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1985 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 287 points (17.9/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 294 points (18.4/g), 7th.
 Differential of -7 points (-0.4/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 27th.

Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (8-8-0)

1985 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 8 box L 0-1 St. Louis Cardinals 24 27 19 357 181 176 3 15 286 186 100
2 Mon September 16 box W 1-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 7 21 293 148 145 1 15 216 162 54 2
3 Sun September 22 box L 1-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 7 20 15 297 169 128 3 20 343 212 131 2
4 Sun September 29 box W 2-2 @ San Diego Chargers 21 7 23 440 165 275 1 16 275 219 56 2
5 Sun October 6 box W 3-2 New England Patriots 24 20 28 447 301 146 5 18 400 291 109 3
6 Sun October 13 box W 4-2 @ Houston Oilers 21 6 13 360 208 152 4 14 190 67 123 2
7 Sun October 20 box L 4-3 Los Angeles Raiders 20 21 18 232 123 109 20 319 199 120 2
8 Sun October 27 box L 4-4 Washington Redskins 7 14 17 264 167 97 4 19 284 142 142 1
9 Sun November 3 box L 4-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 9 10 9 153 87 66 17 238 83 155
10 Sun November 10 box L 4-6 @ Cincinnati Bengals 10 27 13 325 213 112 3 23 370 252 118
11 Sun November 17 box W 5-6 Buffalo Bills 17 7 17 294 93 201 1 13 217 162 55 3
12 Sun November 24 box W 6-6 Cincinnati Bengals 24 6 14 283 102 181 14 226 90 136 1
13 Sun December 1 box W 7-6 @ New York Giants 35 33 17 314 205 109 3 28 496 267 229 3
14 Sun December 8 box L 7-7 @ Seattle Seahawks 13 31 16 306 214 92 4 21 338 246 92 1
15 Sun December 15 box W 8-7 Houston Oilers 28 21 19 314 156 158 1 21 399 303 96 3
16 Sun December 22 box L 8-8 @ New York Jets 10 37 12 242 104 138 3 23 361 226 135 2
Playoffs
Division Sat January 4 box L 8-9 @ Miami Dolphins 21 24

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 287 4921 983 5.0 271 222 414 2636 17 13 5.9 128 533 2285 16 4.3 119 36 23 24
Team Defense 294 4958 1050 4.7 488 289 509 3107 18 18 5.6 172 497 1851 14 3.7 297 27 9 19
Lg Rank Offense 23 21 22 27 25 22 2 13 8 8 13 9 11 28
Lg Rank Defense 7 9 10 14 12 6 19 13 17 10 11 7 27 28

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bernie Kosar 22 QB 12 10 4-6-0 124 248 50.0 1578 8 3.2 7 2.8 68 6.4 5.4 12.7 131.5 69.3 19 121 5.5 4.6 7.1
Gary Danielson 34 qb 8 6 4-2-0 97 163 59.5 1274 8 4.9 6 3.7 72 7.8 6.7 13.1 159.3 85.3 17 128 6.4 5.3 9.4
Brian Brennan 23 WR 12 10 1 1 100.0 33 1 100.0 0 0.0 33 33.0 43.0 33.0 2.8 158.3 0 0 33.0 43.0 0.0
Herman Fontenot 22 9 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jeff Gossett 28 P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.1 16 8-8-0 222 414 53.6 2885 17 4.1 13 3.1 72 7.0 6.0 13.0 180.3 76.4 36 249 5.9 4.9 8.0
Opp Total 16 289 509 56.8 3107 18 3.5 18 3.5 6.1 4.9 10.8 194.2 71.9 44 353 5.6 3.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Earnest Byner 23 RB 16 13 244 1002 8 36 4.1 62.6 15.3 45 460 10.2 2 31 2.8 28.8 1462 10 5
Kevin Mack* 23 FB 16 15 222 1104 7 61 5.0 69.0 13.9 29 297 10.2 3 43 1.8 18.6 1401 10 4
Bernie Kosar 22 QB 12 10 26 -12 1 10 -0.5 -1.0 2.2 -12 1 14
Gary Danielson 34 qb 8 6 25 126 0 28 5.0 15.8 3.1 126 0 5
Greg Allen 22 7 0 8 32 0 8 4.0 4.6 1.1 32 0 1
Johnny Davis 29 16 0 4 9 0 5 2.3 0.6 0.3 9 0 0
Curtis Dickey 29 1 0 2 6 0 5 3.0 6.0 2.0 6 0 0
Clarence Weathers 23 WR 13 7 1 18 0 18 18.0 1.4 0.1 16 449 28.1 3 72 1.2 34.5 467 3 3
Mike Baab 26 C 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
Ozzie Newsome* 29 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 62 711 11.5 5 38 3.9 44.4 711 5 0
Brian Brennan 23 WR 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 487 15.2 0 57 2.7 40.6 487 0 3
Willis Adams 29 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 132 13.2 0 22 3.3 44.0 132 0 0
Harry Holt 28 11 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 95 9.5 1 23 0.9 8.6 95 1 1
Fred Banks 23 wr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 62 12.4 2 17 0.5 6.2 62 2 0
Glen Young 25 RET 15 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 111 22.2 1 45 0.3 7.4 111 1 1
John Jefferson 29 7 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 30 10.0 0 17 0.4 4.3 30 0 0
Herman Fontenot 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 19 9.5 0 17 0.2 2.1 19 0 1
Travis Tucker 22 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 20 10.0 0 10 0.1 1.3 20 0 0
Reggie Langhorne 22 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 0.8 12 0 1
Team Total 26.1 16 533 2285 16 61 4.3 142.8 33.3 222 2885 13.0 17 72 13.9 180.3 5170 33 40
Opp Total 16 497 1851 14 3.7 115.7 31.1 289 3107 10.8 18 18.1 194.2 4958 32 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Glen Young 25 RET 15 2 35 898 0 63 25.7 1009
Clarence Weathers 23 WR 13 7 28 218 0 16 7.8 1 17 0 17 17.0 702
Brian Brennan 23 WR 12 10 19 153 1 37 8.1 640
Herman Fontenot 22 9 0 8 215 0 81 26.9 234
Reggie Langhorne 22 16 3 3 46 0 19 15.3 58
Boyce Green 25 13 0 2 20 0 13 10.0 20
Dave Puzzuoli 24 16 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 8
Greg Allen 22 7 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 36
Scott Nicolas 25 16 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 26.1 16 47 371 1 37 7.9 53 1217 0 81 23.0 6758
Opp Total 16 36 0 51 884 0 17.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jeff Gossett 28 P 16 0 81 3261 64 0 40.3
Matt Bahr 29 K 16 0 1 1 2 2 9 8 5 3 1 18 14 77.8% 35 35 100.0%
Team Total 26.1 16 1 1 2 2 9 8 5 3 1 18 14 77.8% 35 35 100.0% 81 3261 64 0 40.3
Opp Total 16 29 19 65.5% 34 33 97.1% 91 3840 42.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bernie Kosar 22 QB 12 10 14 2 -25 0
Chip Banks* 26 LOLB 16 16 11.0
Reggie Camp 24 LDE 16 16 8.5 0 1 0 0
Earnest Byner 23 RB 16 13 5 4 0 0
Carl Hairston 33 RDE 16 16 7.0 0 1 0 0
Al Gross 24 SS 16 16 5 109 1 37 0 2 2 0
Kevin Mack* 23 FB 16 15 4 3 0 0
Clay Matthews* 29 ROLB 14 14 6.0 1 0 1 15 0 88
Gary Danielson 34 qb 8 6 5 1 -17 0
Clarence Weathers 23 WR 13 7 3 1 0 0
Curtis Weathers 29 16 2 3.0 1 9 0 9
Felix Wright 26 16 0 2 11 0 10 0 2 0 0
Tom Cousineau 28 RILB 16 15 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Braziel 31 16 0 2 40 0 40 0 1 0 0
Brian Brennan 23 WR 12 10 3 0 0 0
Hanford Dixon 27 RCB 16 16 3 65 0 37
Bob Golic* 28 NT 16 16 3.0
Reggie Langhorne 22 16 3 1 1 0 0
Frank Minnifield 25 LCB 16 16 1 3 0 3 0 1 6 0
Scott Nicolas 25 16 1 1.0 0 1 0 0
Eddie Johnson 26 LILB 16 16 0.5 1 6 0 6
Chris Rockins 23 16 0 0.5 1 8 0 8
Willis Adams 29 3 3 0 1 4 0
Greg Allen 22 7 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Baab 26 C 16 16 1 0 -2 0
Keith Baldwin 25 10 0 1.0
Sam Clancy 27 14 0 1.0
Herman Fontenot 22 9 0 1 0 0 0
Harry Holt 28 11 2 1 0 0 0
George Lilja 27 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Ozzie Newsome* 29 TE 16 16 0 1 0 0
Don Rogers 23 FS 16 16 1 3 0 3
Glen Young 25 RET 15 2 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.1 16 44.0 18 254 1 40 1 40 26 -17 0 88
Opp Total 16 36 28 19

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Matt Bahr 29 K 16 0 35 14 77
Earnest Byner 23 RB 16 13 8 2 60
Kevin Mack* 23 FB 16 15 7 3 60
Ozzie Newsome* 29 TE 16 16 5 30
Clarence Weathers 23 WR 13 7 3 18
Fred Banks 23 wr 10 5 2 12
Brian Brennan 23 WR 12 10 1 6
Al Gross 24 SS 16 16 1 6
Harry Holt 28 11 2 1 6
Bernie Kosar 22 QB 12 10 1 6
Glen Young 25 RET 15 2 1 6
Team Total 26.1 16 16 17 1 1 35 14 287
Opp Total 16 14 18 33 19 294