| Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 8, 1981 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74859 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 47 F Humidty: 27% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 45 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Cleo Miller 1 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 5 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 43 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dave Logan 23 pass from Brian Sipe (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Preston 4 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 27 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 32 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 30 FG | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 68 | LOG | Bob Jackson |
| 79 | C | Gerry Sullivan |
| 64 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 25 | RB | Charles White |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Marshall Harris |
| 91 | NT | Henry Bradley |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 50 | LOLB | Don Goode |
| 56 | LILB | Robert Jackson |
| 52 | RILB | Dick Ambrose |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 22 | SS | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 73 | LOT | Kelvin Clark |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 65 | C | Glenn Hyde |
| 70 | ROG | Dave Studdard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 46 | RB | Dave Preston |
| 24 | FB | Rick Parros |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 73 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 45 | LCB | Perry Smith |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 22 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 24:41 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4/12 | / | 5 | 34 | 3 | 2 |
| DEN | 39:29 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3/13 | / | 7 | 34 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Parros | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Tony Reed | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 116 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 2 | 290 | 6.9 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 58.6 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 2 | 290 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 58.6 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 0 | 291 | 8.8 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 102.0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 0 | 291 | 8.8 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 102.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dave Logan | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 23t | 1 |
| Mike Pruitt | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 62 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 290 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 291 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Steve Cox | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | ||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dino Hall | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dino Hall | 5 | 0 | 114 | 22.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 114 | 22.8 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Lyle Alzado | 2.0 |
| Henry Bradley | 1.0 |
| Robert Jackson | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
| Marshall Harris | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |