Week 1
Final1Q
3 - 0
P. Leahy 41-yard field goal.
1Q
10 - 0
S. Davis 20-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 7
R. Rucker 13-yard TD catch from M. Phipps.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 14
P. Warfield 23-yard TD catch from M. Phipps.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 21
R. Rucker 4-yard TD catch from M. Phipps.
Made XP
3Q
10 - 24
D. Cockroft 32-yard field goal.
3Q
10 - 31
R. Rucker 8-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 31
R. Todd 8-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 38
S. Holden 26-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.
Made XP
Pass Yds
137
Namath
NYJ

Rush Yds
124
Pruitt
CLE

Rec Yds
51
Pruitt
CLE

Scrim TD
3
Rucker
CLE

The Cleveland Browns dominated the New York Jets, 38 to 17, on September 12, 1976.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Namath #12 | 15/31 | 137 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 47.4 |
R. Todd #14 | 4/5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 47.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phipps #15 | 11/15 | 100 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 130.6 |
B. Sipe #17 | 7/10 | 83 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 134.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Marinaro #49 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
S. Davis #35 | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 |
C. Gaines #21 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
R. Todd #14 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Pruitt #34 | 17 | 124 | 7.3 | 0 | 60 |
C. Miller #30 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
M. Phipps #15 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 24 |
M. Pruitt #43 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 |
R. Rucker #33 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
B. Sipe #17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 35 |
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 9 |
D. Knight #82 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 25 |
L. Giammona #33 | 0/0 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
C. Gaines #21 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Buckey #84 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
S. Davis #35 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Pruitt #34 | 0/0 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 19 |
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 37 | 7.4 | 3 | 13 |
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 23 |
S. Holden #88 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
O. Roan #81 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
C. Miller #30 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
B. Duncan #35 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Pruitt #43 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Darden #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Leahy #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Carrell #3 | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Piccone #89 | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Giammona #33 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jackson #43 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Miller #30 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Pruitt #43 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #43 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Holden #88 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
W. Miller #82 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Namath #12 | 15/31 | 137 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 47.4 |
R. Todd #14 | 4/5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 47.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Marinaro #49 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
S. Davis #35 | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 |
C. Gaines #21 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
R. Todd #14 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 35 |
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 9 |
D. Knight #82 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 25 |
L. Giammona #33 | 0/0 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
C. Gaines #21 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Buckey #84 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
S. Davis #35 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Leahy #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Carrell #3 | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Piccone #89 | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Giammona #33 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jackson #43 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #43 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phipps #15 | 11/15 | 100 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 130.6 |
B. Sipe #17 | 7/10 | 83 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 134.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Pruitt #34 | 17 | 124 | 7.3 | 0 | 60 |
C. Miller #30 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
M. Phipps #15 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 24 |
M. Pruitt #43 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 |
R. Rucker #33 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
B. Sipe #17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Pruitt #34 | 0/0 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 19 |
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 37 | 7.4 | 3 | 13 |
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 23 |
S. Holden #88 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
O. Roan #81 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
C. Miller #30 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
B. Duncan #35 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Pruitt #43 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Darden #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Miller #30 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Pruitt #43 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Holden #88 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
W. Miller #82 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
258
Total Yds
390
147
Pass Yds
183
111
Rush Yds
207
66
Total Plays
67
3.9
Yards Per Play
5.8
3.9
Yards Per Pass
7.3
4.0
Yards Per Rush
4.9
17
1st Downs
21
5
Punts
4
2
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
5
Penalties
5
40
Penalty Yards
73
0
Sacks
2
0
Sack Yards
15
0
D/ST TD
0