1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 2nd place American Football Conference Central Division 10-6-0 .625 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Marty Schottenheimer |
| Dave Adolph | Defensive Coordinator |
| Ray Braun | Special Assistant-Offense |
| Bill Cowher | Secondary |
| Richard Mann | Receivers |
| Howard Mudd | Offensive Line |
| Joe Pendry | Running Backs |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Dave Redding | Strength and Conditioning |
| Kurt Schottenheimer | Special Teams |
| Marc Trestman | Quarterbacks |
| Darvin Wallis | Special Assistant-Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1988 | H | Detroit Lions | 13-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78065 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1988 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-3 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 50074 | |
| Thu | 8/18/1988 | N | New York Jets | 7-11 | L | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 39112 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1988 | H | New York Giants | 17-13 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 71129 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1988 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-3 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 55654 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1988 | H | New York Jets | 3-23 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74434 | |
| Mon | 9/19/1988 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 23-17 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 75148 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1988 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54943 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1988 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56410 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1988 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 10-16 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78605 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 19-3 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78787 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1988 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 29-21 | W | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 61261 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1988 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-16 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79147 | |
| Mon | 11/7/1988 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51467 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1988 | A | Denver Broncos | 7-30 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75806 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1988 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77131 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1988 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51604 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1988 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77683 | |
| Mon | 12/12/1988 | A | Miami Dolphins | 31-38 | L | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 61884 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1988 | H | Houston Oilers | 28-23 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74610 | |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1988 | H | Houston Oilers | 23-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74977 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 9 | Matt Bahr | K | 5-10 | 175 | 32 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Tony Baker | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | East Carolina | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Anthony Blaylock | CB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | Winston-Salem State | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Rickey Bolden | OG-OT | 6-5 | 280 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 3 |
| 36 | Stephen Braggs | CB-S | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Texas | 16 | 1 |
| 86 | Brian Brennan | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 26 | Boston College | 16 | 1 |
| 72 | Charles Buchanan | DE | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Tennessee State | 9 | 0 |
| 44 | Earnest Byner | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 26 | East Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Clifford Charlton | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Florida | 16 | 1 |
| 91 | Sam Clancy | LDE | 6-7 | 281 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 12 |
| 18 | Gary Danielson | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 37 | Purdue | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Hanford Dixon | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 15 | 15 |
| 74 | Paul Farren | LOT | 6-5 | 275 | 28 | Boston University | 15 | 15 |
| 69 | Dan Fike | ROG | 6-7 | 283 | 27 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Herman Fontenot | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 25 | Louisiana State | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | Thane Gash | S | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | East Tennessee State | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Bob Golic | NT | 6-2 | 261 | 31 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | David Grayson | LOLB | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Fresno State | 16 | 14 |
| 53 | Anthony Griggs | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Villanova; Ohio State | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 36 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 13 |
| 23 | Mark Harper | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Alcorn State | 13 | 1 |
| 35 | Will Hill | S-CB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Ranger JC; Bishop | 16 | 1 |
| 51 | Eddie Johnson | RILB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Louisville | 15 | 8 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | P | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Brigham Young | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Mike Johnson | RILB | 6-1 | 228 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Marlon Jones | DT-DE | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Central State (Ohio) | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Tony Jones | OT | 6-5 | 290 | 22 | Western Carolina | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Mike Junkin | LILB | 6-3 | 238 | 24 | Duke | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Bernie Kosar | QB | 6-5 | 212 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 9 |
| 88 | Reggie Langhorne | WR | 6-2 | 201 | 25 | Elizabeth City State | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Kevin Mack | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 26 | Clemson | 11 | 11 |
| 42 | Tim Manoa | FB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Penn State | 16 | 4 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | ROLB | 6-2 | 242 | 32 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Gerald McNeil | WR | 5-7 | 141 | 26 | Baylor | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Frank Minnifield | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 28 | Louisville | 15 | 15 |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 32 | Alabama | 16 | 14 |
| 10 | Mike Pagel | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 28 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 |
| 92 | Michael Dean Perry | DE-NT | 6-1 | 285 | 23 | Clemson | 16 | 2 |
| 73 | Gregg Rakoczy | C | 6-5 | 285 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | ROT | 6-7 | 275 | 31 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Max Runager | P | 6-1 | 189 | 32 | South Carolina | 13 | 0 |
| 99 | Darryl Sims | LDE | 6-3 | 278 | 27 | Wisconsin | 16 | 6 |
| 84 | Webster Slaughter | WR | 6-0 | 171 | 24 | San Joaquin Delta JC; San Diego State | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Don Strock | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 38 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 |
| 81 | Derek Tennell | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | UCLA | 16 | 3 |
| 60 | Van Waiters | LB | 6-4 | 247 | 23 | Indiana | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Brian Washington | SS | 6-0 | 218 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 14 |
| 85 | Clarence Weathers | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 26 | Delaware State | 16 | 6 |
| 70 | Larry Williams | LOG | 6-5 | 290 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Frank Winters | C | 6-3 | 300 | 24 | Eastern Utah JC; Western Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Felix Wright | FS | 6-2 | 294 | 29 | Drake | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Glen Young | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Mississippi State | 15 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Clifford Charlton | LB | Florida |
| 2 | 50 | Michael Dean Perry | DT | Clemson |
| 3 | 77 | Van Waiters | LB | Indiana |
| 4 | 103 | Anthony Blaylock | DB | Winston-Salem State |
| 7 | 188 | Thane Gash | DB | East Tennessee State |
| 8 | 216 | J.J. Birden | WR | Oregon |
| 9 | 244 | Danny Copeland | DB | Eastern Kentucky |
| 10 | 272 | Brian Washington | DB | Nebraska |
| 11 | 300 | Hendley Hawkins | WR | Nebraska |
| 12 | 328 | Steve Slayden | QB | Duke |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 46 | 81 | 63 | 114 | |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 137 | 44 | 61 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:50 | 294 | 93 | 177 | 24 | 92/213 43.2% | 4/15 26.7% | 110 | 875 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:10 | 301 | 114 | 162 | 25 | 67/197 34.0% | 8/17 47.1% | 101 | 789 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 0 | 104 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Earnest Byner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Kevin Mack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tim Manoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rickey Bolden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Michael Dean Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Derek Tennell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brian Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charles Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 1 | 304 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 0 | 288 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 2 | 47 | 1/1 | 10/12 | 8/10 | 5/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 2 | 47 | 1/1 | 10/12 | 8/10 | 5/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 12/15 | 5/7 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 157 | 576 | 3.7 | 27t | 3 |
| Kevin Mack | 123 | 485 | 3.9 | 65 | 3 |
| Tim Manoa | 99 | 389 | 3.9 | 34 | 2 |
| Herman Fontenot | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Tony Baker | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Max Runager | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 12 | -1 | -0.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Don Strock | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Bahr | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 440 | 1575 | 3.6 | 65 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 498 | 1920 | 3.9 | 41t | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Kosar | 259 | 156 | 60.2 | 96 | 1890 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 77t | 10 | 3.9 | 7 | 2.7 | 25 | 172 | 1718 | 84.3 |
| Don Strock | 91 | 55 | 60.4 | 31 | 736 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 41 | 6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.5 | 4 | 26 | 710 | 85.2 |
| Gary Danielson | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 20 | 324 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.9 | 6 | 43 | 281 | 69.7 |
| Mike Pagel | 134 | 71 | 53.0 | 59 | 736 | 5.5 | 10.4 | 28 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 | 727 | 64.1 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 537 | 313 | 58.3 | 207 | 3686 | 6.9 | 11.8 | 77t | 19 | 3.5 | 17 | 3.2 | 36 | 250 | 3436 | 77.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 474 | 245 | 51.7 | 209 | 3102 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 54 | 13 | 2.7 | 20 | 4.2 | 37 | 255 | 2847 | 64.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 59 | 576 | 9.8 | 39t | 2 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 57 | 780 | 13.7 | 77t | 7 |
| Brian Brennan | 46 | 579 | 12.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 35 | 343 | 9.8 | 28 | 2 |
| Webster Slaughter | 30 | 462 | 15.4 | 41 | 3 |
| Clarence Weathers | 29 | 436 | 15.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Herman Fontenot | 19 | 170 | 8.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Derek Tennell | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 26 | 1 |
| Gerald McNeil | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Glen Young | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rickey Bolden | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 313 | 3686 | 11.8 | 77t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 245 | 3102 | 12.7 | 54 | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Wright | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brian Washington | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 75t | 1 |
| Mike Johnson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mark Harper | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 319 | 16.0 | 75t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 196 | 11.5 | 36t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Runager | 48 | 1935 | 40.3 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 201 | 1694 | 33.9 |
| Lee Johnson | 17 | 643 | 37.8 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 520 | 30.6 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 2578 | 38.5 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 304 | 2214 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 2722 | 39.4 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 325 | 2237 | 32.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 38 | 6 | 315 | 8.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 6 | 325 | 8.1 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 11 | 304 | 9.5 | 73t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Young | 29 | 0 | 635 | 21.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 21 | 0 | 435 | 20.7 | 84 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Stephen Braggs | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Derek Tennell | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 0 | 1159 | 21.1 | 84 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 973 | 16.8 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Matthews | 6.0 | |
| David Grayson | 5.0 | |
| Sam Clancy | 4.5 | |
| Carl Hairston | 3.0 | |
| Eddie Johnson | 3.0 | |
| Mark Harper | 1.0 | |
| Will Hill | 1.0 | |
| Marlon Jones | 1.0 | |
| Michael Dean Perry | 6.0 | |
| Charles Buchanan | 5.0 | |
| Brian Washington | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 37.0 | 255.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36.0 | 250.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |
| Hanford Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Mack | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Manoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clay Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Pagel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Gregg Rakoczy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 0 | |
| Max Runager | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 0 | |
| Webster Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Strock | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -28 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 1 |
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