Sunday October 22, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/22/1978:



Arnold Morgado ran for two touchdowns to lead Kansas City past Cleveland. The Chiefs broke a second quarter 3-3 tie when Morgado capped an 86-yard drive with an eight-yard touchdown. Late in the fourth quarter Morgado gave the Chiefs an insurance score with a two-yard run. The win snapped a six-game Kansas City losing streak, one short of a club record.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE139.7  (15)155.7  (14)295.4  (16)20
DEFENSE124.4  (9)181.7  (23)306.1  (17)20
OFFENSE192.6  (1)109.0  (26)301.6  (14)13
DEFENSE147.1  (16)155.9  (16)303.0  (15)9

Line: Browns by 5½

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (4-4-0)30003
Kansas City Chiefs (2-6-0)370717

( 3- 0) CLE Don Cockroft 20 yard field goal
( 3- 3) KC  Jan Stenerud 21 yard field goal
( 3-10) KC  Arnold Morgado 8 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 3-17) KC  Arnold Morgado 2 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
                     CLE             KC
First Downs:         11              17
Rushes-yards:        32-111          47-190
Yards/rush:          3.5             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-18-67-2      8-13-57-0
Sacked-yards:        2-16            1-9
Net pass yards:      51              48
Net yards/pass:      2.5             3.4
Total net yards:     162             238
Total plays:         52 (61% run)    61 (77% run)  
Yards/play:          3.1             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     8-103           9-67

Attendance: 41,157

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 7 of 11 for 40 yards (1 int); Mark Miller, 3 of 7 for 27 yards (1 int) KC: Mike Livingston, 8 of 13 for 57 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 16 for 46 yards; Mike Pruitt, 10 for 57 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 6 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 4 yards; Brian Sipe, 1 for 1 yard; Ozzie Newsome, 1 for -3 yards KC: Arnold Morgado, 18 for 74 yards and 2 TDs; Tony Reed, 14 for 97 yards; Mark Bailey, 7 for 14 yards; Ted McKnight, 3 for -3 yards; Mike Livingston, 2 for 6 yards; Horace Belton, 2 for 3 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 6 for 34 yards; Ricky Feacher, 1 for 19 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 1 for 12 yards; Mike Pruitt, 1 for 5 yards; Keith Wright, 1 for -3 yards KC: MacArthur Lane, 3 for 13 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 22 yards; Henry Marshall, 1 for 12 yards; Walter White, 1 for 5 yards; Mark Bailey, 1 for 3 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Keith Wright, 2 for 117 yards; Randy Rich, 2 for 43 yards KC: Eddie Payton, 1 for 29 yards; Arnold Morgado, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Keith Wright, 3 for 30 yards KC: Eddie Payton, 4 for 63 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Dave Rozumek, 1 for 2 yards; Tim Gray, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Johnny Evans, 7 for 316 yards KC: Zenon Andrusyshyn, 7 for 306 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1


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