1980 Packers @ Browns

portant inner conference game this afternoon working with me as a man who someday should be in the Hall of Fame in pro football Paul Warfield a great wide receiver right now is the assistant director of propel for the Browns you'll work for the Browns but your job is the know talent around the league ball that's right this Green Bay Packer football team is a good woman got Lynn Dickey was really over his physical problems and doing a great job and also the Packers I think adjusting to their new 34 defense what about the Browns defense they've come on well they really have come on they're not really stopping people cold but they're keeping people off the scoreboard and that's important you know one of the big questions for the Browns this week who would play quarterback Ryan site was hurt last week in Seattle so Sam Rutigliano has had to make a decision go with scythe who may not be a hundred percent or rookie Paul McDonald for USC he's made his decision he told us about it just the short while ago well I think it's been a difficult problem for us all week because Brian obviously didn't work out Wednesday and Thursday and Friday we had a torrential downpour so he didn't get a chance to work he worked yesterday and he felt real good about it and this morning I caucus with our doctors then Brian he felt real good then right now after the pregame warmup I think Brian's side's gonna be a start and so we're ready for the kickoff Tom Bernie will kickoff for the Green Bay Packers the deep man Keith Wright number 89 and Dino Hall number 26 diminutive Dino Hall at five seven the Packers in their green the Browns in white and we're underway on an overcast afternoon in Cleveland with the lights turned on here in the Stadium keno Hall carries and Hall finds his way past the 25-yard line almost to the 30 and the stop is made by Mike McCoy so the Browns are on offense and Brian Sipe indeed is the quarterback number 17 he is third in the AFC he has thrown 10 touchdown passes running backs are Mike crew at number 43 and Charles white 25 a very fine offensive line for the Browns they've allowed only four quarterback sacks all season and NFL hide the backs and receivers and they have tremendous firepower first and ten on the 35 yard line [Applause] they get the 27-yard line and site gives to the second back throw throw it who broke a tackle and Mike Pruitt gets up to the 35 short of a first down the tackle made by Ezra Johnston number 90 the right defensive end well they'd like to establish the running game Paul and that's what the Browns are trying to do here well the office works a lot better when Mike Pruitt is running real well and last week Mike ran over a hundred yards for the first time in the season against Seattle passing game fell in the hand and so what the Browns don't do is try to coordinate both they're running in the passing game you won't see Brian sights it on second and three at the 35 yard line in motion comes Reggie Rucker out of the I formation Charles White was not get but a yard or two maybe to the 37 head O'Neill the linebacker makes the stop Charles white from USC has had a bit of a problem adjusting to the pro style after playing out of the eye at USC as you look at the Packers three-four defense and their linebackers particularly Mike Douglas number 53 has been outstanding the secondary and they've been playing together for a couple of years Estes hood of course took over for Willie Buchanan last year and now the Browns on third and one have two tight ends I see Newsome and the Brady for McDonnell Oden the free agent rookie certain one at the 37 [Applause] one Mike jolly and Johnny gray combining to make the stop I am good forcing from the secondary for the Packers well that's the thing that you have to have on short yardage defensive play Mike jolly came up from his safety position he's a hard-hitting kid from the University of Michigan did a very fine job of stopping a tough running back in my crew it so Johnny Evans who has not pleased the brows he's been a great practice kicker and you can see Mike Cassidy is deep at the 25-yard line Evans has been terrific in practice but when the game start not too good but he gets off a pretty good pump there Cassidy is back at the 21 after a bobble and is hemmed in so you got it credit the Green Bay Packers defense is Dino Hall on special teams makes the stop 48 yard kick no return and coaches drool over that pole and now the Packers go on offense as you said big Johnny Evans hasn't been kicking very well but that time he got off a fine punt good hang time good coverage by the Browns second diamonds by the Browns specialty teams Linda key number 12 is the quarterback 418 yards last week passing completed 35 the offensive line Larry McCarran in his eighth year is the senior member there first and ten at the 25 will run down the rest of the Packers offense for you after this play under Thompson and motion number 89 ivorie gets about a yard ivorie change with jerry Ellis number 31 in the backfield Thompson number 89 has James Lofton number 80 with him and Lofton is something to see as well as ivory Eddie Lee ivory had a tremendous first quarter in his rookie year against the Chicago Bears as you look at the backs and receivers was hurt had a banged up knee and had a tremendous week last week 202 total yards there's Dickies number so far second and nine at the 26 John Thompson number 83 is in as a third wide receiver and Jerry Ellis little second effort to the 30 Ward it'll be third and about four with Marshall Harris number 90 making the stop and it could be a passing situation for Green Bay now let's run down the Browns defensively for you they have gone to the three-four this year they tried it out a bit last season but this is their three four and great stories Alzado of course is destabilizer but Henry Bradley and Marshall Harris are young ones and they also have some others behind them the four linebackers Robert L Jackson is not in there and Elvis Franks becomes a fourth down linemen as you look at the secondary for Cleveland third and four at the 31 Ellis in Middleton number 34 in the backfield ideally ivory checks back in draw Ellis has a first down for the Packers to the 41 yard line fine call by Lynn Dickey joining the defensive team of the Browns in there's a good block provided there by number 69 Lila's virus that springs Ellis into the secondary Tom Darden has to come up from his safety position that's a big back and he doesn't like to make too many tackles like that in an open field so the free agent rookie Ellis who was a final cut by the Rams and has been a starter since the LA game for the Packers has a first down at the 42 in motion is the tight end Paul Hawken and any Lee ivory trying to go wide he has Darrell go fourth blocking for him but the Browns come up and limited to maybe a gain of the yard or two and a good play by dick Ambrose number 52 and he always seems to be in the right place at the right time Paul big Ambrose has led to Browns and tackles for the last couple of years is a very active linebacker flows will laterally or lock cross the line of scrimmage and he's going to be around the ball all afternoon just under five minutes gone by here in the first quarter no score here at Cleveland Stadium this is the first time the Packers have played in Cleveland since 1972 they won that game and went on to finish ten and four winning the NFC Central second and nine Coffman again in motion if Dicky fries Lofton and Lofton has a first down at the 45 yard line of the Browns and Clinton Burrell second-year from LSU made the stop and this is a Paul Warfield kind of pattern well James Lawson is a very fine receiver Lynn Dickey throwing the straight out Dickey has an excellent arm Lofton for guidance you've got to give a lot of room Clint Burrell respecting that speed and he's getting that protection up front Paul Wow a little finding it very difficult to get there he's still fighting though he'll be fighting all afternoon packers controlling the ball as they did against Tampa Bay though they managed at best a tie first and ten at the Browns 45 the pitch to Jerry Ellis he's hemmed in our loss and forcing the play was Marshall Harris along with the nose tackle Henry Bradley interesting story about number 90 Marshall Harris he was an eighth round draft choice by the Jets walked out of camp because he wanted to pursue an art career then the Jets didn't want him when he wanted to come back the Browns welcomed him with open arms kind of two interesting stories there Henry Bradley was under Browns roster last year he was cut from the squad stuck around town driving a truck to sort of eke out a living was called back to the team late last year this year he wanted job as the nosed happened lost to second and 12 at the 47 Kaufmann in motion a fake draw and a trick play and a good catch by Gerry Ellis Ellis his tackle after picking up about eight yards Robert L Jackson number 56 the left inside linebacker makes the play as you look at Lynn Dickey who was out almost two years with a broken leg and his comeback is terrific and Bart Starr has had confidence in him all along apparently throwing the ball right now for about 70% of his passes completed in dick he's doing a fine job that time he set up a fake screen to the left double screen to the right almost broke all the way Dickey Ambrose slowed him up a little bit five defensive backs for the Browns rod Cassidy number 88 comes in as a third wide receiver for the Packers on a third and seven at the 42 of Cleveland here's a rush it's the Browns blitzing linebackers Lynne Vicki back to midfield and all of them team me and Henry get credit for that sack and it'll be fourth in a punting situation well a gambling situation here but that time it play it off they're running an X on the inside so fourth down and David Beverly will kick from his 35 and Keith Wright number 89 Beverly who is a seven-year veteran originally a free agent pick he had his best year last season and there is Keith Wright who has tremendous instincts and running back kicks ball great feel for returning kicks not the fastest guy in the world but somehow someway he makes things happen [Applause] at the sideline can't turn it in in these forests out-of-bounds Jim gay no was chasing him along with Paul Kaufman dick Stockton and Paul Warfield here first quarter overcast but Pleasant in Cleveland Brian Sipe has the brown to the 19 first and 10 he won't look for Logan kid find him and dumps it off to my crew it and crew it is down at the 28 yard line after an 8 yard pickup John Anderson the left outside linebacker makes the stop on through it who perhaps is not a good a receiver as he is a runner well you're absolutely right he's a better runner big powerful guy kind of short and stocky though and he's sort of a load once he gets going he's got smaller shorter fingers and that I think can hurt him as far as past with you well he's worked real hard on his catching ability and has improved but he's not the kind of receiver the Charles White or Greg who it is right now is the tailback in the eye it is second and one at the 28 and it's Charles white up the middle has a first down beyond the 30 Kurt alderman and Ed O'Neill combine to make the stop the Packers of course added to veterans a'lamin and O'Neill both of cars played at Penn State all a minute later the Cardinals are Neal with the Detroit Lions and the rookie from USC has given the Browns of first down at the 31 the Charles White has stepped into that spot where Greg Pruitt played in previous years Pruitt slow coming back from the knee injury white has done a pretty good job thus far and each ball game two passes along he's improving much more Reggie Rucker number 33 wide to the right Logan 85 to the left the rush is on sight that he won't [Applause] so for a club that is allowed only for quarterback sacks the Green Bay Packers have impressed here and they have everyone coming in including strong safety Steve Luke who ultimately made the tackle well this is what you got to do against Brian Sipe you know that he doesn't have the mobility today and the Packers are coming after him early there's number 46 Steve Luke coming up from his strong safety position and a lot of other Packers Luke finally comes down with a side and does a good job of bringing him down don't forget the Browns know that they have the Steelers coming in next week and a chance to tie for the division with a win and site not a hundred percent getting the call second and 17 of the 20 for Mike Pruitt off tackle to the 27 yard line it'll be third and about 13 and Mike Lewis who's playing nose tackle makes the stop you talk to the John Mayer the Green Bay Packers defensive guru and everything in this game as you remember is down in distance you know if you have second and one you have things going your way second and 17 different story absolutely right Brian has not enjoyed great field position the least thing that he wants to do right now is make his create a turnover time really flying in this first quarter we have five oh five remaining no score and a third and 14 for Brian Sipe [Music] he's got some protection and site is looking for to Ozzie Newsome the tight end and know some who could just as easily be a wide receiver at 16 to 32 in great speed has them reception in the first town Johnny gray makes the stop any halftime Paul precisely Brian had the time to do what he wanted to do go to Ozzy loosen brain to corner Ozzy gives another dimension to the Browns defense of offensive attack on this 23 yard take up look at the offensive line prediction of protection Tom Daly all in the center Joe de la Malir an all-pro has established himself on this Brown offensive line first and ten at the Green Bay 49 Ricci feature 83 has replaced Dave Logan and wide receiver for Cleveland site again in the pocket going for Rucker overthrows him [Applause] Rucker was banged up a bit at muscle spasms in his back during the week but he said he was alright incompletions second and ten at the 49 Rucker did not work out all week but he seemed to be ready he's the kind of player he's a veteran player he's been through a lot so you expect him to be ready on Sunday that time the Packers sit Steve Luke again on the Blitz and so they're showing you that they're coming after Bryant early in the ball game and they're going to try to disrupt his rhythm so Brian Sipe 28 touchdown passes last year 37 hundred yards hurt his knee on a free play with three minutes to go last week they've Logan back in and wide receiver and site almost tripped going back and he's got time not much as he bumps it off and no penalty marker thrown is ezra johnson number 90 first round draft pick in his fourth year from Morris Brown finally got to Brian well that time Brian looked like he was looking downfield for Ozzie Newsome the linemen were dropping back Newsome was jammed inside fell to the ground did not get out into the pattern Brian was left holding the football didn't have the good mobility he's had in the past and so he was thrown for the sack Cypress now 2 for 4 for 32 yards it'll be third and ten at the Packer 49 [Applause] Charles Wright has the [Music] but coming up from the secondary is steep blue and green baize secondary has been exempt 3 so far but they're a good hard-hitting group with Steve Luke back there it's a strong safety also Johnny gray number 24 they call him the hit brothers baron I guess they do a fine job of supporting on the resin Steve Luke shochu I just run that plug Johnny Evans real punt he can also play quarterback and one of the things that rankles Amin wishes he could play quarterback a little bit not on this club as he saw Cassidy standing at the 12 yard line a line drive end-over-end kick the Cassidy's just going to let it drop it takes a Cleveland role inside the 20 yard line so neither club has threatened thus far with 3 minutes and 50 seconds remaining in the first quarter it was a 34-yard punt in no return Miami's leading Buffalo seven and nothing and Washington over st. Louis 7 nothing first quarter scores around the NFL the Packers at the 17 first and 10 with 350 remaining in the first quarter here in Cleveland Paul Coughlin is in motion first tripped up by Clay Matthews number 57 Matthews of finesse linebacker from USC a number one draft choice the three-four defense Marty Schottenheimer has done a fine job for the ground and they went to the 3-4 not for the running plays but for the pass plays on the idea of blitzing or idea blitzing more but also to give Robert a Oh Jackson who was he one choice a few years back a chance to play outstanding player but decadence 7 into 20 John Thompson 83 a third wide receiver by Andrew Thompson at open field 39 yard line of Cleveland so the short pass which has been the one thing the Browns have not been able to stop to elder's here and Dickey with the quick release found under Thompson who caught seven last week and a big gainer into Cleveland Territory well Dicky's looking all the way friends with Thompson he gets by the linebacker dick Ambrose there but watch him do it nifty bit of running as he turns Ron votin completely around Thompson applying running back out of college makes a big gainer before Tom Darden and his friend stop him well he was originally a running back and a 43 yard gain in the Packers with the big play so far have a first and 10 at the 37 yard line of the brown play action for Dickie and Dickie gold it was often and it's picked off Tom and just a plain old bad pass and maybe they got the roof mixed up because Lofton was open and it was throw away past him and the interception by Tom Darden [Applause] well Dicky takes this play-action pass he's looking for loft and all the way but he throws more of a post and often runs a square and Tom dart in his City right back on the post reading that action all the way [Applause] first and ten now the 33 yard line 218 remaining in the first quarter as Reggie Rucker comes in motion no score Mike Pruitt tries to go up the middle and it's a Stonewall that interception by Tom Darden was his first of the year but more significantly it is his 41st and he has now set a Cleveland Browns record for career interceptions and he was tied with the late Warren lar with 40 before he picked that one off Tom Darden has really done an outstanding job in the secondary he's a real ball hawk you usually see him right around the ball he plays the quarterback size very well gain of 1 second and 9 at the 30 for the Packers have played superbly on defenseless far no score 1:40 remaining in the first quarter sights on a play-action and he freezes the backers long enough to complete the pass to Mike threw it in a first down sort of mid field Mike Douglas the linebacker defending his tough to defend against Bruin well it's kind of tough to defend against him not because he's such a great pass receiver who suddenly because he's got great speed and deceptive speed he's a big looking guy but he's got four or five speed for the 40 and he can get out in the clutch real well it's Mike Douglas number 53 fine linebacker riding them out of our house break through a situation well Greg hood is is he's being used in spots situations he is not completely recovered from that knee injury but we'll see him during the course of the afternoon I'm sure the Browns have the ball at their own 48 first and 10 and the pitch goes to Charles White and white to the 47 yard line a good 5 or 6 yard game the big thing to Charles Lane is added to this attack as not only has he come and he started as a rookie player but he's proven to be quite adept at coming out of the backfield and catching passes and seems to have a knack for making the first tackler miss him all the time we have one minute remaining first quarter no score and Reggie Rucker as you look at Charles white in the tailback spot both Rucker and Logan are split to the left second and four Pruitt's fumble and site might have gotten too Brian Sipe just got there before three green shirts were ready to pounce on the ball that takes a little bit of courage because there's four Mobley's big guys in that Green Bay center of the line the Browns at the Packers 48 naked third and five site complete to Ozzie Newsome an eight-second show newsom as a first town and the Browns maintained possession as Johnny gray the free safety who started the very first game of his rookie year and Ozzie Newsome as we mentioned could be a flanker good wide receiver threat makes that play and it's a first down at the 41 Washington now leading the Cardinals 10 to nothing in the first quarter mark Mosley a 30 yard field goal Redskins have had their troubles thus far first and ten at the 41 come score the line his Charles life it's a Stonewall picks up two yards head O'Neil was there and a few of his friends and that'll do it for the first quarter so they've gone back and forth and both teams defenses have played well the league earned Bart star on the left the packers coach who breathing a bit easier these days in Sam Rutigliano whose greatest asset is the fact that he's low-key he doesn't go too high or too low keeps an even keel and that's important in the game you know that very important for a coach to be laying the same kind of individual week in and week out that is exactly the way Sam is he's not given two high-strung moments or nolo periods break through at number 34 his team with Mike number 43 in the backfield as Logan goes wide right second and eight at the 39 to start the second quarter Brian's site looking down has some time ciphers going crossing and now they say he did not have control came down and it'll be an interception as Steve Luke and Johnny gray were covering on the play well site wants to go for it all right here and he's looking for Ozzie Newsome he looks off to the right throws the eyes almost makes the great catch here Ozzie has it as you see him hit he sort of loses it and right at that point on the ground and you got to come down with it that's the rule it's not so much holding it in the air when you come down you better have it in possession he did not so it's incomplete third in a dick Stockton's and Paul Warfield in a scoreless battle here on the shores of Lake Erie Cleveland stadium with upwards of 70,000 fans third and eight now the 39 they have not come close to a score this site getting pressure trying to move and he's gonna first down and if he's smart we'll go out about he's tackled inside the 20 Brian's site showing no ill effects of that lead screen has run for the first down before Mike Douglas caught up with it a play of 24 yards and now the Browns have the best scoring opportunity well here's where safes really dangerous he's got a feel for what's happening in the pocket he slides up he looks now fooling this point you still afflict the throat but he's going on the run all the way he's got Geoghan La Fleur not a bad fella to have out in front of him and picks up a couple of extra yards and Sam Rutigliano on the sidelines and he's saying I picked this guy over McDonald today and he was holding his breath first and ten at the 15 my crew they could break through it sorry and he's thrown for a loss couldn't get outside and credit the Packers defense linebacker John Anderson loss of two second and 12 at the 17 Ricci feature number 83 ended wide receiver Logan gets a red play by Mike Butler number 77 as he put the hug on Mike crew right away Mike Butler starters since the opening game of his rookie year just shut that running play off all right here's a ground level shot smart call by Brian site fools everybody except number 77 Mike Butler who does an excellent job and almost and go solo on that particular tackle Mike Butler big man has four sacks on the year doing a fine job on the defensive front for Green Bay had a great year in 78 with 12 sacks he's got good strength and quickness a big showdown in the NFC East Dallas leading Philadelphia 7 nothing third and 13 on the eight yard line and a penalty marker is down penalty marker down and now we have some tempers flaring Tom de Lyonne just took a shot I think from Ed O'Neill right in there de Leon and Odile let's pick it up 63 Cody rising go for a false start on offense Jean bars the referee so that will set him back now let's see if we can pick it up at the line look for rise in number 63 let's see well we see the time baby home Mike Lewis Mike Lewis number 6 from 6 that kind of extracurricular activity could get either side penalized third and 18 at the 23 yard line 13:18 Brian Sipe has hobbies and it's incomplete out of bounds there was jocking there between Mike McCoy and Dave Logan and the official was right there with it it'll go is incomplete and now Don Cochran will come in the game to attempt a field goal likes to go in this situation a Dave Logan he's six for big strong receiver can go up and get the ball at that time number 29 Mike McCoy was right Windham step for stepping although a few inches shorter did just a fine job shutting Dave Logan off the attempt will be from the 31 let's call it a 40-yard attempt and Cockroft is a perfect two for two though overall this here is John Cockcroft straight down the middle of school soap-opera who has at all sorts of ailments this year from his back to his hip to his ankle to Don Cochran who just take the 41 year old field 41 Garfield Bowl is kicking off right now to mark Lee from the University of Washington and a superb returner in college and leaves showing some of those moves brings it out past the 25-yard line Berkeley from the University of Washington tackle made by Keith Wright for the brown so the Packers go on offense after the Browns scored on the field goal 67 yards in 12 plays and the drive was nearly five minutes in lake that we have a penalty marker down right now and the penalty apparently against Green Bay will mark it off that's a tough hole to start out of well it is the Packers have enjoyed pretty much good field position here in the first half this time they'll be backed up inside the 10 yard it was Mike Douglas who was clipping and so now the Packers open up back on their 10 yard line will be first and 10 the Browns lead a three to nothing we've just gone through three minutes here of this second quarter Lynn Dickey six for tenth year and the giveness to Eddie Lee ivory who gets past the 10 to about the 13 before Marshall Harris makes the tackle for the white-shirted Cleveland Browns so this Eddie Lee ivory it was a number one draft pick last year out of Georgia Tech last week 74 yards rushing against Tampa Bay and he caught 11 passes for 128 yards his best day as a pro still have more certainly will he's good looking back great speed had the knee injury last year as you said dick but seems like he's fully recovered for the first time last week he said like things were really starting to come together second and seven at the 13 under a Thompson 89 in Lofton 80 are wide right and now law he has time and lost in holds onto a penalty marker down as he makes the reception at the 18 yard line but the flag is down Clarence Scott number 22 converted cornerback now playing strong saftey was covering Lofton on the play and we have defensive holding against the Browns that will be an automatic first down for the Packers [Music] because she was talking it over with Lynne Dickey that time the packers said James Lofton in motion from right to left it's a good way to get him isolated and get a man from man coverage from the Cleveland Browns you can bet your bottom dollar that the Browns will be giving Lofton a lot of attention this afternoon and certainly he Robert l Jackson the linebacker was called holding downfield it will be a first in ten now for the Packers at the 18 and you have to say one thing Green Bay had all those problems and people say they're the worst team in the NFL and they are certainly not that at 2 3 & 1 coming into this game trailing here three to nothing Coffman the tight end in motion play-action pass swings it around to any lead cuts into the 25 and ivory as a first down it was Robert L Jackson who makes the stop and you saw a little bit of Eddie Lee ivory cutting in some of the great moves he show watch Jackson's pursuit Robert Jackson he's coming on to his own in 234 pursuing well laterally across the field he's have been a big hitter for the Browns all year Eddie the ivory got a good block from Liotta's Harris on cornerback Ron Bolton on that played a spring him up side inside before Robert Jackson made the hit under Thompson wide ride as you look at Dickey coming up to the line he came over to the Packers from the Houston Oilers in 1976 in a trade ivory again up the middle gets perhaps a couple the New York Jets against the Seattle Seahawks in a game of Chase Stadium in New York this afternoon Seattle leading it 3 to nothing the Packers with 569 yards against Tampa Bay was the most they've picked up since they chalked up amazing 628 against the Eagles back in 6232 first downs so they're moving the ball but the question is they're not getting the points that's right they're doing what old Green Bay teams have done in the past that is ball control but you're right on the scoreboard Lofton in motion second and eight at the 32 Dicky has the time Ellis drops it finally Gerry Ellis and I was a tough play all the way around he kind of tidal would just dump it off and over a defender well Dickie looked like he was going for Lofton again who had started in motion from left to right going across the screen couldn't quite find luffing there's Lofton he's going to cut into the sidelines does not have very much room to work with Ron Bolton moving up on him Dicky pulls up drops the ball to number 31 Gary Ellis and saves possibly another interception three wide receivers for the Packers as Cassady number 88 comes in and four down linemen for the Browns his show blitz and Nadeau and any Leigh ivory is piled at the line of scrimmage and a great play by Henry Bradley the nose tackle as you mentioned Bradley who drove a truck after he was cut hell hung in there and finally came back to show what he could do look at this play well he's doing a little bit of truck driving right there on a pretty good back and makes a big play for the Browns as they stop the Packers in this situation Henry Bradley the nose tackle and now they're looking deep as Keith Wright for the Browns at the 30-yard line Dave Beverly will punt for the Packers Dickey now is four for six for 72 yards and one interception [Music] back at the 26 still on his feet and finally brought down by number 62 buddy at Alette from the University of Alabama we have 9 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the first half the Browns lead at 3 nothing on rocks 41 yard field goal early in the second quarter dick Stockton with Paul Warfield who's a magician on this very turf for the Cleveland Browns for many years and then later with the Dolphins my crew at number 43 in breakthrough at 34 the setbacks for clean and it goes to Mike barrels up the middle to the 36 yard line charles johnson the nose tackle number 99 makes the stop as you know the packers had a problem they did not sign bruce clark their number one draft choice out of penn state they wanted him to play nose tackle and of course he wasn't happy with that they had problems with his agent he went up to play in canada and john mayer the packers coaching staff said you're going to see a little bit of george Kumbi today it was also taken on the number one Kumbi from oklahoma fine past offender and a good man for the packers for the future second and six at the 37 site let's see who made the deflection on the pass intended for Ozzie Newsome John Anderson the linebacker got good penetration and tempers flare up again yeah this leg is going to be that kind of afternoon these two teams haven't played one another in a long time and it used to be sort of a traditional rivalry when there was the Oh NFL Charles Johnson and Robert E Jackson I believe have been called for unsportsmanlike conduct offsetting personal foul which is really a message there I guess from Jean Bart let's have enough of that well the officials are saying hey gentlemen this thing is not going to get out of hand here today and so he's setting the tone right now it'll be third and six of the 37-yard line the Packers have five defensive backs in there now with two linebackers third and six for brian site site has time and it's the air and I think it might have been Mike Lewis who came in as a fourth down lineman for the Packers the 11-year vent from Arkansas AM and AM and they've been managing to get a hand on some of my insights passes in this series well psyche wanted to go underneath and the coverage that time he was looking for Greg crude who swung out of the backfield on the right he hung with Greg all the way tried to dump the ball to him could not get it over the outstretched defensive lineman's hands Evans doing a little bit better today than he has all season full punt from his twenty yard line and Ron Cassidy will be deep for the Packers at his 30 there's Cassidy the rush is on and a good kick by evidence of Cleveland bounce and it's going to be inside the 10-yard line down right there and so Evans is surprising a lot of people this afternoon a 56-yard punt and once again the Green Bay Packers have not been able to get good field position today that's our score with 8 minutes and 16 seconds remaining in the first half as the Packers now have a new set of backs Trudel Middleton number 34 scored his first touchdown of the year against heavy Bay last week and Steve Atkins number 32 second-year from Maryland in the backfield now Lynn Dickey on his own 8 yard line and the call goes to Atkin he gets a couple and that's all before Marshall Harris Thompson Atkins had his best game against the Cincinnati Bengals and perhaps finally is learning how good he can be he was switched from half back to full back this year fine running back got good speed big strong guy and so it's just a matter of finding yourself and it takes a little bit of time for young backs to the field of warning in professional football and following their blockers and I think that he's starting to come into his own picked up three second and seven the ball at the 11 now in motion comes under Thompson number 89 Middleton piled up and the Browns are hungry Charlie ho the veteran linebacker in his 10th year makes the stop on Middleton who 78 gave over a thousand yards and this is an aroused Browns defense ball good defense playing better and more coordinated defense every week number 59 that Charlie Hall the old pro of the group it's been here for 10 years plays slow play really does a great job Elvis ranks number 94 fifth round rookie from Morgan State comes in as a fourth down linemen as Robert L Jackson comes out and the Packers have Thompson wide right way over to the left side third and seven at the 11 Steve Atkins won't go and it will be fourth down and now Browns are looking for a possible sterling field position as hopkins has stopped Clinton Burrell coming up from his cornerback position well deep ends did the job right there and the Browns are trying to create some momentum sometimes that's what it takes good inspired offensive play that can go in there and stop off his coat that time to division it to Joe Philadelphia on the board as you saw there seven three Dallas leading and Dave Beverly will kick from his goal line and Keith Wright who has been outstanding as a returner this year will be at the 45 buddy at Alette the rookie from Alabama on the staff good kick by Beverly good mass for a better one and right is back inside the 35 he's hemmed in going nowhere and once again the Packers with superb kick coverage Mike jolly makes the tackle and I'll tell you the Dave Beverly got him out of a tough situation right there certainly did that was a very fine punt back in Cleveland stadium the Browns lost their opener to do England and lost to Houston thought they were in trouble but came back with wins over Kansas City and Tampa Bay lost a heartbreaker to Denver here 1916 before their impressive victory over Seattle so they're three and three on the year and Brian's site starting out on his 38 and this pass is complete Calvin Hill in the lineup number 35 covered by John Anderson and an interesting story with Calvin Hale no longer an effective runner but he finds the opening somehow some way and has been outstanding pass receiver certainly does I'm going to see the blocking here on Johnson Daly on the center well--that's time dealing on right in there and he's getting a little help from number 65 Henry Shepard in when you play the nose that's what you got to look for you're going to be double-team you're going to be triple team at a time people going to be 32 legs is just really a tough job to play in the home Cincinnati Houston Atlanta 18 bottom and 74 he came to the Browns and has started at center here second and eight at the 40 and still on his feet and he's not got a vows at midfield of Cleveland first now NESTA's hood number 38 the left quarterback finally drove him out and Pruitt tiptoe down that sideline effectively well here again the big man can show you his feet a site just dumps him a little pass out in a flat watch him run to the corner get by 56 here at O'Neal and then levels are nice big block number 38 that's good you know Esther's hood and a lot of these little guys don't want to get in the way of a big guy like that hood at 511 180 all right first down for the Browns at midfield Brian Sipe 12 for 24 last week for 211 yards he is in his seventh year was a 13th round draft choice he lost completes it to Logan who tries to cut inside they get to the 45 yard line a gain of five before hood makes the stop sight looked like he slipped a bit on the setup well it that's spot in the field of field the footing is not very good it's a little bit soft and so he's going to have to watch what he's doing especially in setting up to throw the football right around until they work themselves out of that area right around a 45 yard line five minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the first half Dave Logan has now caught passes in 31 straight games the record is 32 held by his teammate Reggie Rutgers [Music] second and four at the packers forty four for the bike crew it slices for maybe a yard and that's all they have not burned the Packer defense this afternoon Ed O'Neill Calvin Hill is out and Charles white checks back in and a few other people as well Willis Adams number 80 who is a number one draft choice last year before the Browns has come in and Cleveland also using two tight ends with Ozzie Newsome and McDonald Odin number 84 a free agent rookie who they're impressed with so it's third now and one at the 41 yard line Charles White has the first time inside the 40 [Music] [Applause] good tough inside runner white is proven to be for a little guy surprisingly he's proven that he can't run the inside traps and run inside of garden and tackle he's a very durable little player that's one of the reasons why he was taken on the first round by Cleveland and thus far has proven to be an effective runner white comes out Calvin Hill comes back in situation substituting the new mode in the NFL first and ten for the Browns at the Packers 39 Florence three to nothing in favor of the Browns white action and the rush that a lofted pass and fast interference Browns in the pass intended for Calvin Hill and what made it pass interference is that the defender was waving his arms if he had not waved his arms he would not have been called but that is the criterion on that kind of play you'll see the defender waving his arms in front of Calvin Hill with the back to the line of scrimmage defensive pass interference number 56 Ed O'Neill the linebacker and he is waving though Calvin hill the situation some situations past wise he goes in sight limit pressure watch your Neal's hands come up right there Calvin very smart stops and does not try to go any further mix O'Neill run right into him British my play by Calvin Hill sighs got rid of it in a hurry Mike Douglas was pressuring him so it's first down at the 20 yard line and Brian's in trouble looking for a receiver a lot of time and he throws it away intended for Rutger but outside of the end zone territory it'll go incomplete for Brian site just at the last minute of that last play did O'Neil put his arms up if he hadn't he would not have been called that's right the play that we just saw that would Brian Sipe the Packers secondary did a remarkable job when a man has that much time back there in the pocket can move around and still they have coverage on the receivers now feel the guys back in the secondary for Green Bay have got to be doing an excellent job it'll be second and ten for the brown to the Packers 20-yard line we have three minutes and 25 seconds remaining in the first half a khakhra field goal early in this period has been the scoring free two nothing Brown Calvin Hill 35 is back there with Pro at 43 quick toss woken the intended receiver he can't hold on to it logan was juggling it and defended well by Markley high from ground level Brian Simon's the Blitz is on as he throws it up number 22 Marcus graves speed himself has a great job of getting up and fighting day looking for the ball Logan great hands himself stays with it until the last possible second and you can see his frustration right there as he didn't come up with the big TD catch and a solid play by Marc Lee who was a second round rookie from the University of Washington a superb athlete for the Huskies site 7 for 15 72 yards third and 10 now at the 20 yard line three wide receivers in there and moving first was Dave Logan and the pass intended for Rutgers complete and out of bounds but the penalty marker down and I think Dave Logan move but we'll check and see third and 15 now 225 and that will affect field goal position now as sight this back roof pressure cuddle Ivanka [Applause] Ozzie Newsome but down at the 5-yard line Mike McCoy and Steve Luke defending could get interfere scholar number 29 because he had his hands on Ozzy the five-yard zone that's it it would be an illegal Chuck if that's what it is and Mike McCoy would be called Fernand would give the Browns a much-needed automatic first down they've got it at the 20 in your new paint it is pushed in so the Browns in a good spot here first and ten at the 20 site has time lost it over the middle Newsome incomplete and he tried to make a one-handed catch at the goal line and he was free they use him as a wide receiver he's got that kind of speed well that time side was trying to hit him down the middle - Packers going through the zones to the outside Newsome outstretch trying to reach the ball just can't quite come up with it we told you about George come be the linebacker we have another penalty marker down he was defending we've got continuous action Charles Johnson to the Packers and Henry Shepard of the Browns the left guard on offense called for unsportsmanlike conduct that's the second time in the ballgame that we've had that kind of offsetting unsportsmanlike calls the down will count and it'll be second and 10 as you look at the Green Bay defense with Charles Johnson number 99 the nose tackle and he's going to come out Calvin Hill also was out for the Browns and Charles white comes back in and McDonald Odin number 84 is the new tight end as Newsome gets a breather second and 10 at the 24 the Browns 302 to go first half three nothing Cleveland over the [Applause] [Music] site has time going to the corner retty Rucker regi Rutger has caught the touchdown pass his second of the season and the Browns have moved up 9 to nothing well there's another penalty down at the line of scrimmage so hold the phone and it apparently is against the Browns you see that it is the big TV is nullified Paul the guilty party is Cody risin who played so well against Jacob green and the Seattle Seahawks last week holy well those things happenin Cody risin certainly feels very bad about it but that's the kind of situation in which you cannot have an infraction occur when you're going for the six pointer as an old coach that I formerly played with a few years back blam Caillou says you never know when the big players wound up here that could be a big play at second and 20 now at the 30-yard line thought they had a touchdown he jumps it Austin we marker down side the 22 the 60 yard line but a penalty marker is down and this game is rough indeed and the officials it's a holding call against Cleveland so now the figured they had the touchdown may come away with no points Paul because they're out of field goal range now they're out of field goal range and there's just a long ways away from getting up or forget picking up the first down the penalties and the infractions will just kill you that's something to Sam Rutigliano talked about last week we'll continue that point holding 73 outs still second down well Doug Deacon was holding this time it is still second down and 13 ow and the ball back at the 40-yard line and Greg Pruitt checks in for the Clevelanders [Music] there have been penalties on four of the last five plays they really burned the Browns with those balls sike trying to get some of the real estate back and he has Mike Burt who's hit gets away from a defender and is down at the 30-yard line well they picked up ten quickly they're like to pick up the point in which I was talking about penalties penalties just killing offensive teams effort to move the ball downfield Sam Rutigliano said one of the reasons lack Cleveland played so well against Seattle last week is they kept their number of infractions down to four for the ball game you see three right here on this Drive two minutes 15 seconds remaining in the first half the Browns have the ball at the 30 yard line it'll be third and 20 and this is an important play for Green Bay's defense because if they can get away with no points on the board that could help them in the locker room at halftime and don't forget they'll still have a shot on offense great poet and my crew is the setbacks to try to go to the air sir despite this dis wood and Johnny grave Effendi in cats had a first and goal rook has been the guy that they've called up one time and time again who makes the big catch that time he made it took it all the way down to about the one-yard line he's done that thing for the last several years here in Cleveland that's how far the Browns have to go to add to their three nothing lead and they're going with a two tight end alignment of Newsom and McDonald own right now first and goal it 2-1 a big clutch play Paul what is the big play and as I said Reggie Rutger has been known for making those kind of plays but it's also the kind of play that sort of destroys the morale of the deep as a team you have an officer team backed up after penalties and all you have to do is just let them through short yardage and now they're knocking on the door for a touchdown here let's see what happens well that's our we've had our two-minute warning and they now move up tight on the line with two tight ends Charles White and Mike Pruitt and white goes in motion Mike Pruett has scored his third touchdown of the season and the Browns lead at nine to nothing it took some work but I'll tell you one thing the Packers could have gone in that locker room sky-high after the developments following the penalties instead the Browns are sailing with a 9 nothing lead on Pruitt score all right his ground level shot Brian's side barking at the signals and he gives it to the big man who just plows straight ahead and rams it right across the endzone straight into the endzone for the touchdown Don khakhra will attempt the point after he's been successful 13 of 15 times kick is good and the Browns lead to 10 to nothing 57 seconds remaining in the first half Paul I would have to say following that 62-yard 12 play drive-by the Browns that the Packers can kind of right things if they can get on the board before the end of this half they have a minute and 57 is all the big enough decent field position following a kickoff and Dickey can get him on the board he'll be in pretty good shape going into the second half that'll really change the perspective of this ball game if Nikki can move his club all the way downfield and put some points on the board right now the Browns have it in nothing lead that's by no means a great lead in professional football but it would be a lot closer Dickey could put seven or three points on the board so it's going to be interesting to see how he moves his club down the field of course the Browns can't have a letdown in this situation in most clubs in the National Football League moved well in two minutes you know on paper Paul the Browns are the stronger club coming in this game but you know the Packers have played them very tough so far a couple of breaks have gone against them they haven't been able to move the ball the field position has been dead but the Packers are definitely a respectable club out here well the brown Stephenson coordinator Marty Schottenheimer who formerly worked with the Detroit Lions last year said that this is a tough ballclub and they've proven to be that exactly here today they they're playing against one of the better offensive clubs in Cleveland in the AFC and Bart Starr we just saw their on the monitor has to be very proud of his group and he's been very proud of the way that they perform in the last three weeks Cockroft will kick off a minute 57 remaining the per the Packers have two timeouts remaining they used one of theirs just before the two-minute warning and now they're going to line up on one side and Cockroft has indicated the possible onside and he kicks a high end over end to mark who has a running start at the 15 puts his head down and gets to the 27 yard line and let's see what Green Bay can do from there they haven't had any kind of field position thus far today Clifton Oda makes the stop so deke comes out 1:55 remaining in the first half 10 to nothing to score so while Green Bay is improved defensively as far as giving up points a concern they've really had gained a lot of yard as the last two weeks but 14 in each game tournelle Middleton 34 Jerry Ellis 31 of the set backs four down linemen for the Browns his Elvis ranks comes in Dickey dumps it off the tournelle Middleton Middleton had a up at the 31 the Otis Harris was out there but the Browns played it extremely well clock continues to move good pursuit to the football right now Green Bay is utilizing three wide receivers and so Dickey wants to put the ball up in the air and get it downfield under a Thompson James Lofton and Ron Cassidy on the three wide man second and six turn now Milton but he's hit immediately and Robert L Jackson number 56 made a key play their pocket tease with 1:15 to go the packers two timeouts remaining trailing 10 to nothing as you see the time [Music] has to go downfield Middleton again at the 40 and he's down at the 43 yard line and under a minutes ago and now the packers will use one of their remaining two timeout defending it along with Ambrose and now Dicky will confer with Bart stars so green baize strategy obviously was pick up some short yardage quickly and with about a minute to go get close to midfield but there's still about eight yards away from that well I think he's going to have to change his strategy and Dickie might be talking that over with coaches Bart Starr head coach an assistant coach Zig Brad Katz key right there he's going to have to change his strategy and I think throw a little bit deeper in towards the sidelines if he wants to get into field goal position or to put six points on the scoreboard and of course you wonder why quarterbacks don't quickly go downfield for the big big chunk of yardage first and then try to nibble away instead of nibbling earlier well there are a lot of people that are hanging back into secondary the linebackers are taking real good drops but he's going to have to gamble a little bit but the safest place to throw the football in this situation this towards the sidelines make sure that if you got it throw it toward threw it towards the sideline so the defender can't get it and if you can't throw it out of bounds Lynn Vicki who completed 14 passes in a row in one stretch last week against Tampa Bay has talked things over with brought Kowski and star 59 seconds remaining in the first half first and ten Green Bay on their own 43 they have one timeout to go he needs protection he has it and it's intercepted Middleton had it and lost it to Charlie Hall I've intercepted the pass to end that threat and for Charlie Hall his first interception of the season the solid defense outside linebacker in the strategy they still went to the back well they're still trying to go underneath the covers you when you throw it in there and if there's going to be gentle that's a danger area Charlie Hall in both Robert Dale Jackson is right there Middleton tipped the ball up in the air Charlie Hall came down with it now the Browns have it 53 seconds left and they could put some more points on the bench right there in Green Bay territory at the 47 and I guess the Packers wanted the short pass to the backs and hope they get loose and run for about ten more break through it and my crew at the set backs and now the Browns have a shot and they have all of their timeouts remaining 53 site and he's [Applause] by the fire [Applause] with a big class play in Cleveland Vince another touchdown for Gregg food who happens to play very much during this season and the little guy that time showed that he still has some speed nice catch over the shoulders 49 yard pass play and a timeout with 40 seconds to go and the two tight end alignment in there for the Browns Calvin Hill goes in as well and here is a right up the middle he was open he found the seam is this went right down the seam heels Sammy the screen right there there he is right open catch over the shoulders running well up to this point fluid has not really run well during the course of the season has been hobbled by that knee injury but he's starting to come back well they thought that he might be able to be ready last week but the game was played on the artificial surface in Seattle they didn't want to take any chances with that and so they wisely let them stay out another week and play on the softer grass here in Cleveland but great crew it comes back impressively here this is his first v pass reception of the season a big one for the Browns who have 1st and goal at the 4 yard line and they are leading 10 rocks with a 41-yard field goal early in the second quarter and the yard with just under two minutes remaining Calvin Hill the deep fat Mike cruet now they formation to tight end play-action [Applause] and throws it away he had no one open he wanted to go to Calvin Hill who was covered and he wisely threw it out of the end zone well he had Calvin Hill going deep into the flat but it was covered very nicely by mr. LeWitt going into that corner so Sam as you said dick wisely took a look saw what the situation was decided to throw the ball away rather than have an interception Brian now is 10 for 20 for 155 yards second down and goal at the four [Applause] so the second tight end comes out for Cleveland passing and no flag it was intended for Newsome but he fell down on his own accord Johnny Anderson was covering so the Packers have defensed the Browns perfectly on two goal line plays and now at his third and goal at the four and the time shows 29 seconds the Browns with two timeouts to go and they'll go back with the duel tight end again long sag wanted a little more time he was flushed out of the pocket on that last pass he played had to throw it hurt lead to Ozzie Newsome who was breaking to his work as he had to try to adjust to the ball that was thrown more to the center couldn't quite make the adjustment under the circumstances bootleg plays have been popular in situation like this at some clubs as time and wide open is a solution he doesn't ozzie loosen is tripped up night Douglas and it will be fourth and goal with the one Mike Douglas saved the touchdown that was really a big play by Mike Douglas for Green Bay sank did a good job play-action faking the pass here it is a ground level shot here's Brian thinking it there's a quarterback number 29 McCourt coming in pressuring Brian he throws it Newsome out in the flats there's number 53 Mike Douglas who comes solo mixed to tackle own Ozzie Newsome stops him just shy of the goal line the ball is about under one he has been the Packers best linebacker this year he had something like ten unassisted tackles last week against Tampa Bay he is a fifth round draft choice in his third year from San Diego State and he saved the touchdown you're looking at number 53 Mike Douglas stepped into a starting spot when John Anderson broke his arm last year and is apparently in for good in that 3/4 so the important numbers to know 14 seconds to play the Browns having called a timeout have one remaining but really its fourth and goal at the 1 and it's all right here well this could mean the difference in a lot of points in Sam Rutigliano has apparently elected to allow the office to go on and try to get the touchdown that shows that the coach has his confidence in his offensive unit Browns could go up perhaps by a score as much as call about 17 enough Charles White is back in there with micro too tight ends room it's fourth and one and you'll see it [Applause] Charlotte [Applause] he didn't make it in the Packers of hell goal line stand by the Green Bay Packers and the Browns at 1st and goal at the 4 yard line or actually we should say the one-yard line they got to the one today was they did they had less than a yard to score and look at the Green Bay defense bottle him up and it was Charles White who tried to go over the top no contest and you can credit everyone we saw ed O'Neil but it's a team effort and the Packers have held with nine seconds to go well we saw a little bit of so shifting momentum first for the Browns now for the Packers Packers who got to go into halftime now feeling mighty good about the fact of stopping the Browns from putting seven more points on the board and if that doesn't get them geared up for the second half nothing will it'll be first and ten at the one-yard line and the only thing you want to avoid here is a mistake he got to get out of that end zone territory though with nine seconds to go he's got that quarterback sneak and get out of the area and he jumped and they're gonna let it run out Linda he calls his own number and the clock will run down to conclude the first half with the score the Cleveland Browns 10 the Green Bay Packers nothing but a great goal line stand for the Packers capped this exciting second quarter we had a scoreless first quarter here at Cleveland Stadium and an early in the second period on khakhra kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Browns a three to nothing lead that was three minutes into the second quarter and then the Browns apparently thought they had a touchdown on a score from site - Reggie Rucker but they was holding on the play and then always Sutton all kinds of things happen and on a third and 20 at the 30 yard line Brian sight hit Reggie Rucker for 29 yards and Mike Pruitt went over from the one to make it 10 to nothing with less than two minutes to play it has been a tight game and I think that both defenses have played very well and it's the kind of a game Paul I think that if there's a break it could turn things either way we're gonna take a look you know add some highlights if we can but as we talk here you know in the booth let me ask you this question the Packers have not been able to do what they have to do to score and that's what they're you know going to have to do that they have been able in three games when the Browns have had ball control and they've had the Packers backed up in their own territory and Green Bay it really hasn't been able to get its office moving the way I think it wants to get it moving Packers a little bit behind they're gonna have to play a little bit of catch-up ball I think they're gonna have to take a few more chances offensively in other words you think deke should go deep a little bit more maybe try to throw the downward field pass more not so much the flare pass in the short pass I think that they have to go down field deep a little bit more to Thompson and also to Lofton and get away from the percentage passes if they're going to get back in this ball game all right let's take a look at the big defensive play of this game they've been several but this was the big one fourth and goal at the 1 yard line for the Browns who had 1st and goal following a pass to Greg Pruitt and here is the way it happened Charles White was stopped whole by the Packers well the Browns have dominated the game statistically which means absolutely nothing because we were talking about how much the Packers have done the yardage wise but not scoring and there you see what it's all about 11 for 22 for Brian Sipe and Dickie has been very conservative well nikki has been very conservative and as a matter of fact this is the thing that we had started to get into and talk about a little bit he's got to open it up just a little bit more with the passing game he's got good receivers he's got a good arm himself Dickie does and so he's got to be a little bit more aggressive in throwing the football downfield I think the game has changed I don't think it's a conservative game anymore I know we were talking about the old Packers in the way they play they didn't have the material really for this kind of style and I think if you look at the real successful teams there the teams that go deep I think that they've got to use Lofton deep they've got it let the Browns know that he is a deep threat and they just can't play the conservative short passing running style all the time that's not the way the game is now well certainly what the rule changes regarding to one bump on receivers and the new rule changes regarding pass protection the emphasis is throwing the ball downfield and going for the home run now you can use a conservative ball control type office but in the end that's usually going to get you beat because one play can go 80 yards can take you out of the ballgame now you've got to do things differently as you look at Brian Sipe you got a pass when they think you'll run and run when they think you'll pass and keep them off balance and in this game if you're going to be too predictable put too many points on the board well the Packers now Don Cockroft will kick off in Berkeley number 22 is back there along with Mike McCoy lead 22 McCoy 29 and let's see what kind of strategy the Packers come out with here as they trail tend nothing ly to the left McCoy to the right overcast the lights have been on since we started this game breeze whipping off Lake Erie but not kind of coal that they had and it's Lee at the five breaks one tackle and is hollered at the 27-yard line by McDonnell Boden so the Packers are on offense first and ten they were held scoreless in the first quarter and never really that good field position nor do they threaten well right now they're starting at the right about the 28 yard line that's good field position little dickie shouldn't feel pressed and getting his offense into play and so he's got good room to move with let's see what he puts together let's see what the Packers have talked about during half the second half Gerry Ellis with 17 yards carry and a 4.3 average was their best rushing as under Thompson comes in motion at the 28 it's goes to Elysee fumbling and the Packers have held onto it Jerry Ellis fumbles the handoff and I guess if there's one thing you don't want to see on your first play in the second half it's like that can really turn a game around but he has good presence of mind as he's looking for that football and beats Clarence cotton number 22 to it and that could have been a big play and that could have really turned things around in this ball game they lose three second and 13 so they start the second half off with a running play and now it's second and 13 and they've got to be careful Lofton wide left Thompson wide to the right Dickie passes incomplete intended for Lofton and Clinton Burrell number 49 depending on the play good defense by the second-year man from LSU who moved into the starting spot as Lawrence Johnson was injured for the year and Oliver Davis had been the starter for four years well we were just talking that's the thing that they've got to do look down throw three guys like Rob Keenan Thompson that time Lofton was being double covered in dubrow secondary Burrell was getting some help from free safety number 27 Tom Darden but nevertheless is tough to throw ball downfield but that's exactly what Dicky has to do four down linemen Elvis Franks number 94 in for the Browns we have a third down and 12 at the 27 in motion is Lofton and here comes the pressure [Music] the pass is complete at the 32 yard line but they're way short of a first down the tight end Paul Kaufman makes his first catch of the day again tempers flaring Charley Hall defending and it'll be punting situation now and the Packers are flat as a tire as they start the second half well a completion for about five or six yards in that situation doesn't do you one bit of good you just turn the football over and so you know it's really worthless David Beverly will punt buddy at Alette will do the snapping and Keith Wright number 89 is standing at his 26 yard line you right comes up to meet it has a running start at the 35 and right is hit hard number 21 Mike jolly defensive back a rookie from the University of Michigan a 34-yard punt he got it back six yards and so the Browns will go on offense for the first time in the second half they're leading 10 nothing after a scoreless first period topped off with a 41-yard field goal Mike Pruitt went over from a yard after a big pass play 29 yard site to Rucker brought it to the one Brian Sipe starts out with pretty good field position here is he's at the 43 yard line on the 87 yards to get across the 50 yard line ins to kind of situation of the quarterback likes to operate out it Charles White number 25 and Mike Pruitt 43 are the set back pitch those to throw it [Music] stall back there by Mike Butler Mike Butler just stormed right in from his left defensive end position and he's a big guy too 65 and 65 was a number one draft choice from Kansas four years ago and he stormed in past the line earlier hi question number 77 if she gets right by number 64 Joe de la miel or just Brent's inside of him strips the blocker gets to the ball carrier and rise might clear it out of Bounce as a big play for Green Bay and Green Bay turns to tide right here Calvin Hill comes in as the pass receiver out of the backfield second and 15 at the 38 yard line opening moments third quarter gate Stockton with Paul Warfield here at Cleveland stadium in Ohio sight getting enough time Brian site sees the receivers covered and he goes cross field - Reggie Rucker who makes the catch but Estes hood puts him down immediately there's still about 11 yards short of a first down it'll be third down well here's Reggie Rucker in the slot it says the sued working against him Reggie has a lot of moves very good presence and awareness he sees Bryan in trouble Nike goes back across pill he's open temporarily but hood comes and closes again well he was open but the Packers didn't mind I mean with all that time he's running in circles five yards down the field so the Packers don't mind that reception no nothing you got to give you got to tip your hat to the Packard's secondary again because site was getting a lot of time back there and yet they're hanging with these receivers very well third and ten at the 43 Sykes to go to the air and the pastor Rucker is complete a first down Richi Rucker has a first down at the hardline of the Green Bay Packers Institute covering and just a simple sideline patter simple sideline pattern and again every time SAP is in trouble seemingly he looks for number 33 Reggie Rutger who's always made a lot of clutch catches and this is a clutch catch in that situation again to keep this drive moving Cleveland across the 50 yard line now and definitely on the move going towards a goal alive first and ten at the 43 sike quick release Ozzie Newsome what a one-handed catch Newsome made turned around an eight-yard pick up to the 36 yard line Johnny gray covering site again looking for the short out pass to Newsom Newsom unusual ability for tidy and how many times did you can see like this can adjust on the ball make the catch with one hand grab it and take it down bounce he is a third wide receiver threat Rucker goes out Willis Adams number eight he comes into the game number one draft choice caught one pass last year hasn't done quite as well as the Browns had hoped out of Houston and he's in there now wide left flanked along with number 85 Dave Logan second and three at the 36 yard line Brow's moving on clearly Green Bay and site it's micro it and through it as a first down at the 20 26 yard line so Pruett has his fifth reception of the ballgame at another Cleveland first now site really set that play up nicely watch him look to his left and he's looking downfield to his left from all the time he story to number 43 whose slippering that into coverage Mike crew it but get some necessary yardage for the first time before being brought down by 56 they don't a l-little meal card Holloman then came on and put the seal on it [Applause] first and ten at the 27 Browns they can afford to use the conservative style they're leading 10 to nothing Mike Pruitt spins his way to the 25 dick they can't afford to use the conservative staff because they get to turn nothing but that's not the way that Sam Rutigliano likes to play football he believes that you can become so conservative that you become complacent Brian Sipe came into his own last year the Browns had a nine and seven record they were involved in some cardiac games down the stretch and but they really became a club offensively became one of the great powerhouses of the league defense was the question mark but defensively the Browns have progressed to a point that few people thought they would this year and they have kept the Packers off the board so far today second and eight of the 25 here comes Butler and a penalty marker down toss is incomplete it was intended for Reggie Rucker but a penalty marker is down on the field let's watch Charles Johnson here Paul he's a big tough nose tackling again Tom de Lyonne 54 is working on him Henry he's Shepard it's supposed to give a little bit of aid and there's Joe Delilah and Laura number 64 who tries to cut him three guys working on the big men could be against Cleveland and apparently it is perhaps a holding call but let's wait and see it will be against the Browns and that will move him back to the 35 holding still several tower nom de Lyonne and now that was a great shot by our production team with Don Ellis and Bob Dunphy in the truck because there's a personal foul or unsportsmanlike conduct called as well and against the Browns and they're going to move it way back and this this is something has been simmering throughout the ballgame de Leon was holding on the play and he can't blame him Paul well a lot of punishment being dished out right there you saw Charles Johnson storming in and moving D Lyon back as Rutigliano who was an assistant coach he's been coaching for 27 years and was working in New England and New Orleans been of great offensive mind well he's got to be disturbed about those last two calls because it's pushed his football team 20 yards back we're at midfield second and 33 third quarter nearly five minutes gone by sight dumps it off to my crew it who can't get away and in fact was dragging Mike McCoy yard into the other Johnson is Ezra number 90 mezra Johnson big past Russia has been very important in the impact scheme of the 4-3 now in the 34 and he's working real hard right there gets the Browns offensive right tackle number 73 Doug Deacon who's quite a fighter and battler ISM himself maybe one of the best pass blockers in the league really an underrated offensive lineman you don't hear very much about him but he's really a workman type of player just goes about gets his job done third in 24 [Applause] the Browns are the Packers 42 site penalty marker down and find someone open and finally lost it untouched downfield and we have a penalty marker down and I think Charles Johnson now I don't know if that's the sign for ejection of the game but let's wait and see Charles Johnson the quotes in 99 roughing the quarterback Charles Johnson has been thrown out of the game for rushing the quarterback and holding cold against the Browns and here it is as Charles Johnson was disqualified for roughing Bryan sight alright Charles Johnson playing Vanilla's over time de Leon number 54 he's fighting hard to get to the passer blocked by three Browns players right there this guy's a real love knife flows out of the pocket hustling for Brian Sipe who will come into your pitcher now you're going to see what gets you mother is he really beads it on site and hits him right there it's a controversial call that the Packers defense of people are not happy with but it's going to hurt him and what about I saw Henry Shepherd given quite a hit dude yes he did but that rule has been instated this year to protect the quarterbacks in defensive lineman has to just pull up when he's approaching the quarterback I'm trying to avoid him one way or another let's see if Jean Barth has any more announcements here we're going to replay the down at 73 offense holding disqualification 99 defense still throw down on replay alright its third down Josh Johnson is out here it is again as he just went into him and that's the thing about protecting quarterbacks and it happened right near the Cleveland sideline Doug Deacon was called for howling so it is still third and 24 at the 41 yard line [Applause] growing number 30 boards in the game now site find Reggie Rucker and Ricky Walker it's to the 25 we'll be short of the first down but it went third down now fourth down we'll set up a field goal opportunity for Don Cochran Mike Douglas making the play and Rucker just breeze past his hood not too much time could really do on that play but go underneath the coverage and Packers were in there nickel defense with five people in two backs quite a coup the people back there in the secondary side elected to go under and give Reggie a little bit of Running Room he made it close now Don Cochran will try a field goal from about about 42 yards 42 yard Paul McDonald the backup quarterback will hold Don Cochran has hit one from 41 yards out [Applause] Cockroft will kick-off he has two field goals today and Brian site getting some repairs over at the brown sideline Cleveland leading 13 to nothing and right now the Packers her face as they tape up his midsection they're faced with a situation where they need two touchdowns Mike McCoy over at the 8 yard line and once again the Browns with good coverage the Packers have not had any kind of decent field position all afternoon Willis Adams made the tackle for the Browns and so Lynn Vicky comes out once more time remaining eight minutes and 38 seconds here in the third quarter scoreless first half the Browns scored 10 in the second and three here in the third when Packers don't have the kind of office or at least they haven't demonstrated that they can make the quick strike and so that means it's going to be a lot of ball control and a long drive in trying to put together a drive and let's aim about Oh 75 76 yards about stickies numbers but he has not been able to hit a long one Jerry Ellis number 31 in third Elle Middleton 34 the setbacks Paul Kaufman goes in motion for the Packers play-action antiquey fires downfield complete to Lofton at a first down at the 42 yard line ronbo recovering James Lofton offers best started that's what the Packers have to start to do well you've got to go to that man number 80 right there and he's exactly the kind of person to want to go to he's got the great speed he's a big guy about 6-3 27 foot long jumper while at the University of Stanford terrific athlete can do it all 19 yard pickup Packers now at the 42 [Applause] out of the I the up back is Jerry Ellis and the pitch goes to Tyrell Middleton would block and Middleton who's fallen to the 47 yard line and a gain of a good five yards Charlie Hall makes the stop for the Cleveland Browns and on this series I see considerably better crispness on the part of the Green Bay offense well their offensive line is firing off awfully will Dickey started out with the pass to James Lofton came back with the flip he's coming back with a second and six situation six over five and they're now starting to move the football to the waited Bart Starr I'm sure glad to see them go and here's Middleton up the middle and Middleton gets close to the 50s so it'll be third and about three yards dick Ambrose the linebacker bakes to stop and a penalty marker is dropped this may be a good time and these officials still controlling this game and they've had to make some tough calls Robert L Jackson on a late hit a personal foul Brian Sipe you saw him being taped up before has bruised ribs he should be back in this ballgame line as the Packers now have perhaps their best field position right now a first and 10 at the 35 that they have not scored in the third quarter at all this season the Packers have been shut out in the third quarter through the first six games of the season well they certainly need a score right here and right now to get back into the ball game first and ten ball at the 35 [Music] play-action pass and Middleton is stopped behind and it's number 52 dick Ambrose who is a number 12 round draft pick back in 1975 underrated makes us a per play that was a fine play by Dean Ambrose just after the Packers had gotten the additional yardage and the penalty he comes up reads that screenplay out into the flat very well makes a big play on Middleton dropping in for loss picked the situation aback feeling second down 15 yards to go they're tied in Philadelphia and the battle between teams that are 5 and 1 tied for first in the NFC East Cincinnati over Minnesota all right second and 15 the ball at the 40 so now Dickey a bit of a hole now has to get that real estate back he lost one for Lofton and Lofton makes the catch I believe Hannah's brilliant play by James Lofton who one of his trademarks is his ability to leap high and come down with the ball and that's a great play we were just talking about this young man's fine athletic ability Dickey under a little bit of pressure this time he just throws on lofting past Burrell is actually in great position but what's number 18 Lofton come back go up High Rock Tennessee gotta can get you back in the ballgame he's done exactly that he's putting green band position where they're growing for a score now Dickie has got to get the points on the scoreboard and this is a big down second and goal at the 7th dickie looking right going left and Dickie's gonna try to run he's in touchdown Packers Lynn Dickey runs for the score and the Packers are on the board in the third quarter for the first time in this 1980 season and that tightens the game up now we talked about Lynn Dickey being able to get over his physical problems this is a situation it shows you where he does have some mobility now he's not just the quarterback there who's back in the pocket laid in cement he moves out of the pocket finds the opening crashes across the goal line for the six point a point after touchdown Bernie will attempt it his first opportunity this afternoon after the heartbreak game against his face and a left footed kicker place here's our scoring play and the Green Bay Packers with their first points of the third quarter and more important trailing down 13 to 7 [Applause] off inside the five to keep right and a jersey tackle at the 20-yard line by Jim gain oh and a players shaken up look like might have been Thompson number 83 for the Packers John Thompson the backup tight end looks like he hurt his leg and we have an official's timeout and it's his right right leg that he's holding looks like he's hurt his right knee [Music] [Applause] John Thompson is being helped off the field right now and if we have a chance we'll update you on some of the scores around the league and Thompson walking off with some help and may not be quite as serious as it first appeared we're going to update you on some of the important games around the league Philadelphia in Dallas tied 1010 Jaworski had a touchdown pass to Carmichael [Applause] Cincinnati over Minnesota 7-nothing the Bengals have been a surprise they defeated Pittsburgh twice Minnesota of course trying to stay within distance of the Lions in the Central Division Washington over and obviously downs st. Louis team 23 to nothing they're grieving the loss of Steve little tragic story there Miami over Buffalo 14 to 7 in the third quarter the Dolphins have to do it with mirrors this year the Jets over Seattle 14 to 10 in the third quarter and we resume first and ten at the 20 yard line now for forty six remaining site gets to Mike bruit fumbles the ball and the Packers have it no yes they do the Packers have recovered and I think it was a indocin who finally made the recovery and Mike Pruitt fumbles and if you want to talk about a coal team the Browns are ice cold right now well it's been a real big change of events Brian Sipe here takes the straight handoff spins puts it into the tummy of Mike Pruitt who goes through the line of scrimmage at that point the ball is stripped out of his hands the ball spins on the ground it's a little bit loose right there a few Packers can't seem to come up with it but number 59 Anderson came up with the ball and now Green Bay is back in business again they sure are 29 yard line first and 10 and all of a sudden the complexion has changed the Packers were shut out now if they can get a touch now they'll have a lead provided they convert first and ten at the 29 yard line under Thompson number in motion that Dickey will go to the air and he has Lofton complete at the 10 the Packers have awakened and thanks to passes to James Lofton with Burrell defending on the play Green Bay has silenced 270-thousand here alright this is a slant in past aloft and all he does is break right out in the middle watch him go up and snag this ball right in his hands clean catch Clinton Burrell there for the stop but it's too late and is you're right it's exactly right Victor's really have awakened here in the second half that is mail often has some brilliant catches good hands 405 remaining third quarter first and ten at the 10 they could get a first down without score tournelle Middleton to about the 8 yard line at Robert L Jackson number 56 the linebacker makes the stop Packers are rejuvenated as Dickey looks to Zeke Pratt Kowski on a sideline earlier they were shuttling tight ends and Red House Key has been signaling in the plays in earlier this year and he's doing it right here so it's second and a while they certainly put it together in the second half here they've opened up their attack a lot more putting the ball downfield and it's paid off big dividends for them both wide receivers split left 2nd and 8th at the 8th in motion lofted [Applause] fires one Lofton another fine catch and he gets inside the five and then I'll be third and about well maybe three and a half to four I think that the marker is inside the one yard line as you look again where often comes in motion from left to right that time and as you said before it's a situation in which they try to isolate a motorboating defending on it they did a pretty good job fraud Bolton's having his best year came over from the New England Patriots on a deal he is making the big hits he prevented a touchdown perhaps right and now we have third and three and a four down line of defense for Cleveland as they stock it up in the middle Middleton eyes forward and a touchdown for tournelle middle now the officials are saying no I saw one official signal a touchdown Paul it doesn't I saw a touchdown signal and then of course I didn't let see what Barth says Jean bar go to page me touchdown new touchdown he may have a first down though he may have a first down the official signal touchdown and then of course they took that call away but they going to measure and this is a big one here as we told you at the start of this series they could get a first down without score it could be just as good even if they didn't get the touchdown they will have the first down and so have four opportunities I think they have it attached I think they've got first down first and goal about a foot away from the goal line 228 remaining third quarter the Packers are threatening to tie and take the lead in this game they hung in there in the first half with a superb defensive effort particularly by the secondary and now the offensive companies come alive here in this third quarter and you've got to go back to the big goal line stand at the end of the first round absolutely [Applause] goes to Ellis no signal did not make it Jerry Ellis was stacked up at Robert L Jackson hit it so it'll be second min inches Brown showing that they can play tough goal line defense here defensive line low off the ball Robert l.jackson mopping up up the top along with 52 dick cameras to Ambrose do not mimic 30 when Gary Ellis right back no score for the Packers at least on the first row says the Browns can't put a goal line stand of their own on here Paul well they get three more tries at it just about just about where the Browns had it at the other end all right second and goal inches away Ellis again got it touchdown Packer [Applause] the second try goes in for the touchdown and we have a tie game apiece with 146 remaining in the third quarter Linda G straight Hana insane flavor Anita Jerry Alice this time he bridge to blame gets into the end zone even though dick Ambrose 52 in Robert l jackson the same tack wizard there so Green Bay now ties the score at 13 oh and all-important Queen Esther is coming up now so Bernie will try the point after David Beverly the punter is holding and this is an important one [Applause] and the Packers have taken the lead the Green Bay Packers ou're trailing halftime and foul themselves down 13 to nothing early in this third quarter have stormed back so the Green Bay Packers are leading 14 to 13 Keith Wright number 89 is deep Scotland boy left footed kicker 7 yard line for Keith Wright [Applause] and the Packers raus football club right now kit Lathrop makes the tackle at the 17 yard line and the Browns will go on offense we have another score miami leading buffalo 17 to 7 nube Vaughn shaman a 23 yard field goal and a surprise with the Dolphins leading the bills ridiculous a shifting momentum here in the third quarter we saw the Browns come out and looked like they were going to put 7 more points on the board it didn't happen all of a sudden Green Bay got it's often is going and now the Packers definitely have the upper hand [Music] 1:37 remaining in the third period Calvin Hill 35 is back there with Mike brew at 43 site looking to the sideline finds Hill he always finds that opening and Hill gets about 8 yards on the reception defending on the play was George come be number 52 who we expect you to see out there the rookie linebacker top round draft choice from Oklahoma but the veteran Calvin Hill a lot of times thinking use Hill as a decoy when they comes in the game and everyone thinks you'll be on the receiving it well most instances they are looking for he'll and he's the situations up in for the definite passing situation and does a great job he had a first down on that play Mike Pruitt looking for an opening finds one and a good inside move by Mike Pruitt gets the ball out to the 36 yard line and a gain of a good seven kind of believe that Mike food wants to make amends for the two fumbles that he's had during the course of this ball game and certainly the last fumble on the previous possession to Cleveland hat he ran real hard inside there in problem he wants to break 135 seconds to go in the third quarter here in Cleveland 14 to 13 the pack leads 2nd & 2 [Music] Mike Pruitt has a first town as he gets to the 40-yard line George company makes the tackle so the Browns using ball control of their own as the time running down here in the third quarter 75,000 548 on here at Cleveland stadium to see the Browns in the seventh game of the year and of course the Browns know that the Steelers are playing tomorrow night against Oakland in order for them to stay a game behind Pittsburgh no matter what happens they need a win but right now they find themselves trailing and that is the end of the third quarter here in Cleveland the Packers have come back with two scores we start the fourth and final quarter here in Cleveland unless we have a deadlock this is dick Stockton's along with Paul Warfield the change of momentum and complexion in this game as the Packers with two touchdowns leading by a point well we see Brian's side taking a little bit different approach right now he's going to his ground attack but I've got a feeling he's going to try to lull the Packers to sleeping in you'll seem put it up top first and ten at the Browse 40 site 18 for 29 for 227 yards another big day for Brian looking for the points and Rutger Hauer for Mike McCoy mates to stop and Richie use done it for so many years gets it done somehow someway always seems to be in the right spot at the right time Brian right in hand with his running game goes with a play-action pass on first down finds Reggie Rucker right up the middle Rooker takes a pretty good hit but the old veteran Denis is he holds on to the foot bike the Packers were giving the Browns that kind of play well again I said Brian might be trying to lull him to sleep he's been feeding them steady doses of running plays that time he showed them the play-action pass which froze the linebackers a little bit he's able to get the ball over the middle Ozzie Newsome the tight end is why to the left the other receivers Logan and Rucker split right 1st and 10 at the 42 yard line and Mike Pruitt is hemmed in and doesn't go anywhere and I think John Anderson who has played a very active game at linebacker had some help from George come be as the linebackers excelling the Packers defensively today have had a whale of a ballgame fall played very well from the linebacker to front floor and even the secondaries come out real well and supported on the runs and yet when Cypress had the extra time back in the pocket they have really stayed with the Browns receivers who was a who are an experienced group they only had 35 sacks last year and 13 in six games this year so they've certainly put more pressure on the quarterback second Ritchie Rutger in motion the ball at the 40 yard line of Green Bay Brian site get a hurry up and a good block by Laer the pass is incomplete intended for Mike Pruitt and dilemma Lear made a sac seeding play on I believe let's see an ESRI Johnson storming in from the outside watch Johnson and dilemma we're making a good blocks Johnson really working hard against number 73 dub Deacon gets away from him but there comes Delilah and Bryan site was still finding a little extra time tom deal alone number 54 puts an extra shelf on Johnson third and eight at the forty rucker has caught five passes for 81 yards and James Lofton is also caught five for the Packers and he has been instrumental in Green Bay's offense coming alive in the second half plenty of time to go in the fourth quarter sight third and a penalty marker down and site directing traffic loops 1 mm Hill it's incomplete the penalty marker back at the line of scrimmage and a holding call against Cleveland hold against the Browns brings it back well it was good pressured by the Green Bay front that time they forced site out of the pocket good coverage in the secondary by the Packers he simply didn't have anyone to throw the football to down field site bought as much time as he possibly could before dumping the bra under hurried conditions to Calvin Hill out in the flat holding 73 happens brief ease forth Daly fourth down and Evans will come in and punt that was dope deacon who was holding earlier Charles Johnson the nose tackle for the Packers was disqualified for target on the quarterback Brian Sipe and we have had tempers flaring and unsportsmanlike conduct calls throughout this game but now Evans will punt from the 45 yard line and Ron Cassidy is at the tan they're cats called for and it takes the cleveland bounce can they keep it in they did they did and now the Packers are arguing they have held it at the one foot yard line one foot line and the officials ruled that the Browns were able to do it but let's see both they're arguing right now first indication was they down now they'll take it out to the 20 [Applause] the cake was ruled a touchdown because his foot was touching the goal line touchdown well the Packers are at the 20-yard line and it could have been the one foot line and there's a big difference there obviously as they have it first at 10:30 no five remaining in the game Green Bay leading Cleveland 14 to 13 Lynne Vicki the quarterback and when he is gone deep he has awakened the Green Bay sleeping offense lofted in motion number 80 and the pitch goes to turnout Middleton is upended in the backfield on a fine play might have been cleared Scott number 22 who came in and forced the play as you see Bart Starr and Brad Kowski giving the signals on the sidelines Claire Scott did an excellent job of coming up from his strong safety position shooting across the line of scrimmage and making a big play to give it a second and 12 Green Bay has had a tendency once getting ahead to go conservative I don't this is the time for them to Gerry Wilkinson 6:9 from Oregon State is in there four down linemen second and 13 at the 17 yard line [Applause] Ellis caries stop short of the 20 yard line penalty marker down and no you're going to see the signals again but I don't think the play will go until they know what the penalty is I think it was against the brows as the linemen moved Jerry will concede him except me who just came into the ballgame jump just a little bit before a snap dick and I think he might be the guy who's guilty of the infraction no prohibited shipping everyday absolutely Paul and he comes out so Wilkinson all six nine of them leaves the game after going on sighs so second at eight now and and that's got a bond to the Browns because they had the long yardage to now at second at a Dickey has some more breathing room for the changes in situation though another unsportsmanlike call against the Cleveland Brown and they'll chalk off 15 yards the Browns call for unsportsmanlike conduct again and it's a first down let's listen and that was a bench penalty that was a penalty the third warning to the sidelines and now the Packers who have the ball out at the 37 yard line first intend with 12 minutes and 17 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter Green Bay leading 14 to 13 [Applause] [Music] all pop it in motion tournelle Middleton had a blocker Gerald Doak born but the Browns came up and Charlie Hall made a superb play for Cleveland it'll be second down he gave four yards on the play Zeke Pratt Kowski will give the sign to Lin Dickey just like a baseball team with signs from the third-base coach all right second and six puts a little more pressure on the passer to try to figure out what the signs are to try to call a play and try to anticipate what the defense is going to do to you but Dickey is an experienced quarterback who you should be able to handle that very well at 6:00 close to a first down as Gerry Ellis going up the middle and see where they spot the ball that will be third and inches or a first down and we probably will have a measurement as Lyle Alzado number 77 came in to make the play Gerry Ellis did a nice job really picking his way through the offensive line that crack and hitting through it and making as much as he could possibly make in terms of yardage to raise the ball how to just shine it is just a few inches high over first now so it'll be third and one and now coming in for the Cleveland Browns Marshall Harris cranks comes out Ron crews number 93 rookie and with third and one they're going to clog the middle I'm sure [Applause] this is an important play with 1110 remaining the Packers would dearly love to maintain position here they're on their own 46 Ellis first down this like one of those go line players he went over the top and Jerry Ellis keeps it going for the Packers and the core crowd looking for a goal line stayed in the field quiets down sabore what brings to mind in the third one situation like that when I was active as a player when Bart Starr was of course on the other sideline with Green Bay seemingly he always called the fade in one passing situation play against the Cleveland Browns and always worked in perfection that time that he elected to keep it underground but they made their first down and they want to keep his drive going I love those pass plays in that situation they usually go for a touchdown first and ten at the 48 and Ellis cuts inside an Ellis pass close to a first down he might be there Gerry Ellis who accelerated brilliantly the free agent rookie from Missouri who was dropped by the LA Rams and picked up smartly by the Packers was tackled by Marshall Harris he's short of a first down by a yard long a yard and a half how much did a good job of running that play that time Rutigliano seems to be a little bit worried about Ellis is running in Green Bay's ability to control the football right now he'd like to give Brian Sam another opportunity to get the ball moving back in the other direction second and three it's actually second and a long two [Music] turn Dale Middleton had it and lost it but smartly maintain possession because that's the big thing it'll be now third in a couple these are the games next week of course the Packers are playing home against the Minnesota Vikings and other games involving clubs in their division Minnesota of course is a divisional game Chicago against Philadelphia tough game for the Bears Tampa Bay will go against the 49ers in San Francisco Gregg cook number 68 who defended Bart Starr when they were all attacking him because he said a lot of anonymous people are criticizing the coach let him come out and say who they are and limps off the field and there's a replacement for cook third and three Carl's flunky six round draft choice from Boston College's in third and three for Lynne Vicki he loots it to Jerry Ellis Ellis has a first down to the 35l is still going and is driven out of bounds after picking up the first down and more at the 27 yard line and Don good who was picked up in a tree by the from the San Diego Chargers finally drove Ellis who has made two key plays in this Drive hole diggy drops the ball over to outstretched hands at 58 clip Odom into number 31 Gary allison he does a fine job a brick broken-field running runs down the sideline before being brought out about five number 50 done good the Packers are on the March where they could put seven points on the scoreboard right here they would be in very good shape Bart Starr and his six years coach of the Packers apparently thrived on adversity they lost Bruce Clark Fred van oppen but up in the defensive line coach quit the heat on Starr Chester Mark Cole's controversy to the pack and is tripped up for no gain Bradley number 91 that host tackle makes the stop so Atkins number 32 second year from Maryland came in for Ellis let's take a look at some scores of games of import in the NFL while we have a moment here Jets leading Seattle in the fourth quarter Jets won their first game last week Seattle losing to the Browns New Orleans looking for their first win of the year leading Atlanta in the third quarter and Chicago shutting out Detroit in a shocker their second at 8 at the 25 and Middleton stacked up again Robert L Jackson the linebacker makes the stop so it'll be third down and a good 9 for Green Bay Packers using up the clock 750 to go in the fourth quarter Paul an interesting situation 3rd and 9 see what kind of approach Bart Starr and Lynn Dickey will take will they put the ball up in the air here or will they go conservative keep it on the ground and just play for the three-pointer Wilkinson Alzado Bradley and Frank's on the down for for the Browns on a third and nine and now Dickey wants a timeout and in opportune moment to call a timeout with seven and a half minutes to go he uses up one of his three right here so the Packers used a timeout in his third and nine at the Cleveland 26 yard line with the Packers leading at 14 to 13 with seven and a half minutes remaining in the ballgame under Thomson 89 wide right James Lofton number 80 left and Dickey with the play that's his numbers today [Applause] dickie under a lot of pressure up the middle the wall phase which Donna does he hold it PETA's touchdown [Music] he won't care and James Lofton has made another superb catch and the Packers have gone out in front by seven points and can't make it a very important eight with the conversion here Paul well the Browns came after deke with the Blitz that time Packer defenders picked up the Blitz very nicely and he looked for number 80 the guy that has come through for them time and time again here's the Blitz and there's deke looking left and you know who he's going for that man right there will come into your screen number 80 James Lofton going up high once again simply too much of an athlete for number 49 tender rail to handle a brilliant game for Lofton and the point after is good at the Packers with a big point dick Stockton's in Paul Warfield back in Cleveland and the grounds at trailing 21 to 30 names Lofton has caught six passes for a hundred and six yards and one touchdown he is off to his best start this year and he is the key to the second half drop at the 10-yard line barrels forward to the 31-yard line and the Browns have to do some work now as Harlan Huckle be the former Michigan running back star makes the tackle Dickey is 15 for 19 for 205 yards two interceptions in one touchdown and there's the drive 80 yards and 10 plays refused a penalty on offside call so the Browns will take it it's not a very very bad return for Dino Hall the ball is out right around 2:30 the crowds will have it just where they brought it back to the 31 yard line first inch and 713 to go in the game Brian Sipe has been over to the sidelines James Lofton has made some big plays and they evolved in tough patches Paul tell catches but he's the kind of athlete who can go up high and take the ball away from the defender he's got great speed cannot hate to be in Clinton Burrell's spot out on the right corner trying to defend against him Calvin Hill and Mike crow in the backfield Brian site is going to go to Calvin Hill he's still going I don't believe so he did not step out Hill has brought the Browns to the 20-yard line inside what a play 51 yards Paul really reliable Calvin Hill time and time again Reggie record and Calton Hill to experience mine site we'll go to them in the clutch Calvin shows and he still has the Moose doesn't do the mystery running ditches much yardage is he boss - and the biggest pass play of the season for the Cleveland Browns - a man who has done it old Methuselah eleven years out of Yale and its first into the ground at the Packer 19 702 to go Green Bay is up 21:13 site once the more he has loosened he do so strike back quickly Bell is the trademark of brian side for the Cleveland Browns they can strike quickly and 82 Ozzy two quick big plays the one to Collin Hill in this one he'd be George company the linebacker Ozzie Newsome running a flag pattern compasses cannot get up Newsome great speed great mobility as a tiny in sports [Applause] the brown stewarded one right no one has departed Cleveland yet because we have a tremendous ballgame it took the Browns just 28 seconds to score the touchdown to bring them to within a point and here's Don Cochran who now is ahead of Bruce Gossett in eighth place in the all-time scoring list with a thousand thirty-two points the more important the Browns trail 21 to 20 and the Packers now with under Thompson inside his team will receive the kickoff with under seven minutes to go a wild game Paul really is a wild game the Packers have their onside kick team James Lofton there's a deep kick hugger Thompson a former running back is on the 1 and goes and runs it and he did a good job because they had him trapped way back to the 2015 Oda number 58 makes the tackle for the brown but he did a good job of bringing the ball out the Packers will get the ball right about on the 15-yard line the Browns have them exactly where they want to so now the defense must come through and stop them right here Green Bay of course will be trying to utilize the clock pickup first downs and move the ball downfield they did it in 28 seconds to plays the 51 yard pass played at Calvin Hill and in the 19 yard touchdown pass to Ozzie Newsome and producin this is his first touchdown pass of the year that's the drive first and ten at the 16 for the Packers with Atkins 32 Milton 34 the running backs dickie to the air Lofton and Lofton close to a first down and that's what Green Bay has to do don't go into his shell get the big chunk of yardage Clinton Burrell makes the stop and Wow Green Bay has indicated that they're going to go to that man number 80 James Lawson the Browns have got to make an adjustment and give number 49 Clinton Burrell some help he simply cannot handle Lofton man-on-man in coverage surprisingly enough the Browns knew about Lofton's abilities and we're going to watch him today but in the second half he's made some great catches he has made some great catches but again I must go back to the fact that I believe that it's a mismatch in that corner Ferrell simply cannot handle first down at the 26-yard line [Applause] in motion is Paul Kaufman the pitch goes to turn L Middleton Middleton gets a yard that's all and Henry Bradley from Alcorn in his second year makes the tackle so this is where the Browns defense has to shut down Green Bay and conversely the Packers with the lead and six minutes and 20 seconds to go know that if they did they can chew the clock up and move the ball upfield they'll put a lot of pressure on the Browns offense in the final moments Packers are also thinking about the field position if they can get in there the 50-yard line press punt the ball they'll put the Browns back on on the other side that field deep in their own territory second and nine play action and Dickey fires it complete to Lofton as a first down and a big play for the Packers James Lofton a first down of the 42 with Tom Darden defending on the play and Lofton is having a brilliant afternoon reminiscent of what Paul Warfield used to do perhaps the biggest afternoon for him sauce fry this year that time the Browns gave him a little more complicated coverage but he showed me something he slipped underneath the coverage found the open spot in the zone where I'm high took the pass he's keepin this drive going eight receptions 131 yards and a touchdown for James Lofton and the clock runs five 25 to go first and ten for the Packers on their own 42 [Applause] maybe a yard and Lyle Alzado was there for the stop so now Dickey faced with second and long Lyle Alzado you can always depend on him to come up with a play that time he fought off the block of left tackle number 76 Tim Stokes did a good job and I'm assistant Lee brought the ball carrier down by himself Lin Dickey is having a superb afternoon he had a lot of the short passes in the first half but has gone deep in the second great percentage for Lin this afternoon under Thompson emotion Oh Jackson Oh Texan for a loss and it'll be third and long for the Packer he's done it all year long well now at third and 13d a try for the first down there try to risk an interception or to try a flare pass what would you do fall you gotta put the ball up and you Jenna go got to go for the first down this situation looks like they got a favorable coverage he'll be looking for draw play Middleton has a first down and a big play and a surprise play and I'll tell you what if he caught you by surprise he caught the Browns by somehow say he really got the Browns defense by surprise an excellent call by Dickey into Green Bay staff everybody in the brown secondary and looking that's what I was talking about earlier you got a run when they expect you to pass and pass when they expect you to run and this we had pass written all over it and they give it to Middleton on a draw and he just completely caught the Browns defense by surprise well it was a big play for the Green Bay football club may still have possession of this football and they're doing exactly what they want to do eat up the clock and yet move the ball downfield three minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the game first and ten now at the 46 of Cleveland Atkins holding on to the ball gets maybe two or three yards on the play Charlie Hall pursuing on the play but that uses up the clock under three minutes to go the Browns have all of their timeouts and Green Bay has two as you look at Zeke Pratt Kowski Green Bay has two timeouts remaining and they took one of them before the touchdown pass Betty Lee ivory number 40 replaces Tyrell Middleton who earned his keep with that great run on the draw second and 8 at the 44 [Applause] and ivory slipped any lease slip couldn't get anything going and he stopped laya lost a yard it'll be third down [Applause] we're approaching the two-minute warning and now with two minutes and ten seconds to go the Browns call the timeout and it's all right here Paul Warfield at Cleveland stadium where the Browns anxious to get their hands on the ball because they are trailing by only a point but the Packers controlling with 210 to go third and seven could be a big play coming up in the ballgame Packers are in a bad spot at the field wears off leave muddy for quitting and soul in dick he's going after watch what he does under Thompson wide right James Lofton left and ivory slips again but Eddie Lee ivory hit close about a yard short of a first down and it'll be fourth down and David Beverly comes up be short by about two yards and Ron Bolton made the tackle it'll be fourth down and the two-minute warning is upon us so this is exactly what Paul Warfield was talking about the Packers maintain possession they have good field position and if they can put that punt inside the 10 they've done their job it is fourth down and two to go and David Beverly will kick Keith Wright is back and I guess in a situation like this with the ball at the Cleveland 38 yard line there's a final score Cincinnati wins 14 nothing there's always the possibility that Beverly could run with the ball and it's something you got to be aware of except that if he can put it out of bounds I think that's the smarter play it would be the smarter play but when you're going against a guy like side who's like Stabler you know anything can happen high kick a good kick for the Packers fair catch call for buy right at the 12 yard line and that just what Greenbay wanted well Beverly has done his job now it's up to the Green Bay defense to hold Brian Seidman company Brian Sipe has about 89 yards of real estate to make up to get the six pointer and so it's all on the shoulders of the Green Bay defensive unit at this point [Applause] first and ten at the 13 yard line Brian's site the surgeon out here on the field and you talk about what Stabler can do and what site can do in situations like this well site was in this situation numerous times last year that's why they call the Browns the cardiac kids it's no strange situation for this offensive club to be in Calvin Hill is in the lineup and you know what that means possible past receiver and site going up the middle of Calvin hill complete and a first down at the 27 yard line and Mike jolly number 21 the rookie from Michigan makes the tackle well again Calvin hill he just does it time and time again he's the old pro he finds a spot in between the coverages he reads coverages just like a quarterback and he can find the opening and he's tough too tough to cover less than a minute and a half to go we'll follow the clock and sight back again has some time being rushed will run himself to the 35 and slides short of a first down by a yard [Applause] short of a first down clock running as we have 114 to go and the Browns may have used one of their timeouts the clock has stopped 114 to go we're at the 37 and now they start the clock again so it is an official's call for the positioning of the football there you see the time [Applause] mic Pro at first forward to the 49 and I think the Packers thought pass right there that time Brian Sipe skillfully called an off tackle play to Mike threw it to pick up the necessary yardage for the first down big fullback came through now Brian is taking his time out going over to talk over to coach Sam Rutigliano Anderson and Douglas the two linebackers makes the stop the ball is at the 48 yard line Browns in their own territory and all they're trying to do is get into field goal position for Don cockerel - this afternoon has been successful at 41 and 43 yards that's the story right in a nutshell Green Bay trailing 10 nothing at the half and in 13 nothing early in the third stormed back for three touchdowns before Brian Sipe hit Newsome with the score to bring the Browns to within a point but the clock 56 seconds two timeouts to go they're certainly within range if they can continue to move it Seattle came from behind and beat the New York Jets 27 to 17 a final score but as I said before Brian Sipe in his offensive unit dick has been in this particular position many times before last year winning three overtime ball games is no stranger to them they feel very comfortable about it it's just a matter of lining up and executing executing under circumstances that are a little bit different was certainly not foreign to them 56 seconds to go first and ten at the 48 site up the middle as a first down and runs out of bounds to stop the clock at the 37 yard line naked the 36 49 seconds to go Calvin Hill alright scythe back again in the pumpkin you know who is looking for Calvin hill right over the middle Calvin catches the ball now watch him get out of Bounce like an experience better he gets as much real estate as he can but he doesn't have to expend a timeout he stops to clap hey Cleveland can start operating again you didn't have to go to Yale and all that but it helped first and 10 49 seconds to go the Browns have one timeout remaining one Hill and Mike Pruitt in the backfield [Applause] sike looking for the yardage will run penalty marker down he has the first down the Browns are guilty of clipping that could really set him back Mike Lewis makes to stop and apparently it's against the Cleveland Browns and this is a critical penalty against them Paul it's ability that really comes at an inopportune time and hurts Brian Sam right there it looks like he's a little shaken up on the play and so this could be a real problems for the Browns I have one thing Sam Rutigliano wasn't looking ahead to the Pittsburgh game using siphon running all over the place today let's pick it up 63 aphids holding fill first thing all right Cody rise in holding and even though it's still first down that's not the important thing the down is not the story here it's the yardage in the clock 42 seconds to go the ball now at the 46 of Green Bay and right now they are not in field goal range Brian needs about a 15 the 20-yard pass to put him back into field goal range he's going to have to put the ball up over into dangerous territory which is up over the middle site let's it go and Logan comes in incomplete the ball hit the dirt before Logan could make the play and so eight seconds tick off that's the time remaining it'll be second down and 20 at the 46 I love in trying to make the catch he just can't quite scoop it underneath number 22 Mike Lee depending on the play Brian sight feeling a little bit of pressure coming from the Green Bay defense up front that time had to step up into the pocket and get rid of the ball a little bit faster than he wanted to second down Browns at the Packers 46 [Applause] site with time in trouble and he lifts one in the air incomplete the Packers are looking for an intentional grounding they do not get it but Ezra Johnson put immense pressure on Brian Sipe and it'll be third down with 25 seconds to go and watch Johnson number 90 come from outside sight back in the pocket he's looking for someone to throw he can't find the receiver now he feels the pressure watch him start to move out Ezra Johnson number 90 doesn't quit he keeps coming and Brian amazingly gets the ball off no infraction called and so nothing lasts undergoing the particular down Greg Pruitt is in the game and Calvin Hill goes out Pruitt number 34 in there along with Mike his brother 43 25 seconds to go check that though relation there except they play on the same team third down and site let's it go for Logan and Logan has it and Logan is gonna go it's touchdown bro at school [Applause] branch side was the kind of guy who can pull off miracles he did it three times and over time last year the family is dead and here this afternoon Green Bank a was to all out blitz that time got lovin amantha McClure Dave Logan he is a superb athlete the Cincinnati Reds wanted him to be a pitcher the Kansas City Kings wanted him to be a basketball player he's a football player there's here's the our lab finished by Green Bay Logan look case the ball goes up over Mike Lee and then out races Lee and leather game they defend their number 24 and that's jadon grain to the end zone big play down site does it again under pressure point after touchdown is no good it was off to the left from center so the score is 26 to 21 in favor of the brown 16 seconds to go but an amazing turn of events because here it looked as if the Green Bay Packers had put enough pressure on Brian's site and all the Browns were looking for was field position for Don Cochran

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Published: Thu Dec 07 2017