| Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1979 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 42181 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 88 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 17 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ozzie Newsome 20 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 32 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | J.T. Smith 17 pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tony Reed 9 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ted McKnight 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 30 FG | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 21 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 64 | LOG | George Buehler |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 65 | ROT | Henry Sheppard |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 78 | LDT | Mickey Sims |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 57 | RLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 22 | SS | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 32 | HB | Tony Reed |
| 81 | WR | Tony Samuels |
| 22 | FB | Ted McKnight |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 75 | RDE | Sylvester Hicks |
| 53 | LOLB | Whitney Paul |
| 54 | LILB | Frank Manumaleuga |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 52 | ROLB | Tom Howard |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 31 | SS | Jerry Reese |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Tim Collier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Brian Sipe | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ted McKnight | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Tony Reed | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Horace Belton | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Arnold Morgado | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 1 | 243 | 6.9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 92.9 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 148 | 5.9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 86.7 |
| Mike Livingston | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 26 | 2.6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 2 | |
| Dave Logan | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Steve Gaunty | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Reed | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Ted McKnight | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Clarence Scott | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tim Collier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Johnny Evans | 5 | 249 | 49.8 | 59 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 7 | 329 | 47.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Steve Gaunty | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Earl Gant | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Jerry Sherk | 2.0 |
| Lyle Alzado | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 |
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