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Sunday October 5, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/05/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Denver BroncosOFFENSE126.8  (14)153.2  (24)280.0  (22)10
DEFENSE124.0  (15)242.8  (26)366.8  (22)10
Cleveland BrownsOFFENSE79.5  (27)227.8  (6)307.2  (18)8
DEFENSE138.0  (20)234.2  (23)372.2  (23)6

Line: Browns by 4

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (2-3-0)3103319
Cleveland Browns (2-3-0)3103016

( 3- 0) DEN Fred Steinfort 18 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 24 yard field goal
( 6- 3) DEN Fred Steinfort 47 yard field goal
( 6-10) CLE Reggie Rucker 40 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(13-10) DEN Randy Gradishar 93 yard interception return (Fred Steinfort kick)
(13-13) CLE Don Cockroft 45 yard field goal
(16-13) DEN Fred Steinfort 41 yard field goal
(16-16) CLE Don Cockroft 40 yard field goal
(19-16) DEN Fred Steinfort 19 yard field goal
                     DEN             CLE
First Downs:         17              18
Rushes-yards:        34-82           23-103
Yards/rush:          2.4             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-26-166-1     20-40-258-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             1-3
Net pass yards:      157             255
Net yards/pass:      5.8             6.2
Total net yards:     239             358
Total plays:         61 (55% run)    64 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     5-30            12-97

Attendance: 81,065
Passing:
DEN: Matt Robinson, 5 of 14 for 57 yards (1 int); Craig Morton, 9 of 12 for 109 yards
CLE: Brian Sipe, 20 of 40 for 258 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 12 for 36 yards; Jim Jensen, 10 for 27 yards; Rob Lytle, 5 for 7 yards; Craig Morton, 4 for 5 yards; Matt Robinson, 2 for 4 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 3 yards
CLE: Charles White, 11 for 32 yards; Mike Pruitt, 9 for 60 yards; Greg Pruitt, 2 for 2 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 1 for 9 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 5 for 53 yards; Jim Jensen, 4 for 44 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 53 yards; Bill Larson, 1 for 7 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 5 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 4 yards
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 5 for 49 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 4 for 37 yards; Greg Pruitt, 4 for 34 yards; Reggie Rucker, 3 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Dave Logan, 3 for 32 yards; Ricky Feacher, 1 for 23 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Mike Harden, 3 for 49 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 28 yards; Jim Jensen, 1 for 5 yards
CLE: Dino Hall, 3 for 98 yards; Keith Wright, 3 for 58 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 19 yards
CLE: Keith Wright, 2 for -1 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Randy Gradishar, 1 for 93 yards and 1 TD
CLE: Robert Jackson, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 3 for 126 yards
CLE: Johnny Evans, 4 for 146 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 4/5
CLE: Don Cockroft, 3/5




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