Week 7, 1980

played in Cleveland, OH

55 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New York Jets	0	6	0	8	-	14
Cleveland Browns	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:16 CLE - Ricky Bell 18 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 02:12 NYJ - Frank Corral 23 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NYJ - Frank Corral 27 field goal
3Q: 01:09 CLE - Jim Mandich 7 pass from Mike Kruczek (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 12:07 CLE - Bruce Gossett 47 field goal
4Q: 08:46 NYJ - Don Bass 29 pass from Joe Namath (Joe Namath pass to Terry Carrol for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:16 CLE - Ricky Bell 18 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 02:12 NYJ - Frank Corral 23 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NYJ - Frank Corral 27 field goal
3Q: 01:09 CLE - Jim Mandich 7 pass from Mike Kruczek (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 12:07 CLE - Bruce Gossett 47 field goal
4Q: 08:46 NYJ - Don Bass 29 pass from Joe Namath (Joe Namath pass to Terry Carrol for conversion)

Team Statistics NYJ CLE
Record 2-5 4-3
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 19 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 425 262
- Offensive Plays 76 57
- Yards per Play 5.59 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 89 118
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 4.45 3.93
Net Passing Yards 336 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 29 - 1 27 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 336 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.33
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 3/31 1/8
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:24 29:36

Team Statistics	NYJ	CLE
Record	2-5	4-3
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	19	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	425	262
- Offensive Plays	76	57
- Yards per Play	5.59	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	89	118
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	4.45	3.93
Net Passing Yards	336	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 29 - 1	27 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	336	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.33
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	3/31	1/8
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:24	29:36

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	1:41	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
1	9:02	0:31	OWN 44	3	-5	Punt
1	7:03	2:37	OWN 49	6	50	Fumble
1	0:20	0:58	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	9:58	3:18	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	6:04	3:59	OPP 40	10	34	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:38	OWN 31	4	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:43	OWN 27	8	45	Missed FG
3	8:51	4:23	OWN 19	8	41	Fumble
3	1:00	1:15	OWN 26	4	0	Punt
4	12:01	3:31	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	6:24	2:25	OWN 41	6	19	Interception
4	2:01	1:53	OWN 14	9	52	Missed FG

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 32	6	16	Punt
1	9:50	0:48	OWN 45	2	2	Interception
1	8:31	1:28	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
1	4:26	4:06	OWN 1	8	27	Punt
2	14:22	4:24	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	6:40	0:36	OWN 15	2	1	Interception
2	2:05	1:20	OWN 37	4	32	Fumble
3	11:17	2:26	OWN 35	6	12	Punt
3	4:28	3:28	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
4	14:45	2:44	OWN 44	5	26	Field Goal
4	8:30	2:06	OWN 33	3	0	Interception
4	3:59	1:58	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 48	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ricky Bell, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ottis Anderson	15	68	4.53	47	1
Gary Hammond	4	15	3.75	11	1
Joe Namath	1	6	6.00	6	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Hawthorne	14	33	2.36	6	0	0
Ricky Bell	12	87	7.25	28	3	1
Eddie Bell	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0
Mike Kruczek	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	56	29	336	0/0	1	29	1	68.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	27	17	144	0/0	1	23	3	49.5

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Bass	10	16	151	15.10	71	29	1
RB Ottis Anderson	6	10	34	5.67	2	11	0
WR Terry Carrol	5	6	81	16.20	18	29	0
WR Andrew Rozanski	4	6	40	10.00	6	12	0
WR Karl Farmer	2	4	22	11.00	5	15	0
FB Jim Otis	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Robin Earl	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Gary Hammond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marco Vehar	0	8	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Bradley	4	5	39	9.75	4	15	0
WR Mike Goff	4	10	33	8.25	1	23	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	4	32	8.00	6	13	0
WR Eddie Bell	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Jim Mandich	2	2	15	7.50	10	8	1
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Cedric Brown	1	21	21.00
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	0.00
S Brenard Wilson	1	10	10.00

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clarence Duren	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ottis Anderson	3	1	0
Fred Smerlas	0	1	0
Lenny Richard	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Kruczek	1	0	0
Lucius Sanford	0	1	0
Roland James	0	1	0
Thom Darden	0	0	1
Jerry Sherk	0	0	1
John Lee	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	5	249	49.8	44.0	58	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	5	207	41.4	40.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	2/4	0/2	0/1	27	0/0

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Hammond	2	3	1.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Hammond	2	28	14.0	0
Karl Farmer	1	23	23.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	2	54	27.0	0
James Hunter	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	7	1	0.0	26	26
S Brenard Wilson	5	1	0.0	23	19
CB Lucious Smith	5	0	0.0	23	23
ILB Gerald Irons	4	0	0.0	13	10
S Cedric Brown	3	3	0.0	30	24
OLB Jeff Barnes	3	1	0.0	20	16
DE Fred Smerlas	2	1	0.0	20	14
DE Mat Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	22	20
CB Earlie Thomas	2	0	0.0	23	20
OLB Mike Engler	2	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Mike Hawkins	2	0	0.0	28	22
CB Antonio Dodge	1	2	0.0	21	17
S Lenny Richard	1	2	0.0	19	21
DE Horace Jones	1	2	0.0	14	11
DE Ron Carpenter	1	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Ken Geddes	1	1	0.0	4	10
QB Joe Namath	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marco Vehar	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rush Brown	1	0	0.0	10	13

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	15	2	0.0	20	51
CB Ron Bolton	5	2	0.0	14	48
CB Clarence Scott	5	0	0.0	15	48
CB James Hunter	4	2	0.0	10	38
S Roland James	2	2	0.0	17	40
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	1	0.0	9	13
S Clarence Duren	2	0	0.0	7	26
DE John Lee	2	0	0.0	14	41
CB Steve Wilson	2	0	0.0	10	21
ILB Al Brister	1	1	0.0	6	7
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	1	0.0	14	49
DE Art Still	1	1	0.0	15	36
OLB George Andrews	1	1	0.0	17	41
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0.0	1	11
WR Eddie Bell	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0.0	13	34
WR Mike Goff	1	0	---	---	---
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	0	0.0	9	22
DE John Banaszak	1	0	0.0	6	21
DE Casey Merrill	1	0	0.0	10	30
OLB Terry Miller	0	1	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Carpenter	1	2	0	23
DT Rush Brown	0	2	0	13
DE Mat Mendenhall	0	1	0	20
OLB Mike Engler	0	0	1	7

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Art Still	2	2	1	36
DE John Lee	1	2	0	41
S Thom Darden	0	1	0	51
DT Bob Maddox	0	1	0	24
DT Jerry Sherk	0	1	0	34
DT J.T. Montgomery	0	1	0	22
DE John Banaszak	0	1	0	21
DE Casey Merrill	0	1	0	30
OLB George Andrews	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lucious Smith	4	0	0	23
S Cedric Brown	2	0	1	24
S Brenard Wilson	2	0	1	19
ILB Jim LeClair	2	0	0	26
OLB Jeff Barnes	2	0	0	16
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	1	22
OLB Ken Geddes	1	0	0	10
CB Earlie Thomas	1	0	0	20
OLB Mike Engler	1	0	0	7
S Lenny Richard	1	0	0	21
CB Antonio Dodge	0	1	0	17

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Thom Darden	8	0	0	51
CB Ron Bolton	5	1	0	48
CB James Hunter	4	2	0	38
CB Clarence Scott	3	0	0	48
CB Steve Wilson	2	0	0	21
S Clarence Duren	1	0	1	26
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0	11
OLB Terry Miller	1	0	0	15
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0	7
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0	49
DE Casey Merrill	1	0	0	30
S Roland James	1	0	0	40
OLB George Andrews	0	2	0	41

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Todd Watkins	1	3	17	49
Jim Otis	1	2	9	22
Charlie Ane	1	2	4	5
Kurt Schumacher	1	2	14	49
Francis Hartings	1	1	7	14
Rod Walters	1	1	18	48
Bob Johnson	0	4	16	51
Charles Aiu	0	2	6	7
Randy Young	0	1	3	7
Robin Earl	0	1	12	21

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Ayers	3	9	30	27
Tom De Leone	3	8	29	23
Roger Finnie	1	3	27	25
Jim Ritcher	1	2	25	21
Steve Knutson	0	4	16	10
Larry Brown	0	2	19	23

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Hammond	2	22
Mike Engler	1	23
Ken Geddes	1	13
Brenard Wilson	1	9
Rod Walters	1	8

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Wilson	3	20
Dennis Johnson	2	15

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	20	56	---	---	---	76
Rod Walters	18	48	---	---	8	74
Bob Johnson	16	51	---	---	---	67
Todd Watkins	17	49	---	---	---	66
Marco Vehar	8	42	---	---	13	63
Kurt Schumacher	14	49	---	---	---	63
Mitch Thornton	13	45	---	---	---	58
Antonio Dodge	---	---	21	17	18	56
Don Bass	11	44	---	---	1	56
Cedric Brown	---	---	30	24	1	55
Ottis Anderson	15	39	---	---	---	54
Ron Carpenter	---	---	24	23	6	53
Jim LeClair	---	---	26	26	1	53
Mike Hawkins	---	---	28	22	1	51
Brenard Wilson	---	---	23	19	9	51
Earlie Thomas	---	---	23	20	5	48
Lucious Smith	---	---	23	23	1	47
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	22	20	1	43
Lenny Richard	---	---	19	21	1	41
Terry Carrol	3	25	---	---	12	40
Karl Farmer	10	25	---	---	4	39
Robin Earl	12	21	---	---	6	39
Gary Hammond	5	10	---	---	22	37
Jim Otis	9	22	---	---	6	37
Francis Hartings	7	14	---	---	16	37
Jeff Barnes	---	---	20	16	1	37
Mike Engler	---	---	6	7	23	36
Fred Smerlas	---	---	20	14	1	35
Andrew Rozanski	14	19	---	---	---	33
Hank Bauer	5	12	---	---	11	28
Rush Brown	---	---	10	13	5	28
Ken Geddes	---	---	4	10	13	27
Mike Cobb	1	7	---	---	17	25
Horace Jones	---	---	14	11	---	25
Gerald Irons	---	---	13	10	1	24
Charles Aiu	6	7	---	---	9	22
Mike Wilson	7	11	---	---	2	20
Randy Young	3	7	---	---	9	19
Charlie Ane	4	5	---	---	7	16
Keith Eck	2	8	---	---	1	11
Dan Bunz	---	---	4	1	4	9
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thom Darden	---	---	20	51	4	75
A.J. Duhe	---	---	14	49	5	68
Clarence Scott	---	---	15	48	4	67
Ron Bolton	---	---	14	48	4	66
John Ayers	30	27	---	---	6	63
Bennie Cunningham	28	24	---	---	9	61
George Andrews	---	---	17	41	3	61
Roland James	---	---	17	40	3	60
Tom De Leone	29	23	---	---	6	58
James Hunter	---	---	10	38	10	58
Mike Kruczek	30	27	---	---	---	57
John Lee	---	---	14	41	2	57
Art Still	---	---	15	36	4	55
Roger Finnie	27	25	---	---	---	52
Jim Ritcher	25	21	---	---	6	52
Steve Wilson	---	---	10	21	20	51
Jerry Sherk	---	---	13	34	3	50
Larry Brown	19	23	---	---	6	48
Casey Merrill	---	---	10	30	6	46
Ricky Bell	15	16	---	---	14	45
Eddie Bell	19	14	---	---	8	41
Jim Mandich	11	14	---	---	14	39
Mike Goff	17	21	---	---	1	39
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	9	22	6	37
Jimmy Cefalo	16	9	---	---	12	37
Ray Bradley	15	11	---	---	9	35
Clarence Duren	---	---	7	26	1	34
Terry Miller	---	---	3	15	16	34
Bob Maddox	---	---	9	24	---	33
Steve Knutson	16	10	---	---	6	32
John Banaszak	---	---	6	21	4	31
Charles White	13	14	---	---	---	27
Greg Hawthorne	15	11	---	---	---	26
Lucius Sanford	---	---	9	13	3	25
Bob Atkins	---	---	1	11	10	22
Al Brister	---	---	6	7	3	16
Dennis Johnson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Daryl Hunt	---	---	1	0	14	15
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wade Key	3	2	---	---	---	5
Carl Mauck	1	4	---	---	---	5
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Spani	---	---	0	0	5	5
Willie McClendon	1	1	---	---	---	2
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	72	8.0
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	66	5.5
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	56	29	6	1	5	5	11	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	27	17	1	0	0	1	5	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	9	105	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	12	153	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	56	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	52	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	55	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Bass	16	10	1	151	4	44
RB Ottis Anderson	10	6	1	34	0	39
WR Marco Vehar	8	0	1	0	0	42
WR Terry Carrol	6	5	0	81	2	25
WR Andrew Rozanski	6	4	1	40	0	19
WR Karl Farmer	4	2	0	22	0	25
FB Jim Otis	2	1	1	1	0	22
TE Robin Earl	2	1	0	7	0	21
RB Gary Hammond	1	0	0	0	0	10

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Goff	10	4	33	1	21
WR Ray Bradley	5	4	39	0	11
WR Eddie Bell	4	2	11	0	14
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	4	32	0	24
TE Jim Mandich	2	2	15	0	14
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	0	0	0	9
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	1	14	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ottis Anderson	3	2	0.67	4.53

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Bell	1	18	18.00	7.25
Greg Hawthorne	1	4	4.00	2.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	6	1	11	1.83	6.00

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	2	2	11	5.50	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Bass	2	1	11	5.50	9.44
RB Ottis Anderson	2	0	0	0.00	3.40
FB Jim Otis	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Karl Farmer	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	7	7.00	7.50
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	4	4.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	6	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	16	8	8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andrew Rozanski	5	3	3
WR Don Bass	4	3	3
WR Marco Vehar	2	0	0
WR Karl Farmer	2	1	1
RB Ottis Anderson	2	0	0
WR Terry Carrol	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Goff	4	3	2
WR Eddie Bell	1	0	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	1
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)