Clev offense 23rd 52.0 rush - [26th] / 170.3 pass - [15th]
defense 10th 103.0 rush - [16th] / 148.0 pass - [9th]
scoring 7.3 for - [25th] / 14.3 against - [15th]
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Chi offense 28th 65.3 rush - [22nd] / 107.3 pass - [28th]
defense 21st 104.0 rush - [17th] / 207.3 pass - [21st]
scoring 10.7 for - [21st] / 15.3 against - [16th]
key matchups:
DE Art Still (5 sacks) vs. T Dan Jiggets
TE Gary Parris (15 rec/175 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Al Harris
prediction:
Cleveland 11, Chicago 16
defense 10th 103.0 rush - [16th] / 148.0 pass - [9th]
scoring 7.3 for - [25th] / 14.3 against - [15th]
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Chi offense 28th 65.3 rush - [22nd] / 107.3 pass - [28th]
defense 21st 104.0 rush - [17th] / 207.3 pass - [21st]
scoring 10.7 for - [21st] / 15.3 against - [16th]
key matchups:
DE Art Still (5 sacks) vs. T Dan Jiggets
TE Gary Parris (15 rec/175 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Al Harris
prediction:
Cleveland 11, Chicago 16
What exactly did Dan Reeves get himself into? Weary of waiting for Tom Landry to retire in Dallas, the former Cowboys assistant leaped at the Cleveland opening when Sam Rutigliano was fired the day after last season's 4-12 finish. It was billed as a total-control situation for Reeves, but one has to wonder.
ReplyDeleteReeves traded for a veteran quarterback, Seattle's Bobby Sessions, and drafted another in the first round, Neil Lomax of Portland State. And yet the Browns' starting quarterback is Dave Mays, whom Cleveland signed as a free agent out of Texas Southern back in NFL76.
Reeves traded for a former rookie-of-the-year halfback, Tony Reed. And yet his starting halfback is the same ol' grinder, Brian Duncan, whom Cleveland taking handoffs in NFL80.
Reeves drafted Hanford Dixon, a cornerback from Southern Mississippi in Round 2, but the rookie is not among the Browns' two starting corners. They are, instead, Luther Philyaw and Tony Peters, both of whom have been on the Cleveland depth chart since NFL75.
And Reeves went out and picked up speedy special-teams ace Jim Laughlin from the Giants, but the only new starting linebacker among the Browns is Dick Ambrose, Cleveland's 12th-round draft choice out of Virginia in NFL75.
Reeves's only clear contribution to his own starting lineup is FB1 Nate Beasley, an Oakland Raider draftee of NFL76 whom Reeves has converted from halfback.
You could hear the boos all the way from Cleveland ...
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Cleveland's ball on Chicago's 42 yard line. Second and just over 11 to go. :28 left in the fourth quarter. The score is Cleveland 23, Chicago 24.
The pass from Cleveland's QB1 #2 Dave Mays is caught by WR4 #85 Freddie Scott for a gain of almost 15 yards. Scott is tackled by Chicago's S1 #23 Darrol Ray. First down, Cleveland! First and 10 to go. That was DCP1L094 (1748) against S4PLX09 (1746).
Cleveland's ball on Chicago's 27 yard line. First and 10 to go. :17 left in the fourth quarter. The score is Cleveland 23, Chicago 24.
Cleveland's QB1 #2 Dave Mays gives to HB2 #34 Greg Pruitt. Pruitt runs for a gain of just over 16 yards. Pruitt is tackled by Chicago's S2 #26 Vaughn Lusby. First down, Cleveland! First and 10 to go. That was DCRMX02 (1587) against run inside audible from S4PS291 (1585).
Cleveland's ball on Chicago's 11 yard line. First and 10 to go. :07 left in the fourth quarter. The score is Cleveland 23, Chicago 24.
The pass from Cleveland's QB1 #2 Dave Mays was incomplete. Second and 10 to go. That was STOPCLOK (2091) against Chicago's S4PL371 (2089).