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Week 13: Cleveland Browns at New York Jets

November 25, 1979
58°
Shea Stadium (New York City, NY) 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

Rushing Stats

New York Jets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
William Steeves 12 41 3.42 11 1 0
David Chapa 5 14 2.80 8 0 0
Tyrone Lindgren 5 2 0.40 5 0 0
Charles Brown 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Cleveland Browns

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Bryan Palumbo 17 101 5.94 22 4 0
Rodney Green 7 29 4.14 11 2 0
Gerald Jones 1 1 1.00 1 0 0

Passing Stats

New York Jets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Charles Brown 31 18 119 1 / 12 0 17 1 53.02

Cleveland Browns

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Merrill Paulson 55 22 201 1 / 11 0 25 4 20.34

Receiving Stats

New York Jets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Chapa 4 29 7.25 17 0
Martin Borges 3 27 9.00 14 0
John Bennett 4 25 6.25 12 0
William Steeves 5 24 4.80 7 0
Ruben Taylor 1 8 8.00 8 0
Steven Lawton 1 6 6.00 6 0

Cleveland Browns

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Timothy Herrera 7 76 10.86 21 0
Bryan Palumbo 3 44 14.67 25 0
Thomas Estes 2 21 10.50 16 0
Robert Rodriguez 2 20 10.00 11 0
Rodney Green 2 12 6.00 6 0
Frank Boozer 1 10 10.00 10 0
Carroll Westbrook 1 10 10.00 10 0
Sam Meyer 1 5 5.00 5 0
Jack Neil 3 3 1.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

New York Jets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Michael Mendenhall 32 28 1 1
Gregory Estelle 37 20 0 1
Tyrone Lindgren 2 0 0 0
Jose Brewer 0 1 0 0
Leo Murphy 0 1 0 1
Andrew Ogburn 0 2 0 0
Benjamin Behnke 0 12 0 0
John Bennett 0 8 0 0
William Mullins 0 1 0 0
Lyle Castaneda 0 1 0 1
Steven Jackson 0 2 0 0
Mark Gooden 0 2 0 0
Ernest Cruz 0 1 0 0
Andrew Edwards 0 1 0 0
Tomas William 0 2 0 0
Kenneth Surratt 0 1 0 0
Charles Baxley 0 1 0 0
Richard Manuel 0 2 0 0
Jacob Jennings 0 2 0 0
Billy Newbury 9 14 0 0
Ronald Geiger 31 27 0 1
Jack Western 33 25 0 0
Preston Doolittle 30 20 0 1
Steven Lawton 0 17 0 0
William Steeves 5 3 0 1
Martin Borges 8 26 0 1
Philip Robinson 1 0 0 0
David Chapa 22 23 0 4
Carlos Shoemaker 13 7 0 1
Eldon Tee 10 0 0 0
John Stahl 9 7 0 0
Justin Morgan 3 4 0 0
Brian Velasquez 0 4 0 0
Jack Dionisio 0 1 0 0
William Betancourt 0 1 0 0

Cleveland Browns

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Scott Oleary 59 27 1 3
Micheal Huggins 63 29 0 2
Ted Forward 5 2 0 0
Daniel Brooks 0 1 0 0
David Morris 0 1 0 0
Ronald Ryan 0 1 0 0
Lee Warren 0 1 0 0
David Nichols 0 2 0 0
Todd Victorino 0 1 0 0
John Thomas 0 2 0 0
Donald Coury 0 1 0 0
Jason Reiter 0 1 0 1
Benjamin Brand 0 1 0 0
Michael Preiss 0 1 0 0
Herman Watkins 0 1 0 1
Carroll Westbrook 0 5 0 1
Charles Cunningham 9 0 0 0
Jake Noel 41 22 0 1
Rodney Green 6 3 0 0
Sam Meyer 0 2 0 0
Steven Sanders 29 13 0 1
Gerald Jones 5 4 0 0
Bryan Palumbo 18 3 0 0
Robert Rodriguez 0 13 0 0
Thomas Estes 0 12 0 0
Jack Neil 26 17 0 1
Timothy Herrera 6 26 0 1
Jason Trail 61 29 0 1
Frank Boozer 0 18 0 0
Randy Elkins 60 31 0 2
John Frazier 0 1 0 1

Interception Stats

New York Jets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Lyle Castaneda 2 59 29.50 1
Mark Gooden 1 0 0.00 0
Jacob Jennings 1 0 0.00 0

Cleveland Browns

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michael Goodwin 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

New York Jets

Cleveland Browns

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Merrill Paulson 1 0 0 0
Randy Elkins 0 1 0 0

Punting

New York Jets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Wallace Mitchell 7 328 46.86 43.14 51 3

Cleveland Browns

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Terrance Whitford 5 233 46.60 46.60 53 4

Kicking

New York Jets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Steven Cobb 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 0 / 0

Cleveland Browns

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel Duval 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 0 / 0

Punt Return

New York Jets

Cleveland Browns

Kick Return

New York Jets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Bennett 1 31 31.0 0

Cleveland Browns

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Robert Rodriguez 1 33 33.0 0

Defensive Stats

New York Jets

Name Tackles Sacks
Jacob Jennings 8 0
Mark Gooden 8 0
Brian Velasquez 7 0
William Mullins 3 0
Lyle Castaneda 3 0
Steven Jackson 3 0
Ernest Cruz 2 1
Jack Dionisio 2 0
Tomas William 2 0
Andrew Edwards 2 0
Andrew Ogburn 2 0
William Betancourt 2 0
Kenneth Surratt 2 0
Leo Murphy 1 0
Marquis Rowland 1 0
Justin Morgan 1 0
Jose Brewer 1 0
Martin Borges 1 0

Cleveland Browns

Name Tackles Sacks
John Frazier 9 0
Darren Lopez 7 0
Daniel Brooks 6 0
Benjamin Brand 5 0
John Thomas 4 0
Rodney Green 3 0
Lee Warren 2 1
Michael Goodwin 2 0
Ronald Ryan 2 0
Michael Preiss 1 0
Donald Coury 1 0
Timothy Herrera 1 0
Jayson Stewart 1 0
David Morris 1 0