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1970 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 286 points (20.4/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 265 points (18.9/g), 13th.
 Differential of 21 points (1.5/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 20th.

Coached by Blanton Collier (7-7-0)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 21 box W 1-0 New York Jets 31 21 20 221 145 76 31 454 286 168 4
2 Sun September 27 box L 1-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 31 34 20 448 326 122 4 24 435 277 158
3 Sat October 3 box W 2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 7 8 199 130 69 2 17 263 129 134 4
4 Sun October 11 box W 3-1 Cincinnati Bengals 30 27 23 346 216 130 3 15 236 182 54 1
5 Sun October 18 box L 3-2 Detroit Lions 24 41 19 318 171 147 6 13 315 200 115 2
6 Sun October 25 box W 4-2 @ Miami Dolphins 28 0 21 339 252 87 3 8 165 46 119 3
7 Sun November 1 box L 4-3 San Diego Chargers 10 27 19 309 151 158 4 16 321 190 131
8 Sun November 8 box L 4-4 @ Oakland Raiders 20 23 12 240 110 130 3 21 294 134 160 2
9 Sun November 15 box L 4-5 @ Cincinnati Bengals 10 14 15 296 143 153 1 14 333 123 210 3
10 Sun November 22 box W 5-5 Houston Oilers 28 14 18 348 222 126 23 326 148 178 4
11 Sun November 29 box L 5-6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 9 28 16 171 129 42 1 15 425 257 168 2
12 Mon December 7 box W 6-6 @ Houston Oilers 21 10 20 344 150 194 4 11 223 113 110 1
13 Sat December 12 box L 6-7 Dallas Cowboys 2 6 13 299 236 63 4 12 174 52 122 1
14 Sun December 20 box W 7-7 @ Denver Broncos 27 13 15 283 201 82 3 16 280 101 179 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 286 4161 870 4.8 239 190 392 2582 17 24 6.3 134 462 1579 14 3.4 87 38 14 18
Team Defense 265 4244 842 5.0 368 186 357 2238 16 19 5.7 120 451 2006 10 4.4 236 31 12 12
Lg Rank Offense 13 7 6 11 5 11 21 3 9 18 7 20 17 10
Lg Rank Defense 13 22 16 7 14 11 14 14 13 22 9 25 17 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bill Nelsen 29 QB 12 12 159 313 50.8 2156 16 5.1 16 5.1 78 6.9 5.1 13.6 179.7 68.9 8 79 6.5 4.7 2.5
Mike Phipps 23 qb 14 1 29 60 48.3 529 1 1.7 5 8.3 53 8.8 5.2 18.2 37.8 49.9 7 86 6.6 3.4 10.4
Don Gault 24 2 1 2 19 10.5 67 0 0.0 3 15.8 44 3.5 -3.6 33.5 33.5 2.2 1 5 3.1 -3.7 5.0
Team Total 25.9 14 190 392 48.5 2752 17 4.3 24 6.1 78 7.0 4.7 14.5 196.6 60.7 16 170 6.3 4.1 3.9
Opp Total 14 186 357 52.1 2238 16 4.5 19 5.3 6.3 4.3 12.0 159.9 64.4 34 290 5.7 3.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Leroy Kelly* 28 RB 13 0 206 656 6 33 3.2 50.5 15.8 24 311 13.0 2 55 1.8 23.9 967 8 3
Bo Scott 27 FB 13 0 151 625 7 63 4.1 48.1 11.6 40 351 8.8 4 24 3.1 27.0 976 11 4
Reece Morrison 25 rb 14 0 73 175 0 18 2.4 12.5 5.2 5 95 19.0 1 53 0.4 6.8 270 1 0
Randy Minniear 27 8 0 12 39 1 9 3.3 4.9 1.5 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 38 1 0
Mike Phipps 23 qb 14 1 11 94 0 26 8.5 6.7 0.8 94 0 1
Bill Nelsen 29 QB 12 12 7 -4 0 2 -0.6 -0.3 0.6 -4 0 6
Milt Morin 28 TE 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 37 611 16.5 1 36 2.6 43.6 613 1 1
Ken Brown 25 11 0 1 -8 0 -8 -8.0 -0.7 0.1 -8 0 0
Fair Hooker 23 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 490 17.5 2 69 2.2 37.7 490 2 0
Gary Collins 30 WR 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 351 13.5 4 28 2.2 29.3 351 4 1
Chip Glass 23 te 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 403 21.2 2 78 1.4 28.8 403 2 2
Homer Jones 29 wr/wr 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 141 14.1 1 43 0.7 10.1 141 1 1
Team Total 25.9 14 462 1579 14 63 3.4 112.8 33.0 190 2752 14.5 17 78 13.6 196.6 4331 31 24
Opp Total 14 451 2006 10 4.4 143.3 32.2 186 2238 12.0 16 13.3 159.9 4244 26 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Homer Jones 29 wr/wr 14 0 29 739 1 94 25.5 880
Reece Morrison 25 rb 14 0 15 133 0 34 8.9 7 153 0 36 21.9 556
Tom Schoen 24 4 0 8 18 0 7 2.3 1 27 0 27 27.0 45
Walt Sumner 23 RCB 12 0 8 70 0 38 8.8 70
Ken Brown 25 11 0 2 44 0 32 22.0 36
Leroy Kelly* 28 RB 13 0 2 15 0 12 7.5 982
Bob Matheson 26 mlb 13 0 2 21 0 14 10.5 21
Chip Glass 23 te 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 403
Al Jenkins 24 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Milt Morin 28 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 613
Joe Righetti 23 9 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
Team Total 25.9 14 34 236 0 38 6.9 44 1001 1 94 22.8 5568
Opp Total 14 23 0 39 956 0 24.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Don Cockroft 25 P 14 0 4 3 3 2 7 4 7 3 1 22 12 54.5% 35 34 97.1% 71 3023 71 1 42.6
Team Total 25.9 14 4 3 3 2 7 4 7 3 1 22 12 54.5% 35 34 97.1% 71 3023 71 1 42.6
Opp Total 14 26 14 53.8% 32 31 96.9% 66 2798 42.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Billy Andrews 25 RLB 14 0 1 25 1 25 0 1 0 0
Erich Barnes 35 LCB 14 0 5 85 1 38 0 1 0 0
Ken Brown 25 11 0 0 1 0 0
Gary Collins 30 WR 12 0 1 0 0 0
Ben Davis 25 rcb 7 0 1 0 0 0
John Garlington 24 llb 11 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 0 0
Don Gault 24 2 1 1 0 0 0
Chip Glass 23 te 14 0 2 0 0 0
Jack Gregory 26 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Houston* 33 LLB/mlb 14 0 1 25 0 25 0 1 0 0
Mike Howell 27 FS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Al Jenkins 24 5 0 1 0 0 0
Walter Johnson 28 LDT 14 0 1 4 0 4 1
Dave Jones 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Homer Jones 29 wr/wr 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ernie Kellermann 27 SS 14 0 1 18 0 18 0 1 0 0
Leroy Kelly* 28 RB 13 0 3 1 0 0
Dale Lindsey 27 MLB/rlb 14 0 2 65 1 56 0 1 0 0
Bob Matheson 26 mlb 13 0 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0
Milt Morin 28 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Bill Nelsen 29 QB 12 12 6 3 0 0
Mike Phipps 23 qb 14 1 1 0 0 0
Dick Schafrath 33 LT 14 0 0 1 27 0
Tom Schoen 24 4 0 1 1 0 0
Bo Scott 27 FB 13 0 4 0 0 0
Jerry Sherk 22 RDT 14 0 0 2 15 0
Freddie Summers 23 12 0 0 1 0 0
Walt Sumner 23 RCB 12 0 4 85 0 34 2 0 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 19 324 3 56 24 20 42 0 3
Opp Total 14 16 28 16

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Don Cockroft 25 P 14 0 34 12 70
Bo Scott 27 FB 13 0 7 4 66
Leroy Kelly* 28 RB 13 0 6 2 48
Gary Collins 30 WR 12 0 4 24
Chip Glass 23 te 14 0 2 12
Fair Hooker 23 WR 13 0 2 12
Homer Jones 29 wr/wr 14 0 1 1 12
Billy Andrews 25 RLB 14 0 1 6
Erich Barnes 35 LCB 14 0 1 6
Dale Lindsey 27 MLB/rlb 14 0 1 6
Randy Minniear 27 8 0 1 6
Milt Morin 28 TE 14 0 1 6
Reece Morrison 25 rb 14 0 1 6
Walter Johnson 28 LDT 14 0 1 2
Chuck Reynolds 24 14 0 1 2
Ron Snidow 29 LDE 14 0 1 2
Team Total 25.9 14 14 17 1 3 34 12 3 286
Opp Total 14 10 16 31 14 265