| Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1976 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 62758 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 17 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 73 punt return (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 47 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Oscar Roan 5 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Calvin Jones 43 opponents fumble recovery (Calvin Jones kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 47 punt return (Jim Turner kick failed) | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 36 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Greg Pruitt 8 run (Don Cockroft kick failed) | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Kiick 12 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 69 | LOG | Pete Adams |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 81 | TE | Oscar Roan |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| 43 | RB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 70 | RDE | Mack Mitchell |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 49 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 27 | RS | Thom Darden |
| 28 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 82 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 75 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | LDT | Rubin Carter |
| 63 | RDT | John Grant |
| 70 | RDE | Paul Smith |
| 59 | LLB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 46 | LS | John Rowser |
| 36 | RS | Billy Thompson |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Pruitt | 14 | 21 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Poole | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 18 | 23 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Norris Weese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 2 | 134 | 4.3 | 1 | 52.4 | |||
| Dave Mays | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 46.5 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 166 | 8.3 | 2 | 72.1 | |||
| Norris Weese | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 112.5 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Oscar Roan | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Steve Holden | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Brian Duncan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jack Dolbin | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Thom Darden | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Jackson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 1 | |
| Dave Mays | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Steve Holden | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 2 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Brian Duncan | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | ||
| Steve Holden | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Larry Poole | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dick Ambrose | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| John Schultz | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Denver Broncos | |
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