| Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1986 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 42213 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 34 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kevin Mack 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 22 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kevin Mack 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chris Burkett 75 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Brennan 11 pass from Bernie Kosar (Mark Moseley kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jimmy Teal 4 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 70 | LOG | Larry Williams |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 33 | RB | Curtis Dickey |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Reggie Camp |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 56 | LOLB | Chip Banks |
| 51 | LILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Anthony Griggs |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 24 | SS | Ray Ellis |
| 37 | FS | Chris Rockins |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 65 | LOT | Tim Vogler |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 73 | ROG | Will Wolford |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 40 | RB | Robb Riddick |
| 34 | FB | Gary Wilkins |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Sean McNanie |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 54 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 43 | SS | Martin Bayless |
| 22 | FS | Steve Freeman |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 14 | 2 |
| Curtis Dickey | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Major Everett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Robb Riddick | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 0 | 240 | 7.3 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 87.9 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 0 | 315 | 8.1 | 75t | 2 | 2 | 7 | 95.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Brian Brennan | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Herman Fontenot | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Pete Metzelaars | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmy Teal | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Chris Burkett | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 75t | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 45 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ron Pitts | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Reggie Camp | 1.0 |
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Dean Prater | 1.0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
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