NFL game summary for 10/23/1977:

Cleo Miller gained a career-high 117 yards on the ground and Greg Pruitt added 90 more to spark the Browns to the win over the Bills. The win enabled the Browns to remain tied with Pittsburgh for the Central Division lead. Paul Warfield hauled in a deflected pass on the Bills' 22 and turned it into a 52-yard touchdown to give the Browns a 13-7 lead late in the first half. The Browns controlled the tempo of the game during most of the second half, running 55 plays to the Bills 13. Keith Moody's 91-yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter was the longest in the Bills' 18-year history. O.J. Simpson led the Bills' rushers with 99 yards on 19 carries.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	122.4  (18)	130.2  (21)	252.6  (20)	18
	DEFENSE	148.6  (20)	122.6  (7)	271.2  (13)	12
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	132.0  (12)	156.0  (10)	288.0  (13)	16
	DEFENSE	148.0  (19)	115.8  (5)	263.8  (12)	8

Line: Browns by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (4-2-0)	0	13	7	7	27
Buffalo Bills (1-5-0)	7	3	6	0	16

( 0- 7) BUF Reuben Gant 38 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick)
( 3- 7) CLE Don Cockroft 41 yard field goal
( 6- 7) CLE Don Cockroft 27 yard field goal
(13- 7) CLE Paul Warfield 52 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(13-10) BUF Carson Long 41 yard field goal
(20-10) CLE Cleo Miller 6 yard pass from Greg Pruitt (Don Cockroft kick)
(20-16) BUF Keith Moody 91 yard punt return (kick failed)
(27-16) CLE Gary Parris 9 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)

                     CLE             BUF
First Downs:         26              20
Rushes-yards:        48-219          25-162
Yards/rush:          4.6             6.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-24-149-2     11-29-199-2
Sacked-yards:        3-22            2-14
Net pass yards:      127             185
Net yards/pass:      4.7             6.0
Total net yards:     346             347
Total plays:         75 (64% run)    56 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     7-59            12-139

Attendance: 60,905

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 14 of 22 for 143 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Greg Pruitt, 1 of 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 11 of 29 for 199 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
CLE: Cleo Miller, 21 for 117 yards; Greg Pruitt, 21 for 90 yards; Larry Poole, 2 for 7 yards; Mike Pruitt, 2 for 5 yards; Brian Sipe, 2 for 0 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 19 for 99 yards; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 54 yards; Jim Braxton, 3 for 9 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Cleo Miller, 5 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Reggie Rucker, 4 for 46 yards; Gary Parris, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Greg Pruitt, 2 for 12 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Larry Poole, 1 for 4 yards
BUF: Reuben Gant, 5 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Lou Piccone, 3 for 52 yards; Bob Chandler, 2 for 27 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Brian Duncan, 3 for 25 yards; Ken Ellis, 1 for 17 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 4 for 99 yards; John Kimbrough, 1 for 20 yards; Bill Dunstan, 1 for 9 yards

Punt returns:
CLE: Rolly Woolsey, 2 for 7 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 91 yards and 1 TD; John Kimbrough, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
CLE: Thom Darden, 2 for 56 yards
BUF: Mario Clark, 1 for 15 yards; Tony Greene, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CLE: Greg Coleman, 4 for 129 yards; Don Cockroft, 1 for 30 yards
BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 170 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 2/2
BUF: Carson Long, 1/1

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