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1983 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 356 points (22.2/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 342 points (21.4/g), 14th.
 Differential of 14 points (0.9/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 19th.

Coached by Sam Rutigliano (9-7-0)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 box L 0-1 Minnesota Vikings 21 27 17 302 186 116 4 24 387 198 189 2
2 Sun September 11 box W 1-1 @ Detroit Lions 31 26 21 382 222 160 1 24 435 329 106 5
3 Thu September 15 box W 2-1 Cincinnati Bengals 17 7 18 302 218 84 2 18 301 199 102 3
4 Sun September 25 box W 3-1 @ San Diego Chargers 30 24 29 410 307 103 1 23 421 351 70
5 Sun October 2 box L 3-2 Seattle Seahawks 9 24 22 405 280 125 4 15 259 122 137 1
6 Sun October 9 box W 4-2 New York Jets 10 7 18 333 267 66 2 19 312 188 124 2
7 Sun October 16 box L 4-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 44 27 449 290 159 7 19 332 186 146 2
8 Sun October 23 box L 4-4 @ Cincinnati Bengals 21 28 16 272 198 74 2 17 288 154 134 1
9 Sun October 30 box W 5-4 Houston Oilers 25 19 19 377 189 188 2 11 258 138 120 1
10 Sun November 6 box L 5-5 @ Green Bay Packers 21 35 24 456 337 119 3 26 370 216 154 4
11 Sun November 13 box W 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 0 18 275 174 101 1 11 232 166 66 1
12 Sun November 20 box W 7-5 @ New England Patriots 30 0 16 227 51 176 1 12 190 76 114 5
13 Sun November 27 box W 8-5 Baltimore Colts 41 23 22 417 307 110 23 341 146 195 2
14 Sun December 4 box L 8-6 @ Denver Broncos 6 27 19 281 216 65 3 24 411 284 127 1
15 Sun December 11 box L 8-7 @ Houston Oilers 27 34 23 385 223 162 4 21 320 168 152
16 Sun December 18 box W 9-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 30 17 18 310 196 114 1 22 285 156 129 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 356 5583 1065 5.2 327 324 567 3661 27 28 6.1 186 465 1922 13 4.1 113 38 10 28
Team Defense 342 5142 1029 5.0 480 280 469 3077 22 22 6.1 155 528 2065 15 3.9 309 32 10 16
Lg Rank Offense 13 10 7 5 6 9 22 10 22 19 21 14 11 2
Lg Rank Defense 14 9 9 5 9 15 16 17 18 14 17 10 23 28

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec 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 34 QB 15 14 8-6-0 291 496 58.7 3566 26 5.2 23 4.6 66 7.2 5.6 12.3 237.7 79.1 27 233 6.4 4.9 5.2
Paul McDonald 25 16 2 1-1-0 32 68 47.1 341 1 1.5 4 5.9 27 5.0 2.5 10.7 21.3 42.6 6 38 4.1 1.8 8.1
Dwight Walker 24 RET 16 0 1 3 33.3 25 0 0.0 1 33.3 25 8.3 -6.7 25.0 1.6 25.0 0 0 8.3 -6.7 0.0
Team Total 26.4 16 9-7-0 324 567 57.1 3932 27 4.8 28 4.9 66 6.9 5.2 12.1 245.8 73.9 33 271 6.1 4.5 5.5
Opp Total 16 280 469 59.7 3077 22 4.7 22 4.7 6.6 4.9 11.0 192.3 75.3 32 239 6.1 4.1

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
Mike Pruitt 29 RB 15 14 293 1184 10 27 4.0 78.9 19.5 30 157 5.2 2 21 2.0 10.5 1341 12 4
Boyce Green 23 13 2 104 497 3 29 4.8 38.2 8.0 25 167 6.7 1 33 1.9 12.8 664 4 4
Brian Sipe 34 QB 15 14 26 56 0 9 2.2 3.7 1.7 56 0 6
Dwight Walker 24 RET 16 0 19 100 0 15 5.3 6.3 1.2 29 273 9.4 1 35 1.8 17.1 373 1 1
Johnny Davis 27 16 3 13 42 0 16 3.2 2.6 0.8 5 20 4.0 0 10 0.3 1.3 62 0 0
Harry Holt 26 TE 15 11 3 8 0 4 2.7 0.5 0.2 29 420 14.5 3 48 1.9 28.0 428 3 1
Paul McDonald 25 16 2 3 17 0 10 5.7 1.1 0.2 17 0 1
Bobby Jones 28 WR 15 11 1 19 0 19 19.0 1.3 0.1 36 507 14.1 4 32 2.4 33.8 526 4 0
Willis Adams 27 wr 16 6 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 20 374 18.7 2 59 1.3 23.4 376 2 1
Rocky Belk 23 10 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.5 0.1 5 141 28.2 2 64 0.5 14.1 136 2 0
Dino Hall 28 RET 16 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 4 33 8.3 0 18 0.3 2.1 35 0 0
Ozzie Newsome 27 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 89 970 10.9 6 66 5.6 60.6 970 6 0
Dave Logan 29 WR 16 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 627 16.9 2 34 2.3 39.2 627 2 1
Ricky Feacher 29 wr 9 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 217 16.7 3 42 1.4 24.1 217 3 1
Doug Dieken 34 LT 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14 14.0 1 14 0.1 0.9 14 1 0
Tim Stracka 24 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 0.9 12 0 0
Team Total 26.4 16 465 1922 13 29 4.1 120.1 29.1 324 3932 12.1 27 66 20.3 245.8 5854 40 21
Opp Total 16 528 2065 15 3.9 129.1 33.0 280 3077 11.0 22 17.5 192.3 5142 37 30

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
Dino Hall 28 RET 16 0 39 284 0 19 7.3 11 237 0 28 21.5 556
Dwight Walker 24 RET 16 0 3 26 0 13 8.7 29 627 0 38 21.6 1026
Boyce Green 23 13 2 17 350 0 30 20.6 1014
Vagas Ferguson 26 1 0 2 36 0 27 18.0 36
Scott Nicolas 23 LILB 16 8 2 29 0 15 14.5 29
Bill Contz 22 16 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Johnny Davis 27 16 3 1 8 0 8 8.0 70
Team Total 26.4 16 42 310 0 19 7.4 63 1290 0 38 20.5 7454
Opp Total 16 30 0 61 1155 1 18.9

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
Jeff Gossett 26 P 16 0 70 2854 60 0 40.8
Matt Bahr 27 K 16 0 1 1 9 9 6 5 7 6 1 24 21 87.5% 40 38 95.0%
Steve Cox 25 7 0 1 1 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 26.4 16 1 1 9 9 6 5 7 6 2 1 25 22 88.0% 40 38 95.0% 70 2854 60 0 40.8
Opp Total 16 22 16 72.7% 42 40 95.2% 73 2956 40.5

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
Tom Cousineau 26 RILB 16 16 4.0 4 47 0 15 0 2 14 0
Chip Banks*+ 24 LOLB 16 16 4.0 3 95 1 65 0 1 0 0
Brian Sipe 34 QB 15 14 6 1 0 0
Elvis Franks 26 rde 16 7 5.0 0 1 0 0
Clay Matthews 27 ROLB 16 16 6.0 4 0 0 0 0 106
Mike Pruitt 29 RB 15 14 4 2 0 0
Reggie Camp 22 LDE 16 16 4.5
Bob Golic 26 NT 16 16 3.5 1 7 1 7
Hanford Dixon 25 RCB 16 15 1.0 3 41 0 35
Boyce Green 23 13 2 4 0 0 0
Dwight Walker 24 RET 16 0 1 3 0 0
Mike Whitwell 25 FS 16 16 1.0 3 67 0 28
Clinton Burrell 27 SS 12 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dave Logan 29 WR 16 12 1 2 0 0
Dave Puzzuoli 22 16 0 2.0 0 1 2 0
Willis Adams 27 wr 16 6 1 1 0 0
Al Gross 22 16 0 1 18 0 18 0 1 4 0
Harry Holt 26 TE 15 11 1 1 0 0
Lawrence Johnson 26 lcb 16 6 2 0 0 0
Paul McDonald 25 16 2 1 1 0 0
Rod Perry 30 16 4 1 21 0 21 0 1 0 0
Clarence R. Scott 34 ss 16 5 2 0 0 0
Dick Ambrose 30 lilb 6 6 0 1 0 0
Keith Baldwin 23 RDE 16 9 1.0
Tom DeLeone 33 16 1 1 0 0 0
Ricky Feacher 29 wr 9 5 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.4 16 32.0 22 296 2 65 4 21 20 20 0 106
Opp Total 16 33 30 20 1

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
Matt Bahr 27 K 16 0 38 21 101
Mike Pruitt 29 RB 15 14 10 2 72
Ozzie Newsome 27 TE 16 16 6 36
Boyce Green 23 13 2 3 1 24
Bobby Jones 28 WR 15 11 4 24
Ricky Feacher 29 wr 9 5 3 18
Harry Holt 26 TE 15 11 3 18
Willis Adams 27 wr 16 6 2 12
Rocky Belk 23 10 0 2 12
Dave Logan 29 WR 16 12 2 12
Chip Banks*+ 24 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Doug Dieken 34 LT 16 16 1 6
Bob Golic 26 NT 16 16 1 6
Dwight Walker 24 RET 16 0 1 6
Steve Cox 25 7 0 1 3
Team Total 26.4 16 13 27 2 38 22 356
Opp Total 16 15 22 1 40 16 1 342