Week 1
Final1Q
0 - 7
L. Kelly 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 14
L. Kelly 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 17
D. Cockroft 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
0 - 24
G. Collins 8-yard TD catch from B. Nelsen.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
0 - 31
F. Pitts 18-yard TD catch from M. Phipps.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
254
Nelsen
CLE

Rush Yds
60
Kelly
CLE

Rec Yds
92
Joiner
HOU

Scrim TD
2
Kelly
CLE

Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1971 AFC Central
Game Summary
The Cleveland Browns crushed the Houston Oilers, 31 to 0, on September 19, 1971.
Game Info
September 18, 1971
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Dickey #12 | 8/20 | 144 | 7.2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 25.8 |
C. Johnson #12 | 9/19 | 101 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 24.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 17/31 | 254 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
M. Phipps #15 | 2/7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 82.1 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Campbell #35 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dawkins #33 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hopkins #28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cockroft #12 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cornell #30 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brown #30 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Joiner #18 | 0/0 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Burrough #00 | 0/0 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beirne #81 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
W. Campbell #35 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dawkins #33 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #89 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Collins #86 | 0/0 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | 0 |
F. Hooker #43 | 0/0 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
F. Pitts #25 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Moore #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Scott #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sherk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sumner #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Beck #17 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Moore #22 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Cole #87 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brown #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cole #87 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Dickey #12 | 8/20 | 144 | 7.2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 25.8 |
C. Johnson #12 | 9/19 | 101 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 24.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Campbell #35 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dawkins #33 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hopkins #28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Joiner #18 | 0/0 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Burrough #00 | 0/0 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beirne #81 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
W. Campbell #35 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dawkins #33 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #89 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Moore #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Beck #17 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Moore #22 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Cole #87 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cole #87 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 17/31 | 254 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
M. Phipps #15 | 2/7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 82.1 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cockroft #12 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cornell #30 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brown #30 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Collins #86 | 0/0 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | 0 |
F. Hooker #43 | 0/0 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
F. Pitts #25 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Scott #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sherk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sumner #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brown #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
243
Total Yds
377
208
Pass Yds
269
35
Rush Yds
108
59
Total Plays
74
4.1
Yards Per Play
5.1
4.7
Yards Per Pass
6.7
2.3
Yards Per Rush
3.2
11
1st Downs
21
6
Punts
5
6
Turnovers
2
5
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
10
Penalties
7
65
Penalty Yards
72
1
Sacks
5
11
Sack Yards
37
0
D/ST TD
0
HOU
CLE