| New York Jets at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1978 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 36881 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 19 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Calvin Hill 2 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Greg Pruitt 22 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 45 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 26 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bruce Harper 3 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 22 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Sipe 2 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 4 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bruce Harper 20 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 39 FG | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 34 | 27 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Calvin Hill 18 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 34 | 34 |
| 5 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 22 FG | 34 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 89 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 17 | QB | Matt Robinson |
| 82 | RB | Mickey Shuler |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | NT | Abdul Salaam |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 56 | LOLB | Larry Keller |
| 63 | LILB | John Hennessy |
| 58 | RILB | Mark Merrill |
| 59 | ROLB | Bob Martin |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| 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 |
| 30 | FB | Cleo Miller |
| 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 |
| 57 | RLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 5 | 1 |
| Scott Dierking | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Pruitt | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 44 | 22 | 50.0 | 4 | 289 | 6.6 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 56.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 1 | 283 | 8.8 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Scott Dierking | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 44 | 2 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 26 | 1 |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ed Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dick Ambrose | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Thom Darden | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Clarence Scott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oliver Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Johnny Evans | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Darnell Powell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Larry Collins | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Jerry Sherk | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
| Mike St. Clair | 1.0 |
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