Visitor: Cleveland Browns

Home: New York Jets

Date: September 2, 1979

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 4 OT Final

CLE 7 3 9 3 3 25

NYJ 3 7 3 9 0 22

Visitor playmakers:

RB Greg Pruitt, TE Ozzie Newsome, LB Clay Matthews, CB Oliver Davis

Home playmakers:

QB Matt Robinson, RB Kevin Long

Network: NBC (WKYC Cleveland)

Announcers: Charlie Jones, Len Dawson

Pregame: No

Halftime: No

Postgame: No

Commercials: A few

Grade: 8/10 – bad ghosting at the beginning that clears up after a minute or two

Notes: Don Cockroft’s fourth field goal of the game, a 27-yarder with 15 seconds left in overtime, enabled Cleveland to win its fourth straight season opener. Cockroft sent the game into overtime with a 35-yard field goal that came four seconds before the final gun. The field goal came after the Browns had driven 52 yards on one play – a 37-yard pass from Brian Sipe to Dave Logan and a roughing the passer penalty. Cleveland’s winning score was set up by a 33-yard interception return by Oliver Davis and a 21-yard Sipe-to-Logan pass.

Thanks Jeff!

Running time: 2:50 (2 discs)