Week 11, 1987

played in St. Louis, MO

64 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers	7	3	6	3	-	19
St. Louis Cardinals	3	7	0	7	-	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)

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 Statistics SFO STL
Record 5-5 2-8
First Downs 11 22
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 3 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 231 359
- Offensive Plays 50 68
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 173 67
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 4.55 3.53
Net Passing Yards 58 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 11 - 5 - 1 46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 63 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/52 4/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 4/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/54 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:47 32:13

Team Statistics	SFO	STL
Record	5-5	2-8
First Downs	11	22
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	3	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	231	359
- Offensive Plays	50	68
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	173	67
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	4.55	3.53
Net Passing Yards	58	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	11 - 5 - 1	46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	63	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/52	4/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	4/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/54	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:47	32:13

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:34	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
1	4:50	6:53	OWN 13	10	58	Missed FG
2	9:19	4:12	OWN 42	7	34	Field Goal
2	2:03	1:56	OWN 22	6	59	Interception
3	13:14	2:51	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
3	7:06	1:04	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
3	0:57	1:37	OPP 21	3	5	Field Goal
4	6:41	4:06	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
4	1:36	0:33	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	50	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:26	6:36	OWN 8	11	66	Field Goal
2	12:57	3:38	OWN 36	7	29	Missed FG
2	5:07	3:04	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	10:23	3:17	OWN 20	6	23	Interception
3	6:02	3:56	OWN 25	8	12	Interception
3	2:06	1:09	OWN 38	3	0	Fumble
4	14:20	7:39	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
4	2:35	0:59	OWN 29	4	45	Fumble
4	1:03	0:58	OWN 23	5	27	Downs

Game MVP: Wendell Cason, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Merril Hoge	26	127	4.88	29	2
Horace Ivory	5	26	5.20	13	1
Del Rodgers	5	17	3.40	7	0
Parnell Dickinson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Alvin Moore	1	5	5.00	5	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	10	47	4.70	11	2
DJ Dozier	6	16	2.67	5	0
Tony Paige	1	2	2.00	2	0
Steve Bono	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Junior Tautalatasi	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	11	5	63	1/5	1	22	1	56.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	46	30	312	3/20	2	32	2	81.1

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Taylor	3	3	57	19.00	26	22	1
WR Alvin Moore	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Todd Christensen	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Merril Hoge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	10	12	135	13.50	60	32	1
WR Curtis Duncan	8	11	66	8.25	8	28	0
WR Vance Johnson	3	10	46	15.33	33	22	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	2	33	16.50	9	18	0
FB Tony Paige	2	2	9	4.50	2	10	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	13	6.50	0	13	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rodney Holman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wendell Cason	2	54	27.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Fredd Young	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Mark Robinson	1	0
Kevin Greene	1	0
Mat Mendenhall	0	1
Karl Mecklenburg	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roy Green	1	0	0	0
Steve Bono	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	4	191	47.8	39.0	53	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	1	51	51.0	47.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	1/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

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

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Smith	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	1	32	32.0	0
Dennis Gentry	1	20	20.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	38	12.7	0
Wayne Smith	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Robinson	7	2	0.0	11	33
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	3	0.0	17	46
CB Craig Curry	6	1	0.0	12	33
OLB Kevin Greene	4	0	0.0	17	47
DE Ron Holmes	3	1	1.5	13	32
DT Edmund Nelson	3	1	0.5	16	37
DT Bill Pickel	3	2	0.0	14	29
OLB Wilber Marshall	3	1	0.0	7	5
S Chris Mandeville	3	0	0.0	7	23
S Kenny Easley	2	2	0.0	18	44
CB Wendell Cason	2	1	0.0	9	34
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	0.5	10	34
CB Vestee Jackson	1	4	0.0	12	43
ILB Michael Green	1	1	0.0	6	1
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	---	---	---
CB James Davis	1	0	0.0	8	22
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	16
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0.0	15	42
DT Willie Broughton	0	1	0.5	7	15

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	3	0.0	30	8
S Leonard Smith	6	3	0.0	29	9
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	0	0.0	31	11
DE Shawn Miller	4	1	0.0	26	6
CB Victor Scott	4	0	0.0	19	5
CB Wayne Smith	3	1	0.0	28	8
ILB Mark Brown	3	0	0.0	8	4
DT Kent Kremer	2	3	0.5	32	10
DE Keith Ferguson	2	0	0.5	28	9
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0.0	22	8
OLB Ken Woodard	1	1	0.0	9	3
RB Frank Pollard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0.0	5	1
T Luis Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	0.0	12	6
S Jim Bowman	0	2	0.0	13	6
DT Dick Chapura	0	2	0.0	22	8
DT Eric Holle	0	1	0.0	17	3
OLB Paul Butcher	0	1	0.0	7	1

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Holmes	1.5	0	0	32
DT Edmund Nelson	0.5	1	1	37
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.5	0	1	34
DT Willie Broughton	0.5	0	1	15
OLB Wilber Marshall	0.0	0	1	5

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	0.5	0	1	1	9
DT Kent Kremer	0.5	0	0	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Curry	6	2	0	33
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	0	0	46
S Mark Robinson	4	0	0	33
CB Wendell Cason	2	1	2	34
S Kenny Easley	2	0	0	44
OLB Kevin Greene	2	0	0	47
CB Delton Hall	1	1	0	42
CB James Davis	1	0	0	22
DT Edmund Nelson	1	0	0	37
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	0	16
DT Bill Pickel	1	0	0	29
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0	32
CB Vestee Jackson	1	0	0	43
S Chris Mandeville	1	0	0	23

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	1	8
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0	4
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0	10
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0	9
CB Victor Scott	1	0	0	5
OLB Greg Lloyd	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Darwin	3	7	33	1	9
Randy Cross	3	7	29	0	10
Mike Wilson	2	4	35	0	9
Stefan Humpries	2	4	32	0	9
Bob Jozwiak	1	3	18	0	7
Jim Sweeney	0	8	32	0	9
Todd Christensen	0	2	30	0	8
Wayne Wilson	0	1	22	0	8
Danny Villa	0	1	11	0	7

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Sharpe	3	5	0	17	0	39
John Scully	2	4	1	17	1	46
Larry McCarren	2	4	0	16	0	43
Tommie Ginn	1	1	0	3	0	7
Larry Williams	0	2	0	5	1	20
Don Laster	0	1	0	16	1	39
Mark Boyer	0	1	0	12	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Johnson	2	11
Steve Bartalo	1	16
James Davis	1	10
Horace Ivory	1	9
Stefan Humpries	1	7

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	1	16
Wayne Smith	1	15
Curtis Duncan	1	11

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Greene	---	---	17	47	2	66
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	17	46	2	65
Kenny Easley	---	---	18	44	2	64
Delton Hall	---	---	15	42	2	59
Edmund Nelson	---	---	16	37	3	56
Vestee Jackson	---	---	12	43	1	56
Parnell Dickinson	38	12	---	---	3	53
Todd Christensen	30	8	---	---	14	52
Stefan Humpries	32	9	---	---	7	48
Craig Curry	---	---	12	33	2	47
Ron Holmes	---	---	13	32	2	47
Randy Cross	29	10	---	---	7	46
Mike Wilson	35	9	---	---	2	46
Mark Robinson	---	---	11	33	2	46
Bill Pickel	---	---	14	29	2	45
Wendell Cason	---	---	9	34	2	45
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	10	34	---	44
Jim Sweeney	32	9	---	---	2	43
Matt Darwin	33	9	---	---	---	42
James Davis	---	---	8	22	10	40
Chris Mandeville	---	---	7	23	10	40
Buster Rhymes	21	7	---	---	10	38
Wayne Wilson	22	8	---	---	7	37
Merril Hoge	28	8	---	---	1	37
Del Rodgers	15	5	---	---	16	36
John Taylor	29	6	---	---	---	35
Bobby Johnson	---	---	7	16	11	34
Bob Jozwiak	18	7	---	---	7	32
Alvin Moore	14	5	---	---	12	31
John Frank	20	6	---	---	5	31
Danny Villa	11	7	---	---	5	23
Willie Broughton	---	---	7	15	---	22
Steve Bartalo	1	0	---	---	16	17
Horace Ivory	5	2	---	---	9	16
Wilber Marshall	---	---	7	5	1	13
Scot Brantley	---	---	2	1	9	12
Michael Green	---	---	6	1	4	11
Bruce Hill	4	4	---	---	---	8
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Brady	---	---	1	0	3	4
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	---	---	1	3
Jeff Delaney	---	---	0	2	---	2
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Beuerlein	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bono	19	49	---	---	---	68
John Scully	17	46	---	---	3	66
Ken Dallafior	16	42	---	---	3	61
Larry McCarren	16	43	---	---	---	59
Luis Sharpe	17	39	---	---	---	56
Don Laster	16	39	---	---	---	55
Vance Johnson	12	37	---	---	6	55
Curtis Duncan	9	35	---	---	11	55
Roy Green	16	36	---	---	---	52
Wayne Smith	---	---	28	8	15	51
Greg Lloyd	---	---	31	11	5	47
Mark Boyer	12	28	---	---	6	46
Kent Kremer	---	---	32	10	3	45
Frank Pollard	11	32	---	---	---	43
Rod McSwain	---	---	31	9	3	43
Fredd Young	---	---	30	8	5	43
Leonard Smith	---	---	29	9	4	42
Albert Lewis	---	---	28	10	2	40
Keith Ferguson	---	---	28	9	1	38
Victor Scott	---	---	19	5	14	38
Shawn Miller	---	---	26	6	3	35
DJ Dozier	7	17	---	---	11	35
Tony Paige	10	16	---	---	7	33
Dick Chapura	---	---	22	8	2	32
Jerry Gray	---	---	22	8	---	30
Jim Bowman	---	---	13	6	10	29
Rodney Holman	8	15	---	---	5	28
Junior Tautalatasi	3	7	---	---	16	26
Larry Williams	5	20	---	---	---	25
Ben Thomas	---	---	12	6	5	23
Eric Holle	---	---	17	3	2	22
Mardye McDole	2	6	---	---	13	21
Eugene Goodlow	3	16	---	---	---	19
Mark Brown	---	---	8	4	5	17
Tom Andrews	5	9	---	---	3	17
Paul Butcher	---	---	7	1	9	17
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	11	4	1	16
Jeff Davis	---	---	5	1	9	15
Tom Gibson	---	---	10	3	2	15
Butch Rolle	2	0	---	---	12	14
Tommie Ginn	3	7	---	---	3	13
Ken Woodard	---	---	9	3	1	13
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	68	4.0
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	12	78	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	11	5	1	1	2	1	1	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	46	30	4	3	0	4	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	45	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	18	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	126	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	108	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Todd Christensen	3	0	2	0	0	8
WR John Taylor	3	3	0	57	1	6
WR Alvin Moore	2	1	0	-1	0	5
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	0	7	0	4
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0	0	0	8

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	10	135	2	36
WR Curtis Duncan	11	8	66	1	35
WR Vance Johnson	10	3	46	1	37
WR Mardye McDole	2	1	2	0	6
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	2	33	0	16
FB Tony Paige	2	2	9	0	16
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	13	0	28
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	2	0	32
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0	0	15
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	1	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Merril Hoge	1	4	4.00	4.88

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	1	0	0	0.00	5.73

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	4	2	20	5.00	6.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Merril Hoge	8	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
DJ Dozier	2	2
Tony Paige	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	3	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	5	3	2
WR Vance Johnson	2	0	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	1
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	1
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)