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1977 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 269 points (19.2/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 267 points (19.1/g), 22nd.
 Differential of 2 points (0.1/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 27th.

Coached by Dick Modzelewski (0-1-0) and Forrest Gregg (6-7-0)

1977 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 Sun September 18 box W 1-0 @ Cincinnati Bengals 13 3 16 285 173 112 3 16 245 141 104 3
2 Mon September 26 box W 2-0 New England Patriots 30 27 25 393 195 198 3 21 263 122 141 2
3 Sun October 2 box L 2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 28 16 165 85 80 5 21 361 143 218 2
4 Sun October 9 box L 2-2 Oakland Raiders 10 26 14 250 137 113 5 17 259 88 171 2
5 Sun October 16 box W 3-2 @ Houston Oilers 24 23 11 170 61 109 2 18 228 119 109 3
6 Sun October 23 box W 4-2 @ Buffalo Bills 27 16 26 346 127 219 2 20 347 185 162 4
7 Sun October 30 box W 5-2 Kansas City Chiefs 44 7 34 526 204 322 3 16 256 119 137 6
8 Sun November 6 box L 5-3 Cincinnati Bengals 7 10 19 290 159 131 4 15 237 153 84 1
9 Sun November 13 box L 5-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 35 23 421 283 138 4 25 420 249 171 4
10 Sun November 20 box W 6-4 @ New York Giants 21 7 14 269 129 140 2 14 221 105 116 4
11 Sun November 27 box L 6-5 Los Angeles Rams 0 9 11 181 91 90 6 24 363 147 216 4
12 Sun December 4 box L 6-6 @ San Diego Chargers 14 37 17 319 208 111 1 23 425 258 167
13 Sun December 11 box L 6-7 Houston Oilers 15 19 22 400 222 178 8 10 167 56 111 2
14 Sun December 18 box L 6-8 @ Seattle Seahawks 19 20 23 360 101 259 5 21 323 132 191 2

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 269 4375 911 4.8 271 208 377 2175 19 31 5.4 119 510 2200 9 4.3 119 53 22 33
Team Defense 267 4115 895 4.6 409 184 340 2017 15 23 5.4 116 524 2098 14 4.0 261 39 16 32
Lg Rank Offense 12 9 3 8 10 4 27 10 13 8 21 3 28 26
Lg Rank Defense 22 20 25 12 13 18 9 16 16 19 18 20 9 11

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%
Brian Sipe 28 QB 9 9 112 195 57.4 1233 9 4.6 14 7.2 52 6.3 3.6 11.0 137.0 61.8 16 114 5.3 2.7 7.6
Dave Mays 28 qb 7 4 67 121 55.4 797 6 5.0 10 8.3 60 6.6 3.4 11.9 113.9 57.8 6 67 5.7 2.7 4.7
Terry Luck 25 4 1 25 50 50.0 316 1 2.0 7 14.0 33 6.3 0.2 12.6 79.0 37.2 1 8 6.0 0.1 2.0
Greg Pruitt* 26 RB 14 14 4 9 44.4 28 3 33.3 0 0.0 13 3.1 6.4 7.0 2.0 91.7 1 10 1.8 4.8 10.0
Dave Logan 23 WR 14 5 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.3 14 208 377 55.2 2374 19 5.0 31 8.2 60 6.3 3.1 11.4 169.6 56.8 24 199 5.4 2.4 6.0
Opp Total 14 184 340 54.1 2017 15 4.4 23 6.8 5.9 3.3 11.0 144.1 58.4 31 281 5.4 2.3

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
Greg Pruitt* 26 RB 14 14 236 1086 3 78 4.6 77.6 16.9 37 471 12.7 1 60 2.6 33.6 1557 4 8
Cleo Miller 25 FB 14 14 163 756 4 38 4.6 54.0 11.6 41 291 7.1 1 28 2.9 20.8 1047 5 5
Mike Pruitt 23 13 0 47 205 1 21 4.4 15.8 3.6 3 12 4.0 0 6 0.2 0.9 217 1 1
Larry Poole 25 13 0 38 118 1 12 3.1 9.1 2.9 17 137 8.1 3 21 1.3 10.5 255 4 1
Brian Sipe 28 QB 9 9 10 14 0 9 1.4 1.6 1.1 14 0 4
Brian Duncan 25 RET 14 0 5 16 0 10 3.2 1.1 0.4 1 5 5.0 1 5 0.1 0.4 21 1 0
Dave Mays 28 qb 7 4 4 2 0 2 0.5 0.3 0.6 2 0 3
Terry Luck 25 4 1 3 -2 0 1 -0.7 -0.5 0.8 1 4 4.0 1 4 0.3 1.0 2 1 1
Reggie Rucker 30 WR 14 14 2 6 0 3 3.0 0.4 0.1 36 565 15.7 2 40 2.6 40.4 571 2 2
Paul Warfield 35 wr 12 9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 18 251 13.9 2 52 1.5 20.9 253 2 0
Greg Coleman 23 P 14 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 -3 0 0
Gary Parris 27 te 14 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 213 10.1 5 26 1.5 15.2 213 5 1
Dave Logan 23 WR 14 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 284 14.9 1 42 1.4 20.3 284 1 0
Oscar Roan 26 TE 10 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 136 10.5 2 27 1.3 13.6 136 2 0
Reggie Craig 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.2 1.0 5 0 1
Team Total 26.3 14 510 2200 9 78 4.3 157.1 36.4 208 2374 11.4 19 60 14.9 169.6 4574 28 34
Opp Total 14 524 2098 14 4.0 149.9 37.4 184 2017 11.0 15 13.1 144.1 4115 29 32

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Rolly Woolsey 24 RET 14 0 32 290 0 44 9.1 1 2 0 2 2.0 292
Brian Duncan 25 RET 14 0 15 298 0 36 19.9 319
Ricky Feacher 23 14 0 2 15 0 15 7.5 11 219 0 26 19.9 234
Lawrence Williams 24 3 0 8 199 0 32 24.9 199
Eddie Payton 26 2 0 3 17 0 16 5.7 4 91 0 34 22.8 108
Mike Pruitt 23 13 0 6 131 0 31 21.8 348
Ken Ellis 30 9 0 5 80 0 30 16.0 80
Dick Ambrose 24 MLB 14 14 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Bob Babich 30 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Reggie Craig 24 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 5
Robert E. Jackson 24 RG 14 14 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Team Total 26.3 14 38 322 0 44 8.5 53 1075 0 36 20.3 5971
Opp Total 14 31 3 50 986 0 19.7

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
Greg Coleman 23 P 14 0 61 2389 58 0 39.2
Don Cockroft 32 K 14 0 6 6 8 6 9 5 23 17 73.9% 31 30 96.8% 1 30 30 0 30.0
Team Total 26.3 14 6 6 8 6 9 5 23 17 73.9% 31 30 96.8% 62 2419 58 0 39.0
Opp Total 14 22 16 72.7% 32 27 84.4% 70 2639 37.7

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
Dick Ambrose 24 MLB 14 14 0 2 0 0
Ron Bolton 27 lcb 14 5 3 50 0 43
Reggie Craig 24 5 0 1 0 0 0
Thom Darden 27 FS 14 14 6 107 1 49 1 0 0 0
Oliver Davis 23 RCB 14 14 3 71 0 32
Doug Dieken 28 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Brian Duncan 25 RET 14 0 0 1 0 0
Earl Edwards 31 LDT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Ken Ellis 30 9 0 1 0 0 0
Ricky Feacher 23 14 0 2 1 0 0
Charlie Hall 29 LLB 14 14 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
Gerald Irons 30 RLB 14 14 3 99 1 53 0 1 0 0
Robert E. Jackson 24 RG 14 14 0 2 0 0
Joe Jones 29 LDE 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Terry Luck 25 4 1 1 1 -1 0
Dave Mays 28 qb 7 4 3 0 -1 0
Cleo Miller 25 FB 14 14 5 2 0 0
Mack Mitchell 25 rde 14 5 0 2 0 0
Gary Parris 27 te 14 6 1 0 0 0
Eddie Payton 26 2 0 1 0 0 0
Tony Peters 24 SS 14 14 2 29 0 25
Larry Poole 25 13 0 1 0 0 0
Greg Pruitt* 26 RB 14 14 8 3 0 0
Mike Pruitt 23 13 0 1 0 0 0
Reggie Rucker 30 WR 14 14 2 0 0 0
Clarence R. Scott 28 LCB 14 9 3 72 1 49
Henry Sheppard 25 LG 13 13 0 1 0 0
Jerry Sherk 29 rdt 7 6 0 1 0 0 1
Mickey Sims 22 RDT 12 7 0 1 8 0
Brian Sipe 28 QB 9 9 4 2 0 0
Mike St. Clair 24 RDE 11 10 0 1 0 0
Rolly Woolsey 24 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Team Total 26.3 14 23 430 3 53 34 27 6 0 1
Opp Total 14 24 32 16

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Don Cockroft 32 K 14 0 30 17 81
Cleo Miller 25 FB 14 14 4 1 30
Gary Parris 27 te 14 6 5 30
Larry Poole 25 13 0 1 3 24
Greg Pruitt* 26 RB 14 14 3 1 24
Oscar Roan 26 TE 10 8 2 12
Reggie Rucker 30 WR 14 14 2 12
Paul Warfield 35 wr 12 9 2 12
Thom Darden 27 FS 14 14 1 6
Brian Duncan 25 RET 14 0 1 6
Gerald Irons 30 RLB 14 14 1 6
Dave Logan 23 WR 14 5 1 6
Terry Luck 25 4 1 1 6
Mike Pruitt 23 13 0 1 6
Clarence R. Scott 28 LCB 14 9 1 6
Jerry Sherk 29 rdt 7 6 1 2
Team Total 26.3 14 9 19 3 30 17 1 269
Opp Total 14 14 15 3 27 16 267