| Played in Hartford, CT, weather: 41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Hartford won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Karl Oksenberg kicked off 43 yards from the CLE35. Ray Nixon returned the ball 21 yards to the HAR43. Tackled by Brad Godfrey. PENALTY: Hartford was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR25 (1Q: 14:33) Ray Nixon ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Mili. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-HAR24 (1Q: 13:48) James Brackens sacked by DT Courtney Thornton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Nicky Breese. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-17-HAR18 (1Q: 13:03) James Brackens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dusty Picard. ILB Earnest Vetter defended the pass. |
| 4-17-HAR18 (1Q: 12:54) Lamont Roberson punted 47 yards. Brad Godfrey returned the kick 11 yards to the CLE46. Tackled by Nolan Harrison. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE46 (1Q: 12:45) Karl Bauer scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Kolb. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HAR50 (1Q: 12:13) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Brad Godfrey. S Joel Tinker defended the pass. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-HAR50 (1Q: 12:03) Brad Godfrey ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Richard Guthrie, assisted by DT Ryan Kromer. |
| 4-9-CLE47 (1Q: 11:24) Walter Hardy punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR20 (1Q: 11:17) James Brackens pass completed to WR Walter Malone for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Zach Reed, assisted by S R.J. Gilmore. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| Hartford: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR25 (1Q: 11:08) James Brackens pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dusty Picard. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-HAR25 (1Q: 11:00) James Brackens pass completed to WR Kenyon Lenihan for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Velez. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-HAR28 (1Q: 10:29) James Brackens pass completed to TE Courtney Poliska for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Earnest Vetter. |
| 4-5-HAR30 (1Q: 10:04) Lamont Roberson punted 42 yards. Brad Godfrey returned the kick 8 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Kai Linquist. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Fordyce and Glover are blitzing. 1-10-CLE36 (1Q: 09:57) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Raymond Vaughn. OLB Phil Fordyce drove right through Jeff Swasey to hurry the quarterback. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fordyce is blitzing. 2-10-CLE36 (1Q: 09:51) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Bentley Hudson for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hudson gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR40 (1Q: 09:05) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Huntley. S Richard Guthrie defended the pass. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fordyce is blitzing. 2-10-HAR40 (1Q: 08:56) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Eddie Robinson, assisted by OLB Phil Fordyce. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HAR38 (1Q: 08:22) Karl Bauer pass was dropped by WR Raymond Vaughn. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-HAR38 (1Q: 08:16) Walter Hardy punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR20 (1Q: 08:09) James Brackens pass completed to TE Courtney Poliska for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Force, assisted by DE Pat Cortez. Poliska gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR34 (1Q: 07:33) Ray Nixon ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore. DT Zach Reed knocked down Nathan Filar to break up the play. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-HAR32 (1Q: 07:12) James Brackens pass completed to WR Dusty Picard for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Wendell Eby, assisted by OLB T.J. Carfagno. Picard gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Gilmore is blitzing. 1-10-CLE44 (1Q: 06:27) James Brackens kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Vincent Dallesandro, assisted by DT Elias Word. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-CLE43 (1Q: 05:51) Tommy Deutsch ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB T.J. Carfagno, assisted by S R.J. Gilmore. Hartford's Nicky Breese was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-CLE44 (1Q: 05:24) James Brackens pass completed to WR Kenyon Lenihan for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB T.J. Carfagno. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE31 (1Q: 04:48) James Brackens pass completed to WR Kenyon Lenihan for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Rickey Price. Lenihan gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-5-CLE05 (1Q: 04:12) Ray Nixon ran around right end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Calvin Campbell. Hartford 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 04:12) Extra point by Joey Stargell was good. Hartford 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 04:06) Joey Stargell kicked off 73 yards from the HAR35. Touchback. |
| Cleveland: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 04:06) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Phil Fordyce, assisted by CB Harry Crane. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-CLE21 (1Q: 03:42) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Joel Tinker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE49 (1Q: 02:56) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Wild Thing Vaughn for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bert Griffith, assisted by CB Harry Crane. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-HAR48 (1Q: 02:24) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Richard Guthrie, assisted by OLB Phil Fordyce. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HAR49 (1Q: 01:46) Karl Bauer scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Harold Kemp. |
| 4-2-HAR43 (1Q: 01:03) Walter Hardy punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HAR03. |
| Hartford: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Carfagno is blitzing. 1-10-HAR03 (1Q: 00:53) Tommy Deutsch ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-HAR06 (1Q: 00:20) James Brackens scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Force. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR16 (2Q: 15:00) James Brackens pass completed to WR Walter Malone for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ken Sinclair, assisted by S R.J. Gilmore. Malone gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR30 (2Q: 14:19) James Brackens pass completed to WR Dusty Picard for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Rickey Price. Picard gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HAR46 (2Q: 13:40) Tommy Deutsch ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Courtney Thornton, assisted by OLB T.J. Carfagno. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HAR46 (2Q: 13:15) James Brackens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dusty Picard. S Ken Sinclair defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-HAR46 (2Q: 13:05) James Brackens pass completed to WR Walter Malone for 7 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore, assisted by CB Garrett Guzowski. Malone gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-CLE47 (2Q: 12:24) Lamont Roberson punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 12:18) Brad Godfrey ran a trap outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Richard Guthrie, assisted by CB Herb Kolb. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-13-CLE17 (2Q: 11:34) Karl Bauer sacked by DE Isaac McQuaig for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Asher Bradford. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-21-CLE09 (2Q: 11:07) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Raymond Vaughn for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Harold Kemp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-CLE12 (2Q: 10:41) Walter Hardy punted 54 yards. Tommy Deutsch returned the kick 3 yards to the HAR37. PENALTY: Hartford was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR27 (2Q: 10:32) Tommy Deutsch ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Otis McLemore. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Carfagno is blitzing. 2-9-HAR28 (2Q: 09:53) James Brackens pass completed to TE Courtney Poliska for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Force. Poliska gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR37 (2Q: 09:25) James Brackens pass completed to WR Dusty Picard for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski. Picard gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE43 (2Q: 08:48) James Brackens pass completed to WR Walter Malone for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Rickey Price. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-4-CLE37 (2Q: 08:04) Ray Nixon ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Zach Reed. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-CLE37 (2Q: 07:37) James Brackens pass completed to TE Courtney Poliska for 37 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Poliska gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Hartford 13, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 07:37) Extra point by Joey Stargell was good. Hartford 14, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 07:22) Joey Stargell kicked off 69 yards from the HAR35. Touchback. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 07:22) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Huntley. DT Joe Woodson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE20 (2Q: 07:18) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Huntley. S Roderick Adams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-10-CLE20 (2Q: 07:12) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tom Grier. ILB Cary Glover defended the pass. |
| 4-10-CLE20 (2Q: 07:07) Walter Hardy punted 36 yards. Tommy Deutsch called for a fair catch at the HAR44. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR44 (2Q: 07:00) James Brackens pass completed to WR Dusty Picard for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Mili. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Picard gained 16 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HAR Tommy Deutsch on the CLE30. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CLE30 (2Q: 06:34) James Brackens pass completed to TE Courtney Poliska for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Poliska gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE17 (2Q: 06:15) James Brackens pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Courtney Poliska. CB Ike Force defended the pass. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| Hartford: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-1-CLE01 (2Q: 06:06) James Brackens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dusty Picard. DE Vincent Dallesandro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Hartford: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-CLE01 (2Q: 05:59) James Brackens pass completed to FB Nolan Harrison for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Mili. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-2-CLE02 (2Q: 05:37) Ray Nixon ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski, assisted by DT Zach Reed. |
| 4-3-CLE03 (2Q: 05:09) Joey Stargell attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Hartford 17, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 05:03) Joey Stargell kicked off 63 yards from the HAR35. Brad Godfrey returned the ball 18 yards to the CLE20. Tackled by Kai Linquist. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 04:30) Mercury Sander ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover, assisted by S Richard Guthrie. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-CLE18 (2Q: 03:59) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover. Cleveland's Kerry McSheffrey was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fordyce, Glover and Linquist are blitzing. 3-12-CLE18 (2Q: 03:33) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wild Thing Vaughn. ILB Cary Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-CLE18 (2Q: 03:24) Walter Hardy punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HAR42. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR42 (2Q: 03:15) James Brackens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dusty Picard. DE Otis McLemore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-HAR42 (2Q: 03:05) James Brackens pass was dropped by WR Dusty Picard. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-10-HAR42 (2Q: 02:59) James Brackens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al O'Neal. DE Vincent Dallesandro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-HAR42 (2Q: 02:53) Lamont Roberson punted 49 yards. Brad Godfrey returned the kick 2 yards to the CLE11. Tackled by Bert Correa. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fordyce and Tinker are blitzing. 1-10-CLE11 (2Q: 02:43) Mercury Sander ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Kolb, assisted by S Roderick Adams. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-CLE15 (2Q: 02:20) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 36 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Harold Kemp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR49 (2Q: 02:00) Karl Bauer pass was dropped by WR Ron Huntley. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HAR49 (2Q: 01:52) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Harry Crane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Huntley gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR18 (2Q: 01:26) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tom Grier. CB Harold Kemp defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HAR18 (2Q: 01:18) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Tucker Martinez for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover, assisted by S Richard Guthrie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-4-HAR04 (2Q: 01:08) Karl Bauer sacked by DE Isaac McQuaig for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Asher Bradford. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HAR10 (2Q: 00:36) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bobby Duncan. OLB Phil Fordyce knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fordyce is blitzing. 3-10-HAR10 (2Q: 00:29) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover. |
| 4-4-HAR04 (2Q: 00:22) Karl Oksenberg attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Hartford 17, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 00:15) Karl Oksenberg kicked off 56 yards from the CLE35. Harry Crane returned the ball 23 yards to the HAR32. Tackled by Edgar Deal. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR32 (2Q: 00:05) James Brackens pass completed to WR Dusty Picard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Mickey Bierria, assisted by OLB Jorge Mili. Picard gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Joey Stargell kicked off 60 yards from the HAR35. Brad Godfrey returned the ball 18 yards to the CLE23. Tackled by Roderick Adams. Hartford's Kai Linquist was hurt on the play. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE23 (3Q: 14:37) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Kolb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE33 (3Q: 14:00) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Phil Fordyce, assisted by DT Ryan Kromer. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-CLE34 (3Q: 13:30) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Edgar Deal. S Richard Guthrie defended the pass. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Glover is blitzing. 3-9-CLE34 (3Q: 13:24) Karl Bauer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Max Manning. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CLE34 (3Q: 13:18) Walter Hardy punted 52 yards. Tommy Deutsch returned the kick -4 yards to the HAR10. Tackled by Ken Sinclair. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HAR10 (3Q: 13:10) Ray Nixon ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Zach Reed, assisted by OLB Jorge Mili. DT Zach Reed knocked down Craig Codeke to break up the play. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-HAR10 (3Q: 12:51) James Brackens pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Juan Dabbs. DT Elias Word blocked the pass. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-HAR10 (3Q: 12:41) PENALTY: Hartford was called for a False Start. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-HAR05 (3Q: 12:35) Tommy Deutsch ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Velez. |
| 4-12-HAR08 (3Q: 12:08) Lamont Roberson punted 47 yards. Brad Godfrey called for a fair catch at the CLE45. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CLE45 (3Q: 11:57) Mercury Sander ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Hunter Murray, assisted by ILB Cary Glover. Key block delivered by Asher Bradford. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-HAR50 (3Q: 11:34) Karl Bauer sacked by DT Ryan Kromer for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Allen Kenyon. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CLE44 (3Q: 10:59) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Bentley Hudson for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Joel Tinker, assisted by S Richard Guthrie. Hudson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR42 (3Q: 10:36) Karl Bauer pass was dropped by WR Wild Thing Vaughn. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HAR42 (3Q: 10:26) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Harry Crane. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HAR40 (3Q: 09:54) Karl Bauer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ron Huntley. |
| 4-8-HAR40 (3Q: 09:47) Walter Hardy punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR20 (3Q: 09:41) Ray Nixon ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore, assisted by CB Ike Force. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-HAR22 (3Q: 09:11) Ray Nixon ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Otis McLemore. Key block delivered by Craig Codeke. PENALTY: Hartford was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-18-HAR12 (3Q: 09:04) James Brackens pass completed to TE Courtney Poliska for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rickey Price. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-16-HAR14 (3Q: 08:41) James Brackens pass completed to WR Walter Malone for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ken Sinclair. |
| 4-5-HAR25 (3Q: 07:59) Lamont Roberson punted 40 yards. Ken Sinclair called for a fair catch at the CLE35. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE35 (3Q: 07:52) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Harold Kemp. Huntley gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR46 (3Q: 07:06) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-HAR47 (3Q: 06:35) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for -4 yards. Tackled by S Roderick Adams. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-CLE49 (3Q: 06:03) Karl Bauer pass completed to RB Mercury Sander for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover. Sander gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR34 (3Q: 05:23) Mercury Sander ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Hunter Murray, assisted by S Richard Guthrie. Key block delivered by Allen Kenyon. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR24 (3Q: 04:47) Karl Bauer scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Phil Fordyce. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HAR20 (3Q: 04:07) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Phil Fordyce, assisted by CB Harold Kemp. Huntley gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-1-HAR01 (3Q: 03:33) Karl Bauer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Huntley. DE Hunter Murray hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-1-HAR01 (3Q: 03:29) Mercury Sander ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-HAR02 (3Q: 02:56) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Shane Parsons. Hartford 17, Cleveland 9 |
| (3Q: 02:56) Extra point by Karl Oksenberg was good. Hartford 17, Cleveland 10 |
| (3Q: 02:49) Karl Oksenberg kicked off 56 yards from the CLE35. Harry Crane returned the ball 17 yards to the HAR26. Tackled by Brad Godfrey. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR26 (3Q: 02:25) James Brackens pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Juan Dabbs. S Ken Sinclair defended the pass. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Mili and Gilmore are blitzing. 2-10-HAR26 (3Q: 02:14) James Brackens pass completed to WR Walter Malone for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Wendell Eby. Malone gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR47 (3Q: 01:39) Ray Nixon ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Mili, assisted by S R.J. Gilmore. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-HAR45 (3Q: 01:18) Ray Nixon ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Velez. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-HAR48 (3Q: 00:47) James Brackens pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dusty Picard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-HAR48 (3Q: 00:34) Lamont Roberson punted 32 yards. Brad Godfrey called for a fair catch at the CLE20. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 00:23) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Raymond Vaughn for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Kolb. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Bensen is blitzing. 2-2-CLE28 (4Q: 15:00) Karl Bauer pass completed to TE Edgar Deal for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover, assisted by CB Herb Kolb. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 14:34) Karl Bauer pass completed to RB Mercury Sander for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Harold Kemp, assisted by ILB Cary Glover. Sander gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HAR47 (4Q: 13:56) Mercury Sander ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Marco Sutter, assisted by S Richard Guthrie. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Glover is blitzing. 2-6-HAR43 (4Q: 13:17) Brad Godfrey ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Richard Guthrie. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fordyce is blitzing. 3-6-HAR43 (4Q: 12:41) Karl Bauer pass completed to RB Mercury Sander for 14 yards. Tackled by S Joel Tinker. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR29 (4Q: 12:02) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Fordyce, Glover and Crane are blitzing. 1-15-HAR34 (4Q: 11:52) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-18-HAR37 (4Q: 11:24) Karl Bauer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bentley Hudson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-18-HAR37 (4Q: 11:16) Karl Bauer pass completed to TE Bobby Duncan for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Herb Kolb. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duncan gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 4-4-HAR23 (4Q: 10:44) Karl Oksenberg attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. Hartford's Gilbert Bensen was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Hartford: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR30 (4Q: 10:37) Ray Nixon ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HAR30 (4Q: 09:52) Tommy Deutsch ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Mili. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-HAR27 (4Q: 09:11) James Brackens pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dusty Picard. DT Curtis Velez blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-HAR27 (4Q: 08:58) Lamont Roberson punted 42 yards. Brad Godfrey returned the kick 26 yards to the HAR43. Tackled by Courtney Poliska. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HAR43 (4Q: 08:47) Mercury Sander ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Richard Guthrie, assisted by DE Isaac McQuaig. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-HAR41 (4Q: 08:24) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Bentley Hudson for 41 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hudson gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Hartford 17, Cleveland 16 |
| (4Q: 08:24) Extra point by Karl Oksenberg was good. Hartford 17, Cleveland 17 |
| (4Q: 08:06) Karl Oksenberg kicked off 73 yards from the CLE35. Touchback. |
| Hartford: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HAR20 (4Q: 08:06) Ray Nixon ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Zach Reed. Key block delivered by Craig Codeke. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-HAR25 (4Q: 07:32) Ray Nixon ran around right end for 42 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore. Key block delivered by Nathan Filar. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Vetter is blitzing. 1-10-CLE33 (4Q: 06:50) Ray Nixon ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Zach Reed. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-CLE32 (4Q: 06:27) Ray Nixon ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Elias Word, assisted by S R.J. Gilmore. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-CLE30 (4Q: 05:59) James Brackens pass completed to WR Kenyon Lenihan for 17 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore, assisted by CB Garrett Guzowski. Lenihan gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE13 (4Q: 05:14) James Brackens pass completed to TE Juan Dabbs for 11 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore. Dabbs gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| Hartford: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Price is blitzing. 1-2-CLE02 (4Q: 05:06) Tommy Deutsch ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Craig Codeke. Hartford 23, Cleveland 17 |
| (4Q: 05:06) Extra point by Joey Stargell was good. Hartford 24, Cleveland 17 |
| (4Q: 04:56) Joey Stargell kicked off 56 yards from the HAR35. Brad Godfrey returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE29. Tackled by Bert Correa. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE29 (4Q: 04:51) Brad Godfrey ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Cary Glover, assisted by CB Herb Kolb. |
| Cleveland: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-14-CLE25 (4Q: 04:24) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Raymond Vaughn for 34 yards. Tackled by OLB Gilbert Bensen. Vaughn gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cleveland's Tucker Martinez was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR41 (4Q: 03:39) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Harold Kemp. Huntley gained 35 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-6-HAR06 (4Q: 03:03) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Eddie Robinson, assisted by DT Ryan Kromer. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-HAR02 (4Q: 02:39) Karl Bauer pass completed to FB Kerry McSheffrey for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Phil Fordyce. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-HAR01 (4Q: 02:16) Karl Bauer pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Hartford 24, Cleveland 23 |
| (4Q: 02:16) Extra point by Karl Oksenberg was good. Hartford 24, Cleveland 24 |
| (4Q: 02:07) Karl Oksenberg kicked off 74 yards from the CLE35. Touchback. |
| Hartford: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HAR20 (4Q: 02:07) James Brackens pass completed to WR Al O'Neal for 15 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Gilmore, assisted by ILB Earnest Vetter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Hartford: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Force is blitzing. 1-10-HAR35 (4Q: 02:00) James Brackens sacked by CB Ike Force and DT Curtis Velez for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Nicky Breese. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-18-HAR27 (4Q: 01:41) James Brackens pass completed to WR Walter Malone for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Mili. Malone gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 01:15) James Brackens pass completed to WR Kenyon Lenihan for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ken Sinclair, assisted by ILB Rickey Price. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Hartford: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-CLE36 (4Q: 00:51) James Brackens pass completed to WR Dusty Picard for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB T.J. Carfagno. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Picard gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| Hartford: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-6-CLE06 (4Q: 00:42) Tommy Deutsch ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Zach Reed. |
| Hartford: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Wicher is blitzing. 2-3-CLE03 (4Q: 00:35) Ray Nixon ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jorge Mili, assisted by OLB Wendell Eby. |
| Hartford called a time out. |
| 3-2-CLE02 (4Q: 00:04) Joey Stargell attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Hartford 27, Cleveland 24 |
| Final Score: Hartford Whalers 27, Cleveland Clawz 24 |