AFC Divisional Playoff - "Red Right 88"
AFC Divisional Playoff - "Red Right 88"
1980 - Raiders vs. Browns

AFC Divisional Playoff - "Red Right 88"

"My mustache was frozen solid." - Matt Millen
Condoleezza Rice
by Condoleezza Rice

The temperature at kickoff for this AFC Divisional playoff game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium was 1 degree above zero. It was January 4, 1981, and the Browns were favored against the visiting Raiders. It was a low-scoring affair whose first touchdown was a 42-yard interception return by the Browns’ Ron Bolton. But the Raiders came back with their own touchdown, taking a 7-6 lead into halftime. Two 30-yard field goals by Cleveland’s Don Cockroft pulled the Browns ahead 12-7 after three quarters. In the fourth, the Raiders scored on a 1-yard rush by running back Mark van Eeghen, and led 14-12. The Browns, though, would have a chance to win after moving the ball to the Raiders’ 13. A field goal would win the game, but a Browns’ play call was made: “Red Right 88.” Quarterback Brian Sipe dropped back to pass, tossed one into the end zone, and it was picked off by Raiders’ safety Mike Davis to seal their victory. The Raiders beat the Chargers in the AFC title game and then topped the Eagles, becoming the first Wild Card team to ever win the Super Bowl.

Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza
Rice
Condeleezza Rice was the United States Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009 and the national security advisor under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. She is currently a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a senior fellow on public policy at the Hoover Institution. A Birmingham, Alabama native, Rice grew up watching Cleveland Browns games with her father, and became a fan. Rice, who’s been photographed proudly wearing a Browns jersey, in 2018 was speculated to be a candidate for Browns head coach, but the franchise denied the reports. “I’m not ready to coach,” Rice said in response, “but I would like to call a play or two next season if the Browns need ideas. And at no time will I call for a “prevent defense!”
Profession:
celebrity
Place of Birth:
Birmingham, AL
Preferred Team:
Cleveland Browns