The Cleveland Browns easily beat the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 7, on September 3, 1978.

1978 Cleveland Browns

Final

SF

49ers

0-1-0

7

CLE

Browns

1-0-0

24

1

0

7

2

7

7

3

0

0

4

0

10

Total

7

24

1st quarter

SF

CLE

Browns

Greg Pruitt 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

SF

CLE

49ers

Ken MacAfee 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

7

7

Browns

Ozzie Newsome 33-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

7

14

4th quarter

SF

CLE

Browns

Reggie Rucker 69-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)

7

21

Browns

Don Cockroft 23-yard field goal

7

24

49ers

Browns

1st Downs

18

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

73

68

Total Yards

295

393

Yards per play

4.0

5.8

Passing

164

180

Comp - Att

16 - 32

12 - 26

Yards per pass

5

6.7

Interceptions thrown

3

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

1 - 10

Rushing

131

213

Rushing Attempts

40

41

Yards per rush

3.3

5.2

Penalties

8

8

Turnovers

6

3

Fumbles lost

3

3

Interceptions

3

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve DeBerg 16 32 174 5.4 1 3 37.8
Team 16 32 164 5.4 1 3 1 37.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O.J. Simpson 22 78 3.5 0
Greg Boykin 15 52 3.5 0
Dave Williams 1 1 1.0 0
Steve DeBerg 2 0 0.0 0
Team 40 131 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry LeCount 5 63 12.6 0
Freddie Solomon 3 54 18.0 0
Ken MacAfee 3 22 7.3 1
O.J. Simpson 3 20 6.7 0
Greg Boykin 2 15 7.5 0
Team 16 174 5.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 3 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Ray Wersching 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Connell 6 196 32.7
Team 6 196 32.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Terry LeCount 3 50 16.7 0
Elliott Walker 2 25 12.5 0
Team 5 75 15.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Freddie Solomon 2 3 1.5 0
Team 2 3 1.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Brian Sipe 12 25 190 7.6 1 0 87.1
Greg Pruitt 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 12 26 180 7.3 1 0 1 83.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Greg Pruitt 22 106 4.8 1
Ozzie Newsome 1 33 33.0 1
Brian Sipe 4 32 8.0 0
Cleo Miller 10 31 3.1 0
Mike Pruitt 2 6 3.0 0
Tom Sullivan 2 5 2.5 0
Team 41 213 5.2 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Reggie Rucker 3 113 37.7 1
Greg Pruitt 3 25 8.3 0
Dave Logan 1 24 24.0 0
Cleo Miller 3 15 5.0 0
Mike Pruitt 1 7 7.0 0
Ozzie Newsome 1 6 6.0 0
Team 12 190 7.3 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 6 3 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Don Cockroft 1 3 3 6
Team 1 3 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Johnny Evans 5 175 35.0
Team 5 175 35.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Collins 1 35 35.0 0
Tom Sullivan 1 18 18.0 0
Team 2 53 26.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ozzie Newsome 1 8 8.0 0
Team 1 8 8.0 0

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PASS

1,616

Flacco

Joe Flacco

RUSH

813

Ford

Jerome Ford

REC

1,250

Cooper

Amari Cooper

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.3

10th

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

118.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

235.9

19th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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1-0-0

45

Final

14

CLE Browns

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529