Week 16, 1987

played in St. Louis, MO

43 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	3	7	0	3	-	13
St. Louis Cardinals	3	10	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 STL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
1Q: 04:30 CLE - John Smith 29 field goal
2Q: 14:42 STL - Tony Paige 4 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:25 CLE - Jimmy Rogers 1 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:40 STL - Dale Dawson 27 field goal
4Q: 13:29 CLE - John Smith 36 field goal
4Q: 07:51 STL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 STL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
1Q: 04:30 CLE - John Smith 29 field goal
2Q: 14:42 STL - Tony Paige 4 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:25 CLE - Jimmy Rogers 1 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:40 STL - Dale Dawson 27 field goal
4Q: 13:29 CLE - John Smith 36 field goal
4Q: 07:51 STL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal

Team Statistics CLE STL
Record 7-8 5-10
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 286 215
- Offensive Plays 75 52
- Yards per Play 3.81 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 155 98
- Rushing Attempts 40 15
- Yards per Rush 3.88 6.53
Net Passing Yards 131 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 3 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 145 133
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 4/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 3.16
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/19 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 36:21 23:39

Team Statistics	CLE	STL
Record	7-8	5-10
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	286	215
- Offensive Plays	75	52
- Yards per Play	3.81	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	155	98
- Rushing Attempts	40	15
- Yards per Rush	3.88	6.53
Net Passing Yards	131	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 3	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	145	133
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	4/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	3.16
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/19	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	36:21	23:39

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:08	4:44	OWN 41	11	47	Field Goal
1	2:14	1:27	OWN 1	3	17	Fumble
2	14:31	10:14	OWN 20	19	80	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:27	OWN 45	2	11	Interception
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	10:53	4:27	OWN 15	8	33	Punt
3	4:55	6:31	OWN 14	13	67	Field Goal
4	13:18	0:39	OPP 27	3	-1	Interception
4	11:46	2:08	OWN 20	5	10	Interception
4	7:43	4:04	OWN 30	9	23	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:52	OWN 29	11	58	Field Goal
1	4:24	2:10	OWN 26	5	27	Punt
1	0:47	1:16	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
2	4:17	3:45	OWN 25	13	65	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 43	1	0	Half
3	13:20	2:27	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	6:26	1:31	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	12:39	0:53	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	9:38	1:55	OPP 29	3	6	Field Goal
4	3:39	3:39	OWN 6	8	56	Game

Game MVP: Kent Kremer, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	27	119	4.41	15	3	0
Jimmy Rogers	11	23	2.09	10	1	1
Jim McMahon	2	13	6.50	8	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	11	73	6.64	22	3
DJ Dozier	3	27	9.00	19	1
Steve Bono	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	32	16	145	3/14	0	14	3	23.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	33	20	133	4/16	1	33	0	79.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Reed	5	13	49	9.80	5	14
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	6	36	9.00	0	14
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	4	23	7.67	0	11
WR John Kimbrough	2	2	23	11.50	1	12
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Phil Epps	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Freeman McNeil	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Wayne Capers	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	6	8	25	4.17	2	11	0
WR Vance Johnson	5	8	23	4.60	2	10	0
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	12	6.00	8	9	0
WR Curtis Duncan	2	7	44	22.00	22	33	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Victor Scott	2	20	10.00	0
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bennie Cunningham	2	0	0
Jim McMahon	1	0	0
Andre Reed	0	1	0
Steve Strachan	0	1	0
Kevin Walker	0	1	0
Lucius Sanford	0	0	1
Cedrick Brown	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frank Pollard	1	0	0
DJ Dozier	1	0	0
Mark Boyer	0	1	0
Greg Lloyd	0	1	0
Wayne Smith	0	0	2
Kent Kremer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	3	114	38.0	33.7	46	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	201	50.3	45.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roland James	1	0	0.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Smith	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Rogers	2	48	24.0	0
Bob Jury	1	44	44.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	4	75	18.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kevin Walker	4	3	0.0	10	28
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	4	0	0.0	12	26
ILB Mike Curico	3	0	1.0	3	11
S Roland James	3	3	0.0	14	35
OLB Lucius Sanford	3	0	0.0	5	8
OLB George Andrews	3	0	0.0	11	25
CB Cedrick Brown	3	0	0.0	11	21
DE William Fuller	2	1	1.5	7	19
DT Donnie Humphrey	2	1	0.0	8	23
CB Rick Grimes	2	1	0.0	13	25
DE Art Still	2	0	0.0	5	12
WR Andre Reed	2	0	---	---	---
DE Tony Woods	1	0	1.0	8	18
DT Tony Casillas	1	0	0.5	3	15
CB Patrick Allen	1	1	0.0	4	23
DE Greg Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	14
S Bob Jury	1	0	0.0	10	27
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	---	---	---
WR Wayne Capers	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mark Duda	1	0	0.0	12	19

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	9	4	2.0	29	29
CB Albert Lewis	7	3	0.0	34	32
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	4	0.0	33	28
ILB Fredd Young	6	1	0.0	30	26
S Jim Bowman	5	1	0.0	31	30
DT Dick Chapura	4	1	0.0	27	18
CB Wayne Smith	3	1	0.0	33	29
CB Victor Scott	3	1	0.0	30	29
ILB Mark Brown	3	0	0.0	10	9
DE Keith Ferguson	2	0	1.0	32	20
CB Jerry Gray	2	1	0.0	32	29
S Cornell Gowdy	2	0	0.0	31	27
DT Eric Holle	1	1	0.0	17	14
DE Shawn Miller	1	1	0.0	25	18
DE Ben Thomas	1	1	0.0	15	17
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE William Fuller	1.5	1	19
ILB Mike Curico	1.0	0	11
DE Tony Woods	1.0	0	18
DT Tony Casillas	0.5	0	15
DE Art Still	0.0	2	12
DT Mark Duda	0.0	1	19

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	2.0	0	1	2	29
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	0	2	0	20
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	1	0	0	18
ILB Fredd Young	0.0	0	1	0	26
S Jim Bowman	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kevin Walker	3	2	28
CB Rick Grimes	2	3	25
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	0	8
OLB George Andrews	2	0	25
ILB Mike Curico	2	0	11
DT Donnie Humphrey	2	0	23
CB Cedrick Brown	2	0	21
S Bob Jury	1	0	27
DE Art Still	1	0	12
S Roland James	1	0	35
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	26
CB Patrick Allen	1	0	23

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	4	0	0	32
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0	29
ILB Fredd Young	3	0	0	26
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	3	1	28
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0	9
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0	29
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	0	17
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	0	7
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0	27
CB Victor Scott	0	0	2	29

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Montoya	4	5	0	27	0	29
Irv Eatman	2	11	1	34	1	31
Greg Jarvis	2	7	0	31	0	32
John Ayers	1	6	0	36	0	32
Joel Patten	1	2	0	14	0	9
Bennie Cunningham	1	1	0	34	0	28
Keith Van Horne	0	3	0	36	0	31
Don Mosebar	0	2	0	20	2	10
Ted McKnight	0	1	0	22	0	13

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	2	2	1	11	0	31
Ken Dallafior	1	2	0	13	1	28
John Scully	1	2	0	14	0	31
Luis Sharpe	1	2	0	14	0	31
Rodney Holman	1	1	0	8	0	14
Curtis Adams	1	1	0	1	0	5
Tommie Ginn	0	2	0	4	0	6
Harris Barton	0	1	0	13	3	33
Tony Paige	0	1	0	7	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Rogers	1	18
Calvin Magee	1	14
Steve Gage	1	13
Steve Strachan	1	12
Cedrick Brown	1	12

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Johnson	3	11
Mardye McDole	1	16

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim McMahon	40	35	---	---	---	75
John Ayers	36	32	---	---	4	72
Keith Van Horne	36	31	---	---	5	72
Irv Eatman	34	31	---	---	4	69
Bennie Cunningham	34	28	---	---	4	66
Andre Reed	35	30	---	---	---	65
Greg Jarvis	31	32	---	---	---	63
Max Montoya	27	29	---	---	5	61
Roland James	---	---	14	35	9	58
Freeman McNeil	28	23	---	---	1	52
Kevin Walker	---	---	10	28	13	51
Wayne Capers	23	21	---	---	6	50
Bob Jury	---	---	10	27	9	46
Cedrick Brown	---	---	11	21	12	44
Jimmy Rogers	12	12	---	---	18	42
Cris Collinsworth	23	17	---	---	---	40
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	12	26	2	40
Rick Grimes	---	---	13	25	2	40
Ted McKnight	22	13	---	---	4	39
George Andrews	---	---	11	25	3	39
Byron Darby	---	---	10	25	2	37
Steve Gage	---	---	7	17	13	37
Mark Duda	---	---	12	19	5	36
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	8	23	4	35
Don Mosebar	20	10	---	---	1	31
Tony Woods	---	---	8	18	5	31
A.J. Duhe	---	---	4	12	14	30
Patrick Allen	---	---	4	23	3	30
John Kimbrough	6	11	---	---	11	28
Joel Patten	14	9	---	---	5	28
William Fuller	---	---	7	19	1	27
Steve Strachan	8	6	---	---	12	26
Greg Johnson	---	---	7	14	3	24
Phil Epps	6	7	---	---	8	21
Mike Curico	---	---	3	11	6	20
Art Still	---	---	5	12	2	19
Tony Casillas	---	---	3	15	1	19
Calvin Magee	1	1	---	---	14	16
Clint Didier	2	6	---	---	7	15
Lucius Sanford	---	---	5	8	---	13
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alonzo Johnson	---	---	1	4	1	6
Gene Chilton	2	1	---	---	1	4
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Smith	---	---	33	29	14	76
Victor Scott	---	---	30	29	15	74
Albert Lewis	---	---	34	32	6	72
Jim Bowman	---	---	31	30	4	65
Jerry Gray	---	---	32	29	1	62
Greg Lloyd	---	---	33	28	1	62
Kent Kremer	---	---	29	29	3	61
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	31	27	1	59
Fredd Young	---	---	30	26	2	58
Keith Ferguson	---	---	32	20	1	53
Steve Bono	15	37	---	---	---	52
Larry McCarren	11	31	---	---	7	49
John Scully	14	31	---	---	3	48
Mark Boyer	12	22	---	---	14	48
Ken Dallafior	13	28	---	---	6	47
Vance Johnson	9	25	---	---	12	46
Harris Barton	13	33	---	---	---	46
Dick Chapura	---	---	27	18	1	46
Luis Sharpe	14	31	---	---	---	45
Shawn Miller	---	---	25	18	2	45
Frank Pollard	12	28	---	---	---	40
Tony Paige	7	19	---	---	13	39
Curtis Duncan	6	26	---	---	5	37
Ben Thomas	---	---	15	17	3	35
Eric Holle	---	---	17	14	3	34
Roy Green	13	20	---	---	---	33
Rodney Holman	8	14	---	---	5	27
Tom Andrews	3	14	---	---	7	24
Tom Gibson	---	---	8	15	1	24
Ken Woodard	---	---	12	8	2	22
Mark Brown	---	---	10	9	3	22
Paul Butcher	---	---	7	7	7	21
Eugene Goodlow	4	15	---	---	---	19
Mardye McDole	0	2	---	---	16	18
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	---	---	16	16
DJ Dozier	3	9	---	---	4	16
Tommie Ginn	4	6	---	---	5	15
Jeff Davis	---	---	4	0	9	13
Don Laster	2	4	---	---	7	13
Curtis Adams	1	5	---	---	6	12
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	11	11
Larry Williams	1	7	---	---	---	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	61	4.7
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	12	41	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	48	12.0
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	2	12	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	32	16	0	0	4	3	5	2	3

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	33	20	1	1	3	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	75	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	70	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	24	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	13	5	1	49	30
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	4	0	36	28
WR Cris Collinsworth	4	3	1	23	17
WR Wayne Capers	3	0	1	0	21
WR John Kimbrough	2	2	0	23	11
WR Phil Epps	2	1	0	6	7
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	8	13
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	1	0	23

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	8	6	1	25	0	20
WR Vance Johnson	8	5	0	23	0	25
WR Curtis Duncan	7	2	1	44	1	26
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	1	6	0	28
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	1	0	9	0	15
TE Rodney Holman	2	1	0	4	0	14
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	0	12	0	9
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	4	0	19
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	6	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Rogers	3	-1	-0.33	2.09
Freeman McNeil	2	12	6.00	4.41

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	6	6.00	6.64
DJ Dozier	1	3	3.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	7	2	15	2.14	4.53

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	8	3	11	1.38	4.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Reed	4	1	3	0.75	3.77
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR John Kimbrough	1	1	12	12.00	11.50
WR Phil Epps	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	4	2	7	1.75	3.13
RB Frank Pollard	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
FB Tony Paige	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	2.88
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	5	4
Jimmy Rogers	1	1
Jim McMahon	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	12	7	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	6	2	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	2	1
WR John Kimbrough	2	2	2
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	1
WR Wayne Capers	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	3	0	0
WR Roy Green	2	2	1
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	1
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)