Week 16, 1980

played in Dallas, TX

62 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	0	13	0	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	6	6	0	7	-	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)

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 Statistics CLE DAL
Record 7-7-1 6-9
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 191 339
- Offensive Plays 53 80
- Yards per Play 3.60 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 72 96
- Rushing Attempts 17 35
- Yards per Rush 4.24 2.74
Net Passing Yards 119 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 14 - 1 43 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 130 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.31 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 9/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/135 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:15 37:45

Team Statistics	CLE	DAL
Record	7-7-1	6-9
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	191	339
- Offensive Plays	53	80
- Yards per Play	3.60	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	72	96
- Rushing Attempts	17	35
- Yards per Rush	4.24	2.74
Net Passing Yards	119	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 14 - 1	43 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	130	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.31	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	9/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/135	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:15	37:45

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	2:04	OWN 35	3	8	Interception
1	6:56	2:24	OWN 37	4	27	Punt
2	12:58	3:41	OWN 27	6	13	Punt
2	5:04	1:18	OWN 31	3	-8	Punt
2	2:31	1:18	OWN 26	5	15	Punt
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 37	6	13	Punt
3	10:29	2:24	OWN 49	5	4	Punt
3	7:39	0:23	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
3	5:48	0:40	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
4	13:50	4:05	OWN 7	7	47	Punt
4	7:29	1:02	OWN 38	4	-3	Punt
4	2:16	0:29	OWN 29	4	0	Downs
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 34	3	24	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 33	9	34	Field Goal
1	8:14	1:18	OPP 44	3	7	Field Goal
1	4:32	6:34	OWN 1	14	88	Field Goal
2	9:17	2:43	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
2	6:34	1:30	OPP 14	7	9	Field Goal
2	3:46	1:15	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 24	3	4	Half
3	12:15	1:46	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
3	8:05	0:26	OWN 8	3	0	Interception
3	7:16	1:28	OWN 22	2	6	Fumble
3	5:08	6:18	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	9:45	2:16	OWN 8	5	23	Punt
4	6:27	4:11	OWN 32	7	46	Missed FG
4	1:47	1:12	OPP 29	3	2	Missed FG

Game MVP: Mike Wood, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Hawthorne	9	33	3.67	16	1
Charles White	6	41	6.83	24	1
Ricky Bell	2	-2	-1.00	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	26	73	2.81	18	1	1
Mike Strachan	9	23	2.56	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	34	14	130	2/11	2	27	1	59.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	43	25	253	2/10	0	24	1	65.4

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Bell	6	10	49	8.17	6	23	2
TE Jim Mandich	2	5	16	8.00	2	10	0
WR Mike Goff	2	7	48	24.00	0	27	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	5	-1	-0.50	0	2	0
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	6	12	12.00	0	12	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Buggs	6	8	73	12.17	23	21
WR Duriel Harris	6	10	80	13.33	34	24
WR Kevin House	4	8	46	11.50	17	15
TE Chuck Naretta	3	4	14	4.67	1	9
WR Irving Merchant	3	7	17	5.67	1	10
RB Mike Pruitt	2	2	13	6.50	7	7
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	10	10.00	7	10
WR Ken Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mike Strachan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Hunter	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rick Fontenot	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie Bell	1	0	0
Steve Wilson	0	1	0
Bob Maddox	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Pruitt	1	0	0
Chris Daniels	0	1	0
Tom Graves	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	8	296	37.0	36.3	47	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	142	35.5	34.5	42	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	4/6	2/3	2/2	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	1	4	4.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	4	110	27.5	0
James Hunter	1	25	25.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	8	1	1.0	24	35
OLB A.J. Duhe	8	5	0.0	28	37
S Thom Darden	8	2	0.0	32	44
OLB George Andrews	6	2	0.0	28	36
DE Art Still	5	1	0.0	23	29
CB Clarence Scott	4	3	0.0	25	35
DT J.T. Montgomery	3	2	0.0	15	19
OLB Lucius Sanford	3	1	0.0	15	15
S Bob Atkins	2	0	0.0	6	6
CB Ron Bolton	2	0	0.0	22	37
S Clarence Duren	2	0	0.0	13	15
DT Bob Maddox	2	0	0.0	20	22
DE Casey Merrill	2	0	0.0	18	28
DT Jerry Sherk	1	3	1.0	21	26
CB Steve Wilson	1	1	0.0	13	13
WR Eddie Bell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Miller	1	0	0.0	7	9
CB James Hunter	1	0	0.0	25	33
DE John Lee	1	0	0.0	24	28
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	0.0	6	1
DE John Banaszak	0	1	0.0	13	19

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Perry	4	0	1.0	10	30
OLB Pete Cronan	4	0	0.0	15	31
CB Walter Packer	4	0	0.0	10	28
OLB Harold Kayton	3	1	1.0	10	7
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0.0	14	30
S C.L. Whittington	2	4	0.0	9	20
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	0.0	16	32
DT Ernie Holmes	2	0	0.0	13	20
DE Ken Sanders	2	0	0.0	9	20
CB Ed Torrice	2	0	0.0	5	18
CB Cliff Harris	1	4	0.0	12	25
C Forrest Blue	1	0	---	---	---
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0.0	15	32
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	---	---	---
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	0.0	9	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerry Sherk	1.0	0	1	26
S Roland James	1.0	0	0	35
DE Art Still	0.0	2	1	29
DE John Banaszak	0.0	1	0	19
DE John Lee	0.0	1	0	28
DT Bob Maddox	0.0	0	1	22
DE Casey Merrill	0.0	0	1	28

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harold Kayton	1.0	0	0	0	7
S Scott Perry	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	2	1	32
DE Ike Howard	0.0	0	2	0	21
DT Zack Lang	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Pete Cronan	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	4	0	0	36
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	2	0	37
CB Clarence Scott	3	0	0	35
S Roland James	3	0	0	35
S Clarence Duren	2	1	0	15
CB Ron Bolton	2	0	0	37
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	0	0	15
DE Art Still	2	0	0	29
CB James Hunter	1	2	1	33
S Thom Darden	1	0	0	44
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	0	0	19
CB Steve Wilson	1	0	0	13

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walter Packer	5	3	0	28
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0	30
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0	25
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0	20
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0	7
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	0	18
DE Ike Howard	1	0	0	21
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	0	31
S Rick Fontenot	0	1	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Ritcher	2	3	9	2	28
John Ayers	1	5	17	0	36
Larry Brown	1	1	12	0	27
Roger Finnie	0	4	14	0	29
Tom De Leone	0	3	12	0	23
Jim Copeland	0	1	5	0	13

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	3	8	1	35	0	44
Rayfield Wright	1	5	0	34	0	44
Chuck Naretta	1	3	0	32	0	33
John Giesler	0	7	0	34	1	40
Chris Daniels	0	4	0	26	1	38
Paul Howard	0	4	0	14	0	14
Ed Fulton	0	3	0	29	0	38
Drew Lincoln	0	1	0	23	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Bell	1	21
Jim Mandich	1	17
Eddie Bell	1	13
James Hunter	1	13

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Strachan	2	27
Irving Merchant	2	17
Tom Graves	2	15

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thom Darden	---	---	32	44	5	81
James Hunter	---	---	25	33	13	71
A.J. Duhe	---	---	28	37	6	71
George Andrews	---	---	28	36	7	71
Ron Bolton	---	---	22	37	6	65
Clarence Scott	---	---	25	35	4	64
Roland James	---	---	24	35	4	63
John Ayers	17	36	---	---	8	61
Bennie Cunningham	17	29	---	---	12	58
Art Still	---	---	23	29	6	58
John Lee	---	---	24	28	3	55
Eddie Bell	11	29	---	---	13	53
Jerry Sherk	---	---	21	26	6	53
Mike Kruczek	17	36	---	---	---	53
Casey Merrill	---	---	18	28	4	50
Steve Wilson	---	---	13	13	23	49
Ricky Bell	9	18	---	---	21	48
Bob Maddox	---	---	20	22	5	47
Larry Brown	12	27	---	---	6	45
Tom De Leone	12	23	---	---	8	43
Roger Finnie	14	29	---	---	---	43
Mike Goff	6	25	---	---	10	41
Jim Ritcher	9	28	---	---	4	41
Jim Mandich	5	18	---	---	17	40
Ken Long	13	17	---	---	8	38
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	15	19	3	37
Lucius Sanford	---	---	15	15	7	37
John Banaszak	---	---	13	19	4	36
Jimmy Cefalo	10	21	---	---	4	35
Clarence Duren	---	---	13	15	3	31
Terry Miller	---	---	7	9	15	31
Ray Bradley	9	10	---	---	9	28
Greg Hawthorne	10	16	---	---	---	26
Bob Atkins	---	---	6	6	12	24
Jim Copeland	5	13	---	---	6	24
Daryl Hunt	---	---	6	1	14	21
Charles White	7	13	---	---	---	20
Al Brister	---	---	7	8	3	18
Wade Key	3	7	---	---	---	10
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Spani	---	---	0	0	2	2
Willie McClendon	1	1	---	---	---	2
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	35	44	---	---	10	89
Danny White	35	45	---	---	---	80
Chuck Naretta	32	33	---	---	14	79
Rayfield Wright	34	44	---	---	---	78
Ed Fulton	29	38	---	---	9	76
Chris Daniels	26	38	---	---	10	74
John Giesler	34	40	---	---	---	74
Danny Buggs	21	30	---	---	11	62
Duriel Harris	25	33	---	---	---	58
Mike Strachan	9	20	---	---	27	56
Drew Lincoln	23	19	---	---	13	55
Walter Packer	---	---	10	28	16	54
Scott Perry	---	---	10	30	11	51
Dick Ambrose	---	---	16	32	2	50
Larry Brooks	---	---	15	32	---	47
Mike Pruitt	26	21	---	---	---	47
Pete Cronan	---	---	15	31	1	47
Irving Merchant	8	20	---	---	17	45
Charlie Waters	---	---	14	30	---	44
Kevin House	16	28	---	---	---	44
Ike Howard	---	---	11	21	8	40
C.L. Whittington	---	---	9	20	9	38
Cliff Harris	---	---	12	25	---	37
Dan Hampton	---	---	10	26	---	36
Ernie Holmes	---	---	13	20	---	33
Zack Lang	---	---	9	16	8	33
Rick Fontenot	---	---	9	23	1	33
Ed Torrice	---	---	5	18	9	32
Paul Howard	14	14	---	---	1	29
Ken Sanders	---	---	9	20	---	29
Harold Kayton	---	---	10	7	9	26
Mario Celotto	---	---	2	5	18	25
Elvis Peacock	9	8	---	---	8	25
Ken Bailey	0	7	---	---	15	22
Tom Graves	---	---	1	3	15	19
Andrew Ybarra	---	---	7	9	2	18
Alfred Zerillo	2	5	---	---	10	17
Fair Hooker	2	1	---	---	11	14
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	12	12
Skip Lewis	0	1	---	---	10	11
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Billy Joe Dupree	4	5	---	---	---	9
Kent Uribe	1	1	---	---	---	2
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	11	66	6.0
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	22	67	3.0
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	34	14	3	3	5	4	6	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	43	25	3	3	1	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	36	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	2	22	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	71	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	120	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	85	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Bell	10	6	0	49	1	29
WR Mike Goff	7	2	1	48	2	25
WR Jimmy Cefalo	6	1	3	12	0	21
TE Jim Mandich	5	2	1	16	0	18
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	2	0	-1	0	29
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	0	6	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	10	6	0	80	1	33
WR Danny Buggs	8	6	0	73	2	30
WR Kevin House	8	4	1	46	0	28
WR Irving Merchant	7	3	0	17	0	20
TE Chuck Naretta	4	3	0	14	0	33
RB Mike Strachan	2	0	0	0	0	20
RB Mike Pruitt	2	2	0	13	0	21
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	10	0	19
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Hawthorne	1	2	2.00	3.67

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	6	11	1.83	2.81
Mike Strachan	1	6	6.00	2.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	1	1	6	6.00	3.82

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	6	1	5	0.83	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Bell	1	1	6	6.00	4.90

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	5	2.50	9.13
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Irving Merchant	1	0	0	0.00	2.43
RB Mike Strachan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kevin House	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	12	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	16	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	4	4	3
WR Kevin House	3	2	2
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	0
RB Mike Strachan	2	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	2	2	1
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	1
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)