Week 1, 1987

played in San Francisco, CA

83 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	14	10	-	27
San Francisco 49ers	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:31 SFO - Roger Ruzek 21 field goal
2Q: 04:03 STL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal
2Q: 01:40 SFO - Roger Ruzek 23 field goal
3Q: 09:48 STL - Vance Johnson 11 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:17 STL - DJ Dozier 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:02 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:48 STL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:31 SFO - Roger Ruzek 21 field goal
2Q: 04:03 STL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal
2Q: 01:40 SFO - Roger Ruzek 23 field goal
3Q: 09:48 STL - Vance Johnson 11 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:17 STL - DJ Dozier 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:02 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:48 STL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 426 223
- Offensive Plays 72 52
- Yards per Play 5.92 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 114 73
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 3.56 3.17
Net Passing Yards 312 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 0 29 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 331 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.80 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 5/144
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 36:03 23:57

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	426	223
- Offensive Plays	72	52
- Yards per Play	5.92	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	114	73
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	3.56	3.17
Net Passing Yards	312	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 0	29 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	331	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.80	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	5/144
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	36:03	23:57

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 22	5	31	Punt
1	10:12	3:21	OWN 28	7	32	Downs
1	5:17	0:45	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
1	1:17	1:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	8:23	4:27	OWN 38	7	53	Field Goal
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 23	5	65	Half
3	13:12	3:31	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	8:17	2:10	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
3	2:27	6:32	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
4	9:21	7:41	OWN 11	14	74	Field Goal
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 46	2	-2	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	1:58	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
1	6:51	1:34	OWN 40	3	8	Interception
1	4:32	3:15	OWN 19	6	40	Punt
2	14:51	6:28	OWN 44	12	52	Field Goal
2	3:56	2:21	OWN 42	7	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
3	9:41	1:24	OWN 33	3	-4	Interception
3	6:07	3:40	OWN 8	6	23	Punt
4	10:55	1:34	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	1:40	1:12	OWN 32	5	22	Downs

Game MVP: Steve Bono, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	18	83	4.61	16	5	1
DJ Dozier	8	14	1.75	5	0	1
Jeff Hostetler	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Junior Tautalatasi	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
Tony Paige	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Steve Bono	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Settle	15	53	3.53	19	2
Horace Ivory	4	12	3.00	10	1
Del Rodgers	2	6	3.00	3	0
Parnell Dickinson	1	3	3.00	3	0
Merril Hoge	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	37	26	331	3/19	1	40	0	106.9

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	29	13	150	0/0	0	27	2	32.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	4	8	34	8.50	8	13	0
TE Rodney Holman	4	4	35	8.75	7	12	0
WR Vance Johnson	4	6	45	11.25	21	18	1
WR Eugene Goodlow	3	5	47	15.67	9	40	0
TE Mark Boyer	3	4	51	17.00	16	22	0
WR Curtis Duncan	3	4	43	14.33	21	25	0
FB Tony Paige	2	3	35	17.50	0	35	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Buster Rhymes	3	9	30	10.00	8	15
WR John Taylor	3	4	27	9.00	4	11
WR Clint Sampson	2	4	20	10.00	0	15
RB Horace Ivory	1	2	27	27.00	21	27
TE Todd Christensen	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
WR Alvin Moore	1	3	13	13.00	5	13
TE John Frank	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB John Settle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jerry Gray	1	5	5.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fredd Young	0	0	2	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
Del Rodgers	1	0
John Settle	1	0
John Frank	0	1
Merril Hoge	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	3	125	41.7	32.3	47	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	5	212	42.4	32.6	51	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Bellini	2	9	4.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	45	15.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	4	120	30.0	0
Horace Ivory	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonard Smith	6	1	19	23
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	2	19	26
ILB Fredd Young	4	1	17	22
S Rod McSwain	3	1	19	23
S Jim Bowman	2	3	7	17
DT Kent Kremer	2	1	15	26
CB Jerry Gray	2	1	15	23
DE Keith Ferguson	2	0	19	25
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	19	25
DE Shawn Miller	2	0	14	20
DT Eric Holle	1	2	18	16
ILB Mark Brown	1	1	6	5
CB Victor Scott	1	1	15	19
DE Ben Thomas	1	1	9	9
DT Dick Chapura	1	1	10	4
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	3	7
DE Tom Gibson	1	0	4	4

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	7	0	1.0	22	23
OLB Andre Tippett	7	0	0.0	26	35
DE Ron Holmes	5	2	0.5	16	28
CB Craig Curry	5	3	0.0	21	30
S Kenny Easley	5	2	0.0	25	37
CB Delton Hall	4	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Kevin Greene	3	0	0.5	29	36
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	3	4	0.0	29	36
S Mark Robinson	3	2	0.0	16	26
S Chris Mandeville	3	2	0.0	15	14
CB Wendell Cason	3	0	0.0	27	25
OLB Ed Brady	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Mark Walen	2	0	0.0	24	24
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	1.0	16	13
CB Bobby Johnson	1	1	0.0	11	10
FB Wayne Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edmund Nelson	1	0	0.0	15	23
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0.0	6	10
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Pickel	0	4	0.0	22	18
DE Doug Barnett	0	1	0.0	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	1	26
DE Shawn Miller	0	3	0	20
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0	25
ILB Fredd Young	0	1	0	22
DE Ben Thomas	0	1	0	9

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	1.0	0	0	23
DT Willie Broughton	1.0	0	0	13
DE Ron Holmes	0.5	0	1	28
OLB Kevin Greene	0.5	0	0	36
OLB Ed Brady	0.0	1	0	10
OLB Andre Tippett	0.0	0	1	35
DT Mark Walen	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	2	1	1	25
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0	23
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	26
CB Jerry Gray	1	1	1	23
OLB Ken Woodard	1	1	0	7
S Jim Bowman	1	1	0	17
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0	23
DT Eric Holle	1	0	0	16
CB Victor Scott	1	0	0	19
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0	22
CB Wayne Smith	0	1	0	22

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Craig Curry	5	0	30
S Kenny Easley	3	1	37
OLB Andre Tippett	3	0	35
CB Wendell Cason	3	0	25
CB Delton Hall	3	0	18
S Mark Robinson	2	0	26
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	14
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	1	36
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	10
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	10
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	36
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	3	8	1	32	0	35
Don Laster	2	4	0	31	2	34
Tony Paige	1	4	0	20	0	25
Tommie Ginn	1	2	0	14	0	12
Larry McCarren	1	1	0	26	0	38
Rodney Holman	1	1	0	16	0	9
Tom Andrews	0	6	0	25	0	24
Larry Williams	0	2	0	9	1	19
Dennis Lick	0	1	0	22	0	31

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Wilson	2	3	19	27
Stefan Humpries	1	5	19	25
Jim Sweeney	0	5	22	21
Bob Jozwiak	0	3	9	15
Randy Cross	0	2	18	24
Matt Darwin	0	2	18	24
Danny Villa	0	2	10	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	2	19
Mardye McDole	1	14
Mark Bellini	1	14
DJ Dozier	1	13
Wayne Smith	1	11

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	2	15
John Frank	1	15
Bobby Johnson	1	14
Bob Jozwiak	1	7

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Laster	31	34	---	---	5	70
John Scully	32	35	---	---	---	67
Larry McCarren	26	38	---	---	---	64
Steve Bono	19	40	---	---	---	59
Dennis Lick	22	31	---	---	5	58
Tony Paige	20	25	---	---	11	56
Roy Green	27	28	---	---	---	55
Victor Scott	---	---	15	19	20	54
Wayne Smith	---	---	19	22	11	52
Mark Boyer	19	28	---	---	5	52
Frank Pollard	21	30	---	---	---	51
Tom Andrews	25	24	---	---	2	51
Keith Ferguson	---	---	19	25	3	47
Curtis Duncan	13	21	---	---	13	47
Greg Lloyd	---	---	19	26	2	47
Vance Johnson	20	25	---	---	1	46
Albert Lewis	---	---	19	25	1	45
Leonard Smith	---	---	19	23	3	45
Rod McSwain	---	---	19	23	2	44
Kent Kremer	---	---	15	26	2	43
Fredd Young	---	---	17	22	2	41
Jerry Gray	---	---	15	23	1	39
Shawn Miller	---	---	14	20	3	37
Eric Holle	---	---	18	16	2	36
Junior Tautalatasi	7	8	---	---	19	34
Rodney Holman	16	9	---	---	7	32
Tommie Ginn	14	12	---	---	5	31
Larry Williams	9	19	---	---	3	31
DJ Dozier	9	8	---	---	13	30
Jim Bowman	---	---	7	17	3	27
Ben Thomas	---	---	9	9	5	23
Eugene Goodlow	7	15	---	---	---	22
Mardye McDole	1	3	---	---	14	18
Dick Chapura	---	---	10	4	2	16
Paul Butcher	---	---	4	3	8	15
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mark Bellini	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ken Woodard	---	---	3	7	3	13
Mark Brown	---	---	6	5	2	13
Jeff Hostetler	13	0	---	---	---	13
Jeff Davis	---	---	2	0	9	11
Tom Gibson	---	---	4	4	3	11
Harris Barton	1	7	---	---	---	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	29	36	2	67
Kevin Greene	---	---	29	36	2	67
Kenny Easley	---	---	25	37	2	64
Andre Tippett	---	---	26	35	2	63
Parnell Dickinson	23	29	---	---	2	54
Craig Curry	---	---	21	30	2	53
Wendell Cason	---	---	27	25	1	53
Mark Walen	---	---	24	24	3	51
Randy Cross	18	24	---	---	7	49
Mike Wilson	19	27	---	---	3	49
Stefan Humpries	19	25	---	---	5	49
Wilber Marshall	---	---	22	23	3	48
Ron Holmes	---	---	16	28	2	46
Jim Sweeney	22	21	---	---	2	45
John Frank	13	16	---	---	15	44
Mark Robinson	---	---	16	26	2	44
Bill Pickel	---	---	22	18	3	43
Matt Darwin	18	24	---	---	---	42
Edmund Nelson	---	---	15	23	1	39
Chris Mandeville	---	---	15	14	10	39
John Settle	16	20	---	---	1	37
Todd Christensen	13	18	---	---	4	35
Bobby Johnson	---	---	11	10	14	35
Merril Hoge	11	12	---	---	11	34
Alvin Moore	10	12	---	---	11	33
Willie Broughton	---	---	16	13	3	32
John Taylor	14	18	---	---	---	32
Ed Brady	---	---	9	10	12	31
Bob Jozwiak	9	15	---	---	7	31
Delton Hall	---	---	10	18	3	31
Wayne Wilson	11	15	---	---	4	30
Buster Rhymes	13	17	---	---	---	30
Clint Sampson	7	8	---	---	12	27
Michael Green	---	---	6	10	9	25
Danny Villa	10	9	---	---	6	25
Doug Barnett	---	---	8	16	---	24
James Davis	---	---	5	8	9	22
Del Rodgers	2	2	---	---	15	19
Steve Bartalo	0	0	---	---	17	17
Horace Ivory	4	5	---	---	6	15
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jo Jo Townsell	1	2	---	---	2	5
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Beuerlein	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	21	93	4.4
Right	5	9	1.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	10	33	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	37	26	4	0	5	2	3	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	29	13	1	1	1	5	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	164	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	96	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	73	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	8	4	1	34	0	28
WR Vance Johnson	6	4	2	45	0	25
WR Eugene Goodlow	5	3	1	47	1	15
TE Rodney Holman	4	4	0	35	0	9
TE Mark Boyer	4	3	1	51	1	28
WR Curtis Duncan	4	3	0	43	1	21
FB Tony Paige	3	2	0	35	1	25
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	14	0	30
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	0	16	0	3
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	0	11	0	8

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	9	3	0	30	0	17
TE Todd Christensen	4	1	0	7	0	18
WR Clint Sampson	4	2	0	20	0	8
WR John Taylor	4	3	0	27	0	18
WR Alvin Moore	3	1	0	13	0	12
RB Horace Ivory	2	1	0	27	1	5
TE John Frank	1	1	0	16	0	16
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	0	10	0	2
RB John Settle	1	0	1	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	3	2	0.67	4.61
Steve Bono	1	7	7.00	7.00
Junior Tautalatasi	1	2	2.00	2.50
DJ Dozier	1	1	1.00	1.75

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	3	2	0.67	3.53
Horace Ivory	2	9	4.50	3.00
Del Rodgers	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	4	3	27	6.75	8.95

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	3	0	0	0.00	5.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	2	1	13	6.50	4.25
WR Vance Johnson	2	2	14	7.00	7.50

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	2	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	3	2
Tony Paige	1	0
DJ Dozier	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	3	1
Horace Ivory	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	7	6	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
TE Rodney Holman	2	2	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	1
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	5	2	1
WR Alvin Moore	2	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	1	1
RB John Settle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)