Wild Card Playoff Games, 1987

played in Portland (OR), OR

56 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	0	6	3	-	9
Portland (OR) Seahawks	7	14	6	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 POR - Allen Pinkett 6 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 11:22 POR - Allen Pinkett 10 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:26 POR - Allen Pinkett 9 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 09:26 POR - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
3Q: 06:06 LAS - Stephone Paige 2 pass from Mike Kruczek (Johnny Hector run for conversion failed)
3Q: 01:29 POR - Scott Norwood 24 field goal
4Q: 13:29 POR - Jessie Hester 15 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 08:28 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 27 field goal
4Q: 03:11 POR - Gerald Riggs 7 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 POR - Allen Pinkett 6 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 11:22 POR - Allen Pinkett 10 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:26 POR - Allen Pinkett 9 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 09:26 POR - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
3Q: 06:06 LAS - Stephone Paige 2 pass from Mike Kruczek (Johnny Hector run for conversion failed)
3Q: 01:29 POR - Scott Norwood 24 field goal
4Q: 13:29 POR - Jessie Hester 15 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 08:28 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 27 field goal
4Q: 03:11 POR - Gerald Riggs 7 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics LAS POR
Record 9-8 12-4-1
First Downs 13 29
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 8 19
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 244 463
- Offensive Plays 49 70
- Yards per Play 4.98 6.61
Net Rushing Yards 103 97
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 4.29 3.13
Net Passing Yards 141 366
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 2 38 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 149 371
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 9.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/22
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 6/72 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 5/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:42 36:18

Team Statistics	LAS	POR
Record	9-8	12-4-1
First Downs	13	29
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	8	19
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	244	463
- Offensive Plays	49	70
- Yards per Play	4.98	6.61
Net Rushing Yards	103	97
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	4.29	3.13
Net Passing Yards	141	366
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 2	38 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	149	371
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	9.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/22
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	6/72	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	5/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:42	36:18

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
1	5:21	3:29	OWN 9	6	26	Punt
2	11:14	3:59	OWN 14	6	11	Punt
2	5:50	2:40	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	1:00	0:11	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 31	1	-2	Half
3	9:20	3:20	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	4:39	0:12	OWN 8	1	0	Interception
3	1:24	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	13:23	3:39	OWN 22	5	26	Punt
4	9:02	0:42	OPP 14	3	4	Field Goal
4	3:01	3:01	OWN 29	8	60	Game

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	7:27	OWN 42	12	58	Touchdown
1	1:52	5:38	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown
2	7:15	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	3:10	2:10	OWN 8	4	11	Punt
2	0:49	0:31	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:40	OWN 26	10	65	Field Goal
3	6:00	1:21	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	4:27	3:03	OWN 49	6	44	Field Goal
3	0:21	1:58	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
4	9:44	0:42	OWN 19	2	-5	Fumble
4	8:20	5:19	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, Portland (OR) Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Bell	11	48	4.36	10	1
Johnny Hector	10	54	5.40	15	2
Mike Kruczek	2	0	0.00	2	0
Charles Alexander	1	1	1.00	1	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Pinkett	21	81	3.86	15	2	3
Gerald Riggs	9	13	1.44	7	0	1
Jim Kelly	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	24	13	149	1/8	1	44	2	52.2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	38	29	371	1/5	1	41	0	115.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	6	11	64	10.67	12	21	0
WR Stephone Paige	2	3	4	2.00	0	2	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	3	63	31.50	25	44	0
WR Robert Clark	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Greg Bell	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
RB Johnny Hector	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gary Wilkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Hester	6	6	84	14.00	21	27	1
WR Earnest Byner	5	8	50	10.00	13	15	0
WR Earnest Gray	4	5	83	20.75	37	41	0
TE Rocky Klever	4	6	49	12.25	17	26	0
WR Wesley Walker	3	3	49	16.33	22	28	0
RB Allen Pinkett	3	3	18	6.00	10	12	0
FB Mike Guman	2	2	23	11.50	14	19	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Alfred Anderson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Waymer	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Kennard	0	1	0	0
Bob Hamm	0	0	1	0

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Kelly	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	6	282	47.0	45.7	61	3

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	3	154	51.3	51.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	2	1	0.5	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Walker	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	5	61	12.2	0
Deron Cherry	1	11	11.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	1	18	18.0	0
Wesley Walker	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	12	3	0.0	28	33
S Deron Cherry	6	2	0.0	28	28
DE Rulon Jones	5	2	0.0	26	33
CB Terry Taylor	5	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Shane Conlan	5	1	0.0	21	32
S Ronnie O'Bard	4	2	0.0	7	18
S Roland Mitchell	4	2	0.0	17	34
DT Mike Charles	3	2	0.0	27	29
CB Van Jakes	3	0	0.0	10	18
DE Bob Hamm	2	1	1.0	22	25
OLB Mike Singletary	2	1	0.0	28	37
CB Darrell Green	2	1	0.0	28	31
DT Bob Clasby	2	0	0.0	21	25
ILB John Harper	1	0	0.0	10	7
RB Johnny Hector	1	0	---	---	---
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Anthony Dickerson	0	1	0.0	11	6
DE Sean McNanie	0	1	0.0	15	18
CB Charles Wright	0	1	0.0	4	11

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nolan Cromwell	5	3	0.0	24	21
ILB Dino Hackett	4	4	0.0	23	23
OLB Mike Johnson	4	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Jim Morrissey	4	0	0.0	19	21
DE Richard Dent	3	0	0.0	20	17
DT Mike Gray	3	0	0.0	22	18
DE Steve McMichael	2	1	1.0	19	18
S Dave Waymer	2	2	0.0	17	18
CB Dwight Hicks	2	1	0.0	18	23
DT Kurt Novitsky	2	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Tyrone Stowe	2	0	0.0	5	4
DT Brandon Hill	1	1	0.0	4	9
CB Elvis Patterson	1	0	0.0	20	21
OLB Leon White	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Lonnie Young	0	2	0.0	13	10
S Bud Brown	0	1	0.0	8	10
DT Steve McLean	0	1	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bob Hamm	1.0	0	25
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	33
DT Bob Clasby	0.0	1	25

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Steve McMichael	1.0	1	1	2	18
DE Bill Truitt	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Mike Gray	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Kurt Novitsky	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Richard Dent	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	6	0	33
S Deron Cherry	6	0	28
ILB Shane Conlan	4	0	32
CB Van Jakes	3	1	18
CB Terry Taylor	3	0	24
S Ronnie O'Bard	3	0	18
CB Darrell Green	2	1	31
OLB Mike Singletary	1	2	37
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	34

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Johnson	4	0	0	11
S Nolan Cromwell	2	1	0	21
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0	23
CB Elvis Patterson	1	0	0	21
OLB Jim Morrissey	1	0	0	21
DT Mike Gray	1	0	0	18
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	0	23
DT Kurt Novitsky	1	0	0	18
OLB Tyrone Stowe	1	0	0	4
CB Lonnie Young	0	1	0	10
S Dave Waymer	0	0	2	18

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Jones	2	4	20	0	21
Greg Christy	2	2	4	0	5
David Carter	1	3	18	0	20
Rich Strenger	1	3	23	0	21
Jay Novacek	1	1	22	0	19
Cleveland Green	0	3	20	1	20
Mickey Marvin	0	1	5	0	8
Tyrone McGriff	0	1	17	0	22
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	17	0	18
Mark Traynowicz	0	1	7	0	3
Gary Wilkins	0	1	8	0	9
Frank Winters	0	1	6	0	5

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Thompson	3	6	1	28	0	37
Bubba Paris	3	4	0	26	0	34
Bruce Kozerski	1	5	1	25	0	32
Ellis Gardner	1	4	0	25	0	28
Paris Joiner	1	3	0	6	0	7
Chris Riehm	1	2	0	22	1	29
Russ Grimm	0	2	0	10	0	15
Mike Guman	0	1	0	12	0	14
Alfred Anderson	0	1	0	16	0	11
Scott Barrows	0	1	0	2	0	4
John Davis	0	1	0	11	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Hector	1	21
Terry Taylor	1	11
Charles Wright	1	10

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Rocky Klever	3	14
Jeff Spek	2	19
Wesley Walker	1	17
Mike Guman	1	16
Dwight Hicks	1	1

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Singletary	---	---	28	37	3	68
Deron Cherry	---	---	28	28	9	65
Darrol Ray	---	---	28	33	1	62
Darrell Green	---	---	28	31	3	62
Rulon Jones	---	---	26	33	1	60
Terry Taylor	---	---	24	24	11	59
Mike Charles	---	---	27	29	1	57
Shane Conlan	---	---	21	32	1	54
Roland Mitchell	---	---	17	34	2	53
Bob Hamm	---	---	22	25	4	51
Mike Kruczek	24	25	---	---	---	49
Bob Clasby	---	---	21	25	1	47
Melvin Jones	20	21	---	---	4	45
Van Jakes	---	---	10	18	17	45
Rich Strenger	23	21	---	---	---	44
Jay Novacek	22	19	---	---	3	44
Jonathan Hayes	17	18	---	---	8	43
Cleveland Green	20	20	---	---	2	42
Johnny Hector	12	8	---	---	21	41
David Carter	18	20	---	---	1	39
Tyrone McGriff	17	22	---	---	---	39
Jerry Rice	20	19	---	---	---	39
Ronnie O'Bard	---	---	7	18	13	38
Sean McNanie	---	---	15	18	2	35
Gary Wilkins	8	9	---	---	18	35
Charles Alexander	16	14	---	---	4	34
Ken Kennard	---	---	9	16	3	28
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	11	6	11	28
Greg Bell	12	15	---	---	---	27
Jerry Butler	4	7	---	---	14	25
John Harper	---	---	10	7	8	25
Charles Wright	---	---	4	11	10	25
Mickey Marvin	5	8	---	---	7	20
Frank Winters	6	5	---	---	7	18
Stephone Paige	2	4	---	---	11	17
Mark Traynowicz	7	3	---	---	7	17
Greg Christy	4	5	---	---	7	16
Webster Slaughter	0	2	---	---	12	14
Robert Clark	4	8	---	---	---	12
Curt Warner	3	2	---	---	6	11
Lamonte Hunley	---	---	3	2	6	11
Dennis Gibson	---	---	2	2	3	7
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Kelly	31	39	---	---	---	70
Broderick Thompson	28	37	---	---	---	65
Bruce Kozerski	25	32	---	---	5	62
Bubba Paris	26	34	---	---	---	60
Rocky Klever	20	25	---	---	14	59
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	24	21	9	54
Ellis Gardner	25	28	---	---	1	54
Jessie Hester	22	30	---	---	1	53
Chris Riehm	22	29	---	---	2	53
Dino Hackett	---	---	23	23	1	47
Jeff Spek	14	12	---	---	19	45
Earnest Gray	16	24	---	---	4	44
Dwight Hicks	---	---	18	23	1	42
Mike Guman	12	14	---	---	16	42
Earnest Byner	16	26	---	---	---	42
Elvis Patterson	---	---	20	21	1	42
Mike Gray	---	---	22	18	2	42
Gerald Riggs	10	15	---	---	16	41
Jim Morrissey	---	---	19	21	---	40
Allen Pinkett	21	19	---	---	---	40
Wesley Walker	8	14	---	---	17	39
Steve McMichael	---	---	19	18	1	38
Richard Dent	---	---	20	17	---	37
Dave Waymer	---	---	17	18	1	36
Lonnie Young	---	---	13	10	11	34
Alfred Anderson	16	11	---	---	6	33
Kurt Novitsky	---	---	14	18	1	33
Russ Grimm	10	15	---	---	5	30
Bud Brown	---	---	8	10	11	29
Steve McLean	---	---	12	14	2	28
Tyrone Stowe	---	---	5	4	18	27
Greg Wilson	---	---	7	6	13	26
John Davis	11	9	---	---	5	25
Brandon Hill	---	---	4	9	9	22
Mike Johnson	---	---	9	11	---	20
Mitch Brookins	0	5	---	---	13	18
Paris Joiner	6	7	---	---	2	15
Glen Redd	---	---	1	2	11	14
Bill Truitt	---	---	5	7	1	13
Scott Barrows	2	4	---	---	5	11
Ken Bell	0	0	---	---	11	11
Leon White	---	---	4	4	3	11
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	8	46	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	10	28	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	24	13	2	1	1	2	3	3	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	38	29	4	1	2	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	9	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	100	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	124	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	12	213	14.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	11	6	0	64	1	19
WR Stephone Paige	3	2	1	4	0	4
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	2	0	63	1	18
TE Gary Wilkins	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Robert Clark	2	2	0	10	0	8
RB Johnny Hector	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Greg Bell	1	1	0	8	0	15
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0	0	0	19

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Byner	8	5	0	50	0	26
TE Rocky Klever	6	4	1	49	1	25
WR Jessie Hester	6	6	0	84	1	30
WR Earnest Gray	5	4	0	83	1	24
WR Wesley Walker	3	3	0	49	1	14
RB Gerald Riggs	3	1	1	9	0	15
RB Allen Pinkett	3	3	0	18	0	19
FB Mike Guman	2	2	0	23	0	14
FB Alfred Anderson	2	1	0	6	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	1	4	4.00	4.36

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Pinkett	7	33	4.71	3.86
Gerald Riggs	3	6	2.00	1.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	4	2	18	4.50	6.21

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	7	3	25	3.57	9.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	2	1.00	1.33
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	16	8.00	5.82

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Riggs	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Earnest Byner	2	0	0	0.00	6.25
FB Mike Guman	1	1	4	4.00	11.50
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	15	15.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Charles Alexander	1	0
Johnny Hector	1	1

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	2	2
Allen Pinkett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	10	7	4

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	4	3	2
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	1	1
RB Greg Bell	1	1	1
WR Robert Clark	1	1	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	4	1	0
WR Earnest Gray	2	2	2
WR Jessie Hester	2	2	2
TE Rocky Klever	1	1	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	0
FB Alfred Anderson	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)