Sunday October 18, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/18/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE140.3  (8)140.5  (26)280.8  (26)23
DEFENSE135.0  (20)209.0  (17)344.0  (16)17
OFFENSE126.5  (17)255.3  (4)381.8  (6)13
DEFENSE139.2  (22)204.5  (13)343.7  (15)10

Line: Browns by 11

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (1-6-0)773017
Cleveland Browns (3-4-0)1003720

( 0- 3) CLE Matt Bahr 34 yard field goal ( 7- 3) NO George Rogers 79 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 7-10) CLE Mike Pruitt 8 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) (14-10) NO Wayne Wilson 8 yard pass from Tom Myers (Benny Ricardo kick) (17-10) NO Benny Ricardo 21 yard field goal (17-13) CLE Matt Bahr 19 yard field goal (17-20) CLE Mike Pruitt 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
                     NO              CLE
First Downs:         14              23
Rushes-yards:        24-142          32-94
Yards/rush:          5.9             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-29-207-0     25-42-270-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            1-9
Net pass yards:      192             261
Net yards/pass:      6.2             6.1
Total net yards:     334             355
Total plays:         55 (43% run)    75 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     5-35            5-43

Attendance: 76,059

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 16 of 28 for 199 yards; Tom Myers, 1 of 1 for 8 yards and 1 TD CLE: Brian Sipe, 25 of 42 for 270 yards
Rushing:
NO: George Rogers, 18 for 122 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Rogers, 3 for 12 yards; Jack Holmes, 2 for 8 yards; Wayne Wilson, 1 for 0 yards CLE: Mike Pruitt, 18 for 83 yards and 2 TDs; Charles White, 11 for 19 yards; Brian Sipe, 3 for -8 yards
Receiving:
NO: Wayne Wilson, 3 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Toussaint Tyler, 3 for 11 yards; Jack Holmes, 3 for 7 yards; George Rogers, 2 for 36 yards; Larry Hardy, 2 for 32 yards; Guido Merkens, 2 for 22 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 17 yards; Rich Martini, 1 for 7 yards CLE: Greg Pruitt, 7 for 113 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 7 for 65 yards; Ricky Feacher, 3 for 49 yards; Mike Pruitt, 3 for 5 yards; Charles White, 2 for 13 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 10 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 15 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Wayne Wilson, 2 for 67 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 25 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 17 yards CLE: Charles White, 2 for 40 yards; Thomas Brown, 2 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 1 for 13 yards CLE: Dino Hall, 5 for 28 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 5 for 219 yards CLE: Steve Cox, 6 for 246 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Benny Ricardo, 1/4 CLE: Matt Bahr, 2/2


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