NFL game summary for 12/20/1970:

Cleveland converted a pair of interceptions into TDs and Bill Nelsen connected with Homer Jones and Bo Scott with payoff passes. Erich Barnes' interception was his 45th lifetime. Floyd Little rushed for 44 yards for the Broncos to clinch the AFC's running title with 901 yards.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	115.2  (16)	183.2  (6)	298.3  (8)	35
	DEFENSE	140.5  (22)	164.4  (15)	304.9  (23)	27
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	124.8  (10)	148.0  (16)	272.8  (16)	37
	DEFENSE	97.6  (3)	165.6  (16)	263.2  (7)	29

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (7-7-0)	0	10	17	0	27
Denver Broncos (5-8-1)	3	3	0	7	13

( 0- 3) DEN Bobby Howfield 48 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal
(10- 3) CLE Bo Scott 2 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(10- 6) DEN Bobby Howfield 30 yard field goal
(13- 6) CLE Don Cockroft 34 yard field goal
(20- 6) CLE Homer Jones 43 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
(27- 6) CLE Bo Scott 23 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
(27-13) DEN Willis Crenshaw 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)

                     CLE             DEN
First Downs:         15              16
Rushes-yards:        33-82           37-179
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-25-232-2     10-26-116-3
Sacked-yards:        2-31            2-15
Net pass yards:      201             101
Net yards/pass:      7.4             3.6
Total net yards:     283             280
Total plays:         60 (55% run)    65 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     9-66            8-74

Attendance: 51,001

Passing:
CLE: Bill Nelsen, 11 of 22 for 215 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Phipps, 1 of 3 for 17 yards (2 int)
DEN: Chuck Pastrana, 10 of 26 for 116 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 13 for 43 yards; Bo Scott, 13 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Reece Morrison, 5 for 1 yard; Mike Phipps, 2 for 3 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 13 for 44 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 9 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Pastrana, 7 for 42 yards; Clem Turner, 4 for 34 yards; Bobby Anderson, 4 for 24 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Bo Scott, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Chip Glass, 3 for 46 yards; Fair Hooker, 3 for 42 yards; Homer Jones, 1 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Milt Morin, 1 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 19 yards
DEN: Al Denson, 4 for 48 yards; Billy Masters, 4 for 41 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 17 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 1 for 23 yards
DEN: Jerry Hendren, 2 for 40 yards; Clem Turner, 1 for 31 yards; Ken Criter, 1 for 10 yards

Punt returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 2 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 12 yards
DEN: Charlie Greer, 1 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
CLE: Erich Barnes, 1 for 22 yards; Dale Lindsey, 1 for 9 yards; Ben Davis, 1 for 0 yards
DEN: Cornell Gordon, 1 for 24 yards; Bob Wade, 1 for 10 yards

Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 168 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 3 for 150 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 2/3
DEN: Bobby Howfield, 2/3

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