Week 14, 1981

played in Cleveland, OH

33 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	0	3	-	10
Cleveland Browns	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:20 DET - Ozzie Newsome 5 pass from Eric Hipple (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:32 CLE - Willie McClendon 10 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:20 DET - Ozzie Newsome 5 pass from Eric Hipple (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:32 CLE - Willie McClendon 10 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 21 field goal

Team Statistics DET CLE
Record 3-10 3-10
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 224 298
- Offensive Plays 57 74
- Yards per Play 3.93 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 77 121
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 2.57 5.26
Net Passing Yards 147 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 0 51 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 158 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 3.47
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/18 7/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26

Team Statistics	DET	CLE
Record	3-10	3-10
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	224	298
- Offensive Plays	57	74
- Yards per Play	3.93	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	77	121
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	2.57	5.26
Net Passing Yards	147	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 0	51 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	158	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	3.47
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/18	7/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:34	30:26

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
1	9:45	2:29	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
1	2:29	0:06	OWN 34	1	11	Fumble
1	0:30	1:56	OWN 20	4	41	Punt
2	12:46	3:35	OPP 34	7	34	Touchdown
2	7:01	5:03	OWN 8	12	54	Missed FG
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	12:57	3:13	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
3	4:39	1:46	OWN 35	4	14	Punt
3	1:37	1:44	OPP 11	3	7	Field Goal
4	13:00	3:19	OWN 31	6	13	Punt
4	4:11	2:00	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	1:43	0:45	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 10	1	-1	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	2:55	OWN 30	6	33	Punt
1	7:16	4:47	OWN 13	8	28	Punt
1	2:23	1:53	OPP 36	3	-3	Punt
2	13:34	0:48	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
2	9:11	2:10	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	1:58	1:33	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	9:44	5:05	OWN 1	11	40	Punt
3	2:53	1:16	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	14:53	1:53	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	9:41	5:30	OWN 9	11	43	Punt
4	2:11	0:28	OWN 46	3	7	Interception
4	0:58	0:33	OWN 6	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Eric Hipple, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Terdell Middleton	21	52	2.48	8
Lawrence Gaines	7	27	3.86	8
Eric Hipple	2	-2	-1.00	-1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Freeman McNeil	15	73	4.87	18	3
Franco Harris	7	42	6.00	24	1
Mike Kruczek	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Hipple	25	18	158	2/11	1	40	0	101.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	51	26	177	0/0	1	22	1	57.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Margerum	5	5	36	7.20	2	11	0
WR Leo Lewis	3	5	33	11.00	2	14	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	15	7.50	2	12	0
WR Jim Robinson	2	3	45	22.50	25	40	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	1
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	3	7	7.00	5	7	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jim Jensen	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE J.T. Galles	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Freeman McNeil	7	11	48	6.86	15	22	0
WR Ray Bradley	5	9	30	6.00	3	10	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	7	20	5.00	0	6	0
WR Charlie Wade	3	10	35	11.67	3	15	0
WR Carlos Stevens	3	5	22	7.33	3	11	0
RB Franco Harris	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Steve Holden	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	3	11	11.00	4	11	0
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
FB Vince Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ronnie Lott	1	13	13.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terdell Middleton	2	0	0
Lawrence Gaines	1	0	0
Leo Lewis	1	0	0
Eric Hipple	0	2	0
J.T. Galles	0	1	0
Matt Millen	0	0	2

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Franco Harris	1	0	0
Freeman McNeil	1	0	0
Roger Finnie	0	2	0
Todd Bell	0	1	2
Thom Darden	0	0	1
Steve Wilson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	8	384	48.0	43.6	63	6

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	10	320	32.0	26.7	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/2	0/1	0/1	21	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	1	13	13.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	2	44	22.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ralph McGill	8	1	0.0	15	43
ILB Matt Millen	8	1	0.0	17	38
ILB Jeff Siemon	5	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	3	0.0	17	41
CB Maurice Spencer	3	3	0.0	20	42
DT Herb Orvis	3	2	0.0	9	32
CB Herb Williams	3	0	0.0	18	36
S Ronnie Lott	2	1	0.0	21	49
S Billy Thompson	2	0	0.0	4	15
CB Norm Thompson	2	0	0.0	14	31
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	19	45
DE Gary Hrivnak	1	1	0.0	19	29
DT Dino Mangiero	1	1	0.0	17	24
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	0.0	6	20
T Brad Benson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0.0	19	34
OLB Curtis Townsend	0	1	0.0	3	3

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	10	2	0.0	29	25
CB James Hunter	5	3	0.0	22	23
OLB A.J. Duhe	5	0	0.0	22	22
OLB George Andrews	4	4	0.0	25	20
OLB Lucius Sanford	4	1	0.0	11	9
CB Steve Wilson	3	2	0.0	22	18
S Todd Bell	3	0	0.0	26	25
DE Casey Merrill	2	0	1.5	11	11
DE Art Still	2	1	0.5	23	19
DT J.T. Montgomery	2	0	0.0	26	21
S Clarence Duren	1	1	0.0	8	9
ILB Kurt Allerman	1	1	0.0	5	7
S Roland James	1	1	0.0	27	22
DE John Banaszak	1	0	0.0	25	19
DE John Lee	1	0	0.0	16	20
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	0.0	8	5
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	0	20
DT Herb Orvis	0	3	1	32
DE Gary Hrivnak	0	2	0	29
DE Jacob Green	0	1	0	33
DT Dino Mangiero	0	1	0	24

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Casey Merrill	1.5	0	0	11
DE Art Still	0.5	0	1	19
DE John Lee	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ralph McGill	5	0	0	43
ILB Jeff Siemon	3	1	0	20
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	0	45
CB Herb Williams	2	2	0	36
CB Maurice Spencer	2	1	0	42
CB Norm Thompson	2	1	0	31
S Billy Thompson	2	0	0	15
ILB Matt Millen	2	0	0	38
DE Gary Hrivnak	1	0	0	29
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	0	41
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0	32
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0	7
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	0	20
S Ronnie Lott	0	1	1	49

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thom Darden	4	1	25
CB James Hunter	3	1	23
S Todd Bell	3	0	25
CB Steve Wilson	2	1	18
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	22
OLB George Andrews	2	0	20
DE John Lee	1	0	20
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	9
DE Art Still	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Benson	2	4	28	0	23
Anthony Munoz	2	4	29	0	25
Ken Long	1	7	28	1	24
Steve Young	1	2	15	1	13
Mosi Tatupu	0	5	21	0	15
Rufus Mayes	0	2	27	0	21
Ken Mendenhall	0	2	17	0	17
Kent Uribe	0	1	2	0	4
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	25	0	15

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Ayers	2	7	23	51
Jim Ritcher	1	3	16	36
Jim Mandich	1	1	3	6
Jim Clack	0	4	18	43
Roger Finnie	0	3	20	46
Tom De Leone	0	2	5	8
Steve Knutson	0	1	14	20
Larry Brown	0	1	3	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Thompson	1	38
Mike Franckowiak	1	25
Lawrence Gaines	1	10
Herb Williams	1	5
Ronnie Lott	1	3

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Hawthorne	2	12
Jim Mandich	1	15

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norm Thompson	---	---	14	31	38	83
Ronnie Lott	---	---	21	49	3	73
Bobby Butler	---	---	19	45	---	64
Ralph McGill	---	---	15	43	5	63
Maurice Spencer	---	---	20	42	---	62
Ken Long	28	24	---	---	9	61
Matt Millen	---	---	17	38	5	60
Herb Williams	---	---	18	36	5	59
Ed O'Neil	---	---	17	41	---	58
Eric Hipple	30	27	---	---	---	57
Jeff Siemon	---	---	12	20	23	55
Dennis Boyd	---	---	19	34	1	54
Anthony Munoz	29	25	---	---	---	54
Rufus Mayes	27	21	---	---	4	52
Brad Benson	28	23	---	---	---	51
Ozzie Newsome	25	15	---	---	10	50
Jacob Green	---	---	15	33	1	49
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	19	29	---	48
Mosi Tatupu	21	15	---	---	10	46
Dino Mangiero	---	---	17	24	4	45
Herb Orvis	---	---	9	32	3	44
Leo Lewis	12	14	---	---	14	40
Terdell Middleton	23	16	---	---	---	39
Preston Dennard	21	15	---	---	1	37
Ken Mendenhall	17	17	---	---	1	35
Steve Young	15	13	---	---	7	35
Lawrence Gaines	12	12	---	---	10	34
Barry Bennett	---	---	4	19	11	34
Jerome Moriarty	10	10	---	---	13	33
Ken Margerum	14	17	---	---	---	31
J.T. Galles	5	7	---	---	15	27
Mike Franckowiak	0	1	---	---	25	26
Mike St. Clair	---	---	6	20	---	26
Billy Thompson	---	---	4	15	---	19
Curtis Townsend	---	---	3	3	13	19
Ron Wooten	3	6	---	---	10	19
Jim Robinson	6	12	---	---	---	18
Cody Risien	1	2	---	---	10	13
Mike McGraw	---	---	4	7	---	11
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Jensen	1	1	---	---	7	9
Kent Uribe	2	4	---	---	---	6
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom MacLeod	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bill Demory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	23	51	---	---	10	84
Bennie Cunningham	19	39	---	---	16	74
Mike Kruczek	23	51	---	---	---	74
Roger Finnie	20	46	---	---	---	66
Charlie Wade	17	35	---	---	12	64
Jim Clack	18	43	---	---	1	62
Steve Wilson	---	---	22	18	22	62
Keith Van Horne	16	46	---	---	---	62
Jim Ritcher	16	36	---	---	9	61
Todd Bell	---	---	26	25	6	57
Thom Darden	---	---	29	25	2	56
Roland James	---	---	27	22	3	52
James Hunter	---	---	22	23	6	51
George Andrews	---	---	25	20	4	49
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	26	21	1	48
Freeman McNeil	15	32	---	---	---	47
Brad Kimberly	12	22	---	---	12	46
John Banaszak	---	---	25	19	2	46
Vince Thompson	12	18	---	---	16	46
A.J. Duhe	---	---	22	22	1	45
Steve Knutson	14	20	---	---	10	44
John Lee	---	---	16	20	8	44
Art Still	---	---	23	19	2	44
Ray Bradley	9	34	---	---	---	43
Carlos Stevens	11	28	---	---	---	39
Kurt Allerman	---	---	5	7	21	33
Frank Byrne	---	---	14	15	3	32
Casey Merrill	---	---	11	11	8	30
Franco Harris	8	19	---	---	1	28
Jim Mandich	3	6	---	---	15	24
Tom De Leone	5	8	---	---	10	23
Clarence Duren	---	---	8	9	5	22
Moe Dixon	0	0	---	---	22	22
Steve Holden	4	11	---	---	5	20
Lucius Sanford	---	---	11	9	---	20
Willie McClendon	5	11	---	---	3	19
Larry Brown	3	5	---	---	10	18
Daryl Hunt	---	---	8	5	2	15
Greg Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	12	12
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Spani	---	---	4	3	3	10
Johnnie Poe	---	---	6	4	---	10
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	8	1.1
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	7	16	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	73	6.6
Middle	7	34	4.9
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Hipple	25	18	1	0	2	4	1	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	51	26	1	3	6	6	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	35	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	116	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	103	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	74	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Lewis	5	3	0	33	0	14
WR Ken Margerum	5	5	0	36	0	17
WR Jim Robinson	3	2	0	45	1	12
WR Preston Dennard	3	1	1	7	0	15
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	0	15	0	10
TE J.T. Galles	2	0	1	0	0	7
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2	0	8	0	15
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	1	0	4	0	12
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	0	0	0	15
WR Jim Jensen	1	1	0	10	0	1

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Freeman McNeil	11	7	1	48	1	32
WR Charlie Wade	10	3	2	35	0	35
WR Ray Bradley	9	5	0	30	0	34
TE Bennie Cunningham	7	4	2	20	0	39
WR Carlos Stevens	5	3	0	22	0	28
WR Brad Kimberly	3	1	0	11	0	22
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0	-2	0	19
WR Steve Holden	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	0	10	0	11
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terdell Middleton	2	4	2.00	2.48
Lawrence Gaines	1	6	6.00	3.86
Eric Hipple	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Hipple	4	3	18	4.50	6.32

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	1	1	10	10.00	3.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	5	5.00	4.00
WR Jim Jensen	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Willie McClendon	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Terdell Middleton	3	0
Lawrence Gaines	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Hipple	9	5	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	19	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Robinson	2	1	0
WR Preston Dennard	2	1	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	0
TE J.T. Galles	1	0	0
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	1	0
WR Jim Jensen	1	1	1
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Wade	5	1	1
RB Freeman McNeil	4	3	3
WR Ray Bradley	3	1	1
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	2	2
WR Steve Holden	1	1	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)