Week 3, 1987

played in San Francisco, CA

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	0	0	0	-	7
San Francisco 49ers	0	7	7	13	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 DET - Mike Mularkey 6 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 08:50 SFO - Buster Rhymes 35 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 01:53 SFO - John Settle 29 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 07:11 SFO - Roger Ruzek 35 field goal
4Q: 03:22 SFO - Roger Ruzek 37 field goal
4Q: 02:39 SFO - James Davis 28 interception return (Roger Ruzek extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 DET - Mike Mularkey 6 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 08:50 SFO - Buster Rhymes 35 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 01:53 SFO - John Settle 29 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 07:11 SFO - Roger Ruzek 35 field goal
4Q: 03:22 SFO - Roger Ruzek 37 field goal
4Q: 02:39 SFO - James Davis 28 interception return (Roger Ruzek extra point)

Team Statistics DET SFO
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 17 12
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 4
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 290 257
- Offensive Plays 71 50
- Yards per Play 4.08 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 91 172
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 3.79 5.06
Net Passing Yards 199 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 4 15 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 92
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.23 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/55 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 6/80 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/48
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 33:35 26:25

Team Statistics	DET	SFO
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	17	12
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	4
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	290	257
- Offensive Plays	71	50
- Yards per Play	4.08	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	91	172
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	3.79	5.06
Net Passing Yards	199	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 4	15 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	92
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.23	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/55	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	6/80	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/48
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	33:35	26:25

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	6:48	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
1	4:41	4:40	OWN 20	8	16	Punt
2	14:04	3:07	OWN 34	8	28	Interception
2	8:33	2:24	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	3:46	3:09	OWN 8	9	65	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 14	5	15	Punt
3	8:59	2:39	OWN 16	4	22	Punt
3	2:01	0:08	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
3	1:38	5:05	OWN 27	8	32	Missed FG
4	7:05	1:27	OWN 20	4	4	Downs
4	3:14	0:46	OWN 7	3	7	Interception
4	2:28	0:17	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
4	1:33	0:54	OWN 31	4	9	Downs

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
1	6:32	1:51	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
1	0:01	0:57	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	10:57	2:24	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	6:09	2:23	OWN 6	4	48	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 34	1	11	Half
3	11:18	2:19	OWN 30	5	10	Punt
3	6:20	4:19	OWN 20	10	59	Fumble
3	1:53	0:15	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown
4	11:33	4:28	OWN 48	8	34	Field Goal
4	5:38	2:24	OPP 24	3	4	Field Goal
4	2:11	0:38	OPP 29	3	5	Missed FG
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 40	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Greene, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	18	60	3.33	11	1
Timmy Smith	4	12	3.00	6	0
Ron Wolfley	1	11	11.00	11	1
Kelvin Edwards	1	8	8.00	8	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	21	99	4.71	29	4	1
Horace Ivory	5	11	2.20	7	0	0
Merril Hoge	5	55	11.00	45	1	0
Parnell Dickinson	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Del Rodgers	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	44	27	216	3/17	1	42	4	43.3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	15	9	92	1/7	1	35	0	99.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Edwards	5	5	54	10.80	9	21	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	4	21	5.25	0	7	0
RB Billy Sims	4	4	19	4.75	9	9	0
TE Mike Mularkey	4	7	33	8.25	15	16	1
WR Phil McConkey	4	8	25	6.25	2	14	0
WR Steve Largent	3	8	44	14.67	28	42	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
RB Timmy Smith	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0
FB Ron Wolfley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	4	5	61	15.25	5	35	1
TE Todd Christensen	2	3	18	9.00	11	10	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR John Taylor	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB John Settle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Davis	1	28	28.00	1
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0.00	0
S Mark Robinson	1	13	13.00	0
CB Wendell Cason	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Duane Galloway	1	1
Ronnie Lott	0	1
Tom Flynn	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
John Settle	1	1
Todd Christensen	1	0
Merril Hoge	1	0
Jim Sweeney	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	189	47.3	45.3	53	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	5	219	43.8	39.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Collins	5	69	13.8	0
Billy Sims	1	11	11.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	1	22	22.0	0
Dennis Gentry	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	5	2	0.0	21	12
CB Duane Galloway	5	0	0.0	22	13
DE Jacob Green	4	1	1.0	25	11
OLB Duane Bickett	4	3	0.0	21	10
DE Dennis Boyd	4	0	0.0	25	13
CB Ron Francis	3	0	0.0	18	11
S Tom Flynn	2	3	0.0	19	6
ILB Niko Noga	2	1	0.0	12	11
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Tim Cofield	2	0	0.0	7	1
CB Reyna Thompson	2	0	0.0	19	10
ILB Matt Millen	1	3	0.0	22	5
DT Brian Sochia	1	2	0.0	31	12
CB Bobby Butler	1	1	0.0	23	6
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	---	---	---
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	0.0	10	5
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wyatt Henderson	0	1	0.0	19	10
OLB Craig Bingham	0	1	0.0	12	6
S Fred Marion	0	1	0.0	18	8

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	10	1	1.0	21	25
S Mark Robinson	6	2	0.0	17	28
OLB Kevin Greene	5	2	1.5	23	44
S Kenny Easley	5	3	0.0	22	45
OLB Wilber Marshall	4	2	0.0	19	39
DE Ron Holmes	3	2	0.0	19	23
DT Mark Walen	3	1	0.0	16	34
ILB Michael Green	3	0	0.0	9	16
CB Craig Curry	2	1	0.0	20	30
CB Delton Hall	2	0	0.0	7	28
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0.5	6	24
DT Edmund Nelson	1	1	0.0	12	20
CB Bobby Johnson	1	1	0.0	4	17
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	1	0.0	22	42
DT Bill Pickel	1	0	0.0	14	29
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	0.0	7	13
CB Wendell Cason	1	0	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1.0	0	1	0	11
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	0	1	1	13

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kevin Greene	1.5	0	2	1	44
OLB Andre Tippett	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Doug Barnett	0.5	1	1	0	24
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	1	1	0	23
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	13
CB Ron Francis	2	0	11
CB Bobby Butler	1	0	6
S Ronnie Lott	1	0	12
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	5
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	10
OLB Tim Cofield	1	0	1
ILB Matt Millen	0	1	5
OLB Craig Bingham	0	1	6

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	5	0	0	25
S Mark Robinson	4	0	1	28
ILB Michael Green	3	1	0	16
S Kenny Easley	2	1	0	45
OLB Kevin Greene	2	1	0	44
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	1	28
CB Craig Curry	2	0	0	30
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	0	21
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	1	39
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	0	17
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0	1
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0	23
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0	28
CB James Davis	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cody Risien	2	6	18	1	29
Guy McIntyre	2	4	18	1	35
Tom Baugh	2	3	15	0	33
Anthony Munoz	1	6	15	0	32
Ozzie Newsome	1	1	13	0	21
Rich Umphrey	0	1	12	0	29
Randy Grimes	0	1	12	0	18
Tim Spencer	0	1	15	0	19
Ron Wolfley	0	1	6	0	14
Timmy Smith	0	0	4	1	18

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	4	6	1	27	0	13
Matt Darwin	1	5	0	31	1	13
Stefan Humpries	1	5	0	28	0	14
Mike Wilson	1	4	0	30	0	14
Jim Sweeney	1	3	0	29	0	13
Todd Christensen	1	1	0	28	0	13
Bob Jozwiak	0	3	0	16	0	9
Wayne Wilson	0	2	0	17	0	7
Danny Villa	0	2	0	9	0	4
John Frank	0	1	0	11	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Reyna Thompson	2	15
Phil McConkey	1	17
Tim Spencer	1	3

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Johnson	2	20
Steve Bartalo	1	17
John Frank	1	15
Clint Sampson	1	12
James Davis	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Flutie	24	47	---	---	---	71
Phil McConkey	12	33	---	---	17	62
Billy Sims	20	29	---	---	7	56
Guy McIntyre	18	35	---	---	3	56
Tom Baugh	15	33	---	---	6	54
Tom Newberry	19	32	---	---	3	54
Cody Risien	18	29	---	---	6	53
Steve Largent	17	28	---	---	2	47
Anthony Munoz	15	32	---	---	---	47
Dennis Boyd	---	---	25	13	8	46
Brian Sochia	---	---	31	12	2	45
Kelvin Edwards	11	26	---	---	8	45
Paul Fairchild	11	27	---	---	6	44
Duane Galloway	---	---	22	13	9	44
Reyna Thompson	---	---	19	10	15	44
Rich Umphrey	12	29	---	---	---	41
Randy Edwards	---	---	26	12	3	41
Mike Mularkey	12	23	---	---	5	40
Ozzie Newsome	13	21	---	---	4	38
Tim Spencer	15	19	---	---	3	37
Jacob Green	---	---	25	11	---	36
Ronnie Lott	---	---	21	12	3	36
Craig Bingham	---	---	12	6	18	36
Randy Grimes	12	18	---	---	6	36
Duane Bickett	---	---	21	10	4	35
Tom Flynn	---	---	19	6	9	34
Matt Millen	---	---	22	5	6	33
Ron Wolfley	6	14	---	---	12	32
Ron Francis	---	---	18	11	3	32
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	19	10	2	31
Bobby Butler	---	---	23	6	1	30
Ken Margerum	5	19	---	---	5	29
Niko Noga	---	---	12	11	6	29
Timmy Smith	4	18	---	---	6	28
Fred Marion	---	---	18	8	1	27
Jerome Sally	---	---	12	7	6	25
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	12	7	3	22
Ron Hall	4	3	---	---	14	21
Tony Collins	1	2	---	---	14	17
Johnny Taylor	---	---	10	5	1	16
Tim Cofield	---	---	7	1	5	13
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Easley	---	---	22	45	2	69
Kevin Greene	---	---	23	44	2	69
Wilber Marshall	---	---	19	39	10	68
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	22	42	2	66
Parnell Dickinson	34	16	---	---	3	53
Mark Walen	---	---	16	34	3	53
Craig Curry	---	---	20	30	2	52
Wendell Cason	---	---	18	28	4	50
Stefan Humpries	28	14	---	---	7	49
Randy Cross	27	13	---	---	8	48
Andre Tippett	---	---	21	25	2	48
Mark Robinson	---	---	17	28	3	48
Mike Wilson	30	14	---	---	3	47
Bill Pickel	---	---	14	29	2	45
Todd Christensen	28	13	---	---	3	44
Ron Holmes	---	---	19	23	2	44
Matt Darwin	31	13	---	---	---	44
Jim Sweeney	29	13	---	---	---	42
Bobby Johnson	---	---	4	17	20	41
Merril Hoge	15	7	---	---	16	38
John Taylor	24	12	---	---	---	36
Delton Hall	---	---	7	28	1	36
Chris Mandeville	---	---	7	21	8	36
Michael Green	---	---	9	16	8	33
Alvin Moore	15	7	---	---	11	33
John Frank	11	7	---	---	15	33
Bob Jozwiak	16	9	---	---	8	33
Edmund Nelson	---	---	12	20	---	32
Buster Rhymes	21	11	---	---	---	32
John Settle	23	9	---	---	---	32
Wayne Wilson	17	7	---	---	6	30
Doug Barnett	---	---	6	24	---	30
Willie Broughton	---	---	7	13	7	27
Clint Sampson	10	2	---	---	12	24
Danny Villa	9	4	---	---	8	21
James Davis	---	---	0	10	8	18
Del Rodgers	1	0	---	---	16	17
Steve Bartalo	0	0	---	---	17	17
Horace Ivory	5	4	---	---	2	11
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jo Jo Townsell	0	1	---	---	4	5
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Brady	---	---	1	1	2	4
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Beuerlein	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	57	5.2
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	10	14	1.4
Right	12	95	7.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	44	27	2	1	2	3	5	2	4

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	15	9	1	0	2	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	41	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	106	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	42	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	7	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	8	3	1	44	1	28
WR Phil McConkey	8	4	1	25	0	33
TE Mike Mularkey	7	4	0	33	0	23
WR Kelvin Edwards	5	5	0	54	1	26
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	4	0	21	0	21
RB Billy Sims	4	4	0	19	0	29
WR Ken Margerum	4	1	0	4	0	19
RB Timmy Smith	2	1	0	6	0	18
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0	10	0	19
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0	0	0	14

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	5	4	0	61	1	11
TE Todd Christensen	3	2	0	18	0	13
WR Alvin Moore	2	1	0	6	0	7
WR John Taylor	2	1	0	7	0	12
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	1	0	0	2
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	0	0	0	7
RB John Settle	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kelvin Edwards	1	8	8.00	8.00

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Merril Hoge	2	0	0.00	11.00
John Settle	1	1	1.00	4.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	4	2	12	3.00	4.91

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Mularkey	3	1	6	2.00	4.71
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	6	6.00	10.80

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	2	2
Timmy Smith	2	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	5	1
Horace Ivory	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	11	6	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	4	1	1
WR Phil McConkey	3	2	1
RB Billy Sims	1	1	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	1
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	1
WR Alvin Moore	1	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (21,400)
End Zone 8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 2,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (21,400)
End Zone	8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	2,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)