Conference Semifinals, 1988

played in Baltimore, MD

23 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	14	3	0	7	-	24
Baltimore Colts	3	7	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:25 CLE - Freeman McNeil 80 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 08:28 BAL - Eddie Murray 48 field goal
1Q: 00:31 CLE - Walter Stanley 5 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 04:50 BAL - J.T. Smith 95 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 27 field goal
3Q: 12:48 BAL - Eddie Murray 29 field goal
3Q: 01:12 BAL - BobbyJoe Edmonds 18 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:36 BAL - Joe Delaney 6 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 08:06 CLE - Cris Collinsworth 12 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:25 CLE - Freeman McNeil 80 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 08:28 BAL - Eddie Murray 48 field goal
1Q: 00:31 CLE - Walter Stanley 5 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 04:50 BAL - J.T. Smith 95 pass from Joe Theismann (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 27 field goal
3Q: 12:48 BAL - Eddie Murray 29 field goal
3Q: 01:12 BAL - BobbyJoe Edmonds 18 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:36 BAL - Joe Delaney 6 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 08:06 CLE - Cris Collinsworth 12 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Team Statistics CLE BAL
Record 10-8 13-4
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 373 441
- Offensive Plays 51 64
- Yards per Play 7.31 6.89
Net Rushing Yards 156 179
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 8.21 5.42
Net Passing Yards 217 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 29 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 8.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/60 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 22:52 37:08

Team Statistics	CLE	BAL
Record	10-8	13-4
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	373	441
- Offensive Plays	51	64
- Yards per Play	7.31	6.89
Net Rushing Yards	156	179
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	8.21	5.42
Net Passing Yards	217	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	29 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	8.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/60	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	22:52	37:08

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:25	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	8:20	8:00	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
2	12:59	2:26	OWN 37	6	24	Punt
2	7:36	2:23	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	4:30	4:20	OWN 29	10	61	Field Goal
3	12:43	3:29	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
3	0:55	1:19	OWN 17	3	-11	Fumble
4	14:29	1:00	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	9:16	1:20	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:08	5:48	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
1	0:20	2:21	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	10:33	2:57	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
2	5:13	0:43	OWN 4	2	96	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 35	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	6	68	Field Goal
3	9:14	8:19	OWN 10	14	90	Touchdown
4	14:36	0:07	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
4	13:29	4:13	OWN 10	7	19	Punt
4	7:56	7:56	OWN 20	14	58	Game

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	14	117	8.36	80	1	1
Steve Strachan	5	39	7.80	15	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	19	90	4.74	18	1	1
BobbyJoe Edmonds	10	74	7.40	19	3	1
Joe Theismann	3	9	3.00	5	0	0
Dwight Clark	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Wilson	31	21	222	1/5	2	34	0	109.9

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	29	26	273	2/11	1	95	0	117.3

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Reed	8	10	116	14.50	56	34	0
RB Freeman McNeil	4	4	20	5.00	2	8	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	8	46	15.33	19	18	1
WR Walter Stanley	3	4	24	8.00	7	10	1
WR Phil Epps	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Steve Strachan	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Lofton	7	7	48	6.86	22	23	0
WR J.T. Smith	6	6	137	22.83	100	95	1
WR Dwight Clark	5	8	53	10.60	22	23	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	6	3.00	5	3	0
TE Mike Tice	2	2	7	3.50	4	5	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Bob Perryman	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Wilson	1	0	0	0

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerome Brown	0	1	0	0
Donnell Thompson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	4	185	46.3	41.3	58	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	3	111	37.0	36.7	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	1	1	1.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Rogers	4	60	15.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	10	3	0.0	27	28
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	6	2	1.0	23	18
OLB George Andrews	6	0	0.0	21	21
ILB Eugene Seale	5	3	0.0	10	13
DT Mark Duda	5	1	0.0	18	17
DE William Fuller	4	1	0.0	15	20
CB Terry Lewis	3	0	0.0	25	17
DE Tony Woods	2	0	1.0	7	10
CB Chris Sheffield	2	2	0.0	9	13
CB Kevin Walker	2	1	0.0	26	26
DE Byron Darby	2	0	0.0	26	21
DT Tony Casillas	2	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Rick Graf	2	0	0.0	18	13
S Clinton Burrell	1	2	0.0	25	24
S Steve Gage	1	1	0.0	13	9
CB Rick Grimes	1	0	0.0	22	18
CB Cedrick Brown	1	0	0.0	9	16
DT Jon Carter	1	0	0.0	6	5
DE Art Still	0	2	0.0	18	11
DT Charles Lee Ray	0	1	0.0	27	26

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Offerdahl	7	2	0.0	15	30
S Durwood Roquemore	6	1	0.0	17	27
S Rod Woodson	5	0	0.0	17	28
CB Rodney Thomas	3	1	0.0	12	21
DT Dan Benish	3	0	0.0	8	14
DE Donnell Thompson	2	0	1.0	13	23
CB Eugene Daniel	2	2	0.0	16	29
S Mark Moore	2	2	0.0	14	22
DE Chris Doleman	2	1	0.0	12	20
CB Mike Smith	2	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0.0	15	28
OLB Burnell Dent	1	1	0.0	2	9
DT Jerome Brown	1	1	0.0	18	29
DT Jerry Ball	1	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Jimmy Williams	0	2	0.0	5	3
ILB E.J. Junior	0	1	0.0	4	2
DE Greg Townsend	0	1	0.0	11	19
S John Booty	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1.0	0	18
DE Tony Woods	1.0	0	10
DE Art Still	0.0	1	11
DT Charles Lee Ray	0.0	1	26

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Thompson	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	1	1	1	20
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	1	0	1	29
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	0	2	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	5	21
S Roland James	5	28
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	18
DE William Fuller	2	20
CB Chris Sheffield	2	13
CB Kevin Walker	2	26
CB Cedrick Brown	2	16
ILB Eugene Seale	2	13
S Clinton Burrell	1	24
DT Mark Duda	1	17
CB Terry Lewis	1	17
OLB Rick Graf	1	13

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Durwood Roquemore	3	0	27
ILB John Offerdahl	3	0	30
S Rod Woodson	3	0	28
CB Eugene Daniel	2	0	29
OLB Burnell Dent	2	0	9
S Mark Moore	2	0	22
CB Rodney Thomas	1	1	21
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	28
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	23
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	0	3
DT Dan Benish	1	0	14
CB Mike Smith	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irv Eatman	4	5	19	0	28
Jim Ritcher	2	4	19	0	32
Greg Jarvis	1	3	15	0	29
Billy Bryan	1	2	5	0	10
David Viaene	1	2	17	0	25
Keith Van Horne	0	2	18	1	28
Keith Jackson	0	1	15	0	25

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Farren	5	9	2	28	0	26
Mike Knight	2	6	0	25	1	24
Dwight Stephenson	2	4	1	31	0	27
Jim Covert	2	3	0	28	0	27
Lance Smith	2	2	0	31	0	26
Kevin Glover	0	1	0	10	1	10
Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0	20	0	15
Ken Lanier	0	1	0	5	0	5
Mike Tice	0	1	0	18	0	13
Bob Perryman	0	1	0	11	0	13
Eric Andolsek	0	1	0	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Cedrick Brown	1	8

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Gray	2	18
Leo Lewis	1	15
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	6
Bob Perryman	1	5

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roland James	---	---	27	28	2	57
Jim Ritcher	19	32	---	---	5	56
Charles Lee Ray	---	---	27	26	2	55
Kevin Walker	---	---	26	26	2	54
Dave Wilson	19	32	---	---	1	52
Keith Van Horne	18	28	---	---	5	51
Byron Darby	---	---	26	21	4	51
Clinton Burrell	---	---	25	24	1	50
Steve Strachan	9	22	---	---	18	49
Irv Eatman	19	28	---	---	1	48
George Andrews	---	---	21	21	5	47
Terry Lewis	---	---	25	17	3	45
Keith Jackson	15	25	---	---	5	45
Clint Didier	10	18	---	---	16	44
Greg Jarvis	15	29	---	---	---	44
David Viaene	17	25	---	---	2	44
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	23	18	1	42
Andre Reed	16	26	---	---	---	42
Rick Grimes	---	---	22	18	2	42
Rick Graf	---	---	18	13	9	40
Freeman McNeil	14	18	---	---	6	38
Steve Gage	---	---	13	9	16	38
Mark Duda	---	---	18	17	2	37
William Fuller	---	---	15	20	1	36
Walter Stanley	6	15	---	---	14	35
Chris Sheffield	---	---	9	13	11	33
Cedrick Brown	---	---	9	16	8	33
Wayne Capers	7	10	---	---	15	32
Cris Collinsworth	13	18	---	---	---	31
Art Still	---	---	18	11	1	30
Tony Casillas	---	---	14	12	3	29
Eugene Seale	---	---	10	13	4	27
Jimmy Rogers	3	6	---	---	16	25
Billy Bryan	5	10	---	---	5	20
Tony Woods	---	---	7	10	1	18
John Kimbrough	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jim Rourke	2	8	---	---	5	15
Jon Carter	---	---	6	5	3	14
Mike Curico	---	---	0	0	10	10
Sean Scott	---	---	4	3	1	8
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Epps	2	2	---	---	---	4
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim McMahon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	0	0	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Theismann	33	31	---	---	---	64
Dwight Stephenson	31	27	---	---	5	63
Lance Smith	31	26	---	---	---	57
Jim Covert	28	27	---	---	1	56
Dwight Clark	28	27	---	---	---	55
Paul Farren	28	26	---	---	---	54
Mike Knight	25	24	---	---	4	53
Jerome Brown	---	---	18	29	4	51
Eugene Daniel	---	---	16	29	1	46
John Offerdahl	---	---	15	30	1	46
Rod Woodson	---	---	17	28	1	46
Mike Douglass	---	---	15	28	2	45
Mike Tice	18	13	---	---	14	45
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	17	27	1	45
Rodney Thomas	---	---	12	21	10	43
Kenny Lofton	16	15	---	---	12	43
Joe Delaney	20	20	---	---	2	42
Mike Augustyniak	20	15	---	---	6	41
BobbyJoe Edmonds	20	13	---	---	6	39
Mark Moore	---	---	14	22	2	38
J.T. Smith	15	17	---	---	5	37
Donnell Thompson	---	---	13	23	---	36
Greg Townsend	---	---	11	19	5	35
Lionel Manuel	14	16	---	---	4	34
Mike Smith	---	---	9	9	16	34
Chris Doleman	---	---	12	20	1	33
Bob Perryman	11	13	---	---	5	29
John Booty	---	---	6	11	12	29
Kevin Glover	10	10	---	---	5	25
Jerry Ball	---	---	9	15	1	25
Dan Benish	---	---	8	14	1	23
Eric Andolsek	7	10	---	---	5	22
Leo Lewis	2	4	---	---	15	21
Jimmy Williams	---	---	5	3	11	19
Mel Gray	0	0	---	---	18	18
E.J. Junior	---	---	4	2	10	16
Carlos Pennywell	0	2	---	---	13	15
Ken Lanier	5	5	---	---	5	15
Paul Moyer	---	---	5	10	---	15
Burnell Dent	---	---	2	9	4	15
Marcus Cotton	---	---	1	3	5	9
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ken Whisenhunt	1	0	---	---	5	6
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	114	12.7
Middle	4	18	4.5
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	79	7.9
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	11	45	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Wilson	31	21	3	2	1	1	4	2	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	29	26	4	0	1	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	135	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	12	38	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	76	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	159	26.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	10	8	0	116	3	26
WR Cris Collinsworth	8	3	1	46	0	18
RB Freeman McNeil	4	4	0	20	0	18
WR Walter Stanley	4	3	0	24	0	15
WR Wayne Capers	2	1	0	6	0	10
RB Steve Strachan	2	1	0	1	0	22
WR Phil Epps	1	1	0	9	0	2

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	8	5	1	53	1	27
WR Kenny Lofton	7	7	0	48	1	15
WR J.T. Smith	6	6	0	137	2	17
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	0	6	0	20
TE Mike Tice	2	2	0	7	0	13
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0	3	0	15
WR Lionel Manuel	1	1	0	9	0	16
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	1	0	4	0	13
FB Bob Perryman	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	1	6	6.00	4.74
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	18	18.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Wilson	4	4	33	8.25	7.16

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	3	3	7	2.33	9.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walter Stanley	2	2	15	7.50	6.00
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	12	12.00	5.75
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	1	1.00	22.83
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	3	3.00	6.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	3	2
Steve Strachan	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	3	2
BobbyJoe Edmonds	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Wilson	7	5	4

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	3	3	2
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	2	2
WR Wayne Capers	1	0	0
RB Steve Strachan	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Lofton	3	3	2
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	1
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	1
WR Lionel Manuel	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)