Sunday November 18, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE144.7  (11)159.0  (19)303.7  (16)25
DEFENSE105.8  (4)131.1  (1)236.9  (1)20
OFFENSE144.4  (12)217.0  (5)361.4  (3)32
DEFENSE166.5  (26)193.2  (20)359.6  (26)20

Line: Dolphins by 1

Team1234OTF
Miami Dolphins (7-5-0)03714024
Cleveland Browns (8-4-0)70107630

( 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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