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1978 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (20.9/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 356 points (22.2/g), 25th.
Differential of -22 points (-1.4/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 22nd.
Coached by Sam Rutigliano (8-8-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1978 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 12 | CLE | Clay Matthews | LB | 19 | 1978 | 1996 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 278 | USC | |||||||||||
| 1 | 23 | CLE | Ozzie Newsome HOF | TE | 13 | 1978 | 1990 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 198 | 18 | 135 | 2 | 662 | 7980 | 47 | Alabama | |||||
| 2 | 39 | CLE | Johnny Evans | P | 3 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | North Carolina State | |||
| 3 | 67 | CLE | Larry Collins | RB | 2 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |||||
| 3 | 68 | CLE | Mark Miller | QB | 2 | 1978 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 243 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 1 | Bowling Green | |||
| 4 | 103 | CLE | Pete Pullara | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 122 | CLE | Keith Wright | WR | 3 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 151 | 3 | Memphis | ||||||||
| 6 | 149 | CLE | Al Pitts | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan State | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 205 | CLE | Jesse Turnbow | DT | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Tennessee | |||||||||||
| 9 | 234 | CLE | Jon Kramer | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 261 | CLE | Brent Watson | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 290 | CLE | Larry Gillard | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 317 | CLE | Leo Biedermann | T | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | California | |||||||||||