1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1988 | H | Houston Oilers | 23-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74977 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Matt Bahr | 9 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 32 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 43 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Rickey Bolden | 77 | LOG | 6-5 | 280 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Braggs | 36 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 26 | Boston College | 1 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 26 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Clifford Charlton | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Clancy | 91 | DE | 6-7 | 281 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Farren | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 275 | 28 | Boston University | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Fike | 69 | ROG | 6-7 | 283 | 27 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Herman Fontenot | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 25 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Thane Gash | 30 | S | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | East Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Golic | 79 | NT | 6-2 | 261 | 31 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| David Grayson | 56 | ROLB | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Fresno State | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Hairston | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 36 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Harper | 23 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Alcorn State | 1 | 0 |
| Will Hill | 35 | SS | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Ranger JC; Bishop | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Johnson | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 228 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Jones | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 290 | 22 | Western Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Junkin | 54 | RILB | 6-3 | 238 | 24 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 201 | 25 | Elizabeth City State | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 44 | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 26 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Manoa | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 57 | LOLB | 6-2 | 242 | 32 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Gerald McNeil | 89 | WR | 5-7 | 141 | 26 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 31 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 28 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 32 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Pagel | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 28 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 92 | LDE | 6-1 | 285 | 23 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Rakoczy | 73 | C | 6-5 | 285 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Cody Risien | 63 | ROT | 6-7 | 275 | 31 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Max Runager | 4 | P | 6-1 | 189 | 32 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sims | 99 | DE | 6-3 | 278 | 27 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 171 | 24 | San Joaquin Delta JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Strock | 12 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 38 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Tennell | 81 | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Van Waiters | 60 | LB | 6-4 | 247 | 23 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Washington | 48 | S | 6-0 | 219 | 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 26 | Delaware State | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Winters | 64 | C | 6-3 | 300 | 24 | Eastern Utah JC; Western Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Felix Wright | 22 | FS | 6-2 | 294 | 29 | Drake | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Young | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:36 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5/12 41.7% | 0/0 % | 9 | 75 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:24 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 8/14 57.1% | 0/0 % | 13 | 118 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Slaughter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 68 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 129 | 3.7 | 27 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pagel | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 7 | 179 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 25 | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 98.6 |
| Don Strock | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 13 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 75.7 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 8 | 192 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 25 | 2 | 7.1 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 96.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 7 | 213 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 35 | 1 | 3.8 | 3 | 11.5 | 1 | 8 | 205 | 60.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Langhorne | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Webster Slaughter | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Earnest Byner | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 192 | 10.1 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 213 | 13.3 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Wright | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mark Harper | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Runager | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 28.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Young | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 0 | 72 | 14.4 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Johnson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Strock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 0 |
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