Week 11, 1987

played in St. Louis, MO

64 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers7363-19
St. Louis Cardinals3707-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 SFO - John Taylor 22 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
1Q: 04:56 STL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
2Q: 05:13 SFO - Roger Ruzek 41 field goal
2Q: 02:17 STL - Roy Green 29 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:15 SFO - Wendell Cason 54 interception return (Roger Ruzek extra point failed)
4Q: 14:25 SFO - Roger Ruzek 33 field goal
4Q: 06:48 STL - Mark Boyer 13 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team StatisticsSFOSTL
Record5-52-8
First Downs1122
- by Rushing77
- by Passing313
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards231359
- Offensive Plays5068
- Yards per Play4.625.28
Net Rushing Yards17367
- Rushing Attempts3819
- Yards per Rush4.553.53
Net Passing Yards58292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt11 - 5 - 146 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards63312
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/20
- Yards per Pass Play4.835.96
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions3/118/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.06.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/524/54
Punt Returns/Yards1/42/15
Kick Returns/Yards2/524/60
Interception Ret./Yards2/541/19
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 26
Time of Possession27:4732:13

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:34OWN 48652Touchdown
14:506:53OWN 131058Missed FG
29:194:12OWN 42734Field Goal
22:031:56OWN 22659Interception
313:142:51OWN 30517Punt
37:061:04OWN 403-5Punt
30:571:37OPP 2135Field Goal
46:414:06OWN 2068Punt
41:360:33OWN 3334Punt
40:050:05501-2Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:266:36OWN 81166Field Goal
212:573:38OWN 36729Missed FG
25:073:04OWN 41559Touchdown
20:070:07OWN 291-1Half
315:001:46OWN 1934Punt
310:233:17OWN 20623Interception
36:023:56OWN 25812Interception
32:061:09OWN 3830Fumble
414:207:39OWN 201580Touchdown
42:350:59OWN 29445Fumble
41:030:58OWN 23527Downs

Game MVP: Wendell Cason, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Merril Hoge261274.882920
Horace Ivory5265.201310
Del Rodgers5173.40700
Parnell Dickinson1-2-2.00-200
Alvin Moore155.00500
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard10474.701120
DJ Dozier6162.67500
Tony Paige122.00200
Steve Bono1-1-1.00-100
Junior Tautalatasi133.00300

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Parnell Dickinson115631/5122156.2
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bono46303123/20232281.1

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Taylor335719.0026221
WR Alvin Moore12-1-1.000-10
WR Bruce Hill1177.00170
TE Todd Christensen0300.00000
WR Buster Rhymes0100.00000
FB Merril Hoge0100.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green101213513.5060321
WR Curtis Duncan811668.258280
WR Vance Johnson3104615.3333220
WR Eugene Goodlow223316.509180
FB Tony Paige2294.502100
TE Mark Boyer22136.500131
RB Frank Pollard1122.00220
WR Mardye McDole1222.00020
RB Junior Tautalatasi1166.00060
TE Rodney Holman0100.00000

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Wendell Cason25427.001
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Fredd Young11919.000

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Mark Robinson0100
Kevin Greene0100
Mat Mendenhall0010
Karl Mecklenburg0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Roy Green1000
Steve Bono1000

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ray Criswell419147.839.0531
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts15151.047.0510

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Roger Ruzek2/31/20/0411/2
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson1/21/20/1432/2

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Jo Jo Townsell144.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Smith2157.50

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Horace Ivory13232.00
Dennis Gentry12020.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
DJ Dozier33812.70
Wayne Smith12222.00

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mark Robinson720.01133
ILB Karl Mecklenburg630.01746
CB Craig Curry610.01233
OLB Kevin Greene400.01747
DE Ron Holmes311.51332
DT Edmund Nelson310.51637
DT Bill Pickel320.01429
OLB Wilber Marshall310.075
S Chris Mandeville300.0723
S Kenny Easley220.01844
CB Wendell Cason210.0934
DE Mat Mendenhall100.51034
CB Vestee Jackson140.01243
ILB Michael Green110.061
TE Todd Christensen10---------
CB James Davis100.0822
CB Bobby Johnson100.0716
CB Delton Hall100.01542
DT Willie Broughton010.5715
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Fredd Young730.0308
S Leonard Smith630.0299
OLB Greg Lloyd600.03111
DE Shawn Miller410.0266
CB Victor Scott400.0195
CB Wayne Smith310.0288
ILB Mark Brown300.084
DT Kent Kremer230.53210
DE Keith Ferguson200.5289
CB Jerry Gray200.0228
OLB Ken Woodard110.093
RB Frank Pollard10---------
OLB Jeff Davis100.051
T Luis Sharpe10---------
WR Vance Johnson10---------
DE Ben Thomas100.0126
S Jim Bowman020.0136
DT Dick Chapura020.0228
DT Eric Holle010.0173
OLB Paul Butcher010.071

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Holmes1.500032
DT Edmund Nelson0.511037
DE Mat Mendenhall0.501034
DT Willie Broughton0.501015
OLB Wilber Marshall0.00105
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Ferguson0.50119
DT Kent Kremer0.500010

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Craig Curry62033
ILB Karl Mecklenburg60046
S Mark Robinson40033
CB Wendell Cason21234
S Kenny Easley20044
OLB Kevin Greene20047
CB Delton Hall11042
CB James Davis10022
DT Edmund Nelson10037
CB Bobby Johnson10016
DT Bill Pickel10029
DE Ron Holmes10032
CB Vestee Jackson10043
S Chris Mandeville10023
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Fredd Young1018
ILB Mark Brown1004
CB Albert Lewis10010
S Leonard Smith1009
CB Victor Scott1005
OLB Greg Lloyd01011

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Matt Darwin3703319
Randy Cross37029010
Mike Wilson2403509
Stefan Humpries2403209
Bob Jozwiak1301807
Jim Sweeney0803209
Todd Christensen0203008
Wayne Wilson0102208
Danny Villa0101107
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Luis Sharpe35017039
John Scully24117146
Larry McCarren24016043
Tommie Ginn110307
Larry Williams0205120
Don Laster01016139
Mark Boyer01012028

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Bobby Johnson211
Steve Bartalo116
James Davis110
Horace Ivory19
Stefan Humpries17
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Junior Tautalatasi116
Wayne Smith115
Curtis Duncan111

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kevin Greene------1747266
Karl Mecklenburg------1746265
Kenny Easley------1844264
Delton Hall------1542259
Edmund Nelson------1637356
Vestee Jackson------1243156
Parnell Dickinson3812------353
Todd Christensen308------1452
Stefan Humpries329------748
Craig Curry------1233247
Ron Holmes------1332247
Randy Cross2910------746
Mike Wilson359------246
Mark Robinson------1133246
Bill Pickel------1429245
Wendell Cason------934245
Mat Mendenhall------1034---44
Jim Sweeney329------243
Matt Darwin339---------42
James Davis------8221040
Chris Mandeville------7231040
Buster Rhymes217------1038
Wayne Wilson228------737
Merril Hoge288------137
Del Rodgers155------1636
John Taylor296---------35
Bobby Johnson------7161134
Bob Jozwiak187------732
Alvin Moore145------1231
John Frank206------531
Danny Villa117------523
Willie Broughton------715---22
Steve Bartalo10------1617
Horace Ivory52------916
Wilber Marshall------75113
Scot Brantley------21912
Michael Green------61411
Bruce Hill44---------8
Roger Ruzek00------88
Ed Brady------1034
Ray Criswell00------44
Dennis Gentry00------33
Jo Jo Townsell11------13
Jeff Delaney------02---2
Mike Nott00---------0
Steve Beuerlein00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Bono1949---------68
John Scully1746------366
Ken Dallafior1642------361
Larry McCarren1643---------59
Luis Sharpe1739---------56
Don Laster1639---------55
Vance Johnson1237------655
Curtis Duncan935------1155
Roy Green1636---------52
Wayne Smith------2881551
Greg Lloyd------3111547
Mark Boyer1228------646
Kent Kremer------3210345
Frank Pollard1132---------43
Rod McSwain------319343
Fredd Young------308543
Leonard Smith------299442
Albert Lewis------2810240
Keith Ferguson------289138
Victor Scott------1951438
Shawn Miller------266335
DJ Dozier717------1135
Tony Paige1016------733
Dick Chapura------228232
Jerry Gray------228---30
Jim Bowman------1361029
Rodney Holman815------528
Junior Tautalatasi37------1626
Larry Williams520---------25
Ben Thomas------126523
Eric Holle------173222
Mardye McDole26------1321
Eugene Goodlow316---------19
Mark Brown------84517
Tom Andrews59------317
Paul Butcher------71917
Cornell Gowdy------114116
Jeff Davis------51915
Tom Gibson------103215
Butch Rolle20------1214
Tommie Ginn37------313
Ken Woodard------93113
Dale Dawson00------66
Bucky Dilts00------33
David Archer00---------0
Jeff Hostetler00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left17684.0
Middle8293.6
Right12786.5
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6335.5
Middle11343.1
Right111.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Parnell Dickinson1151121111
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bono46304304402

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)64457.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)41184.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65508.3
Short (0-8 Yds)19181266.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1561087.2
Long (19+ Yds)41287.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Todd Christensen302008
WR John Taylor3305716
WR Alvin Moore210-105
WR Buster Rhymes100007
WR Bruce Hill110704
FB Merril Hoge100008
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green12100135236
WR Curtis Duncan118066135
WR Vance Johnson103046137
WR Mardye McDole210206
WR Eugene Goodlow22033016
FB Tony Paige2209016
TE Mark Boyer22013028
RB Frank Pollard1102032
TE Rodney Holman1000015
RB Junior Tautalatasi110607

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Merril Hoge144.004.88
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Parnell Dickinson1000.005.73
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bono42205.006.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Todd Christensen1000.000.00
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roy Green1000.0011.25
TE Mark Boyer111313.006.50
WR Vance Johnson1000.004.60
WR Curtis Duncan1177.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
Merril Hoge82
St. LouisRushesConversions
DJ Dozier22
Tony Paige11

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Parnell Dickinson311
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Steve Bono1165

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
TE Todd Christensen100
WR Alvin Moore100
WR John Taylor111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Curtis Duncan532
WR Vance Johnson200
WR Eugene Goodlow111
TE Mark Boyer111
RB Junior Tautalatasi111

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,400 (21,400)
End Zone11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)