Brian Sipe

Brian Sipe was a 13th-round pick by the Cleveland Browns in 1972 from San Diego State. He would work his way up from the practice squad to backup to the one of the Brown’s top franchise passers. After missing his rookie season due to a shoulder injury and seeing limited action early on, he took over the job in 1976 and became the face of the Browns’ passing game for the next several years. Sipe developed a reputation for accuracy, poise, and an ability to run Cleveland’s offense with efficiency in an era that was still dominated by the run.

His peak came in 1980, when he led the NFL with 4,132 passing yards and 30 touchdowns, earning league MVP honors and guiding the Browns to an 11–5 record. That season became known as the “Kardiac Kids” run because of the team’s late-game heroics, many of them driven by Sipe’s composure under pressure. After leaving the NFL following the 1983 season, he spent two years in the USFL with the New Jersey Generals before retiring. Sipe closed his Browns career with more than 23,000 passing yards and remains one of the franchise’s most productive and memorable quarterbacks.

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Sam Rutigliano had been an assistant coach with the Saints, Jets, Broncos and Patriots before he took over as Head Coach for Cleveland in 1978. And while his Browns would win only 47 games, they would make the playoffs twice during his 7-year stay there. His quarterback for that time was Brian Sipe. Sipe would be named NFL MVP in 1980.

And with a most intentional gaze Steelers linebacker Jack Lambert fixes his attention upon Browns quarterback Brian Sipe.

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Brian Sipe All Time Career Statistics

All-Time Regular Season Passing Totals
Season	Age	Team	#	Games	Starts	QBrec	Att	Comp	Comp%	Yards	Long	Y/A	TD	Int	Rate	Sacked	Yards Lost	4QC	GWD
1974	25	CLE	17	10	5	2-3-0	108	59	54.6	603	37	5.6	1	7	47.0	15	122	1	2
1975	26	CLE	17	7	2	0-2-0	88	45	51.1	427	22	4.9	1	3	54.5	8	58	0	0
1976	27	CLE	17	14	12	7-5-0	312	178	57.1	2113	52	6.8	17	14	77.3	16	142	1	1
1977	28	CLE	17	9	9	5-4-0	195	112	57.4	1233	52	6.3	9	14	61.8	16	114	2	2
1978	29	CLE	17	16	16	8-8-0	399	222	55.6	2906	69	7.3	21	15	80.7	29	229	2	2
1979	30	CLE	17	16	16	9-7-0	535	286	53.5	3793	74	7.1	28	26	73.4	43	347	5	7
1980 *+✪	31	CLE	17	16	16	11-5-0	554	337	60.8	4132	65	7.5	30	14	91.4	23	217	3	4
1981	32	CLE	17	16	16	5-11-0	567	313	55.2	3876	62	6.8	17	25	68.2	34	310	2	2
1982	33	CLE	17	6	6	2-4-0	185	101	54.6	1064	40	5.8	4	8	60.7	13	117	0	1
1983	34	CLE	17	15	14	8-6-0	496	291	58.7	3566	66	7.2	26	23	79.1	27	233	1	2
10 Year NFL Career				125	112	57-55-0	3439	1944	56.5	23713	74	6.9	154	149	74.8	224	1889	17	23