NFL game summary for 11/18/1979:

Brian Sipe tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Rucker after 1:59 of overtime to give Cleveland the victory. Sipe (23 of 42 for a career-high 358 yards and three touchdowns) tied the game with 1:24 left on a 34-yard scoring pass to Ozzie Newsome. The Browns became the first NFL team to record five overtime victories.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	144.7  (11)	159.0  (19)	303.7  (16)	25
	DEFENSE	105.8  (4)	131.1  (1)	236.9  (1)	20
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	144.4  (12)	217.0  (5)	361.4  (3)	32
	DEFENSE	166.5  (26)	193.2  (20)	359.6  (26)	20

Line: Dolphins by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Miami Dolphins (7-5-0)	0	3	7	14	0	24
Cleveland Browns (8-4-0)	7	0	10	7	6	30

( 0- 7) CLE Pat Moriarty 2 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 3- 7) MIA Uwe von Schamann 38 yard field goal
(10- 7) MIA Delvin Williams 9 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(10-14) CLE Ozzie Newsome 14 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(10-17) CLE Don Cockroft 43 yard field goal
(17-17) MIA Bruce Hardy 2 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(24-17) MIA Delvin Williams 4 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(24-24) CLE Ozzie Newsome 34 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(24-30) CLE Reggie Rucker 39 yard pass from Brian Sipe 

                     MIA             CLE
First Downs:         15              25
Rushes-yards:        30-121          31-148
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-31-204-3     23-42-358-0
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-13
Net pass yards:      196             345
Net yards/pass:      6.1             8.0
Total net yards:     317             493
Total plays:         62 (48% run)    74 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     2-20            4-45

Attendance: 80,374

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 10 of 21 for 115 yards (2 int); Don Strock, 6 of 10 for 89 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
CLE: Brian Sipe, 23 of 42 for 358 yards and 3 TDs

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 12 for 44 yards; Delvin Williams, 10 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Gary Davis, 7 for 9 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 3 yards
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 19 for 93 yards; Brian Sipe, 5 for 30 yards; Dino Hall, 3 for 15 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 6 yards; Pat Moriarty, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Cleo Miller, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 4 for 119 yards; Gary Davis, 4 for 8 yards; Nat Moore, 3 for 42 yards; Bruce Hardy, 3 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Larry Csonka, 1 for -8 yards
CLE: Reggie Rucker, 9 for 177 yards and 1 TD; Dave Logan, 5 for 63 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 4 for 76 yards and 2 TDs; Calvin Hill, 3 for 21 yards; Mike Pruitt, 2 for 21 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 5 for 113 yards
CLE: Dino Hall, 5 for 124 yards; Robert Jackson, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Mike Kozlowski, 1 for 11 yards; Tony Nathan, 1 for 9 yards
CLE: Dino Hall, 3 for 33 yards

Interceptions:
CLE: Thom Darden, 1 for 37 yards; Charlie Hall, 1 for 3 yards; Clarence Scott, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 6 for 255 yards
CLE: Johnny Evans, 5 for 171 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 1/1
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/2

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