1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-6-1 .594 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Bud Carson |
Jed Hughes | Secondary |
Hal Hunter | Offensive Line |
Paul Lanham | Special Teams Coordinator |
Richard Mann | Receivers |
Joe Popp | Special Assistant to the Head Coach |
Dan Radakovich | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
George Sefcik | Running Backs |
Lionel Taylor | Special Assistant-Offense/Tight Ends |
John Teerlinck | Defensive Line |
Marc Trestman | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 8/6/1989 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-17 | L | London, England | Wembley Stadium | 73677 | |
Sat | 8/12/1989 | A | Detroit Lions | 25-24 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 44536 | |
Sat | 8/19/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 71939 | |
Sat | 8/26/1989 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 7-21 | L | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 36667 | |
Sat | 9/2/1989 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 62486 | |
Sun | 9/10/1989 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 51-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57928 | |
Sun | 9/17/1989 | H | New York Jets | 38-24 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 73516 | |
Mon | 9/25/1989 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-21 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55996 | |
Sun | 10/1/1989 | H | Denver Broncos | 16-13 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78637 | |
Sun | 10/8/1989 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-13 | L | OT | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 58444 |
Sun | 10/15/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78840 | |
Mon | 10/23/1989 | H | Chicago Bears | 27-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78722 | |
Sun | 10/29/1989 | H | Houston Oilers | 28-17 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78765 | |
Sun | 11/5/1989 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 42-31 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 69162 | |
Sun | 11/12/1989 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 17-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58978 | |
Sun | 11/19/1989 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-10 | T | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77922 |
Thu | 11/23/1989 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-13 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 65624 | |
Sun | 12/3/1989 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 76236 | |
Sun | 12/10/1989 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 17-23 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 58550 | |
Sun | 12/17/1989 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 23-17 | W | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 70777 |
Sat | 12/23/1989 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 58852 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sat | 1/6/1990 | H | Buffalo Bills | 34-30 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77706 | |
AFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 1/14/1990 | A | Denver Broncos | 21-37 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 76046 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Matt Bahr | 9 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 33 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
Bubba Baker | 60 | LDE | 6-6 | 275 | 33 | Colorado State | 16 | 16 |
Ted Banker | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 270 | 28 | Southeast Missouri State | 16 | 16 |
Robert Banks | 97 | RDE | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Notre Dame | 15 | 15 |
Tom Baugh | 64 | C | 6-3 | 282 | 26 | Southern Illinois | 16 | 0 |
Anthony Blaylock | 24 | FS | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | Winston-Salem State | 16 | 1 |
Rickey Bolden | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 280 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 3 |
Stephen Braggs | 36 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Texas | 7 | 0 |
Brian Brennan | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 27 | Boston College | 14 | 2 |
Clifford Charlton | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Florida | 15 | 0 |
Hanford Dixon | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 31 | Southern Mississippi | 15 | 15 |
Paul Farren | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 275 | 29 | Boston University | 16 | 13 |
Dan Fike | 69 | ROG | 6-7 | 283 | 28 | Florida | 13 | 13 |
Thane Gash | 30 | FS | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | East Tennessee State | 16 | 15 |
Tom Gibson | 71 | RDE | 6-7 | 265 | 26 | Northern Arizona | 16 | 1 |
Mike Graybill | 79 | OT | 6-7 | 275 | 23 | Boston University | 6 | 0 |
David Grayson | 56 | RLB | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Fresno State | 10 | 10 |
Carl Hairston | 78 | LDT | 6-3 | 267 | 37 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 16 | 16 |
Mark Harper | 23 | RCB | 5-9 | 180 | 28 | Alcorn State | 16 | 2 |
Eddie Johnson | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 30 | Louisville | 16 | 0 |
Mike Johnson | 59 | MLB | 6-1 | 228 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Vernon Joines | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Maryland | 4 | 0 |
Keith Jones | 26 | RB | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 2 |
Marlon Jones | 95 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Central State (Ohio) | 8 | 0 |
Tony Jones | 66 | ROG | 6-5 | 290 | 23 | Western Carolina | 9 | 3 |
Bernie Kosar | 19 | QB | 6-5 | 212 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
Kyle Kramer | 40 | S | 6-3 | 190 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 0 |
Reggie Langhorne | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 201 | 26 | Elizabeth City State | 16 | 15 |
Robert Lyons | 49 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Akron | 9 | 0 |
Kevin Mack | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 27 | Clemson | 4 | 1 |
Tim Manoa | 42 | FB | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Penn State | 16 | 15 |
Clay Matthews | 57 | LLB | 6-2 | 242 | 33 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Gerald McNeil | 89 | WR | 5-7 | 141 | 27 | Baylor | 16 | 0 |
Eric Metcalf | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 21 | Texas | 16 | 11 |
Ron Middleton | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 252 | 24 | Auburn | 9 | 0 |
Frank Minnifield | 31 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 29 | Louisville | 16 | 16 |
Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 33 | Alabama | 16 | 13 |
Mike Oliphant | 33 | RB | 5-9 | 170 | 26 | Puget Sound | 14 | 0 |
Mike Pagel | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 29 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
Michael Dean Perry | 92 | RDT | 6-1 | 285 | 24 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
Chris Pike | 75 | NT-DE | 6-8 | 290 | 25 | North Carolina; Tulsa | 12 | 0 |
Gregg Rakoczy | 73 | C | 6-5 | 285 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
Barry Redden | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 29 | Richmond | 16 | 1 |
Cody Risien | 63 | ROT | 6-7 | 275 | 32 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
Kevin Robbins | 72 | OT | 6-4 | 286 | 23 | Wichita State; Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
Kevin Simons | 70 | OT | 6-3 | 315 | 22 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
Webster Slaughter | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 171 | 25 | San Joaquin Delta JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
Daryle Smith | 70 | OT | 6-5 | 276 | 25 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 |
Andrew Stewart | 96 | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Fresno CC; Cincinnati | 16 | 0 |
Derek Tennell | 81 | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | UCLA | 14 | 3 |
Lawyer Tillman | 85 | WR | 6-5 | 230 | 23 | Auburn | 14 | 1 |
Bryan Wagner | 15 | P | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | California Lutheran; Northridge State | 16 | 0 |
Van Waiters | 50 | RLB | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Indiana | 16 | 5 |
Felix Wright | 22 | SS | 6-2 | 294 | 30 | Drake | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 13 | Eric Metcalf | RB | Texas |
2 | 31 | Lawyer Tillman | WR | Auburn |
4 | 107 | Andrew Stewart | DE | Cincinnati |
5 | 114 | Kyle Kramer | DB | Bowling Green State |
5 | 116 | Vernon Joines | WR | Maryland |
6 | 160 | Gary Wilkerson | DB | Penn State |
7 | 187 | Mike Graybill | T | Boston University |
8 | 214 | Rick Aeilts | TE | Southeast Missouri State |
10 | 274 | John Buddenberg | T | Akron |
11 | 301 | Dan Plocki | K | Maryland |
12 | 328 | Marlon Brown | LB | Memphis |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 48 | 112 | 104 | 64 | 6 | 334 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 67 | 82 | 62 | 9 | 254 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30:26 | 285 | 101 | 161 | 23 | 82/213 38.5% | 1/9 11.1% | 128 | 973 |
Opponents Totals | 29:34 | 276 | 93 | 161 | 22 | 82/230 35.7% | 10/16 62.5% | 122 | 985 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Bahr | 0 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 88 |
Eric Metcalf | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
Webster Slaughter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Tim Manoa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Lawyer Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Thane Gash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
David Grayson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Keith Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bernie Kosar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Kevin Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Clay Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ron Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Oliphant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Barry Redden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Derek Tennell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Van Waiters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Felix Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 41 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 334 |
Opponents Totals | 30 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 0 | 254 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Bahr | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 50 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 6/8 | 4/9 | 1/2 |
Team Totals | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 50 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 6/8 | 4/9 | 1/2 |
Opponents Totals | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 7/9 | 4/14 | 1/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Metcalf | 187 | 633 | 3.4 | 43t | 6 |
Tim Manoa | 87 | 289 | 3.3 | 22 | 3 |
Barry Redden | 40 | 180 | 4.5 | 38t | 1 |
Keith Jones | 43 | 160 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 |
Kevin Mack | 37 | 130 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
Mike Oliphant | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 21t | 1 |
Bernie Kosar | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 23 | 1 |
Gerald McNeil | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
Reggie Langhorne | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
Mike Pagel | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 448 | 1609 | 3.6 | 43t | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 446 | 1670 | 3.7 | 39t | 8 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernie Kosar | 513 | 303 | 59.1 | 196 | 3533 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 97t | 18 | 3.5 | 14 | 2.7 | 34 | 192 | 3341 | 80.3 |
Mike Pagel | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 8 | 60 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 43.7 |
Eric Metcalf | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 135.4 |
Team Totals | 529 | 309 | 58.4 | 205 | 3625 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 97t | 20 | 3.8 | 15 | 2.8 | 34 | 192 | 3433 | 80.1 |
Opponents Totals | 540 | 269 | 49.8 | 244 | 3520 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 68 | 20 | 3.7 | 27 | 5.0 | 45 | 359 | 3161 | 62.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Webster Slaughter | 65 | 1236 | 19.0 | 97t | 6 | ||||
Reggie Langhorne | 60 | 749 | 12.5 | 62t | 2 | ||||
Eric Metcalf | 54 | 397 | 7.4 | 68t | 4 | ||||
Ozzie Newsome | 29 | 324 | 11.2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brian Brennan | 28 | 289 | 10.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |||
Tim Manoa | 27 | 241 | 8.9 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |||
Keith Jones | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
Gerald McNeil | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Lawyer Tillman | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Barry Redden | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mike Oliphant | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Kevin Mack | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Van Waiters | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Middleton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek Tennell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bernie Kosar | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 309 | 3625 | 11.7 | 97t | 20 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 269 | 3520 | 13.1 | 68 | 20 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Felix Wright | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 27t | 1 |
Thane Gash | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 36t | 2 |
Mike Johnson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 |
Frank Minnifield | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
Mark Harper | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
David Grayson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14t | 1 |
Clay Matthews | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
Kyle Kramer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Hanford Dixon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Robert Lyons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 27 | 300 | 11.1 | 36t | 4 |
Opponents Totals | 15 | 306 | 20.4 | 77 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan Wagner | 97 | 3817 | 39.4 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 418 | 3279 | 33.8 |
Team Totals | 97 | 3817 | 39.4 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 418 | 3279 | 33.8 |
Opponents Totals | 94 | 3797 | 40.4 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 496 | 3141 | 33.4 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald McNeil | 49 | 15 | 496 | 10.1 | 49 | 0 |
Team Totals | 49 | 15 | 496 | 10.1 | 49 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 49 | 13 | 418 | 8.5 | 27 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Metcalf | 31 | 0 | 718 | 23.2 | 49 | 0 |
Mike Oliphant | 5 | 0 | 69 | 13.8 | 28 | 0 |
Gerald McNeil | 4 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
Keith Jones | 4 | 0 | 42 | 10.5 | 25 | 0 |
Stephen Braggs | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
Barry Redden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Vernon Joines | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Team Totals | 50 | 0 | 932 | 18.6 | 49 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 58 | 1175 | 20.3 | 73 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Bubba Baker | 7.5 | |
Michael Dean Perry | 7.0 | |
Carl Hairston | 6.5 | |
Robert Banks | 4.0 | |
Anthony Blaylock | 4.0 | |
Clay Matthews | 4.0 | |
Andrew Stewart | 3.0 | |
Thane Gash | 2.0 | |
Tom Gibson | 2.0 | |
Clifford Charlton | 1.0 | |
David Grayson | 1.0 | |
Mark Harper | 1.0 | |
Mike Johnson | 1.0 | |
Chris Pike | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 45.0 | 359.0 |
Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 192.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Banker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Robert Banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Brennan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Farren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Thane Gash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
David Grayson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
Mark Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tony Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bernie Kosar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
Reggie Langhorne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kevin Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tim Manoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Clay Matthews | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | |
Eric Metcalf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Frank Minnifield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Oliphant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Michael Dean Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Redden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Webster Slaughter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 23 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 32 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 1 |
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