Week 8, 1998

played in New England, MA

47 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	10	3	7	3	-	23
New England Patriots	7	14	3	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 NED - Evan Toomer 51 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 04:59 CLE - Louis Riddick 56 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 00:41 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 26 field goal
2Q: 11:45 NED - Ed McCaffrey 25 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 05:43 NED - Charles Davenport 5 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:39 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 53 field goal
3Q: 12:02 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
3Q: 05:24 CLE - Trevor Pryce 42 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 12:32 NED - Cole Ford 45 field goal
4Q: 02:52 NED - Cole Ford 34 field goal
4Q: 00:57 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 NED - Evan Toomer 51 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 04:59 CLE - Louis Riddick 56 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 00:41 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 26 field goal
2Q: 11:45 NED - Ed McCaffrey 25 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 05:43 NED - Charles Davenport 5 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:39 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 53 field goal
3Q: 12:02 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
3Q: 05:24 CLE - Trevor Pryce 42 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 12:32 NED - Cole Ford 45 field goal
4Q: 02:52 NED - Cole Ford 34 field goal
4Q: 00:57 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 3-5 4-4
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 1 2
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 219 341
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 69 79
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 2.76 2.72
Net Passing Yards 150 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 17 - 1 38 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 166 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.05 6.72
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/85 14/119
Punt Returns/Yards 6/44 7/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/98 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:45 33:15

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	3-5	4-4
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	1	2
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	219	341
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	69	79
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	2.76	2.72
Net Passing Yards	150	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 17 - 1	38 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	166	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.05	6.72
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/85	14/119
Punt Returns/Yards	6/44	7/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/98	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	11:15	2:22	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	7:09	0:56	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
1	3:03	2:30	OPP 24	5	15	Field Goal
2	14:27	1:32	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	11:32	2:37	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	6:53	0:37	OWN 27	2	3	Fumble
2	5:32	1:50	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	2:15	1:44	50	6	14	Field Goal
3	11:57	1:23	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	8:26	0:25	OWN 31	3	46	Fumble
3	2:41	1:46	OWN 14	4	19	Punt
4	13:22	0:13	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
4	12:26	4:44	OWN 20	8	24	Punt
4	2:46	1:56	OWN 20	9	73	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	2:01	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
1	8:53	1:44	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	6:13	1:27	OWN 44	3	4	Interception
1	4:46	1:43	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	0:33	1:06	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	12:55	1:23	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	8:55	2:02	OWN 24	7	18	Punt
2	6:16	0:44	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
2	3:42	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 13	2	7	Half
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 30	5	37	Field Goal
3	10:34	2:08	OWN 24	4	12	Punt
3	8:01	2:47	OWN 23	5	18	Interception
3	5:14	2:33	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	0:55	2:33	OWN 17	5	14	Punt
4	13:09	0:43	OPP 24	3	-4	Field Goal
4	7:42	2:30	OWN 12	4	30	Punt
4	5:12	2:26	OPP 4	3	-13	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 45	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	14	48	3.43	36	2
Ron Rivers	9	15	1.67	8	0
Matt Dunigan	1	1	1.00	1	0
Terance Mathis	1	5	5.00	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	17	25	1.47	6	0
John Miller	4	32	8.00	17	1
Mike Alstott	4	24	6.00	19	1
Don Majkowski	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Evan Toomer	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	35	17	166	2/16	0	24	1	50.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	38	26	268	1/6	3	51	2	92.9

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Alexander	8	12	99	12.38	21	24
WR Terance Mathis	4	11	27	6.75	3	11
WR Anderson Cooper	3	5	21	7.00	4	13
TE Marv Cook	1	1	14	14.00	8	14
TE Jeff Thomason	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Robb Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ron Rivers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Terry Hopkins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jamie Asher	5	5	56	11.20	26	22	0
WR Evan Toomer	5	10	101	20.20	61	51	1
RB Robert Holcombe	4	5	29	7.25	18	16	0
TE Keith Jackson	3	4	11	3.67	4	12	0
WR Charles Davenport	3	5	19	6.33	0	10	1
FB Mike Alstott	3	3	17	5.67	12	12	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	4	25	25.00	16	25	1
RB John Miller	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Pierre Mosley	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Riddick	1	56	56.00	1
DT Trevor Pryce	1	42	42.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tom Carter	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	0	0	0
Mat Hoffman	1	0	0	0

New England	Recov	Force
Larry Izzo	1	1
Jeff Dellenbach	1	0
Greg Myers	1	0
Ted Johnson	0	1
Mike Alstott	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	9	388	43.1	40.9	51	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	9	344	38.2	33.3	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	3/3	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	6	44	7.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	7	20	2.9	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Alexander	1	22	22.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Miller	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ashermond Singleton	11	0	0.0	19	31
CB Carlos Brooks	8	0	0.0	28	37
ILB Alvin Mack	7	2	0.0	23	38
OLB Steve Morrison	3	2	1.0	11	13
S Chris Oldham	3	2	0.0	16	22
DT Trevor Pryce	3	1	0.0	22	33
S Gary Jones	3	0	0.0	16	23
S Louis Riddick	2	1	0.0	29	36
DT Jamal Williams	2	1	0.0	13	13
DE Jamal Duff	2	0	0.0	21	28
DE Dennis Byrd	1	2	0.0	24	34
DT John Jurkovic	1	2	0.0	21	23
CB Chad Scott	1	1	0.0	29	39
WR Terance Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mat Hoffman	1	0	0.0	16	22
DT Barron Tanner	1	0	0.0	4	10
RB Terry Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Glenn Cadrez	0	1	0.0	6	1

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Johnson	6	2	0.0	25	37
CB Tom Carter	6	1	0.0	24	37
OLB Larry Izzo	5	2	0.0	21	33
S Kevin Williams	5	0	0.0	20	29
DT John Randle	4	1	0.5	21	27
CB Kevin Abrams	4	3	0.0	20	33
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	2	0.0	24	37
DE Jeff Lageman	2	3	0.5	17	24
DT Chuck Johnson	2	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Ron Johnson	2	0	0.0	6	8
DT Tony Siragusa	1	1	0.5	14	15
DT Walter Hemingway	1	1	0.5	11	16
S Greg Myers	1	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	0.0	8	21
DE Ben Karpinski	0	1	0.0	15	21
ILB Bruce Ellerson	0	1	0.0	1	0
DE Shawn Sawyda	0	1	0.0	15	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Steve Morrison	1.0	0	13
DT Barron Tanner	0.0	1	10
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	1	33

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Walter Hemingway	0.5	1	1	0	16
DE Jeff Lageman	0.5	0	1	1	24
DT John Randle	0.5	0	1	0	27
DT Tony Siragusa	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	1	0	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ashermond Singleton	8	1	0	31
ILB Alvin Mack	6	0	0	38
S Louis Riddick	2	1	1	36
S Gary Jones	2	0	0	23
CB Carlos Brooks	2	0	0	37
CB Chad Scott	2	0	0	39
S Chris Oldham	1	1	0	22
OLB Steve Morrison	1	1	0	13
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	1	33
CB Mat Hoffman	1	0	0	22
OLB Terry Wooden	0	1	0	8

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tom Carter	5	1	1	37
CB Kevin Abrams	3	0	0	33
S Kevin Williams	3	0	0	29
OLB Larry Izzo	2	1	0	33
ILB Ron Johnson	2	0	0	8
OLB Nickolas Fox	2	0	0	21
S Je-rod Rozumek	0	2	0	37
DE Ben Karpinski	0	1	0	21
ILB Ted Johnson	0	1	0	37
S Greg Myers	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Taylor Newman	3	9	25	0	37
Antonio Stofa	1	3	25	1	37
Marv Cook	1	3	15	0	22
Nathan Shannon	0	4	25	0	37
Juan Roque	0	3	25	0	37
Mike Flynn	0	2	25	1	37

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	3	7	29	0	39
Daquan Peterman	3	5	29	0	39
Tony Ramirez	1	5	29	0	39
Fred Miller	1	4	29	1	39
Glenn Rountree	1	4	29	0	39
Mike Alstott	1	1	27	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Anderson Cooper	3	24
Ron Rivers	1	25
Robb Thomas	1	15
Glenn Cadrez	1	13
Jeff Thomason	1	12
Dave Waddy	1	12
Matt Groening	1	11
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	6
Gary Jones	1	3

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Williams	2	29
Robert Holcombe	2	25
Mike Alstott	2	11
Larry Izzo	1	19

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Stofa	25	37	---	---	12	74
Mat Hoffman	---	---	16	22	36	74
Nathan Shannon	25	37	---	---	12	74
Chad Scott	---	---	29	39	3	71
Trevor Pryce	---	---	22	33	14	69
Louis Riddick	---	---	29	36	3	68
Carlos Brooks	---	---	28	37	2	67
Mike Alexander	19	26	---	---	21	66
Alvin Mack	---	---	23	38	4	65
Terry Hopkins	16	27	---	---	22	65
Dennis Byrd	---	---	24	34	6	64
Matt Dunigan	25	37	---	---	---	62
Mike Flynn	25	37	---	---	---	62
Juan Roque	25	37	---	---	---	62
Taylor Newman	25	37	---	---	---	62
Marv Cook	15	22	---	---	24	61
Terance Mathis	25	33	---	---	1	59
Ashermond Singleton	---	---	19	31	4	54
Jamal Duff	---	---	21	28	3	52
Ron Rivers	10	14	---	---	25	49
John Jurkovic	---	---	21	23	2	46
Anderson Cooper	5	16	---	---	24	45
Terry Wooden	---	---	10	8	26	44
Gary Jones	---	---	16	23	3	42
Chris Oldham	---	---	16	22	4	42
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	15	19	---	---	6	40
Jeff Thomason	10	12	---	---	12	34
Matt Groening	10	11	---	---	11	32
Jamal Williams	---	---	13	13	4	30
Steve Morrison	---	---	11	13	5	29
Willie Kramer	---	---	1	3	21	25
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	6	1	13	20
Kavika Pittman	---	---	8	11	---	19
Robb Thomas	0	1	---	---	15	16
Barron Tanner	---	---	4	10	---	14
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rick Hamilton	---	---	2	4	6	12
Dave Waddy	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rick Lockhart	0	4	---	---	6	10
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kordell Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kim Herring	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Holcombe	23	32	---	---	25	80
Glenn Rountree	29	39	---	---	12	80
Kevin Williams	---	---	20	29	29	78
Greg Myers	---	---	25	37	14	76
Evan Toomer	19	31	---	---	25	75
Larry Izzo	---	---	21	33	19	73
Mike Alstott	27	32	---	---	11	70
Don Majkowski	29	39	---	---	---	68
Tony Mandarich	29	39	---	---	---	68
Fred Miller	29	39	---	---	---	68
Daquan Peterman	29	39	---	---	---	68
Tony Ramirez	29	39	---	---	---	68
Ted Johnson	---	---	25	37	3	65
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	24	37	3	64
Tom Carter	---	---	24	37	3	64
Ed McCaffrey	18	23	---	---	21	62
Kevin Abrams	---	---	20	33	3	56
John Randle	---	---	21	27	4	52
Jeff Lageman	---	---	17	24	6	47
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	15	24	7	46
Charles Davenport	16	24	---	---	3	43
Jamie Asher	22	20	---	---	1	43
Ben Karpinski	---	---	15	21	3	39
Tony Siragusa	---	---	14	15	5	34
Ron Johnson	---	---	6	8	19	33
Steve Isreal	---	---	5	6	21	32
Nickolas Fox	---	---	8	21	2	31
Keith Jackson	9	10	---	---	9	28
Bob Christian	0	4	---	---	23	27
Walter Hemingway	---	---	11	16	---	27
Pierre Mosley	3	10	---	---	13	26
Eric Bjornson	1	1	---	---	24	26
John Miller	7	8	---	---	6	21
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	1	0	13	14
Jeff Dellenbach	0	0	---	---	12	12
Richmond Webb	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brendan Stai	0	0	---	---	12	12
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chuck Johnson	---	---	3	2	3	8
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Rogers	---	---	0	0	1	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-6	-1.2
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	21	55	2.6
Right	1	19	19.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	35	17	3	2	1	7	4	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	38	26	4	2	1	5	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	33	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	67	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	17	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	217	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	34	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Alexander	12	8	1	99	3	26
WR Terance Mathis	11	4	0	27	0	33
WR Anderson Cooper	5	3	0	21	0	16
RB Terry Hopkins	3	0	0	0	0	27
TE Marv Cook	1	1	0	14	0	22
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Jeff Thomason	1	1	0	5	0	12
RB Ron Rivers	1	0	0	0	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Evan Toomer	10	5	0	101	2	31
WR Charles Davenport	5	3	0	19	0	24
TE Jamie Asher	5	5	0	56	1	20
RB Robert Holcombe	5	4	0	29	0	32
TE Keith Jackson	4	3	1	11	0	10
WR Ed McCaffrey	4	1	0	25	1	23
FB Mike Alstott	3	3	0	17	0	32
RB John Miller	1	1	0	2	0	8
WR Pierre Mosley	1	1	0	8	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Rivers	3	4	1.33	1.67
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	3	-2	-0.67	3.43

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	3	-3	-1.00	1.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	1	1	5	5.00	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	5	5.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Rivers	4	0
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	11	7	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Alexander	5	5	3
WR Terance Mathis	3	1	1
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Evan Toomer	5	1	1
WR Charles Davenport	3	1	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	0	0
RB John Miller	1	1	0
RB Robert Holcombe	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)