| Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1978 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 51409 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 50 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 16 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Calvin Hill 15 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick failed) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Terry Miller 2 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mike Pruitt 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 44 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mike Pruitt 71 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dennis Johnson 1 run (run failed) | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Calvin Hill 3 pass from Mark Miller (Don Cockroft kick) | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Piccone 5 pass from Dave Mays (Tom Dempsey kick) | 20 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 85 | RDT | Phil Dokes |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 54 | MLB | Randy McClanahan |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | Henry Sheppard |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 62 | ROG | George Buehler |
| 68 | ROT | Bob Jackson |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 66 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 64 | RDE | Joe Jones |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 21 | 173 | 8.2 | 71t | 2 |
| Greg Pruitt | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Collins | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 185 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 46.5 |
| Dave Mays | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 61.8 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 0 | 217 | 14.5 | 44t | 3 | 1 | 11 | 158.3 |
| Mark Miller | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 44t | 2 |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 2 |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Thom Darden | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Johnny Evans | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Steve Powell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Larry Collins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Phil Dokes | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Gerald Irons | 1.0 |
| Mike St. Clair | 1.0 |
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