The Denver Broncos lost to the Cleveland Browns, 27 to 20, on October 29, 1972.

Final

Browns

4-3-0

27

Broncos

2-5-0

20

Team

CLE

DEN

1

3

10

2

7

0

3

7

4

14

3

Total

27

20

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CLE

DEN

Don Cockroft 27-yard field goal

3

0

Bobby Anderson 28-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

3

7

Jim Turner 32-yard field goal

3

10

2nd quarter

CLE

DEN

Milt Morin 2-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)

10

3rd quarter

CLE

DEN

Floyd Little 19-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

10

17

Don Cockroft 57-yard field goal

13

17

4th quarter

CLE

DEN

Paul Staroba 19-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)

20

17

Jim Turner 43-yard field goal

20

Mike Phipps 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

27

20

Browns

Broncos

1st Downs

26

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

73

48

Total Yards

343

272

Yards per play

4.7

5.7

Passing

171

126

Comp - Att

15 - 33

14 - 24

Yards per pass

5

4.8

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 7

2 - 14

Rushing

172

146

Rushing Attempts

39

22

Yards per rush

4.4

6.6

Penalties

5

4

Turnovers

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Browns

Broncos

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Mike Phipps	15	33	178	5.4	2	1		70.0
Team	15	33	171	5.4	2	1	1	70.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bo Scott	14	66	4.7	0
Leroy Kelly	14	60	4.3	0
Mike Phipps	8	28	3.5	1
Frank Pitts	2	16	8.0	0
Ken Brown	1	2	2.0	0
Team	39	172	4.4	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Fair Hooker	3	51	17.0	0
Milt Morin	4	51	12.8	1
Frank Pitts	3	33	11.0	0
Leroy Kelly	2	20	10.0	0
Paul Staroba	1	19	19.0	1
Chip Glass	1	8	8.0	0
Bo Scott	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	15	178	5.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Don Cockroft	2	2		3	9
Team	2	2		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Don Cockroft	3	155	51.7
Team	3	155	51.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ken Brown	1	28	28.0
Bobby Majors	1	18	18.0
Team	2	46	23.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Bobby Majors	1	16	16.0
Thom Darden	1	1	1.0
Team	2	17	8.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Charley Johnson	14	24	140	5.8	2	1		85.4
Team	14	24	126	5.8	2	1	2	85.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Floyd Little	14	79	5.6
Bobby Anderson	8	67	8.4
Team	22	146	6.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bobby Anderson	7	86	12.3	1
Rod Sherman	4	40	10.0	0
Floyd Little	3	14	4.7	1
Team	14	140	5.8	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Turner	2	3		2	8
Team	2	3		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Van Heusen	3	121	40.3
Team	3	121	40.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Randy Montgomery	4	101	25.3
Joe Dawkins	1	19	19.0
Fran Lynch	0	10
Team	5	130	26.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Floyd Little	2	27	13.5
Rod Sherman	1	14	14.0
Team	3	41	13.7

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,070

Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Denver Broncos lost to the Cleveland Browns, 27 to 20, on October 29, 1972.

Final

Browns

27

Broncos

20

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Receiving

Fumbles

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Kicking

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Kick Return

Punt Return

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Fumbles

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Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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3,070

774

772

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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