Week 8, 1980

played in New England, MA

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	0	0	0	-	0
New England Patriots	0	17	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:30 NED - Loaird McCreary 17 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 05:25 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 40 field goal
2Q: 01:55 NED - Darryl Stingley 5 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 12:56 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:30 NED - Loaird McCreary 17 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 05:25 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 40 field goal
2Q: 01:55 NED - Darryl Stingley 5 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 12:56 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 33 field goal

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 4-4 6-2
First Downs 9 17
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 180 334
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 3.27 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 51 157
- Rushing Attempts 14 49
- Yards per Rush 3.64 3.20
Net Passing Yards 129 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 17 - 1 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 149 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.15 8.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 22:50 37:10

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	4-4	6-2
First Downs	9	17
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	180	334
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	3.27	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	51	157
- Rushing Attempts	14	49
- Yards per Rush	3.64	3.20
Net Passing Yards	129	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 17 - 1	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	149	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.15	8.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	22:50	37:10

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	7:56	0:52	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
1	4:26	1:38	OWN 35	5	7	Fumble
2	14:20	2:00	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
2	10:57	2:03	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	5:20	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:48	0:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	12:25	2:57	OWN 21	6	27	Punt
3	6:34	1:35	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	4:01	1:05	OWN 26	3	-10	Punt
4	12:51	3:59	OWN 17	11	56	Interception
4	6:50	0:53	OPP 27	6	12	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	3:35	OWN 27	6	16	Punt
1	7:04	2:38	OPP 45	4	17	Missed FG
1	2:48	3:28	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
2	12:20	1:23	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
2	8:54	3:34	OWN 49	7	28	Field Goal
2	3:48	2:00	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 19	2	9	Half
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	9:28	2:54	OWN 21	6	22	Punt
3	4:59	0:58	OWN 40	3	44	Fumble
3	2:56	5:05	OWN 41	9	43	Field Goal
4	8:52	2:02	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	5:57	5:57	OWN 15	11	38	Game

Game MVP: Carlos Brown, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Greg Hawthorne	8	31	3.88	7
Ricky Bell	4	14	3.50	4
Jim Mandich	1	1	1.00	1
Mike Kruczek	1	5	5.00	5

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Cunningham	29	110	3.79	17	3
Jimmy Rogers	16	44	2.75	6	0
John Brockington	2	5	2.50	4	0
Rich Caster	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Carlos Brown	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	39	17	149	2/20	0	21	1	43.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	22	16	177	0/0	2	43	0	126.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Bradley	5	8	33	6.60	15	10
WR Eddie Bell	3	5	36	12.00	0	15
RB Ricky Bell	3	5	6	2.00	2	7
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	8	54	18.00	13	21
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	6	17	8.50	3	12
RB Charles White	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jim Mandich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Goff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Greg Hawthorne	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darryl Stingley	4	5	38	9.50	5	22	1
WR Stanley Morgan	3	3	68	22.67	32	43	0
RB Sam Cunningham	2	4	-1	-0.50	0	1	0
WR Lamont Marrow	2	4	25	12.50	0	20	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	3	17	8.50	0	15	0
TE Loaird McCreary	2	2	26	13.00	0	17	1
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sandy Durko	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Kruczek	2	0	0
Clarence Scott	0	1	1
Jimmy Cefalo	0	1	0
Terry Miller	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanley Morgan	1	1	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0
R.J. Reese	0	1	0
Edddie Brown	0	0	1
Ken Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	9	350	38.9	36.2	64	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	183	36.6	32.8	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/3	1/2	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	2	19	9.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	1	15	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	12	3	0.0	40	16
S Roland James	8	0	0.0	37	17
DE Art Still	5	1	0.0	36	17
CB Clarence Scott	4	3	0.0	38	16
S Thom Darden	4	2	0.0	30	21
DT Jerry Sherk	4	0	0.0	28	10
OLB Lucius Sanford	3	2	0.0	27	7
CB James Hunter	3	1	0.0	32	16
OLB George Andrews	3	1	0.0	38	19
S Bob Atkins	3	0	0.0	22	3
OLB Terry Miller	2	0	0.0	11	3
DE John Lee	2	0	0.0	36	18
DE Casey Merrill	2	0	0.0	25	9
CB Steve Wilson	2	0	0.0	18	7
DT Bob Maddox	1	1	0.0	25	16
DE John Banaszak	1	1	0.0	16	8
CB Ron Bolton	1	0	0.0	29	16
C John Ayers	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	0.0	2	3
RB Charles White	1	0	---	---	---
DT J.T. Montgomery	0	2	0.0	22	9
S Clarence Duren	0	1	0.0	18	5
ILB Al Brister	0	1	0.0	9	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	5	1	0.5	14	41
OLB Sam Hunt	4	1	1.0	13	37
DE Ken Johnson	3	1	0.5	11	38
S Shafer Suggs	2	2	0.0	6	16
S Sandy Durko	2	1	0.0	9	28
S Glenn Buchanan	2	1	0.0	12	31
S Edddie Brown	2	0	0.0	8	32
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	9	23
ILB Shane Nelson	2	0	0.0	8	24
ILB John Anderson	1	2	0.0	5	8
OLB Willie Harper	1	1	0.0	1	4
DT R.J. Reese	1	1	0.0	10	37
CB Walt Farrell	1	0	0.0	8	29
S Steve Luke	1	0	0.0	5	19
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	0.0	7	20
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Young	1	0	0.0	10	23
CB Carl Allen	0	1	0.0	9	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	16
DT Jerry Sherk	0	1	10
DE Art Still	0	1	17

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	1.0	0	1	1	37
OLB Gary Campbell	0.5	1	1	0	41
DE Ken Johnson	0.5	0	4	1	38
DT Jeff Lloyd	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Jim Young	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Clarence Scott	4	0	16
CB James Hunter	3	0	16
OLB George Andrews	2	1	19
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	16
S Bob Atkins	1	0	3
S Thom Darden	1	0	21
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	3
CB Steve Wilson	1	0	7
S Roland James	1	0	17
CB Ron Bolton	0	1	16

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Luke Szorcsik	3	1	0	23
S Glenn Buchanan	2	4	0	31
S Edddie Brown	2	0	0	32
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	37
S Shafer Suggs	2	0	0	16
S Steve Luke	1	1	0	19
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0	4
CB Walt Farrell	1	0	0	29
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	0	41
ILB Shane Nelson	1	0	0	24
DE Jim Young	1	0	0	23
S Sandy Durko	0	2	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom De Leone	1	1	12	1	17
Roger Finnie	1	1	13	0	38
Steve Knutson	1	1	5	0	21
John Ayers	0	5	14	0	41
Jim Ritcher	0	3	13	1	32
Wade Key	0	1	1	0	3
Larry Brown	0	1	10	0	29

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Hannah	4	13	0	47	21
Wade Griffin	3	14	2	49	22
Peter Bernstein	1	6	0	45	20
Joe Fields	1	5	0	44	20
Kyle Delaroche	0	4	0	28	20
John Brockington	0	3	0	28	9
Irv Pankey	0	2	0	10	2
Steve Kenney	0	1	0	22	5

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Wilson	1	21
Jim Mandich	1	15
Daryl Hunt	1	14
Steve Knutson	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Loaird McCreary	1	17
Bob Klein	1	14
Rich Caster	1	13

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	14	41	---	---	9	64
A.J. Duhe	---	---	40	16	4	60
George Andrews	---	---	38	19	3	60
John Lee	---	---	36	18	5	59
Clarence Scott	---	---	38	16	3	57
James Hunter	---	---	32	16	9	57
Bennie Cunningham	14	31	---	---	11	56
Roland James	---	---	37	17	2	56
Mike Kruczek	14	41	---	---	---	55
Art Still	---	---	36	17	1	54
Jim Ritcher	13	32	---	---	9	54
Thom Darden	---	---	30	21	2	53
Roger Finnie	13	38	---	---	---	51
Larry Brown	10	29	---	---	9	48
Ron Bolton	---	---	29	16	2	47
Steve Wilson	---	---	18	7	21	46
Eddie Bell	7	27	---	---	9	43
Bob Maddox	---	---	25	16	2	43
Ricky Bell	5	23	---	---	15	43
Jerry Sherk	---	---	28	10	3	41
Mike Goff	9	21	---	---	11	41
Lucius Sanford	---	---	27	7	4	38
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	22	9	5	36
Tom De Leone	12	17	---	---	6	35
Steve Knutson	5	21	---	---	9	35
Jimmy Cefalo	8	27	---	---	---	35
Casey Merrill	---	---	25	9	---	34
Bob Atkins	---	---	22	3	8	33
Jim Mandich	8	10	---	---	15	33
Ray Bradley	3	24	---	---	6	33
John Banaszak	---	---	16	8	6	30
Carl Mauck	2	24	---	---	3	29
Greg Hawthorne	9	18	---	---	---	27
Terry Miller	---	---	11	3	12	26
Clarence Duren	---	---	18	5	2	25
Charles White	6	16	---	---	3	25
Al Brister	---	---	9	6	5	20
Daryl Hunt	---	---	2	3	14	19
Dennis Johnson	0	2	---	---	11	13
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Willie McClendon	1	6	---	---	---	7
Wade Key	1	3	---	---	---	4
Gary Spani	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	47	21	---	---	8	76
Wade Griffin	49	22	---	---	1	72
Peter Bernstein	45	20	---	---	6	71
Carlos Brown	49	22	---	---	---	71
Joe Fields	44	20	---	---	7	71
Stanley Morgan	34	16	---	---	14	64
Ken Johnson	---	---	11	38	9	58
Ken Garcia	30	13	---	---	13	56
Kyle Delaroche	28	20	---	---	7	55
Gary Campbell	---	---	14	41	---	55
Darryl Stingley	28	15	---	---	9	52
Sam Hunt	---	---	13	37	1	51
Loaird McCreary	27	7	---	---	17	51
Edddie Brown	---	---	8	32	9	49
Sam Cunningham	33	16	---	---	---	49
John Brockington	28	9	---	---	10	47
R.J. Reese	---	---	10	37	---	47
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	12	31	1	44
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	9	23	9	41
Walt Farrell	---	---	8	29	1	38
Carl Allen	---	---	9	28	1	38
Sandy Durko	---	---	9	28	---	37
Shane Nelson	---	---	8	24	5	37
Jimmy Rogers	16	6	---	---	14	36
Steve Kenney	22	5	---	---	8	35
Jim Young	---	---	10	23	---	33
Lamont Marrow	18	11	---	---	---	29
Steve Luke	---	---	5	19	5	29
Willie Harper	---	---	1	4	23	28
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	7	20	---	27
Rich Caster	11	2	---	---	13	26
Carlos Stevens	13	12	---	---	---	25
Shafer Suggs	---	---	6	16	1	23
Jim Haslett	---	---	5	8	9	22
Bob Klein	6	1	---	---	14	21
John Anderson	---	---	5	8	1	14
Tony Galloway	1	2	---	---	9	12
Irv Pankey	10	2	---	---	---	12
Al Harris	---	---	4	5	---	9
Tom De Paso	---	---	0	0	7	7
Rick Kay	---	---	0	0	5	5
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Plunkett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	46	3.1
Middle	24	91	3.8
Right	9	21	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	39	17	2	3	1	8	8	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	22	16	3	0	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	78	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	16	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	92	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Bradley	8	5	0	33	0	24
WR Jimmy Cefalo	8	3	0	54	2	27
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	2	0	17	0	31
WR Eddie Bell	5	3	0	36	0	27
RB Ricky Bell	5	3	0	6	0	23
WR Mike Goff	2	0	0	0	0	21
RB Greg Hawthorne	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Charles White	2	1	1	3	0	16
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	0	0	0	10

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darryl Stingley	5	4	1	38	1	15
RB Sam Cunningham	4	2	0	-1	0	16
WR Lamont Marrow	4	2	0	25	1	11
WR Carlos Stevens	3	2	0	17	0	12
WR Stanley Morgan	3	3	0	68	1	16
TE Loaird McCreary	2	2	0	26	0	7
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Cunningham	3	1	0.33	3.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	4	0	0	0.00	3.82

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlos Brown	5	4	25	5.00	8.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Bell	1	7.20
WR Ray Bradley	1	4.13
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	6.75
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Cunningham	2	1	-2	-1.00	-0.25
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	5	5.00	7.60
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	5	5.00	6.25
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	17	17.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Cunningham	5	2
Jimmy Rogers	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	14	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Cefalo	4	1	1
WR Eddie Bell	3	2	1
WR Ray Bradley	3	3	2
RB Ricky Bell	3	1	0
RB Charles White	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	3	2
RB Sam Cunningham	2	1	0
WR Darryl Stingley	2	2	2
WR Carlos Stevens	2	1	1
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)