04-24-2005 Municipal Stadium Temp:51 Wind:15-25 MVP:Newsome 1981 New Orleans Saints (1-6) 0 3 7 7 17 1981 Cleveland Browns (4-3) 3 14 7 10 34 1 Cleveland FG Bahr,M 24 (8-56-4:32) 2:36 0-3 2 New Orleans FG Ricardo 26 (9-52-4:51) 12:31 3-3 2 Cleveland TD Pruitt,M 6 run (Bahr,M) (4-51-1:16) 1:02 3-10 2 Cleveland TD Sipe 64 pass to Newsome (Bahr,M) (1-64-0:20) 0:02 3-17 3 New Orleans TD Wilson 11 pass to Merkens (Ricardo) (6-76-3:02) 11:51 10-17 3 Cleveland TD Sipe 8 pass to Pruitt,G (Bahr,M) (10-85-4:12) 7:30 10-24 4 Cleveland FG Bahr,M 21 (13-67-8:02) 11:57 10-27 4 New Orleans TD Manning 11 pass to Martini (Ricardo) (11-68-3:40) 8:00 17-27 4 Cleveland TD Pruitt,M 3 run (Bahr,M) (10-61-5:41) 2:07 17-34 NO Cle First Downs 24 28 Rushes 29-143 26-108 Passes 33-24-274 36-24-341 Sacked 4-31 0-0 Fumble 2 0 Penalties 6-47 7-60 Turnovers 2 0 Time 28:15 31:45 Third Down 5-11 4-11 Fourth Down 0-0 0-0 Net Offense 386 449 Injuries:Gary(NO- 1), Alzado(Cle- 0) 1981 New Orleans Saints Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Rogers,G 22 93 4.2 2 3 26 0 Groth 5 0 52 10.4 0 3 16 0 Manning 4 27 6.8 1 1 17 0 Holmes 5 0 79 15.8 1 4 37 0 Wilson,W 3 23 7.7 2 2 12 0 Merkens 5 0 69 13.8 0 5 24 1 29 143 4.9 5 6 26 0 Hardy 3 1 28 9.3 0 1 17 0 Rogers,G 3 0 21 7.0 0 1 11 0 Martini 1 0 11 11.0 0 1 11 1 Williams,B 1 0 11 11.0 0 1 11 0 Wilson,W 1 0 3 3.0 0 0 3 0 24 1 274 11.4 1 16 37 2 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Wilson 1 1 100.0 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 100.0 152.1 Manning 32 23 71.9 263 11.4 37 3 1 1 3.1 4 1 3.1 93.6 33 24 72.7 274 11.4 37 3 1 1 3.0 4 2 6.1 104.9 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Ricardo 2 2 100.0 2 1 50.0 0.0 0.0 26 5 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Erxleben 3 110 40 0 0 0 3 26 28.0 36.7 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Wilson,W 6 148 24.7 37 0 Merkens 1 0 -5 -5.0 0 0 6 148 24.7 37 0 1 0 -5 -5.0 0 0 Fumbles Manning 2 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Moore 1 Boyarsky 1 Jackson 2 Lafary 1 Jackson 1 Waymer 2 Nairne 1 Gary 1 Tackles Nairne 9 Gary 4 Grooms 2 Evans 1 Bennett 1 Jackson 6 Poe 4 Spivey 2 Bordelon 1 Myers 1 Boyarsky 4 Wattelet 4 Moore 2 Redd 1 Wilks 1 Kovach 4 Waymer 3 Banks 2 Martini 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1981 Cleveland Browns Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Pruitt,M 15 53 3.5 3 5 11 2 Newsome 8 0 169 21.1 1 7 64 1 White,C 7 30 4.3 1 1 11 0 Pruitt,G 6 0 54 9.0 0 4 13 1 Pruitt,G 4 25 6.3 1 1 15 0 Logan 4 0 39 9.8 0 4 16 0 26 108 4.2 5 7 15 2 Pruitt,M 3 0 36 12.0 0 3 16 0 Feacher 2 2 28 14.0 0 1 15 0 White,C 1 0 15 15.0 0 1 15 0 24 2 341 14.2 1 20 64 2 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Sipe 36 24 66.7 341 14.2 64 2 1 0 0.0 0 2 5.6 115.6 36 24 66.7 341 14.2 64 2 1 0 0.0 0 2 5.6 115.6 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Bahr,M 4 4 100.0 2 2 100.0 0.0 0.0 24 10 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Cox 4 163 52 1 0 2 1 -5 37.0 40.8 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Hall,D 3 62 20.7 32 0 Hall,D 3 0 26 8.7 13 0 White,C 1 13 13.0 13 0 3 0 26 8.7 13 0 4 75 18.8 32 0 Fumbles Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Bradley 1 Matthews 2 Ambrose 1 Bolton 1 Ambrose 1 Bradley 1 Brown 1 Franks 1 Brown 1 Brown 1 Jackson, 1 Alzado 1 Matthews 1 Tackles Matthews 11 Bradley 5 Scott 3 Adams 1 Harris 1 Darden 9 Bolton 5 Ambrose 2 Johnson, 1 Huther 1 Jackson, 8 Logan 3 Alzado 2 Franks 1 Weathers 1 Dixon 5 Brown 3 Sherk 2 Goode 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Darden 1 20 20.0 20 0 1 20 20.0 20 0
1st Quarter KO 15:00 Cle Hall,D return of 16 KO-deep 1 10 own27 14:50 Cle Sipe to Feacher X Screen bas-M 2 10 own27 14:47 Cle Pruitt,M -1 draw dou-dM dlI 3 11 own26 14:12 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G 7 M-out pas-Z 1 10 own48 14:07 Cle White,C 4 sweepR dou-Z 2 6 opp48 13:30 Cle Sipe to Logan X L-cross pas-sZ 3 6 opp48 13:24 Cle Pruitt,M 1 dive dou-M/Bz1 4 5 opp47 12:46 Cle Punt Cox 34,Groth 0 Pt-side 1 10 own13 12:42 NO Rogers,G 26 pitchR run-M/Bz1 1 10 own39 12:29 NO Manning to Hardy 17 M-cross run-Z 1 10 opp44 11:51 NO Rogers,G 2 offtackleR run-M 1 10 opp27 11:43 NO Rogers,G 1 dive bas-Z 2 9 opp26 11:04 NO Manning to Rogers,G 3 S-flat pas-M 3 6 opp23 10:33 NO Manning to Groth X M-cross pas-M/Bz1 dl 4 11 opp28 10:30 NO FG Ricardo 45 no good FG 1 10 own28 10:26 Cle Sipe to Newsome X L-cross pas-Z 2 10 own28 10:21 Cle Sipe to Newsome 17 M-hitch dou-M/Bz1 1 10 own45 9:49 Cle Pruitt,M 2 sweepL dou-Z 2 8 own47 9:11 Cle Pen-Cle5 M-cross run-vZ 2 13 own42 9:11 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G X M-cross pas-Z 3 13 own42 9:03 Cle Sipe to Newsome 9 M-slant pas-dZ 4 4 opp49 8:34 Cle Punt Cox 28,Merkens 0 Pt-side 1 10 own21 8:29 NO Manning to Groth X L-out pas-M 2 10 own21 8:23 NO Rogers,G 8 pitchL pas-M 3 2 own29 7:50 NO Rogers,G 2 trapR run-M dlO 4 0 own31 7:14 NO Punt Erxleben 39,Hall,D 7 Pt-deep 1 10 own37 7:08 Cle White,C 7 sweepL pas-Z 2 3 own44 6:31 Cle Sipe to Logan 5 L-slant bas-vM/Bz1 1 10 own49 5:52 Cle Pruitt,M 11 dive pas-M agg 1 10 opp40 5:09 Cle White,C 7 offtackleR key-Z dlO 2 3 opp33 4:32 Cle Sipe to Newsome 19 M-cross run-vM 1 10 opp14 3:52 Cle Pruitt,M 0 trapL key-dM 2 10 opp14 3:17 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G 7 M-slant pas-Z/Bz1 3 3 opp7 2:45 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G X M-cross pas-Z 4 3 opp7 2:36 Cle FG Bahr 24 good FG 0-3 KO 2:32 NO Wilson,W return of 37 KO-deep 1 10 own39 2:22 NO Rogers,G 6 offtackleR bas-dM 2 4 own45 1:45 NO Rogers,G 6 offtackleL bas-Z/Bz2 1 10 opp49 1:08 NO Manning to Holmes 15 M-cross run-dM 1 10 opp34 0:30 NO Manning to Rogers,G 7 Screen bas-Z 2nd Quarter 2 3 opp27 15:00 NO Rogers,G 2 offtackleL run-M 3 1 opp25 14:28 NO Rogers,G 10 sweepL run-M 1 10 opp15 13:55 NO Rogers,G 2 offtackleR bas-M 2 8 opp13 13:15 NO Rogers,G 4 offtackleL bas-M 3 4 opp9 12:40 NO Manning to Merkens X M-cross goa-tZ 4 4 opp9 12:31 NO FG Ricardo 26 good FG 3-3 KO 12:26 Cle Hall,D return of 14 KO-deep 1 10 own22 12:18 Cle Sipe to Feacher X B-post pas-M 2 10 own22 12:09 Cle Pruitt,M 7 trapR dou-Z 3 3 own29 11:33 Cle White,C 1 dive bas-M 4 2 own30 10:53 Cle Punt Cox 49,Merkens-5 Pt-deep 1 10 own16 10:47 NO Rogers,G 5 sweepR pas-M 2 5 own21 10:08 NO Rogers,G 3 dive dou-Z 3 2 own24 9:31 NO Rogers,G 2 delaydraw pas-M 2 8 own26 8:51 NO Pen-Cle5 B-fly key-vZ 2 3 own31 8:51 NO Manning 17 Fmb M-out bas-Z agg 1 10 own48 8:11 NO Manning to Rogers,G 11 M-hitch bas-M/Bz1 co 1 10 opp41 7:31 NO Rogers,G 6 sweepL bas-Z 2 4 opp35 6:55 NO Manning sacked by Brown Fmb M-cross run-M agg 1 10 own45 6:46 Cle Pruitt,M 3 trapL run-M con 2 7 own48 6:06 Cle Sipe to Logan X S-slant pas-Z/Bz1 dl 3 7 own48 6:01 Cle Sipe to Newsome X M-slant pas-M/Bz1 4 7 own48 5:56 Cle Punt Cox 52,Merkens 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own20 5:50 NO Rogers,G 2 dive bas-M 2 8 own22 5:11 NO Rogers,G 8 dive dou-Z/Bz1 co 3 0 own30 4:34 NO Wilson,W 10 pitchL run-vZ 1 10 own40 3:52 NO Wilson,W 1 trapR run-Z 2 9 own41 3:13 NO Wilson,W 12 draw bas-M 1 10 opp47 2:32 NO Manning to Merkens INT Dard L-straight pas-Z 1 10 own49 2:18 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,M 10 M-cross pas-vM dlO 1 10 opp41 2:00 Cle Sipe to Newsome 20 M-out bas-M/Bz1 1 10 opp21 1:22 Cle Sipe to Feacher 15 M-out bas-Z 1 6 opp6 1:09 Cle Pruitt,M 6 TD sweepL bas-M 3-10 KO 1:02 NO Wilson,W return of 9 KO-deep 1 10 own15 0:58 NO Manning to Groth 16 M-cross bas-dM 1 10 own31 0:47 NO Manning to Wilson,W 3 S-out bas-M 2 7 own34 0:42 NO Manning 3 L-out pas-Z 3 4 own37 0:35 NO Manning to Merkens X M-out pas-M 4 4 own37 0:26 NO Punt Erxleben 40,Hall,D 13 Pt-deep 1 10 own36 0:22 Cle Sipe to Newsome 64 TD B-out bas-M dlI 3-17 KO 0:02 NO Wilson,W return of 8 KO-deep 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 NO Wilson,W return of 25 KO-deep 1 10 own24 14:53 NO Manning to Merkens 12 L-cross bas-dM con 1 10 own36 14:13 NO Manning to Hardy 5 L-out bas-M 2 5 own41 13:39 NO Manning to Holmes 37 Screen run-M/Bz1 co 1 10 opp22 12:50 NO Rogers,G 1 trapL run-M 2 9 opp21 12:06 NO Manning to Merkens 10 M-straight bas-Z 1 10 opp11 12:00 NO Wilson to Merkens 11 TD M-hitch run-M dlL 10-17 KO 11:51 Cle White,C return of 13 KO-deep 1 10 own15 11:42 Cle Sipe to White,C 15 M-out dou-M/Bz1 1 10 own30 11:08 Cle Sipe to Newsome 15 M-cross bas-dM/Bz1 1 10 own45 10:29 Cle Sipe to Feacher X M-hitch bas-M 2 10 own45 10:20 Cle White,C 11 dive pas-vZ/Bz2 a 1 10 opp44 9:36 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,M X S-slant dou-Z 2 10 opp44 9:31 Cle White,C -1 offtackleL pas-Z dlO 3 11 opp45 8:55 Cle Sipe to Newsome 16 M-hitch pas-M 1 10 opp29 8:19 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,M 10 M-out bas-Z 1 10 opp19 8:13 Cle Pruitt,M 11 pitchR run-dM 1 8 opp8 7:34 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G 8 TD M-out run-Z 10-24 KO 7:30 NO Wilson,W return of 36 KO-deep 1 10 own36 7:18 NO Rogers,G -4 pitchL key-dZ/Bz1 d 2 14 own32 7:11 NO Manning to Groth 10 M-slant bas-M 3 4 own42 6:39 NO Rogers,G 1 offtackleL bas-Z dlI 1 10 opp42 6:32 NO Rogers,G 0 dive run-M 2 10 opp42 5:50 NO Manning sacked by Matthews B-fly pas-dZ 3 22 own46 5:10 NO Manning to Groth X L-slant pas-dZ 4 22 own46 5:04 NO Punt Erxleben 31,Hall,D 6 Pt-deep 1 10 own29 4:59 Cle Sipe to Logan X L-slant bas-Z 2 10 own29 4:52 Cle Pruitt,G 4 sweepR bas-M/Bz1 3 6 own33 4:05 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G 9 S-cross pas-vZ/Bz1 c 1 10 own42 3:23 Cle Pruitt,G 15 sweepL dou-M 1 10 opp43 2:38 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G 10 M-slant pas-Z 1 10 opp33 2:03 Cle Pruitt,G 5 dive run-M 2 5 opp28 1:17 Cle Sipe to Logan 16 S-hitch bas-vM 1 10 opp12 0:35 Cle Pen-Cle5 M-hitch key-dM dlO 1 15 opp17 0:35 Cle Sipe to Feacher 13 M-cross bas-M 4th Quarter 2 2 opp4 15:00 Cle Pruitt,G 1 dive run-M 3 1 opp3 14:52 Cle Pen-Cle5 overtop goa-tM 3 6 opp8 14:52 Cle Sipe to Logan 7 M-hitch pas-Z 1 1 opp1 14:12 Cle Pruitt,M 0 dive run-Z 2 1 opp1 13:28 Cle Pruitt,M 0 offtackleR run-sZ 3 1 opp1 12:45 Cle Pruitt,M -3 sweepL goa-tZ 4 4 opp4 11:57 Cle FG Bahr 21 good FG 10-27 KO 11:53 NO Wilson,W return of 33 KO-deep 1 10 own32 11:40 NO Rogers,G 0 sweepL pas-M/Bz1 dl 2 10 own32 11:03 NO Manning to Rogers,G X L-straight pas-Z 3 10 own32 10:55 NO Manning to Holmes 10 S-out pas-M 1 10 own42 10:27 NO Manning to Groth 7 M-hitch pas-Z con 2 3 own49 10:01 NO Manning to Williams,B 11 M-hitch dou-vZ 1 10 opp40 9:28 NO Manning to Groth 11 M-slant pas-Z 1 10 opp29 8:57 NO Manning to Hardy 6 L-cross bas-vZ/Bz1 2 4 opp23 8:47 NO Manning 4 M-hitch pas-M 2 6 opp19 8:29 NO Manning to Holmes X S-hitch bas-M 3 6 opp19 8:26 NO Manning to Groth 8 M-cross pas-M/Bz1 1 10 opp11 8:09 NO Manning to Martini 11 TD S-cross bas-dZ 17-27 KO 8:00 Cle Hall,D return of 32 KO-deep 1 10 own39 7:48 Cle Pruitt,M 11 sweepR dou-Z 1 10 50 6:58 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G 13 S-cross run-M 1 10 opp37 6:12 Cle Pruitt,M 2 pitchL bas-M 2 8 opp35 5:32 Cle Sipe to Newsome 9 M-cross dou-Z/Bz1 1 10 opp26 4:51 Cle Sipe to Logan 11 S-hitch run-M 1 10 opp15 4:07 Cle White,C 1 offtackleL dou-Z 2 9 opp14 3:17 Cle Pen-Cle10 offtackleL bas-Z agg 2 19 opp24 3:10 Cle Pen-NO5 L-straight pas-dM/Bz1 2 14 opp19 3:10 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,G X M-hitch bas-M 3 14 opp19 3:03 Cle Sipe to Pruitt,M 16 S-hitch bas-Z 1 3 opp3 2:15 Cle Pruitt,M 3 TD sweepR goa-tM 17-34 KO 2:07 NO kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 2:07 NO Pen-NO10 L-out pas-Z 1 20 own10 2:01 NO Manning to Hardy X M-out pas-Z 2 20 own10 2:00 NO Manning sacked by Bradley M-hitch pas-dZ/Bz2 3 23 own7 1:40 NO Manning to Merkens 24 M-out pas-dZo 1 10 own31 1:20 NO Manning to Merkens 12 M-out pas-M con dl 1 10 own43 1:01 NO Manning sacked by Jackson,R L-out pas-dZ/Bz2 2 16 own37 0:51 NO Manning to Holmes 15 Screen pre-vZo 3 1 opp48 0:30 NO Manning to Holmes 2 S-out pas-Z 1 10 opp46 0:15 NO Manning 3 B-out pas-Z