Week 12, 1986

played in Cleveland, OH

46 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	17	0	3	-	27
Cleveland Browns	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:33 NOS - Larry Heater 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:22 NOS - Danny Pittman 24 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 04:44 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
2Q: 03:20 NOS - Doug McDougald 36 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 07:00 CLE - John Smith 23 field goal
4Q: 08:09 CLE - Kenny Jackson 19 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:33 NOS - Larry Heater 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:22 NOS - Danny Pittman 24 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 04:44 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
2Q: 03:20 NOS - Doug McDougald 36 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 07:00 CLE - John Smith 23 field goal
4Q: 08:09 CLE - Kenny Jackson 19 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CLE
Record 6-5 8-3
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 364 278
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 129 63
- Rushing Attempts 36 22
- Yards per Rush 3.58 2.86
Net Passing Yards 235 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.34 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 4.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 5/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:15 25:45

Team Statistics	NOS	CLE
Record	6-5	8-3
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	364	278
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	129	63
- Rushing Attempts	36	22
- Yards per Rush	3.58	2.86
Net Passing Yards	235	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.34	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	4.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	5/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:15	25:45

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 11	11	32	Punt
1	8:02	4:38	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
1	1:21	5:11	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	8:53	4:15	OWN 42	9	57	Field Goal
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 21	6	50	Half
3	6:52	1:52	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
3	1:43	4:08	OWN 7	10	54	Punt
4	7:59	4:00	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	3:39	1:13	OPP 13	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 49	2	-4	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	1:27	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
1	3:24	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	11:10	2:17	OWN 20	7	45	Fumble
2	4:38	1:30	OWN 16	3	20	Fumble
2	3:08	1:17	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	8:08	OWN 21	13	73	Field Goal
3	5:00	3:17	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
4	12:35	4:36	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
4	3:59	0:20	OWN 17	2	0	Interception
4	2:26	1:43	OWN 25	9	26	Downs

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	20	75	3.75	11	3	0
Larry Heater	14	58	4.14	13	2	1
Randall Cunningham	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Strachan	11	38	3.45	12	1
Jimmy Rogers	9	18	2.00	6	0
Jim McMahon	1	3	3.00	3	0
Reggie Dupard	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	32	23	235	0/0	1	25	0	103.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	36	21	221	1/6	1	32	1	73.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Pittman	9	14	91	10.11	30	24	1
WR Ernest Givins	5	7	68	13.60	13	25	0
FB Hubert Oliver	3	3	12	4.00	3	11	0
WR John Floyd	2	3	31	15.50	6	16	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	15	7.50	9	10	0
WR Kris Haines	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Joe Rose	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Larry Heater	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phil Epps	5	6	43	8.60	3	15	0
WR Kenny Jackson	4	6	74	18.50	9	32	1
WR Walter Stanley	4	5	26	6.50	6	11	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	8	39	13.00	14	23	0
RB Reggie Dupard	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	4	12	12.00	3	12	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Vince Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Steve Strachan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	19	19.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Doug McDougald	1	0	1
Chip Banks	1	0	0
Elvis Franks	0	1	0
Mike Jolly	0	1	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Phil Epps	1	1
Jim McMahon	1	0
Walter Stanley	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	159	39.8	40.0	51	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	4	165	41.3	39.3	46	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	2	8	4.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Stanley	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Floyd	1	16	16.0	0
Larry Heater	1	19	19.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Stanley	5	101	20.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	8	2	0.0	18	32
CB Gill Byrd	6	0	0.0	21	32
S Mike Jolly	4	2	0.0	17	25
S Greg Bright	4	1	0.0	17	31
S Rod Kush	4	0	0.0	11	31
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	0	0.0	19	37
S Carl Lews	3	2	0.0	19	27
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.5	18	28
DE Elvis Franks	2	0	0.5	22	37
DT John Woodcock	2	2	0.0	16	26
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	14	28
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Tony Colorito	0	3	0.0	13	20
DE Doug McDougald	0	2	0.0	9	13
S Bob Glazebrook	0	1	0.0	2	16
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	0.0	4	5

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	10	3	0.0	31	25
OLB George Andrews	9	1	0.0	25	23
OLB A.J. Duhe	8	4	0.0	23	25
DT Donnie Humphrey	6	2	0.0	19	19
CB Terry Lewis	4	0	0.0	24	28
CB Rick Grimes	3	0	0.0	23	18
CB Patrick Allen	2	2	0.0	28	27
DT Carl Barisich	2	1	0.0	17	13
S Bob Jury	1	2	0.0	7	7
S Clinton Burrell	1	2	0.0	32	30
DT Tony Casillas	1	2	0.0	17	10
DE Byron Darby	1	1	0.0	24	23
DT Mark Duda	1	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Steve Towle	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Jim Ryan	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Johnnie Poe	1	0	0.0	17	15
DE Frank Warren	1	0	0.0	21	13
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	1	0	0.0	13	7
WR Phil Epps	1	0	---	---	---
DE William Fuller	1	0	0.0	15	19
RB Steve Strachan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lucius Sanford	0	2	0.0	12	6
S Todd Bell	0	2	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvis Franks	0.5	2	1	37
DE Kevin Fagan	0.5	2	0	28
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	0	13

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donnie Humphrey	0.0	2	0	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	4	1	0	32
S Mike Jolly	4	0	0	25
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	1	37
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	0	32
S Rod Kush	2	1	0	31
S Greg Bright	1	1	0	31
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	16
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	28
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0	3
S Carl Lews	1	0	0	27

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roland James	4	0	25
CB Terry Lewis	4	0	28
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	1	25
CB Rick Grimes	3	0	18
OLB George Andrews	2	0	23
CB Patrick Allen	1	2	27
S Clinton Burrell	1	1	30
OLB Steve Towle	1	0	2
OLB Jim Ryan	1	0	9
CB Johnnie Poe	1	0	15
DE Frank Warren	1	0	13
DT Donnie Humphrey	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tremain Rogers	3	8	26	23
Edwin Bailey	3	4	31	28
Ron McNair	2	4	28	27
Hubert Oliver	1	3	16	19
Steve Wilson	1	1	6	8
Jeff Dellenbach	0	7	30	25
Dan Fike	0	3	31	25
Ron Baker	0	2	15	14
Billy Jackson	0	1	4	1
John Tautolo	0	1	13	10

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irv Eatman	3	3	19	0	32
Bennie Cunningham	1	2	17	0	25
Vince Thompson	1	1	12	0	18
John Ayers	0	7	22	0	35
Jim Ritcher	0	4	20	0	28
Greg Jarvis	0	2	18	1	28
Alan Willis	0	1	6	0	17
Keith Van Horne	0	1	21	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	3	15
Billy Jackson	1	12
Danny Pittman	1	9
Don Griffin	1	9

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Magee	2	14
Phil Epps	1	13
Steve Strachan	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	36	32	---	---	---	68
Danny Pittman	28	30	---	---	9	67
Elvis Franks	---	---	22	37	5	64
Dan Fike	31	25	---	---	5	61
Edwin Bailey	31	28	---	---	1	60
Jeff Dellenbach	30	25	---	---	5	60
Ernest Givins	30	28	---	---	1	59
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	19	37	2	58
Gill Byrd	---	---	21	32	3	56
Ron McNair	28	27	---	---	---	55
Mike Jolly	---	---	17	25	9	51
Chip Banks	---	---	18	32	1	51
Greg Bright	---	---	17	31	1	49
Tremain Rogers	26	23	---	---	---	49
Ethan Horton	24	24	---	---	1	49
Issiac Holt	---	---	14	28	5	47
Kevin Fagan	---	---	18	28	1	47
John Woodcock	---	---	16	26	4	46
Larry Heater	15	16	---	---	15	46
Rod Kush	---	---	11	31	4	46
Carl Lews	---	---	19	27	---	46
Hubert Oliver	16	19	---	---	10	45
John Floyd	16	12	---	---	15	43
Bill Johnson	21	16	---	---	---	37
Ron Baker	15	14	---	---	6	35
Tony Colorito	---	---	13	20	1	34
Kris Haines	13	7	---	---	13	33
Joe Rose	12	7	---	---	14	33
John Tautolo	13	10	---	---	6	29
Doug McDougald	---	---	9	13	1	23
Cleveland Elam	---	---	10	11	---	21
Steve Wilson	6	8	---	---	6	20
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	2	16	1	19
Fred Robinson	---	---	3	0	16	19
Billy Jackson	4	1	---	---	12	17
Dropkick Murphy	1	0	---	---	13	14
Emanuel King	---	---	6	5	2	13
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	4	5	4	13
Don Griffin	---	---	0	0	9	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Wilson	---	---	3	3	1	7
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rick Parros	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clinton Burrell	---	---	32	30	1	63
Patrick Allen	---	---	28	27	8	63
John Ayers	22	35	---	---	4	61
Terry Lewis	---	---	24	28	8	60
Roland James	---	---	31	25	3	59
Keith Van Horne	21	33	---	---	5	59
Jim McMahon	22	37	---	---	---	59
Jim Ritcher	20	28	---	---	5	53
Irv Eatman	19	32	---	---	1	52
Bennie Cunningham	17	25	---	---	9	51
George Andrews	---	---	25	23	2	50
Byron Darby	---	---	24	23	3	50
A.J. Duhe	---	---	23	25	1	49
Walter Stanley	17	21	---	---	10	48
Rick Grimes	---	---	23	18	6	47
Greg Jarvis	18	28	---	---	---	46
Jimmy Rogers	9	17	---	---	18	44
Johnnie Poe	---	---	17	15	11	43
Phil Epps	7	21	---	---	13	41
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	19	19	3	41
Vince Thompson	12	18	---	---	8	38
Frank Warren	---	---	21	13	3	37
Mark Duda	---	---	16	17	3	36
William Fuller	---	---	15	19	2	36
Cris Collinsworth	15	18	---	---	---	33
Steve Strachan	12	15	---	---	6	33
Carl Barisich	---	---	17	13	2	32
Kenny Jackson	7	21	---	---	---	28
Tony Casillas	---	---	17	10	1	28
Jim Ryan	---	---	11	9	7	27
Alan Willis	6	17	---	---	3	26
Reggie Dupard	9	14	---	---	3	26
Lucius Sanford	---	---	12	6	7	25
Calvin Magee	3	8	---	---	14	25
Bob Jury	---	---	7	7	10	24
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	13	7	4	24
Art Still	---	---	12	9	---	21
Joel Patten	4	12	---	---	5	21
Wayne Capers	2	7	---	---	11	20
Steve Towle	---	---	4	2	10	16
Todd Bell	---	---	5	7	1	13
John Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Sheffield	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	22	67	3.0
Right	5	19	3.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	22	2.4
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	32	23	2	2	1	4	0	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	36	21	2	3	3	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	122	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	40	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	88	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Pittman	14	9	1	91	1	30
WR Ernest Givins	7	5	0	68	1	28
WR John Floyd	3	2	0	31	0	12
FB Hubert Oliver	3	3	0	12	0	19
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	0	15	0	16
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0	7	0	7
RB Larry Heater	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Joe Rose	1	1	0	11	0	7

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Collinsworth	8	3	2	39	1	18
WR Phil Epps	6	5	0	43	0	21
WR Kenny Jackson	6	4	0	74	1	21
WR Walter Stanley	5	4	0	26	0	21
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	1	0	12	0	25
RB Jimmy Rogers	2	1	1	5	0	17
RB Reggie Dupard	2	2	0	17	0	14
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	0	5	0	7
RB Steve Strachan	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	5	10	2.00	4.14
Bill Johnson	4	19	4.75	3.75

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Rogers	2	4	2.00	2.00
Steve Strachan	1	-1	-1.00	3.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	1	15	7.50	7.34

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	4	3	30	7.50	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Pittman	2	1	15	7.50	6.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0	0.00	4.88
WR Phil Epps	1	1	6	6.00	7.17
WR Kenny Jackson	1	1	19	19.00	12.33
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	5	5.00	5.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	2	0
Larry Heater	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Rogers	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	6	5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Pittman	5	3	2
WR John Floyd	2	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
TE Joe Rose	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Collinsworth	4	1	1
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0
WR Kenny Jackson	1	1	1
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1
RB Reggie Dupard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)