| Cleveland Browns at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1979 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 48915 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 28 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 2 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 46 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 2 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | J.C. Wilson 34 interception return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Sipe 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 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 |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 78 | LDT | Mickey Sims |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 56 | MLB | Robert Jackson |
| 57 | RLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 22 | SS | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Offense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 53 | RILB | Art Stringer |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cleo Miller | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 17 | 3 |
| Rob Carpenter | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Kenny King | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Boobie Clark | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 2 | 222 | 6.3 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 47.6 |
| Mark Miller | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 31 | 3.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 102 | 7.8 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 86.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Dave Logan | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Ozzie Newsome | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Pat Moriarty | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Barber | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| J.C. Wilson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Johnny Evans | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 51 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Jerry Sherk | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
| Mickey Sims | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 1.5 |
| Ted Washington | 1.0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1.0 |
| Andy Dorris | 1.0 |
| Curley Culp | 0.5 |
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