1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1972 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-20 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Billy Andrews | 52 | RLB | 6-0 | 223 | 27 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Briggs | 84 | RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Heidelberg | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Brooks | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 204 | 27 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Carollo | 63 | OT | 6-2 | 262 | 32 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Don Cockroft | 12 | K | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Adams State | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Cornell | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Thom Darden | 27 | LS | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Davis | 28 | RCB | 5-11 | 183 | 27 | Defiance | 1 | 1 |
| Bob DeMarco | 61 | C | 6-3 | 243 | 34 | Indiana; Dayton | 1 | 1 |
| John Demarie | 65 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 27 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Dieken | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 23 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| John Garlington | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Chip Glass | 83 | TE | 6-4 | 236 | 25 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Hickerson | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 248 | 37 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 54 | C | 6-4 | 247 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Fair Hooker | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Houston | 82 | LB | 6-3 | 239 | 35 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Johnson | 71 | LDT | 6-3 | 268 | 30 | New Mexico State; Los Angeles State | 1 | 1 |
| Leroy Kelly | 44 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 30 | Morgan State | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kingrea | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 23 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Billy LeFear | 19 | RB | 5-11 | 197 | 22 | Henderson State | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Lindsey | 51 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 29 | Kentucky; Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Long | 53 | LB | 6-0 | 228 | 26 | Toledo | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Majors | 24 | S | 6-1 | 193 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Bob McKay | 78 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Milt Morin | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 243 | 30 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Morris | 62 | OT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 31 | El Cerritos JC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 25 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Pitts | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 198 | 29 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Gloster Richardson | 42 | WR | 6-0 | 200 | 30 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Roman | 81 | LDE | 6-3 | 237 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Scott | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 213 | 29 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Clarence Scott | 22 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Sherk | 72 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Grays Harbor JC; Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Sumner | 29 | RS | 6-1 | 188 | 25 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | / % | / % | 3 | 25 | |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | / % | / % | 3 | 25 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Phipps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Cockroft | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 20 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Scott | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Ken Brown | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 165 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 198 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Phipps | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 9 | 131 | 5.7 | 14.6 | 27t | 1 | 4.3 | 5 | 21.7 | 2 | 13 | 118 | 33.3 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 9 | 131 | 5.7 | 14.6 | 27t | 1 | 4.3 | 5 | 21.7 | 2 | 13 | 118 | 33.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 7 | 88 | 6.8 | 14.7 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 74 | 68.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Scott | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fair Hooker | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Milt Morin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 131 | 14.6 | 27t | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 6 | 208 | 34.7 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 162 | 27.0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 208 | 34.7 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 209 | 34.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 164 | 32.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Darden | 1 | 2 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy LeFear | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Sherk | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Nick Roman | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Walter Johnson | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Bob Briggs | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob DeMarco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fair Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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