Week 8, 1987

played in St. Louis, MO

39 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	0	0	3	-	3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	13	10	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:27 STL - DJ Dozier 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Leonard Smith 32 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:58 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
3Q: 09:10 STL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal
3Q: 05:28 STL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 00:16 STL - Vance Johnson 30 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:09 STL - Jim Bowman 53 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 06:23 STL - Dale Dawson 42 field goal
4Q: 01:54 WAS - Greg Davis 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:27 STL - DJ Dozier 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Leonard Smith 32 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:58 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
3Q: 09:10 STL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal
3Q: 05:28 STL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 00:16 STL - Vance Johnson 30 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:09 STL - Jim Bowman 53 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 06:23 STL - Dale Dawson 42 field goal
4Q: 01:54 WAS - Greg Davis 33 field goal

Team Statistics WAS STL
Record 4-4 2-6
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 238 268
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 3.97 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 79 105
- Rushing Attempts 18 30
- Yards per Rush 4.39 3.50
Net Passing Yards 159 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 4 27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.79 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/27 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 6/76 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/114
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 47
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	WAS	STL
Record	4-4	2-6
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	238	268
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	3.97	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	79	105
- Rushing Attempts	18	30
- Yards per Rush	4.39	3.50
Net Passing Yards	159	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 4	27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.79	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/27	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	6/76	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/114
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 47
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
1	8:35	2:12	OWN 1	4	19	Punt
1	3:24	0:49	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
1	0:18	0:28	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
2	14:50	5:41	OWN 23	9	37	Punt
2	7:40	3:34	OWN 33	10	32	Missed FG
2	1:53	1:46	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
3	9:05	2:18	OWN 12	4	17	Interception
3	5:20	1:43	OWN 10	4	5	Punt
4	15:00	4:03	OWN 20	7	30	Interception
4	10:57	2:22	OWN 15	4	23	Fumble
4	6:16	4:28	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	4:21	OWN 30	9	30	Punt
1	6:23	2:59	OWN 42	5	22	Punt
1	2:35	2:17	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
2	9:09	1:29	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
2	4:06	2:13	OWN 42	7	29	Field Goal
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 36	1	-7	Half
3	15:00	5:55	OWN 21	11	64	Field Goal
3	6:47	1:27	OPP 15	3	6	Field Goal
3	3:37	3:37	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	8:35	2:19	OPP 30	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 20	3	6	Game
0	0:00	0:00	OPP 0	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Leonard Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Brooks	11	40	3.64	18	1
Walter Abercrombie	5	28	5.60	12	2
Bert Jones	2	11	5.50	6	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	18	58	3.22	12	2	0
DJ Dozier	9	34	3.78	12	1	1
Tony Paige	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Steve Bono	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Vance Johnson	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	37	23	189	5/30	0	18	4	35.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	27	16	176	2/13	1	33	0	90.9

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gary Clark	6	9	51	8.50	5	18
WR Mike Rozier	6	10	43	7.17	6	16
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	4	33	11.00	6	15
WR Tracy Porter	2	5	17	8.50	6	13
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	20	10.00	12	17
FB Maurice Carthon	2	3	6	3.00	0	4
RB James Brooks	1	1	11	11.00	4	11
WR Rich Erenberg	1	3	8	8.00	0	8

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	6	8	58	9.67	18	19	0
WR Vance Johnson	4	6	42	10.50	0	30	1
WR Curtis Duncan	3	5	47	15.67	5	33	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rodney Holman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Smith	2	39	19.50	1
S Jim Bowman	1	53	53.00	1
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bert Jones	3	0	0
Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0
Mike Rozier	0	1	0
Ken Reeves	0	1	0
Keith Kartz	0	1	0
Leslie O'Neal	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Bono	1	0	0
Shawn Miller	0	1	1
John Scully	0	1	0
Wayne Smith	0	0	1
Cornell Gowdy	0	0	1
Dick Chapura	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	5	220	44.0	38.8	55	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	3	114	38.0	31.3	39	1

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Mardye McDole	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	4	56	14.0	0
Tom Hannon	2	20	10.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Evans	8	0	0.0	21	22
DE Bruce Mesner	5	2	0.0	21	19
OLB Sam Merriman	5	0	0.0	16	11
DE Leslie O'Neal	4	1	1.0	25	28
OLB Joe Kelly	4	1	0.0	25	22
CB Wymon Henderson	3	1	0.0	23	17
DT Tim Krumrie	2	1	0.0	19	19
OLB Randy Kirk	2	1	0.0	11	8
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	0	0.0	9	7
DT Keith Millard	2	0	0.0	21	20
DE Gerald Robinson	2	0	0.0	20	20
S Tom Pridemore	1	4	1.0	20	20
S Tom Hannon	1	1	0.0	18	21
S Charles Romes	1	1	0.0	12	18
OLB Mark Nichols	1	1	0.0	12	9
S Benny Perrin	1	0	0.0	10	13
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	---	---	---
T Ken Reeves	1	0	---	---	---
CB JC Watts	1	0	0.0	24	20

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	8	1	1.0	17	38
CB Wayne Smith	6	0	0.0	13	38
S Cornell Gowdy	5	0	0.0	5	9
DE Shawn Miller	4	1	2.0	11	31
S Leonard Smith	4	2	0.0	15	36
S Rod McSwain	4	1	0.0	13	36
DT Dick Chapura	3	0	1.5	10	22
ILB Fredd Young	3	4	0.0	15	36
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0.0	6	4
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	0.0	13	25
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0.0	12	33
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Jim Bowman	1	0	0.0	13	25
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0.5	16	31
DE Ben Thomas	0	2	0.0	7	11
CB Victor Scott	0	1	0.0	7	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leslie O'Neal	1.0	0	1	1	28
S Tom Pridemore	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Keith Millard	0.0	0	1	0	20

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Miller	2.0	0	1	0	31
DT Dick Chapura	1.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Greg Lloyd	1.0	1	0	1	38
DE Keith Ferguson	0.5	0	1	1	31
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	1	1	0	33
DE Ben Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	PPlay
ILB Byron Evans	4	22
S Charles Romes	2	18
OLB Joe Kelly	2	22
OLB Mark Nichols	1	9
S Benny Perrin	1	13
OLB Sam Merriman	1	11
DE Leslie O'Neal	1	28
CB JC Watts	1	20
CB Wymon Henderson	1	17
OLB Randy Kirk	1	8
DE Bruce Mesner	1	19

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Smith	5	0	0	38
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	1	1	38
ILB Fredd Young	4	0	0	36
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0	36
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0	4
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	0	25
S Cornell Gowdy	2	0	0	9
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0	31
S Leonard Smith	0	0	2	36
S Jim Bowman	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Kartz	2	4	18	0	40
Billy Ard	1	2	13	2	37
John Tice	1	1	8	0	21
Howard Ballard	0	4	18	2	42
Mike Smith	0	2	13	0	31
Blake Moore	0	1	5	0	7
Maurice Carthon	0	1	9	0	17
Ken Reeves	0	1	18	0	42
David Jordan	0	0	5	1	11

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	4	10	1	28	0	26
Luis Sharpe	3	3	0	26	0	22
Larry McCarren	2	4	0	26	0	26
Don Laster	1	3	1	26	1	23
Larry Williams	1	1	0	8	1	15
Mark Boyer	1	1	0	21	0	14
Ken Dallafior	0	3	0	25	0	21
Tom Andrews	0	2	0	7	0	9
Tommie Ginn	0	1	0	4	0	3
Tony Paige	0	1	0	17	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Jones	1	15
Mark Nichols	1	14
Bobby Micho	1	14

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mardye McDole	2	19
Vance Johnson	2	11
Junior Tautalatasi	1	22
Wayne Smith	1	17

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Reeves	18	42	---	---	7	67
Bert Jones	18	42	---	---	---	60
Howard Ballard	18	42	---	---	---	60
Keith Kartz	18	40	---	---	---	58
Billy Ard	13	37	---	---	7	57
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	25	28	4	57
Joe Kelly	---	---	25	22	4	51
JC Watts	---	---	24	20	7	51
Tom Hannon	---	---	18	21	11	50
Gary Clark	13	36	---	---	---	49
Mike Rozier	13	36	---	---	---	49
Keith Millard	---	---	21	20	7	48
Walter Abercrombie	7	19	---	---	21	47
Byron Evans	---	---	21	22	4	47
Charles Romes	---	---	12	18	14	44
Mike Smith	13	31	---	---	---	44
Bruce Mesner	---	---	21	19	4	44
Tom Pridemore	---	---	20	20	3	43
Gerald Robinson	---	---	20	20	2	42
Wymon Henderson	---	---	23	17	1	41
Benny Perrin	---	---	10	13	17	40
John Tice	8	21	---	---	11	40
Tracy Porter	7	18	---	---	14	39
Tim Krumrie	---	---	19	19	1	39
Mervyn Fernandez	11	27	---	---	---	38
Ernest Gibson	---	---	6	14	16	36
Mark Nichols	---	---	12	9	14	35
Maurice Carthon	9	17	---	---	6	32
Sam Merriman	---	---	16	11	2	29
Anthony Jones	5	8	---	---	15	28
Randy Kirk	---	---	11	8	9	28
James Brooks	11	16	---	---	---	27
Rich Erenberg	1	8	---	---	18	27
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	9	7	9	25
David Jordan	5	11	---	---	7	23
Bobby Micho	5	4	---	---	14	23
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	14	6	3	23
Blake Moore	5	7	---	---	7	19
Andy Headen	---	---	3	5	1	9
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gregg Carr	---	---	0	0	2	2
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gordie Lockbaun	0	0	---	---	2	2
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Smith	---	---	13	38	17	68
John Scully	28	26	---	---	7	61
Steve Bono	30	29	---	---	---	59
Greg Lloyd	---	---	17	38	1	56
Leonard Smith	---	---	15	36	3	54
Fredd Young	---	---	15	36	3	54
Larry McCarren	26	26	---	---	1	53
Ken Dallafior	25	21	---	---	7	53
Keith Ferguson	---	---	16	31	4	51
Jim Bowman	---	---	13	25	13	51
Don Laster	26	23	---	---	1	50
Rod McSwain	---	---	13	36	1	50
Kent Kremer	---	---	12	33	3	48
Luis Sharpe	26	22	---	---	---	48
Curtis Duncan	17	16	---	---	15	48
Vance Johnson	16	20	---	---	11	47
Shawn Miller	---	---	11	31	2	44
Mark Boyer	21	14	---	---	8	43
Tony Paige	17	12	---	---	13	42
Victor Scott	---	---	7	25	10	42
Jerry Gray	---	---	14	27	1	42
Roy Green	19	22	---	---	---	41
Albert Lewis	---	---	13	25	3	41
Frank Pollard	20	20	---	---	---	40
Rodney Holman	12	15	---	---	9	36
DJ Dozier	10	8	---	---	16	34
Dick Chapura	---	---	10	22	---	32
Junior Tautalatasi	4	3	---	---	22	29
Mardye McDole	2	4	---	---	19	25
Tom Andrews	7	9	---	---	7	23
Larry Williams	8	15	---	---	---	23
Eric Holle	---	---	5	13	4	22
Ben Thomas	---	---	7	11	3	21
Butch Rolle	3	3	---	---	14	20
Paul Butcher	---	---	1	4	14	19
Eugene Goodlow	9	8	---	---	---	17
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	5	9	---	14
Tom Gibson	---	---	2	11	1	14
Tommie Ginn	4	3	---	---	6	13
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jeff Davis	---	---	0	1	11	12
Ken Woodard	---	---	6	4	2	12
Mark Brown	---	---	3	6	3	12
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	17	29	1.7
Right	6	35	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	37	23	0	1	1	2	4	2	4

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	27	16	2	3	4	0	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	139	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	37	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	62	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	63	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mike Rozier	10	6	0	43	36
WR Gary Clark	9	6	0	51	36
WR Tracy Porter	5	2	1	17	18
WR Mervyn Fernandez	4	3	0	33	27
WR Rich Erenberg	3	1	0	8	8
FB Maurice Carthon	3	2	0	6	17
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	0	20	19
RB James Brooks	1	1	0	11	16

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	8	6	1	58	0	22
WR Vance Johnson	6	4	1	42	1	20
WR Curtis Duncan	5	3	1	47	1	16
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	10	0	20
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	1	1	13	0	8
TE Rodney Holman	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Mark Boyer	2	1	0	6	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	1	-1	-1.00	3.64

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DJ Dozier	4	15	3.75	3.78
Frank Pollard	3	10	3.33	3.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	1	0	0	0.00	5.11

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	4	0	0	0.00	6.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Porter	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

St. Louis	Target	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	7.25
RB Frank Pollard	1	5.00
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	6.50
WR Vance Johnson	1	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Bert Jones	1	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	14	8	7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Rozier	4	2	1
WR Tracy Porter	3	0	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	2	2
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1
WR Gary Clark	1	1	1
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	1
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	1
WR Curtis Duncan	2	1	1
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	0	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)