Exhibition Week 5, 1985

played in Dallas, TX

60 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cleveland Browns14200-16
Dallas Cowboys01467-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 CLE - Walter Stanley 7 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 02:57 CLE - Freeman McNeil 14 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 10:13 DAL - Lam Jones 14 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 07:15 DAL - Eddie Brown 3 pass from Steve Pelleur (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 01:53 CLE - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 06:49 DAL - Mike Wood 18 field goal
3Q: 00:16 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
4Q: 13:37 DAL - Lam Jones 24 pass from Steve Pelleur (Mike Wood extra point)

Team StatisticsCLEDAL
Record2-21-3
First Downs2021
- by Rushing65
- by Passing1412
- by Penalty04
Total Net Yards344242
- Offensive Plays7162
- Yards per Play4.853.90
Net Rushing Yards10674
- Rushing Attempts2529
- Yards per Rush4.242.55
Net Passing Yards238168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 24 - 230 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards243181
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/13
- Yards per Pass Play5.175.09
Fumbles/Lost2/12/0
3rd Down Conversions9/177/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down4.66.4
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards7/594/32
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/27
Kick Returns/Yards7/1111/17
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/18
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 34
Time of Possession29:3130:29

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:007:33OWN 221478Touchdown
16:043:15OWN 44656Touchdown
11:270:52OWN 4433Punt
210:050:30OWN 2512Fumble
27:085:15OWN 19941Punt
21:461:34OWN 44425Missed FG
36:411:53OWN 2138Punt
32:440:49OWN 2222Interception
30:091:01OWN 1525Interception
413:263:46OWN 29939Missed FG
48:064:30OWN 201479Downs
41:080:41OPP 2841Downs
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
17:271:23OWN 2031Punt
12:491:22OWN 203-1Punt
10:355:30OWN 211279Touchdown
29:352:27OPP 27627Touchdown
21:530:07OWN 21-2Safety
20:120:12OWN 3823Half
315:008:19OWN 251574Field Goal
34:482:04OWN 28512Punt
31:551:46OPP 213-2Field Goal
414:080:42OPP 27227Touchdown
49:401:34OWN 39538Interception
43:362:28OWN 1619Punt
40:270:27OWN 271-1Game

Game MVP: Donnie Shell, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Freeman McNeil16825.131820
Steve Strachan8212.63500
Charles White133.00300
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gerald Willhite18382.11800
Eric Lane9343.781210
Steve Pelleur221.00300

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Huff35161691/5021236.5
Jim McMahon108740/02140137.1
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Pelleur21151462/112241102.5
Glenn Carano95351/21140101.6

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Freeman McNeil696911.5031181
WR Walter Stanley67599.839181
TE Bennie Cunningham353612.005200
WR Cris Collinsworth36299.673210
WR Stephen Starring24199.500110
WR Andre Reed28189.004120
FB Vince Thompson1211.00010
WR Phil Epps121212.009120
C Clint Didier0100.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eddie Brown6146711.170191
WR Lam Jones555711.4019242
TE Keith Krepfle232110.501110
WR Eugene Goodlow23136.503130
RB Gerald Willhite22126.007130
FB Bo Matthews1100.00000
WR Nat Moore1155.00050
RB Eric Lane1166.00660

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Roland James100.000
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
S Donnie Shell100.000
CB Steve Brown11818.000

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Bob Jury1000
Steve Strachan1000
Clint Didier0100
Todd Bell0020
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Nat Moore1000
Eric Lane1000
Cody Jones0100
Jeff Fisher0100
Ron Heller0100
Bo Matthews0010
Robert Lyles0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lee Johnson314046.737.7613
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Miller416641.541.5581

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Smith0/20/20/002/2
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood2/21/10/0403/3

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore22713.50

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Jury46416.00
Roland James34715.70
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore11717.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Mark Duda821.02932
S Roland James640.01925
S Todd Bell530.02428
OLB George Andrews420.02025
CB Johnnie Poe420.02728
DE Byron Darby320.52127
CB George Floyd300.01827
CB Patrick Allen300.02525
DE John Lee201.01419
ILB Eugene Marve210.01015
DE Art Still200.01612
OLB A.J. Duhe130.51918
ILB Dave Ahrens110.098
DE William Fuller110.01617
S Bob Jury100.01926
OLB Stan Holloway100.01311
FB Vince Thompson10---------
RB Steve Strachan10---------
DT Donnie Humphrey010.02020
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Donnie Shell910.01838
OLB Robert Lyles510.01823
CB Bobby Johnson420.01331
ILB Dick Ambrose400.01329
OLB Mario Celotto331.02021
S Wes Hopkins320.01023
OLB Bert Cooper310.01217
CB Jeff Fisher310.01232
S Terrance Hoagie310.01020
DE Dan Hampton220.02040
OLB Greg Bracelin210.0521
CB Steve Brown200.01523
ILB Tom Graves110.01312
CB Everson Walls100.01227
DT Harvey Armstrong100.01221
DE Jerome Foster100.01323
ILB Michael Green100.067
QB Steve Pelleur10---------
S Andre Young010.01425

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE John Lee1.001019
DT Mark Duda1.000132
DE Byron Darby0.512127
OLB A.J. Duhe0.500018
DE Art Still0.011012
OLB George Andrews0.001025
DE William Fuller0.001017
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Mario Celotto1.001021
DE Dan Hampton0.011040
DT Cody Jones0.002031
OLB Greg Bracelin0.001021
DT Harvey Armstrong0.001021
DE Jerome Foster0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Johnnie Poe40028
CB George Floyd31027
S Roland James30125
S Todd Bell30028
CB Patrick Allen30025
OLB George Andrews10025
ILB Dave Ahrens1008
ILB Eugene Marve10015
DT Mark Duda10032
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Donnie Shell32138
CB Bobby Johnson30031
CB Jeff Fisher21032
S Wes Hopkins21023
CB Steve Brown20123
ILB Dick Ambrose20029
OLB Greg Bracelin20021
S Terrance Hoagie20020
OLB Bert Cooper10017
OLB Mario Celotto10021
DE Dan Hampton10040
ILB Tom Graves10012
CB Everson Walls10027
OLB Robert Lyles10023

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Ritcher36221040
Irv Eatman34020037
John Ayers23016036
Roy Foster23015035
Mike Freeman15021025
Vince Thompson11011014
Keith Van Horne01019131
Leon Gray01011024
Chester Brennan010202
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Heller24021022
Dan Ryczek22016119
Keith Krepfle12021031
Jim Arneson05015014
Phil LaPorta04014019
Rich Moran04029033
Hugh McKinnis030809
John Giesler02021025
Rob Fada01029233

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Phil Epps115
Todd Bell112
Bennie Cunningham16
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Bo Matthews212
Keith Krepfle115
Nat Moore115
Wes Hopkins114
Michael Green112
Bert Cooper111

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Johnnie Poe------27281671
Bennie Cunningham2437------667
Jim Ritcher2140------465
Todd Bell------24281264
Mark Duda------2932364
Walter Stanley1433------1259
Roland James------19251458
John Ayers1636------557
Irv Eatman2037---------57
Bob Jury------19261156
Roy Foster1535------454
Keith Van Horne1931------353
Byron Darby------2127351
Patrick Allen------2525151
Andre Reed1731---------48
Gary Huff1136---------47
George Andrews------2025247
George Floyd------1827247
Mike Freeman2125---------46
Donnie Humphrey------2020343
A.J. Duhe------1918441
Cris Collinsworth1328---------41
Freeman McNeil1625---------41
Leon Gray1124---------35
Stephen Starring616------1335
William Fuller------1617235
John Lee------1419134
Phil Epps613------1534
Stan Holloway------1311832
Dave Ahrens------981532
Clint Didier611------1431
Vince Thompson1114------530
Art Still------1612129
Eugene Marve------1015---25
Steve Strachan817---------25
Jim McMahon1410---------24
Charles White11------1921
Calvin Magee34------1421
Chester Brennan22------48
John Smith00------55
Carl Barisich------0044
Lee Johnson00------33
Dave Wilson00------22
Lucius Sanford------0011
Leo Barker------00---0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Keith Krepfle2131------1567
Rob Fada2933------567
Rich Moran2933------163
Dan Hampton------2040161
Donnie Shell------1838157
Bobby Johnson------13311155
John Giesler2125------652
Eddie Brown2228---------50
Cody Jones------1331549
Jeff Fisher------1232549
Wes Hopkins------10231447
Eric Lane1017------1946
Ron Heller2122------245
Mack Moore------1925145
Dick Ambrose------1329244
Lam Jones1922------344
Steve Pelleur2123---------44
Robert Lyles------1823243
Mario Celotto------2021142
Dan Ryczek1619------641
Andre Young------1425241
Bert Cooper------12171140
Everson Walls------1227140
Steve Brown------1523240
Bo Matthews1215------1239
Phil LaPorta1419------538
Jerome Foster------1323137
Gerald Willhite1916---------35
Jim Arneson1514------534
Harvey Armstrong------1221134
Terrance Hoagie------1020232
Greg Bracelin------521531
Mike Curico------717731
Hugh McKinnis89------1330
Tom Graves------1312227
Eugene Goodlow1412---------26
Nat Moore55------1525
Michael Green------671225
Glenn Carano810---------18
Rick Walker86------418
Mark Nichols74------617
Zach Thomas00------1010
Donald Igwebuike00------77
Jim Miller00------66
Mike Wood00------22
Frank Reich00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8324.0
Middle10404.0
Right7344.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12252.1
Middle8253.1
Right8253.1
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Huff35162334602
Jim McMahon1080000100
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Pelleur21151000421
Glenn Carano950001200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55377.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1710794.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681066.6
Long (19+ Yds)61213.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22199.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1312675.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)74588.3
Long (19+ Yds)82374.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Freeman McNeil96169025
WR Andre Reed82118031
WR Walter Stanley76059033
WR Cris Collinsworth63029128
TE Bennie Cunningham53036137
WR Stephen Starring42019016
FB Vince Thompson2101014
WR Phil Epps21012013
C Clint Didier1010011
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Brown146067028
WR Lam Jones55057122
TE Keith Krepfle32021031
WR Eugene Goodlow32013012
RB Gerald Willhite22012016
FB Bo Matthews1100015
WR Nat Moore110505
RB Eric Lane1106017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Freeman McNeil263.005.13
Steve Strachan111.002.63
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gerald Willhite200.002.11
Eric Lane133.003.78
Steve Pelleur133.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Huff4161.504.83
Jim McMahon44266.507.40
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Pelleur65325.336.95
Glenn Carano111414.003.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Freeman McNeil21147.007.67
TE Bennie Cunningham1000.007.20
WR Cris Collinsworth1144.004.83
C Clint Didier1000.000.00
FB Vince Thompson1111.000.50
WR Andre Reed1166.002.25
WR Walter Stanley1177.008.43
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eddie Brown2131.504.79
TE Keith Krepfle111111.007.00
WR Nat Moore1155.005.00
WR Lam Jones111414.0011.40
WR Eugene Goodlow1100.004.33
RB Gerald Willhite111313.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Freeman McNeil43
Steve Strachan11
DallasRushesConversions
Eric Lane32
Gerald Willhite11
Steve Pelleur11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Gary Huff943
Jim McMahon322
DallasAttCompConversions
Steve Pelleur643
Glenn Carano310

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
RB Freeman McNeil322
WR Cris Collinsworth211
WR Andre Reed200
WR Walter Stanley210
TE Bennie Cunningham100
WR Phil Epps111
WR Stephen Starring111
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Eddie Brown411
WR Eugene Goodlow210
TE Keith Krepfle111
WR Nat Moore111
RB Gerald Willhite110

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,000 (21,400)
End Zone13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,800 (3,300)