1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 8th place • American Football Conference • 4-5-0 .444 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano |
| Dave Adolph | Linebackers |
| Len Fontes | Defensive Backs |
| Jim Garrett | Research and Development |
| Paul Hackett | Quarterbacks |
| Rod Humeniuk | Offensive Line |
| Rich Kotite | Receivers |
| John Petercuskie | Special Teams |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Dave Redding | Strength and Conditioning |
| Joe Scannella | Running Backs |
| Marty Schottenheimer | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-16 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54275 | |
| Thu | 8/19/1982 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 26-23 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 60794 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | A | New Orleans Saints | 20-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 55689 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 27-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 38340 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 21-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 55907 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78830 | |
| Mon | 9/27/1982 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | - | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | A | Washington Redskins | - | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | - | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | - | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | H | Houston Oilers | - | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | H | New York Giants | - | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | H | New England Patriots | 10-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 51781 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1982 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 46267 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | H | San Diego Chargers | 13-30 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 54064 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-23 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54305 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-9 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 67139 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | A | Houston Oilers | 20-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 36559 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-37 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52312 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/8/1983 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 10-27 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 56555 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/27/1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | Washington Redskins | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Los Angeles Raiders | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | Baltimore Colts | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | Houston Oilers | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | New York Giants | Canceled |
| 11/14/1982 | Miami Dolphins | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Postponed from 10/24 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Willis Adams | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Navarro JC; Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Ambrose | 52 | RILB | 6-0 | 228 | 29 | Virginia | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Baab | 61 | C | 6-4 | 271 | 23 | Tarrant County JC; Austin JC (Minnesota); Texas | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Bahr | 9 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 26 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Baldwin | 99 | RDE | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | Texas A&M | 9 | 1 |
| Chip Banks | 56 | LOLB | 6-4 | 233 | 23 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Ron Bolton | 28 | LCB | 6-2 | 170 | 32 | Norfolk State | 5 | 2 |
| Henry Bradley | 91 | NT | 6-2 | 262 | 29 | Alcorn State | 6 | 5 |
| Larry Braziel | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Compton JC; Southern California | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Buben | 74 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Tufts | 3 | 0 |
| Clinton Burrell | 49 | SS | 6-1 | 192 | 26 | Louisiana State | 9 | 9 |
| Tom Cousineau | 50 | LILB | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Bill Cowher | 53 | ROLB | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | North Carolina State | 9 | 2 |
| Steve Cox | 15 | P-K | 6-4 | 195 | 24 | Arkansas | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 235 | 26 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 31 | Michigan State | 9 | 9 |
| Tom DeLeone | 54 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 32 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Doug Dieken | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 33 | Illinois | 9 | 9 |
| Hanford Dixon | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 9 |
| Ricky Feacher | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 28 | Mississippi Valley State | 9 | 9 |
| Judson Flint | 20 | CB | 6-0 | 201 | 25 | California (Pennsylvania); Memphis | 9 | 0 |
| Elvis Franks | 94 | DE | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Morgan State | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Frederick | 70 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 28 | New Mexico | 7 | 0 |
| Danny Fulton | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 183 | 26 | Nebraska; Nebraska-Omaha | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Golic | 79 | NT | 6-2 | 261 | 25 | Notre Dame | 6 | 4 |
| David Green | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 29 | Chowan JC; Edinboro | 9 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 26 | RB | 5-7 | 165 | 27 | Rowan | 9 | 0 |
| Marshall Harris | 90 | LDE | 6-6 | 261 | 27 | Texas Christian | 9 | 9 |
| Bill Jackson | 36 | CB-S | 6-1 | 202 | 22 | North Carolina | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Jackson | 68 | LOG | 6-5 | 253 | 29 | Duke | 9 | 9 |
| Eddie Johnson | 51 | ROLB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Louisville | 9 | 1 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 48 | LCB | 5-11 | 203 | 25 | Wisconsin | 8 | 7 |
| Mark Kafentzis | 23 | S | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Hawaii | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 221 | 28 | Colorado | 9 | 9 |
| Clay Matthews | 57 | ROLB | 6-2 | 242 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 1 |
| Paul McDonald | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | Southern California | 9 | 3 |
| Cleo Miller | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 214 | 31 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | 71 | OT | 6-6 | 270 | 26 | Colorado | 9 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | Alabama | 9 | 9 |
| Scott Nicolas | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 226 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 0 |
| McDonald Oden | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 228 | 24 | Tennessee State | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 43 | FB | 6-0 | 225 | 28 | Purdue | 9 | 9 |
| Cody Risien | 62 | ROT | 6-7 | 275 | 25 | Texas A&M | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Robinson | 92 | RDE | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | Oklahoma State; Arizona | 8 | 8 |
| Clarence Scott | 22 | FS | 6-0 | 190 | 33 | Kansas State | 9 | 9 |
| Brian Sipe | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Grossmont JC; San Diego State | 6 | 6 |
| Rick Trocano | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Turner | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Pacific | 8 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker | 42 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Nicholls State | 9 | 0 |
| Curtis Weathers | 55 | ROLB | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Mississippi | 7 | 5 |
| Charles White | 25 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Whitwell | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 24 | Texas A&M | 9 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Chip Banks | LB | Southern California |
| 2 | 31 | Keith Baldwin | DE | Texas A&M |
| 4 | 87 | Dwight Walker | WR | Nicholls State |
| 5 | 115 | Mike Baab | C | Texas |
| 6 | 162 | Mike Whitwell | WR | Texas A&M |
| 8 | 199 | Mark Kafentzis | DB | Hawaii |
| 8 | 204 | Van Heflin | TE | Vanderbilt |
| 8 | 211 | Bill Jackson | DB | North Carolina |
| 9 | 227 | Milton Baker | TE | West Texas A&M |
| 10 | 255 | Ricky Floyd | RB | Southern Mississippi |
| 11 | 282 | Steve Michuta | QB | Grand Valley State |
| 12 | 310 | Scott Nicolas | LB | Miami (Florida) |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 20 | 34 | 24 | 62 | 140 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 60 | 38 | 56 | 182 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:00 | 176 | 64 | 96 | 16 | 43/127 33.9% | / % | 59 | 461 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:00 | 189 | 82 | 94 | 13 | 52/116 44.8% | / % | 57 | 436 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 38 |
| Ricky Feacher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Pruitt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Charles White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dave Logan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clinton Burrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dino Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 140 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 1 | 182 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 3 | 46 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 2/7 | 0/0 |
| Steve Cox | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 3 | 46 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pruitt | 143 | 516 | 3.6 | 17 | 3 |
| Charles White | 69 | 259 | 3.8 | 18t | 3 |
| Cleo Miller | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Cox | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 7 | -13 | -1.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 256 | 873 | 3.4 | 18t | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 306 | 1292 | 4.2 | 34 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sipe | 185 | 101 | 101 | 76 | 1064 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 40t | 4 | 2.2 | 8 | 4.3 | 13 | 117 | 947 | 60.7 |
| Paul McDonald | 149 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 993 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 56t | 5 | 3.4 | 8 | 5.4 | 13 | 95 | 898 | 59.5 |
| Team Totals | 334 | 174 | 174 | 144 | 2057 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 56t | 9 | 2.7 | 16 | 4.8 | 26 | 212 | 1845 | 60.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 266 | 144 | 144 | 105 | 1967 | 7.4 | 13.7 | 60 | 9 | 3.4 | 17 | 6.4 | 22 | 145 | 1822 | 62.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Newsome | 49 | 633 | 12.9 | 54 | 3 |
| Charles White | 34 | 283 | 8.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 28 | 408 | 14.6 | 46 | 3 |
| Dave Logan | 23 | 346 | 15.0 | 56t | 2 |
| Mike Pruitt | 22 | 140 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 31 | 1 |
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Dan Fulton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| McDonald Oden | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 174 | 2057 | 11.8 | 56t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 144 | 1967 | 13.7 | 60 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanford Dixon | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Clarence Scott | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Clinton Burrell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Chip Banks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Cousineau | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Ambrose | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judson Flint | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 164 | 10.3 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cox | 48 | 1877 | 39.1 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 216 | 1541 | 31.4 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1877 | 38.3 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 216 | 1541 | 31.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 1552 | 38.8 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 134 | 1378 | 34.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Walker | 19 | 6 | 101 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 6 | 134 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 2 | 216 | 7.2 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Walker | 13 | 0 | 295 | 22.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 22 | 0 | 430 | 19.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Scott Nicolas | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| David Green | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 0 | 754 | 19.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 0 | 424 | 18.4 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chip Banks | 5.5 | |
| Bob Golic | 4.0 | |
| Mike Robinson | 3.0 | |
| Clinton Burrell | 2.0 | |
| Elvis Franks | 2.0 | |
| Marshall Harris | 1.5 | |
| Keith Baldwin | 1.0 | |
| Tom Cousineau | 1.0 | |
| Hanford Dixon | 1.0 | |
| Curtis Weathers | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 22.0 | 145.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26.0 | 212.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Burrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Cox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elvis Franks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Marshall Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Nicolas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Dwight Walker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
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