on at least one occasion, dawg pound rowdiness affected the outcome of a game. in the fourth quarter of a 1989 game against the hated denver broncos, the rain of batteries, rocks, eggs, and other debris coming down from the bleachers was endangering the safety of the players. to move the action away from the east end, referee tom dooley had the teams switch sides. that put the wind at the browns' back. the browns won on a matt bahr field goal that barely cleared the crossbar.