Week 13, 1985

played in Houston, TX

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	10	3	7	-	20
Houston Titans	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:28 CLE - Freeman McNeil 2 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CLE - John Smith 34 field goal
2Q: 00:01 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal
3Q: 01:59 CLE - John Smith 31 field goal
4Q: 03:38 CLE - Steve Strachan 1 pass from Mike Kruczek (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 00:41 HOU - Henry Ellard 6 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:28 CLE - Freeman McNeil 2 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CLE - John Smith 34 field goal
2Q: 00:01 HOU - Norm Johnson 28 field goal
3Q: 01:59 CLE - John Smith 31 field goal
4Q: 03:38 CLE - Steve Strachan 1 pass from Mike Kruczek (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 00:41 HOU - Henry Ellard 6 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics CLE HOU
Record 6-6 8-4
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 333 340
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 4.97 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 126 140
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 4.06 4.52
Net Passing Yards 207 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 2 25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/49 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:51 26:09

Team Statistics	CLE	HOU
Record	6-6	8-4
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	333	340
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	4.97	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	126	140
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	4.06	4.52
Net Passing Yards	207	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 2	25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/49	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:51	26:09

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	5	25	Interception
1	10:15	1:06	OWN 25	3	0	Interception
1	7:18	3:11	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
1	0:46	0:53	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
2	11:48	6:28	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	3:07	2:03	OPP 48	6	31	Field Goal
3	12:07	4:38	OWN 19	8	22	Punt
3	5:59	4:07	OPP 39	6	25	Field Goal
4	13:19	1:27	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
4	8:50	5:22	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 42	3	10	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	2:06	OWN 45	5	15	Interception
1	9:09	1:51	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
1	4:07	3:21	OWN 20	7	48	Missed FG
2	14:53	3:05	OWN 11	6	42	Punt
2	5:20	2:13	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 27	4	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 17	4	20	Punt
3	7:29	1:30	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
3	1:52	3:33	OWN 37	6	32	Missed FG
4	11:52	3:02	OWN 11	5	11	Punt
4	3:28	2:58	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown

Game MVP: Steve Strachan, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	20	86	4.30	13	1	1
Steve Strachan	10	41	4.10	19	1	0
Mike Kruczek	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	24	123	5.13	20	6
Gerald Riggs	5	13	2.60	4	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	2	2.00	2	0
Jessie Clark	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	36	21	207	0/0	1	25	2	60.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	25	13	205	1/5	1	43	1	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Collinsworth	5	8	66	13.20	25	24	0
WR Andre Reed	4	8	39	9.75	6	25	0
WR Walter Stanley	3	4	32	10.67	0	21	0
WR Wayne Capers	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
TE Calvin Magee	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	0
RB Steve Strachan	2	2	14	7.00	5	13	1
WR Charlie Wade	1	2	9	9.00	1	9	0
C Clint Didier	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Vince Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	5	11	47	9.40	0	12	1
WR Louis Lipps	5	10	105	21.00	16	43	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	2	25	25.00	8	25	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roland James	1	17	17.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Greenwood	1	11	11.00	0
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charlie Wade	1	0	0
Andre Reed	1	0	0
Rod Perry	0	1	0
Steve Strachan	0	1	0
A.J. Duhe	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	1	0	0
Jeff Bostic	0	1	0
Bobby Kemp	0	0	1
David Greenwood	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	4	186	46.5	41.0	56	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	256	42.7	33.5	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/3	0/2	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Wade	3	15	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	4	69	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB A.J. Duhe	7	1	0.0	26	19
S Roland James	4	4	0.0	24	25
S Jack Mildren	4	0	0.0	10	10
CB Johnnie Poe	4	0	0.0	18	14
CB George Floyd	4	0	0.0	23	20
OLB George Andrews	3	1	0.0	27	19
DE Byron Darby	2	0	1.0	23	18
S Todd Bell	2	3	0.0	8	8
DT Carl Barisich	2	2	0.0	23	13
CB Patrick Allen	2	2	0.0	18	18
DT Donnie Humphrey	2	1	0.0	27	24
S Bob Jury	2	0	0.0	20	15
DE William Fuller	2	0	0.0	16	15
CB Sid Justin	1	1	0.0	12	13
DE John Lee	1	0	0.0	24	19
ILB Eugene Marve	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Mark Duda	1	0	0.0	11	9
WR Andre Reed	1	0	---	---	---
RB Steve Strachan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lucius Sanford	0	1	0.0	8	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	12	1	0.0	24	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	8	5	0.0	27	35
CB Mike Richardson	5	2	0.0	28	29
S David Greenwood	4	2	0.0	28	33
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	0	0.0	24	30
S Bobby Kemp	3	1	0.0	19	20
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	0.0	14	18
DT Bill Acker	2	1	0.0	16	23
DT Mike Golic	2	1	0.0	16	23
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	11	5
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	0.0	20	24
CB Jeris White	1	1	0.0	15	21
ILB Bill Matthews	1	1	0.0	3	3
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike McGraw	0	2	0.0	8	6
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0	2	0.0	10	11
S Kirk Springs	0	1	0.0	7	9
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0.0	23	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Byron Darby	1.0	0	0	18
DT Mark Duda	0.0	1	1	9
DE William Fuller	0.0	0	2	15
OLB George Andrews	0.0	0	1	19
DT Donnie Humphrey	0.0	0	1	24

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0	35
DE Dexter Manley	0	1	1	20
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	1	0	30
DT Bill Acker	0	1	0	23
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jack Mildren	3	0	0	10
CB Johnnie Poe	3	0	0	14
S Todd Bell	2	0	0	8
S Bob Jury	1	0	0	15
OLB George Andrews	1	0	0	19
ILB Eugene Marve	1	0	0	7
CB Patrick Allen	1	0	0	18
DT Donnie Humphrey	1	0	0	24
CB Terry Lewis	0	1	0	8
S Roland James	0	0	1	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	5	0	0	29
S Martin Bayless	4	0	1	30
S David Greenwood	3	1	1	33
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	0	35
S Bobby Kemp	2	0	0	20
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	18
CB Tory Nixon	1	2	0	24
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0	30
CB Jeris White	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Irv Eatman	4	6	27	33
Mike Freeman	3	5	29	27
John Ayers	2	5	31	35
Jim Ritcher	2	5	29	33
Leon Gray	1	4	8	7
Vince Thompson	1	1	14	17
Keith Van Horne	0	3	27	32
Calvin Magee	0	1	10	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	8	31	0	24
John Alt	3	5	25	1	19
Jeff Bostic	2	7	25	0	23
George Lilja	1	4	25	0	22
Rob Taylor	1	3	24	0	20
Desmond Cribbs	1	1	6	0	3
Jessie Clark	0	2	19	0	7
Jim Rourke	0	1	12	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Thompson	1	14
Calvin Magee	1	11
Todd Bell	1	9
Sid Justin	1	8
Phil Epps	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Kemp	1	17
KD Dunn	1	14
Jeff Bostic	1	6

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	31	35	---	---	6	72
Jim Ritcher	29	33	---	---	6	68
Mike Kruczek	31	36	---	---	---	67
Keith Van Horne	27	32	---	---	6	65
Mike Freeman	29	27	---	---	5	61
Irv Eatman	27	33	---	---	---	60
Freeman McNeil	24	23	---	---	11	58
Andre Reed	26	30	---	---	---	56
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	27	24	3	54
Roland James	---	---	24	25	4	53
George Andrews	---	---	27	19	3	49
Byron Darby	---	---	23	18	8	49
A.J. Duhe	---	---	26	19	3	48
John Lee	---	---	24	19	3	46
George Floyd	---	---	23	20	3	46
Vince Thompson	14	17	---	---	14	45
Clint Didier	22	16	---	---	5	43
Walter Stanley	20	22	---	---	---	42
Bob Jury	---	---	20	15	6	41
Cris Collinsworth	18	22	---	---	---	40
Patrick Allen	---	---	18	18	4	40
Carl Barisich	---	---	23	13	3	39
Steve Strachan	10	10	---	---	18	38
Calvin Magee	10	15	---	---	11	36
Johnnie Poe	---	---	18	14	2	34
Sid Justin	---	---	12	13	8	33
Charlie Wade	6	10	---	---	16	32
William Fuller	---	---	16	15	1	32
Wayne Capers	5	11	---	---	15	31
Jack Mildren	---	---	10	10	7	27
Terry Lewis	---	---	13	8	5	26
Todd Bell	---	---	8	8	9	25
Roy Foster	4	13	---	---	6	23
Mark Duda	---	---	11	9	1	21
Lucius Sanford	---	---	8	5	6	19
Eugene Marve	---	---	5	7	7	19
Dave Ahrens	---	---	4	7	5	16
Leon Gray	8	7	---	---	---	15
Phil Epps	0	4	---	---	8	12
John Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stan Holloway	---	---	1	0	6	7
Rod Perry	---	---	0	0	5	5
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim McMahon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ricardo Browning	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	31	24	---	---	9	64
Simon Fletcher	---	---	27	35	2	64
David Greenwood	---	---	28	33	2	63
Mike Richardson	---	---	28	29	2	59
Randy McClanahan	---	---	24	30	4	58
Neil Lomax	31	26	---	---	---	57
Bobby Kemp	---	---	19	20	17	56
George Lilja	25	22	---	---	9	56
Martin Bayless	---	---	24	30	1	55
Jeff Bostic	25	23	---	---	6	54
Henry Ellard	25	25	---	---	---	50
Tory Nixon	---	---	20	24	6	50
Dexter Manley	---	---	24	20	1	45
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	23	21	1	45
Louis Lipps	24	21	---	---	---	45
Ken Kennard	---	---	14	24	6	44
Rob Taylor	24	20	---	---	---	44
John Alt	25	19	---	---	---	44
Herschel Walker	24	19	---	---	---	43
Bill Acker	---	---	16	23	2	41
Pat Beach	19	14	---	---	8	41
Jessie Clark	19	7	---	---	15	41
Mike Golic	---	---	16	23	---	39
Jeris White	---	---	15	21	2	38
Riki Ellison	---	---	14	18	3	35
Gerald Riggs	7	7	---	---	20	34
Jim Rourke	12	11	---	---	9	32
KD Dunn	12	6	---	---	14	32
Robin Cole	---	---	11	5	15	31
Larry Anderson	---	---	10	11	7	28
Brian Brennan	11	15	---	---	---	26
Jewerl Thomas	5	9	---	---	11	25
Robert Jackson	7	8	---	---	9	24
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	11	2	23
Kirk Springs	---	---	7	9	7	23
Lindsay Scott	2	1	---	---	17	20
Mike McGraw	---	---	8	6	2	16
Gregg Garrity	7	6	---	---	2	15
Bill Matthews	---	---	3	3	5	11
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	10	10
Desmond Cribbs	6	3	---	---	---	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andrew Melontree	---	---	0	0	2	2
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	77	6.4
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	9	22	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	67	4.2
Middle	9	46	5.1
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	36	21	4	2	1	5	4	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	25	13	3	0	4	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	89	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	46	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	17	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	66	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Collinsworth	8	5	0	66	2	22
WR Andre Reed	8	4	0	39	1	30
WR Walter Stanley	4	3	0	32	1	22
C Clint Didier	3	1	0	14	0	16
RB Freeman McNeil	3	1	1	3	0	23
TE Calvin Magee	3	2	0	14	0	15
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	0	9	0	10
WR Wayne Capers	2	2	0	16	0	11
RB Steve Strachan	2	2	0	14	0	10
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	11	5	3	47	0	25
WR Louis Lipps	10	5	1	105	2	21
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	0	25	1	15
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	0	11	0	6
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	17	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freeman McNeil	2	3	1.50	4.30
Steve Strachan	1	1	1.00	4.10

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	8	5	18	2.25	5.75

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	1	6	6.00	8.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Freeman McNeil	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
WR Andre Reed	2	1	3	1.50	4.88
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	4	4.00	8.25
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	1	1.00	7.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	6	6.00	4.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	3	1
Herschel Walker	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	12	10	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	3	2
WR Andre Reed	2	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	2	2	1
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	0
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	1
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	3	1	1
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)