Week 17, 1987

played in Portland (OR), OR

54 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	0	3	7	0	-	10
Portland (OR) Seahawks	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 POR - Jessie Hester 1 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 14:29 POR - Earnest Byner 10 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 05:32 POR - Scott Norwood 22 field goal
2Q: 01:54 SFO - Roger Ruzek 30 field goal
3Q: 11:03 POR - Earnest Byner 18 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 06:17 SFO - Alvin Moore 50 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Roger Ruzek extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 POR - Jessie Hester 1 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 14:29 POR - Earnest Byner 10 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 05:32 POR - Scott Norwood 22 field goal
2Q: 01:54 SFO - Roger Ruzek 30 field goal
3Q: 11:03 POR - Earnest Byner 18 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 06:17 SFO - Alvin Moore 50 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Roger Ruzek extra point)

Team Statistics SFO POR
Record 6-10 11-4-1
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 326 394
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 5.72 5.55
Net Rushing Yards 108 82
- Rushing Attempts 27 31
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.65
Net Passing Yards 218 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.27 7.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/68
Punt Returns/Yards 4/39 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 23:32 36:28

Team Statistics	SFO	POR
Record	6-10	11-4-1
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	326	394
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	5.72	5.55
Net Rushing Yards	108	82
- Rushing Attempts	27	31
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.65
Net Passing Yards	218	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.27	7.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/68
Punt Returns/Yards	4/39	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	23:32	36:28

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:55	4:07	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	14:22	1:54	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
2	12:00	1:41	50	4	9	Downs
2	5:27	3:39	OWN 23	9	64	Field Goal
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 21	3	11	Half
3	15:00	0:48	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
3	10:55	1:06	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	8:12	2:09	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	3:58	2:03	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
4	15:00	2:54	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
4	3:14	2:19	OWN 20	12	78	Downs
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 48	1	1	Game

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:05	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
1	4:48	5:26	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
2	12:28	0:28	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
2	10:19	4:52	OWN 41	8	54	Field Goal
2	1:48	0:51	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
3	14:12	3:17	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
3	9:49	1:37	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	6:03	2:05	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	1:55	1:55	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	12:06	8:52	OWN 16	15	44	Punt
4	0:55	0:41	OWN 2	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, Portland (OR) Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Merril Hoge	21	64	3.05	13	2
Buster Rhymes	2	9	4.50	7	0
Horace Ivory	1	14	14.00	14	1
Del Rodgers	1	15	15.00	15	1
Steve Beuerlein	1	1	1.00	1	0
Bruce Hill	1	5	5.00	5	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Riggs	21	61	2.90	9	0	0
Allen Pinkett	10	21	2.10	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	30	17	218	0/0	1	50	1	76.8

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	40	29	312	0/0	3	39	0	120.0

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	5	8	62	12.40	10	23	0
WR John Taylor	5	7	68	13.60	18	31	0
WR Alvin Moore	2	5	62	31.00	41	50	1
FB Merril Hoge	2	4	14	7.00	3	11	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE John Frank	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Hester	9	11	79	8.78	14	16	1
WR Earnest Byner	5	9	58	11.60	32	24	2
WR Earnest Gray	4	4	89	22.25	38	39	0
WR Wesley Walker	2	4	16	8.00	3	10	0
FB Mike Guman	2	2	15	7.50	0	13	0
C Tony Hunter	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
FB Alfred Anderson	2	3	29	14.50	16	15	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
C Jeff Spek	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Waymer	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	5	217	43.4	40.2	54	2

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	344	49.1	37.9	63	2

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	3	30	10.0	0
Delton Hall	1	9	9.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	1	4	4.0	0
Wesley Walker	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	2	47	23.5	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	1	15	15.0	0
Wesley Walker	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	11	5	0.0	31	38
OLB Wilber Marshall	7	3	0.0	25	34
S Mark Robinson	7	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Kevin Greene	5	4	0.0	18	32
CB Wendell Cason	5	0	0.0	20	29
OLB Ed Brady	4	1	0.0	16	14
S Jeff Delaney	3	0	0.0	18	20
DE Mat Mendenhall	3	0	0.0	21	25
S Chris Mandeville	2	1	0.0	19	25
DT Bill Pickel	2	0	0.0	13	22
CB Craig Curry	2	0	0.0	21	25
CB Delton Hall	2	0	0.0	13	15
DE Doug Barnett	1	1	0.0	23	27
DT Edmund Nelson	1	1	0.0	22	23
DT Willie Broughton	1	1	0.0	27	33
RB Del Rodgers	1	0	---	---	---

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Nolan Cromwell	8	0	27	30
OLB Jim Morrissey	4	3	17	24
DE Steve McMichael	4	1	23	24
DE Richard Dent	4	0	20	23
CB Lonnie Young	4	0	17	14
ILB Dino Hackett	4	0	23	29
S Dave Waymer	3	6	24	28
DT Kurt Novitsky	3	0	20	15
CB Dwight Hicks	2	2	22	26
DT Brandon Hill	2	0	8	11
DT Mike Gray	1	3	21	27
OLB Tyrone Stowe	1	1	10	6
ILB Glen Redd	1	0	4	1
OLB Leon White	1	0	2	4
CB Greg Wilson	1	0	14	12
CB Elvis Patterson	0	2	16	20
S Bud Brown	0	1	4	1
OLB Mike Johnson	0	1	6	14
DT Steve McLean	0	1	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	1	1	25
DE Doug Barnett	0	1	0	27
OLB Kevin Greene	0	1	0	32

Portland (OR)	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Dent	2	3	23
DT Kurt Novitsky	2	0	15
DE Steve McMichael	1	3	24
DT Steve McLean	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	1	38
CB Wendell Cason	4	0	29
OLB Ed Brady	3	1	14
S Mark Robinson	3	0	29
OLB Kevin Greene	3	0	32
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	1	34
S Jeff Delaney	2	0	20
CB Craig Curry	2	0	25
S Chris Mandeville	1	1	25
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	25
DT Bill Pickel	1	0	22
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	33
CB Delton Hall	1	0	15
CB Vestee Jackson	0	1	15

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nolan Cromwell	3	1	0	30
ILB Dino Hackett	2	3	0	29
S Dave Waymer	2	1	1	28
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0	26
OLB Jim Morrissey	2	0	0	24
CB Lonnie Young	2	0	0	14
CB Greg Wilson	2	0	0	12
OLB Leon White	1	1	0	4
DT Brandon Hill	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Randy Cross	2	5	0	25	22
Matt Darwin	2	4	0	22	23
Bob Jozwiak	2	2	0	11	18
Jim Sweeney	0	8	1	24	23
Mike Wilson	0	3	0	24	28
Stefan Humpries	0	3	0	21	23
Danny Villa	0	1	0	8	13

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Russ Grimm	1	3	13	11
Chris Riehm	1	3	21	33
Mike Guman	1	2	21	16
Jeff Spek	1	2	22	20
Tony Hunter	1	1	8	15
Ellis Gardner	0	5	25	34
Bubba Paris	0	5	23	30
Broderick Thompson	0	4	29	35
Bruce Kozerski	0	3	28	35
John Davis	0	2	13	16
Paris Joiner	0	1	3	6

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Ivory	1	20
Wayne Wilson	1	16
Bobby Johnson	1	13
Stefan Humpries	1	6

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Bell	2	15
Jeff Spek	1	16
Mitch Brookins	1	14
Gerald Riggs	1	12
Dave Waymer	1	9

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	31	38	1	70
Willie Broughton	---	---	27	33	4	64
Wilber Marshall	---	---	25	34	2	61
Doug Barnett	---	---	23	27	8	58
Steve Beuerlein	27	30	---	---	---	57
Mike Wilson	24	28	---	---	4	56
Randy Cross	25	22	---	---	6	53
Mark Robinson	---	---	22	29	2	53
Wendell Cason	---	---	20	29	3	52
Kevin Greene	---	---	18	32	1	51
Alvin Moore	15	20	---	---	15	50
Stefan Humpries	21	23	---	---	6	50
Chris Mandeville	---	---	19	25	6	50
Craig Curry	---	---	21	25	2	48
Jim Sweeney	24	23	---	---	1	48
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	21	25	1	47
Ed Brady	---	---	16	14	17	47
Merril Hoge	23	24	---	---	---	47
Edmund Nelson	---	---	22	23	1	46
Matt Darwin	22	23	---	---	---	45
Todd Christensen	14	16	---	---	13	43
Ron Holmes	---	---	18	24	1	43
John Taylor	21	21	---	---	---	42
Jeff Delaney	---	---	18	20	2	40
Bill Pickel	---	---	13	22	1	36
Buster Rhymes	17	19	---	---	---	36
Wayne Wilson	4	15	---	---	16	35
Vestee Jackson	---	---	10	15	8	33
Delton Hall	---	---	13	15	5	33
Bob Jozwiak	11	18	---	---	3	32
John Frank	10	16	---	---	4	30
Horace Ivory	3	6	---	---	20	29
Danny Villa	8	13	---	---	6	27
Del Rodgers	8	4	---	---	14	26
James Davis	---	---	2	8	11	21
Bruce Hill	11	9	---	---	---	20
Bobby Johnson	---	---	0	0	13	13
Jo Jo Townsell	7	0	---	---	6	13
Clint Sampson	2	0	---	---	9	11
Scot Brantley	---	---	2	0	8	10
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michael Green	---	---	0	2	5	7
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	4	4
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Kelly	31	40	---	---	---	71
Bruce Kozerski	28	35	---	---	8	71
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	27	30	9	66
Broderick Thompson	29	35	---	---	---	64
Chris Riehm	21	33	---	---	8	62
Dave Waymer	---	---	24	28	9	61
Ellis Gardner	25	34	---	---	1	60
Jeff Spek	22	20	---	---	16	58
Steve McMichael	---	---	23	24	6	53
Gerald Riggs	21	20	---	---	12	53
Bubba Paris	23	30	---	---	---	53
Dino Hackett	---	---	23	29	1	53
Earnest Byner	25	27	---	---	---	52
Dwight Hicks	---	---	22	26	3	51
Mike Gray	---	---	21	27	1	49
Mike Guman	21	16	---	---	9	46
Jessie Hester	20	26	---	---	---	46
Earnest Gray	14	26	---	---	4	44
Richard Dent	---	---	20	23	---	43
Jim Morrissey	---	---	17	24	1	42
Kurt Novitsky	---	---	20	15	6	41
Greg Wilson	---	---	14	12	15	41
Elvis Patterson	---	---	16	20	1	37
John Davis	13	16	---	---	8	37
Wesley Walker	7	16	---	---	13	36
Steve McLean	---	---	16	20	---	36
Russ Grimm	13	11	---	---	8	32
Lonnie Young	---	---	17	14	1	32
Tony Hunter	8	15	---	---	8	31
Tyrone Stowe	---	---	10	6	14	30
Allen Pinkett	10	17	---	---	---	27
Mike Johnson	---	---	6	14	3	23
Alfred Anderson	4	9	---	---	9	22
Mitch Brookins	1	7	---	---	14	22
Brandon Hill	---	---	8	11	1	20
Paris Joiner	3	6	---	---	7	16
Ken Bell	0	0	---	---	15	15
Glen Redd	---	---	4	1	8	13
Rocky Klever	2	1	---	---	7	10
Leon White	---	---	2	4	2	8
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bud Brown	---	---	4	1	---	5
Terry Kinard	---	---	3	1	---	4
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	1	1
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	6	12	2.0
Right	12	41	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	10	16	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	30	17	3	0	0	6	6	6	1

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	40	29	3	1	1	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	27	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	157	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	106	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	187	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	8	5	62	1	19
WR John Taylor	7	5	68	1	21
WR Alvin Moore	5	2	62	1	20
FB Merril Hoge	4	2	14	0	24
TE Todd Christensen	3	1	-1	0	16
TE John Frank	2	1	11	0	16
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	2	0	9

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Hester	11	9	0	79	0	26
WR Earnest Byner	9	5	0	58	1	27
WR Wesley Walker	4	2	1	16	0	16
WR Earnest Gray	4	4	0	89	2	26
FB Alfred Anderson	3	2	0	29	0	9
C Jeff Spek	3	1	0	3	0	20
FB Mike Guman	2	2	0	15	0	16
C Tony Hunter	2	2	0	11	0	15
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	0	8	0	20
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	0	4	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Buster Rhymes	1	7	7.00	4.50

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	3	10	3.33	2.90
Allen Pinkett	1	1	1.00	2.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	8	2	15	1.88	7.27

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	3	3	29	9.67	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Taylor	3	2	15	5.00	9.71
WR Buster Rhymes	2	0	0	0.00	7.75
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
WR Alvin Moore	1	0	0	0.00	12.40
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Byner	2	2	28	14.00	6.44
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	1	1.00	7.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Merril Hoge	5	1
Horace Ivory	1	1
Buster Rhymes	1	0

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Pinkett	3	1
Gerald Riggs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	5	2	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	15	12	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Moore	2	0	0
TE John Frank	1	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	5	4	2
WR Jessie Hester	4	3	3
WR Earnest Gray	3	3	3
WR Wesley Walker	2	1	1
FB Mike Guman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (18,600)
End Zone 13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (18,600)
End Zone	13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)