Cleveland Browns 27 at Kansas City Chiefs 24
Sunday, September 9, 1979
Cleveland Browns 27, Kansas City Chiefs 24
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland Browns (2-0-0) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Kansas City Chiefs (1-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
Scoring
| | | CLE | KAN |
| 1st | CLE | Don Cockroft 27 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| CLE | Reggie Rucker 17 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2nd | CLE | Ozzie Newsome 20 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3rd | CLE | Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal | 20 | 0 |
| KAN | J.T. Smith 17 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4th | KAN | Tony Reed 9 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 14 |
| KAN | Ted McKnight 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 21 |
| KAN | Jan Stenerud 30 yard field goal | 20 | 24 |
| CLE | Reggie Rucker 21 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 24 |
Team Stats
| CLE | KAN |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-164-0 | 32-101-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-35-243-3-1 | 16-35-174-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-5 | 3-27 |
| Net pass yards | 238 | 147 |
| Total yards | 402 | 248 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 11-105 | 7-89 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Clarence R. Scott |
CLE |
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1 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
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| Keith Wright |
CLE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
88 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Tim Collier |
KAN |
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1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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| Earl Gant |
KAN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
38 |
19.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Steve Gaunty |
KAN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
87 |
29.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| J.T. Smith |
KAN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
20 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |