble
1	11:41	4:42	OWN 31	7	35	Punt
1	4:01	8:51	OWN 7	16	71	Field Goal
2	6:55	1:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:06	1:25	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
3	13:06	3:05	OWN 49	6	13	Punt
3	8:57	0:12	OPP 39	1	0	Interception
3	7:38	5:33	OWN 43	14	48	Field Goal
4	10:44	3:03	OWN 20	7	30	Fumble
4	6:06	0:33	OWN 20	2	29	Fumble
4	4:19	3:49	OWN 18	13	58	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	1:26	OPP 24	3	5	Field Goal
1	6:59	2:58	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	10:10	3:15	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
2	5:35	1:29	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	2:41	2:40	OWN 18	8	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
3	10:01	1:04	OWN 7	3	-5	Punt
3	8:45	1:07	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
3	2:05	1:37	OWN 20	5	53	Interception
3	0:28	4:44	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
4	7:41	1:35	50	3	-1	Punt
4	5:33	1:14	OPP 44	3	-11	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Bill Barnett, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Greg Hawthorne	14	33	2.36	4
Ricky Bell	6	22	3.67	7
Jim Mandich	1	3	3.00	3
Charles White	1	3	3.00	3

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Claitt	11	47	4.27	36	1	0
Cullen Bryant	6	17	2.83	4	0	0
George Franklin	1	2	2.00	2	0	1
Turk Schonert	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	48	34	298	5/24	0	34	1	78.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	39	17	158	2/10	0	22	1	44.6

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Goff	7	8	95	13.57	30	34
WR Eddie Bell	6	9	37	6.17	0	17
WR Ray Bradley	5	7	63	12.60	7	17
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	7	12	3.00	0	9
WR Jimmy Cefalo	4	7	39	9.75	19	12
TE Jim Mandich	3	4	20	6.67	13	9
RB Ricky Bell	3	3	22	7.33	0	10
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Charles White	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charlie Wade	3	4	16	5.33	0	8
WR Doug Winslow	3	4	36	12.00	0	18
TE Earl Cooper	3	5	28	9.33	0	14
WR Ken Payne	2	6	27	13.50	10	19
WR Johnny Perkins	2	4	15	7.50	1	10
FB Ted Brown	2	3	16	8.00	1	8
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Rick Upchurch	1	8	22	22.00	6	22
RB Rickey Claitt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mike Guman	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ron Bolton	1	91	91.00	1

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

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Eddie Bell	1	0
Jim Mandich	1	0
Mike Goff	1	0
Mike Kruczek	1	0
Steve Wilson	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force
Larry McGrew	1	1
Ernie Jackson	1	0
Steve Niehaus	1	0
Tony Leonard	0	1
Mike Davis	0	1
Bill Barnett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	4	153	38.3	33.3	46	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	8	361	45.1	36.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	4	28	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	2	54	27.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	7	0	1.0	16	31
S Thom Darden	7	2	0.0	19	39
OLB A.J. Duhe	6	2	0.0	17	29
S Roland James	3	2	0.0	13	35
DT Jerry Sherk	2	0	0.0	12	26
DT J.T. Montgomery	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB James Hunter	2	0	0.0	11	22
DE Art Still	1	0	1.0	9	29
CB Ron Bolton	1	2	0.0	15	34
S Clarence Duren	1	2	0.0	6	18
CB Steve Wilson	1	1	0.0	9	24
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0.0	2	10
T Larry Brown	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Casey Merrill	1	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Terry Miller	0	2	0.0	3	10
CB Clarence Scott	0	2	0.0	13	34
DE John Lee	0	1	0.0	13	25

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Keller	7	1	1.0	7	24
ILB Larry McGrew	7	3	0.0	16	39
OLB Bruce Huther	5	3	0.0	15	39
CB Mark Lee	5	2	0.0	18	32
CB Ernie Jackson	5	0	0.0	15	43
DE Mario Nakamura	4	2	0.5	12	32
S William Semple	4	0	0.0	14	24
DE Bill Barnett	3	0	3.0	7	27
S Mike Davis	3	2	0.0	18	44
S Bob Gregor	3	1	0.0	11	38
ILB Terry Hopper	3	0	0.0	6	14
CB Tony Leonard	3	0	0.0	14	33
CB Judson Flint	3	0	0.0	17	37
DE Doug Martin	2	0	0.0	15	26
DE Karl Lorch	1	2	0.0	18	39
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Mark Mullaney	0	1	0.5	4	15
DT Steve Niehaus	0	2	0.0	15	41
DT Jermaine Perkins	0	1	0.0	14	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Art Still	1.0	0	2	1	29
OLB George Andrews	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE John Banaszak	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Jerry Sherk	0.0	0	2	0	26
DT Bob Maddox	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE John Lee	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB A.J. Duhe	0.0	0	1	0	29

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Barnett	3.0	0	0	27
OLB Larry Keller	1.0	0	0	24
DE Mario Nakamura	0.5	1	0	32
DE Mark Mullaney	0.5	1	0	15
DE Karl Lorch	0.0	3	1	39
DT Steve Niehaus	0.0	3	0	41
ILB Larry McGrew	0.0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Thom Darden	4	1	0	39
OLB George Andrews	3	3	0	31
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	0	0	29
CB James Hunter	2	0	0	22
CB Steve Wilson	2	0	0	24
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0	10
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0	9
S Roland James	1	0	0	35
S Bob Atkins	0	1	0	6
CB Ron Bolton	0	0	1	34

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Larry Keller	5	0	0	24
CB Mark Lee	5	0	0	32
CB Ernie Jackson	4	0	0	43
ILB Larry McGrew	4	0	0	39
OLB Bruce Huther	3	0	1	39
S Mike Davis	3	0	0	44
CB Judson Flint	3	0	0	37
CB Tony Leonard	2	0	0	33
S William Semple	1	1	0	24
S Bob Gregor	1	1	0	38
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0	32
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	14
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Ritcher	2	3	13	0	37
Wade Key	1	2	9	1	19
John Ayers	0	5	22	1	53
Roger Finnie	0	5	21	0	47
Larry Brown	0	3	14	0	40
Tom De Leone	0	2	20	2	44
Steve Knutson	0	1	9	0	16
Bennie Cunningham	0	1	20	0	45
Carl Mauck	0	0	2	1	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leotis Harris	3	3	0	17	0	28
Willie Parker	1	5	1	16	1	30
Daryl White	1	3	0	14	0	30
Jean Barrett	0	2	0	16	1	33
Sam Rohde	0	2	0	5	0	11
Earl Cooper	0	2	0	15	0	22
Marcus Degley	0	1	0	15	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Miller	1	25
Jim Mandich	1	16
Bob Atkins	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	8
Tony Leonard	1	26
Cullen Bryant	1	19
George Franklin	1	12
Earl Cooper	1	11

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	22	53	---	---	7	82
Bennie Cunningham	20	45	---	---	10	75
Mike Kruczek	22	53	---	---	---	75
Tom De Leone	20	44	---	---	7	71
Roger Finnie	21	47	---	---	---	68
Larry Brown	14	40	---	---	7	61
Jimmy Cefalo	13	32	---	---	16	61
Thom Darden	---	---	19	39	2	60
Jim Ritcher	13	37	---	---	7	57
Steve Wilson	---	---	9	24	21	54
Mike Goff	14	38	---	---	1	53
Ron Bolton	---	---	15	34	3	52
Ricky Bell	6	30	---	---	16	52
George Andrews	---	---	16	31	4	51
Eddie Bell	11	28	---	---	11	50
Roland James	---	---	13	35	2	50
A.J. Duhe	---	---	17	29	3	49
Clarence Scott	---	---	13	34	1	48
Jim Mandich	13	18	---	---	16	47
James Hunter	---	---	11	22	11	44
Art Still	---	---	9	29	4	42
Ray Bradley	7	22	---	---	12	41
John Lee	---	---	13	25	3	41
Jerry Sherk	---	---	12	26	2	40
Casey Merrill	---	---	13	24	3	40
Greg Hawthorne	16	23	---	---	---	39
Terry Miller	---	---	3	10	25	38
Charles White	9	25	---	---	3	37
Steve Knutson	9	16	---	---	7	32
Bob Maddox	---	---	8	21	---	29
Wade Key	9	19	---	---	---	28
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	10	11	7	28
John Banaszak	---	---	11	13	4	28
Clarence Duren	---	---	6	18	1	25
Lucius Sanford	---	---	7	9	9	25
Dennis Johnson	0	0	---	---	19	19
Bob Atkins	---	---	1	6	10	17
Al Brister	---	---	2	10	4	16
Carl Mauck	2	9	---	---	---	11
Daryl Hunt	---	---	1	1	7	9
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Spani	---	---	0	0	6	6
Willie McClendon	1	4	---	---	---	5
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Leonard	---	---	14	33	26	73
Mike Davis	---	---	18	44	2	64
Karl Lorch	---	---	18	39	4	61
Judson Flint	---	---	17	37	7	61
Ernie Jackson	---	---	15	43	2	60
Turk Schonert	19	41	---	---	---	60
Steve Niehaus	---	---	15	41	2	58
Larry McGrew	---	---	16	39	3	58
Willie Parker	16	30	---	---	10	56
Bruce Huther	---	---	15	39	2	56
Mark Lee	---	---	18	32	3	53
William Semple	---	---	14	24	14	52
Bob Gregor	---	---	11	38	3	52
Ken Payne	15	23	---	---	13	51
Daryl White	14	30	---	---	7	51
Jean Barrett	16	33	---	---	---	49
Earl Cooper	15	22	---	---	11	48
Mario Nakamura	---	---	12	32	3	47
Marcus Degley	15	29	---	---	2	46
Rick Upchurch	13	29	---	---	4	46
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	14	27	4	45
Leotis Harris	17	28	---	---	---	45
Doug Martin	---	---	15	26	3	44
Cullen Bryant	6	16	---	---	19	41
Mike Guman	11	24	---	---	6	41
Bill Barnett	---	---	7	27	4	38
Burt Prince	7	20	---	---	10	37
Ted Brown	7	19	---	---	11	37
Larry Keller	---	---	7	24	5	36
Terry Hopper	---	---	6	14	10	30
Charlie Wade	9	20	---	---	---	29
Rickey Claitt	11	12	---	---	5	28
Doug Winslow	1	11	---	---	15	27
George Franklin	2	12	---	---	12	26
Johnny Perkins	4	13	---	---	8	25
Jim Leonard	2	13	---	---	10	25
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	5	8	8	21
Jeff Bostic	3	11	---	---	7	21
Sam Rohde	5	11	---	---	4	20
Mark Mullaney	---	---	4	15	---	19
Lorenzo Jasso	1	4	---	---	11	16
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Stan Holloway	---	---	1	1	---	2
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	2	3	1.5
Right	11	61	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	48	34	2	0	2	2	9	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	39	17	1	5	3	5	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	36	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	15	164	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	1	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	117	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Bell	9	6	1	37	0	28
WR Mike Goff	8	7	0	95	2	38
WR Ray Bradley	7	5	0	63	0	22
TE Bennie Cunningham	7	4	1	12	0	45
WR Jimmy Cefalo	7	4	0	39	0	32
TE Jim Mandich	4	3	0	20	0	18
RB Ricky Bell	3	3	0	22	0	30
RB Greg Hawthorne	2	1	0	7	0	23
RB Charles White	1	1	0	3	0	25

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	8	1	1	22	1	29
WR Ken Payne	6	2	1	27	0	23
TE Earl Cooper	5	3	0	28	0	22
WR Charlie Wade	4	3	0	16	0	20
WR Doug Winslow	4	3	0	36	0	11
WR Johnny Perkins	4	2	0	15	0	13
FB Ted Brown	3	2	1	16	0	19
FB Mike Guman	3	0	0	0	0	24
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0	-2	0	16
RB Rickey Claitt	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Hawthorne	1	-1	-1.00	2.36

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cullen Bryant	1	4	4.00	2.83
George Franklin	1	2	2.00	2.00
Rickey Claitt	1	0	0.00	4.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	4	1	17	4.25	6.21

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	3	1	8	2.67	4.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Bell	1	1	17	17.00	4.11
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	1.71
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
FB Ted Brown	1	1	8	8.00	5.33
FB Mike Guman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	2	2
Greg Hawthorne	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Franklin	1	1
Turk Schonert	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	16	15	11

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	12	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Bell	3	3	2
WR Ray Bradley	3	3	3
RB Ricky Bell	3	3	3
WR Mike Goff	2	2	1
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	1	1
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	0
RB Charles White	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	5	1	1
WR Doug Winslow	2	2	1
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0
FB Mike Guman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)