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Sunday December 2, 1979
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NFL game summary for 12/02/1979:



Mike Pruitt rushed for 11 yards to pass the 1,000-yard mark (1,062) for the first time in his career and scored two touchdowns to lead Cleveland's ball-control offense. Pruitt opened the scoring on a 42-yard touchdown pass from Brian Sipe and added a one-yard run 1:40 into the final period to cap an 87-yard drive. The Oilers were limited to four offensive plays in the third period. Houston fell to second place in the AFC Central.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Houston OilersOFFENSE155.8  (5)143.4  (24)299.2  (19)27
DEFENSE133.8  (11)170.2  (12)303.9  (11)45
Cleveland BrownsOFFENSE138.3  (17)231.9  (2)370.2  (3)35
DEFENSE169.8  (26)205.5  (23)375.3  (28)26

Line: Even

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (10-4-0)70007
Cleveland Browns (9-5-0)700714

( 0- 7) CLE Mike Pruitt 42 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7- 7) HOU Earl Campbell 11 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 7-14) CLE Mike Pruitt 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
                     HOU             CLE
First Downs:         13              23
Rushes-yards:        26-121          40-198
Yards/rush:          4.7             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-31-133-1     13-26-172-1
Sacked-yards:        1-5             5-35
Net pass yards:      128             137
Net yards/pass:      4.0             4.4
Total net yards:     249             335
Total plays:         58 (44% run)    71 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     2-20            4-30

Attendance: 69,112
Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 16 of 31 for 133 yards (1 int)
CLE: Brian Sipe, 13 of 26 for 172 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 22 for 108 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 3 for 4 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 9 yards
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 25 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Cleo Miller, 7 for 32 yards; Brian Sipe, 5 for 42 yards; Dino Hall, 1 for 7 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 1 for 6 yards; Pat Moriarty, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 6 for 34 yards; Mike Renfro, 3 for 27 yards; Mike Barber, 3 for 13 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 21 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 35 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 3 yards
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 4 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Ozzie Newsome, 4 for 42 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 12 yards; Dave Logan, 1 for 21 yards; Ricky Feacher, 1 for 16 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
HOU: Carter Hartwig, 2 for 36 yards
CLE: Randy Rich, 1 for 6 yards; Dino Hall, 1 for 4 yards

Punt returns:
HOU: Rich Ellender, 2 for 0 yards
CLE: Dino Hall, 4 for 68 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Greg Stemrick, 1 for 50 yards
CLE: Thom Darden, 1 for 21 yards

Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 5 for 185 yards
CLE: Johnny Evans, 4 for 156 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 0/1
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/2




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