Thursday December 3, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/03/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE116.5  (21)249.8  (4)366.3  (6)39
DEFENSE136.2  (19)218.2  (17)354.4  (20)28
OFFENSE123.3  (18)168.6  (25)291.9  (26)39
DEFENSE149.8  (23)209.3  (15)359.1  (23)27

Line: Oilers by 2½

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (5-9-0)330713
Houston Oilers (6-8-0)3014017

( 3- 0) CLE Matt Bahr 18 yard field goal ( 3- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 32 yard field goal ( 6- 3) CLE Matt Bahr 19 yard field goal ( 6-10) HOU Dave Casper 30 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 6-17) HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (13-17) CLE Cleo Miller 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
                     CLE             HOU
First Downs:         28              7
Rushes-yards:        43-190          20-34
Yards/rush:          4.4             1.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-31-206-2     12-20-134-1
Sacked-yards:        4-29            2-14
Net pass yards:      177             120
Net yards/pass:      5.1             5.5
Total net yards:     367             154
Total plays:         78 (55% run)    42 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-35            7-74

Attendance: 44,502

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 21 of 31 for 206 yards (2 int) HOU: Gifford Nielsen, 7 of 11 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Ken Stabler, 5 of 9 for 48 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 32 for 155 yards; Cleo Miller, 8 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Brian Sipe, 1 for 12 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 3 yards; Charles White, 1 for 3 yards HOU: Earl Campbell, 15 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 2 for 2 yards; Gifford Nielsen, 2 for -2 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 7 for 58 yards; Dave Logan, 4 for 38 yards; Greg Pruitt, 4 for 37 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 3 for 26 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 23 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 24 yards HOU: Dave Casper, 2 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Billy Brooks, 2 for 16 yards; Ken Burrough, 2 for 9 yards; Earl Campbell, 2 for 3 yards; Mike Barber, 1 for 35 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 19 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 10 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Dino Hall, 4 for 84 yards HOU: Willie Tullis, 1 for 28 yards; Carl Roaches, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 1 for 13 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Clarence Scott, 1 for 8 yards HOU: Bill Kay, 1 for 17 yards; Mike Reinfeldt, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
CLE: Steve Cox, 1 for 34 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 4 for 164 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Matt Bahr, 2/3 HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/2


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