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On Sunday, October 23, 1977, the Cleveland Browns faced the Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium in Buffalo for Week 6 of the 1977 NFL season.
The game featured two elite running backs, 1000-yard rusher Greg Pruitt for the Browns and the juice, OJ Simpson, which would be his last season in Buffalo.
The Browns were coached by Forrest Gregg and the Bills were coached by Jim Ringo in his first full season after replacing legend Lou Saban.
This audio recording is from the radio broadcast featuring announcers Gibbs Shanley and Jim Mueller.
The Buffalo Bills, and this is prior to the coin toss, but starting in quarterback today for the Bills will be Joe Ferguson, and in his backfield he will have with him Jim Braxton, the fullback in his sixth year out of West Virginia.
And of course, a ninth-year man from USC, OJ Simpson, will be at the halfback. The wide receivers, Lou Ficone and Bob Chandler, the tight end is Paul Seymour.
The tackles on the right side, Joe Devlin on the left, Dave Foley, former Ohio State star, guards Reggie McKenzie, OJ's main man on the left side and Joe de Lommelier on the right side.
It is fifth year out of Michigan State. The center is Willie Parker, a fifth year man from North Texas State.
For the Cleveland Browns, defensively today, they'll line up this way. At the end will be Mack Mitchell and Joe Jones.
Earl Edwards will be the tackle on the left side, and moving in to Bill Devois, left by Mickey Sims' knee injury.
On the right side, Mike St. Clair moves from right end to right tackle. The linebackers today on the left will be Charlie Hall, in the middle, Dick Ambrose, and on the right, Gerald Irons.
The cornerbacks, Oliver Davis on the right side, and the left, Claire and Scott. The free safety is Tom Darden and the strong safety, Tony Peters.
That's the way they'll line up this afternoon.
Doug Deacon, Claire, Scott, and Greg Pruitt, now the team co-captains, making their way out into the center of the field.
And we'll have the coin toss from the referee momentarily, as we told you just a moment ago. It's a beautiful day for football here in Buffalo.
A little bit on the cool side, some wind blowing, not too much.
And the Cleveland Browns have won and elected to receive. They will be moving from our left to our right as we get underway with this football game.
That is, as you look at your radio. 52 to look at your radio.
Bill's come into the contest, as we said, with a 1-4 record this season. They won their first game.
Matter of fact, snapping a 14-game losing streak last Sunday when they beat the Atlanta Falcons on a field goal, 3-0.
And the young man who kicked that field goal is no longer with this ball club. He was cut two days later.
It was Jim Ringo, the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, his first victory.
The man who does the kicking for Buffalo is Carson Long. He is a free agent that was signed to replace the young man who was cut.
He's out of the University of Pittsburgh. He's taking it up and kicking off two to Browns.
And they will be sending back deep, Brian Duncan on the far side and Kenny Ellis on the near side.
Long is seeing the ball up now and here once again, the call to play-by-play for you, the voice of the Cleveland Browns, Jim Chandler.
Thank you, Jim Mueller, and good afternoon, everybody. A bit chilly in Buffalo.
It's fine for the people sitting in the sun and the game is not sold out this afternoon.
Long is the ball teed up. The approach. The ball game is underway. Well hit.
Duncan at the 2. Comes in the middle of the 5. Left side line is 15 to the 20. It's the 25.
And is hit hard as he tries to get some ground, he gets nailed back out about the 20 yard line and it'll be Shane Nelson.
Backup linebacker. Today, normally a backup linebacker. A rookie starting today on the left side.
The ball is right at the 20 yard line.
Browns out of the huddle. Good is starting at half-back today. Rucker flank to the right. Warfield split left.
The ball is right. The right side of the right flat is short and it is incomplete.
Off the hand of tight end Gary Parris.
Gary Parris starting a tight end today. I believe that's his first start of the season.
He took about three steps straight and then cut toward the side lines and Brian threw down around his ankles.
Second and ten. Rucker is split about seven to the right and Warfield flank to the right.
Parris tight at left end. Warfield in motion to the left. Pitched to Pruitt. Darrell blocking.
Turns the corner 25, 26 and written out of bounds. At about the 26 yard line, Barry Darrell got one of the bills hard.
He helped take out another one but the third one arrived and that is Mario Clark, the left corner, the left cornerback who made the tackle.
Well that play Warfield went in motion opposite the blow of the play and simply took about three or four steps
and then cut back to form some of the screen for Pruitt to turn that corner.
Picked up six yards. Brings up third down and four.
And the bills put in their fifth defensive back to prevent defense.
Warfield split left. Rucker split to the right and Parris slot left goes in motion to the left.
Sight to throw. Pressure on him. Sherman White got him down.
And lost the 13 yard line. Mark at the 14.
Nick at the 13 again.
Brock out the middle linebacker was in there on the blitz along with Sherman White.
That defensive end where they obtained last year from Cincinnati.
And the Browns will give up the football for the first time today.
And the White team will give up the ball.
Coleman standing in the end zone.
Kimbrough and Moody are deep. And as the line drives kick off the right side of his foot, hits out on the 38,
43, 45, rolling to the 47 yard line, to the 49 yard line, and it rolls dead.
Not a good kick, but it got a little bit of a roll out to help him on the play.
He shanked that one off the right side of his foot, but the bills get great field possession on the Cleveland 49 yard line
for their first possession.
Burgers in the quarterback. Simpson and Braxton the running backs Chandler.
And Pacoan of the wide receivers and Seymour as the tight end.
Pacoan will be split to the left. Chandler flanked to the right. Seymour tighted right and lined up in the eye formation.
The tail back is O.J. Simpson.
Burgerson takes the handoff to throw. He's hit. He runs up the middle of the 50.
45, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10 out of the 8 yard line, 1 or 1 by quarterback Joe Burgerson.
Tony Peters rolled it out of bounds.
Looks like he was going to be hit from sack, but he managed to find an opening right up the middle, almost like a quarterback delay.
And he hit it for the near sideline and took off on a 41 yard scamper for the bills.
Very quickly, our in scoring position at the Browns 8 yard line.
They've taken Pacoan out of the ball game and I believe they've added a second tight end.
We'll jump a couple checkups when they come out of the huddle.
And Seymour and Ganda the tight end. They line up in the eye formation. Chandler is the flanker to the left.
Give to O.J. Simpson right back 05, 4, down on about the 4 yard line.
Earl Edwards.
That run by Burgerson of 41 yards is the longest gain of the year on the ground for the bills. 41 yards.
Ball down to Cleveland 4.
Second and goal to go.
First threat of the ball game. Ball on the 4. Braxton now lines up as a wing back to the right.
Pitch to Simpson. Right tackle. Hit at the 5 and down. Ambrose is the first man to hit him.
And Charlie Hall. Lost of the yard. Third and goal with the 5 yard line.
Now they started to take Pacoan out of the ball game and they send him back in.
So they're pulling out the other tight end camp. Going with a regular line up. Chandler and Pacoan the wide receivers.
They're rolling out. Maybe. Roll out pass.
Chandler flank left. Pacoan split about 5 to the left. See more tight end right end. They're in the tee.
Fake handoff. Chandler. Burgerson throwing intercepts up on the 1 yard line.
Up to the 10. The 15 gardens. 20, 40, 50. Now out of the 50 yard line.
Interception on the 1 yard line by Todd Darden. Second game in a row. He's done it.
Burgerson was going after OJ Saxon who had come out of the backfield heading for the corner but Darden picked it off.
There's an official fan out on the field to score. The brown's nothing. The bill's nothing.
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All the browns have the ball for the second time now following Tom Darden's interception right at the goal line. He returned it to the 50.
Officially he'll get a 49 yard return out of it. He stepped right in front of OJ Saxon, the intended receiver in the end zone, picked it off and returned it to midfield.
So Joe Burgerson's first pass this afternoon. Intercepted by Tom Darden and the Browns are back in business at midfield first and 10. No score.
The ball in the 49 lost the yard on the turnover. Rucker slot left, Warfield split to the left. Also slot left.
He's true of it. He's emotional to the right. Give to Cleo Miller over right tackle.
What a remind. He is at the 45. I don't know how he got through that pile up and got down to the 42 yard line. I couldn't even find him.
That was amazing. He was tackled. It looked like I was going down under the pile. The pile went down and somehow Cleo Miller came out of it.
Nelson the left linebacker finally hold him down. That's where the blue jerseys say where is he?
Double slot left. Rucker both to the left. Warfield split to the left. Harris tight it by the end. Give to Pruitt.
Left tackle. He's down to the 36. Close to the 35 yard line. And Ben Williams to the left end.
The man who made the tackle. Ball will be spotted right at the 36 yard line at the first down. Brown's first.
11-25 to play. First quarter no score. Bill's got down to the four yard line. And then Darden intercepted.
Brown's out of the huddle. Harris lined up tight at left end. Warfield slot to the right. Rucker split seven to the right. There in the eye formation.
Sightback quickly throws right sidelines. It is intercepted by Quartz to the 50. To the 45. And out of bounds of the 43 a flag on the play.
He chuckled it or he had a touchdown. Got a flag probably a clip. He hadn't chuckled the ball. He had been in the end zone.
There you are. Then Clark carried his man with him at time about 20 yards after intercepting the ball. It is clipping. The bills will get the ball.
But they're going to lose 15 yards. Not from the spot of the tackle from the spot of the foul. He carried Reggie Rucker with him about 15 yards after carrying the ball.
Rucker had him a little bit high. Fentley from the 41. But the back of the bill's 26 yard line.
The foul is called against Tony Green. Defends the back. Well one interception apiece.
Roy and Syp is now attempted two passes. One incomplete. One intercepted. Ferguson's only pass was intercepted. Referee just picked up the ball and put it on the 30 rather than the 26.
Oakland leads the Jets. Seven nothing.
Canver will be the flanker to the right. Paton splits forward to the left. Head linesman blows the whistle.
One of the officials is down at the Buffalo bench explaining something.
All the bills are going to go back into a huddle now. Get around to playing football in a minute. 10.59 remaining in the first quarter. No score.
Each team has turned the ball over once on interceptions. Paton splits forward to the left. Chandler flanked to the right. They're in the I formation.
Give the OJ Simpson right back a little bit of 35. 40 and tripped down at about the 41. He just got knocked off balance by Tom Garvin.
He got six yards after that as he was going down. Good for 11 in the first down.
Paul Seymour is coming out of the ballgame. Can't. You know, tight end.
Chandler flanked right. Paton only seven five yards split to the left. They're in the I.
Focus and back. It's caught. Paton and he gets knocked down at the 48 yard line by Darden. Tom almost took his head off.
That would have been Paton's fault, however, because he ducked his head while Darden was going to hit him around the shoulder. They'll mark the 47 yard line.
Other first down.
Chandler flanked right. Paton up five to the left. They're in the I.
Give the Simpson going outside the end this time. 45. 40. Down about the 38 yard line.
Let's flip for about nine. Darden again on the tackle.
Got away from Dick Ambrose that time who tried once again a little bit of a high hit.
O.J. Simpson is one of those backs. If you hit him high, he'll take you for a little ride.
Can't back into tight end. The tight ends are carrying in the plays right now.
Redskins lead the Giants three to nothing in the first quarter.
Chandler flanked right. Paton again split five to the left. Can't tie it right in. They're in the I.
Ferguson just throw it. Will this. 17 by Gantt to the five. Touchdown.
All over Daly's couldn't hang out to him. 38 yards and a touchdown.
The bells move 70 yards in four play. Ruben Gantt. The number two tight end.
The number one in for the score. Holding the ball is Bob Chandler. Carson Long attempts the point with 8.53 to play in the first quarter.
Dick is up. There's officials high out on the field to score the goals. Seven the ground nothing.
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seven times versus San Diego in 1964.
Well, the builds have put the first points on the board.
They lead seven or nothing.
They marched 70 yards following the interception
of Brian Sykes fast.
They went that distance in four plays
and the big one a touchdown from Ferguson to Gantt.
Now they'll kick off to the Browns, Ellison Duncan deep.
Here's the approach by Long.
A little shorter, Ellison to this one at the 13.
20, 25, 30, it got hit hard.
And a flag goes down.
Maybe another clip.
And Gilek made the tackle.
Kenny could have gotten through that initial pile up there.
He may have had a lot bigger return,
but it is a clip against the Browns.
And so the ball will go back to the 15-yard line.
Actually, I think they'll spotted out the 16-yard line.
Well, they did for a moment.
They changed balls and now it's back in the 15.
For sure, they're splitting it.
50.
7-0 Buffalo.
That came with 8.53 to play in the first.
The Browns now backed up after the clip to the 15-yard line.
Four fields clip, 7 to the left.
Rutgers slot back to the left.
They're in the tee.
Rutgers starts a motion to the right.
And off, play a Miller up the middle.
And he's off to about the 18-yard line.
Crackle and Nelson, the linebackers on the hip.
Gene of three.
Harris will be tighted right in.
Rutgers slot left.
Warfield splits, 7 to the left.
Line of the tee formation.
Rutger in motion to the right.
Sight back the throw.
Roses, caught by Pruitt, down immediately at the 24-yard line.
And again, it is the middle linebacker,
where Crackle made the tackle.
It's going to bring up third and one.
Brian's first completion.
Warfield goes out of the line.
Now Henry Shepherd will move to tight end.
Cincinnati leads Denver, 7-0 in the first quarter.
Johnson on the 1-yard run.
Thanks, Pete.
Johnson, third and one.
They're in the eye.
Ends are tight.
Rutger flank right.
Brian Seif wants time out.
Something wrong.
There's an official timeout on the field.
The score, Buffalo 7, Cleveland nothing.
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All the Browns have the ball third and one.
At their own 29 yard line.
Brian Sight just called timeout and went over to confer
with Forest Greg and the staff on the sidelines.
He's back now and here comes the play.
Shepard is a tight end on the right side.
Parris on the left side.
Rucker flank to the left line up in the T.
Third and one.
Moving in the line.
Here's a pitch to clear the line.
Right tackle.
It's the 3026, 27 first down.
We have a flag on the play.
We have some bills moving.
Let's see if they were pulled outside.
Dunston and Williams made the tackle.
Offside Buffalo.
Browns probably take the penalty.
Get a couple extra yards out of it.
First down either way.
I'll take the penalty.
All to the 29 yard line.
First down.
Little's offside.
He's the left tackle.
He and Kaby alternated last week.
When they defeated Atlanta.
Had a better pass rush out of it.
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Harris tied it left in.
Rutgers split right.
Warfield flank right.
Warfield in motion to the left.
And off.
Bill Miller to the 35 yard line right up the middle.
Tackle by Nelson.
All right, K.
Set by Nelson as well.
Ball is right on the 35 yard line.
Gain of six.
Seven nothing.
Bill's lead.
Ferguson to Gantt, a 38 yard pass.
Harris tied it left in.
Three men to the right.
One of them is Krayer Miller.
He starts in motion to the left.
Pitch to Pruitt.
Left in.
Cuts inside one block and is hit down at the 36 yard line.
By John L.
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Brown's down a little and Murfcrackle.
They have gotten a yard or two on the play.
They have marked one yard of the 36 yard line.
Bird and three.
Six 10 to play.
First quarter.
Browns are home next Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Harris tied it right in.
The ball is whistled dead.
They're still fighting for the ball.
The official is marking the ball dead on the 35-yard line.
Whistle blew. We could hear the whistles.
Up here, I don't know why they couldn't hear them on the field.
The whistle blew.
Up here, I don't know why they couldn't hear them on the field.
However, the Browns will have to plunge.
Brian was knocked off balance.
He just couldn't stay on his feet.
Otherwise, he could have easily run for the first down.
Moody and Kimbrough going back in double safety.
Drake Coleman into plunge.
He's the first one.
Coleman standing back at the 21.
Low snap.
He's got the kick away. Not a good one either.
It's on the 35.
Grabbed on the 29 by Kimbrough. Hit it at the 31-yard line.
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That's a two-yard return.
5 minutes, 17 seconds remaining in the first period.
There's an official timeout on the field to score.
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Great Coleman's pump was for 36 yards.
The two-yard return.
The bills take over leading seven or nothing.
517 remaining in the first quarter.
First intent at their own 31-yard line.
Seymour's tight at left end.
Percom's length of the right.
Chandler is split to the right by about five yards.
And a tee in the backfield.
Ferguson to throw.
It is...
caught.
Good catch at the 44-yard line.
It is Seymour.
He cradled the ball.
That is arms scooping the ball.
To make it an obvious good catch.
I'm sorry it was Chandler.
And the nose of the ball at the 44-yard line.
Seymour.
Being a 13.
Being a 13-yard day.
Chandler is averaging 13 yards
every time he catches the ball.
He's flanked right and Percom's split
five at the left. They're in the eye.
Chandler's averaging 13 yards
every time he catches the ball.
He's flanked right and Percom's split
five at the left. They're in the eye.
He's off the inside.
V-high.
If the OJ Simpson
right-packle
gets bound by Turkey Jones at the
45-yard line.
He gained a yard.
OJ didn't have himself under control
that time.
Oh he would not have come down.
I mean, he is carrying the ball five
times for 24 yards.
Gant comes out and Seymour back in at tight end.
Chandler, flank to the right,
Pocombs split to the left, there in the eye.
Go to jail in the draw, up the middle.
Hit by Gerrall Irons and down at the 48 yard line.
Pick up about three more.
McMichill helped on it, get a break after the next play.
Gant back into tight end.
3R, 8, 4A, 6.
Obvious passing down for the Bills,
3rd and 6, about at their own 48.
3.5 minutes remaining in the first period.
Pocombs again split to left and Chandler, flank right. Gant, tight to right end, line up at the tee.
Third down.
Percouss him to throw.
Over the middle, caught by Braxton, 45.
Pull down at about the 43 yard line.
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First and 10 buffalo on the Cleveland 43 yard line.
Chandler flank to the right, Pocombs split 5 to the left, they're in the eye.
Give to OJ Simpson right tackle. He's hit by Joe Jones and he is
top. That's the 43 yard line. Turkey did a very good job of getting into the
blocker and the ball carrier. We'll get help from Tony Peters
up from safety.
He unpacking the tight end. No game.
No game on the play. Actually may have lost a
half a yard.
Second and 10.
Pocombs flank to the left and Chandler split forward to the right.
Lined up in the tee.
Ferguson back to throw it.
The fires batted up in the air.
Intercepted on the 25 yard line.
Tommy Darden again. It was deflected.
That's his second and Darden has
stopped another buffalo drive with some help.
Ball marked at the 33 yard line. I don't know if a brown defender deflected that ball
or one of the bills deflected it. There were two together.
They have a minute 58 remaining in the first quarter. Browns with a
7-0 deficit.
Bills have not been drawing that wall at home.
And they must have 5, 6,
7,000 empty seats here today at least.
Last week they had 29,000.
They have a lot of Cleveland fans up for this one.
We were talking to the Browns front office earlier. They said they should make this
sort of a regional contest. They sold better than 12,000 tickets to Cleveland fans
through the mail.
Play them every year. Talking about maybe the
bills dropping the Miami Dolphins from the schedule.
Some out there could have a geographical realignment and make buffalo
in our conference and take Houston out.
I always thought everybody should do it geographically. Makes more sense.
Very unusual during the time out for Bills defense for the second time in this game.
The entire defense came to the bench to talk to the coach rather than just
the co-captain.
Ferguson this afternoon has completed 4 of 6 for 73 yards in a touchdown
but he's been intercepted twice. Tommy Darden taking off both.
He's on his own 33 yard line.
A Rome, I'm sorry, Paris tight at left end. Warfield slot right.
And off, Rick Pruitt left garden tackle.
He's up to the 37 yard line and stopped by John Little.
Those of them all at the
37 yard line.
Dina 4.
Bills had to win last week for their coach. Jim Ringo said he would
quit but they lost. He must have said it again today.
I'm going to say if he says that every week and they respond like that they'll be alright.
Paris a slot left. Warfield and Wrecker both split. Paris in motion to the left.
And off, Pruitt up the middle. Rick's a tackle at the
37 and gets hit at the 39 and stopped at about the 40 yard line
on his full of progress.
Cheeley, right linebacker on the tackle. Jones the safety
helped on it. 33.
They'll have to hit the 43 yard line and the Bills put in their preventive
fence. They've added a defensive back.
Both were leading the Jets by one point.
4.
Warfield split 5 to the left. Wrecker flanked to the right. Paris
tighted right in. Sight back to throw. He whips it.
It is incomplete and almost intercepted on the 46
yard line and Jennifer Paris broken up by Tony Green.
Brian didn't see Wrecker who was open and is standing
on the defense.
John Kimbrough and Keith Moody going back in double safety
to receive the punt from Greg Coleman. His first two punts were not good.
35 and 36 yards on his first two efforts and 34
seconds remaining in the first period.
Olin standing on his 26.
There's another bad one. Gets on the 39.
Rolls up to the 40 yard line of the Bills. Granted by Larry
Shirk. He's got this and hitting them well.
And the Bills have pretty good field position on their own
40 yard line with 26 seconds remaining in the first quarter. They lead by
seven points.
20 yards on the punt.
Jerry Shirk is not pressed today nor is Ricky Jones.
Ricky Sims is pressed. Quick play if they need him.
Another right for Kona 5 on the left. See more tight
at right end. Line up in the eye formation.
Berkerson hands to O.J. Simpson. Right tackle 35, 40, 45.
He's up to the 50 yard line.
In about 10 yards.
Tackled by Dick Ambrose.
Not quite the first down.
Get back in the tight end.
Well it sure makes it easy when you
get nine yards on that first and ten.
Chandler blank to the right for Kona 4 to the left.
As the gun sounds. That is the end of the first quarter
at Buffalo with a score of the Bills 7 with the Browns nothing.
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The Bills have it. It's second and less than a yard to go.
The ball at the 50.
The Bills lead on a touchdown pass of 38 yards,
following a Brian Seif Interception, Ferguson to Gantt.
That's been the only scoring this afternoon.
We've had three Interceptions, two by Tom Darden of the Browns.
The cone is split five to the left, Chandler flank to the right,
Gantt tied it right in, line of the I formation.
Second about a foot. Braxton, let's tackle.
Hit at the 50, probably has the first down as he leans over the line.
Yep, first down. Seymour checking in again and tied in.
They in Gantt alternating.
That is Braxton's first carry in the game.
Ferguson has carried once for 41 yards. That was on the first play from Scrimmage.
OJ has carried the ball eight times for 36 yards.
Braxton is a very fine blocking back. He does have a neck problem this year.
We're in a collar today.
The cone at five to the left, Chandler flank to the right, there in the eye.
Back to throw it. Ferguson got time.
Rust out to the right, going to run with it.
50, pushed out of bounds with a 47 yard line to the Browns by Charlie Hall.
Charlie put a little lower the boom on him, but he didn't.
And Ferguson was heading for the stripe anyway.
There goes Garmin, 87.
He in him about three.
Those leads seven-nothing.
And threatened before they scored even.
Interception killed their first chance.
Gantt will be tied it right in.
The cone split five to the left and Chandler flank to the left, there in the eye.
Ferguson to throw it.
Left flat, OJ flagged down, it's incomplete.
A little behind the juice, and he couldn't hang on to the ball.
We may have holding called against the Buffalo Bills.
It is holding.
And the Browns will probably accept the penalty.
It's one of the few times so far here in the quarter where they put a lot of pressure on Ferguson.
He had to hurry his throw and threw it behind OJ.
But the Bills were caught holding on to play.
Oh, they declined it.
Balled on Joe DeLambolier.
Browns makes a front four for this game, of course.
Perciputated by the injury to Mickey Sims has Mike St. Clair playing it right tackle.
Mac Mitchell is on the right end.
Earl Edwards and Joe Jones on the left side.
Third down, about seven and a half to go.
Wanker to the left is Paton, Chandler splits seven to the right.
Seymour tight at left end, they're in the tee, Ferguson back at throw.
Joe Jones all over him.
Closer to the right side of screen, it's incomplete to OJ Simpson because Joe Jones was over Ferguson,
making throw up too soon and too low.
I think he just had to get rid of the football around Jones.
I don't think he had any receiver in mind that time.
Luckily, OJ was out of that area in the flesh.
Marv Bateman will punt for the first time in the raw game, Raleigh Rosie.
Going back in single safety at the six.
14-14, John Little, animates the tackle.
He's playing right tackle.
Second down in six.
Browns have been backed up most all afternoon.
They start this drive from the 11, previously they started from the 15.
Lucker will be a slot to the left, also we have Miller slot left and Warfield split left.
That's back to the right.
20, 25, down he goes on the 20-60, bubble of all after the whistle had blown.
Stark made the tackle.
The official marks the ball where he went down is the first down.
We have a flag on the play at the 19 yard line.
We may have holding redo against the Browns.
Well, that millified in the 11 yard game for Greg Pruitt as long as for the afternoon so far.
There's a brilliant sign across the way saying, hello CBS, the game is on MDZ.
That's the general manager of the CBS station over there.
Some of them, I thought it was not fair.
Somebody printed it for him.
Now the penalty puts the ball back to the 8.
Barry Darrow got trapped.
He showed it on the replay for television. I don't know if that was holding.
Looks like Barry was going down and the tackle moved his arm to the outside.
They call that looking or holding whichever way you want to go with it.
Browns second now.
Second and about to 14.
Sight patrol from the end zone.
Left flat, caught by Miller.
Can't get away, down at the 5.
Very fine play by the safety.
Doug Jones, he held him up till the help got there, but he did most of the damage.
Laws of three.
Well, we're now minus 12 in the passing department.
A lot of the most of the minus came up on the sack of Brian Sight.
Right of yards passing.
Well, otherwise we'd be plus two.
Third down.
And 16 yards to go.
Warfield split left.
Left of the blank to the right.
Harris in motion to the right.
Sight back in the end zone.
In the middle.
Incomplete off-ball Warfield stands with a 20 yard line thrown behind him.
And Paul was also over the middle.
He was wide open, but like you say, the ball was delivered behind him.
Another standing ovation for the Buffalo defense that pulled off a shutout last week.
They're trying for another one.
And now the Browns have to get this kick away.
There probably will be a rush on because there's only a single safety, John Kimbrough at the 50.
They'll put a rush on Coleman.
There was that three very average kicks today.
Well, he's averaging only 30 yards a kick on three of them, so he's going to have to come up with a good one here.
It'll be real trouble.
10 men on the line for the Bills.
Kick is all right. That's a pretty good kick.
Kimbrough on the 50.
45. Right sidelines. 40. One out of bounds.
On the 37 yard line.
Flag in the end zone. We may have rushing, roughing the kicker.
Or running into the kicker.
Coleman did a pretty good job of acting that time.
And if he convinced the referee, I think that's exactly what it's going to be.
Here it is Brown bumping.
Browns will get a first down out of it.
It's a five yard penalty.
It was not roughing. It was running into.
The ball goes out to the 10, but it's an automatic first down.
The Browns keep the ball.
Well, then got away that time.
He got away about a 45 yard kick, which is what he had to do.
But right after the ball was away,
Curtis Brown came in right up the middle and down the break called him.
So the Browns get a break first in 10 at their own 10 yard line.
12.08 remaining in the first half Browns trailing by seven.
Harris tight it right in.
Rucker is slots of the left.
Warfield splits seven to the left.
Get the Clio Miller up the middle.
15. 19 yard line.
And Clio just charges straight ahead for nine.
Tackled by Crackle the middle linebacker and Green with safety.
Clio is now the leading ball carrier for the Browns.
26 yards on four carries.
Pooitt has 24 yards on six.
Second and one.
Warfield again. Split left.
Rucker slot left. Harris tight it right in.
Rucker in motion to the right.
Pitch to Clio Miller. Left in.
20. 25. 30. 33 yard line.
Well he didn't get one.
He got 14 yards.
Clark and Moody the corner backs to make the tackle.
The second quarter score.
7. 7. 7.
Well without the Eagles leading the Dallas Cowboys 7 or nothing in the second quarter.
Michigan found out it's not safety on the field anymore.
What's the truth?
Warfield split left and Rucker slot to the left.
There in the eye.
Hand off Clio Miller right tackle a yard.
34 and jerk down by Katesh the left tackle.
Second and nine. The ball on the Cleveland 34 yard line.
Katesh of course.
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They won their fourth in a row last night in their home tonight at the Coliseum at 7 o'clock against Pittsburgh.
Cavaliers lost.
Warfield split left.
Rucker goes in motion to the right.
Sight back.
Throwing deep.
Warfield.
He's pushed.
He's got it there.
He's right on the 29.
He really got pushed by Moody.
He knew he couldn't go after them all.
He just gently shoved them with his left arm and the official was standing right beside him.
That's the 28th.
Mark of the 29.
Paul was going to have to come back for that pass with a little bit under thrown and he had good position because he was far enough behind the receiver that he could come back and play the ball.
And the defensive back on the play.
Keep Moody just gave him a couple of shoves in the chest and it's pass interference and first down and the Browns are as close as they've been.
Some play by Moody.
All they do is look up in the air.
He would have had the ball open.
It would have knocked it away.
He didn't even look for it.
Again, Wreckerslot left.
Warfield split left there in the eye.
Get to Pruitt.
Left garden tackle.
Hits the 25 yard line and pulled down by Crackle the middle linebacker and little the right tackle.
He knew about three.
Brian Duncan is coming in the ball game.
Paul Warfield is going out.
That must be Logan.
It is Dave Logan.
Logan is split to the left.
Wreckerslot to the left.
And off on a trap of the right tackle.
The opener only gets one yard to the 24 yard line.
All opening closed quickly by Nelson the linebacker.
Sherman White the left.
The defensive end also sliced over to make the tackle.
Third down.
About four and a half to go.
About six and a half to go rather.
Bill's adding a fifth defensive back.
Eight forty nine to play in the half.
No more emotion to the right.
Hits the Pruitt.
He's going to throw it.
He fires it.
Open record.
Defected just at the last second in the end zone of a beautiful defensive play.
I flark.
He just leaped in the air and took it away from a touchdown.
It was a well thrown pass but like you say a beautiful move of the defensive back at the last second tipping the ball away from Rucker who was open in the end zone.
Now we're getting a field goal attempt by Don Cockroft.
41 yarder.
Dave will open the little hole.
Here's the kick.
It's far enough.
It is good.
41 yards by Don Cockroft.
835 to play in the half.
An official timeout on the field.
The score the bill seven to Browns three.
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Well done Cockroft.
Kicks a 41 yard field goal to give the Browns their first point of the afternoon.
It's now 7-3 Buffalo 835 remitting in the half.
Cockroft will kick off.
The bills have one loan deep back.
I believe that's Keith Moody.
It is here's the approach by Cockroft.
Moody circling under at the goal line.
5-10 left side lines 15-20.
30, 40 and pulled out on the 44.
Oh they're really getting returns.
Cut through the first wave.
Very easily.
Ball spotted on the 45 yard line.
Duncan made the tackle 45 yard return.
You know Gil looking at the past series the bills the worst they've started is at their own 30.
And that was after an interception.
Houston leads Pittsburgh 7-0 past Perini touchdown pass.
Second quarter looking.
The cone is split left.
Chandler flank left there in the eye.
Get to OJ.
Right tackle flagged down.
He's hit at the 48 yard line by Charlie Hall.
Back judge comes running up to explain what he saw.
Ambrose is also on the tackle.
The ball is holding against the Buffalo Bills.
That's the three yard pickup nullified.
They're going to pick the penalty.
And they've just announced that keep Moody's 45 yard kickoff return is the longest of the season for the Buffalo Bills.
So they've got a couple of firsts here.
The holding was called against number 87.
That's Paul Seymour the tight end.
They've got the longest run from scrimmage of the season in this game.
That was Joe Ferguson's 41 yard scramble in the first play.
And now they've got the longest kick return of the season.
First down 20.
Chandler split right.
The cone flank left.
Gint tight end left end.
They're in the tee.
Ferguson rolls left.
He's hit as he throws.
It is caught by Gint by the cone at the 50.
And he's out of bounds at the 48.
And now Oliver Davis.
He only got most of that one back.
All but three.
Eight twelve to play in the first half.
With seven three Buffalo.
And nine of five of nine for 90 yards.
Paul's product closer to the 47 so he gets 18 on the play.
Two to go.
Second down coming.
Time formation.
Ferguson gives the OJ Simpson right tackle.
Charlie Hall it's incredible.
I believe.
I think Mac Mitchell has it in the 41 yard line.
Charlie Hall's jerked the ball out of his arms on the tackle.
Let's see if we have one of those fast whistles that we've had this season.
No way that place should have been blown dead.
Now he wasn't even near the ground when the ball popped loose.
It's the Browns ball.
And Mac Mitchell has it.
He wasn't even close to being down.
He was still trying to run when the ball was pulled out.
They're marking on the 42 yard line of the Browns.
Orfield back in at wide receiver.
Orfield is flanked to the left.
Rutger is split by the right line of in the tee.
His back the throw.
He throws as he did this one's intercepted on the 35 yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
I get a number tomon and he's jerked down immediately by Paris.
by Paris, it is Tony Green.
Sight was it, that's why the ball did not go on the target.
Katie threw it all over Brian Sight,
so the turnover and the Bills get the ball right back.
There's an official timeout on the field with the score,
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the Oakland Raiders now, 20 to 14.
Get a break after this play.
Gantt is the tight end on the right side.
Paton is split forward to the left.
Chandler flanked to the right there in the eye.
This will be the first play after the interception.
They can't off, Ferguson is hit by Joe Jones,
still on his feet, throws it.
At the Browns 40 yard line.
It is Bob Chandler down at the 39 yard line.
Joe Jones couldn't hang on to Ferguson.
We had a false start by OJ, but he stopped.
Had more than one second before the ball was snapped.
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The correction Gantt caught the pass.
In motion, Chandler to the left.
And off OJ Simpson turning right in.
Hit at the line by Mack Mitchell
and he is dumped for no gain at the 39.
Browns are hitting OJ most of the time
around the midsection, around the elbows,
around the hips.
Getting higher than that, you're not gonna hang on.
Well, OJ is carrying the ball now 10 times for 38 yards.
He has fumbled once.
Mack Mitchell recovering that fumble.
Browns turned right around and Brian Seif was intercepted
to give the ball back to the bill.
Chandler blank to the right,
Pocke on out five to the left,
Gantt tight at right end in the eye formation.
Ferguson rolling left, he's hit as he throws.
It is caught by Gantt, 35, 30, spins away, down on the 26.
He's having a pretty good day.
Browns are just not quite getting to Ferguson.
They're around him, they hit him,
but just as cracks from the second late
and he's getting the passes off, first down.
Back up by Oliver Davis.
Stills, now of a threat going and leading seven to three.
Gantt's coming out, Seymour back in his side end,
6.09 to play and a half.
Ferguson is thrown for 128 yards and Gantt
is accounted for 76 of those on three plays.
Of course, the big one, the 38 yard touchdown reception.
Chandler blanks to the right, Pocke on out five
to the left there in the eye, Seymour tight at right end.
And on Braxton in the middle to the 23.
Pick up a three yards.
Now we got a black drop down around the 13 yard line.
Chandler was down field, blocking on Clarence Scott.
We got a personal foul against the Browns.
At the wrong time.
Well, obviously they'll take the penalty in this situation.
That's better than a three yard game.
Kimbrough comes in now, wide receiver replacing Pocke on.
Ball is down to the 11th.
And he's already lost it.
What do you call secret?
It's against Tony Peters, unnecessary roughness on the play.
I thought it was Clarence Scott.
They were the only two down there together.
However, Chandler is blank to the right and Kimbrough
is split five to the left there in the eye.
And off OJ Simpson, cutting around the end,
hit back on about the 13 and another flag goes down.
And another fumble and the tackle, the first hit.
Mac Mitchell.
Well, he's been falling all over the field
and Tom Darden was up very quickly from safety.
And the penalties against the bills.
Almost as if they said Mac Mitchell, OJ is yours.
And he's had a lot of trouble.
He's got the officials call on it here in a minute,
but it's going to go against the bills.
Takes the ball back to the 21 yard line.
Well, work, Joe Jones is going.
He's up at the 40.
Holding against Seymour again.
He's coming out.
Gantt is in.
Not only is Gantt catching well today,
but the man is alternating with us and couples,
who's twice.
First down and about 20, not the 21.
Five and a half left and a half.
The cone back in is flanked to the left.
Chandler's put forward to the right.
Gantt tied it left and they're in the tee.
They hand off.
Ferguson rolls left.
He's washed these iddy pumbles.
Mac Mitchell is on him and Mitchell's got it.
And I think Mac, he does have the ball in the 34 yard line.
Another very fine play by Mitchell
in his second fumble recovery in the quarter.
Well, he really charged up today.
Mac Mitchell is playing one whale of a defensive football game so far.
He ramped Ferguson up that time and just stripped him of the ball
and then fell on it to recover his second fumble.
I believe we've had six turnovers.
The memory serves me correct.
Two interceptions apiece, two fumbles by the bills.
Bounds out of the huddle.
Kraling seven to three.
Warfield slot right.
Rutgers split seven to the right.
Lined up in the eye.
Parris tied it left in.
Leo Miller in the handoff.
He didn't have possession of all very well.
He's hit it to 35.
He was trying to grab the ball wisely rather than run without it
and he was hit by Williams to left end and he gets one yard.
Second and nine.
Brown's offense.
Not doing anything here in the first half.
Rutgers.
Flank to the right.
Warfield split to the left by five.
They're in the eye.
Sight to throw.
Wilson.
Rutgers.
Got it.
At the 47 of the Bills.
Down to the 46 yard line.
Hipped by Green.
He spun away from Buck Jones.
But Tony Green in the other state.
He was right there.
When Mario Clark that time went for the interception and missed.
Reggie Rutgers holding his position.
Picked up the big one.
He's got a little bit of a chance.
Here's Logan in and Warfield going out.
428 to play in the half.
The Browns trailed 7 to 3.
Logan will split with the left by five.
Rutgers.
Flank to the right.
They're in the tee.
Sight rolling to the right.
Whips it quickly.
Caught by Paris.
At the 41 and then he falls to the 40.
Lost his footing after he got the ball.
He's got it.
And then he's got the ball.
That one.
The game of six.
That pass to Rucker starts a new strength for him.
He did not catch a pass last week against Houston,
which snapped a 39 game streak for him,
having caught at least one pass in each of his games
with the Browns.
He's caught one in every game he's played in the NFL
with the exception of two.
Both Cornell in at linebacker,
former Browns fullback, now for Buffalo.
And off, Rick Pruitt turns left in, 40, 35, 30, 29,
out of bounds, flag.
Personal foul against either Bo Cornell or Tony Green.
And also could have been Jones.
They were all with him knocking him out of bounds.
Stepping off the penalty against the Bills
to the 15-yard line.
Yeah, Bo Cornell on his first play.
Shame on you both.
They're trying to curb violence in the NFL
and they're watching them much closer than usual,
as well they should.
Greg picked up about 11 yards on his own before the penalty.
Rucker will be split seven to the right,
Logan slot to the right, Paris tied at left empty in the back,
Bills 3-36 to play in the half.
And off is to Rick Pruitt up over left tackle,
hits down to about the 12-yard line.
Dokes and Kati's on the tackle.
It's on the 13.
Now it's closer to the 12, so give me gain of three.
Logan going out, Warfield back in.
Put it up here, leading to Cowboys,
7-6 in the second quarter.
Three minutes left in the half,
Browns with their best threat of the day.
And if Rucker split right and Warfield flank left,
they hand off, Sightback throws the corner to Rucker,
incomplete.
Says he was held on the play,
he is really upset and he was booked by Clark
as he crossed the goal line,
but apparently the officials said it was not holding,
or the ball was not in the air for interference.
Clark was right on him that time.
I'll tell you that, he was riding his back.
Now whether or not there was contact,
we can't tell from this angle.
Sorry his arm get hooked, but maybe enough to hold.
Officials right beside the play.
Here's Logan coming back in, Warfield out.
Now fifth defensive back coming in now for the Bills Freeman.
Going with a three man line,
2-49 to play in the half,
third down, 7.
Rucker flank to the right,
Logan split out with a left-by-7,
hand off, up the middle,
Fielder to the pen,
breaks it back up,
and he's down on the left.
And he couldn't go to the downfield,
he was cutting toward the sidelines,
Nelson and Crackle holding onto him.
The bounds are going for the field goal again.
People went down in about five yards to go.
And if it's good, they're within a point.
There's a discussion on the field at the moment.
I didn't see the flag.
Don Cockroft is staying out there.
Brian Sight walking off,
so it would indicate if there's a penalty,
it gets the browns and apparently it is.
Well, no penalty at all.
No indication of anything.
All right, 27-yard field goal attempt by Don Cockroft.
Dave Logan to hold.
Snap, spot, kicks up.
It is good.
Two minutes, 15 seconds remaining in the half.
The browns are within a point of 7-6.
Cockroft from the 41, and now from the 27.
All the browns started that drive at the 34,
following the sack of Joe Ferguson and the fumble,
which was recovered by Mack Mitchell.
Who accomplished both feats.
They moved downfield.
A 19-yard pass to Rucker, the big one,
and then of course an unnecessary roughness penalty
against both Cornell.
Moves them even deeper down and they get a 27-yard field goal
out of it to pull within 1 point at 7-6.
2-15 remaining in the first half.
The deep back, standing on the goal line
to receive the kickoff for the bills, is Keith Moody.
He had a 45-yard return, his last kickoff return.
Cockroft has had some trouble with the last two games,
as you know, getting the kickoffs deep,
but he got the last one right to the goal line,
but it was offset by the 45-yard return by Moody.
The approach, kick.
That's taken at the 15 by Kimbrough.
He's up to the 30.
And down on about the 35-yard line,
that kick drifted off to the right.
And Oliver Davis made the tackle.
The bills have pretty good field position.
Mark at the 34-yard line.
208 remaining in the half.
Brown's defense has done a pretty good job today
to intercept his two-bumble recoveries.
McMichill is having a super afternoon in the first half.
The bills lined up with Chandler and Splitright
and Pecone, Flankright, Ferguson back.
It's incomplete and almost intercepted
by Clarence Scott up at the 47-yard line.
He stepped right in front of Pecone.
That feet have been able to hold onto the ball.
He'd still be running.
204 left in the half.
Both quarterbacks are throwing either late
on their sideline patterns
or not putting enough zip behind it.
Now Pecone and Chandler will line up both on the left side.
In the eye formation, Seymour tighted right in.
And off OJ draw.
Cups around the right end hit with the 32, down at the 34-yard line.
No game. Browns were all over him.
Everybody followed him.
Charlie Hall and Clarence Scott were out there.
McMichill would drift it out to help if he was needed.
If he were needed, two minutes.
In the half, there's an official timeout on the field
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Well, we've got two minutes left in the first half.
The bills lead seven to six.
And they have the ball third and ten at their own 39 yard line.
Browns have gotten two field goals, one at 41 yards,
one at 27 yards from Don Cockroft.
The only score for the bills has been a 38 yard touchdown pass.
We've Fergusoned again.
That came in the first quarter.
Pittsburgh is tied. Houston 7-7 in the second.
Denver and Cincinnati are 10-10.
There'll still be a two-way tie
for the ASC Central Division lead here today
between the Browns if they win this game
and the winner of that Houston-Pittsburgh contest.
Probably unless it winds up in a tie.
And finally, we'll have somebody in the middle.
Right now, so far this season, everybody's been tied for the lead or in last place.
The bills have third down 11.
The cone split left, Chandler Flank right, Ferguson back.
He throws, it is.
Drop and drop, and he picked it up again at the 49 and a good call by the official.
He juggled the ball and hit the ground and bounced quickly into his arms
and they were right beside him watching the play.
They were not alert, they had a call. That one's complete.
Good coverage by Oliver Davis.
And the bills will have to punt.
Raleigh Wolsey back in single safety.
Of course, what I said doesn't necessarily have to happen either
because if Cincinnati win today, then whoever loses
his Houston-Pittsburgh game would be tied for last place with that team.
It will still have top and bottom in the ASC Central.
Mark Bateman to punt.
Wolsey in single safety on his own 27.
The couple time is down to about two seconds.
They just got that one off. Here's the punt.
He shanked it badly to the right.
And it is around the 48 of the Browns.
Not a good kick at all.
The punters are not having an afternoon here, that's for sure.
Ben 16 yards.
Boris Breg is out talking to the head linesman of 5 yards on the field.
Mark at the 48 yard line of the Browns, so they have excellent field position.
With 146 to play, they have two timeouts remaining.
18 yard punt.
Warfield blank to the left. Parasite have left in.
Rutgers flip 5 to the right. Line up in the tee. Sight to throw.
He fires. It is deflected.
And Cauchy Warfield 20. He's down to the 15. 10. 5. Touchdown.
A Buffalo field deflected them all. Not a Browns player. It goes to the touchdown.
Well, that will be a 52 yard scoring strike in the paper.
It looked like a right on the target pass, although it was deflected by a Buffalo bill.
They count.
It's awfully close to one of the Browns touching it, but a bill just stepped in front.
Bills is a 52 yarder. Cockropped on the point. Try 135. Left them to half. Here's the kick.
It's good. And the Browns lead for the first time in the ballgame.
Now by a score of 12 to 7. There's our free play of the season so far.
Well, it really was. And it was just a fingertip away from being an illegal completion
of the game. Of course, it cannot go from one offensive player to another.
But the Buffalo bills tipped it right into the arms of Warfield who made a good move to reverse field
and cut back to the near sideline and take it right into the corner of the end zone.
It fall when carried out that way like you expected it.
13 to 7. The Browns have the lead on a fluke play.
It'll look good in the papers tomorrow. All Warfield. 52 yards and a touchdown.
Keith Moody back at the 5 yard line waiting for Don Cockroff's kick.
Put that in the playbook.
That happened in the Super Bowl many years ago. Dallas Cowboys scored a touchdown on, I believe,
against the Baltimore Colts.
A lot of debate about the play and the video tape replay showed it to be a correct call.
Here's the kick. He hit that one. Moody at the 4.
Left sideline's 10. 15. 20. Breaks a tackle.
30. Hit from behind and down on the 35 yard line.
Got a flag on the play. Flipping at the 20.
That'll move the ball back and nullify a long return.
With a lot of clips these days of these punt and kickoffs.
It's a ball back at the Buffalo Bill 10 yard line.
Bo Corneligan. He's helping his former teammates.
125 yards and penalties.
Downs fans down in the corner over there around the 5 yard line.
Bo Cornel's son is named after Doug Deacon.
Deacon Cornel? No.
Facone is split to the left. Flanker to the right.
Chandler can't. Tied it right in. They're in the tee.
Handoff OJ Simpson. Right tackle outside the end of the 15.
He's to the 30. He breaks another tackle and he finally holds down at the 35 yard line.
Whether they may mark it out of bounds. I feel a few more yards.
Let's see. No?
Take it to the 39 yard line. And they're going to put it.
Well actually it's the 40. Yeah. Closer to the 40 yard line.
So we have a 30 yard run.
His speed and his durability carried him on that way.
No. The throws are out of the hole.
59 seconds to play in the half.
Chandler, Flankler, Facone split to the left. They're in the tee again.
Ferguson to throw. He's hit. Throws.
Interference against Dick Ambrose. Good call.
No. We had 0-9 in the line.
At the 49 yard line. He and Ambrose were both going after.
Again. Ambrose went over the shoulder. They'll mark it at the 50 yard line.
Yep. Fire.
First down.
47 seconds left of the half.
You've had a good amount of penalties in this first half.
No small ones either.
Chandler, Flankler to the right. Facone out five to the left.
Ferguson back.
Throws. Bought by Gantt. He's hit and down at the 39 yard line.
All and Ambrose on the tackle.
Gain of 11. Timeout. Buffalo 39 seconds remaining.
Bill's trail. 13-7.
Ferguson now unofficially we show him completing 8 of 15 for 139 yards and a touchdown.
He's been intercepted twice.
Both times by Tom Darden he has fumbled once and that was recovered by Mack Mitchell.
This led to the second Don Cockrell field goal.
Ron Bolton the fifth defensive back is trotting on the field.
He's going back to the bench. He wants to ask something. Now he comes back on the field.
Well this drive for the bill started at their own 10 yard line and they have moved it down to the Browns 39 now.
On two plays a 30 yard run by O.J. Simpson and 11 yards pass to Gantt but also a penalty of interference on Gerald Irons.
Mike St. Clair is out of the lineup. They have a choice of pulling a lineman or a linebacker.
39 seconds remaining in the half. The Browns trailed a 7-0 in the first.
Then they got two Cockrell field goals in the second and the fluke touchdown pass siked the war field to go ahead.
In case you joined us late the reason we say it was fluke it was tipped by a Buffalo Bill about 20 yards deep high into the air and picked off by Warfield who took it the rest of the way.
The cocoon is flanked to the left. Chandler Gantt is tight at left end and Chandler is flipped forward to the right.
Ferguson to throw. He fires.
That's a 26 yard line. Chandler was open. He got the ball and then just knocked it down to the ground as he took his eyes off it.
Oh, he opened. And he had some running room too down that far sideline.
Tommy Darden was coming over to cover on the play but he had about a 5 yard margin on him with some room to make an angle to the sideline.
That was a fortunate thing. He did drop it.
35 seconds remaining. St. Clair is back in and Bolton goes out. They want to improve the pass rush instead.
The cocoon is flanked to the left. Chandler is flipped by to the right. Seymour is tight at left end.
Ferguson back set. Get the way once. Upfield throws. And it is deflected and incomplete in the end zone.
Broken up by Clarence Scott and ten of her Bob Chandler. Both of them went up high in the air. It was deflected by Scott.
They both tried to dive with the ball in the end zone. Mr. Ferguson came dangerously close to throwing that pass over the line of scrimmage that time too.
They got that problem of course. Suffered two games ago with the shoulder but also a bad elbow. And it's not really 100%.
But Chandler is flanked to the right. He untied it right in. The cocoon is out 5 yards to the left. Line up on the tee. First down. 17 seconds left.
Ferguson back to throw. He fires. Left sideline. It is a game drop. This time it is cocoon. The ball hit him on the shoulder pad and bounced out of bounds.
Dave is covering. But Ferguson has been the victim of having two receivers drop the ball on him.
Well and again he had his man wide open. But the ball just got through his hands and hit his shoulder pads and bounced right out of bounds.
Oliver Davis covering on the play but he was beaten. 12 seconds left and a half.
The ball on the cleave in 28. Chandler flanked to the right. He untied it right in. The cocoon 5 yards to the left. Line up on the tee.
Back to throw it. Ferguson he throws in the middle. Incomplete. Gantt had it broken up by Darjan. Now they got the flag. A little late.
One official looking right at it and said no. And then the other one comes back and calls it. Tommy Darden and Scott are both upset.
One official said no. And the other official ran up behind him at about 4 or 5 seconds later through the flag.
Unless he didn't think of the call face match. Not interference. Well at least the ball does not get down to the 10 yard line.
7 seconds remaining. Who's the face mask called on. That's what we're trying to figure. Now the lead of all of the 10. They got to bring the ball back for a face mask.
It's not interference. That'll bring it back. That was a good play by Tom Darden. He went up right behind the receiver and timed it perfectly.
And I don't know where the face mask came from. I guess we'll find out.
They called it against Colton so it was not Darjan and that was not the play we watched. It was elsewhere on the field.
I watched the replay on television. They showed me the press box and they didn't have it either. So it was away from the play where it was.
It apparently was a good call. Now we're getting a field goal attempt by Carson Long. Chandler holding 41 yard attempt. 7 seconds left in the half.
Snap. Kickers up. It just went over the crossbar by about a foot. Two seconds left in the half. And it is now a 13 to 10.
The ball is lead. I'm surprised that one didn't hit the level. We've had everything else happen in this first half. It hadn't been for the five yard penalty.
I don't guess you could say they would have been in field goal range because that one barely made it over the crossbar. But barely counts for three in this case.
13 to 10. Now the bills trail the browns by three. Two seconds left. That'll be taken care of on this run by.
We've had two touchdowns and three field goals. That's been the scoring in the game. Browns got all their points in the second quarter.
The bills scored seven in the first on a 38 yard touchdown pass. Ferguson to Gantt. And they just got a 41 yard field goal from Carson Long.
Browns expecting an onside attempt. Ball is on the tee but he's got the ball laying down flat. He's probably going to make it a knuckleballer hard. He does.
The ball on the 21. Browns fall on the back of the 14 yard line. Time has expired. And a little temper player on the field. And it's separated.
There's the gun to make it official. That's the end of the first half of the score. The Browns 13. The bills 10.
And the Browns will kick off two buffaloes to get the second half underway. They send back the long deep back number 46 Keith Moody. He's had quite an afternoon here.
Returning. He had one return of 45 yards. That's the longest of the season for the bills. Don Cockroft will kick it off. And we're just about ready. And once again, here's the giver.
Okay, Jim. And the case people wonder why Oscar Rhodes not playing. It's possible he could play. Here's a hip pointer. Bruce Hipp, which is a rather painful injury. Here's the kick.
Well, Hipp Moody under it. That's the one. 5-10. Right side line. 20. Slap down at the 23 yard line. By Mike Pruitt.
So the bill start the second half of the football and trailing 13 to 10. The discussion in the press box was that Reggie Rutgers did in fact deflect the ball.
There was a touchdown pass and there was the mate brother buffalo girl also deflected it, which the officials did say.
Chandler is the flanker to the right. The cone is the five yards split to the left. Seymour is the tight end on the right side. They're in the T formation.
Give the OJ Simpson trying to turn right in. Hurdles one man and the slap down of the 27 yard line.
And Charlie Hall is there to make the tackle. And it's a gain of about five.
Oh, yeah, game.
Balls on the 27 is a gain of four. Second down, six. Gantt in a tight end on the right side. Chandler flanked to the right. The cone is about five to the left. And the T again.
Back patrol Ferguson. He fires it is caught by Chandler and even out of bounds. It's a good catch at the 41 yard line in front of Clarence Scott.
Our viewers are skewered by the Buffalo bench.
I had to wait for the call by the official. Neither team was scintillating in the first half with fumbles and interceptions and penalties.
Seymour back in a tight end. Chandler flanked to the right. The cones were five to the left when again in the T.
O.J. right guard this time. Knocked down close to the 35 yard line. Tackles made by Mack Mitchell the right end.
And again, we want to point out what a game Mack Mitchell has played so far. Several key tackles and one sack and two fumble recoveries. One which he forced himself on the sack of Ferguson.
Second and six. Now the ends are in tight. Can't and Seymour. Chandler flanked left. O.J. trying to turn right in.
The 50 down at the rounds 49 and close to the first half. Very fine blocking on the player by the bills. First half. Mike St. Clair on the tackle.
O.J. nearing his 100 yard mark now. He's got 86 yards on 15 carries.
The cone work ends split to the left side. Seymour tighted right in. Chandler flanked to the right. They're in the eye formation.
Give the Braxton right guard. He stops at the 45 of the rounds after a gain of four yards. Charlie Hall is on the tackle with Earl Edwards.
Now the bills have kept the ball since this kickoff to start the second half. Now Jantin Seymour both in for blocking. 12-18 to play in the third period. Browns late 13-10.
Ends are tight. Chandler flanked left. And now Braxton the fullback is a wing back to the right.
Long count. Mike flipped to Simpson. Right in. Cuts back inside. 40 reversed the field with a 35. That's an O.J. Simpson.
A lot of blockers in there. The fullback and the two tight ends also in there. Peters made the stop. First down top of all they're moving. Started on their 23. They're down to the Cleveland 35.
O.J. resembles Jim Brown not only running but blocking. That means he does it slowly right. Saves his energy.
Chandler flanked right. Patom split five with a letter in the eye again. Get the O.J. right tackle. Knocked down right after 35 yards line by Dick Ambrose.
He got behind the blocker that time. No gene.
Give you an idea what kind of importance is placed on O.J. Simpson. He's carried the ball 17 times for the bills. Braxton is carried it only three times.
Ferguson has been forced to run with it three times. So their offense is O.J. Simpson without any doubt. Chandler flanked to the right. Ganttied right in for Kona of seven yards.
He's been pushed back to the left. Ferguson back in the pocket. He has it deflected by a little bit of a line. My name is Mike St. Clair. They're both in front of him. And it's incomplete. It'll be third down and 10.
Joe Jones flushed Ferguson up into the pocket more and allowed the pass to be blocked.
And now they're going to play. St. Clair got his arms up. Joe Jones as you said though was forcing the pass and open up the middle of her. St. Clair to come through. Third and 10.
Chandler split to the right by five. The Cones flanked to the left. Ganttied left and they're in the tee. Offside Cleveland.
Ferguson throws it. It's incomplete. Broken up by Clarence Scott at the 25 with the Browns will be penalized. Five yards for offside. It'll be a punt. It'll be third and five.
Sure the Browns jumped. Joe Jones did not get back. Now they sent Chandler in for blocking.
For Seymour rather. So far just about every time they sent Seymour in for something got caught holding.
10-33 remaining in the third period. It is 13-10 Cleveland. The Browns have not had the ball in this third quarter yet.
Third down and five. The Cones split to the left. Seymour tied it right in. Chandler flanked to the right there in the eye.
And off. O.J. on the draw. He's hit at the 30 yard line and stopped at the line of scrimmage. Browns kind of figured that one. Tony Peters the safety lined up on the line of scrimmage inside the defensive end.
And he helps on the tackle. It is fourth down and they're going to punt. The last two times O.J. Simpson has carried the ball. He's got stuff for no gain.
Right at the line of scrimmage. Good defensive play with the Browns on a crucial play that time.
They don't feel that they would be in field goal range with long kicking from there. It would be close to 50 yards.
And if he missed it comes out to the 30 this way they're going to try to punt it out of bounds inside the 10.
Wolsey is the lone deep back for the Browns but if everything works the way Buffalo wants it to of course he will not return this one.
They will try to go out of bounds. There's the kick. That ain't going to... no.
Excuse me. It's in the middle of the field and there's a bad kick. They should have just tried to field goal. They wound up with a ball in the 20 anyway.
There's an official timeout on the field to score the Browns 13 to Bill's 10.
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Well the bills didn't get up any points out of that drive but they held onto the football for five and a half minutes or four and a half minutes.
And now the Browns will get their chance first to the second half, first and 10 at their own 20.
We'll get a station break in after this play. Warfield will be split to the left by seven, Rutgers is slotted to the left, Harris tied it right in, line up in the eye formation.
Get the quick to it, right tackle, that's the right sideline, 25-30.
35, he has pulled out of bounds on the 39 yard line.
19 yards to amper, Tony Green, the faith he got him out of bounds.
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Larry pulls in now on half back, Rutgers starts in motion, the right pitch to pull, outside left in.
He is to the 43 yard line, he got a flock by peak and then ran into the bills right at them, nobody else out to help, moody on the tackle.
Markets the 43 yard line.
And through it's coming back in at half back, Larry pulls in for one, nine minutes left in the third quarter.
Browns, later 13-10.
Second down, six.
Rutger will split right by seven, Flanker will left his fall war field, back to the throw-up site.
He flips it out to Pruitt. One handed, got it. And he's down at the 50 yard line. Good catch by Drake Pruitt.
I think he's got enough for the first down.
He's back up by Brookville and Clark.
And it is the first down.
Right down.
Ball at the 50.
Now for Browns turn, they started on the 20 yard line and then up to the 50.
825 to play in the third quarter, no scoring yet in the period.
War field will split left and Rutger will be a slot back to the left. Harris tight it right in.
Fluck rim motion to the right.
And the pitch comes to Miller. Turn left in.
Flails to the 46, close to the 45 yard line. And Tony Green the safety there to make the tackle.
We will pursue by the bills on that play.
Well in the first half the Browns did not run wide that much so evidently at halftime they saw something they thought they could adjust to and that's what they're doing now with a little bit of success.
Balls marked at the 46, 16 or 4.
Almost halfway through the very fast third quarter.
Rutger, swat left, Warfield, strip left. Harris tight it right in.
Fluck rim motion to the right.
And off field Miller up the middle, 40.
35, spins off the tackle and goes down close to the 32 yard line.
Looks good for about 14 yards. Let's go open quickly in the middle.
Moody made the tackle.
Ball has the 32 yard line. Now Miller is going out of the game. Mike Pruitt in at fullback.
The Pruitt boys are in.
With that run Miller passed Greg Pruitt on the total yard age 64-60.
Warfield's purple up, Rutger's slot left. Rutger goes in motion to the right there in the tee.
Sight rolls to the right.
Rolling back at the 35 is going to run with it and he runs out of bounds and then he gets hit.
At about the 29 yard line he was hit in bounds so it's legal tackle.
He wanted to throw it and he was looking out the referee's record.
And the balls placed at the 30 yard line.
Game of two.
644 to play in the third period.
And again the referee goes three yards away from Oakland 14.
Three quarters. Jets lead Oakland 27-14.
He softened them up didn't he? The Pruitt's left, Warfield's left, Rutger in motion to the right.
Hand off to Greg Pruitt, right tackle.
Greg's a tackle. 30, 25 yard line.
Greg almost got hit down at the 30 and he broke off that one.
Williams there to make the stop.
The ball is placed at the Buffalo 25 yard line.
Pruitt motions to the sidelines, he's coming out to the player two and Pruitt is in now in halfback.
If Mike Pruitt have fullback, Larry Poole at halfback.
Third down three.
Bills are putting in a fifth defensive back.
Cornell also linebackers at it.
Rutger blank to the right, Warfield splits seven of the left.
They're in the tee, site to throw.
He fires it is caught at the 21 yard line.
It is Larry Poole and that should be a first down by about a yard.
Cornell on the tackle, it's a Cleveland first down.
It was a good catch by Larry Poole too. He had to go up for it.
Five minutes, 40 seconds to play, third quarter.
The Browns have had the ball now.
Now they're drive from the 20 yard line, their own to the 21 above below.
Each team has the ball only once in this period.
Good ball control.
Rutger slot left. Warfield splits seven of the left.
They're in the eye formation.
Give to Mike Pruitt over, right guard.
It's down to the 15 yard line and a pickup of about six more.
Good blocking in the middle and White and Katesh make the tackle.
Knows of the ball at the 15 yard line.
13-10 Cleveland leading third quarter.
449 to play.
Warfield is flipped to the left.
Rutger moves out as they slot back to the left.
Pitch to Poole like tackle.
Either the 15, 14, maybe the 13 yard line.
Tackles made by John Little, then Gilec, Gilec, the right line backer.
At the 13 yard line, Pruitt's coming back in, replacing Larry Poole.
Taylor Miller's coming in at Pooleback, replacing Mike Pruitt.
We have third down, two.
Yep, the 11 yard line.
Rutger's a slot left, Warfield's split left.
Parris tied it right in. They're in the tee.
Rutger in motion to the right. Pitch to Poole.
They're trying to turn left in. He's in at the 12.
He's down close to the 12 yard line and not a first down.
Moody and Crocco made the tackle.
It'll be fourth down and a body yard.
They'll wait till they spot the football down.
Terry Parris signals to the sidelines, go for it.
They're sending in the field goalie in step with a three point lead.
Crocco is two for two today from the 41 and the 27.
They roll them a hold. This one will be a 29 yarder.
They're also following up the 19 yard line.
320 remaining, clock running, third quarter.
There's the snap. A little high, kick is up.
It is good. Flag on the play. Yep, we do have a flag.
It appears to be against Buffalo and if it is, the Browns will take the penalty.
Now they call a personal foul on Buffalo after the play.
It'll be on the kickoff, I assume.
The referee just signaled it was good.
They're stepping off on the kickoff so it is good.
315 to play in the third. There's an official timeout on the field.
The score is the Browns 16 and the Bills 10.
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The fuel goal does not count. It was a personal foul on a head slap on the play.
No fuel goal but the Browns get a penalty in the first down on the six yard line of the Bills.
Now they line up in the T-flamation with Rutgers' slot left and Moorfield's foot left,
Sight throwing in the corner of the Warfield. Got it. Out of bounds.
And one foot in and one foot came out.
Yeah, but I think he was pushed about. If you're pushed about, you don't have to have both feet in.
Well, if they replay it, we'll take a glance at their monitor.
But otherwise, it's called an incomplete pass. Well, it is anyway, no matter what they call it.
I don't think the defender got to him in time to push him.
There comes the one foot. Yeah, he's shoving him and the other foot goes out, but they call it incomplete.
It's not a good call.
No, it's not. That should have been a touchdown pass.
Logan in replacing Warfield now. Wide receiver.
Logan will be split to the left. Rutgers' slot back to the left.
Second goal on the second and goal of the six.
And off the grid throw it. He's going to throw it. In zone. Touchdown, Rutgers.
Harris.
How'd I would feel, Miller? I'll get it in a minute.
Well, Miller cost the pass.
All the penalty kills the bills. Otherwise, with the field goal.
Well, that's the combination that clicked in Houston when it had to. And here it does again.
Just the same play, really. Miller catches it right on the goal line.
Until the Browns in 13 plays go 80 yards.
A greater point.
Kick is up, and it is good.
Now there's an official timeout on the field. The score is the Browns 20 in the bill's 10.
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Well, the Browns marched 80 yards in 13 plays using 6 minutes and 26 seconds of the clock.
Greg Pruitt, 6 yards pass to Cleo Miller for the touchdown.
And of course, the big play was they were held to a field goal attempt, and then a hit slap by the bills,
got him a first down, and that resulted in the Browns getting a touchdown. Here's the kickoff.
Moody up under this one at the 10. 15, 20. Down to the 26 yard line.
Back those made by Dave Graf.
258th play in the third quarter.
If you can imagine the Jets are leading Houston.
At least Oakland, rather, the Browns could have beaten them if they not made so many mistakes,
then Denver did beat them.
Sadly, Chandler is flanked to the right to cone up 7 yards to the left.
They can't off, Ferguson back as all day.
Now he's chased. If he's down on the 25 yard line, guess who? Mike Mitchell.
Mike Mitchell again.
Mike Mitchell is just playing himself probably the best game of his career.
The loss of the yard.
Browns hit. Everybody covered.
Ferguson at first. Time to find anybody that was open.
Somebody missing from the lineup. Can't came out. T-more now is trotting on the field late.
Browns with a 10 point lead at one point trail by 7.
Chandler flanked to the right. T-more tight at right end.
The cone spooked about 7 of the left. Second and 11. They're in the eye.
There's the Grotto OJ. Outside the end gets away from Joe Jones, and then he's nailed by Clarence Scott.
He's got a little block right around the knees.
He upset him.
Little bit of help on the play where that works to put him down, but Clarence Scott did the job.
I think OJ pump it on the play too, but the ball is blown dead. He picked up 3 yards.
11 to go, so it's 3rd knee.
Now that to get just over the 36 yard line. It gives OJ 99 yards, we show unofficially.
And then at 43 to play in the third quarter.
The cone flanked to the left. Chandler spits 5 to the right.
Ferguson to throw it.
Deflected out of bounds at the 40 yard line.
Here it is, it's Clarence Scott again. Well, he had him covered that time all the way too.
He moved up just before the ball was snapped and took him head on and stayed right with it.
Great play by Scott.
So Marv Bateman comes into punt. The Browns defense has asserted itself through most of the second and now in the third quarter.
They give up one drive, I'll shut them off for another chance of a score starting the third quarter.
And now the Browns have it now with a 10 point lead, 20 to 10, a minute 19. Remaining in the third quarter.
Following a 35 yard kick.
Why Bateman is first in 10 for the Browns, their own 45 yard line.
So that is losing, Pittsburgh is winning.
Buckeer, slot left, Warfield split about 10 to the left, they're in the eye formation. They hand off, site back.
Look, throws right flat, caught by Clarence and he is down immediately at the 45 yard line.
By Jones, Doug Jones, the strong safety.
So it's again about a yard.
Bateman is averaging 29 yards on four kicks today.
And Greg Coleman is not doing that much better on his three.
Rutgers flank to the right, Warfield splits out of the left, Paris tight at right end, they're in the eye formation.
They hand off, site back to throw, screen to the left, at the 40, 45, easy to the 50 and he's out of bounds on the Buffalo 48 yard line by Dunstan and by Moody.
That will be a gain of about seven.
Make it eight, balls closer to the 47 yard line.
It will be third down and about two to go.
Two and a half, here's Mike Pruitt coming in and pull back.
The number is going out for the rest. Mike Pruitt just pumped into each other, coming in and out.
Rutgers flank to the right, Warfield out five to the left, Paris tight at right end, they're in the eye, safety blitz.
Mike Pruitt trying in the middle, knocked down at the 46, did not get it.
They're in the eye formation on the tackle, they have a safety blitz coming in, help mess up the blocking and the grounds will pump.
Denver's leading Cincinnati 17 to 13, that's in the fourth quarter.
John Kimbrough and Keith Moody in double safety with 44 seconds to play in the third quarter, break Coleman to punt.
Good snap.
Line drive, Moody at the nine, 15, reverses the speed, that's back to the left, he's to the 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, he's to the 45, he's to the 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, switch down.
What a run, 91 yards, touched down in the minutes to run it.
He must have run over 130 yards, but he was back and forth across the field three times.
A great run.
He just reversed the pursuit several times, everybody waved at him.
He goes 91 yards, four seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Chandler will hold, long attempt to point.
That happened last week in Houston.
Waiting for the point drive.
There it is.
No good, off to the left.
How about that?
Well, we have four seconds remaining in the third quarter and the grounds lead is now 20 to 16.
See, that prevents a tie by missing that point, from Buffalo to down the kicker field goal.
Well, that was some run by Moody, I'll tell you that.
He went 91 yards, but that was straight up the field, he must have crossed the field three times.
He actually was blocking and usually on a long front return like that, you'll get a clip somewhere along the way when a runner takes that kind of route,
but Buffalo played it clear right all the way, put himself right back in this football game.
Four seconds remaining in the third quarter, 20 to 16, the Browns lead has cut the four.
Somebody leveled Larry Poole back on the Buffalo 30 on that return.
He had a pretty good shot of a ball carrier, but a tremendous block, just cut Larry in half.
Well, the Browns will get the ball back now, it's Kenny Ellis and Brian Duncan, the return men.
Long will kick off for the Bills.
Well, the Bills are pumped up with that one, I saw the fans wanted to try and onsite just to surprise the Browns and keep the momentum.
Well, the Browns have got some pretty good hands up close if they do.
Larry Poole is up there, Ambrose is up there, Garlandton, Paris, Holt.
That's a record, there's a line drive kick, just away at the 30, picked up, Duncan at the 20, back to the 25,
and he is really a little nail, back to the 20 yards line, the tone was the tackling, and Doug Jones on it, there's the gun.
That's the end of the third quarter in Buffalo to score the Browns 20 in the Bills 16.
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Well, Kenny Sabler has hit Mike Siani with a touchdown pass, and Oakland has gone out in front of the New York Jets 28 to 27.
That ballgame is now in the fourth quarter.
We are just ready to get underway with the fourth quarter here at Rich Stadium in Buffalo.
The Browns lead, 20 to 16, first and 10 at their own 26.
Rucker is a slot back to the left, Warfield is split seven to the left, Rucker goes in motion to the right, they're in the tee, site back the throw.
Over the middle, caught by Miller.
He's at the 30.
He's at the 35.
Rowe's close to the 36.
He touched the ground at the 35.
Franco and Nelson on the tackle.
And it'll be a nine yard pickup.
Well, the last three times Brian has thrown, he's gone to Cleo Miller.
That puts Brian over the hundred yards and passing 107 now.
Ten completions, 17 attempts.
Rucker flank to the right, Harris tight at the side end, Warfield split five to the left, they're in the eye.
Rucker in motion to the left, hand off to Cleo Miller.
Up the middle, he's got the first down to the 40, to the 43 yard line.
Water block, Henry Shepard, just as they were blown the play that he blew into Tony Green with safety and knocked him five yards backwards.
The ball out on the 43, first and 10.
Pallium moves over the ball at center, Harris lines up tight at right end, Wreckers slop to the left, Warfield split left, and I'll pull it in the middle.
Up to the 45, to the 47 yard line.
Back up by Katesh and White.
Bob Jackson out leading the blocking on the play and Shepard.
Pallium's the left end is coming off the field holding his right wrist.
Greg Morton is going in at defensive end.
Cleo Miller's having himself quite an afternoon, he's got 13 carries, 73 yards, he's caught five passes for another 20.
One of them a touchdown.
Rucker, slot left, Warfield split left, Rucker in motion to the right, hand off to Cleo Miller, up the middle, no game.
Those are all over him, Katesh was in the middle of that pile.
It'll be third down, and about six.
Mike Katesh is an interesting young man, gave a try with the Miami Dolphins coming out of Notre Dame and couldn't make the team down there.
Don Shula on a couple of occasions said he had a lot of potential but didn't think that he wanted to play that badly.
He's come up here to Buffalo and he's played well.
A fifth defensive back, gone in for Buffalo Bills, also linebacker, both Cornell is down on the field.
Third and sixth, Rucker, slot left, Warfield split left, Harris tied it right in during the tee, site back, grows, caught by,
Rucker falls down and then gets hit at the 44 yard line.
At the first down, had he not fallen, he would have had a lot more running room, he was finally knocked down by Cornell.
Picked up nine on the play, and the nose of the ball closer to the 43 yard line,
but Deacon did a good job on the Sherman quite that time, kept him away from site.
11-55 to play in the game, the Browns lead by four points.
Rucker slot left, Warfield will be split left.
Back record, right B9 Warfields, Harley has slot back, Lackler motion to the right, hits to Miller, turning left in.
40, 35, he's down to the 30 yard line.
Clark made the tackle, Ryan Siphas mixing up his plays very, very well in the third period.
13 yards, that's the past, I forgot it was over.
This drive started on the Browns, 26.
Rucker will be a slot left, Warfield split left, again, Rucker right B9 Warfield, clear in the tee,
Rucker in motion to the right, handoff, clear Miller in the middle, down to the 18 yard line in the first down, it gets four.
Giddish, and Crokoff made the tackle, first down to the 18 yard line.
Clio now has 90 yards in the game, OJ's the leading rusher with 99.
Get a station break after this play, Williams is back in at left end, there is left wrist ball taped up.
Again, Warfield and Rucker out to the left, Harris tied it right in, they're in the tee, Rucker in motion to the right, handoff to Pruitt, right in, 20, 15, 10 out of bounds,
on about the nine yard line, Crokoff made the tackle, and Greg broke a tackle at the line of scrimmage to get that game.
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Well, the attendance today is 60,905, 2700 no-shows.
Ball on the nine yard line, second down about a yard to go, is a handoff to Miller, right tackle to the five, he's to the four in the first down.
Nelson on the tackle, Brian Sykes, when he made the handoff, put his hand on his hip the way he usually bootlegs, thought he might have had it.
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First down and goal to go on the four yard line, the Browns lead by four points.
Warfield flank to the left, Rutgers flip four yards to the right, Sykes back the throw, rolls to the right,
fires in the end zone to Rutger, incomplete, broken up with a fine play by Mario Clark.
He couldn't find Rutger in the corner as he broke his pattern first, and as he rolled to the right, then Rutger wisely ran back under the goal post, but Clark stayed with him.
Now, then is coming in a guard that means Henry Shepard will move to tight end.
Rome is not available today. Warfield's going out.
Shepard is reported, and the bills have been notified that Shepard with a 65 number is an eligible receiver now.
Ends are tight. Rutger is the flanker to the right, now he starts in motion to the left, and off-pruitt, flag down, right tackle, touchdown.
We might have the Browns moving on the play, however. Might have a legal procedure back in motion.
There was some movement.
Yep. Back in motion. I'm not sure Rutger is not the guilty party. I don't know if he was moving, he must be moving away from the line when you're in motion.
You may not move toward it or be parallel with it, exactly.
Good luck that time by Bob Jackson. Great-pruitt followed him right into the end zone and nearly stomped his head off when he came down.
Okay, Warfield's coming back in, and Shepard is going out. The ball goes out to the nine-yard line. It is second down and gold.
Fetally was against Rutger. Yep, he was not moving away from the line.
Slot left, Rutger, Warfield split left, Rutger in motion to the right. Sight to throw. In the middle.
Parris, touchdown!
What a good-
Gary Parris, open. Got the ball right in front of Tony Green, the safety, and rolled away from him for the six points with 845 remaining.
Well, the Browns took the ball that time, and they marched 74 yards in 12 plays, culminated by the nine-yard strike.
Ryan Sight to Gary Parris. Gary Parris is becoming, he always has been a very valuable member of this squad, but he's having himself quite a season.
Well, those players have never had much of a chance before.
Right on the point by Buffalo, the kick is good. They'll decline it. 845 remaining in the game. There is an official plan out on the field with the score, the Browns 27 and the Bills 16.
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Well, the Browns took it, went 74 yards in 12 plays. They used 6 minutes and 15 seconds of their clock.
The backyard touchdown strike from Brian Seif is second of the afternoon. This one went to Gary Parris. His second reception is first for a touchdown of the afternoon.
There was a five-yard penalty assessed against the Bills on the extra point kick, so Don Cockroff will be kicking off from the 40-yard line.
And Keith Moody will be the lone deep back for Buffalo, and Don Cockroff will have a bit of a chance to get this one into the end zone. Perhaps there will be no return.
Buffalo has had some pretty good returns here this afternoon, kickoff and punt-wise. Of course, the last score, a 91-yard punt return for a touchdown.
There's a scrimper taken on the 24-yard line by a Bills lineman, and that is a touchdown, a defensive lineman, and he gets the ball up to about the 32-yard line.
And the Bills offense coming out on the field.
So if Don meant to do that or not, it's kind of hard to figure out why we kicked a scrimper at that point.
Percone is out four yards to the left, Chandler flank to the right, they're in the tee. Percocen back to the throws, chased by Sinclair, throws it up field, deflected, incomplete.
Off the hands of Braxton the fullback, and the Browns were chasing it, nobody could grab it.
Big M Rose almost came up with it, but just a little bit out of his reach.
Sinclair and Joe Jones have the rush on Percocen that time, moved and threw it quickly and too hard, gamped back in at tight end, 8-34 to play in the game, Browns lead by E-11.
Percocen back to throw it, Ferguson. Incomplete, off-gant hands at the 48, thrown a little hard for him also.
And Tony Peters has the coverage on the play.
Yeah, probably should have caught that fast. I think Ferguson has had about four or five drops today that should have been completed.
So it'll be third down now and 10 to go for the build at their own 32 yard line. Browns offense today, a little bit more effective than it has been the last couple of weeks.
Three touchdown passes, Greg Brouitt threw one of them.
At third down and 10, Kim Rose in a wide receiver, he's on the left side, Chandler is flanked to the right.
Kim Rose flipped forward to the left, there in the tee, back to throw it Percocen. Throw it, it is incomplete.
He's intended to left side lines with Kim Rose, and I also on Sinclair because he almost took Ferguson's head off, he hit him on the side of the helmet with his hand, but it was legal and the referee was watching.
Fans think it was a little rough, but he just swiped him with his hand on the way by, so the bills will have to punt.
Give Denver now late Cincinnati 24 to 13 in the fourth quarter.
Rosie in single safety, Bateman to punt.
There's a booming kick. Rosie back after it on the 17, he zips and down at the 15 yard line, and it is Keith Moody, the man who returned the punt for the record 91 yards,
and the spot will be the 16 yard line. There's an official timeout on the field, 8.15 to play, the score the Browns 27, the bill is 16.
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Well, 21-21, New Orleans, St. Louis tied at the half, and Chicago, rather, Atlanta leads Chicago 9-3. Interesting games going on around the NFL. Right now, Bateman finally got off a good punt, 51 yards, the Browns have it first and 10 at their own 16.
The Browns have a slot formation to the left, Harris tied it right in, the Slotman record in motion, hand off Cleo Miller, with a left tackle to about the 19 yard line.
Dunston and Dokes on the tackle. 8 minutes remaining in the ball game.
Well, Cleo Miller now has 97 yards on 18 carries, and it looks like he's going to be the first man to go over 100 yards here this afternoon.
O.J. has 99 yards on 19 carries, but he has not carried the ball lately. Second and seventh. Slot left again, Rucker, starts in motion to the right, and off to Greg Truett, right in, cuts inside a block, 20. 25 yard line, pick up a 6, and a flag after the tackle.
Down in the middle of the pile, tackle by Nelson and the Black Throne, I think on Doug Jones for safety.
Personal foul, Buffalo. As we said, they're watching it much closer. I'm sure the officials have been notified by the commissioner to keep your eye on anything, to stop what's been going on in all of sports.
Team yard penalty. Now the ball is out to the Cleveland 31. It is on 24, Doug Jones. Must have been a late hit. We're halfway through the period.
I was going to say, I think Truett probably picked up the first down on that run anyway, picked up 7. He now has 84 yards.
Rucker and Warfield again going to the left. Now Rucker's lined up just a step outside Warfield, and goes in motion to the right, and off Miller, up the middle.
45. 47 yard line. Crackle and Nelson on the tackle. That's 100, isn't it?
That's 100. That puts him over. He had 97. He gets 5 on that, make it 6. So he's now got 103 yards on 19 carries.
7 minutes left in the ball game. The Browns lead to 27-16. Rucker, Warfield both to the left again. Rucker the flanker. Now he starts in motion to the right.
Pitch to clear Miller, turning left in. 50 breaks a tackle. He's to the 46 yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
Nelson on the tackle. The Lionbacker. First down. What's OG have, Jim?
OG has 99 yards, and he's had that for, well, ever since midway through the third quarter.
106. 112 now.
Well, I got him for 7-6 on that one, so he should have, according to my records, 109 yards.
They gave 112, and it's the first time he's ever done.
OK, we'll give him 112 too. How about that? Having done it on 20 carries.
Rucker in motion to the right, and Mike. Greg coming up the middle, and just gets into the 43 maybe.
Katie, Shin Williams were there to put him down, and the ball is marked on the 44.
Two yard pickup.
Greg Pruitt could have 100 yard game here this afternoon too with one good run. He's got 86.
524 to play. Rucker flank left, Warfield split. 7 of the left. Paris tied it right in.
There's a T, record motion to the right. You have to clear the middle. Left tackle.
Breaks the tackle. Carrying a man with him to the 40 yard line.
There's a 39 yard line. Almost lost part of his jersey. Dokes knocked him down.
Filled Dokes. That's Joe's brother.
The ball was spotted inside the 39, so it's the 38 yard line. It is third down, about 2 1 half to go.
The ground's doing most of it on the ground, the second half.
Ryan Seyve doing a real good job as you pointed out earlier, mixing up his play.
Rucker flank left, Warfield split left. Paris tied it right in. Rucker in motion to the right.
And off to it, hitting the backfield. Tried to go around right in, knocked down at about the 43.
Doug Jones, the safety, diagnosed that one perfectly, so that hurts for the fifth.
They're marking the 44 yard line now. And the Browns were plund.
I'm figuring to get the ball maybe one more time. Kim Rowland, single safety.
That takes Greg back to about 80 yards. Back to 80 yards.
355 remaining, and pulling the punt.
And the kick is away. Off the right side of his foot.
He got knocked down again, and another foul called against Buffalo.
This time Moody knocked him down.
Falling out of bounds at the 11. But they're going to mark a penalty.
Against the Bills. Well, that'll bring the offense back.
Automatic first down.
First time the man got called for roughing the kicker, he came right up to middle this time.
He came from the outside on the right side. Went right into it.
And very unnecessary also. The ball was long away.
Now the ball is on the 39 yard line. First down and 10.
And the fans now after that penalty, filing out of the stadium.
345 to play in the game. 27-16 Browns lead.
High formation. Rocker, the flanker goes in motion to the right. You have to prove it up the middle.
And Greg gets just about 2 to the 37 yard line. Dokes on the tackle.
Denver is in Cincinnati, 24-13.
There's the final. Denver 24, Cincinnati 13.
So the Bengals are going to be in the cellar. Where they've been anyway.
You know, if they're just having to pull that game out and upset open, Denver will have a 2-game lead.
Yeah, if. If. If. It's one any word.
Rocker again. Flank left. Warfield split left. Second down and 8.
Rocker motion to the right. There's the tee. Pitched to prove it. Trying to turn left in.
He's up the 34 yard line. So Greg gets it. You have to do it the hard way.
And the clock. And the clock.
First down 5.
The Browns are aware of Greg's total of giving the ball the last three plays.
He's back up to 86 yards, but don't forget some of the other things that Greg Pruitt does.
He has thrown a touchdown pass here this afternoon. He's also caught two passes.
Of course, Cleo Miller's caught 5. One of them for a touchdown. There in the tee.
Slot left. Rocker. Warfield. Split left.
Sight. Back to throw. He fires. It is caught by Rocker. 34. 30.
Down to the 24 yard line and he's got it first down. Jones on the tackle. Browns keep the drive.
Moving. We're coming down to the two minute warning.
There is an official timeout on the field to score Cleveland 27th, Buffalo 16th.
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A scare for John Madden and his crew, I'm sure.
Right here we've got a 27 to 16 ball game, two minutes left, first and 10 for the Browns, the ball at the bill, 24 yard line.
So the Browns are going to come out of this contest with a 4 and 2 record and at least hold on to a tie.
Well, Pittsburgh beats Houston 27-10, so it's going to be the Steelers and the Browns at the top.
On the 24 yard line, first down and 10, give to Greg Pruitt trying to turn left end.
He's down to the 21, he's still on his feet to the 20, close to the 19 yard line.
He's driving hard, he's trying to get to 100 yards today.
Dokes made the tackle. They got five on that play.
So that now gives him 91.
27-10 was Pittsburgh win today.
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Second down, five with a 19, a minute 22 to play and the clock's running.
Browns at home next week to Kansas City.
Rucker flanks to the right, Warfield splits to the left, they're in the tee.
And off to Pruitt again, right tackle, trapped and dropped, back up to 22.
He tried to string that one out and McCatish worked through to pull him down.
Timeout Buffalo with a minute three to play.
Well it goes back to 86 yards, now he lost three on that play.
Now he's getting tired too, they're putting Larry Poole in the game.
This will be the 14th play of this drive coming up.
It started at the Brown 16 yard line, Brian Sight takes advantage of the Buffalo timeout,
goes into the sideline, Dr. Farr is correct.
Greg Pruitt's just too far away from 100 to risk injuring the ankles again and the game is won.
So it serves no good purpose.
Kansas City Chiefs who come to town, Cleveland next week, of course, led by former Brown Paul Wigan.
Browns come out of this game as we said with a 4-2 record.
And they'll be tied with Pittsburgh for the lead in the AFC Central.
Houston drops back into the middle of the fact and Cincinnati goes to the bottom all by themselves.
We'll say a lot of people would be surprised by what has happened in the AFC Central so far this season.
See this is the Browns best scoring of the year, is it?
Yep.
Well, a Buffalo, I mean against New England, 34.7, let's see.
Take a look here.
Browns out of the huddle, third down about 8 to go for the first down and Sight's gonna throw it.
The Blitz on, he's hit and he is down on the 31 yard line.
And a Blitz on by Gillick, the right linebacker, missed him and then Dopes knocked him down.
They had loss of 9 on the play.
And look at them, Browns scored 30 points against New England, but of course three of those came in the sudden death.
So this equals their best output of the season.
They'll be 27.
That's what I say, they had 27 against New England in regulation play, they have 27 today, so that equals that.
They got their three points in the sudden death.
The other girls called timeout at the fourth down on about 16 to go.
The Browns are gonna...
They didn't send anybody in here.
Haunter or Playsfield.
They're putting Rucker back in.
Green Bay beats Tampa Bay, 13 to nothing this afternoon.
Haunter sending in Don Cockroft for the field goal attempt.
Thank you.
About a 47 yarder.
Willie, if you don't three this afternoon, one of 41, 27 and 29, 29 yarder was canceled because of a penalty on the play.
The Browns went on in for a touchdown on that drive.
47 yard attempt, Dave Logan the hole.
And the kickback, Robbie punts them all.
They snap to him and he got the ball down, it's on the one and rolls in the end zone.
They snap it directly to Don Cockroft and he tried to pun it out of bounds, but he didn't get it over to the side at all.
It's hit on the one when up straight in the air and it bounced into the end zone.
Well, it's first time they've done that one.
So the ball comes out to the 20 yard line and the Bills get it with 49 seconds to play.
The Browns will be home Sunday to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kim goes in a wide receiver on the left.
He has split left, Chandler flank to the right, Gantt tight it right in.
He in the backfield.
Ferguson to throw it.
It is caught by Gantt at the 40, down at the 45 yard line by Tom Darden on the initial hit.
Charlie Hull helps on it.
O.J. will not get his 100 yards.
I don't think unless they just decide to give it to him once more.
34 seconds to play.
Time stops.
Browns slowly coming up field.
They'll wait a little bit more across the line of scrimmage.
Same alignment.
Ferguson back to throw.
Whips it.
It is the cone and he's knocked down at the 33 yard line by Irons.
Timeout off the low.
That's their last timeout with 24 seconds to play.
Ferguson is now 11 out of 25 for 198 yards.
One touchdown.
He's been intercepted twice.
Tom Darden picked both of those off.
Gantt had himself quite an afternoon.
He's caught 5 for 111 yards.
He's caught the one touchdown pass and 38.
The cone is caught 3 for 50.
Browns offensively are through.
Brian Seif, at least they should be through.
Brian Seif is completed 14 of 22 for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
One of 52 yards to Paul Warfield on a tip pass and one of 9 yards to Gary Parris.
Brian was intercepted twice.
Greg Pruitt threw the other touchdown pass.
Six yarder to Cleo Miller.
All on the 33 with 24 seconds to play.
Kimbrough back in, wide receiver left split by 4.
Chandler flank to the right.
Let's see in the backfield.
Ferguson back to throw.
He throws it.
Incomplete.
And then for Chandler down to the 15 yard line from the line to the side lines.
Scott and Peters are both covering on the play.
20 seconds remaining.
Second and 10.
Put home back in and wide receiver to the left.
It'll be split by 5 yards.
Chandler flank to the right.
There's a tee again.
Ferguson back, throws it deep in the corner of the end zone.
Overthrown intended for the cone and just threw it out of the end zone.
Ground again at double coverage on him.
They had both Davis and Darden covering.
14 seconds left.
The ball game is all but over.
Buffalo builds.
Got a new losing streak.
Chandler flank right.
Nobody thought the Browns would be 4-2 at this point of the season.
But the Browns.
Ferguson chase.
Joe Jones now throws it.
And it's incomplete.
And we're also at an eye on Mike St. Clair who went up over the top of Ferguson.
He was writing him down.
In fact, he couldn't do anything about it.
He got on top.
There's no place to hide.
And the referee was watching and waved it off.
No problem.
9 seconds left.
The Browns intended that one for the popcorn vendor in the end zone.
He had to get rid of it in a hurry.
He got flushed out by Joe Jones.
Browns defensive line.
Played very well today.
9 seconds left.
There's the fourth and 10 play.
Ferguson back patrol.
He fires it.
Deflected, incomplete.
Gamp could not hang onto it.
And then Charlie Hall could not hang onto it.
4 seconds left.
And the Browns get the ball.
Now the rest of the fans are leaving.
You know what the Browns are going to do with it here.
They're going to snap it and fall.
Now let's see.
The Browns defense gave up one touchdown.
That was in the first quarter.
A touchdown from Ferguson to Gantt.
So the field goal, of course, the 41-yarder.
Then the other touchdown was a hot return.
So the defense played well again today.
OJ Simpson will not get his 100 yards.
He goes out unofficially.
We show with 99 yards.
On 19 carries.
This will be the last play of the game.
The Ryan Sight falls down.
Browns protecting it.
And that's it.
That's the end of today's game.
From Rich Stadium in Buffalo, the final score.
The Browns 27, the Bills 16.
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We're about to buffalo today on a very cool and sunny afternoon
to watch the Browns come back.
After a 7-0 deficit in the first quarter to defeat the bills,
27 to 16, the Browns record is up to 4 and 2.
Tied for first place in the AFC Central Division.
The bills have one win and five defeats.
And the Browns are trailed 7-0 after one
win and one loss.
In the second quarter, a pair of Don Cockrell
field goals cut at 7-6.
A fluke pass from site to war field deflected by a bill
defensive act.
52-yard touchdown.
The Browns led for good.
It was 13-7, then it was 13-10 at the half.
In the third quarter, Greg Pruitt, the Miller for a 6-yard
touchdown pass, made a 20-10.
The bills did come back on a punt return by Moody of
91 yards, but they missed the point.
Trailed by four at the end of three.
The Browns controlled the ball most of the fourth
quarter and site to Paris.
Nine yards pass, quenched at 27 to 16.
The Browns will be home next Sunday afternoon
against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Thank you.