| Cleveland Browns at Phoenix Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1988 Location: Tempe, AZ Venue: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 61261 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 87 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
| Phoenix CardinalsPHX | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PHX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Rickey Bolden 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Langhorne 29 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Earl Ferrell 2 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | J.T. Smith 8 pass from Neil Lomax (Al Del Greco kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 46 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 23 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Rob Awalt 21 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Al Del Greco kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Langhorne 25 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Safety, Cliff Stoudt tackled in end zone by Charles Buchanan | 29 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 85 | WR | Clarence Weathers |
| 77 | LOT | Rickey Bolden |
| 70 | LOG | Larry Williams |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 44 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Sam Clancy |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 56 | LOLB | David Grayson |
| 59 | LILB | Mike Johnson |
| 51 | RILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 48 | SS | Brian Washington |
| 22 | FS | Felix Wright |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 84 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 71 | LOG | Joe Bostic |
| 70 | C | Derek Kennard |
| 61 | ROG | Lance Smith |
| 63 | ROT | Tootie Robbins |
| 80 | TE | Rob Awalt |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 32 | RB | Tony Jordan |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Clasby |
| 60 | RDT | Steve Alvord |
| 72 | RDE | Rod Saddler |
| 55 | LLB | Anthony Bell |
| 57 | MLB | Niko Noga |
| 54 | RLB | E.J. Junior |
| 41 | LCB | Carl Carter |
| 45 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 47 | RCB | Cedric Mack |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tim Manoa | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Tony Jordan | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 3 | 314 | 7.3 | 29t | 3 | 2 | 13 | 75.1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 120 | 6.3 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 72.3 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 2 | 77 | 5.9 | 21t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 51.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 29t | 2 |
| Brian Brennan | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rickey Bolden | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Roy Green | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 26 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Rob Awalt | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Earl Ferrell | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Johnson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Brian Washington | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Cedric Mack | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Clasby | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Carl Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Max Runager | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Greg Horne | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Glen Young | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Ernie Jones | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| Reggie Phillips | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Charles Buchanan | 2.0 |
| Carl Hairston | 1.5 |
| Eddie Johnson | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
| Brian Washington | 0.5 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |
| E.J. Junior | 2.0 |
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