1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
| Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano (1-7-0); Marty Schottenheimer (4-4-0) |
| Dave Adolph | Linebackers |
| Joe Daniels | Receivers |
| Jim Garrett | Research and Development |
| Howard Mudd | Offensive Line |
| John Petercuskie | Special Teams |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Dave Redding | Strength and Conditioning |
| Keith Rowen | Running Backs |
| Joe Scannella | Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs |
| Marty Schottenheimer | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield |
| Darvin Wallis | Special Assistant |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1984 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-31 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 47381 | |
| Mon | 8/13/1984 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 21-10 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 41882 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1984 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-31 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 33074 | |
| Thu | 8/23/1984 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 19-20 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 40030 | |
| Mon | 9/3/1984 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 0-33 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59540 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1984 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-20 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 43043 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1984 | H | Denver Broncos | 14-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 61980 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1984 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77312 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1984 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-10 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 40785 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1984 | H | New England Patriots | 16-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 53036 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1984 | H | New York Jets | 20-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 55673 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1984 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-12 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 50067 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1984 | H | New Orleans Saints | 14-16 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 52489 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1984 | A | Buffalo Bills | 13-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 33343 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1984 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 7-41 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 60092 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1984 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 23-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 28280 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1984 | H | Houston Oilers | 27-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 46077 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1984 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-20 | L | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 51774 |
| Sun | 12/9/1984 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 55825 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1984 | A | Houston Oilers | 27-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 33676 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Willis Adams | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 28 | Navarro JC; Houston | 16 | 1 |
| Stuart Anderson | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Virginia | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Baab | 61 | C | 6-4 | 271 | 25 | Tarrant County JC; Austin JC (Minnesota); Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Matt Bahr | 9 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Baldwin | 99 | RDE | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Chip Banks | 56 | LOLB | 6-4 | 233 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Best | 24 | S | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Kansas State | 5 | 0 |
| James Black | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 22 | Akron | 2 | 0 |
| Rickey Bolden | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 280 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 9 |
| Larry Braziel | 47 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Compton JC; Southern California | 13 | 1 |
| Brian Brennan | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 22 | Boston College | 15 | 4 |
| Preston Brown | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 |
| Clinton Burrell | 49 | S | 6-1 | 192 | 28 | Louisiana State | 13 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 44 | FB | 5-10 | 215 | 22 | East Carolina | 16 | 3 |
| Reggie Camp | 96 | LDE | 6-4 | 274 | 23 | California | 16 | 16 |
| Bill Contz | 75 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Penn State | 15 | 9 |
| Tom Cousineau | 50 | RILB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Cox | 15 | P-K | 6-4 | 195 | 26 | Arkansas | 16 | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 85 | WR | 5-8 | 160 | 21 | Baylor | 14 | 1 |
| Johnny Davis | 38 | FB-RB | 6-1 | 235 | 28 | Alabama | 16 | 4 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 33 | Michigan State | 16 | 16 |
| Tom DeLeone | 54 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 34 | Ohio State | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Dieken | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 35 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Hanford Dixon | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Dumont | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 224 | 23 | Rutgers | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Farren | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 275 | 24 | Boston University | 15 | 6 |
| Ricky Feacher | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 30 | Mississippi Valley State | 16 | 3 |
| Tom Flick | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Elvis Franks | 94 | DE | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Morgan State | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Golic | 79 | NT | 6-2 | 261 | 27 | Notre Dame | 15 | 15 |
| Boyce Green | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Carson-Newman | 16 | 10 |
| Al Gross | 27 | SS | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | Arizona | 16 | 16 |
| Carl Hairston | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 267 | 32 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 16 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 30 | New Mexico State | 11 | 11 |
| Harry Holt | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 27 | Arizona | 12 | 8 |
| Bob Jackson | 68 | LOG | 6-5 | 253 | 31 | Duke | 16 | 16 |
| Eddie Johnson | 51 | LILB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Louisville | 16 | 16 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 48 | LCB | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 |
| Darryl Lewis | 87 | TE | 6-6 | 226 | 23 | Texas-Arlington | 2 | 0 |
| George Lilja | 62 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Michigan | 4 | 1 |
| David Marshall | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 57 | ROLB | 6-2 | 242 | 28 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Paul McDonald | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 185 | 26 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Frank Minnifield | 31 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Louisville | 15 | 12 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 28 | Alabama | 16 | 15 |
| Scott Nicolas | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 226 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 40 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 31 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Petersen | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 241 | 29 | Eastern Illinois | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 43 | FB | 6-0 | 225 | 30 | Purdue | 10 | 7 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 1 |
| Chris Rockins | 37 | FS | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 2 |
| Don Rogers | 20 | FS | 6-1 | 206 | 22 | UCLA | 15 | 14 |
| Tim Stracka | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 |
| Dwight Walker | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Nicholls State | 11 | 1 |
| Curtis Weathers | 55 | LB | 6-5 | 230 | 28 | Mississippi | 16 | 0 |
| Charles White | 25 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 26 | Southern California | 10 | 1 |
| Glen Young | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 18 | Don Rogers | DB | UCLA |
| 2 | 48 | Chris Rockins | DB | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 50 | Bruce Davis | WR | Baylor |
| 4 | 96 | Rickey Bolden | TE | Southern Methodist |
| 4 | 104 | Brian Brennan | WR | Boston College |
| 5 | 131 | Dave Piepkorn | T | North Dakota State |
| 6 | 158 | Terry Nugent | QB | Colorado State |
| 7 | 190 | Jim Dumont | LB | Rutgers |
| 9 | 227 | Don Jones | WR | Texas A&M |
| 10 | 280 | Earnest Byner | RB | East Carolina |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 81 | 44 | 71 | 0 | 250 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 97 | 53 | 83 | 3 | 297 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:53 | 295 | 89 | 180 | 26 | 89/228 39.0% | 6/13 46.2% | 111 | 928 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:07 | 270 | 103 | 145 | 22 | 86/217 39.6% | 4/13 30.8% | 108 | 765 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 0 | 97 |
| Mike Pruitt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Earnest Byner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bruce Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Boyce Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Paul McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 0 | 250 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 29 | 33 | 87.9 | 0 | 297 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 0 | 50 | 3/3 | 12/12 | 2/7 | 6/9 | 1/1 |
| Steve Cox | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 60 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 0 | 60 | 3/3 | 12/12 | 2/7 | 6/9 | 2/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 33 | 87.9 | 0/0 | 13/13 | 7/9 | 7/9 | 2/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce Green | 202 | 673 | 3.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 163 | 506 | 3.1 | 14 | 6 |
| Earnest Byner | 72 | 426 | 5.9 | 54 | 2 |
| Charles White | 24 | 62 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Harry Holt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 22 | 4 | 0.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Dwight Walker | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 489 | 1696 | 3.5 | 54 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 494 | 1945 | 3.9 | 64 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McDonald | 493 | 271 | 55.0 | 199 | 3472 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 64 | 14 | 2.8 | 23 | 4.7 | 53 | 345 | 3127 | 67.3 |
| Steve Cox | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 118.8 |
| Tom Flick | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 495 | 273 | 55.2 | 199 | 3490 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 64 | 14 | 2.8 | 23 | 4.6 | 55 | 358 | 3132 | 67.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 458 | 261 | 57.0 | 177 | 3049 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 61t | 15 | 3.3 | 20 | 4.4 | 43 | 353 | 2696 | 70.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Newsome | 89 | 1001 | 11.2 | 52 | 5 |
| Brian Brennan | 35 | 455 | 13.0 | 52 | 3 |
| Duriel Harris | 32 | 512 | 16.0 | 43 | 2 |
| Ricky Feacher | 22 | 382 | 17.4 | 64 | 1 |
| Willis Adams | 21 | 261 | 12.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 20 | 261 | 13.1 | 36 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 44t | 1 |
| Earnest Byner | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker | 10 | 122 | 12.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 43t | 2 |
| Mike Pruitt | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Charles White | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Glen Young | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Rickey Bolden | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tim Stracka | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 273 | 3490 | 12.8 | 64 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 261 | 3049 | 11.7 | 61t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gross | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Cousineau | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Rogers | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chip Banks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rockins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 236 | 11.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 518 | 22.5 | 85 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cox | 74 | 3213 | 43.4 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 489 | 2564 | 33.7 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 3213 | 42.3 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 489 | 2564 | 33.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 3123 | 40.6 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 322 | 2661 | 34.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Brennan | 25 | 10 | 199 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 9 | 0 | 73 | 8.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker | 6 | 3 | 50 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 13 | 322 | 8.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 7 | 489 | 11.4 | 42 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 22 | 0 | 415 | 18.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 18 | 0 | 369 | 20.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 8 | 0 | 136 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Glen Young | 5 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Charles White | 5 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Scott Nicolas | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Contz | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 0 | 1157 | 19.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 0 | 1159 | 22.3 | 46 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Camp | 14.0 | |
| Keith Baldwin | 4.5 | |
| Carl Hairston | 4.0 | |
| Chip Banks | 2.5 | |
| Bob Golic | 2.0 | |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 2.0 | |
| Clay Matthews | 12.0 | |
| Elvis Franks | 1.5 | |
| Eddie Johnson | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 353.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 55.0 | 358.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Baab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | |
| Chip Banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Rickey Bolden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earnest Byner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 1 | |
| Reggie Camp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Cousineau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Dieken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Farren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Flick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Golic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Gross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | |
| Frank Minnifield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Scott Nicolas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 112 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 2 |
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