Week 8, 1983

played in New England, MA

48 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	3	0	0	3	-	6
New England Patriots	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 CLE - John Smith 35 field goal
2Q: 13:33 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
2Q: 00:25 NED - Lynn Swann 29 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 04:56 NED - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
4Q: 10:26 CLE - John Smith 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 CLE - John Smith 35 field goal
2Q: 13:33 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
2Q: 00:25 NED - Lynn Swann 29 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 04:56 NED - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
4Q: 10:26 CLE - John Smith 34 field goal

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 2-6 8-0
First Downs 9 16
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 180 309
- Offensive Plays 53 68
- Yards per Play 3.40 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 91 120
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 3.96 3.33
Net Passing Yards 89 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 115 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.97 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/28 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	2-6	8-0
First Downs	9	16
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	180	309
- Offensive Plays	53	68
- Yards per Play	3.40	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	91	120
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	3.96	3.33
Net Passing Yards	89	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	115	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.97	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/28	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	25:16	34:44

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 31	7	51	Field Goal
1	8:08	0:51	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
1	3:56	1:41	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
2	13:26	1:18	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
2	10:42	2:08	OWN 10	4	16	Punt
2	6:35	1:40	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:51	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:26	1:21	OWN 16	4	2	Punt
3	4:51	2:19	OWN 40	4	6	Punt
3	0:32	5:14	OWN 43	11	40	Field Goal
4	3:44	1:40	OWN 35	5	20	Fumble
4	1:29	0:42	OWN 5	4	9	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	2:26	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
1	7:17	3:21	OWN 28	6	18	Punt
1	2:15	3:49	OPP 47	8	44	Field Goal
2	12:08	1:26	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	8:34	1:59	OWN 46	5	6	Punt
2	4:55	2:04	OWN 32	5	24	Punt
2	1:26	1:12	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 36	6	19	Punt
3	10:05	5:14	OWN 40	8	45	Field Goal
3	2:32	2:00	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	10:18	6:34	OWN 9	10	63	Missed FG
4	2:04	0:35	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 14	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Voight	9	23	2.56	6	0
Charles White	7	40	5.71	11	1
Jim McMahon	5	15	3.00	6	0
Jerome Barkum	1	11	11.00	11	1
Vince Thompson	1	2	2.00	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	13	34	2.62	10	1
Jimmy Rogers	12	51	4.25	14	1
Stan Edwards	8	35	4.38	8	0
Steve Bartkowski	3	0	0.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	13	6	61	3/19	0	33	0	60.1
Jim McMahon	13	11	54	1/7	0	15	0	84.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	30	19	202	2/13	1	29	0	94.0

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wayne Capers	5	6	44	8.80	7	15
WR Charlie Wade	2	2	40	20.00	4	33
WR Brad Kimberly	2	3	10	5.00	1	7
RB Mike Voight	2	2	3	1.50	0	4
FB Vince Thompson	2	3	3	1.50	2	2
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	4	9	9.00	3	9
RB Charles White	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Phil Epps	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	5	8	71	14.20	29	29	1
WR Stanley Morgan	4	8	37	9.25	3	16	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	4	6	23	5.75	8	8	0
WR Benny Malone	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Johnny Perkins	2	3	35	17.50	13	22	0
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Kruczek	1	1	0	0
Jim McMahon	1	0	0	0

New England	Recov	Force
Jim Young	1	0
Gary Campbell	0	1
Herman Edwards	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	8	346	43.3	41.0	48	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	8	363	45.4	38.1	50	5

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/3	0/1	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	2	16	8.0	0
Phil Epps	1	2	2.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	1	8	8.0	0
Stanley Morgan	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	2	44	22.0	0
Charlie Wade	1	14	14.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	8	2	0.0	19	18
DE Art Still	6	4	0.0	26	18
S Bob Jury	5	3	0.0	21	21
S Thom Darden	5	1	0.0	29	23
CB George Floyd	4	3	1.0	21	27
OLB George Andrews	3	3	0.0	28	25
S Roland James	3	3	0.0	23	17
OLB Lucius Sanford	3	2	0.0	15	8
OLB Stan Holloway	3	1	0.0	18	7
DE John Lee	2	2	1.0	25	24
CB Sid Justin	2	2	0.0	21	22
S Todd Bell	2	1	0.0	18	21
CB Johnnie Poe	2	0	0.0	25	26
ILB Ed Bradley	1	1	0.0	18	16
DT John Grant	1	1	0.0	25	17
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	1	0.0	15	9
DT Mark Duda	1	1	0.0	26	27
DE Jim Stuckey	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Byron Darby	1	0	0.0	10	14

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	6	0	2.0	23	30
ILB John Anderson	6	3	1.0	17	22
S Vinny Hoover	5	0	0.0	15	23
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	0.0	18	22
S Steve Luke	4	0	0.0	17	19
DE Al Harris	2	2	0.0	18	14
CB Eddie McMillan	2	1	0.0	11	18
CB Herman Edwards	2	1	0.0	20	21
CB Mike Washington	2	0	0.0	16	22
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	0.0	4	7
S Mike Davis	1	0	1.0	19	28
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	1	0.0	18	25
ILB Shane Nelson	1	1	0.0	7	7
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Barney Chavous	1	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Jim Young	0	1	0.0	18	25
ILB Jim Eliopulos	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Lee	1.0	0	24
CB George Floyd	1.0	0	27
DT Mark Duda	0.0	4	27
DE Art Still	0.0	1	18
DE Jim Stuckey	0.0	1	12

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	2.0	1	0	2	30
ILB John Anderson	1.0	0	1	0	22
S Mike Davis	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	1	1	0	22
OLB Rusty Rebowe	0.0	1	0	0	6
DE Barney Chavous	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	4	0	18
S Bob Jury	3	1	21
CB George Floyd	3	0	27
S Todd Bell	2	0	21
OLB George Andrews	1	1	25
OLB Stan Holloway	1	1	7
S Thom Darden	1	0	23
DE Art Still	1	0	18
CB Sid Justin	1	0	22
S Roland James	1	0	17
DT Mark Duda	1	0	27

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mark Mitchell	3	0	7
ILB John Anderson	3	0	22
S Vinny Hoover	2	1	23
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	22
CB Eddie McMillan	2	0	18
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	21
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	30
CB Mike Washington	1	0	22
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	6
S Mike Davis	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Ritcher	2	4	13	0	18
Bob Kuechenberg	1	4	14	0	13
Roy Foster	1	3	10	1	12
Keith Van Horne	1	2	15	0	13
Jim Clack	0	2	15	0	14
Tom De Leone	0	1	8	1	16
John Ayers	0	1	9	1	17
Irv Eatman	0	1	19	0	22
Leon Gray	0	0	12	1	25

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	2	7	0	35	1	29
Joe Fields	2	6	0	30	0	27
Irv Pankey	2	5	1	30	0	29
Wade Griffin	2	5	0	28	0	22
Larry Tearry	2	2	0	26	0	26
Stan Edwards	1	2	0	31	0	16
Leonard Mitchell	0	4	0	14	1	14
Montique Anderson	0	1	0	17	0	13
Chris Dressel	0	1	0	23	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Sid Justin	1	32
Charles White	1	24
Johnnie Poe	1	6

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Walter White	2	18
Lin Dawson	1	22
Mike Washington	1	17
Jimmy Rogers	1	17
Johnny Perkins	1	13

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Justin	---	---	21	22	32	75
Bennie Cunningham	21	21	---	---	16	58
Bob Jury	---	---	21	21	15	57
Johnnie Poe	---	---	25	26	6	57
George Andrews	---	---	28	25	3	56
Mark Duda	---	---	26	27	3	56
Thom Darden	---	---	29	23	3	55
Brad Kimberly	18	20	---	---	15	53
John Lee	---	---	25	24	3	52
Ed Bradley	---	---	18	16	17	51
George Floyd	---	---	21	27	2	50
Charles White	12	13	---	---	24	49
Phil Epps	19	18	---	---	12	49
Art Still	---	---	26	18	4	48
Todd Bell	---	---	18	21	9	48
John Grant	---	---	25	17	5	47
Roland James	---	---	23	17	4	44
Irv Eatman	19	22	---	---	---	41
A.J. Duhe	---	---	19	18	3	40
Jim Clack	15	14	---	---	10	39
Jim Ritcher	13	18	---	---	8	39
Leon Gray	12	25	---	---	---	37
Wayne Capers	13	17	---	---	4	34
Charlie Wade	5	19	---	---	9	33
Roy Foster	10	12	---	---	10	32
Tom De Leone	8	16	---	---	7	31
John Ayers	9	17	---	---	5	31
Lucius Sanford	---	---	15	8	8	31
Jim McMahon	15	14	---	---	2	31
Byron Darby	---	---	10	14	7	31
Stan Holloway	---	---	18	7	5	30
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	15	9	5	29
Mike Voight	11	17	---	---	1	29
Vince Thompson	7	9	---	---	13	29
Keith Van Horne	15	13	---	---	---	28
Jerome Barkum	6	8	---	---	13	27
Bob Kuechenberg	14	13	---	---	---	27
Jim Stuckey	---	---	13	12	2	27
Mike Kruczek	8	16	---	---	---	24
Kelvin Clark	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bob Moore	2	6	---	---	---	8
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hugh Stopek	1	2	---	---	---	3
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	35	29	---	---	11	75
Steve Bartkowski	36	32	---	---	---	68
Joe Fields	30	27	---	---	11	68
Stan Edwards	31	16	---	---	13	60
Irv Pankey	30	29	---	---	---	59
Larry Tearry	26	26	---	---	5	57
Lin Dawson	21	14	---	---	22	57
Gary Campbell	---	---	23	30	2	55
Mike Washington	---	---	16	22	17	55
Jimmy Rogers	16	20	---	---	17	53
Wade Griffin	28	22	---	---	1	51
Stanley Morgan	21	23	---	---	7	51
Mike Davis	---	---	19	28	2	49
Chris Dressel	23	18	---	---	8	49
Lynn Swann	19	25	---	---	4	48
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	18	25	2	45
Sam Hunt	---	---	18	22	4	44
John Anderson	---	---	17	22	5	44
Jim Young	---	---	18	25	---	43
Vinny Hoover	---	---	15	23	4	42
Herman Edwards	---	---	20	21	1	42
Montique Anderson	17	13	---	---	11	41
Leonard Mitchell	14	14	---	---	11	39
Barney Chavous	---	---	9	19	10	38
Steve Luke	---	---	17	19	2	38
Tony Nathan	20	9	---	---	5	34
Eddie McMillan	---	---	11	18	3	32
Johnny Perkins	7	12	---	---	13	32
Al Harris	---	---	18	14	---	32
Benny Malone	13	16	---	---	---	29
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	4	6	19	29
Walter White	8	1	---	---	18	27
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	7	9	6	22
Shane Nelson	---	---	7	7	6	20
Mike Wilson	0	3	---	---	15	18
Edddie Brown	---	---	3	3	11	17
Ron Fernandes	---	---	6	7	2	15
Reuben Gant	1	3	---	---	10	14
Mark Mitchell	---	---	4	7	3	14
Jerry Blanton	---	---	3	3	3	9
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Milt McColl	---	---	0	0	6	6
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	53	3.1
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	10	46	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	13	6	1	0	2	1	2	2	0
Jim McMahon	13	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	30	19	2	1	1	3	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	48	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	29	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	83	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Capers	6	5	0	44	0	17
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	1	1	9	0	21
WR Brad Kimberly	3	2	1	10	0	20
FB Vince Thompson	3	2	0	3	0	9
WR Phil Epps	3	0	0	0	0	18
WR Charlie Wade	2	2	0	40	1	19
RB Mike Voight	2	2	0	3	0	17
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	0	0	0	8
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	0	4	0	2
RB Charles White	1	1	0	2	0	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	8	5	0	71	1	25
WR Stanley Morgan	8	4	1	37	0	23
RB Jimmy Rogers	6	4	0	23	0	20
WR Benny Malone	3	2	0	12	0	16
WR Johnny Perkins	3	2	0	35	1	12
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	0	15	0	3
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	9	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Voight	1	-1	-1.00	2.56

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	2	-3	-1.50	0.00
Tony Nathan	1	0	0.00	2.62
Jimmy Rogers	1	6	6.00	4.25
Stan Edwards	1	1	1.00	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	1	0	0	0.00	4.69
Jim McMahon	1	1	1	1.00	4.15

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0	0.00	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	4.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Charles White	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	3	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0
Stan Edwards	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	5	0	0
Jim McMahon	5	4	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	0	0
WR Phil Epps	2	0	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	0
RB Mike Voight	1	1	0
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	1	0
WR Benny Malone	2	2	0
WR Johnny Perkins	2	2	2
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)