Week 2, 1981

played in Minnesota, MN

58 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	0	0	3	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:58 MIN - Rafael Septien 28 field goal
2Q: 01:07 MIN - Rafael Septien 32 field goal
3Q: 05:59 CLE - Ross Robertson 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:58 MIN - Rafael Septien 28 field goal
2Q: 01:07 MIN - Rafael Septien 32 field goal
3Q: 05:59 CLE - Ross Robertson 24 field goal

Team Statistics CLE MIN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 305 217
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 4.62 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 106 102
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 4.08 3.29
Net Passing Yards 199 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 1 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 199 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 3.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/37 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01

Team Statistics	CLE	MIN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	305	217
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	4.62	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	106	102
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	4.08	3.29
Net Passing Yards	199	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 1	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	199	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	3.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/37	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:59	33:01

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 24	6	26	Punt
1	6:30	2:47	OWN 4	6	18	Punt
1	2:14	1:12	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	10:51	2:17	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	6:30	3:21	OWN 25	7	50	Interception
2	1:00	0:41	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	12:24	2:05	OWN 18	5	34	Punt
3	9:30	3:38	OPP 49	9	42	Field Goal
3	0:39	1:33	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	11:31	2:48	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	4:11	0:52	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	2:10	1:59	OWN 6	11	62	Missed FG

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	4:51	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
1	3:43	1:29	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
1	1:02	5:11	OWN 42	9	47	Field Goal
2	8:34	2:04	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	3:09	2:09	OPP 45	8	30	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 23	1	1	Half
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 37	5	15	Punt
3	10:19	0:49	OWN 28	3	1	Interception
3	5:52	5:13	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
4	14:06	2:35	OWN 19	5	40	Punt
4	8:43	4:32	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	3:19	1:09	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 39	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.T. Montgomery, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Freeman McNeil	12	40	3.33	11	1
Greg Hawthorne	9	51	5.67	16	2
Vince Thompson	3	10	3.33	7	0
Charlie Wade	1	2	2.00	2	0
Charles White	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Landers	18	66	3.67	14	2
Rick Moser	11	32	2.91	7	0
Pat Ryan	2	4	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	40	20	199	0/0	0	33	1	54.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	30	21	129	2/14	0	22	1	64.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charlie Wade	7	11	100	14.29	20	33
WR Steve Holden	3	6	27	9.00	3	12
WR Ray Bradley	3	8	11	3.67	5	8
WR Brad Kimberly	2	3	15	7.50	0	8
RB Charles White	2	3	8	4.00	2	6
RB Freeman McNeil	2	3	14	7.00	2	8
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	24	24.00	7	24
TE Bennie Cunningham	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Greg Hawthorne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Vince Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Butch Johnson	6	8	45	7.50	1	10
WR Irving Merchant	4	6	28	7.00	11	22
WR Charley Young	3	3	18	6.00	3	13
TE Jimmie Giles	3	4	26	8.67	9	13
RB Walter Landers	2	2	1	0.50	0	1
FB Curtis Dickey	2	3	10	5.00	0	7
TE Don Warren	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Bob Newland	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rick Moser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB George Andrews	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Kimberly	1	0	0
Art Still	0	1	0
George Andrews	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Landers	1	0	0
Don Warren	0	1	0
Joe Rose	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	9	339	37.7	36.2	51	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	8	376	47.0	37.1	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	3	19	6.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	3	70	23.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	1	19	19.0	0
Gary Fencik	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	8	2	0.0	28	29
OLB A.J. Duhe	7	0	0.0	24	29
OLB George Andrews	5	1	0.0	24	23
S Clarence Duren	4	1	0.0	6	14
CB Johnnie Poe	4	0	0.0	22	23
DT Jerry Sherk	3	2	0.0	19	18
DE John Lee	3	2	0.0	25	24
CB Steve Wilson	3	1	0.0	15	25
CB James Hunter	3	0	0.0	24	24
S Roland James	3	0	0.0	27	28
DT J.T. Montgomery	2	0	2.0	13	14
S Todd Bell	2	3	0.0	19	17
DE John Banaszak	2	1	0.0	16	16
DE Art Still	1	1	0.0	22	23
DE Casey Merrill	1	1	0.0	9	9
WR Steve Holden	1	0	---	---	---
DT Frank Byrne	1	0	0.0	17	14
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Lucius Sanford	0	1	0.0	14	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	9	3	0.0	23	32
S Gary Fencik	5	1	0.0	25	34
S Terry Jackson	5	0	0.0	21	37
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	0	0.0	23	33
DE Anthony Jolly	3	0	0.0	18	23
S John Harris	3	0	0.0	19	35
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	0	0.0	7	5
S Roland Solomon	2	3	0.0	23	40
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	1	0.0	18	20
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0.0	3	8
CB Keith Simpson	2	0	0.0	20	30
DT James Hunter	2	0	0.0	16	17
CB LeCharls McDaniel	1	2	0.0	16	35
DE Ernest Kirk	1	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Jim Ryan	1	1	0.0	4	2
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	1	0.0	3	7
WR Butch Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Gastineau	0	2	0.0	24	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.T. Montgomery	2.0	0	0	14
DE John Lee	0.0	1	0	24
DE Art Still	0.0	1	0	23
DE John Banaszak	0.0	0	1	16

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	4	2	37
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	4	0	0	29
CB Johnnie Poe	4	0	0	23
CB Steve Wilson	3	1	0	25
S Thom Darden	3	0	0	29
OLB George Andrews	2	0	1	23
S Clarence Duren	1	1	0	14
DE John Banaszak	1	0	0	16
CB James Hunter	1	0	0	24
S Roland James	1	0	0	28
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	2	0	32
S Terry Jackson	4	1	0	37
S John Harris	2	0	0	35
S Roland Solomon	2	0	0	40
S Gary Fencik	1	3	0	34
CB Keith Simpson	1	1	0	30
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	1	20
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	0	8
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0	7
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0	33
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	5
CB LeCharls McDaniel	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Roger Finnie	1	5	20	34
Steve Knutson	1	3	10	26
John Ayers	1	3	24	24
Larry Brown	1	2	6	6
Jim Clack	0	5	23	38
Jim Ritcher	0	4	22	35
Vince Thompson	0	2	16	16
Keith Van Horne	0	2	22	32

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Hyde	4	5	28	0	24
Tim Irwin	1	5	30	0	29
Alan Willis	1	4	23	0	27
Jimmie Giles	1	1	20	0	21
John Choma	0	3	18	1	20
Eric Cunningham	0	3	23	1	26
Doug Smith	0	3	8	0	7
Nick Eyre	0	3	25	0	27
Nathan Poole	0	1	10	0	4
Curtis Dickey	0	1	13	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
James Hunter	2	7
Bennie Cunningham	1	13
Steve Knutson	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Solomon	2	31
Joe Rose	2	15
John Choma	1	10
Thomas Henderson	1	1

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Wilson	---	---	15	25	32	72
Charlie Wade	23	34	---	---	11	68
Jim Ritcher	22	35	---	---	11	68
Mike Kruczek	26	40	---	---	---	66
Bennie Cunningham	23	28	---	---	13	64
Jim Clack	23	38	---	---	2	63
Thom Darden	---	---	28	29	2	59
Roland James	---	---	27	28	3	58
A.J. Duhe	---	---	24	29	4	57
Keith Van Horne	22	32	---	---	2	56
James Hunter	---	---	24	24	7	55
John Ayers	24	24	---	---	7	55
Roger Finnie	20	34	---	---	---	54
Art Still	---	---	22	23	7	52
John Lee	---	---	25	24	2	51
Vince Thompson	16	16	---	---	17	49
George Andrews	---	---	24	23	1	48
Freeman McNeil	14	34	---	---	---	48
Steve Knutson	10	26	---	---	11	47
Johnnie Poe	---	---	22	23	1	46
Steve Holden	15	21	---	---	7	43
Brad Kimberly	8	22	---	---	12	42
Todd Bell	---	---	19	17	5	41
Jerry Sherk	---	---	19	18	2	39
Kurt Allerman	---	---	7	9	22	38
John Banaszak	---	---	16	16	1	33
Frank Byrne	---	---	17	14	---	31
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	13	14	4	31
Ray Bradley	7	21	---	---	1	29
Casey Merrill	---	---	9	9	7	25
Jim Mandich	4	4	---	---	16	24
Moe Dixon	0	0	---	---	24	24
Lucius Sanford	---	---	14	8	2	24
Larry Brown	6	6	---	---	11	23
Clarence Duren	---	---	6	14	2	22
Tom De Leone	3	5	---	---	11	19
Greg Hawthorne	12	6	---	---	---	18
Charles White	6	8	---	---	3	17
Daryl Hunt	---	---	7	3	5	15
Willie McClendon	2	6	---	---	2	10
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Spani	---	---	3	2	1	6
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roland Solomon	---	---	23	40	31	94
Mark Gastineau	---	---	24	37	11	72
Terry Jackson	---	---	21	37	7	65
Gary Fencik	---	---	25	34	5	64
Pat Ryan	31	32	---	---	---	63
Glenn Hyde	28	24	---	---	10	62
John Harris	---	---	19	35	6	60
Tim Irwin	30	29	---	---	---	59
Rickey Jackson	---	---	23	33	3	59
Ken Fantetti	---	---	23	32	2	57
LeCharls McDaniel	---	---	16	35	2	53
Irving Merchant	22	16	---	---	14	52
Alan Willis	23	27	---	---	2	52
Nick Eyre	25	27	---	---	---	52
Keith Simpson	---	---	20	30	1	51
Eric Cunningham	23	26	---	---	1	50
Butch Johnson	16	22	---	---	11	49
John Choma	18	20	---	---	10	48
Curtis Dickey	13	15	---	---	16	44
Norm Wells	---	---	10	24	10	44
Anthony Jolly	---	---	18	23	1	42
Jimmie Giles	20	21	---	---	---	41
Charley Young	22	18	---	---	---	40
Walter Landers	20	19	---	---	1	40
Don Warren	10	14	---	---	16	40
Thomas Henderson	---	---	18	20	1	39
Rick Moser	11	13	---	---	14	38
James Hunter	---	---	16	17	1	34
Ernest Kirk	---	---	10	20	1	31
Doug Smith	8	7	---	---	10	25
Jim Ryan	---	---	4	2	19	25
Bob Newland	10	13	---	---	---	23
Nathan Poole	10	4	---	---	8	22
Greg Bracelin	---	---	3	7	12	22
Joe Rose	1	3	---	---	15	19
Eddie Johnson	---	---	7	5	7	19
Robert Jackson	---	---	3	8	4	15
Dean Miraldi	0	0	---	---	10	10
Stan Rome	0	2	---	---	7	9
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Keating	---	---	3	1	2	6
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Deberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	14	32	2.3
Right	2	19	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	16	50	3.1
Right	7	30	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	40	20	2	3	3	7	4	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	30	21	1	3	1	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	11	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	21	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	149	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	5	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	14	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Wade	11	7	1	100	1	34
WR Ray Bradley	8	3	2	11	0	21
WR Steve Holden	6	3	0	27	0	21
WR Brad Kimberly	3	2	0	15	0	22
RB Charles White	3	2	0	8	0	8
RB Freeman McNeil	3	2	0	14	0	34
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	0	0	0	0	28
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	0	24	1	6
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	16

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Johnson	8	6	0	45	0	22
WR Irving Merchant	6	4	0	28	1	16
TE Jimmie Giles	4	3	0	26	0	21
WR Charley Young	3	3	0	18	0	18
FB Curtis Dickey	3	2	0	10	0	15
WR Bob Newland	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Walter Landers	2	2	0	1	0	19
RB Rick Moser	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Don Warren	1	1	0	1	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Hawthorne	1	7	7.00	5.67
Vince Thompson	1	0	0.00	3.33

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Landers	1	0	0.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	3	1	8	2.67	4.98

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	4	1	2	0.50	4.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Bradley	2	1	8	4.00	1.38
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Johnson	3	1	2	0.67	5.63
RB Rick Moser	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Landers	4	2
Rick Moser	2	1
Pat Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	17	10	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Bradley	6	3	1
WR Charlie Wade	4	2	2
WR Steve Holden	1	1	1
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	1
RB Charles White	1	1	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Merchant	2	0	0
WR Butch Johnson	2	0	0
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	1
TE Don Warren	1	1	0
FB Curtis Dickey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,900)
End Zone 14,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,900)
End Zone	14,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,600)