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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)

1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
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