Sunday December 18, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/18/1977:



Jim Zorn hit Steve Largent with a 15-yard touchdown pass with 52 seconds remaining to give the Seahawks a 20-19 victory. The Seahawks began their winning drive with 1:15 left and moved 80 yards in three plays. The Seahawks had to overcome the running of Greg Pruitt, who carried the ball 22 times for 127 yards to finish the season with 1,086 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE149.3  (11)159.5  (10)308.8  (11)48
DEFENSE146.7  (20)145.0  (14)291.7  (19)37
OFFENSE136.4  (15)168.9  (6)305.3  (12)44
DEFENSE171.2  (25)171.7  (27)342.9  (27)31

Line: Seahawks by 3

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (6-8-0)6100319
Seattle Seahawks (5-9-0)0701320

( 6- 0) CLE Terry Luck 4 yard pass from Greg Pruitt (kick failed)
(13- 0) CLE Greg Pruitt 5 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(13- 7) SEA Sherman Smith 20 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(16- 7) CLE Don Cockroft 24 yard field goal
(16-14) SEA David Sims 5 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(19-14) CLE Don Cockroft 33 yard field goal
(19-20) SEA Steve Largent 15 yard pass from Jim Zorn (kick failed)
                     CLE             SEA
First Downs:         23              21
Rushes-yards:        51-259          32-191
Yards/rush:          5.1             6.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-17-109-4      10-24-132-2
Sacked-yards:        1-8             0-0
Net pass yards:      101             132
Net yards/pass:      5.6             5.5
Total net yards:     360             323
Total plays:         69 (73% run)    56 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     9-104           12-86

Attendance: 61,583

Passing:
CLE: Terry Luck, 6 of 15 for 105 yards (4 int); Greg Pruitt, 1 of 2 for 4 yards and 1 TD SEA: Jim Zorn, 10 of 24 for 132 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 22 for 127 yards and 1 TD; Cleo Miller, 18 for 98 yards; Mike Pruitt, 8 for 38 yards; Brian Duncan, 2 for -5 yards; Terry Luck, 1 for 1 yard SEA: Don Testerman, 16 for 79 yards; Sherman Smith, 10 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Jim Zorn, 3 for 34 yards; Al Hunter, 2 for 19 yards; David Sims, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
CLE: Dave Logan, 4 for 78 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 27 yards; Terry Luck, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD SEA: Ron Howard, 3 for 40 yards; Sam McCullum, 2 for 34 yards; Sherman Smith, 2 for 32 yards; Don Testerman, 2 for 11 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for 15 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CLE: Lawrence Williams, 3 for 67 yards SEA: Duke Fergerson, 2 for 44 yards; Al Hunter, 2 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Rolly Woolsey, 2 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Oliver Davis, 1 for 20 yards; Thom Darden, 1 for 1 yard SEA: Eddie McMillan, 1 for 53 yards; Autry Beamon, 1 for 20 yards; Steve Preece, 1 for 17 yards; Cornell Webster, 1 for -4 yards
Punting:
CLE: Greg Coleman, 1 for 50 yards SEA: Herman Weaver, 4 for 150 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 2/2 SEA: John Leypoldt, 0/1


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