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1984 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 250 points (15.6/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 297 points (18.6/g), 6th.
Differential of -47 points (-2.9/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.4-9.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 18th.
Coached by Sam Rutigliano (1-7-0) and Marty Schottenheimer (4-4-0)
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1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Paul McDonald | 26 | 4 | 16 | 271 for 493, 3,472 yards, 14 td, 23 int, & 22 rushes for 4 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Boyce Green | 24 | 1 | 10 | 202 rushes for 673 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 124 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 288th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Mike Pruitt | 30 | 8 | 7 | 163 rushes for 506 yards, 6 td, & 5 catches for 29 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Duriel Harris | 30 | 8 | 11 | 32 catches for 512 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Rickey Bolden | 23 | Rook | 9 | 1 catch for 19 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
| TE | Harry Holt | 27 | 1 | 8 | 20 catches for 261 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome*+ | 28 | 6 | 15 | 89 catches for 1,001 yards, 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 35 | 13 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| LG | Robert E. Jackson | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Mike Baab | 25 | 2 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
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| RG | Joe DeLamielleure | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| RT | Bill Contz | 23 | 1 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Paul Farren | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Reggie Camp | 23 | 1 | 16 | 14.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983 |
| NT | Bob Golic | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Keith Baldwin | 24 | 2 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Chip Banks | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Eddie Johnson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Tom Cousineau | 27 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979 |
| ROLB | Clay Matthews | 28 | 6 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Frank Minnifield | 24 | Rook | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Hanford Dixon | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Al Gross | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Don Rogers | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 28 | 5 | 0 | 24 of 32 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Steve Cox | 26 | 3 | 0 | 74 punts for a 43.4 average, 2 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981 |
| PR | Brian Brennan | 22 | Rook | 4 | 25 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| KR | Earnest Byner | 22 | Rook | 3 | 22 kick returns for a 18.9 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Adams | 28 | WR | 16 | 1 | 194 | 6-2 | Houston | 8/22/1956 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1979 |
| Stuart Anderson | 25 | LB | 4 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Virginia | 12/25/1959 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Baab | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| Matt Bahr | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/6/1956 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| Keith Baldwin | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/13/1960 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982 |
| Chip Banks | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-4 | USC | 9/18/1959 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| Greg Best | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 1/14/1960 | 1 | |
| James Black | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Akron | 4/3/1962 | Rook | |
| Rickey Bolden | 23 | T-TE-G | 12 | 9 | 274 | 6-6 | SMU | 9/8/1961 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
| Larry Braziel | 30 | DB | 13 | 1 | 188 | 6-0 | USC | 9/25/1954 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979 |
| Brian Brennan | 22 | WR | 15 | 4 | 178 | 5-9 | Boston College | 2/15/1962 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| Preston Brown | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Vanderbilt | 3/2/1958 | 4 | New England Patriots / 6th / 160th pick / 1980 |
| Clinton Burrell | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/4/1956 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979 |
| Earnest Byner | 22 | RB | 16 | 3 | 215 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 9/15/1962 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| Reggie Camp | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-4 | California | 2/28/1961 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983 |
| Bill Contz | 23 | T | 15 | 9 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn State | 12/5/1961 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983 |
| Tom Cousineau | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 5/6/1957 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979 |
| Steve Cox | 26 | P-K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Tulsa | 5/11/1958 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981 |
| Bruce Davis | 21 | WR | 14 | 1 | 160 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/25/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1984 |
| Johnny Davis | 28 | RB | 16 | 4 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/17/1956 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 33 | G | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 3/16/1951 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| Tom DeLeone | 34 | C | 15 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/13/1950 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| Doug Dieken | 35 | T | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| Hanford Dixon | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1958 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| Jim Dumont | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Rutgers | 7/16/1961 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 190th pick / 1984 |
| Paul Farren | 24 | T-G | 15 | 6 | 272 | 6-5 | Boston University | 12/24/1960 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| Ricky Feacher | 30 | WR | 16 | 3 | 174 | 5-10 | Miss. Valley State | 2/11/1954 | 8 | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Flick | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/30/1958 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 90th pick / 1981 |
| Elvis Franks | 27 | DE | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 7/9/1957 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980 |
| Bob Golic | 27 | NT-DT-LB-DE | 15 | 15 | 264 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/26/1957 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| Boyce Green | 24 | RB | 16 | 10 | 215 | 5-11 | Carson-Newman | 6/24/1960 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 288th pick / 1983 |
| Al Gross | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-3 | Arizona | 1/4/1961 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1983 |
| Carl Hairston | 32 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| Duriel Harris | 30 | WR | 11 | 11 | 179 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/27/1954 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| Harry Holt | 27 | TE | 12 | 8 | 236 | 6-4 | Arizona | 12/29/1957 | 1 | |
| Robert E. Jackson | 31 | G-T-C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | 9 | |
| Eddie Johnson | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-1 | Louisville | 2/3/1959 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 27 | DB | 6 | 3 | 204 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 9/11/1957 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979 |
| Darryl Lewis | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-6 | Texas-Arlington | 4/16/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 128th pick / 1983 |
| George Lilja | 26 | G-C-T | 4 | 1 | 264 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/3/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 104th pick / 1981 |
| David Marshall | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Eastern Michigan | 1/3/1961 | Rook | |
| Clay Matthews | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Paul McDonald | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-2 | USC | 2/23/1958 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980 |
| Frank Minnifield | 24 | DB | 15 | 12 | 180 | 5-9 | Louisville | 1/1/1960 | Rook | |
| Ozzie Newsome*+ | 28 | TE | 16 | 15 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| Scott Nicolas | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/7/1960 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 310th pick / 1982 |
| Rod Perry | 31 | DB | 8 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Colorado | 9/11/1953 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
| Ted Petersen | 29 | T-C-G | 4 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Eastern Illinois | 2/7/1955 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| Mike Pruitt | 30 | RB | 10 | 7 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/3/1954 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 23 | NT | 16 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 1/12/1961 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 149th pick / 1983 |
| Chris Rockins | 22 | DB | 16 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 5/18/1962 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 48th pick / 1984 |
| Don Rogers | 22 | DB | 15 | 14 | 206 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/17/1962 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 |
| Tim Stracka | 25 | TE | 6 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 9/27/1959 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 145th pick / 1983 |
| Dwight Walker | 25 | RB-WR | 11 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Nicholls State | 1/10/1959 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 87th pick / 1982 |
| Curtis Weathers | 28 | LB-TE | 16 | 1 | 224 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 9/16/1956 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 241st pick / 1979 |
| Charles White | 26 | RB | 10 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 1/22/1958 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| Glen Young | 24 | WR | 2 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 10/11/1960 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 220.2 | 6-1.5 | 3.5 |