Exhibition Week 5, 1981

played in Cleveland, OH

72 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New York Giants	7	6	3	3	-	19
Cleveland Browns	14	0	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 CLE - Charlie Wade 15 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 05:55 NYK - Tony Green 7 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 02:15 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 12 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 13:24 NYK - David Posey 42 field goal
2Q: 06:06 NYK - David Posey 22 field goal
3Q: 05:21 NYK - David Posey 30 field goal
3Q: 02:10 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 39 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 12:35 NYK - David Posey 39 field goal
4Q: 05:12 CLE - Freeman McNeil 2 pass from Steve Fuller (Ross Robertson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 CLE - Charlie Wade 15 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 05:55 NYK - Tony Green 7 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 02:15 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 12 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 13:24 NYK - David Posey 42 field goal
2Q: 06:06 NYK - David Posey 22 field goal
3Q: 05:21 NYK - David Posey 30 field goal
3Q: 02:10 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 39 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 12:35 NYK - David Posey 39 field goal
4Q: 05:12 CLE - Freeman McNeil 2 pass from Steve Fuller (Ross Robertson extra point)

Team Statistics NYK CLE
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 289 281
- Offensive Plays 76 51
- Yards per Play 3.80 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 75 128
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.74
Net Passing Yards 214 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 25 - 1 22 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 5/1 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/145 6/133
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:33 26:27

Team Statistics	NYK	CLE
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	289	281
- Offensive Plays	76	51
- Yards per Play	3.80	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	75	128
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.74
Net Passing Yards	214	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 25 - 1	22 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	5/1	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/145	6/133
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:33	26:27

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OPP 30	3	9	Missed FG
1	10:01	4:17	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
1	2:05	3:48	OWN 35	6	40	Field Goal
2	11:30	1:47	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	8:45	2:47	OPP 22	6	17	Field Goal
2	4:18	0:31	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	2:04	1:30	OWN 46	7	23	Interception
3	13:08	7:52	OWN 22	16	65	Field Goal
3	1:52	4:22	OWN 41	8	37	Field Goal
4	5:03	2:15	OWN 34	9	11	Downs
4	2:14	1:28	OWN 4	8	50	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	2:43	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
1	5:44	3:39	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	13:17	1:47	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	9:43	0:58	OWN 28	2	1	Fumble
2	5:58	1:40	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
2	3:47	1:43	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 24	2	13	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
3	5:16	3:24	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
4	12:30	7:27	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	2:48	0:34	OPP 45	3	4	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 46	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bennie Cunningham, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Green	20	63	3.15	10	1	0
Horace Ivory	6	12	2.00	7	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Hawthorne	12	54	4.50	11	2
Freeman McNeil	10	58	5.80	41	1
Steve Fuller	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Vince Thompson	2	11	5.50	7	0
Ray Bradley	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	37	15	142	1/5	0	26	1	40.6
Jeff Rutledge	12	10	77	0/0	1	13	0	121.1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	16	9	127	2/15	3	39	0	121.6
Steve Fuller	6	5	41	0/0	1	15	0	134.7

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willis Adams	7	14	75	10.71	1	26	0
WR Mark Nichols	4	7	37	9.25	16	13	0
TE Al Chandler	3	6	14	4.67	0	9	0
RB Horace Ivory	3	3	24	8.00	6	9	0
WR David Verser	3	4	17	5.67	0	11	0
FB David Sims	2	5	18	9.00	5	9	0
WR James Lofton	2	3	27	13.50	7	16	0
RB Tony Green	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Francis Hartings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Pat Tilley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	6	98	19.60	34	39	2
WR Charlie Wade	3	4	37	12.33	0	15	1
WR Steve Holden	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
RB Franco Harris	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ray Bradley	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Brad Kimberly	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Recov	Force
Pete Shaw	1	0
C.J. Garrett	0	1
Greg Johnson	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
James Hunter	1	0
Mike Kruczek	1	0
Steve Wilson	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	2	116	58.0	53.5	59	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	5	206	41.2	41.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	4/5	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Nichols	3	4	1.3	0
David Verser	2	-3	-1.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Verser	3	71	23.7	0
Horace Ivory	2	74	37.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	5	106	21.2	0
James Hunter	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Hennigan	5	1	0.0	20	14
CB C.J. Garrett	5	1	0.0	20	24
DE Lyle Alzado	4	1	1.0	14	11
ILB Merv Krakau	3	1	0.0	11	12
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	1	0.0	19	15
OLB Ron McCartney	3	0	0.0	9	10
DE Greg Johnson	2	0	1.0	12	15
OLB Tom Jackson	2	2	0.0	15	10
S Willie Germany	2	1	0.0	22	21
S Jack Mildren	2	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Bo Harris	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Wilbur Young	1	1	0.0	24	19
S Pete Shaw	1	1	0.0	15	13
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0.0	15	9
WR Mark Nichols	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ross Browner	0	3	0.0	13	13
CB Skip Thomas	0	2	0.0	19	14
CB Toby Tucker	0	1	0.0	19	21

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	9	0	0.0	15	31
CB Johnnie Poe	7	1	0.0	23	36
OLB George Andrews	5	6	0.0	18	33
CB Steve Wilson	4	3	0.0	14	40
DT J.T. Montgomery	4	0	0.0	15	17
DE John Lee	3	0	1.0	19	38
ILB Daryl Hunt	3	1	0.0	11	17
S Clarence Duren	3	0	0.0	12	31
ILB Kurt Allerman	2	2	0.0	8	17
S Thom Darden	2	1	0.0	15	37
DE Casey Merrill	2	1	0.0	15	20
S Todd Bell	2	1	0.0	16	37
CB James Hunter	1	3	0.0	21	41
DE Art Still	1	1	0.0	11	30
S Roland James	1	1	0.0	17	37
DE John Banaszak	1	0	0.0	12	20
C John Ayers	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0.0	8	8
DT Jerry Sherk	0	1	0.0	15	31
ILB Gary Spani	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Johnson	1.0	1	0	15
DE Lyle Alzado	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Mike Hennigan	0.0	1	0	14
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.0	0	1	9

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Lee	1.0	1	1	0	38
DE Art Still	0.0	1	2	1	30
OLB A.J. Duhe	0.0	0	2	0	31
OLB George Andrews	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB C.J. Garrett	4	0	24
S Willie Germany	2	0	21
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	21
OLB Ron McCartney	2	0	10
S Jack Mildren	1	1	13
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	1	15
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	14
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	3
OLB Mike Hennigan	0	1	14
ILB Merv Krakau	0	1	12

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	6	0	1	31
CB Steve Wilson	4	2	0	40
OLB George Andrews	4	0	0	33
CB Johnnie Poe	4	0	0	36
S Clarence Duren	2	0	0	31
ILB Kurt Allerman	2	0	0	17
CB James Hunter	1	1	0	41
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	0	17
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	37
S Roland James	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	2	6	19	0	29
Ed Newman	2	3	9	1	18
Carlton Malone	1	3	11	0	17
Chuck Commiskey	1	3	11	0	34
Zach Waite	1	2	21	0	30
Billy Shields	1	2	15	0	33
Glen Titensor	1	2	17	0	32
Buddy Cutler	1	1	5	0	20
Warren Bryant	1	1	7	0	21
Al Speer	0	2	15	0	16
David Sims	0	1	23	0	38

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Ayers	3	7	22	0	20
Bennie Cunningham	2	3	24	0	19
Larry Brown	2	2	10	0	13
Tom De Leone	1	3	13	0	14
Roger Finnie	0	3	17	1	11
Jim Ritcher	0	3	25	0	18
Steve Knutson	0	2	14	0	16
Keith Van Horne	0	1	20	1	18
Vince Thompson	0	1	21	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
David Sims	2	15
Pete Shaw	2	12
Al Chandler	1	15
Merv Krakau	1	11
C.J. Garrett	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Mandich	4	16
Bennie Cunningham	3	16
Steve Wilson	1	23
James Hunter	1	14
Larry Brown	1	5

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Sims	23	38	---	---	15	76
Al Chandler	24	35	---	---	15	74
Tony Green	20	30	---	---	23	73
Steve Joachim	18	38	---	---	5	61
Willis Adams	16	39	---	---	6	61
Stan Walters	19	29	---	---	7	55
Mark Nichols	11	28	---	---	15	54
Glen Titensor	17	32	---	---	5	54
C.J. Garrett	---	---	20	24	7	51
Zach Waite	21	30	---	---	---	51
Billy Shields	15	33	---	---	---	48
Wilbur Young	---	---	24	19	2	45
Toby Tucker	---	---	19	21	5	45
Chuck Commiskey	11	34	---	---	---	45
Willie Germany	---	---	22	21	1	44
David Verser	11	23	---	---	10	44
Pete Shaw	---	---	15	13	12	40
Al Speer	15	16	---	---	7	38
Mike Hennigan	---	---	20	14	3	37
James Lofton	16	19	---	---	2	37
Bo Harris	---	---	11	10	14	35
Warren Bryant	7	21	---	---	7	35
Merv Krakau	---	---	11	12	11	34
Isiah Robertson	---	---	19	15	---	34
Skip Thomas	---	---	19	14	---	33
Buddy Cutler	5	20	---	---	7	32
Pat Tilley	2	14	---	---	16	32
Ross Browner	---	---	13	13	5	31
Ron Johnson	---	---	12	7	12	31
Ed Newman	9	18	---	---	2	29
Carlton Malone	11	17	---	---	---	28
Greg Johnson	---	---	12	15	1	28
Tom Jackson	---	---	15	10	1	26
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	15	9	2	26
Lyle Alzado	---	---	14	11	---	25
Jack Mildren	---	---	12	13	---	25
Horace Ivory	6	15	---	---	4	25
Francis Hartings	1	9	---	---	11	21
Ron McCartney	---	---	9	10	2	21
Jeff Rutledge	8	12	---	---	---	20
Bob Pifferini	---	---	6	3	5	14
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	6	5	---	11
David Posey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Don Ratliff	---	---	3	5	---	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Wilson	---	---	14	40	23	77
James Hunter	---	---	21	41	14	76
Todd Bell	---	---	16	37	15	68
Johnnie Poe	---	---	23	36	3	62
John Lee	---	---	19	38	3	60
Bennie Cunningham	24	19	---	---	16	59
Roland James	---	---	17	37	3	57
Thom Darden	---	---	15	37	2	54
George Andrews	---	---	18	33	3	54
Jerry Sherk	---	---	15	31	6	52
A.J. Duhe	---	---	15	31	3	49
Clarence Duren	---	---	12	31	4	47
John Ayers	22	20	---	---	5	47
Jim Ritcher	25	18	---	---	4	47
Art Still	---	---	11	30	4	45
Kurt Allerman	---	---	8	17	17	42
Charlie Wade	19	12	---	---	10	41
Vince Thompson	21	14	---	---	6	41
Steve Holden	12	13	---	---	14	39
Frank Byrne	---	---	14	22	2	38
Keith Van Horne	20	18	---	---	---	38
Mike Kruczek	19	18	---	---	---	37
Casey Merrill	---	---	15	20	2	37
Brad Kimberly	9	17	---	---	10	36
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	15	17	4	36
John Banaszak	---	---	12	20	3	35
Steve Knutson	14	16	---	---	5	35
Tom De Leone	13	14	---	---	5	32
Jim Mandich	11	5	---	---	16	32
Daryl Hunt	---	---	11	17	3	31
Roger Finnie	17	11	---	---	---	28
Larry Brown	10	13	---	---	5	28
Jim Clack	14	10	---	---	1	25
Freeman McNeil	11	14	---	---	---	25
Greg Hawthorne	16	8	---	---	---	24
Ray Bradley	9	12	---	---	---	21
Gary Spani	---	---	7	7	7	21
Lucius Sanford	---	---	8	8	3	19
Moe Dixon	0	0	---	---	18	18
Steve Fuller	8	6	---	---	---	14
Willie McClendon	3	1	---	---	4	8
Franco Harris	0	5	---	---	---	5
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	4	55	13.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	37	15	1	6	5	3	6	1	1
Jeff Rutledge	12	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	16	9	2	0	0	5	2	1	0
Steve Fuller	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	101	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	92	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	1	8	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	115	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	14	7	1	75	1	39
WR Mark Nichols	7	4	0	37	0	28
TE Al Chandler	6	3	0	14	0	35
FB David Sims	5	2	2	18	0	38
WR David Verser	4	3	0	17	0	23
WR Pat Tilley	3	0	0	0	0	14
RB Horace Ivory	3	3	0	24	0	15
RB Tony Green	3	1	2	7	0	30
WR James Lofton	3	2	0	27	0	19
TE Francis Hartings	1	0	0	0	0	9

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	5	0	98	2	19
WR Charlie Wade	4	3	0	37	0	12
WR Steve Holden	3	2	1	13	0	13
WR Ray Bradley	3	1	0	10	0	12
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0	0	0	5
WR Brad Kimberly	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	0	2	0	14
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	0	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Green	3	9	3.00	3.15
Horace Ivory	2	10	5.00	2.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Hawthorne	3	12	4.00	4.50
Freeman McNeil	1	0	0.00	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	4	1	-1	-0.25	3.84
Jeff Rutledge	1	1	7	7.00	6.42

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	3	3	31	10.33	7.94
Steve Fuller	2	2	9	4.50	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tony Green	2	1	7	3.50	2.33
TE Al Chandler	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.33
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0.00	3.60
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0	0.00	5.36

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	2	16	8.00	16.33
WR Steve Holden	1	1	7	7.00	4.33
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	15	15.00	9.25
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Green	4	4
Horace Ivory	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	10	4	3
Jeff Rutledge	3	3	0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	4	1	1
Steve Fuller	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willis Adams	4	2	1
TE Al Chandler	2	1	0
RB Tony Green	2	0	0
WR David Verser	2	2	1
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0
WR James Lofton	1	1	1
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Holden	2	1	1
WR Ray Bradley	2	0	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	1
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)