Wild Card Playoff Games, 1988

played in New England, MA

19 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	14	7	0	0	-	21
New England Patriots	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 CLE - William Fuller 47 fumble return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 07:03 NED - Stan Edwards 8 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 00:36 CLE - Freeman McNeil 9 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 12:10 NED - Sylvester Stamps 38 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CLE - Keith Jackson 12 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 08:47 NED - Mike Wood 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 CLE - William Fuller 47 fumble return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 07:03 NED - Stan Edwards 8 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 00:36 CLE - Freeman McNeil 9 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 12:10 NED - Sylvester Stamps 38 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CLE - Keith Jackson 12 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 08:47 NED - Mike Wood 50 field goal

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 245 324
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 4.02 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 102 117
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 4.08 4.03
Net Passing Yards 143 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 2 37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 148 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.97 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 4/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	245	324
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	4.02	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	102	117
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	4.08	4.03
Net Passing Yards	143	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 2	37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	148	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.97	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	4/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:41	33:19

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	1:15	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	9:04	0:09	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
1	6:56	6:31	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	11:54	3:03	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
2	7:57	1:54	OWN 24	5	22	Punt
2	2:19	2:03	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	9:23	1:25	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	2:48	2:47	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	12:22	1:38	OWN 20	3	13	Interception
4	8:42	4:23	OWN 13	6	20	Punt
4	3:22	1:05	OPP 37	3	5	Fumble
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 7	3	-4	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	12:31	2:00	OWN 21	5	26	Fumble
1	10:31	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	8:55	1:59	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
1	0:25	3:31	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	8:51	0:54	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	6:03	3:44	OWN 17	7	45	Fumble
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	14:00	4:37	OPP 46	8	24	Missed FG
3	7:58	5:10	OWN 33	9	18	Punt
3	0:01	2:39	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	10:44	2:02	OPP 42	3	9	Field Goal
4	4:19	0:57	OWN 30	2	-6	Interception
4	2:17	1:44	OWN 32	9	61	Downs

Game MVP: Freeman McNeil, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Freeman McNeil	17	93	5.47	24	2
Steve Strachan	5	13	2.60	6	0
Dave Wilson	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Nathan	17	46	2.71	11	2	0
Sylvester Stamps	8	56	7.00	38	1	1
Larry Heater	2	14	7.00	9	0	0
Gary Kubiak	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Wilson	35	19	148	1/5	2	13	2	60.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	37	23	219	2/12	1	21	1	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Freeman McNeil	5	7	36	7.20	8	13	1
TE Keith Jackson	5	5	33	6.60	2	12	1
WR Andre Reed	3	10	27	9.00	12	13	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	6	15	7.50	0	8	0
WR Wayne Capers	2	4	15	7.50	1	9	0
C Clint Didier	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR John Kimbrough	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	5	45	11.25	9	18	0
WR Terry LeCount	4	5	31	7.75	0	11	0
TE Lin Dawson	3	5	15	5.00	7	11	0
WR Mike Wilson	3	7	45	15.00	17	21	0
FB Stan Edwards	3	3	26	8.67	9	15	1
WR Carl Roaches	2	3	20	10.00	1	13	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	5	14	14.00	1	14	0
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roland James	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0.00	0
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Wilson	1	0	0	0
William Fuller	0	1	0	1
Tony Woods	0	1	0	0
Jim Ritcher	0	0	1	0
Mark Duda	0	0	1	0
Rick Grimes	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Nathan	1	0	0
Fred Bohannon	1	0	0
Gary Kubiak	1	0	0
Bob Kohrs	0	1	0
Andrew Melontree	0	1	0
Milt McColl	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	7	305	43.6	37.7	54	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	239	47.8	41.0	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	14	7.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	4	41	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Rogers	3	48	16.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Mark Duda	6	1	0.5	20	23
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	4	4	0.0	23	24
OLB George Andrews	4	0	0.0	19	28
CB Kevin Walker	4	0	0.0	21	24
DE William Fuller	3	2	1.0	16	24
CB Rick Grimes	3	2	0.0	23	27
S Roland James	3	1	0.0	23	31
CB Terry Lewis	3	1	0.0	22	23
CB Chris Sheffield	3	1	0.0	7	16
ILB Eugene Seale	3	1	0.0	6	15
DE Tony Woods	3	1	0.0	14	18
OLB Rick Graf	2	1	0.0	15	18
DT Charles Lee Ray	2	1	0.0	22	33
S Clinton Burrell	2	0	0.0	19	35
CB Cedrick Brown	2	0	0.0	9	17
DE Art Still	1	0	0.5	13	15
WR Wayne Capers	1	0	---	---	---
WR Andre Reed	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tony Casillas	1	0	0.0	8	15
DT Jon Carter	1	0	0.0	7	6
S Steve Gage	0	1	0.0	12	11

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Stewart	6	2	0.0	21	28
OLB Milt McColl	5	1	1.0	23	30
ILB Mark Dusbabek	5	1	0.0	20	23
DE Bob Kohrs	4	1	0.0	21	20
CB Toi Cook	4	1	0.0	16	25
OLB Greg Gaines	3	0	0.0	12	10
OLB Todd Seabaugh	3	0	0.0	9	15
S Glenn Blackwood	2	2	0.0	10	23
S Mike Davis	2	1	0.0	20	32
ILB John Anderson	1	2	0.0	14	8
DT Brad Shearer	1	1	0.0	11	14
S Fred Bohannon	1	1	0.0	5	8
CB Daryl Smith	1	1	0.0	12	28
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0.0	9	16
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Reggie White	1	0	0.0	20	31
G Randy Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andrew Melontree	0	2	0.0	12	25
DT Pete Koch	0	2	0.0	15	23
CB Kevin Clark	0	1	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE William Fuller	1.0	1	24
DE Art Still	0.5	0	15
DT Mark Duda	0.5	0	23
DT Charles Lee Ray	0.0	1	33

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Milt McColl	1.0	1	2	0	30
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Bob Kohrs	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry Lewis	3	0	0	23
CB Chris Sheffield	3	0	0	16
CB Kevin Walker	2	1	0	24
CB Cedrick Brown	2	1	0	17
CB Rick Grimes	2	0	0	27
DT Charles Lee Ray	2	0	0	33
S Clinton Burrell	1	2	0	35
S Roland James	1	1	1	31
OLB George Andrews	1	1	0	28
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	1	0	24
OLB Rick Graf	1	1	0	18
DT Mark Duda	1	0	0	23
DT Tony Casillas	1	0	0	15
ILB Eugene Seale	1	0	0	15
DE Tony Woods	1	0	0	18

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Michael Stewart	4	0	0	28
CB Toi Cook	3	0	0	25
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	0	0	23
OLB Milt McColl	2	0	0	30
OLB Greg Gaines	1	2	0	10
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	2	0	15
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	1	28
S Mike Davis	1	0	0	32
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0	14
S Glenn Blackwood	1	0	0	23
DE Reggie White	1	0	0	31
CB Kevin Clark	0	1	0	17
S Dextor Clinkscale	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Ritcher	2	6	25	0	35
Keith Van Horne	2	4	20	0	28
Irv Eatman	2	4	25	0	35
Greg Jarvis	1	3	18	0	32
David Viaene	0	2	21	0	28
Jim Rourke	0	1	8	1	12
Billy Bryan	0	1	8	0	10
Clint Didier	0	1	18	0	22

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	2	5	1	22	0	30
Randy Dixon	1	5	1	21	0	29
Don Maggs	1	4	0	22	0	25
Larry Tearry	1	2	0	15	0	24
Stan Edwards	1	2	0	19	0	24
Bill Cherry	0	3	0	16	0	17
Steve August	0	2	0	18	1	25
Vince Stroth	0	2	0	17	0	27
Duval Love	0	1	0	14	1	18
Bennie Cunningham	0	1	0	29	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Capers	3	15
Jimmy Rogers	1	15
Jim Ritcher	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	2	7
Carl Roaches	1	15
Carl Monroe	1	9
Bill Cherry	1	7

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Ritcher	25	35	---	---	7	67
Irv Eatman	25	35	---	---	2	62
Dave Wilson	25	36	---	---	---	61
Roland James	---	---	23	31	2	56
Charles Lee Ray	---	---	22	33	1	56
Clinton Burrell	---	---	19	35	1	55
Clint Didier	18	22	---	---	15	55
Keith Van Horne	20	28	---	---	7	55
Steve Strachan	14	21	---	---	20	55
David Viaene	21	28	---	---	5	54
George Andrews	---	---	19	28	4	51
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	23	24	4	51
Rick Grimes	---	---	23	27	1	51
Keith Jackson	15	30	---	---	6	51
Greg Jarvis	18	32	---	---	---	50
Freeman McNeil	20	25	---	---	4	49
Andre Reed	19	30	---	---	---	49
Terry Lewis	---	---	22	23	2	47
Kevin Walker	---	---	21	24	2	47
Mark Duda	---	---	20	23	3	46
Rick Graf	---	---	15	18	11	44
Walter Stanley	11	19	---	---	13	43
William Fuller	---	---	16	24	1	41
Steve Gage	---	---	12	11	16	39
Byron Darby	---	---	15	21	2	38
Tony Woods	---	---	14	18	5	37
Cedrick Brown	---	---	9	17	10	36
Cris Collinsworth	14	19	---	---	---	33
Wayne Capers	9	7	---	---	15	31
Chris Sheffield	---	---	7	16	8	31
Art Still	---	---	13	15	1	29
Jim Rourke	8	12	---	---	7	27
Tony Casillas	---	---	8	15	3	26
Billy Bryan	8	10	---	---	6	24
Eugene Seale	---	---	6	15	3	24
Jimmy Rogers	4	4	---	---	15	23
Jon Carter	---	---	7	6	4	17
Sean Scott	---	---	5	5	5	15
John Kimbrough	0	1	---	---	13	14
Mike Curico	---	---	0	0	7	7
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Phil Epps	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim McMahon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Cunningham	29	37	---	---	9	75
Gary Kubiak	29	39	---	---	---	68
Ron Solt	22	30	---	---	6	58
Milt McColl	---	---	23	30	4	57
Stan Edwards	19	24	---	---	12	55
Mike Davis	---	---	20	32	---	52
Andrew Melontree	---	---	12	25	15	52
Lin Dawson	15	22	---	---	15	52
Vince Stroth	17	27	---	---	7	51
Reggie White	---	---	20	31	---	51
Kevin Clark	---	---	17	17	17	51
Randy Dixon	21	29	---	---	---	50
Michael Stewart	---	---	21	28	---	49
Daryl Smith	---	---	12	28	8	48
Don Maggs	22	25	---	---	---	47
Steve August	18	25	---	---	3	46
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	20	23	1	44
Mike Wilson	18	24	---	---	---	42
Larry Tearry	15	24	---	---	2	41
Bob Kohrs	---	---	21	20	---	41
Toi Cook	---	---	16	25	---	41
Bill Cherry	16	17	---	---	7	40
Tony Nathan	17	21	---	---	1	39
Duval Love	14	18	---	---	7	39
Carl Monroe	12	17	---	---	9	38
Pete Koch	---	---	15	23	---	38
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	10	23	4	37
Bruce Clark	---	---	8	20	7	35
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	9	16	9	34
Brad Shearer	---	---	11	14	7	32
Terry LeCount	14	17	---	---	---	31
Larry Heater	3	6	---	---	21	30
Greg Gaines	---	---	12	10	8	30
Sylvester Stamps	9	12	---	---	7	28
Herbert Harris	6	10	---	---	12	28
Fred Bohannon	---	---	5	8	11	24
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	9	15	---	24
John Anderson	---	---	14	8	1	23
Carl Roaches	3	5	---	---	15	23
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dalton Hilliard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	9	68	7.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	56	9.3
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	14	40	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Wilson	35	19	0	4	0	5	4	1	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	37	23	1	1	2	8	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	109	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	39	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	69	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	125	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	10	3	27	30
RB Freeman McNeil	7	5	36	25
WR Cris Collinsworth	6	2	15	19
TE Keith Jackson	5	5	33	30
WR Wayne Capers	4	2	15	7
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	0	1
C Clint Didier	1	1	12	22
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	10	19

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	7	3	1	45	1	24
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	4	0	45	0	37
WR Terry LeCount	5	4	0	31	0	17
TE Lin Dawson	5	3	0	15	0	22
WR Carl Monroe	5	1	1	14	0	17
WR Carl Roaches	3	2	0	20	0	5
FB Stan Edwards	3	3	0	26	0	24
WR Herbert Harris	2	1	0	13	0	10
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	4	0	21
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freeman McNeil	1	0	0.00	5.47

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Wilson	3	3	27	9.00	4.23

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	5	2	16	3.20	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	9	9.00	5.14
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	6	6.00	3.75
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	12	12.00	6.60

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	0	0.00	6.43
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	8	8.00	6.20
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	8	8.00	8.67
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Wilson	1	0
Steve Strachan	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	4	0
Larry Heater	1	0
Gary Kubiak	1	0
Sylvester Stamps	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Wilson	11	6	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	3	1	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	1	0
RB Freeman McNeil	2	1	1
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	0
C Clint Didier	1	1	1
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	1
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Roaches	2	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	1

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

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