View Single Post
Old 08-05-2010, 01:10 AM   #183
EagleFan
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
1995 Steelers vs. 1980 Browns

A surprise entry to the tournament for the Steelers as they seemed to get hot at the right time against a solid Browns team. The Browns look to be a huge underdog for the tournament, they are the Browns afterall, but they ma have a better chance against this Steelers teams than some of the teams which this team beat to get here. We go to the Orange Bowl for the action.


1st quarter

**- The Steelers start from their 42 to begin the game.
- Erric Pegram is stopped at the line. 2nd and 10 from the 42.
- Encroachment on the Browns. 2nd and 5 from the 47.
- O'Donnell hits Ernie Mills for 11 yards across midfield. 1st down at the Browns 42.
- O'Donnell drops back, flips a short pass to Bam Morris who is brouht down after just 2 yards. 2nd and 8 at the 40.
- O'Donnell hits Mark Bruener inside the 30 for 14 yards. 1st down at the 26.
- Incomplete pass. 2nd and 10 at the 26.
- Draw play to Morris for 1 yard. 3rd an 9 at the 25.
- Encroachment on the Browns. 3rd and 4 at the 20.
- Handoff to Pegram, he is dropped at the line. 4th and 4 at the 20.
- Johnson tries a 37 yard field goal. It's good. The Steelers take a 3-0 lead.

**- The Browns start at their own 16 after the kickoff.
- They manage one first down but are forced to punt.

**- The Steelers start from thei 24 after the punt.
- They manage two first downs but are force to punt from midfield.

**- The Browns start from their own 11 after the punt.
- Sipe hits Dave Logan for 12 yards. 1st down at the 23.
- Sipe back, looking, fires to Reggie Rucker across the 30 and down at the 36 for a 13 yard gain. 1st down at the 36.
- Sipe hits Ricky Feacher on the run across the middle, he is across midfield, across the 40 and down at the Steelers 37 for a 27 yard gain. 1st down at the 37.
- Mike Pruitt picks up 3 yards up the middle. 2nd and 7 at the 34.
- Pruitt picks up 3 more yards. 3rd and 4 at the 31.
- The quarter ends.

1995 Steelers 3
1980 Browns 0


2nd quarter

**- The Browns start the quarter from their own 31 with a 3rd and 4.
- Draw play to Charles White for 2yards. 4th and 2 from the 29.
- Cockroft attempts a 46 yard field goal. It's good. The game is tied 3-3.

**- The Steelers start from their 35 after the kickoff.
- They manage one first down and punt from just across midfield but are forced to punt.

**- The Browns start from their own 17 after the punt.
- Pruitt picks up 5 yards on a seep. 2nd and 5 from the 22.
- Sipe hits Dave Logan for 8. 1st down at the 30.
- Pruitt picks up 2 yards. 2nd and 8 at the 32.
- Sipe hits Pruitt for 8 yards. 1st down at the 40.
- Handoff to Pruitt, he is through the hole, across midfield and down at the Steelers 46 for a 14 yard gain. 1st down at the 46.
- Sipe hits Ozzie Newsome for a short 2 yard gain. 2nd and 8 at the 44.
- Pruitt picks up 5 yards. 3rd and 3 at the 39.
- Draw play to Pruitt, he is brought down at the 37, one yard shy of the first. 4th and 1 at the 37.
- They decide to punt it away.

**- The Steelers start from their 4 after the punt.
- Two good runs by Pegram and a facemsk penalty get them near midfield but are then forced to punt.

**- The Browns start from their 20 after the punt.
- White loses 1 yard. 2nd and 11 from the 19.
- Incomplete pass but a flag is down. Defensive pass interference. 1st down at the 27.
- Pruitt picks up 4 yards. 2nd and 6 at the 31. Two mnute warning.
- White picks up 1 yard. 3rd and 5 at the 32. Timeout.
- Sipe hits Reggie Rucker for 14 yards, out of bounds. 1st down at the 46.
- Incomplete pass. 2nd and 10 at the 46.
- Sipe hits White across midfield and down at the Steelers 39 for 15 yards. 1st down at the 39.
- White picks up 1 yard. 2nd an 9 at the 38.
- Sipe back, looking, fires complete to Calvin Hill inside the 30 and down at the 23 for a 15 yard gain. 1st down at the 23.
- White gains 2 yards. 2nd and 8 at the 21. Timeout.
- White hits Logan for a short 4 yard gain. 3rd and 4 at the 17. Timeout.
- Sipe back, lofts one inside the 10 to Pruit who is down at the 7. 1st and goal at the 7.
- Short pass to Pruitt who is out after just 1 yard. 2nd and goal from the 6.
- Cockroft tries a 23 yard field goal on the final play of the half. t's good. The Brown take a 6-3 lead.

1995 Steelers 3
1980 Browns 6


3rd quarter

**- The Browns start from their own 23 to start the half.
- Incomplete pass. 2nd and 10 from the 23.
- White up the middle, across the 30 and down at the 40 for a 17 yard gain. 1st down at the 40.
- Draw play to Pruitt for 9 yards. 2nd and 1 at the 49.
- Sipe back, fires a short pass to Pruitt over midfield. HE is hit and loses the ball. The Steelers recover at their own 45.

**- The Steelers start from their 45 after the fumble recovery.
- Pegram gains 1 yard. 2nd and 9 at the 46.
- Encroachment on the Browns. 2nd and 4 from the Browns 49.
- Earnie Mills picks up 2 yards up the middle. 3rd and 2 at the 47.
- O'Donnell hits Yancy Thigpen across the 40 and down at the 33 for 14 yards. 1st down at the 33.
- Draw play to Pegram for 2 yards. 2nd and 8 at the 31.
- Incomplete pass. 3rd and 8 at the 31.
- O'Donnell back, lofts it towards the endzone to Thigpen, jut out of his reach. 4th and 8 at the 31.
- Johnson attempts a 48 yard field goal. It's good. The Steelers tie the game 6-6.

**- The Browns start at their own 26 after the kickoff.
- They manage one first down and are forced to punt.

**- The Steelers start from their 24 after the punt.
- They manage two first downs but are forced to punt near midfield.

**- The Browns start from their own 16 after the punt.
- The are held to a three and out.

**- The Steelers start from their own 42 after the punt.
- Pegram gets the ball, he is across midfield for a 12 yard gain but a flag is down. Holding on the Steelers. 1st and 20 at the 32.
- John Williams picks up 2 yards up the middle. 2nd and 18 at the 34.
- Morris gets the ball on a sweep left. He runs one man over and has blockers out in front. He is across midfield, over the 40 and finally down at the Browns 31 after a 35 yard gain. 1st down at the 31.
- The quarter ends.

1995 Steelers 6
1980 Browns 6


4th quarter

**- The Steelers start the quarter 1st and 10 at the Browns 31.
- Pegram picks up 7. 2nd and 3 at the 24.
- Fred McAfee picks up 4. 1st down at the 20.
- Pegram dropped at the line. 2nd and 10 at the 20.
- O'Donnell hits McAfee for 9 yards. 3rd and 1 at the 11.
- Williams straight ahead for 4. 1st and goal at the 7.
- Draw play to McAfee for 2 yards. 2nd and goal at the 5.
- O'Donnell back, looking, fires int he endzone to Bruener. Touchdown. The extra point is good and the Steelers lead 13-6.

**- The Browns start at their own 32 after the kickoff.
- Pruitt stopped for no gain. 2nd and 10 at the 32.
- Pruitt picks up 1 yard. 3rd and 9 at the 33.
- Sipe back, looking, sees Rucker wide open near midfield and hits him. He turns, makes one man miss, is across the 40, over the 30 and down at the 29 for a 38 yard gain. 1st down at the Steelers 29.
- Sipe back, looking, steps up, he is hit and sacked by Kevin greene for a 4 yard loss. 2nd and 14 at the 33.
- Sipe hits Pruitt for 13 yards. 3rd and 1 at the 20.
- Hill up the middle, he is stopped close to the first down. They measure. He has it. 1st down at the 19.
- Incomplete pass. 2nd and 10 from the 19.
- White picks up 9 yards. 3rd and 1 at the 10.
- Handoff to White but the defense it there, he tries to get away and endsup being caught at the 15 for a 5 yard loss. 4th and 6 at the 15.
- Cockcroft attempts a 32 yard field goal. It's good. They narrow the gap to 13-9.

**- The Steelers start from their own 29 after the kickoff with 5:08 left in the game.
- Play action, O'Donnell fires toward the sideline. Picked off by Clarence Scott at the 38, he has room in front of him. He is across the 30, inside the 20, 10 touchdown. The extra point is good and the Browns lead 16-13.

**- The Steelers start a their own 37 after the kickoff.
- Morris gets no gain. 2nd and 10 at the 37.
- Illegal motion on the Steelers. 2nd and 15 at the 32.
- O'Donnell hits Pegram for 19 yards and he is across midfield to the Browns 49. 1st down at the 49.
- McAfee picks up 2 yards. 2nd and 8 at the 47.
- McAfee gets 1 yard. 3rd and 7 at the 46.
- Draw play to Morris for 3. 4th and 4 at the 43. Two minute warning.
- O'Donnell drops back as they are going for it. Fires and it is batted down. They turn the ball over on downs.

**- The Browns start from their own 43 after the defensive stand.
- They are held to a three and out.

**- The Steelers start from their own 25 after the punt with 1:31 left in the game.
- Short passto Pegram for 5 yards. 2nd and 5 at the 30.
- Incomplete pass. 3rd and 5 at the 30.
- Incomplete pass but a flag is down. Defensive holding. 1st down at the 35.
- ODonnell drops back, fires over the middle to Mills near midfield. He is drilled and the ball pops out. The Browns recover on their own 48.

**- The Browns start at their own 48 after the fumble recovery.
- They take a knee a couple times and run the clock out for the win.


1995 Steelers 13
1980 Browns 16


Player of the Game: Brian Sipe (Browns) - 17 of 22 for 229 yards.
EagleFan is offline   Reply With Quote