Sunday November 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/21/1976:



Brian Sipe broke a 7-7 halftime deadlock with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Paul Warfield and defensive end Joe Jones recovered a Buccaneers' fumble in the end zone as the Browns picked up their seventh win. Steve Spurrier led Tampa Bay on an 80-yard second period drive, tying the score with a 12-yard scoring pass to Essex Johnson following Cleo Miller's TD run.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE168.0  (5)173.3  (9)341.3  (9)21
DEFENSE126.9  (8)141.2  (8)268.1  (6)23
OFFENSE106.1  (27)112.7  (25)218.8  (28)25
DEFENSE175.0  (24)159.8  (16)334.8  (21)23

Line: Browns by 18

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (7-4-0)7071024
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-11-0)07007

( 7- 0) CLE Cleo Miller 2 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) ( 7- 7) TB Essex Johnson 12 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick) (14- 7) CLE Paul Warfield 15 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) (21- 7) CLE Joe Jones 0 yard fumble return (Don Cockroft kick) (24- 7) CLE Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal
                     CLE             TB
First Downs:         21              18
Rushes-yards:        41-149          28-102
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-23-142-0     18-32-157-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             3-32
Net pass yards:      133             125
Net yards/pass:      5.5             3.6
Total net yards:     282             227
Total plays:         65 (63% run)    63 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     10-70           7-57

Attendance: 34,948

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 10 of 18 for 131 yards and 1 TD; Mike Phipps, 2 of 5 for 11 yards TB: Steve Spurrier, 15 of 28 for 135 yards and 1 TD; Parnell Dickinson, 2 of 3 for 29 yards (1 int); Ricky Davis, 1 of 1 for -7 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Cleo Miller, 14 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Larry Poole, 13 for 38 yards; Greg Pruitt, 10 for 44 yards; Mike Pruitt, 2 for 4 yards; Brian Sipe, 1 for 10 yards; Brian Duncan, 1 for 4 yards TB: Louis Carter, 12 for 25 yards; Ed Williams, 11 for 39 yards; Rod McNeill, 4 for 37 yards; Steve Spurrier, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
CLE: Paul Warfield, 4 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Reggie Rucker, 3 for 25 yards; Dave Logan, 1 for 18 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 15 yards; Larry Poole, 1 for 4 yards; Brian Duncan, 1 for 4 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for -3 yards TB: Bob Moore, 5 for 56 yards; Morris Owens, 4 for 50 yards; Essex Johnson, 4 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Louis Carter, 2 for 7 yards; John McKay, 1 for 11 yards; Ed Williams, 1 for 9 yards; Jack Novak, 1 for -7 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Ricky Feacher, 1 for 21 yards; Steve Holden, 1 for 17 yards TB: Louis Carter, 3 for 69 yards; Rod McNeill, 1 for 30 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Steve Holden, 4 for 38 yards TB: Danny Reece, 2 for 22 yards; Ken Stone, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Terry Brown, 1 for 24 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 6 for 240 yards TB: Dave Green, 4 for 174 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1 TB: Dave Green, 0/1


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