Conference Finals, 2012

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	0	7	14	0	6	-	27
Houston Texans	0	14	7	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:40 CLE - Tito Benson 2 pass from Byron Leftwich (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:12 HOU - Riddick Thune 7 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 00:30 HOU - Bennie Howe 8 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 09:57 CLE - Phil Vance 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:56 CLE - Quentin Goetzinger 12 pass from Byron Leftwich (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Al Garrison 2 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
OT: 08:58 CLE - Cedric Cobbs 3 run

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:40 CLE - Tito Benson 2 pass from Byron Leftwich (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:12 HOU - Riddick Thune 7 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 00:30 HOU - Bennie Howe 8 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 09:57 CLE - Phil Vance 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:56 CLE - Quentin Goetzinger 12 pass from Byron Leftwich (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Al Garrison 2 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
OT: 08:58 CLE - Cedric Cobbs 3 run

Team Statistics CLE HOU
Record 15-3 16-2
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 15 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 359 351
- Offensive Plays 82 61
- Yards per Play 4.38 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 193 76
- Rushing Attempts 49 21
- Yards per Rush 3.94 3.62
Net Passing Yards 166 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 39 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 171 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/31 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 19
Time of Possession 38:50 27:19

Team Statistics	CLE	HOU
Record	15-3	16-2
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	15	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	359	351
- Offensive Plays	82	61
- Yards per Play	4.38	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	193	76
- Rushing Attempts	49	21
- Yards per Rush	3.94	3.62
Net Passing Yards	166	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	39 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	171	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/31	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 19
Time of Possession	38:50	27:19

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:52	OPP 44	5	10	Punt
1	8:44	2:35	OWN 26	5	14	Punt
1	4:51	1:39	OPP 49	4	4	Punt
2	14:07	5:35	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
2	7:07	2:54	OWN 7	5	25	Punt
2	1:35	1:11	OWN 2	3	6	Fumble
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 42	2	0	Half
3	15:00	5:12	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
3	8:39	2:48	OPP 28	6	28	Touchdown
3	1:43	1:51	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:16	2:22	OWN 31	7	39	Missed FG
4	7:09	3:00	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	2:05	2:02	OPP 36	8	32	Missed FG
OT1	14:16	5:25	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
1	11:23	2:39	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	6:09	1:18	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
1	3:12	4:05	OWN 12	9	58	Missed FG
2	8:32	1:25	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	4:13	2:38	OWN 7	6	22	Punt
3	9:48	0:59	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	8:49	0:10	OWN 41	1	2	Fumble
3	5:51	4:08	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	14:52	2:36	OWN 24	6	52	Missed FG
4	9:54	2:45	OWN 37	6	14	Punt
4	4:09	2:04	OWN 1	4	2	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Half
OT1	15:00	0:44	OWN 28	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Cedric Cobbs, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cedric Cobbs	39	155	3.97	16	7	1
Jimmie Baicy	6	16	2.67	7	0	0
Byron Leftwich	2	14	7.00	7	0	0
Phil Vance	1	1	1.00	1	0	1
Jesse Bates	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	16	57	3.56	12	3	1
Russell Gillespie	4	12	3.00	6	0	0
Chad Pennington	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	32	18	171	1/5	2	23	0	92.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Pennington	39	22	282	1/7	1	52	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Wynn	4	5	58	14.50	9	23	0
RB Cedric Cobbs	3	6	25	8.33	0	13	0
TE Kellen Winslow	3	7	33	11.00	15	15	0
WR Eric Parker	2	5	25	12.50	0	13	0
TE Tito Benson	2	2	6	3.00	6	4	1
RB Jimmie Baicy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jerry Curry	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jesse Bates	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Quentin Goetzinger	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	1
WR Arnold Gaden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Thune	7	13	166	23.71	22	52	1
TE Erron Kinney	4	5	25	6.25	6	13	0
RB Russell Gillespie	4	4	34	8.50	26	20	0
WR Reche Caldwell	2	4	31	15.50	0	16	0
RB Al Garrison	2	2	10	5.00	7	7	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	14	7.00	4	8	0
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Chris Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Michael Waddell	1	0	0
Jimmie Baicy	1	0	0
Doug Wallace	0	1	0
Robert Thomas	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Russell Gillespie	1	0	0	0
Bennie Howe	0	1	0	1
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	0	0
Bryan Scott	0	0	1	0
Chris Baker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Groom	6	300	50.0	45.2	65	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tracy Upshaw	8	344	43.0	33.9	69	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Waddell	2	30	15.0	0
Dennis Northcutt	2	23	11.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Scott	3	9	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Waddell	2	57	28.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	2	32	16.0	0
Derrick McIntosh	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leo Fort	6	3	0.0	20	40
ILB Andra Davis	6	0	0.0	18	33
DT Casey Hampton	4	2	0.0	15	30
CB Rashad Bauman	4	0	0.0	17	32
S Chris Crocker	3	1	0.0	14	32
CB Pat Gardocki	3	1	0.0	20	37
DE Bernard Hayes	2	2	1.0	17	35
S Wesley Manning	2	1	0.0	7	12
DT Chad Lavalais	2	0	0.0	17	35
OLB Vernon Lockard	2	0	0.0	7	15
CB Fred Sica	2	0	0.0	10	19
DT Jeff Henson	1	1	0.0	8	13
OLB Eddie Moore	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Robert Thomas	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Junior Howe	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Doug Wallace	1	0	0.0	16	32
DE Ellis Battle	0	1	0.0	16	29

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	12	6	1.0	47	32
ILB Dan Morgan	7	3	0.0	44	28
CB Bennie Howe	6	5	0.0	46	31
DE Cornell Bush	6	1	0.0	48	30
CB Bryan Scott	5	3	0.0	28	25
CB Dunta Robinson	5	2	0.0	47	31
DE Darren Balderas	5	2	0.0	45	31
DT Mitch Morrow	3	3	0.0	44	30
S Leslie Franz	3	3	0.0	49	32
DT Earnest Maciel	3	2	0.0	19	6
OLB Antwan Peek	3	1	0.0	41	21
ILB Phillip Morton	2	0	0.0	19	8
S John Howell	1	2	0.0	33	26
RB Russell Gillespie	1	0	---	---	---
S Ruffin Battaglia	1	0	0.0	5	12
ILB Nicky Sullivan	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Rob Andersen	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Hayes	1.0	1	1	1	35
DE Ellis Battle	0.0	1	0	1	29
DT Chad Lavalais	0.0	0	2	1	35

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1.0	0	1	3	32
DE Rob Andersen	0.0	1	0	0	3
CB Bryan Scott	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Darren Balderas	0.0	0	2	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Leo Fort	5	2	40
CB Rashad Bauman	3	3	32
CB Pat Gardocki	3	1	37
CB Fred Sica	2	1	19
ILB Andra Davis	2	0	33
DT Chad Lavalais	1	0	35
DT Casey Hampton	1	0	30
DT Jeff Henson	1	0	13
OLB Vernon Lockard	1	0	15
CB Junior Howe	1	0	8
S Doug Wallace	1	0	32
S Wesley Manning	1	0	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dunta Robinson	4	1	31
CB Bennie Howe	4	0	31
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	4	0	32
S John Howell	1	1	26
OLB Antwan Peek	1	1	21
CB Bryan Scott	1	0	25
S Ruffin Battaglia	1	0	12
DT Earnest Maciel	1	0	6
ILB Phillip Morton	1	0	8
ILB Dan Morgan	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl Meynardie	5	8	43	0	25
Kelvin Garmon	3	4	44	1	31
Mike Houghton	3	4	23	0	17
Ken Givens	2	10	38	0	26
Jerry Curry	2	5	20	0	11
Jonathan Horn	1	5	28	0	18
Antoine Bensen	1	4	20	0	21
Jesse Bates	1	1	27	0	13
Tito Benson	1	1	27	0	17
Shaun Bell	0	3	35	0	16
Rodney Beyer	0	2	14	0	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Langston Walker	2	4	21	0	38
Bucky Ratini	2	2	17	0	31
Mack Waldteufel	2	2	13	0	24
Chris Bober	1	4	18	0	35
Dusty Starks	0	3	20	1	36
Steven Randle	0	3	16	0	36
Erron Kinney	0	2	13	0	28

Special Teams Statistics

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Moore	3	32
Jimmie Baicy	2	25
Roosevelt Mathis	1	11
Tito Benson	0	16
Quentin Goetzinger	0	15
Michael Waddell	0	14
Rashad Bauman	0	14
Kellen Winslow	0	12
Jerry Curry	0	12
Arnold Gaden	0	11
Vernon Lockard	0	10
Arnold Reid	0	10
Robert Thomas	0	9
Bobby Kadela	0	9
Mike Houghton	0	8
Kelvin Garmon	0	8
Junior Howe	0	8
Antoine Bensen	0	8
Phil Dawson	0	7
Eric Parker	0	6
Andy Groom	0	6
Jonathan Horn	0	5
Casey Hampton	0	4
Jeff Henson	0	4
Phil Vance	0	4
Rodney Beyer	0	4
Dennis Northcutt	0	3
Jesse Bates	0	3
Wesley Manning	0	3
Chris Crocker	0	2
Pat Gardocki	0	2
Doug Wallace	0	2
Leo Fort	0	2
Greg Haynes	0	2
Ken Givens	0	2
Chad Lavalais	0	1
Andra Davis	0	1
Ellis Battle	0	1
Bernard Hayes	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Baker	2	19
Russell Gillespie	1	25
Bryan Scott	1	20
Corey Cortez	1	14
John Howell	1	2
Mack Waldteufel	0	21
Ruffin Battaglia	0	15
Derrick McIntosh	0	15
Erron Kinney	0	12
Alan McIntyre	0	12
Ty Sanders	0	12
Reche Caldwell	0	11
Burt Shields	0	10
Brent Newton	0	10
Sean Hines	0	10
Dusty Starks	0	9
Tracy Upshaw	0	8
Nicky Sullivan	0	8
Todd Sievers	0	6
T.J. Main	0	6
Geoff Brazell	0	6
Winston Brass	0	6
Riddick Thune	0	5
Phillip Morton	0	5
Al Garrison	0	4
Dan Morgan	0	3
Antwan Peek	0	3
Dunta Robinson	0	3
Cornell Bush	0	2
Mitch Morrow	0	2
Dwight Prior	0	2
Bennie Howe	0	2
Jumbo Zellweger	0	2
Darren Balderas	0	2
Leslie Franz	0	2
Ramon Walker	0	1
Earnest Maciel	0	1
Tommie Welch	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	27	82	3.0
Right	16	67	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	6	5	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	32	18	1	1	3	4	5	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Pennington	39	22	5	1	4	7	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	9	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	60	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	79	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	32	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	47	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	157	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	7	3	0	33	0	25
RB Cedric Cobbs	6	3	1	25	0	23
WR Eric Parker	5	2	0	25	0	20
WR Steven Wynn	5	4	0	58	1	29
FB Jerry Curry	2	1	1	3	0	11
TE Tito Benson	2	2	0	6	0	17
WR Quentin Goetzinger	2	1	1	12	0	14
RB Jimmie Baicy	1	1	0	6	0	9
FB Jesse Bates	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Arnold Gaden	1	0	0	0	0	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	13	7	2	166	4	36
WR Kenneth Pritchett	6	0	0	0	0	28
TE Erron Kinney	5	4	1	25	0	28
WR Reche Caldwell	4	2	0	31	0	17
RB Russell Gillespie	4	4	0	34	1	20
WR Derrick McIntosh	2	1	0	2	0	5
RB Al Garrison	2	2	0	10	0	21
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	0	14	0	24
TE Chris Baker	1	0	1	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cedric Cobbs	12	44	3.67	3.97
Byron Leftwich	1	7	7.00	7.00
Jimmie Baicy	1	2	2.00	2.67
Phil Vance	1	1	1.00	1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	1	2	2.00	3.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	6	6	44	7.33	5.34

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	3	3	24	8.00	7.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steven Wynn	2	2	21	10.50	11.60
RB Jimmie Baicy	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
FB Jerry Curry	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Tito Benson	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
WR Quentin Goetzinger	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	17	8.50	5.00
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	7	7.00	12.77

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmie Baicy	4	1
Cedric Cobbs	3	2
Byron Leftwich	1	1
Phil Vance	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Gillespie	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	8	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Pennington	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Wynn	3	3	2
WR Quentin Goetzinger	2	1	1
WR Eric Parker	1	0	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0
TE Tito Benson	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Erron Kinney	2	1	1
RB Russell Gillespie	2	2	0
WR Riddick Thune	2	1	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	0	0
WR Reche Caldwell	1	1	1
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)