| The 1984 Dolphins were the best team in the Tournment at long passing. They are simply terrifying. They are also deeply flawed in having a run defense that might generously be called flabby. Against Jim Brown and the '65 Browns this was lethal. The Browns got up to a good lead, then essentially played keep away, grinding out 54 rushing attempts for over 250 yards, none of it on big runs. Browns QB Frank Ryan can be dangerous with the deep ball, though he is erratic, and simply cannot throw without having first been set up by a good running game. This was exactly what the Browns did, and it paid off with an extremely efficient 11 for 16 passing performance by Ryan, including one big scoring strike to Gary Collins against a Miami defense caught crowdig the line of scrimmage in an attempt to stop Jim Brown. Dan Marino did eventually get more or less untracked, and eventually was able to get back in the game late, especially as both Browns runners, Jim Brown and Ernie Green had been run to the point of exhaustion (In game terms a running back that is badly overused will hit a point when they become increasingly ineffective due to fatigue. That point is very high for Jim Brown, but it was exceeded anyways) The Browns defense is pretty soft, and I suspect they will get bounced out by the first good run defense they face - but this was a bad matchup for the Dolphins, and they are eliminated. |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1984 Miami | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 1965 Cleveland | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 1:23 | 1965 Cleveland | C.Scales 2 yd. run (L.Groza kick) | 7-0 CLN | ||
| 2 | 14:26 | 1965 Cleveland | G.Collins 47 yd. pass from F.Ryan (L.Groza kick) | 14-0 CLN | ||
| 2 | 6:09 | 1984 Miami | U.von Schamann 11 yd. field goal | 14-3 CLN | ||
| 2 | 1:07 | 1984 Miami | D.Johnson 8 yd. pass from D.Marino (U.von Schamann kick) | 14-10 CLN | ||
| 3 | 9:40 | 1965 Cleveland | E.Green 5 yd. run (L.Groza kick) | 21-10 CLN | ||
| 3 | 1:23 | 1965 Cleveland | J.Brown 10 yd. run (L.Groza kick) | 28-10 CLN | ||
| 4 | 8:05 | 1984 Miami | W.Bennett 3 yd. run (U.von Schamann kick) | 28-17 CLN | ||
| 4 | 0:52 | 1984 Miami | B.Hardy 8 yd. pass from D.Marino (U.von Schamann kick) | 28-24 CLN | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1984 Miami | 1965 Cleveland | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 6-12-2-20 | 20-7-1-28 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-13-31% | 5-11-45% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 1-2-50% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 24-28-86% | 21-28-75% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 323-63-5.1 | 419-71-5.9 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 103 | 255 |
| Total Rushes | 26 | 54 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 18/35 (51.4%) | 11/16 (68.8%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 220 | 164 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/18 | 1/11 |
| Punts/Average | 6/41.5 | 4/40.3 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 2/7 | 2/13 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/78 | 1/18 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/30 | 4/32 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 0/0 | 2/1 |
| Time of Possession | 26 mins 0 secs | 34 mins 0 secs |
| Average Drive Start | MIA 27 | CLN 25 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Dan Marino | 35 | 18 | 238 | 51.4 | 6.8 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2/18 | 92.3 |
| Frank Ryan | 16 | 11 | 175 | 68.8 | 10.9 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1/11 | 125.8 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Woody Bennett | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Joe Carter | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dan Marino | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Jim Brown | 31 | 198 | 6.4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Ernie Green | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Leroy Kelly | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Frank Ryan | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Charlie Scales | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Duper | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Walter Roberts | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ernie Green | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Johnny Brewer | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clifton McNeil | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Collins | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Uwe von Schamann | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 6 | 41.5 | 36.0 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Collins | 4 | 40.3 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Vince Heflin | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Walter Roberts | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Walter Roberts | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jay Brophy | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Brudzinski | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charles Bowser | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Baumhower | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Betters | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| William Judson | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Glenn Blackwood | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Don McNeal | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charles Benson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mike Charles | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vince Costello | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Galen Fiss | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Benz | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bobby Franklin | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ross Fichtner | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bernie Parrish | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dick Modzelewski | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Walter Beach | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Kanicki | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bill Glass | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Jim Brown had a game to remember as Cleveland defeated Miami by the score of 28 to 24. Brown pounded the Miami defense for 198 yards and added a touchdown. Cleveland controlled the ground game, out-rushing Miami 255 to 103 yards. They controlled the ball for 34:00. Cleveland was on top at the half 14 to 10. Miami had more success in the air, out-passing Cleveland 238 to 175 yards. | |||||
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