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November 25, 1979 58° Shea Stadium
Attendance: 57,501 (77%)
Cleveland Browns 3 0 6 2 - 11
New York Jets 0 6 0 6 - 12
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Cleveland Browns: 4-9-NYJ 9 (4:24) 16-Daniel Duval 27 yard field goal is GOOD. NYJ 0 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) New York Jets: 4-2-CLE 5 (10:22) 11-Steven Cobb 22 yard field goal is GOOD. NYJ 3 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) New York Jets: 4-4-CLE 36 (3:02) 11-Steven Cobb 53 yard field goal is GOOD. NYJ 63-Gregory Estelle was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NYJ 6 CLE 3
(Qtr 3) Cleveland Browns: 4-9-NYJ 28 (7:27) 16-Daniel Duval 46 yard field goal is GOOD. NYJ 6 CLE 6
(Qtr 3) Cleveland Browns: 4-5-NYJ 16 (1:31) 16-Daniel Duval 35 yard field goal is GOOD. NYJ 6 CLE 9
(Qtr 4) Cleveland Browns: 2-10-NYJ 12 (11:12) 8-Charles Brown sacked at NYJ -1 for -12 yards (62-Lee Warren). Sack allowed by 65-Michael Mendenhall. SAFETY! (62-Lee Warren) NYJ 6 CLE 11
(Qtr 4) New York Jets: 2-4-CLE 31 (10:30) 17-Merrill Paulson pass INTERCEPTED by 22-Lyle Castaneda at CLE 36. 22-Lyle Castaneda to CLE 0 for 36 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
New York Jets Cleveland Browns
First Downs 12 22
- Rushing 5 7
- Passing 4 10
- Penalty 3 5
Total Net Yards 164 321
- Offensive Plays 55 81
- Yards Per Play 2.98 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 57 131
- Rushing Attempts 23 25
- Yards Per Rush 2.48 5.24
Net Passing Yards 107 190
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 18 / 1 55 / 22 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 119 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 12 1 / 11
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.34 3.39
- Yards Per Completion 6.61 9.14
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 0 / 11 8 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 7 / 46 8 / 47
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 1 / 33
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 59 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12
Drive Charts
New York Jets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:52 OWN 25 5 21 Punt
1 4:21 3:02 OWN 23 5 14 Punt
2 14:53 4:34 OWN 37 9 58 Field Goal
2 7:30 1:41 OWN 11 5 9 Punt
2 5:03 2:06 OPP 42 3 6 Field Goal
2 0:48 0:48 OWN 7 2 24 Half
3 13:14 0:56 OPP 42 3 1 Punt
3 7:23 1:56 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 1:28 1:35 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 11:50 0:42 OWN 11 2 -13 Safety
4 10:18 2:04 OPP 25 4 -7 Punt
4 8:14 2:32 OWN 19 5 18 Punt
4 3:25 1:31 OPP 33 5 13 Missed FG
4 1:41 0:15 OPP 15 3 5 Interception
4 0:14 0:14 OPP 30 1 0 Game
Cleveland Browns
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:08 7:47 OWN 10 14 81 Field Goal
1 1:19 1:26 OWN 14 3 5 Punt
2 10:19 2:49 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
2 5:49 0:46 OWN 30 3 12 Interception
2 2:57 2:09 OWN 25 6 15 Punt
3 15:00 1:46 OWN 23 4 12 Interception
3 12:18 4:56 OWN 20 11 52 Field Goal
3 5:26 3:58 OWN 23 10 60 Field Goal
4 14:53 3:03 OWN 25 6 28 Punt
4 11:08 0:50 OWN 25 2 6 Interception
4 5:41 2:17 OWN 18 7 29 Downs
4 1:53 0:13 OWN 27 2 0 Interception
4 1:26 1:12 OWN 3 7 38 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
New York Jets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#87 William Steeves 12 41 3.42 11 1 0
#38 David Chapa 5 14 2.80 8 0 0
#30 Tyrone Lindgren 5 2 0.40 5 0 0
#7 Charles Brown 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Cleveland Browns
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Bryan Palumbo 17 101 5.94 22 4 0
#40 Rodney Green 7 29 4.14 11 2 0
#45 Gerald Jones 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
New York Jets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Charles Brown 31 18 119 1 / 12 0 17 1 53.02
Cleveland Browns
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Merrill Paulson 55 22 201 1 / 11 0 25 4 20.34
Receiving Stats
New York Jets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 David Chapa 4 29 7.25 17 0
#63 Martin Borges 3 27 9.00 14 0
#12 John Bennett 4 25 6.25 12 0
#87 William Steeves 5 24 4.80 7 0
#86 Ruben Taylor 1 8 8.00 8 0
#89 Steven Lawton 1 6 6.00 6 0
Cleveland Browns
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Timothy Herrera 7 76 10.86 21 0
#21 Bryan Palumbo 3 44 14.67 25 0
#89 Thomas Estes 2 21 10.50 16 0
#10 Robert Rodriguez 2 20 10.00 11 0
#40 Rodney Green 2 12 6.00 6 0
#13 Frank Boozer 1 10 10.00 10 0
#70 Carroll Westbrook 1 10 10.00 10 0
#13 Sam Meyer 1 5 5.00 5 0
#23 Jack Neil 3 3 1.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
New York Jets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Michael Mendenhall 32 28 1 1
#63 Gregory Estelle 37 20 0 1
#38 David Chapa 22 23 0 4
#77 Ronald Geiger 31 27 0 1
#74 Jack Western 33 25 0 0
#71 Preston Doolittle 30 20 0 1
#89 Steven Lawton 0 17 0 0
#87 William Steeves 5 3 0 1
#63 Martin Borges 8 26 0 1
#82 Billy Newbury 9 14 0 0
#15 Philip Robinson 1 0 0 0
#66 Carlos Shoemaker 13 7 0 1
#80 Eldon Tee 10 0 0 0
#77 John Stahl 9 7 0 0
#79 Justin Morgan 3 4 0 0
#26 Brian Velasquez 0 4 0 0
#44 Jack Dionisio 0 1 0 0
#31 Richard Manuel 0 2 0 0
#51 Jacob Jennings 0 2 0 0
#38 Steven Jackson 0 2 0 0
#26 Charles Baxley 0 1 0 0
#36 Jose Brewer 0 1 0 0
#30 Leo Murphy 0 1 0 1
#52 Andrew Ogburn 0 2 0 0
#80 Benjamin Behnke 0 12 0 0
#12 John Bennett 0 8 0 0
#30 Tyrone Lindgren 2 0 0 0
#34 Lyle Castaneda 0 1 0 1
#23 William Mullins 0 1 0 0
#58 Mark Gooden 0 2 0 0
#61 Ernest Cruz 0 1 0 0
#95 Andrew Edwards 0 1 0 0
#59 Tomas William 0 2 0 0
#47 Kenneth Surratt 0 1 0 0
#65 William Betancourt 0 1 0 0
Cleveland Browns
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Scott Oleary 59 27 1 3
#54 Micheal Huggins 63 29 0 2
#78 Jake Noel 41 22 0 1
#78 Randy Elkins 60 31 0 2
#13 Frank Boozer 0 18 0 0
#64 Jason Trail 61 29 0 1
#88 Timothy Herrera 6 26 0 1
#23 Jack Neil 26 17 0 1
#89 Thomas Estes 0 12 0 0
#10 Robert Rodriguez 0 13 0 0
#21 Bryan Palumbo 18 3 0 0
#45 Gerald Jones 5 4 0 0
#70 Steven Sanders 29 13 0 1
#13 Sam Meyer 0 2 0 0
#40 Rodney Green 6 3 0 0
#70 Carroll Westbrook 0 5 0 1
#56 Charles Cunningham 9 0 0 0
#52 Ted Forward 5 2 0 0
#45 Herman Watkins 0 1 0 1
#32 Michael Preiss 0 1 0 0
#30 Benjamin Brand 0 1 0 0
#50 Jason Reiter 0 1 0 1
#37 Donald Coury 0 1 0 0
#57 John Thomas 0 2 0 0
#12 Todd Victorino 0 1 0 0
#16 David Nichols 0 2 0 0
#62 Lee Warren 0 1 0 0
#74 Ronald Ryan 0 1 0 0
#79 David Morris 0 1 0 0
#55 Daniel Brooks 0 1 0 0
#95 John Frazier 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
New York Jets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#34 Lyle Castaneda 2 59 29.50 1
#58 Mark Gooden 1 0 0.00 0
#51 Jacob Jennings 1 0 0.00 0
Cleveland Browns
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#29 Michael Goodwin 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
New York Jets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Cleveland Browns
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 Merrill Paulson 1 0 0 0
#78 Randy Elkins 0 1 0 0
Punting
New York Jets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Wallace Mitchell 7 328 46.86 43.14 51 3
Cleveland Browns
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Terrance Whitford 5 233 46.60 46.60 53 4
Kicking
New York Jets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Steven Cobb 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 0 / 0
Cleveland Browns
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 Daniel Duval 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 0 / 0
Punt Return
New York Jets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Cleveland Browns
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
New York Jets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#12 John Bennett 1 31 31.0 0
Cleveland Browns
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Robert Rodriguez 1 33 33.0 0
Defensive Stats
New York Jets
Name Tackles Sacks
#51 Jacob Jennings 8 0
#58 Mark Gooden 8 0
#26 Brian Velasquez 7 0
#23 William Mullins 3 0
#38 Steven Jackson 3 0
#34 Lyle Castaneda 3 0
#61 Ernest Cruz 2 1
#47 Kenneth Surratt 2 0
#65 William Betancourt 2 0
#95 Andrew Edwards 2 0
#52 Andrew Ogburn 2 0
#59 Tomas William 2 0
#44 Jack Dionisio 2 0
#79 Justin Morgan 1 0
#30 Leo Murphy 1 0
#98 Marquis Rowland 1 0
#36 Jose Brewer 1 0
#63 Martin Borges 1 0
Cleveland Browns
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 John Frazier 9 0
#22 Darren Lopez 7 0
#55 Daniel Brooks 6 0
#30 Benjamin Brand 5 0
#57 John Thomas 4 0
#40 Rodney Green 3 0
#62 Lee Warren 2 1
#29 Michael Goodwin 2 0
#74 Ronald Ryan 2 0
#32 Michael Preiss 1 0
#37 Donald Coury 1 0
#88 Timothy Herrera 1 0
#30 Jayson Stewart 1 0
#79 David Morris 1 0