| Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 19, 1971 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 73387 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 64 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 24 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gary Collins 8 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Frank Pitts 18 pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Ferguson |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 76 | C | Walt Suggs |
| 60 | ROG | Tom Regner |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 83 | TE | Willie Frazier |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 34 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 82 | LDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 78 | RDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 48 | RS | Bob Atkins |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Gary Collins |
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 65 | LOG | John Demarie |
| 54 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 78 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 16 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 35 | RB | Bo Scott |
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 52 | RLB | Billy Andrews |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 29 | LS | Walt Sumner |
| 34 | RS | Mike Howell |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | / | / | 10 | 65 | 1 | 1 | |
| CLE | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | / | / | 7 | 72 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Woody Campbell | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Dawkins | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Andy Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 |
| Bo Scott | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Cockroft | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bo Cornell | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 108 | 3.2 | 15 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 3 | 144 | 7.2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 25.8 |
| Charley Johnson | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 2 | 101 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24.1 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 5 | 245 | 6.3 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 25.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 1 | 254 | 8.2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 79.2 |
| Mike Phipps | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 26 | 3.7 | 18t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.1 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 1 | 280 | 7.2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 79.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Dawkins | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 245 | 14.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fair Hooker | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Leroy Kelly | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 280 | 14.7 | 28 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Clarence Scott | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Walt Sumner | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Sherk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 59 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zeke Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Linzy Cole | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ken Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |