Visitor:  Kansas City Chiefs

Home:  Cleveland Browns

Date:  November 19, 1989

 

Scoring:

Team                1          2          3          4          OT       Final

KC                  0          0          7          3          0           10

CLE                 0          3          7          0          0           10

 

Visitor playmakers:

S Lloyd Burruss, DE Neil Smith, LB Louis Cooper

 

Home playmakers:

CB Mark Harper, LB Mike Johnson, RB Eric Metcalf, S Felix Wright

 

Network:  NBC  (WJAR Providence)

Announcers:  Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  No

Postgame:  No

Commercials:  No

 

Grade:  Good

 

Notes:  Marty Schottenheimer returns to Cleveland the year after Art Modell “blew it” and forced him to leave, and his Chiefs battle in the mud to a tie with the Browns.  Cleveland’s stiff defense, clearly influenced by Head Coach Bud Carson, and Kansas City’s numerous penalties prevent the Chiefs from winning Marty’s grudge match.  Kansas City’s defense does its part, too, with rookie Derrick Thomas seemingly everywhere at once and Neil Smith everywhere Thomas isn’t.  A touchdown on each side – offensive for Cleveland and defensive for KC – plus a field goal each wraps up the scoring in this classic struggle between two strong teams.

 

A good quality game from the beginning of the glorious Martyball days!

Thanks John!

 

Running time:  3:28 (2 discs)