| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 41 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 65 yards from the HOU30. Danny Abramowicz returned the ball 24 yards to the CLE29. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (1Q: 14:30) Sam Wyche pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. |
| 2-10-CLE29 (1Q: 14:19) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 3-7-CLE32 (1Q: 13:32) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Jefferson. ILB Steve Neils hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-CLE32 (1Q: 13:28) Robert Walden punted 54 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 10 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (1Q: 13:21) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 17 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 12:41) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (1Q: 12:12) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-HOU36 (1Q: 12:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-HOU44 (1Q: 11:46) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (1Q: 11:07) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. ILB Don Hansen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE49 (1Q: 10:58) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. Duncan gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE John Garlington on the CLE36. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (1Q: 10:52) Sam Havrilak ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (1Q: 10:13) Sam Wyche pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE46 (1Q: 10:06) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley, assisted by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 3-6-HOU50 (1Q: 09:35) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 7 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (1Q: 09:10) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Paul Warfield. OLB Robert Braziel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU43 (1Q: 08:59) Sam Wyche pass completed to FB Tony Baker for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. Baker gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU39 (1Q: 08:15) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. S Kendrick Sullivan defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU39 (1Q: 08:08) Robert Walden punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 08:02) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU15 (1Q: 07:55) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell. |
| 2-12-HOU18 (1Q: 07:29) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Jim Mitchell blocked the pass. |
| 3-12-HOU18 (1Q: 07:17) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-HOU13 (1Q: 07:11) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green, assisted by ILB Don Hansen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stark gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-HOU27 (1Q: 06:40) Tom Blanchard punted 38 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 9 yards to the CLE44. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 06:29) Sam Wyche pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. DE Elvin Bethea blocked the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CLE38 (1Q: 06:21) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 2-1-CLE42 (1Q: 05:50) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Paul Warfield. OLB Larry Stallings drove right through Fred Hoaglin to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-1-CLE42 (1Q: 05:41) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 05:12) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. OLB Jim Cheyunski knocked down Kent Uribe to break up the play. |
| 2-10-HOU48 (1Q: 04:39) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by S Prentice McCray. DE Al Cowlings knocked down Wade Key to break up the play. |
| 3-9-HOU47 (1Q: 04:04) Sam Wyche pass was intended for WR Danny Abramowicz and was intercepted by CB Jeris White at the HOU36. Tackled by Danny Abramowicz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 03:56) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB John Bunting, assisted by OLB John Garlington. S Thom Darden crushed Robert Jackson to wreck the play. |
| 2-11-HOU35 (1Q: 03:20) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DT Bill Windauer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-HOU35 (1Q: 03:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-HOU43 (1Q: 02:41) Tom Blanchard punted 39 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 14 yards to the CLE32. Tackled by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (1Q: 02:34) Sam Wyche pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE32 (1Q: 02:24) Sam Wyche sacked by OLB Larry Stallings for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Finnie. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-15-CLE27 (1Q: 02:12) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 25 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 01:31) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 29 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. Warfield gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (1Q: 00:49) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (1Q: 00:02) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-HOU01 (2Q: 15:00) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 6, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 7, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 14:50) Bruce Gossett kicked off 65 yards from the CLE30. Irving Royer returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 14:18) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU24 (2Q: 14:12) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 3-6-HOU28 (2Q: 13:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-16-HOU18 (2Q: 13:45) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-HOU33 (2Q: 12:59) Tom Blanchard punted 40 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 17 yards to the CLE44. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (2Q: 12:52) Sam Havrilak ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. Key block delivered by Dean Barker. |
| 2-2-HOU48 (2Q: 12:14) Sam Wyche sacked by DE Al Cowlings for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Finnie. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Curley Culp on the CLE47. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 12:00) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Sherk, assisted by DE Ed Smith. |
| 2-7-CLE44 (2Q: 11:14) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB John Bunting. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-HOU46 (2Q: 11:07) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-HOU46 (2Q: 10:58) Lynn Dickey sacked by OLB John Garlington for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Craig Hertwig. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Ed Smith on the HOU39. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 10:46) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Jefferson. DE Steve Baumgartner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-20-HOU49 (2Q: 10:37) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Vernon McAlister. Jefferson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 09:52) Sam Havrilak ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Vernon McAlister. Key block delivered by Wade Key. |
| 2-4-HOU22 (2Q: 09:24) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (2Q: 09:16) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by S Prentice McCray. |
| 2-7-HOU14 (2Q: 08:35) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. S Prentice McCray defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-HOU14 (2Q: 08:29) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 4-4-HOU11 (2Q: 07:57) Bruce Gossett attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 10, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 07:51) Bruce Gossett kicked off 79 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 07:51) Sam Green ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jerry Sherk. |
| 2-9-HOU21 (2Q: 07:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU25 (2Q: 06:30) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 5 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 06:02) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes, assisted by ILB Don Hansen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU35 (2Q: 05:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 05:12) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE John Banaszak, assisted by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Jon Keyworth. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (2Q: 04:42) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. S Thom Darden defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE41 (2Q: 04:34) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen, assisted by S Clarence Duren. |
| 3-3-CLE34 (2Q: 03:52) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duncan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (2Q: 03:31) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB John Bunting. |
| 2-2-CLE20 (2Q: 03:09) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen, assisted by S Thom Darden. Stark gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-CLE03 (2Q: 02:47) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. Cleveland 10, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 02:47) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 10, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 02:38) John Smith kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 25 yards to the CLE32. Tackled by Tom Gallimore. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (2Q: 02:16) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-CLE34 (2Q: 02:00) Greg Pruitt ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by CB Vernon McAlister. |
| 3-3-CLE39 (2Q: 01:27) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 5 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (2Q: 00:46) Sam Wyche pass completed to TE Greg Latta for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 00:34) Sam Wyche pass completed to RB Greg Pruitt for 10 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan, assisted by CB Jeris White. Pruitt gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 00:25) Sam Wyche pass was dropped by WR Danny Abramowicz. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cleveland's Danny Abramowicz was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (2Q: 00:19) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. DE Elvin Bethea drove right through Wade Key to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-HOU33 (2Q: 00:10) Bruce Gossett attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 13, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 00:05) Bruce Gossett kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Vernon McAlister returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU20. Tackled by Charlie Wade. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bruce Gossett kicked off 72 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 4 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. |
| 2-6-HOU24 (3Q: 14:32) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. S Clarence Duren defended the pass. |
| 3-6-HOU24 (3Q: 14:25) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Ed Smith and DT Jerry Sherk for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jon Keyworth. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Lynn Dickey on the HOU18. |
| 4-12-HOU18 (3Q: 13:45) Tom Blanchard punted 41 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE47. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (3Q: 13:36) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 9 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-HOU44 (3Q: 13:09) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. Warfield gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 12:24) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Jefferson. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (3Q: 12:16) Greg Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (3Q: 11:37) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 2-7-HOU08 (3Q: 10:51) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 3-1-HOU02 (3Q: 10:05) Greg Pruitt ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. Key block delivered by Jackie Smith. |
| 1-1-HOU01 (3Q: 09:26) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 19, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 09:26) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 20, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 09:18) Bruce Gossett kicked off 74 yards from the CLE30. Irving Royer returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU20. Tackled by Paul Warfield. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 08:57) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell, assisted by DE Ed Smith. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Paul Seymour to the HOU22. |
| 2-8-HOU22 (3Q: 08:15) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 3-6-HOU24 (3Q: 07:40) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 07:03) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. |
| 2-6-HOU34 (3Q: 06:16) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. OLB John Garlington defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU34 (3Q: 06:04) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Donny Gibson. |
| 4-2-HOU38 (3Q: 05:18) Tom Blanchard punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE11. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (3Q: 05:09) Sam Wyche pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. DE Elvin Bethea blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE11 (3Q: 05:01) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 3-2-CLE19 (3Q: 04:18) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (3Q: 03:32) Sam Wyche pass was intended for WR Charlie Wade and was intercepted by CB Jeris White at the CLE48. Tackled by Tony Baker. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (3Q: 03:24) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Smith. |
| 2-7-CLE45 (3Q: 02:39) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Donny Gibson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (3Q: 01:59) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DE Ed Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE25 (3Q: 01:56) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. Thomas gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-CLE09 (3Q: 01:15) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 20, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 01:15) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 20, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 01:06) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Danny Abramowicz returned the ball 25 yards to the CLE29. Tackled by Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (3Q: 00:37) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Paul Warfield. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE29 (3Q: 00:26) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Greg Latta. CB Nelson Munsey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CLE29 (3Q: 00:13) Sam Wyche pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CLE29 (3Q: 00:05) Robert Walden punted 31 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU40. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 15:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. Nelson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-HOU48 (4Q: 14:19) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Sherk. Key block delivered by Jon Keyworth. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (4Q: 13:39) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Nelson. |
| 2-10-CLE43 (4Q: 13:13) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. |
| 3-10-CLE43 (4Q: 13:03) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Jim Mitchell for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Jarvis. |
| 4-18-HOU49 (4Q: 12:36) Tom Blanchard punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE05. |
| 1-10-CLE05 (4Q: 12:26) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Robert Braziel. |
| 2-6-CLE09 (4Q: 11:51) Greg Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 3-2-CLE13 (4Q: 11:06) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (4Q: 10:32) Sam Wyche pass was dropped by WR Danny Abramowicz. |
| 2-10-CLE30 (4Q: 10:24) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-7-CLE33 (4Q: 09:52) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Warfield gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (4Q: 09:10) Sam Wyche pass completed to TE Jackie Smith for 13 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 08:32) Sam Wyche pass completed to TE Greg Latta for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 08:25) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (4Q: 07:51) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 2-7-HOU07 (4Q: 07:05) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jackie Smith. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. |
| 3-7-HOU07 (4Q: 06:57) Sam Wyche pass was dropped by RB Greg Pruitt. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-7-HOU07 (4Q: 06:47) Bruce Gossett attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 23, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 06:39) Bruce Gossett kicked off 55 yards from the CLE30. Irving Royer returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 06:05) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Benny Malone. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU32 (4Q: 06:02) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell. |
| 3-8-HOU34 (4Q: 05:35) Sam Green ran a trap outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. Hill ran over Neal Colzie to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 05:06) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Terry Nelson. |
| 2-10-HOU43 (4Q: 04:57) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 3-9-HOU44 (4Q: 04:32) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Donny Gibson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Butch Stark for 4 yards to the HOU50. |
| 4-3-HOU50 (4Q: 03:46) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Donny Gibson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 03:25) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CLE37 (4Q: 03:18) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. |
| 1-10-CLE12 (4Q: 02:57) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jon Keyworth. S Clarence Duren defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE12 (4Q: 02:47) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 6 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by CB Cornell Green. |
| 3-4-CLE06 (4Q: 02:31) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington, assisted by S Thom Darden. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-CLE02 (4Q: 02:09) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-1-CLE01 (4Q: 02:04) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 23, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 02:04) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 23, Houston 21 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (4Q: 01:57) John Smith kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. Danny Abramowicz returned the ball 12 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (4Q: 01:51) Sam Havrilak ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-8-CLE27 (4Q: 01:43) Sam Havrilak ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jimmy Bernard, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-5-CLE30 (4Q: 01:31) Sam Havrilak ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by ILB Bob Stein. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-4-CLE31 (4Q: 01:22) Robert Walden punted 69 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:16) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Hilgenberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 01:00) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (4Q: 00:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 00:29) Lynn Dickey spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-CLE42 (4Q: 00:24) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Jim Mitchell and ILB Don Hansen for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Winston Hill. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Lynn Dickey on the CLE46. |
| 3-14-CLE46 (4Q: 00:04) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Neal Colzie, assisted by CB Rudy Holmes. Keyworth gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 23, Houston Oilers 21 |