Week 2, 1987

played in Cleveland, OH

68 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	3	0	7	7	-	17
Cleveland Browns	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 CLE - Phil Epps 7 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 01:53 SFO - Roger Ruzek 29 field goal
2Q: 00:35 CLE - John Smith 46 field goal
3Q: 08:54 CLE - Walter Stanley 7 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 03:22 SFO - John Settle 5 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 05:23 SFO - John Taylor 11 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CLE - John Smith 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 CLE - Phil Epps 7 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 01:53 SFO - Roger Ruzek 29 field goal
2Q: 00:35 CLE - John Smith 46 field goal
3Q: 08:54 CLE - Walter Stanley 7 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 03:22 SFO - John Settle 5 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 05:23 SFO - John Taylor 11 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CLE - John Smith 28 field goal

Team Statistics SFO CLE
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 245 280
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 4.08 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 96 106
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 3.43 3.66
Net Passing Yards 149 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 3 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 5.61
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 3/67
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:55 31:05

Team Statistics	SFO	CLE
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	245	280
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	4.08	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	96	106
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	3.43	3.66
Net Passing Yards	149	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 3	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	5.61
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	3/67
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:55	31:05

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	0:36	OWN 17	2	5	Interception
1	9:34	2:10	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
1	6:06	4:20	OWN 41	8	47	Field Goal
2	10:33	4:29	OWN 38	8	39	Interception
2	5:15	1:18	OPP 30	3	-1	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	12:27	1:02	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	8:43	5:32	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
4	14:21	1:41	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	10:35	5:19	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	3:38	1:13	OWN 10	4	26	Interception

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 29	8	20	Punt
1	9:43	0:09	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
1	7:24	1:18	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
1	1:46	6:13	OWN 16	11	53	Missed FG
2	6:04	0:49	OWN 49	2	-8	Interception
2	3:57	3:30	OWN 20	6	51	Field Goal
3	14:28	2:01	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	11:25	2:42	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
3	3:11	3:50	OWN 31	7	28	Punt
4	12:40	2:05	OPP 47	5	11	Punt
4	5:16	1:38	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	2:25	2:25	OPP 47	7	36	Field Goal

Game MVP: Karl Mecklenburg, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Settle	18	69	3.83	21	4
Horace Ivory	4	12	3.00	8	0
Merril Hoge	4	11	2.75	5	0
Parnell Dickinson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Del Rodgers	1	5	5.00	5	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	20	63	3.15	10	1	0
Steve Strachan	9	43	4.78	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	30	16	164	2/15	2	37	3	51.9

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	27	17	198	4/24	2	25	1	94.3

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Taylor	8	15	72	9.00	5	14	1
RB John Settle	3	4	54	18.00	39	37	1
TE John Frank	2	2	21	10.50	0	12	0
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	4	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Todd Christensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Walter Stanley	7	9	80	11.43	24	20	1
WR Andre Reed	3	8	31	10.33	0	13	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	3	20	10.00	7	17	0
WR Phil Epps	2	2	16	8.00	0	9	1
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	2	23	23.00	17	23	0
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	25	25.00	7	25	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	20	20.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Roland James	1	25	25.00
CB Rick Grimes	1	3	3.00
ILB Eugene Seale	1	39	39.00

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	5	220	44.0	36.2	53	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	6	257	42.8	35.5	51	2

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	1	4	4.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	2	58	29.0	0
Horace Ivory	1	23	23.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Rogers	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	8	3	1.0	28	31
S Mark Robinson	7	1	0.0	20	20
OLB Andre Tippett	4	1	2.0	25	27
OLB Kevin Greene	4	1	1.0	27	30
CB Craig Curry	4	1	0.0	22	24
S Kenny Easley	3	2	0.0	26	30
OLB Wilber Marshall	3	1	0.0	22	18
CB Wendell Cason	3	1	0.0	18	19
ILB Michael Green	3	0	0.0	5	4
DT Bill Pickel	2	1	0.0	20	18
CB James Davis	2	0	0.0	3	4
WR John Taylor	2	0	---	---	---
S Chris Mandeville	1	2	0.0	10	12
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edmund Nelson	1	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	0.0	8	12
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0.0	12	17
DE Ron Holmes	0	1	0.0	21	19

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rick Grimes	7	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	5	0	0.0	13	13
OLB George Andrews	4	2	0.0	20	24
ILB Eugene Seale	3	5	0.0	15	19
DT Donnie Humphrey	3	1	0.0	22	19
S Roland James	2	6	0.0	25	29
DE Tony Woods	2	1	0.5	15	17
DE Byron Darby	2	0	0.5	19	23
CB Terry Lewis	2	1	0.0	14	19
DT Tony Casillas	2	1	0.0	12	18
S Bob Jury	2	0	0.0	21	20
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	0	0.0	1	2
DE William Fuller	1	0	1.0	13	15
DT Mark Duda	1	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Rick Graf	1	1	0.0	8	5
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0.0	8	8
S Clinton Burrell	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Patrick Allen	1	0	0.0	20	26
WR Andre Reed	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Walker	1	0	0.0	22	25

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	2.0	0	27
OLB Kevin Greene	1.0	1	30
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	31

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE William Fuller	1.0	0	2	0	15
DE Byron Darby	0.5	1	0	0	23
DE Tony Woods	0.5	0	1	0	17
DE Art Still	0.0	0	1	1	9
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Curry	4	1	0	24
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	0	0	18
S Mark Robinson	2	0	0	20
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	2	1	31
CB Wendell Cason	1	1	0	19
S Chris Mandeville	1	1	0	12
CB James Davis	1	0	0	4
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0	30
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0	4
DT Bill Pickel	1	0	0	18
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	0	30
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0	17
OLB Andre Tippett	0	1	0	27

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	4	0	0	24
CB Rick Grimes	3	0	1	22
S Bob Jury	2	1	0	20
CB Kevin Walker	2	0	0	25
ILB Eugene Seale	1	0	1	19
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0	8
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0	2
CB Patrick Allen	1	0	0	26
CB Terry Lewis	1	0	0	19
S Roland James	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Wilson	2	8	28	0	30
Randy Cross	1	6	24	0	29
Jim Sweeney	1	3	17	0	22
Matt Darwin	1	2	23	2	24
Todd Christensen	0	2	16	0	21
Stefan Humpries	0	2	24	0	27
Bob Jozwiak	0	2	15	0	16
John Frank	0	1	16	0	19
Danny Villa	0	1	9	0	12

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Montoya	3	8	22	0	24
John Ayers	3	5	25	1	31
Keith Van Horne	2	3	24	0	30
Joel Patten	1	3	10	1	9
Jim Ritcher	1	3	28	1	31
Irv Eatman	1	3	25	1	23
Ted McKnight	1	2	12	0	9
Greg Jarvis	1	1	10	0	7
Calvin Magee	0	1	19	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Johnson	2	21
Steve Bartalo	1	19
Clint Sampson	1	10
Todd Christensen	1	2

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Strachan	2	18
Jimmy Rogers	1	22
Bennie Cunningham	1	7

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	28	31	3	62
Parnell Dickinson	28	32	---	---	1	61
Mike Wilson	28	30	---	---	2	60
Kevin Greene	---	---	27	30	3	60
Randy Cross	24	29	---	---	6	59
Kenny Easley	---	---	26	30	2	58
Stefan Humpries	24	27	---	---	5	56
Andre Tippett	---	---	25	27	3	55
John Taylor	21	31	---	---	---	52
John Frank	16	19	---	---	14	49
Craig Curry	---	---	22	24	2	48
Matt Darwin	23	24	---	---	---	47
Wilber Marshall	---	---	22	18	6	46
Bill Pickel	---	---	20	18	5	43
Mark Robinson	---	---	20	20	3	43
Ron Holmes	---	---	21	19	3	43
Wayne Wilson	11	18	---	---	13	42
Jim Sweeney	17	22	---	---	3	42
Mark Walen	---	---	19	19	4	42
John Settle	19	23	---	---	---	42
Todd Christensen	16	21	---	---	2	39
Wendell Cason	---	---	18	19	2	39
Bob Jozwiak	15	16	---	---	6	37
Bobby Johnson	---	---	7	7	21	35
Buster Rhymes	17	15	---	---	---	32
Chris Mandeville	---	---	10	12	10	32
Delton Hall	---	---	12	17	2	31
Merril Hoge	17	11	---	---	3	31
Alvin Moore	11	5	---	---	13	29
Clint Sampson	7	10	---	---	10	27
Ed Brady	---	---	6	5	16	27
Willie Broughton	---	---	8	12	7	27
Danny Villa	9	12	---	---	6	27
Edmund Nelson	---	---	10	13	1	24
Doug Barnett	---	---	10	12	1	23
Steve Bartalo	0	0	---	---	19	19
James Davis	---	---	3	4	10	17
Michael Green	---	---	5	4	8	17
Del Rodgers	1	0	---	---	14	15
Horace Ivory	4	6	---	---	4	14
Jo Jo Townsell	0	1	---	---	6	7
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Beuerlein	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Ritcher	28	31	---	---	9	68
John Ayers	25	31	---	---	7	63
Jim McMahon	29	31	---	---	---	60
Terry Lewis	---	---	14	19	23	56
Max Montoya	22	24	---	---	9	55
Roland James	---	---	25	29	1	55
Patrick Allen	---	---	20	26	9	55
Andre Reed	26	24	---	---	5	55
Keith Van Horne	24	30	---	---	---	54
Irv Eatman	25	23	---	---	---	48
Kevin Walker	---	---	22	25	1	48
Bob Jury	---	---	21	20	6	47
Mark Duda	---	---	21	24	2	47
George Andrews	---	---	20	24	1	45
Freeman McNeil	20	21	---	---	3	44
Byron Darby	---	---	19	23	1	43
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	22	19	2	43
Rick Grimes	---	---	20	22	1	43
Calvin Magee	19	15	---	---	8	42
Walter Stanley	18	22	---	---	---	40
Jimmy Rogers	10	7	---	---	22	39
Wayne Capers	10	19	---	---	8	37
Steve Strachan	9	10	---	---	18	37
Eugene Seale	---	---	15	19	2	36
Tony Woods	---	---	15	17	1	33
William Fuller	---	---	13	15	3	31
Tony Casillas	---	---	12	18	1	31
Bennie Cunningham	9	12	---	---	7	28
A.J. Duhe	---	---	8	8	12	28
Ted McKnight	12	9	---	---	7	28
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	13	13	2	28
Clinton Burrell	---	---	10	15	2	27
Joel Patten	10	9	---	---	8	27
Phil Epps	4	7	---	---	16	27
Art Still	---	---	9	9	5	23
Cris Collinsworth	8	9	---	---	---	17
Clint Didier	0	0	---	---	17	17
Greg Jarvis	10	7	---	---	---	17
Rick Graf	---	---	8	5	---	13
Gene Chilton	1	0	---	---	9	10
John Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lucius Sanford	---	---	1	2	4	7
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Johnson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	4	3	0.8
Right	15	63	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	30	16	1	2	2	1	5	1	3

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	27	17	3	0	2	6	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	40	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	81	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	81	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	117	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Taylor	15	8	0	72	0	31
WR Clint Sampson	4	1	0	11	0	10
RB John Settle	4	3	0	54	1	23
WR Buster Rhymes	3	1	2	3	0	15
TE John Frank	2	2	0	21	0	19
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0	3	0	6
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0	0	0	21

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Stanley	9	7	0	80	1	22
WR Andre Reed	8	3	0	31	0	24
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	2	1	20	0	12
WR Phil Epps	2	2	0	16	0	7
WR Wayne Capers	2	1	0	23	1	19
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	0	3	0	21
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	0	25	1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	4	4	1.00	3.83
Del Rodgers	1	5	5.00	5.00
Merril Hoge	1	2	2.00	2.75

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Strachan	1	10	10.00	4.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	3	3	28	9.33	5.47

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	2	2	14	7.00	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Frank	1	1	12	12.00	10.50
WR John Taylor	1	1	11	11.00	4.80
RB John Settle	1	1	5	5.00	13.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil Epps	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	7	7.00	8.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	2	1
Horace Ivory	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	3	2
Steve Strachan	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	11	5	5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Taylor	6	3	3
WR Clint Sampson	3	1	1
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0
RB John Settle	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	2	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)