1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1987 | H | New York Jets | 23-20 | W | 2OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79650 |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/11/1987 | H | Denver Broncos | 20-23 | L | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79915 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Baab | 61 | C | 6-4 | 271 | 27 | Tarrant County JC; Austin JC (Minnesota); Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Chip Banks | 56 | LOLB | 6-4 | 233 | 27 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Rickey Bolden | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 280 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Brennan | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 24 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 24 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Camp | 96 | LDE | 6-4 | 274 | 25 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Clancy | 91 | DE | 6-7 | 281 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 30 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Ellis | 24 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Major Everett | 39 | RB | 5-10 | 218 | 26 | Mississippi College | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Farren | 74 | LOG | 6-5 | 275 | 26 | Boston University | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Fike | 69 | ROG | 6-7 | 283 | 25 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Herman Fontenot | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 23 | Louisiana State | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Golic | 79 | NT | 6-2 | 261 | 29 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Gossett | 7 | P | 6-2 | 197 | 29 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Griggs | 53 | RILB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Villanova; Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Al Gross | 27 | S | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Hairston | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 34 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Harper | 23 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Alcorn State | 2 | 0 |
| Dee Dee Hoggard | 48 | CB | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 29 | Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 51 | LILB | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Johnson | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 19 | QB | 6-5 | 212 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 201 | 23 | Elizabeth City State | 2 | 2 |
| George Lilja | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 24 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Malone | 90 | DE | 6-5 | 225 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 57 | ROLB | 6-2 | 242 | 30 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Gerald McNeil | 89 | WR | 5-7 | 141 | 24 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 31 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Moseley | 3 | K | 5-11 | 182 | 38 | Texas A&M; Stephen F. Austin State | 2 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 30 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Nicolas | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 226 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Cody Risien | 63 | ROT | 6-7 | 275 | 29 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Rockins | 37 | FS | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| Webster Slaughter | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 171 | 22 | San Joaquin Delta JC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| Travis Tucker | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Southern Connecticut State | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 54 | LB | 6-5 | 235 | 35 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 24 | Delaware State | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Williams | 70 | LOG | 6-5 | 290 | 23 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 |
| Felix Wright | 22 | S | 6-2 | 294 | 27 | Drake | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 43 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 43 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 38:34 | 50 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 5/13 38.5% | 0/0 % | 4 | 40 |
| Opponents Totals | 21:26 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 5/18 27.8% | 1/1 100.0% | 16 | 133 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 43 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 43 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mack | 46 | 157 | 3.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Herman Fontenot | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 175 | 2.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 253 | 3.7 | 34 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Kosar | 96 | 51 | 53.1 | 41 | 748 | 7.8 | 14.7 | 48t | 3 | 3.1 | 4 | 4.2 | 5 | 14 | 734 | 71.9 |
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 87.5 |
| Team Totals | 97 | 52 | 53.6 | 41 | 753 | 7.8 | 14.5 | 48t | 3 | 3.1 | 4 | 4.1 | 5 | 14 | 739 | 72.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 28 | 481 | 7.1 | 12.3 | 42t | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 11 | 73 | 408 | 83.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Fontenot | 12 | 128 | 10.7 | 37t | 2 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 48t | 1 | ||
| Webster Slaughter | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Mack | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Langhorne | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Harry Holt | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Earnest Byner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Curtis Dickey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 52 | 753 | 14.5 | 48t | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 481 | 12.3 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gossett | 14 | 569 | 40.6 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 496 | 35.4 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 569 | 40.6 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 496 | 35.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 793 | 37.8 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 671 | 32.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 10 | 3 | 102 | 10.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 3 | 102 | 10.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 4 | 33 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Scott Nicolas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 151 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Hairston | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| Sam Clancy | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| Chip Banks | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| Reggie Camp | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Mike Johnson | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 11.0 | 73.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 14.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Dickey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Farren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rockins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Tucker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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