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BROWNS NFL RANKING BY YARDS (SINCE 1971)OFFENSE DEFENSEYEAR TOTAL RUSHING PASSING TOTAL RUSHING PASSING1971 18 20 9 17 23 41972 19 19 21 16 24 31973 23 13 23 11 15 91974 20 14 23 23 25 81975 21 14 21 19 15 231976 10 9 11 9 4 131977 9 8 10 20 19 131978 5 5 8 25 11 281979 3 14 6 24 27 191980 5 26 2 23 6 281981 4 20 4 16 18 151982 17 23 12 23 26 141983 10 19 6 9 14 91984 24 21 18 2 15 31985 21 8 25 9 10 121986 9 22 8 19 18 151987 9 21 5 3 2 81988 18 24 9 6 15 61989 16 21 11 7 10 91990 25 28 12 17 23 151991 19 24 9 18 21 151992 18 19 17 14 7 191993 20 17 19 12 12 131994 16 14 19 7 13 71995 21 22 14 24 20 241999 31 31 29 31 31 112000 31 30 30 26 29 122001 31 31 28 22 29 112002 23 23 18 21 27 152003 26 20 25 15 23 72004 28 23 25 15 32 52005 26 25 23 16t 30 42006 31 31 23 27 29 152007 8 10 12 30 27 242008 31 26 31 26 28 142009 32 8 32 31 28 292010 29 20 29 22 27 182011 29 28 24 10 30 2BROWNS IN OVERTIMESept. 26, 1977 – Cleveland 30, New England 27, at Cleveland; Browns won coin toss. Brian Sipe threw a 22-yard pass to Dave Logan atPatriots’ 19. Don Cockroft kicked a 35-yard field goal at 4:45.Sept. 10, 1978 – Cleveland 13, Cincinnati 10, at Cleveland; Browns won toss. Larry Collins returned a kickoff 41 yards to the Browns’ 47.Don Cockroft kicked a 27-yard field goal at 4:30.Sept. 24, 1978 – Pittsburgh 15, Cleveland 9, at Pittsburgh; Steelers won toss. Bennie Cunningham scored on a 37-yard “gadget” pass fromTerry Bradshaw at 3:43. Steelers started winning drive on their own 21.Dec. 10, 1978 – Cleveland 37, New York Jets 34, at Cleveland; Browns won toss. Don Cockroft kicked a 22-yard field goal at 3:07.Sept. 2, 1979 – Cleveland 25, New York Jets 22, at New York; Jets won toss. Pat Leahy’s 43-yard field goal attempt was wide right at4:41. Johnny Evans’ punt was blocked by Donald Dykes and recovered by Tom Newton. Chuck Ramsey punted into the end zone for a touchback.Evans punted and Bruce Harper returned to the Jets’ 24. Matt Robinson’s pass was intercepted by Oliver Davis and returned 33 yards to Jets’ 31. DonCockroft kicked a 27-yard field goal at 14:45.Nov. 18, 1979 – Cleveland 30, Miami 24, at Cleveland; Browns won toss. Brian Sipe passed 39 yards to Reggie Rucker for touchdown at 1:59.Nov. 25, 1979 – Pittsburgh 33, Cleveland 30, at Pittsburgh; Browns won toss. Brian Sipe’s pass was intercepted by Mel Blount on theSteelers’ four. Terry Bradshaw’s pass was intercepted by Ron Bolton on Browns’ 12. Johnny Evans punted and Theo Bell returned to the Steelers’ 17.Matt Bahr kicked a 37-yard field goal at 4:51.Nov. 8, 1981 – Denver 23, Cleveland 20, at Denver; Browns won toss. Dennis Smith recovered Calvin Hill’s fumble at the Denver 48. CraigMorton’s 33-yard pass to Rick Upchurch and six-yard run by Dave Preston set up Fred Steinfort’s 30-yard field goal at 4:10.Sept. 25, 1983 – Cleveland 30, San Diego 24, at San Diego; Browns won toss. Harry Holt scored on 48-yard pass play from Brian Sipe at 1:53.Oct. 30, 1983 – Cleveland 25, Houston 19, at Cleveland; Oilers won toss. Teams traded punts. Mike Whitwell intercepted Gifford Nielsen’spass and returned it to the Oilers’ 20. Boyce Green scored a touchdown on next play at 6:34.186 BROWNS NFL RANKING BY YARDS/BROWNS IN OVERTIME