| Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: October 30, 1983 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 66955 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Renfro 19 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Florian Kempf 19 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Doug Dieken 14 pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Renfro 38 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick failed) | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 37 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Florian Kempf 24 FG | 19 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 29 FG | 19 | 16 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 30 FG | 19 | 19 |
| 5 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Boyce Green 20 run | 19 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 88 | TE | Chris Dressel |
| 89 | TE | Mike McCloskey |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 40 | RB | Donnie Craft |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Bob Hamm |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 36 | FS | Carter Hartwig |
| 20 | RCB | Willie Tullis |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Bobby Jones |
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 68 | LOG | Bob Jackson |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 64 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 16 | QB | Paul McDonald |
| 38 | RB | Johnny Davis |
| 45 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Reggie Camp |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 99 | RDE | Keith Baldwin |
| 56 | LOLB | Chip Banks |
| 58 | LILB | Scott Nicolas |
| 50 | RILB | Tom Cousineau |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 40 | LCB | Rod Perry |
| 49 | SS | Clinton Burrell |
| 21 | FS | Mike Whitwell |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Larry Moriarty | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Donnie Craft | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Boyce Green | 14 | 107 | 7.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Mike Pruitt | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 1 | 155 | 5.7 | 38t | 2 | 3 | 17 | 69.2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Paul McDonald | 41 | 19 | 46.3 | 2 | 209 | 5.1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 49.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 38t | 2 |
| Tim Smith | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Dieken | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Dwight Walker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Steve Brown | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Whitwell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John James | 10 | 344 | 34.4 | 44 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dino Hall | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Steve Brown | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Boyce Green | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dwight Walker | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jerome Foster | 2.0 |
| Brian Sochia | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Reggie Camp | 1.0 |
| Elvis Franks | 1.0 |
| Mike Whitwell | 1.0 |
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