Week 3, 1981

played in Cleveland, OH

44 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots103016-29
Cleveland Browns01473-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:29 NED - Lamont Marrow 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NED - Bucky Wallace 18 field goal
2Q: 13:49 CLE - Ray Bradley 22 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 11:47 CLE - Freeman McNeil 1 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 05:24 NED - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
3Q: 06:21 CLE - Charlie Wade 17 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 14:12 NED - Bucky Wallace 42 field goal
4Q: 10:48 NED - Bucky Wallace 45 field goal
4Q: 05:16 NED - Bucky Wallace 38 field goal
4Q: 01:44 CLE - Ross Robertson 30 field goal
4Q: 01:09 NED - Darryl Stingley 58 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDCLE
Record2-11-2
First Downs1620
- by Rushing26
- by Passing1314
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards320350
- Offensive Plays6176
- Yards per Play5.254.61
Net Rushing Yards57129
- Rushing Attempts1633
- Yards per Rush3.563.91
Net Passing Yards263221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 24 - 141 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards287232
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/242/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.845.14
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions3/137/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.56.4
4th Down Conversions1/10/1
Penalties/Yards4/252/20
Punt Returns/Yards4/291/-2
Kick Returns/Yards5/1783/64
Interception Ret./Yards2/241/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 43OWN 25
Time of Possession28:4131:19

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:41OPP 4432Punt
110:335:13OWN 351065Touchdown
13:422:42OPP 47746Field Goal
211:411:02OWN 3930Punt
29:474:28OWN 41943Field Goal
21:501:12OWN 6545Interception
311:281:39OWN 33-2Punt
36:114:00OWN 44622Punt
30:371:33OPP 3439Field Goal
412:512:08OPP 3537Field Goal
47:492:39OPP 47526Field Goal
41:370:48OWN 49251Touchdown
40:140:14OPP 422-4Game
Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:192:46OWN 20613Punt
15:201:38OWN 203-1Punt
11:002:26OWN 21579Touchdown
213:291:48OPP 20420Touchdown
210:390:52OWN 336Punt
25:193:29OWN 20833Punt
20:380:38OWN 3549Half
315:003:32OWN 20828Punt
39:493:38OWN 42958Touchdown
32:111:34OWN 203-1Punt
414:041:13OWN 2025Interception
410:432:54OWN 20624Interception
45:103:33OWN 201067Field Goal
40:490:35OWN 22520Downs

Game MVP: Bucky Wallace, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman9535.891610
Steve Bartkowski420.50400
Jimmy Rogers320.67200
ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Freeman McNeil16734.561330
Franco Harris15543.60900
Vince Thompson221.00400

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski41242874/24258186.1
ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Kruczek41212322/11336272.4

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darryl Stingley5810921.8039581
WR Lamont Marrow45317.750121
RB Chuck Foreman34113.67890
WR Stanley Morgan344715.6717250
WR Mike Wilson38227.3312130
TE Ken Garcia24147.00090
TE Lin Dawson223417.0028210
FB John Brockington1233.00030
WR Reuben Gant121616.000160
RB Jimmy Rogers0200.00000
ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charlie Wade6129716.1746361
TE Bennie Cunningham587515.0027360
RB Freeman McNeil34134.33391
RB Franco Harris26-1-0.50030
WR Steve Holden24126.00480
WR Ray Bradley233718.500221
RB Charles White11-1-1.000-10
TE Jim Mandich0100.00000
WR Brad Kimberly0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Luke Szorcsik122.000
S Mike Davis12222.000
ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Roland James100.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Edddie Brown1000
ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Holden0100
Jim Mandich0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles418947.337.8581
ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Wittum625943.238.3572

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace5/52/20/0452/2
ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ross Robertson1/10/00/0303/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan4297.30
ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Kimberly1-2-2.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edddie Brown517835.60
ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Holden36421.30

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Sandy Durko820.02433
ILB John Anderson700.02431
S Shafer Suggs620.02024
OLB Milt McColl610.01623
OLB Gary Campbell511.03343
ILB Shane Nelson510.01922
DE Barney Chavous311.03140
CB Luke Szorcsik210.01519
DT R.J. Reese200.02336
CB Mike Washington200.02332
S Mike Davis200.03140
CB Herman Edwards200.02529
S Steve Luke140.01621
S Edddie Brown120.067
WR Darryl Stingley10---------
CB Mark Mitchell100.0813
ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB George Andrews530.01530
OLB A.J. Duhe510.01239
S Roland James510.01437
CB James Hunter400.01335
ILB Kurt Allerman300.0115
OLB Lucius Sanford300.038
DT Jerry Sherk211.5923
DE Art Still211.01128
DE John Lee200.51137
S Thom Darden210.01543
S Todd Bell210.01130
DE Casey Merrill121.0517
CB Johnnie Poe120.0826
CB Steve Wilson110.01240
S Clarence Duren100.0513
WR Charlie Wade10---------
WR Brad Kimberly10---------
ILB Daryl Hunt100.046

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Gary Campbell1.011143
DE Barney Chavous1.005240
DE Al Harris0.011033
DT R.J. Reese0.001036
CB Mike Washington0.001032
ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jerry Sherk1.500023
DE Art Still1.001128
DE Casey Merrill1.000017
DE John Lee0.502037
DT Frank Byrne0.011024
DE John Banaszak0.002018
CB Steve Wilson0.000140

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Gary Campbell40043
S Shafer Suggs30024
OLB Milt McColl30023
CB Mike Washington22032
ILB John Anderson20031
CB Luke Szorcsik10119
S Mike Davis10140
S Edddie Brown1007
S Steve Luke10021
DT Jeff Lloyd1008
CB Mark Mitchell10013
ILB Shane Nelson10022
ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB George Andrews41030
CB James Hunter31035
S Roland James30137
OLB A.J. Duhe30039
OLB Lucius Sanford2108
ILB Kurt Allerman20015
S Todd Bell20030
CB Steve Wilson11040
S Thom Darden10043
S Clarence Duren10013
DE John Lee10037
CB Johnnie Poe10026

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry Tearry22012041
Wade Griffin14015144
Lynn Boden12013336
Irv Pankey03016040
John Hannah01016044
ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Clack36033143
Roger Finnie25130038
Keith Van Horne24026138
Tom De Leone23031042
Jim Ritcher19033040
Steve Knutson120909
Bennie Cunningham02026038
Larry Brown010305
Vince Thompson01013014

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Cullen Bryant128
Steve Nelson113
Mark Mitchell112
Jimmy Rogers19
John Brockington18
ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Jim Mandich420
Steve Wilson129
James Hunter118
Charlie Wade116
Bennie Cunningham115
Charles White12

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Campbell------3343278
Barney Chavous------3140172
Mike Davis------3140172
John Hannah1644------969
Al Harris------2933769
R.J. Reese------2336766
Steve Bartkowski1645---------61
Mike Washington------2332661
Wade Griffin1544---------59
Sandy Durko------2433158
Lynn Boden1336------958
Larry Tearry1241------558
John Anderson------2431156
Irv Pankey1640---------56
Herman Edwards------2529155
Stanley Morgan928------1754
Mike Wilson1537---------52
Darryl Stingley1030------747
Shane Nelson------1922647
Shafer Suggs------2024145
Milt McColl------1623645
Reuben Gant318------2142
Luke Szorcsik------1519640
Steve Luke------1621138
Lin Dawson512------1936
John Brockington620------834
Ken Garcia819------734
Mark Mitchell------8131233
Chuck Foreman1021---------31
Jimmy Rogers616------931
Steve Kenney714------829
Edddie Brown------671528
Cullen Bryant00------2828
Lamont Marrow621---------27
Loaird McCreary23------2126
Kevin McLain------421622
Jim Young------613---19
Jeff Lloyd------108---18
Steve Nelson------041317
Andy Bolton00------1717
Vern Holland16------916
Garo Yepremian00------88
Larry Lawrence00------55
Bucky Wallace00------55
Rick Engles00------44
Joe Gilliam00---------0
ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jim Clack3343------783
Steve Wilson------12402981
Tom De Leone3142------780
Jim Ritcher3340------780
Charlie Wade2439------1679
Bennie Cunningham2638------1579
Mike Kruczek3343---------76
Roger Finnie3038---------68
James Hunter------13351866
Keith Van Horne2638---------64
Thom Darden------1543563
A.J. Duhe------1239657
Roland James------1437556
Todd Bell------11301354
Ray Bradley2121------951
John Lee------1137351
George Andrews------1530247
Steve Holden1219------1445
Vince Thompson1314------1845
Brad Kimberly2020------444
Art Still------1128342
Franco Harris1623------140
Kurt Allerman------1152440
Jerry Sherk------923638
Johnnie Poe------826438
Freeman McNeil1720---------37
Frank Byrne------924336
J.T. Montgomery------525535
John Banaszak------1118433
Jim Mandich54------2029
Casey Merrill------517527
Steve Knutson99------725
Charles White815------225
Moe Dixon00------2323
Lucius Sanford------381122
Clarence Duren------513220
Larry Brown35------715
Daryl Hunt------46111
Tom Wittum00------66
Ross Robertson00------66
Willie McClendon32---------5
Gary Spani------21---3
Steve Fuller00------11
Mark Malone00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5183.6
Middle7253.6
Right2189.0
None2-4-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10515.1
Middle15473.1
Right8313.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski41244144621
ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Kruczek41214052932

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54183.6
Short (0-8 Yds)19121246.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)137876.7
Long (19+ Yds)415814.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen95182.0
Short (0-8 Yds)128423.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1871508.3
Long (19+ Yds)212211.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Darryl Stingley850109230
WR Mike Wilson83222037
WR Lamont Marrow54031021
RB Chuck Foreman43011021
TE Ken Garcia42014019
WR Stanley Morgan43047128
FB John Brockington2113020
WR Reuben Gant21016018
RB Jimmy Rogers2010016
TE Lin Dawson22034112
ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charlie Wade126297139
TE Bennie Cunningham85175238
RB Franco Harris620-1023
WR Steve Holden42112019
RB Freeman McNeil43013020
WR Ray Bradley32037121
WR Brad Kimberly2010020
TE Jim Mandich100004
RB Charles White110-1015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Franco Harris2-1-0.503.60
Freeman McNeil273.504.56
Vince Thompson144.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski63223.677.00
ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Kruczek54346.805.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ken Garcia2194.503.50
FB John Brockington1000.001.50
WR Lamont Marrow111010.006.20
RB Jimmy Rogers1000.000.00
WR Mike Wilson1133.002.75
ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charlie Wade223216.008.08
RB Franco Harris1000.00-0.17
TE Bennie Cunningham1111.009.38
RB Freeman McNeil1111.003.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
ClevelandRushesConversions
Freeman McNeil52
Franco Harris11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski1273
ClevelandAttCompConversions
Mike Kruczek1144

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Wilson422
WR Darryl Stingley321
RB Chuck Foreman210
WR Lamont Marrow210
TE Ken Garcia110
ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Holden322
WR Charlie Wade311
RB Franco Harris100
WR Ray Bradley100
WR Brad Kimberly100
TE Bennie Cunningham100
RB Freeman McNeil111

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (21,400)
End Zone14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)