Week 8, 1989

played in Cleveland, OH

52 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	17	0	0	7	-	24
Cleveland Browns	0	14	17	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 NED - Mike Wood 33 field goal
1Q: 02:26 NED - Dalton Hilliard 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 01:50 NED - Ken Johnson 24 fumble return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 09:17 CLE - David Meggett 2 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 07:50 CLE - Roland James 52 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 08:50 CLE - David Meggett 10 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 06:38 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 33 field goal
3Q: 00:41 CLE - Wayne Capers 23 pass from Jim McMahon (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 10:26 NED - Dalton Hilliard 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 06:11 CLE - Heath Sherman 2 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 NED - Mike Wood 33 field goal
1Q: 02:26 NED - Dalton Hilliard 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 01:50 NED - Ken Johnson 24 fumble return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 09:17 CLE - David Meggett 2 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 07:50 CLE - Roland James 52 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 08:50 CLE - David Meggett 10 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 06:38 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 33 field goal
3Q: 00:41 CLE - Wayne Capers 23 pass from Jim McMahon (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 10:26 NED - Dalton Hilliard 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 06:11 CLE - Heath Sherman 2 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Team Statistics NED CLE
Record 5-3 4-4
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 11 12
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 255 388
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 4.40 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 201 209
- Rushing Attempts 28 40
- Yards per Rush 7.18 5.23
Net Passing Yards 54 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 9 - 2 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 76 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 1.80 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/158 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/69
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:10 34:50

Team Statistics	NED	CLE
Record	5-3	4-4
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	11	12
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	255	388
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	4.40	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	201	209
- Rushing Attempts	28	40
- Yards per Rush	7.18	5.23
Net Passing Yards	54	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 9 - 2	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	76	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	1.80	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/158	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/69
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:10	34:50

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 38	10	46	Field Goal
1	7:28	5:11	OWN 49	10	51	Touchdown
2	9:10	1:33	OWN 24	3	5	Interception
2	7:37	1:28	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	2:55	1:26	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
3	8:41	0:51	OWN 30	2	0	Interception
3	6:32	2:15	OWN 20	4	45	Missed FG
3	0:24	5:06	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
4	6:01	3:36	OWN 37	10	32	Downs
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	2:01	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	2:17	0:35	OWN 20	2	4	Fumble
1	1:42	7:32	OWN 24	15	76	Touchdown
2	6:09	3:14	OWN 27	7	49	Missed FG
2	1:29	1:29	OWN 22	4	16	Half
3	15:00	6:19	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	7:50	1:18	OPP 25	3	9	Field Goal
3	4:17	3:53	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	10:18	4:17	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	2:25	2:20	OWN 31	6	11	Punt

Game MVP: David Meggett, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dalton Hilliard	23	183	7.96	45	5	2
Sylvester Stamps	3	9	3.00	5	0	0
Larry Heater	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Chris Miller	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Meggett	26	167	6.42	39	4	2
Heath Sherman	12	40	3.33	8	0	1
Jim McMahon	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Miller	27	9	76	3/22	0	16	2	11.5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	27	18	179	0/0	1	30	0	97.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carl Monroe	3	6	27	9.00	0	16
WR Bobby Jones	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
WR Terry LeCount	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
TE Lin Dawson	1	3	4	4.00	2	4
TE Pete Holohan	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Mike Wilson	1	8	10	10.00	0	10
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Waddle	5	7	34	6.80	1	12	0
WR Phil Epps	3	6	46	15.33	20	30	0
C Clint Didier	2	2	17	8.50	5	11	0
RB David Meggett	2	2	28	14.00	28	22	0
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	3	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	1
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Jim Springs	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roland James	1	52	52.00	1
CB Rick Grimes	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Johnson	0	1	0	1
Toi Cook	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Meggett	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	2	89	44.5	44.5	45	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	2	76	38.0	38.0	38	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	3/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	4	94	23.5	0
Fred Bohannon	2	64	32.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Dixon	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Murray	8	2	0.0	31	16
DE Reggie White	6	0	0.0	30	19
S Vencie Glenn	5	1	0.0	31	17
S Ken Johnson	4	2	0.0	32	27
OLB Greg Gaines	4	1	0.0	30	19
CB Ray Crockett	4	0	0.0	34	23
CB Don Griffin	3	1	0.0	31	23
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	1	0.0	18	10
CB Toi Cook	3	0	0.0	28	19
S Fred Bohannon	2	2	0.0	28	24
DE Burt Grossman	2	1	0.0	28	14
DE Donald Evans	2	0	0.0	15	16
S Michael Stewart	2	0	0.0	17	16
DT Pete Koch	1	2	0.0	29	19
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	1	0.0	23	13
ILB Rick Dennison	1	1	0.0	10	3
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0.0	8	8
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Andrew Melontree	0	1	0.0	7	2

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	5	0	0.0	26	25
OLB Steve Hendrickson	4	1	0.0	22	24
CB Terry Lewis	3	0	0.0	26	24
CB Rick Grimes	3	0	0.0	17	21
CB Richard Shelton	3	0	0.0	20	21
DE Tony Woods	2	1	1.0	17	18
OLB Sean Scott	2	0	1.0	5	18
DT Jon Carter	2	1	0.5	6	12
ILB Mike Curico	2	1	0.0	16	15
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	1	0.0	11	16
DT Charles Lee Ray	2	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	0	0.0	6	7
S Clinton Burrell	2	0	0.0	21	23
OLB George Andrews	1	1	0.0	6	4
DE Byron Darby	1	1	0.0	15	15
S Steve Gage	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Rick Graf	1	0	0.0	18	5
DT Tony Casillas	0	1	0.5	13	15
DT Joe Klecko	0	1	0.0	11	12
S Bob Jury	0	1	0.0	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Pete Koch	1	2	19
DE Donald Evans	0	1	16
S Michael Stewart	0	1	16

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sean Scott	1.0	0	1	18
DE Tony Woods	1.0	0	0	18
DT Tony Casillas	0.5	0	0	15
DT Jon Carter	0.5	0	0	12
DT Charles Lee Ray	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Rick Graf	0.0	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Crockett	3	2	23
CB Don Griffin	3	0	23
CB Toi Cook	2	0	19
ILB Dan Murray	2	0	16
ILB John Anderson	1	0	8
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	19
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	24
ILB Rick Dennison	1	0	3
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	9
ILB Mark Dusbabek	1	0	10
S Michael Stewart	1	0	16
S Ken Johnson	1	0	27
S Vencie Glenn	0	1	17

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry Lewis	3	0	0	24
S Roland James	2	1	1	25
CB Rick Grimes	1	1	1	21
ILB Mike Curico	1	0	0	15
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0	16
OLB Sean Scott	1	0	0	18
S Bob Jury	0	1	0	15
OLB George Andrews	0	1	0	4
S Clinton Burrell	0	1	0	23
CB Richard Shelton	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	4	7	0	19	1	23
Don Maggs	4	5	0	28	0	23
Randy Dixon	2	4	0	26	2	28
Ron Solt	2	3	1	21	0	17
Duval Love	2	2	0	9	0	15
Vince Stroth	1	1	0	11	0	15
Ron McNair	0	4	0	17	0	22
Bill Cherry	0	1	0	9	0	7

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
David Viaene	4	8	0	34	25
Irv Eatman	4	7	1	34	26
Kevin Haverdink	3	4	0	18	12
Jim Ritcher	2	6	0	32	26
Keith Van Horne	2	5	0	28	17
Keith Jackson	2	2	0	28	17
Greg Jarvis	1	4	0	33	24
Billy Bryan	1	2	0	21	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Toi Cook	1	19
Terry LeCount	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
George Andrews	2	15
Wayne Capers	1	16
Bob Jury	1	13
Tom Waddle	1	7
Tracy Johnson	1	3

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Johnson	---	---	32	27	14	73
Eric Kattus	27	27	---	---	16	70
Toi Cook	---	---	28	19	19	66
Greg Gaines	---	---	30	19	14	63
Fred Bohannon	---	---	28	24	8	60
Ray Crockett	---	---	34	23	2	59
Chris Miller	28	30	---	---	---	58
Dan Murray	---	---	31	16	9	56
Don Griffin	---	---	31	23	---	54
Randy Dixon	26	28	---	---	---	54
Don Maggs	28	23	---	---	1	52
Pete Koch	---	---	29	19	2	50
Reggie White	---	---	30	19	1	50
Vencie Glenn	---	---	31	17	2	50
Lin Dawson	15	16	---	---	16	47
Pete Holohan	24	20	---	---	3	47
Larry Tearry	19	23	---	---	2	44
Dalton Hilliard	24	20	---	---	---	44
Burt Grossman	---	---	28	14	1	43
Ron Solt	21	17	---	---	3	41
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	23	13	4	40
Carl Monroe	8	16	---	---	15	39
Ron McNair	17	22	---	---	---	39
Mike Wilson	22	16	---	---	---	38
Donald Evans	---	---	15	16	3	34
Michael Stewart	---	---	17	16	1	34
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	18	10	5	33
Vince Stroth	11	15	---	---	4	30
Duval Love	9	15	---	---	4	28
Kevin Clark	---	---	10	9	8	27
Terry LeCount	5	11	---	---	7	23
Larry Heater	1	1	---	---	18	20
Bobby Jones	0	4	---	---	15	19
Sylvester Stamps	3	9	---	---	7	19
Bill Cherry	9	7	---	---	3	19
Jimmy Teal	8	9	---	---	---	17
John Anderson	---	---	8	8	---	16
Rick Dennison	---	---	10	3	1	14
Andrew Melontree	---	---	7	2	1	10
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Stan Edwards	3	1	---	---	---	4
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Art Okoye	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim McMahon	40	27	---	---	---	67
Jim Ritcher	32	26	---	---	4	62
Irv Eatman	34	26	---	---	1	61
David Viaene	34	25	---	---	2	61
Greg Jarvis	33	24	---	---	---	57
Terry Lewis	---	---	26	24	5	55
Tom Waddle	28	19	---	---	7	54
Roland James	---	---	26	25	2	53
Keith Van Horne	28	17	---	---	4	49
Keith Jackson	28	17	---	---	4	49
David Meggett	27	19	---	---	2	48
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	22	24	2	48
Clinton Burrell	---	---	21	23	1	45
Charles Lee Ray	---	---	23	18	3	44
Jim Springs	18	13	---	---	12	43
Richard Shelton	---	---	20	21	2	43
Clint Didier	17	9	---	---	16	42
Bob Jury	---	---	13	15	13	41
Rick Grimes	---	---	17	21	2	40
Cedrick Brown	---	---	14	15	11	40
Steve Strachan	14	7	---	---	16	37
Tony Woods	---	---	17	18	2	37
Mike Curico	---	---	16	15	5	36
Heath Sherman	13	8	---	---	15	36
Tracy Johnson	18	14	---	---	3	35
Kevin Haverdink	18	12	---	---	4	34
Cris Collinsworth	21	12	---	---	---	33
Byron Darby	---	---	15	15	2	32
Tony Casillas	---	---	13	15	3	31
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	11	16	3	30
Billy Bryan	21	5	---	---	3	29
Phil Epps	12	14	---	---	---	26
George Andrews	---	---	6	4	15	25
Rick Graf	---	---	18	5	2	25
Sean Scott	---	---	5	18	1	24
Joe Klecko	---	---	11	12	---	23
Wayne Capers	4	3	---	---	16	23
Jon Carter	---	---	6	12	---	18
James Dixon	0	0	---	---	16	16
Lucius Sanford	---	---	6	7	1	14
Steve Gage	---	---	2	7	5	14
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brian Smith	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	16	141	8.8
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	75	8.3
Middle	21	104	5.0
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Miller	27	9	0	1	6	6	2	0	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	27	18	3	1	0	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	9	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	67	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	66	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	24	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	8	1	0	10	16
WR Carl Monroe	6	3	3	27	16
WR Terry LeCount	4	1	0	10	11
TE Lin Dawson	3	1	1	4	16
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	1	10	4
TE Pete Holohan	2	1	0	11	20
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	1	1	4	20

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	7	5	34	0	19
WR Phil Epps	6	3	46	1	14
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	1	12	0	12
WR Jim Springs	3	1	5	0	13
C Clint Didier	2	2	17	0	9
RB David Meggett	2	2	28	1	19
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	10	0	8
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	23	1	3
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	4	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Hilliard	4	14	3.50	7.96
Sylvester Stamps	1	2	2.00	3.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Meggett	5	16	3.20	6.42
Heath Sherman	5	11	2.20	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Miller	7	2	11	1.57	2.81

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	4	2	11	2.75	6.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry LeCount	3	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	10	5.00	1.25
WR Carl Monroe	2	1	1	0.50	4.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil Epps	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Jim Springs	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
RB David Meggett	1	1	6	6.00	14.00
WR Tom Waddle	1	1	5	5.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Heath Sherman	5	4
Jim McMahon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Miller	8	3	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	4	1	1
WR Terry LeCount	2	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Springs	2	1	1
WR Tom Waddle	2	2	2
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0
WR Phil Epps	1	1	1
RB David Meggett	1	1	1
RB Heath Sherman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)