Week 7, 1987

played in Dallas, TX

86 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	10	3	3	7	-	23
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	3	17	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 SFO - Roger Ruzek 19 field goal
1Q: 04:45 SFO - Merril Hoge 3 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
1Q: 02:22 DAL - Gerald Willhite 8 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:24 SFO - Roger Ruzek 40 field goal
2Q: 02:33 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal
3Q: 09:44 SFO - Roger Ruzek 43 field goal
3Q: 06:59 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 45 field goal
4Q: 11:37 DAL - Neal Anderson 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 07:03 SFO - John Settle 8 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 02:48 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
4Q: 01:37 DAL - Neal Anderson 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 SFO - Roger Ruzek 19 field goal
1Q: 04:45 SFO - Merril Hoge 3 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
1Q: 02:22 DAL - Gerald Willhite 8 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:24 SFO - Roger Ruzek 40 field goal
2Q: 02:33 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal
3Q: 09:44 SFO - Roger Ruzek 43 field goal
3Q: 06:59 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 45 field goal
4Q: 11:37 DAL - Neal Anderson 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 07:03 SFO - John Settle 8 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 02:48 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
4Q: 01:37 DAL - Neal Anderson 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Team Statistics SFO DAL
Record 3-3 4-2
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 412 370
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 6.06 6.38
Net Rushing Yards 226 102
- Rushing Attempts 38 28
- Yards per Rush 5.95 3.64
Net Passing Yards 186 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 13 - 1 30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.20 8.93
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/48 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	SFO	DAL
Record	3-3	4-2
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	412	370
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	6.06	6.38
Net Rushing Yards	226	102
- Rushing Attempts	38	28
- Yards per Rush	5.95	3.64
Net Passing Yards	186	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 13 - 1	30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.20	8.93
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/48	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OPP 49	9	47	Field Goal
1	8:15	3:39	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
1	2:12	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	14:18	5:59	OWN 24	11	53	Field Goal
2	2:28	1:55	OWN 33	6	25	Punt
3	13:38	4:01	OWN 40	8	34	Field Goal
3	6:53	1:22	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:42	2:20	OWN 20	5	30	Fumble
4	11:31	4:38	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	2:42	0:17	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	1:27	0:50	OWN 45	6	53	Fumble

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	2:02	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
1	4:36	2:24	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	0:44	1:26	OWN 37	4	15	Punt
2	8:19	5:51	OWN 24	9	75	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	5	Half
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	9:37	2:44	OWN 38	4	34	Field Goal
3	5:31	3:49	OWN 47	6	13	Punt
4	14:22	2:51	50	6	50	Touchdown
4	6:53	4:11	OWN 38	9	44	Field Goal
4	2:25	0:58	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 2	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Merril Hoge	20	85	4.25	18	2	1
John Settle	18	141	7.83	35	4	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	19	75	3.95	22	1	2
Gerald Willhite	8	28	3.50	10	1	1
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	29	13	195	1/9	0	56	1	53.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	30	21	268	0/0	0	42	0	97.6

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Buster Rhymes	3	5	36	12.00	0	15
WR John Taylor	3	10	47	15.67	22	32
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	10	5.00	6	13
WR Alvin Moore	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
WR Clint Sampson	1	3	56	56.00	0	56
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
FB Merril Hoge	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB John Settle	1	3	22	22.00	8	22

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Neal Anderson	7	9	104	14.86	63	42
WR Eddie Brown	6	7	83	13.83	45	35
WR Mark Nichols	5	6	24	4.80	7	7
WR Bill Brooks	2	3	36	18.00	3	26
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	21	21.00	8	21
FB Russell Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gerald Willhite	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ricky Sanders	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Andre Young	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Force
John Taylor	1	0
John Settle	1	0
Mark Robinson	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie Brown	1	0	0
Andre Young	0	1	0
Neal Anderson	0	1	0
Bobby Futrell	0	1	0
Mario Celotto	0	0	1
Terrance Hoagie	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	3	117	39.0	28.3	44	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	4	151	37.8	27.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	1	9	9.0	0
John Settle	1	12	12.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	3	89	29.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	4	75	18.8	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	7	3	0.0	26	24
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	1	0.0	27	25
CB Craig Curry	5	0	0.0	18	22
S Chris Mandeville	4	0	0.0	12	17
CB Delton Hall	3	3	0.0	22	26
S Mark Robinson	3	2	0.0	16	21
DT Edmund Nelson	3	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Kevin Greene	3	1	0.0	22	29
DT Bill Pickel	2	1	0.0	13	16
DE Ron Holmes	2	1	0.0	11	16
ILB Bill Cowher	1	1	0.0	4	6
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0.0	23	23
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	0.0	23	19
CB Wendell Cason	1	0	0.0	17	26
WR John Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Johnson	0	2	0.0	16	11
ILB Michael Green	0	1	0.0	4	1

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	7	3	0.0	31	24
S Terrance Hoagie	6	3	0.0	28	26
ILB Lance Mehl	4	1	0.0	20	22
DE Dave Lindstrom	3	0	1.0	22	22
S Andre Young	3	5	0.0	34	25
ILB Jack Squirek	3	2	0.0	18	8
DE Mack Moore	3	2	0.0	27	22
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	1	0.0	10	6
S Wes Hopkins	3	1	0.0	15	18
CB Steve Brown	3	0	0.0	26	18
CB Jeff Fisher	2	2	0.0	29	22
CB Bobby Futrell	2	1	0.0	27	22
OLB Mario Celotto	1	1	0.0	12	8
CB Kirby Jackson	1	1	0.0	24	22
DT Stan Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	5
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0.0	19	13
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0.0	34	28
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.0	22	15
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	0.0	5	1

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	19
ILB Bill Cowher	0	1	6
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	0	1	25

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dave Lindstrom	1.0	0	0	22
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Robert Lyles	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.0	0	1	15
DE Mack Moore	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Craig Curry	4	0	22
S Kenny Easley	3	0	24
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	3	0	25
CB Delton Hall	3	0	26
S Mark Robinson	2	1	21
S Chris Mandeville	2	1	17
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	26
OLB Kevin Greene	1	1	29
DT Edmund Nelson	1	0	14

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	4	2	0	26
CB Steve Brown	2	1	0	18
OLB Robert Lyles	2	0	0	24
CB Jeff Fisher	1	1	0	22
S Andre Young	1	0	1	25
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0	15
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	0	1
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0	18
DE Dan Hampton	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sweeney	5	8	1	28	0	20
Randy Cross	2	9	0	35	0	26
Mike Wilson	2	4	0	35	0	23
Wayne Wilson	2	2	0	19	0	15
Bob Jozwiak	1	3	0	19	1	16
Matt Darwin	1	3	0	34	0	26
Todd Christensen	1	2	0	23	0	17
John Frank	1	1	0	21	0	16
Stefan Humpries	0	5	0	29	0	25
Danny Villa	0	1	0	10	0	14

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Giesler	2	6	0	26	30
Ray Donaldson	2	5	0	27	28
Ron Heller	2	4	0	26	28
Byron Ingram	1	4	0	19	24
Charlie Ane	1	2	0	14	8
James Jones	1	1	1	18	8
Phil LaPorta	0	3	0	14	23
Preston Gothard	0	1	0	16	14
Rich Moran	0	1	0	9	7

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	3	19
Chris Mandeville	1	15
Bill Cowher	1	13
James Davis	1	5

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Squirek	4	18
Miles Turpin	1	13

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Parnell Dickinson	38	30	---	---	3	71
Randy Cross	35	26	---	---	6	67
Mike Wilson	35	23	---	---	2	60
Stefan Humpries	29	25	---	---	6	60
Matt Darwin	34	26	---	---	---	60
Merril Hoge	23	20	---	---	16	59
Kenny Easley	---	---	26	24	6	56
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	27	25	3	55
Kevin Greene	---	---	22	29	3	54
John Frank	21	16	---	---	16	53
Wilber Marshall	---	---	23	23	4	50
Bobby Johnson	---	---	16	11	22	49
Jim Sweeney	28	20	---	---	1	49
Willie Broughton	---	---	23	19	7	49
Delton Hall	---	---	22	26	1	49
Doug Barnett	---	---	20	25	3	48
John Taylor	27	21	---	---	---	48
Wendell Cason	---	---	17	26	3	46
Todd Christensen	23	17	---	---	5	45
Alvin Moore	17	12	---	---	16	45
Chris Mandeville	---	---	12	17	15	44
Craig Curry	---	---	18	22	3	43
Buster Rhymes	24	17	---	---	---	41
Bob Jozwiak	19	16	---	---	5	40
Mark Robinson	---	---	16	21	1	38
Wayne Wilson	19	15	---	---	3	37
John Settle	18	18	---	---	1	37
Clint Sampson	14	10	---	---	10	34
Edmund Nelson	---	---	16	14	2	32
Bill Pickel	---	---	13	16	3	32
Ron Holmes	---	---	11	16	3	30
Danny Villa	10	14	---	---	6	30
Ed Brady	---	---	9	7	9	25
Del Rodgers	3	2	---	---	19	24
Bill Cowher	---	---	4	6	13	23
Steve Bartalo	0	0	---	---	20	20
Michael Green	---	---	4	1	9	14
James Davis	---	---	5	2	5	12
Jo Jo Townsell	1	2	---	---	9	12
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Horace Ivory	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	4	0	1	5
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Beuerlein	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Hampton	---	---	34	28	5	67
Jeff Fisher	---	---	29	22	16	67
Eddie Brown	24	27	---	---	16	67
Bobby Futrell	---	---	27	22	16	65
Andre Young	---	---	34	25	4	63
John Giesler	26	30	---	---	2	58
Tony Eason	28	30	---	---	---	58
Robert Lyles	---	---	31	24	3	58
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	28	26	2	56
Ray Donaldson	27	28	---	---	---	55
Ron Heller	26	28	---	---	---	54
Mack Moore	---	---	27	22	3	52
Bill Brooks	15	21	---	---	16	52
Steve Brown	---	---	26	18	7	51
Preston Gothard	16	14	---	---	19	49
Kirby Jackson	---	---	24	22	2	48
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	22	22	3	47
Byron Ingram	19	24	---	---	4	47
Lance Mehl	---	---	20	22	2	44
Jack Squirek	---	---	18	8	18	44
Phil LaPorta	14	23	---	---	5	42
Gerald Willhite	8	11	---	---	23	42
Greg Bracelin	---	---	22	15	3	40
Neal Anderson	20	19	---	---	1	40
Brad Shearer	---	---	19	13	3	35
Robb Rubick	15	10	---	---	9	34
Wes Hopkins	---	---	15	18	1	34
James Jones	18	8	---	---	8	34
Mario Celotto	---	---	12	8	13	33
Mark Nichols	11	18	---	---	---	29
Charlie Ane	14	8	---	---	3	25
Russell Davis	3	7	---	---	15	25
Ricky Sanders	10	13	---	---	---	23
Rich Moran	9	7	---	---	7	23
Jerry Robinson	---	---	10	6	3	19
Miles Turpin	---	---	3	3	13	19
Stan Johnson	---	---	12	5	1	18
Steve Potter	---	---	5	1	6	12
Jamie Dukes	3	2	---	---	7	12
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chad Lane	2	0	---	---	7	9
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richard Brown	---	---	0	0	3	3
Lam Jones	0	2	---	---	---	2
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	119	7.4
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	14	68	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	29	13	3	2	4	5	2	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	30	21	6	1	2	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	-3	-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	32	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	110	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	56	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	85	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	96	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	61	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Taylor	10	3	2	47	1	21
WR Buster Rhymes	5	3	0	36	0	17
WR Alvin Moore	3	1	1	5	0	12
WR Clint Sampson	3	1	0	56	1	10
RB John Settle	3	1	1	22	1	18
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	0	10	0	17
FB Merril Hoge	2	1	0	3	0	20
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	0	16	0	2

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	9	7	0	104	2	19
WR Eddie Brown	7	6	0	83	2	27
WR Mark Nichols	6	5	0	24	0	18
WR Bill Brooks	3	2	0	36	1	21
WR Ricky Sanders	2	0	1	0	0	13
FB Russell Davis	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	0	21	1	10
RB Gerald Willhite	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	4	29	7.25	7.83
Merril Hoge	3	22	7.33	4.25

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	5	21	4.20	3.95
Gerald Willhite	3	13	4.33	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	3	2	1	0.33	6.72

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	3	3.00	8.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	-3	-3.00	5.00
WR John Taylor	1	1	4	4.00	4.70
RB John Settle	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	3	3.00	11.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Merril Hoge	5	2
John Settle	3	2

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	3	2
Tony Eason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	7	4	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	3	2	2
RB John Settle	2	1	1
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	4	3	2
RB Neal Anderson	4	4	2
RB Gerald Willhite	1	0	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)