Sunday November 22, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/22/1970:



The Browns regained the lead in the AFC's Central Division after Chip Glass caught two third-period passes following a Cleveland recovery of a Houston fumble in the end zone. Leroy Kelly carried 17 times for 46 yards and moved past the 5,000 yard lifetime rushing mark, joining a select group of 13 others. Houston rookie Joe Dawkins amassed 143 yards rushing on 22 carries for the second-best effort of the season in the AFC.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE115.7  (17)181.8  (7)297.4  (8)21
DEFENSE109.8  (8)176.0  (21)285.8  (15)13
OFFENSE119.1  (13)182.7  (6)301.8  (6)26
DEFENSE138.8  (21)174.1  (20)312.9  (23)19

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (2-7-1)070714
Cleveland Browns (5-5-0)7714028

( 0- 7) CLE Bo Scott 14 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) ( 7- 7) HOU Joe Dawkins 40 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) ( 7-14) CLE Leroy Kelly 2 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) ( 7-21) CLE Chip Glass 7 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) ( 7-28) CLE Chip Glass 78 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) (14-28) HOU Joe Dawkins 8 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
                     HOU             CLE
First Downs:         23              18
Rushes-yards:        35-178          37-126
Yards/rush:          5.1             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-37-168-3     10-22-229-0
Sacked-yards:        3-20            1-7
Net pass yards:      148             222
Net yards/pass:      3.7             9.7
Total net yards:     326             348
Total plays:         75 (46% run)    60 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     4-44            6-45

Attendance: 74,723

Passing:
HOU: Charley Johnson, 20 of 37 for 168 yards (3 int) CLE: Bill Nelsen, 10 of 22 for 229 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
HOU: Joe Dawkins, 22 for 143 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Richardson, 9 for 28 yards; Roy Hopkins, 3 for 7 yards; Tommie Smiley, 1 for 0 yards CLE: Leroy Kelly, 17 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Bo Scott, 15 for 63 yards; Reece Morrison, 3 for 9 yards; Randy Minniear, 2 for 8 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Alvin Reed, 8 for 65 yards; Jerry LeVias, 5 for 44 yards; Joe Dawkins, 3 for 17 yards; Charlie Joiner, 1 for 17 yards; Mike Richardson, 1 for 13 yards; Mac Haik, 1 for 7 yards; Roy Hopkins, 1 for 5 yards CLE: Chip Glass, 3 for 102 yards and 2 TDs; Milt Morin, 2 for 49 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Fair Hooker, 1 for 20 yards; Gary Collins, 1 for 16 yards; Homer Jones, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 3 for 70 yards CLE: Milt Morin, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 3 for 45 yards; Walt Sumner, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Walt Sumner, 1 for 29 yards; Ernie Kellermann, 1 for 18 yards; Erich Barnes, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
HOU: Spike Jones, 4 for 164 yards CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 186 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/2


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