Week 16, 1980

played in Dallas, TX

62 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Cleveland Browns00130-13
Dallas Cowboys6607-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 DAL - Mike Wood 50 field goal
1Q: 07:02 DAL - Mike Wood 54 field goal
2Q: 13:04 DAL - Mike Wood 28 field goal
2Q: 05:10 DAL - Mike Wood 22 field goal
3Q: 07:30 CLE - Eddie Bell 23 pass from Mike Kruczek (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 05:16 CLE - Eddie Bell 6 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ricky Bell run for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:57 DAL - Mike Pruitt 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)

Team StatisticsCLEDAL
Record7-7-16-9
First Downs1018
- by Rushing34
- by Passing713
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards191339
- Offensive Plays5380
- Yards per Play3.604.24
Net Rushing Yards7296
- Rushing Attempts1735
- Yards per Rush4.242.74
Net Passing Yards119243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 14 - 143 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards130253
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/112/10
- Yards per Pass Play3.315.40
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions3/139/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.16.5
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/446/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/41/6
Kick Returns/Yards5/1353/54
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/13
2pt Conversions1/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 31
Time of Possession22:1537:45

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:182:04OWN 3538Interception
16:562:24OWN 37427Punt
212:583:41OWN 27613Punt
25:041:18OWN 313-8Punt
22:311:18OWN 26515Punt
315:002:45OWN 37613Punt
310:292:24OWN 4954Punt
37:390:23OPP 23223Touchdown
35:480:40OPP 13213Touchdown
413:504:05OWN 7747Punt
47:291:02OWN 384-3Punt
42:160:29OWN 2940Downs
40:350:35OWN 34324Game
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:42OWN 33934Field Goal
18:141:18OPP 4437Field Goal
14:326:34OWN 11488Field Goal
29:172:43OWN 28620Punt
26:341:30OPP 1479Field Goal
23:461:15OWN 3634Punt
21:131:13OWN 2434Half
312:151:46OWN 1333Punt
38:050:26OWN 830Interception
37:161:28OWN 2226Fumble
35:086:18OWN 251375Touchdown
49:452:16OWN 8523Punt
46:274:11OWN 32746Missed FG
41:471:12OPP 2932Missed FG

Game MVP: Mike Wood, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Hawthorne9333.671610
Charles White6416.832410
Ricky Bell2-2-1.00100
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mike Pruitt26732.811811
Mike Strachan9232.56900

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Kruczek34141302/11227159.7
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Danny White43252532/10024165.4

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eddie Bell610498.176232
TE Jim Mandich25168.002100
WR Mike Goff274824.000270
TE Bennie Cunningham25-1-0.50020
WR Ray Bradley1166.00060
WR Jimmy Cefalo161212.000120
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Buggs687312.1723210
WR Duriel Harris6108013.3334240
WR Kevin House484611.5017150
TE Chuck Naretta34144.67190
WR Irving Merchant37175.671100
RB Mike Pruitt22136.50770
FB Drew Lincoln111010.007100
WR Ken Bailey0100.00000
RB Mike Strachan0200.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB James Hunter100.000
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
S Rick Fontenot11313.000

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Eddie Bell1000
Steve Wilson0100
Bob Maddox0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Pruitt1000
Chris Daniels0100
Tom Graves0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Wittum829637.036.3474
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier414235.534.5421

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Gossett0/00/00/001/1
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood4/62/32/2541/1

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Eddie Bell144.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Buggs166.00

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Eddie Bell411027.50
James Hunter12525.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Buggs35418.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Roland James811.02435
OLB A.J. Duhe850.02837
S Thom Darden820.03244
OLB George Andrews620.02836
DE Art Still510.02329
CB Clarence Scott430.02535
DT J.T. Montgomery320.01519
OLB Lucius Sanford310.01515
S Bob Atkins200.066
CB Ron Bolton200.02237
S Clarence Duren200.01315
DT Bob Maddox200.02022
DE Casey Merrill200.01828
DT Jerry Sherk131.02126
CB Steve Wilson110.01313
WR Eddie Bell10---------
OLB Terry Miller100.079
CB James Hunter100.02533
DE John Lee100.02428
ILB Daryl Hunt100.061
DE John Banaszak010.01319
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Scott Perry401.01030
OLB Pete Cronan400.01531
CB Walter Packer400.01028
OLB Harold Kayton311.0107
S Charlie Waters300.01430
S C.L. Whittington240.0920
ILB Dick Ambrose210.01632
DT Ernie Holmes200.01320
DE Ken Sanders200.0920
CB Ed Torrice200.0518
CB Cliff Harris140.01225
C Forrest Blue10---------
DT Larry Brooks100.01532
TE Chuck Naretta10---------
S Rick Fontenot100.0923

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jerry Sherk1.001026
S Roland James1.000035
DE Art Still0.021029
DE John Banaszak0.010019
DE John Lee0.010028
DT Bob Maddox0.001022
DE Casey Merrill0.001028
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Harold Kayton1.00007
S Scott Perry1.000030
DT Larry Brooks0.012132
DE Ike Howard0.002021
DT Zack Lang0.001016
OLB Pete Cronan0.001031

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB George Andrews40036
OLB A.J. Duhe32037
CB Clarence Scott30035
S Roland James30035
S Clarence Duren21015
CB Ron Bolton20037
OLB Lucius Sanford20015
DE Art Still20029
CB James Hunter12133
S Thom Darden10044
DT J.T. Montgomery10019
CB Steve Wilson10013
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walter Packer53028
S Charlie Waters30030
CB Cliff Harris10025
S C.L. Whittington10020
OLB Harold Kayton1007
CB Ed Torrice10018
DE Ike Howard10021
OLB Pete Cronan10031
S Rick Fontenot01123

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Ritcher2309228
John Ayers15017036
Larry Brown11012027
Roger Finnie04014029
Tom De Leone03012023
Jim Copeland0105013
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Forrest Blue38135044
Rayfield Wright15034044
Chuck Naretta13032033
John Giesler07034140
Chris Daniels04026138
Paul Howard04014014
Ed Fulton03029038
Drew Lincoln01023019

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Ricky Bell121
Jim Mandich117
Eddie Bell113
James Hunter113
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Mike Strachan227
Irving Merchant217
Tom Graves215

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Thom Darden------3244581
James Hunter------25331371
A.J. Duhe------2837671
George Andrews------2836771
Ron Bolton------2237665
Clarence Scott------2535464
Roland James------2435463
John Ayers1736------861
Bennie Cunningham1729------1258
Art Still------2329658
John Lee------2428355
Eddie Bell1129------1353
Jerry Sherk------2126653
Mike Kruczek1736---------53
Casey Merrill------1828450
Steve Wilson------13132349
Ricky Bell918------2148
Bob Maddox------2022547
Larry Brown1227------645
Tom De Leone1223------843
Roger Finnie1429---------43
Mike Goff625------1041
Jim Ritcher928------441
Jim Mandich518------1740
Ken Long1317------838
J.T. Montgomery------1519337
Lucius Sanford------1515737
John Banaszak------1319436
Jimmy Cefalo1021------435
Clarence Duren------1315331
Terry Miller------791531
Ray Bradley910------928
Greg Hawthorne1016---------26
Bob Atkins------661224
Jim Copeland513------624
Daryl Hunt------611421
Charles White713---------20
Al Brister------78318
Wade Key37---------10
Tom Wittum00------88
Dennis Johnson00------55
Bruce Gossett00------33
Gary Spani------0022
Willie McClendon11---------2
Steve Ramsey00---------0
Vince Evans00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Forrest Blue3544------1089
Danny White3545---------80
Chuck Naretta3233------1479
Rayfield Wright3444---------78
Ed Fulton2938------976
Chris Daniels2638------1074
John Giesler3440---------74
Danny Buggs2130------1162
Duriel Harris2533---------58
Mike Strachan920------2756
Drew Lincoln2319------1355
Walter Packer------10281654
Scott Perry------10301151
Dick Ambrose------1632250
Larry Brooks------1532---47
Mike Pruitt2621---------47
Pete Cronan------1531147
Irving Merchant820------1745
Charlie Waters------1430---44
Kevin House1628---------44
Ike Howard------1121840
C.L. Whittington------920938
Cliff Harris------1225---37
Dan Hampton------1026---36
Ernie Holmes------1320---33
Zack Lang------916833
Rick Fontenot------923133
Ed Torrice------518932
Paul Howard1414------129
Ken Sanders------920---29
Harold Kayton------107926
Mario Celotto------251825
Elvis Peacock98------825
Ken Bailey07------1522
Tom Graves------131519
Andrew Ybarra------79218
Alfred Zerillo25------1017
Fair Hooker21------1114
Mike Wood00------1212
Skip Lewis01------1011
Grady Grier00------1010
Billy Joe Dupree45---------9
Kent Uribe11---------2
Pat Haden00---------0
Glenn Carano00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-1-0.5
Middle11666.0
Right471.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8172.1
Middle22673.0
Right5122.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Kruczek34143354611
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Danny White43253315401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3210.3
Short (0-8 Yds)107363.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)152221.5
Long (19+ Yds)637111.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75284.0
Short (0-8 Yds)18131206.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)156855.7
Long (19+ Yds)31206.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Bell106049129
WR Mike Goff72148225
WR Jimmy Cefalo61312021
TE Jim Mandich52116018
TE Bennie Cunningham520-1029
WR Ray Bradley1106010
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Duriel Harris106080133
WR Danny Buggs86073230
WR Kevin House84146028
WR Irving Merchant73017020
TE Chuck Naretta43014033
RB Mike Strachan2000020
RB Mike Pruitt22013021
FB Drew Lincoln11010019
WR Ken Bailey100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Greg Hawthorne122.003.67
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mike Pruitt6111.832.81
Mike Strachan166.002.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Kruczek1166.003.82
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Danny White6150.835.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eddie Bell1166.004.90
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Danny Buggs2152.509.13
WR Ken Bailey1000.000.00
WR Irving Merchant1000.002.43
RB Mike Strachan1000.000.00
WR Kevin House1000.005.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
DallasRushesConversions
Mike Strachan42

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Mike Kruczek1243
DallasAttCompConversions
Danny White16107

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Eddie Bell421
WR Jimmy Cefalo300
TE Jim Mandich211
WR Mike Goff211
TE Bennie Cunningham100
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Buggs443
WR Kevin House322
WR Irving Merchant210
RB Mike Strachan200
WR Duriel Harris221
FB Drew Lincoln111
TE Chuck Naretta100
WR Ken Bailey100

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)