The Cleveland Browns couldn't pull it off against the Denver Broncos, 23 to 20, in the 1986 AFC Championship game on January 11, 1987.
Final
1st quarter
DEN
CLE
Herman Fontenot 6-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Mark Moseley kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
DEN
CLE
Rich Karlis 19-yard field goal
3
7
Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)
10
7
Mark Moseley 29-yard field goal
10
10
3rd quarter
DEN
CLE
Rich Karlis 26-yard field goal
13
10
4th quarter
DEN
CLE
Mark Moseley 24-yard field goal
13
13
Brian Brennan 48-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Mark Moseley kick)
13
20
Mark Jackson 5-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)
20
20
OT
DEN
CLE
Rich Karlis 33-yard field goal
23
20
Broncos
Browns
1st Downs
22
17
Passing 1st Downs
13
12
Rushing 1st Downs
6
4
1st downs from penalties
3
1
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
77
66
Total Yards
374
356
Yards per play
4.9
5.4
Passing
225
256
Comp - Att
22 - 38
18 - 32
Yards per pass
5.6
7.8
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 19
1 - 3
Rushing
149
100
Rushing Attempts
37
33
Yards per rush
4.0
3.0
Penalties
6
9
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway | 22 | 38 | 244 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74.9 |
Team | 22 | 38 | 225 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Winder | 26 | 83 | 3.2 | 0 |
J. Elway | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 |
G. Lang | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
S. Sewell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
G. Willhite | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Team | 37 | 149 | 4.0 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Watson | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | |
S. Sewell | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
O. Mobley | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
M. Jackson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | |
V. Johnson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
C. Kay | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
G. Willhite | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
C. Sampson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
S. Winder | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
G. Lang | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 22 | 244 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jones | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Karlis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Lang | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
K. Bell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Freeman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Team | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Willhite | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
Team | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Kosar | 18 | 32 | 259 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 77.5 |
Team | 18 | 32 | 256 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 77.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Mack | 26 | 94 | 3.6 | 0 |
H. Fontenot | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
B. Kosar | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 |
Team | 33 | 100 | 3.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brennan | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 1 | |
H. Fontenot | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | |
C. Weathers | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | |
R. Langhorne | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
K. Mack | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
W. Slaughter | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
E. Byner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 259 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Clancy | 1.0 | |||||
D. Puzzuoli | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Moseley | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gossett | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 58 |
Team | 6 | 259 | 43.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. McNeil | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 30 |
H. Fontenot | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 |
Team | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. McNeil | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
Team | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 |
More Browns Stats
PPG
17.3
27th
OPP PPG
23.3
18th
RUSH YDS/G
92.5
27th
PASS YDS/G
205.9
26th
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