1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Marty Schottenheimer |
| Tom Bettis | Defensive Coordinator |
| Bill Cowher | Special Teams |
| Steve Crosby | Assistant to the Head Coach/Running Backs |
| Greg Landry | Quarterbacks |
| Richard Mann | Receivers |
| Howard Mudd | Offensive Line |
| Tom Olivadotti | Linebackers |
| Joe Pendry | Offensive Coordinator |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Dave Redding | Strength and Conditioning |
| Darvin Wallis | Special Assistant-Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | A | San Diego Chargers | 7-12 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 42300 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1985 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 28-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 46236 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1985 | A | Buffalo Bills | 31-28 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 33145 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1985 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 7-26 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44926 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-27 | L | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 62107 |
| Mon | 9/16/1985 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79042 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61456 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | A | San Diego Chargers | 21-7 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 52107 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | H | New England Patriots | 24-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 62139 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | A | Houston Oilers | 21-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38386 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 20-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77928 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | H | Washington Redskins | 7-14 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78540 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-10 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51976 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-27 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57293 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | H | Buffalo Bills | 17-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 50764 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-6 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74439 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1985 | A | New York Giants | 35-33 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 66482 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 13-31 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58477 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | H | Houston Oilers | 28-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 50793 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | A | New York Jets | 10-37 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 59073 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/4/1986 | A | Miami Dolphins | 21-24 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 75128 | |
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 | 29 | Navarro JC; Houston | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Allen | 26 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 22 | Florida State | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Baab | 61 | C | 6-4 | 271 | 26 | Tarrant County JC; Austin JC (Minnesota); Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Matt Bahr | 9 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Baldwin | 99 | DE | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Texas A&M | 10 | 0 |
| Chip Banks | 56 | LOLB | 6-4 | 233 | 26 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Fred Banks | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 177 | 23 | Chowan JC; Liberty | 10 | 5 |
| Rickey Bolden | 77 | ROT-LOT-ROG | 6-5 | 280 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 9 |
| Larry Braziel | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 31 | Compton JC; Southern California | 16 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 23 | Boston College | 12 | 10 |
| Earnest Byner | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 23 | East Carolina | 16 | 13 |
| Reggie Camp | 96 | LDE | 6-4 | 274 | 24 | California | 16 | 16 |
| Sam Clancy | 91 | DE | 6-7 | 281 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Contz | 75 | OT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Penn State | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Cousineau | 50 | RILB | 6-3 | 225 | 28 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
| Gary Danielson | 18 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 34 | Purdue | 9 | 6 |
| Johnny Davis | 38 | FB | 6-1 | 235 | 29 | Alabama | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| Paul Farren | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 275 | 25 | Boston University | 13 | 13 |
| Dan Fike | 69 | ROG-ROT | 6-7 | 283 | 24 | Florida | 13 | 13 |
| Herman Fontenot | 28 | WR | 6-0 | 206 | 22 | Louisiana State | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Golic | 79 | NT | 6-2 | 261 | 28 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Jeff Gossett | 7 | P | 6-2 | 197 | 28 | Eastern Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 25 | Carson-Newman | 13 | 0 |
| Al Gross | 27 | SS | 6-3 | 195 | 24 | Arizona | 16 | 16 |
| Carl Hairston | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 33 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 16 | 16 |
| Dee Dee Hoggard | 48 | CB | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 28 | Arizona | 11 | 2 |
| Bob Jackson | 68 | ROG | 6-5 | 253 | 32 | Duke | 15 | 1 |
| John Jefferson | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 29 | Arizona State | 7 | 2 |
| Eddie Johnson | 51 | LILB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Louisville | 16 | 16 |
| Bernie Kosar | 19 | QB | 6-5 | 212 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 10 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 201 | 22 | Elizabeth City State | 16 | 3 |
| George Lilja | 62 | LOG | 6-4 | 260 | 27 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Kevin Mack | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 23 | Clemson | 16 | 15 |
| Clay Matthews | 57 | ROLB | 6-2 | 242 | 29 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Paul McDonald | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 31 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Louisville | 16 | 16 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 29 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Scott Nicolas | 58 | RILB | 6-3 | 226 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 1 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 |
| Cody Risien | 63 | ROT | 6-7 | 275 | 28 | Texas A&M | 12 | 12 |
| Chris Rockins | 37 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 0 |
| Don Rogers | 20 | FS | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Travis Tucker | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Southern Connecticut State | 16 | 2 |
| Clarence Weathers | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 23 | Delaware State | 13 | 7 |
| Curtis Weathers | 55 | ROLB | 6-5 | 230 | 29 | Mississippi | 16 | 2 |
| Felix Wright | 22 | S | 6-2 | 294 | 26 | Drake | 16 | 0 |
| Glen Young | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Mississippi State | 15 | 2 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 35 | Greg Allen | RB | Florida State |
| 6 | 147 | Mark Krerowicz | G | Ohio State |
| 7 | 175 | Reggie Langhorne | WR | Elizabeth City State |
| 8 | 203 | Fred Banks | WR | Liberty |
| 10 | 259 | Larry Williams | G | Notre Dame |
| 11 | 287 | Travis Tucker | TE | Southern Connecticut State |
| 12 | 315 | Shane Swanson | WR | Nebraska |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 44 | 68 | 78 | 97 | 0 | 287 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 81 | 50 | 85 | 3 | 294 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:53 | 271 | 119 | 128 | 24 | 79/216 36.6% | 12/21 57.1% | 99 | 753 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:07 | 297 | 106 | 172 | 19 | 83/228 36.4% | 7/15 46.7% | 102 | 773 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 0 | 77 |
| Earnest Byner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Kevin Mack | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Clarence Weathers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Fred Banks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Harry Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Glen Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 0 | 287 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0 | 294 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 1 | 45 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 1 | 45 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 10/14 | 2/5 | 2/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mack | 222 | 1104 | 5.0 | 61 | 7 |
| Earnest Byner | 244 | 1002 | 4.1 | 36 | 8 |
| Gary Danielson | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Greg Allen | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Baab | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 26 | -12 | -0.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 533 | 2285 | 4.3 | 61 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 497 | 1851 | 3.7 | 58t | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Kosar | 248 | 124 | 50.0 | 117 | 1578 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 68t | 8 | 3.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 19 | 121 | 1457 | 69.3 |
| Gary Danielson | 163 | 97 | 59.5 | 60 | 1274 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 72t | 8 | 4.9 | 6 | 3.7 | 17 | 128 | 1146 | 85.3 |
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 158.3 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Jeff Gossett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 414 | 222 | 53.6 | 179 | 2885 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 72t | 17 | 4.1 | 13 | 3.1 | 36 | 249 | 2636 | 76.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 509 | 289 | 56.8 | 202 | 3460 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 54t | 18 | 3.5 | 18 | 3.5 | 44 | 353 | 3107 | 74.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Newsome | 62 | 711 | 11.5 | 38 | 5 |
| Earnest Byner | 45 | 460 | 10.2 | 31 | 2 |
| Brian Brennan | 32 | 487 | 15.2 | 57 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 29 | 297 | 10.2 | 43 | 3 |
| Clarence Weathers | 16 | 449 | 28.1 | 72t | 3 |
| Willis Adams | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Glen Young | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 45t | 1 |
| Fred Banks | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 17t | 2 |
| John Jefferson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Travis Tucker | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 222 | 2885 | 13.0 | 72t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 289 | 3460 | 12.0 | 54t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gross | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 37t | 1 |
| Hanford Dixon | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Larry Braziel | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Felix Wright | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Rockins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Rogers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Cousineau | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 40 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 217 | 16.7 | 48t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gossett | 81 | 3261 | 40.3 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 304 | 2797 | 34.5 |
| Team Totals | 81 | 3261 | 40.3 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 304 | 2797 | 34.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 91 | 3842 | 42.2 | 64 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 371 | 3151 | 34.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Weathers | 28 | 4 | 218 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 19 | 4 | 153 | 8.1 | 37t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 8 | 371 | 7.9 | 37t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 14 | 304 | 8.4 | 38 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Young | 35 | 0 | 898 | 25.7 | 68 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 8 | 0 | 215 | 26.9 | 81 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Scott Nicolas | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Allen | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 0 | 1217 | 23.0 | 81 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 0 | 884 | 17.3 | 37 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chip Banks | 11.0 | |
| Reggie Camp | 8.5 | |
| Carl Hairston | 7.0 | |
| Clay Matthews | 6.0 | |
| Curtis Weathers | 3.0 | |
| Bob Golic | 3.0 | |
| Tom Cousineau | 1.5 | |
| Scott Nicolas | 1.0 | |
| Sam Clancy | 1.0 | |
| Keith Baldwin | 1.0 | |
| Chris Rockins | 0.5 | |
| Eddie Johnson | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 44.0 | 353.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36.0 | 249.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Adams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Baab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Larry Braziel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earnest Byner | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Camp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Cousineau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Gross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Hairston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Kosar | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -25 | 0 | |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Lilja | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clay Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Nicolas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Felix Wright | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 1 |
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