| Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 12, 1978 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 70856 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 46 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 25 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 44 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mike Pruitt 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 20 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lonnie Perrin 2 run (Jim Turner kick failed) | 19 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 65 | LOG | Glenn Hyde |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 41 | RB | Rob Lytle |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | Henry Sheppard |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 66 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 70 | RDE | Mack Mitchell |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31:25 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7/16 | / | 8 | 65 | 2 | 2 |
| CLE | 28:35 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1/11 | / | 5 | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jon Keyworth | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 109 | 3.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Calvin Hill | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 16 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 0 | 230 | 8.2 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 101.8 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 0 | 230 | 8.2 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 101.8 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 152 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 44.1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 152 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 44.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 25t | 1 |
| Jon Keyworth | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 230 | 12.8 | 42 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 152 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Bucky Dilts | 7 | 208 | 29.7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 208 | 29.7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Johnny Evans | 7 | 228 | 32.6 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 228 | 32.6 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Larry Collins | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Bob Swenson | 1.0 |
| Lyle Alzado | 0.5 |
| Barney Chavous | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Earl Edwards | 1.5 |
| Dick Ambrose | 0.5 |
| Jerry Sherk | 0.5 |
| Mack Mitchell | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |