Week 16, 1987

played in Miami, FL

82 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Washington Redskins	6	3	0	2	-	11
Miami Dolphins	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 WAS - Greg Davis 26 field goal
1Q: 04:43 WAS - Greg Davis 43 field goal
2Q: 11:12 WAS - Greg Davis 22 field goal
2Q: 03:44 MIA - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
2Q: 01:07 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 17 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 08:54 MIA - Benny Ricardo 34 field goal
4Q: 14:10 WAS - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 WAS - Greg Davis 26 field goal
1Q: 04:43 WAS - Greg Davis 43 field goal
2Q: 11:12 WAS - Greg Davis 22 field goal
2Q: 03:44 MIA - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
2Q: 01:07 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 17 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 08:54 MIA - Benny Ricardo 34 field goal
4Q: 14:10 WAS - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Team Statistics WAS MIA
Record 6-9 6-9
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 372 289
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 5.39 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 133 112
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 5.32 3.86
Net Passing Yards 239 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 3 25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.43 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/46 9/93
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:05 25:55

Team Statistics	WAS	MIA
Record	6-9	6-9
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	372	289
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	5.39	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	133	112
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	5.32	3.86
Net Passing Yards	239	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 3	25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.43	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/46	9/93
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:05	25:55

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 35	10	56	Field Goal
1	8:19	3:42	OWN 46	6	28	Field Goal
1	2:07	6:02	OWN 35	12	60	Field Goal
2	7:33	2:16	OWN 20	5	17	Interception
2	3:38	1:47	OWN 29	4	11	Interception
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 13	2	67	Half
3	8:47	4:00	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
3	0:58	1:40	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
4	14:00	5:15	OWN 7	10	50	Punt
4	5:21	4:08	OWN 20	13	60	Interception

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	2:36	OWN 15	5	46	Missed FG
1	4:37	2:30	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	11:05	3:32	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
2	5:17	1:39	OWN 43	8	24	Field Goal
2	1:51	0:50	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:13	OWN 24	11	59	Field Goal
3	4:47	3:49	OWN 18	9	45	Missed FG
4	14:18	0:18	OWN 5	1	-19	Safety
4	8:45	3:24	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 22	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Ricky Nattiel, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Brooks	15	98	6.53	59	1
Walter Abercrombie	8	25	3.13	5	0
Bert Jones	1	4	4.00	4	0
Mervyn Fernandez	1	6	6.00	6	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Rogers	12	48	4.00	10	1
Bill Ring	11	55	5.00	13	1
Tony Clements	3	-1	-0.33	1	0
Randall Morris	2	9	4.50	5	0
Dennis Bligen	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	44	27	239	0/0	0	18	3	47.5

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	25	13	190	2/13	1	26	0	90.4

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gary Clark	8	14	61	7.63	1	11
WR Mike Rozier	8	13	74	9.25	9	15
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	3	23	7.67	7	17
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	5	27	13.50	0	17
TE John Tice	2	4	12	6.00	0	9
WR Rich Erenberg	2	2	32	16.00	0	18
RB James Brooks	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Maurice Carthon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Nattiel	7	11	132	18.86	36	26	1
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	16	8.00	7	9	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB George Rogers	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Theo Bell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tim McGee	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Lyle Blackwood	1	17	17.00
CB Lester Hayes	1	0	0.00
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joey Browner	0	0	1	0
Wymon Henderson	0	0	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov
Bill Ring	1	0
George Rogers	1	0
Gerry Feehery	0	1
Ricky Nattiel	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	3	119	39.7	33.0	43	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	3	149	49.7	33.3	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/4	1/3	1/3	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	1	9	9.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Hannon	4	71	17.8	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Browner	6	2	0.0	21	25
OLB Joe Kelly	6	1	0.0	24	21
DE Leslie O'Neal	4	1	0.0	20	16
S Tom Hannon	3	3	0.0	16	14
S Tom Pridemore	3	2	0.0	24	17
CB Ernest Gibson	3	1	0.0	22	23
DT Keith Millard	3	1	0.0	22	20
DE Gerald Robinson	2	1	1.5	18	18
ILB Byron Evans	2	1	0.0	20	25
OLB Randy Kirk	2	0	0.0	11	7
DT Tim Krumrie	1	0	0.5	21	20
DE Bruce Mesner	1	1	0.0	17	10
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	0	0.0	9	2
RB James Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
S Benny Perrin	1	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0.0	6	4
WR Gary Clark	1	0	---	---	---
TE Anthony Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB JC Watts	1	0	0.0	18	22
CB Wymon Henderson	1	0	0.0	24	20
DE Kurt Ploeger	0	1	0.0	14	17

Miami	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lester Hayes	7	1	18	32
S Bill Graham	6	1	16	35
DT Erik Howard	6	0	16	33
S Lyle Blackwood	5	2	20	35
S Brett Maxie	5	0	19	36
ILB Billy Ray Smith	4	3	22	40
OLB Carl Banks	4	1	25	35
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	1	16	30
CB Lionel Washington	2	1	21	35
DE Gary Baldinger	2	1	20	42
CB Gene Atkins	2	0	6	12
CB Ron Fellows	1	1	10	25
DE Keith Gary	1	1	17	24
ILB Tom Cousineau	1	0	3	3
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	14	25
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	10	17
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	1	6
DE Glen Collins	0	1	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Robinson	1.5	1	0	18
DT Tim Krumrie	0.5	0	1	20
S Benny Perrin	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	1	0	4
DE Kurt Ploeger	0.0	1	0	17

Miami	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0	17
DE Keith Gary	0	2	1	24
DE Gary Baldinger	0	2	0	42
DT Erik Howard	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Joe Kelly	3	2	21
CB Ernest Gibson	2	0	23
S Benny Perrin	1	2	15
S Tom Hannon	1	0	14
S Joey Browner	1	0	25
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	4
DT Keith Millard	1	0	20
CB JC Watts	1	0	22
ILB Byron Evans	1	0	25
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	7
S Tom Pridemore	0	2	17

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lester Hayes	6	2	1	32
S Bill Graham	4	0	0	35
S Brett Maxie	4	0	0	36
OLB Carl Banks	2	0	0	35
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	2	1	40
S Lyle Blackwood	1	1	1	35
ILB Tom Cousineau	1	0	0	3
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0	25
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	0	25
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	0	30
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0	17
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	0	6
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	0	35
DE Gary Baldinger	1	0	0	42
CB Gene Atkins	1	0	0	12
ILB Eugene Marve	0	1	0	5
DT Erik Howard	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
David Jordan	3	5	0	22	37
Keith Kartz	2	6	0	23	44
Ken Reeves	2	4	0	22	40
Mike Smith	1	4	1	22	37
Mike Simmonds	1	3	0	13	28
Blake Moore	0	2	0	3	1

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerry Feehery	2	7	21	0	23
Billy Bryan	2	2	19	0	11
Bruce Wilkerson	1	3	26	0	21
Joe Conwell	1	2	5	0	6
Mke Schad	1	2	10	0	20
Fred Dean	0	3	28	1	25
Mark Bavaro	0	3	25	0	17
Dennis Bligen	0	2	18	0	9
Gregg Rakoczy	0	2	8	0	4
Chris Hinton	0	1	28	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Abercrombie	1	18
Benny Perrin	1	13
Anthony Jones	1	10

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Sherrard	2	16
Robbie Jones	2	11
Dennis Bligen	1	6

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bert Jones	25	44	---	---	---	69
Keith Kartz	23	44	---	---	2	69
David Jordan	22	37	---	---	6	65
Ernest Gibson	---	---	22	23	17	62
Ken Reeves	22	40	---	---	---	62
Mike Smith	22	37	---	---	---	59
Mike Rozier	22	34	---	---	1	57
Gary Clark	18	35	---	---	---	53
Howard Ballard	19	33	---	---	---	52
John Tice	15	25	---	---	11	51
Joey Browner	---	---	21	25	4	50
Keith Millard	---	---	22	20	8	50
Byron Evans	---	---	20	25	5	50
Bobby Micho	14	21	---	---	14	49
JC Watts	---	---	18	22	7	47
Mike Simmonds	13	28	---	---	6	47
Joe Kelly	---	---	24	21	1	46
Wymon Henderson	---	---	24	20	2	46
Tom Pridemore	---	---	24	17	3	44
Walter Abercrombie	9	16	---	---	18	43
Tom Hannon	---	---	16	14	11	41
James Brooks	16	24	---	---	1	41
Tim Krumrie	---	---	21	20	---	41
Mervyn Fernandez	13	22	---	---	5	40
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	20	16	4	40
Benny Perrin	---	---	11	15	13	39
Anthony Jones	9	20	---	---	10	39
Gerald Robinson	---	---	18	18	2	38
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	14	17	3	34
Bruce Mesner	---	---	17	10	3	30
Randy Kirk	---	---	11	7	11	29
Tracy Porter	5	11	---	---	12	28
Rich Erenberg	0	5	---	---	13	18
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	9	2	5	16
Maurice Carthon	4	7	---	---	3	14
Sam Merriman	---	---	6	4	1	11
Blake Moore	3	1	---	---	6	10
Mark Nichols	---	---	0	0	9	9
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnie Mallory	1	0	---	---	6	7
Gordie Lockbaun	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andy Headen	---	---	1	1	---	2
Gregg Carr	---	---	0	0	2	2
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Baldinger	---	---	20	42	5	67
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	22	40	3	65
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	20	35	9	64
Carl Banks	---	---	25	35	2	62
Bill Graham	---	---	16	35	10	61
Fred Dean	28	25	---	---	7	60
Lester Hayes	---	---	18	32	9	59
Lionel Washington	---	---	21	35	3	59
Chris Hinton	28	25	---	---	4	57
Brett Maxie	---	---	19	36	1	56
Tony Clements	29	27	---	---	---	56
Erik Howard	---	---	16	33	3	52
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	16	30	1	47
Ricky Nattiel	23	24	---	---	---	47
Bruce Wilkerson	26	21	---	---	---	47
Gerry Feehery	21	23	---	---	1	45
Mark Bavaro	25	17	---	---	3	45
Keith Gary	---	---	17	24	3	44
Ron Fellows	---	---	10	25	8	43
Guy Frazier	---	---	14	25	4	43
Bill Ring	13	11	---	---	19	43
Brooks Williams	16	15	---	---	10	41
Billy Bryan	19	11	---	---	7	37
Tim McGee	15	16	---	---	5	36
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	10	17	8	35
Dennis Bligen	18	9	---	---	6	33
Mke Schad	10	20	---	---	2	32
Mike Sherrard	3	7	---	---	16	26
Jeff Groth	7	6	---	---	12	25
George Rogers	14	10	---	---	---	24
Walt Arnold	3	4	---	---	16	23
Gene Atkins	---	---	6	12	3	21
Patrick Hunter	---	---	8	11	1	20
Theo Bell	6	13	---	---	---	19
Gregg Rakoczy	8	4	---	---	7	19
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	1	6	11	18
Joe Conwell	5	6	---	---	7	18
Eugene Marve	---	---	7	5	5	17
Robbie Jones	---	---	0	0	11	11
Glen Collins	---	---	6	3	1	10
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Cousineau	---	---	3	3	3	9
Randall Morris	2	3	---	---	---	5
Tinker Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	70	14.0
Middle	16	53	3.3
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	6	31	5.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	44	27	0	0	1	7	5	1	3

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	25	13	4	0	2	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	112	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	101	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	11	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	142	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Gary Clark	14	8	1	61	35
WR Mike Rozier	13	8	0	74	34
WR Mervyn Fernandez	5	2	0	27	22
TE John Tice	4	2	0	12	25
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	3	0	23	16
WR Rich Erenberg	2	2	0	32	5
RB James Brooks	1	1	0	6	24
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	0	4	20
FB Maurice Carthon	1	0	0	0	7

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel	11	7	1	132	4	24
WR Tim McGee	4	0	1	0	0	16
WR Theo Bell	3	0	0	0	0	13
TE Brooks Williams	2	1	0	2	0	15
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	0	16	0	17
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	0	13	0	6
RB George Rogers	1	1	0	16	0	10
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	2	7	3.50	3.13
Bert Jones	1	4	4.00	4.00
James Brooks	1	3	3.00	6.53

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Ring	2	3	1.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	3	1	3	1.00	5.43

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	1	1	17	17.00	7.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Rozier	2	0	0	0.00	5.69
TE John Tice	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	17	17.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	2	0
Bert Jones	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Ring	3	2
Randall Morris	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	9	8

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	2	2
WR Mike Rozier	3	2	2
WR Gary Clark	2	2	1
WR Rich Erenberg	2	2	2
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim McGee	2	0	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	1	1
WR Theo Bell	1	0	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	1
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)