15. 1985 MIAMI DOLPHINS at 2. 1950 NFL CHAMPION CLEVELAND BROWNS
2. 1950 NFL CHAMPION CLEVELAND BROWNS
Record: 10-2
Pythag: 10-2
Off: 4th
Def: 2nd
1st NFL American
d. Giants Div Rnd 8-3
d. Rams NFL Title 30-28
HC Paul Brown
Bob Neal
Municipal Stadium: 50 degrees
Offense
QB Otto Graham 29 Northwestern
FB Marion Motley All Pro 30 Nevada
RB Dub Jones 26 LSU
RB Rex Bumgardner 27 W Virginia
WR Mac Speedie 30 Utah
WR Dante Lavelli 27 Ohio St
LT Lou Groza 26 Ohio St
LG Weldon Humble 29 Louisiana
C Frank Gatski 31 Auburn
RG Lin Houston 29 Ohio St
RT Lou Rymkus 31 N Dame
Defense
LDE George Young 26 UGA
LDT Derrell Palmer 28 TCU
MG Bill Willis 29 Ohio St
RDT Chubby Grigg 24 Tulsa
RDE Jim Martin 26 R N Dame
LLB Tony Adamle 26 Ohio St
RLB Alex Agase 28 Illinois
LDH Hal Herring 26 Auburn
RDH Warren Lahr 27 C Western
LS Ken Gorgal 21 R Purdue
RS Tommy James 27 Ohio St
K Lou Groza 26 Ohio St
P Horace Gillom 29 Nevada
KR/PR Don Phelps 26 Kentucky
4 Browns teams have advanced, the 2nd seed in the region, the 21st overall seed in the tournament is the 1950 NFL Champs. 2nd best defense in the NFL. 23 combined picks for 27 year old Warren Lahr, 21 year old Ken Gorgal, 27 year old Tommy James. On offense, 29 year old Otto Graham had 20 scores and 20 picks. 30 year old Marion Motley is an All Pro.
15. 1985 MIAMI DOLPHINS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 4th
Def: 12th
1st AFC East
d. Browns Div Rnd 24-21
lost AFC Title Patriots 31-14
HC Don Shula DC Chuck Studley
Offense
QB Dan Marino 24 All Pro Pitt
RB Tony Nathan 29 Alabama
RB Woody Bennett 30 Miami
WR Mark Clayton 24 Louisville
WR Mark Duper 26 NW St
TE Bruce Hardy 29 Ariz St
LT Jon Giesler 29 Michigan
LG Roy Foster 25 USC
C Dwight Stephenson 28 All Pro Alabama
RG Ronnie Lee 29 Baylor
RT Cleveland Green 28 Southern
Defense
LDE Doug Betters 29 Nevada
NT MIke Charles 23 Syracuse
RDE Kim Bokamper 31 S Jose St
LOLB Bob Brudzinski 30 Ohio St
LILB Jackie Shipp 23 Oklahoma
RILB Mark Brown 24 Purdue
ROLB Hugh Green 26 Pitt
LCB Paul Lankford 27 Penn St
RCB William Judson 26 S Carolina St
SS Glenn Blackwood 28 Texas
FS Bud Brown 24 S Miss
K Fuad Reveiz 22 Tenn
P Reggie Roby 24 Iowa
KR Lorenzo Hampton 23 Florida
PR Tommy Vigorito 26 UVA
It'll take a 15 to knock off a 2 for Miami to move their 5th team forward. The '85 Dolphins had the 4th best offense in football. Marino is 24, 30 scores and 21 picks. 28 year old Dwight Stephenson is an All Pro. On defense, 23 year old Mike Charles and and 29 year old Mike Betters combined for 12.5 sacks.
Last Region 12 game - 60 minutes from now 3/4 of round 1 will be in the books, let's go to Cleveland.
1st Qtr
Miami starts at the 26.
3 and out.
Browns at the 45, good field position. 3 and out.
Dolphins at the 16. 3 and out.
Browns starting all the way at the Miami 47.
3 and out including a Doug Betters sack.
Miami at the 19.
1/10 - Woody Bennett gets a yard.
2/9 - Dan Marino finds Mark Clayton for 5.
3/4 - Marino to Clayton again, 13 yard pickup to the 38.
1/10 - Bennett's stopped at the line and then a penalty makes it 2nd and 15.
2/15 - Incomplete
3/15 - Marino rifles a ball to Mark Duper, 24 yard gain and Miami crosses midfield.
That's where it ends, after the punt, Cleveland at the 18.
They pick up their first first down - Otto Graham airing it out, 35 yards to Dante Lavelli. But two plays later William Judson Picks Off Graham - and as the quarter ends, Miami is at their own 35 yard line.
2nd Qtr: Browns 0 Dolphins 0
Just defense early on. Miami starting a drive at the 35.
Miami gets a first down on a 7 yard Ron Davenport run - but they are still on their own side of the field when they punt. Browns at the 18.
1/10 Marion Motley 5 yards
2/5 - Graham - flushed - gets a yard
3/4 - Graham -- finds Lavelli - a dozen yards to the 36.
1/10 - Motley - Motley Bursts Through the Line -- Motley's Running Wild -- Marion Motley is Gonna Go --- 64 Yards -- Into the Miami End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN BROWNS - Marion Motley goes 64 yards all the way to paydirt and the Browns take the lead.
Miami at the 37 - one first down on a 7 yard Tony Nathan run - but again, they don't cross midfield, Cleveland gets the ball back with 6 left in the half at their own 22.
1/10 - Motley gets 1.
2/9 - Dub Jones for 3
3/6 - Graham - Jones - 17 big yards out to the 43.
1/10 - Motley gets 2
2/8 - Motley 2 more
3/6 - Jones picks it up and the Browns cross midfield at the 2 minute mark
1/10 - Graham hits Mac Speedie, 10 yards to the 36.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Otto Graham's got it going, 15 yards to Dub Jones to the 21.
1/10 - Graham to Speedie, 8 yards and the Browns use their first timeout at 90 seconds.
2/2 - Graham to Speedie - he's out of bounds at the 4 and it's a first and goal for Cleveland.
1/goal - Graham -- Lavelli -- End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN BROWNS - Paul Brown dials up pass plays - Graham throws the Browns into the end zone and now it is 14-0.
The Dolphins are unable to move the ball and it's halftime.
Third Qtr: Browns 14 Dolphins 0
Nothing going for Miami on offense, meanwhile, Cleveland with two 2nd quarter scores and it's 14-0. Browns starting at the 27.
3 and out. Miami at the 33, they get a first down on a 14 yard Tony Nathan run, but they punt, Browns at the 20.
They get a first down on a long 32 yard Graham to Jones pass - but the drive ends.
Miami starts at the 35. 3 and out. Cleveland at the 22. 3 and out.
Miami in good field position at the Brown 46, 2 minutes left in the third.
1/10 - 2 yards for Nathan
2/2 - 2 for Bennett
3/6 - Weather conditions worsening in Cleveland, Miami has been almost entirely on the ground in the second half, Rodney Hampton picks up the first down, 9 yards to the Cleveland 32 as the quarter ends.
4th Qtr: Browns 14 Dolphins 0
Miami's down 2 scores but they have their best chance of the day, first down at the Cleveland 32.
The drive dies here - long Reveiz FG makes it 14-3.
Cleveland starts at the 18 - they stay on the ground, pick up one first down, 8 yard Jones run, but with 11 minutes left, Miami gets the ball back at their own 31, trailing by 11.
Marino has a chance now, a TD drive and Miami is in the game.
They get only one first down, Marino 12 yards to Clayton - but they turn the ball over on downs and the Browns are at the Miami 46 with 8 minutes to go, up 14-3.
1/10 - Motley gets a yard
2/9 - Screen to Motley, he's breaking tackles - Marion Motley is gonna go 39 yards, all the way to the 6 yard line.
1/10 - Dub Jones flies into the end zone -- TOUCHDOWN BROWNS - and that's the capper, a little more than 6 minutes left and it is 21-3 Browns.
Miami at the 28, they get a couple first downs, 12 yard passes to Nathan and Bruce Hardy, but the drive ends on a Tony Adamle sack, the Browns again taking over on downs. Cleveland takes over with 4 minutes left and run almost all of it off the clock before Miami has one last possession with just a couple of pass attempts.
Final: Browns 21 Dolphins 3
The final spot in Region 12 goes to the 2nd seed in the region, easy win for the Browns, they hold Marino's Dolphins to just 8 first downs.
Graham: 12 for 24, 190 yds, 1 TD/1 INT
Marino: 10 for 21, 89 yds
Motley: 15 carries, 109 yds, 1 TD
Nathan: 14 carries, 36 yds
Lavelli: 3 catches, 51 yds TD
Clayton: 4 catches, 31 yds
Player of the Game: Marion Motley
Region 12, Round 1 MVP: Bart Starr
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