Wild Card Playoff Games, 1988

played in Washington, DC

37 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	7	10	-	24
Washington Redskins	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:50 WAS - Greg Davis 34 field goal
2Q: 14:00 DET - Ken Margerum 7 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 01:11 WAS - Mike Rozier 12 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 10:42 DET - Ken Margerum 14 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 08:58 DET - Ozzie Newsome 20 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 01:13 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:50 WAS - Greg Davis 34 field goal
2Q: 14:00 DET - Ken Margerum 7 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 01:11 WAS - Mike Rozier 12 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 10:42 DET - Ken Margerum 14 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 08:58 DET - Ozzie Newsome 20 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 01:13 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 42 field goal

Team Statistics DET WAS
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 303 250
- Offensive Plays 63 56
- Yards per Play 4.81 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 161 33
- Rushing Attempts 41 20
- Yards per Rush 3.93 1.65
Net Passing Yards 142 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 15 - 1 35 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 154 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 3/52 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:27 25:33

Team Statistics	DET	WAS
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	303	250
- Offensive Plays	63	56
- Yards per Play	4.81	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	161	33
- Rushing Attempts	41	20
- Yards per Rush	3.93	1.65
Net Passing Yards	142	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 15 - 1	35 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	154	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	3/52	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:27	25:33

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 30	6	22	Punt
1	3:45	4:56	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	11:58	2:17	OWN 37	6	15	Interception
2	8:28	3:42	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 20	3	16	Half
3	13:24	2:48	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
3	8:15	4:08	OWN 41	7	33	Missed FG
4	13:09	4:24	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	7:29	2:27	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	4:42	2:40	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	1:43	0:36	OPP 28	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 15	2	-4	Game

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	7:51	OWN 6	14	77	Field Goal
2	13:49	1:51	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
2	9:41	1:13	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
2	4:46	3:35	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	10:36	2:21	OWN 9	4	18	Punt
3	4:07	5:58	OWN 33	10	44	Missed FG
4	8:45	1:16	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
4	5:02	0:20	OWN 43	2	0	Interception
4	2:02	0:19	OWN 34	2	17	Interception
4	1:07	0:18	OWN 7	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Doug Flutie, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Crash Davis	20	75	3.75	22	3
Timmy Smith	12	42	3.50	10	1
Doug Flutie	7	41	5.86	11	1
Ron Wolfley	2	3	1.50	3	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
James Brooks	9	11	1.22	5
Walter Abercrombie	9	18	2.00	6
Bert Jones	1	4	4.00	4
Mike Rozier	1	0	0.00	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	20	15	154	2/12	3	20	1	115.4

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	35	20	223	1/6	1	24	3	50.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	3	5	44	14.67	5	19	0
WR Ken Margerum	3	3	38	12.67	0	17	2
WR Quinn Early	3	4	20	6.67	0	12	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2	27	13.50	2	20	1
RB Crash Davis	2	2	11	5.50	2	9	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
WR Darren Flutie	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Phil McConkey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tracy Porter	4	5	60	15.00	10	20	0
WR Gary Clark	4	8	52	13.00	12	24	0
WR Mike Rozier	4	8	41	10.25	0	17	1
RB James Brooks	2	2	20	10.00	0	15	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE John Tice	1	1	22	22.00	3	22	0
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	12	12.00	12	12	0
TE Anthony Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Ronnie Lott	1	34	34.00
CB Duane Galloway	1	11	11.00
CB Reyna Thompson	1	7	7.00

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benny Perrin	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Flutie	1	1	0
Timmy Smith	1	0	0
Tim Spencer	0	1	0
Ronnie Lott	0	0	1
Jerome Sally	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bert Jones	1	0	0
Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0
Leonard Mitchell	0	1	0
Keith Kartz	0	1	0
Joey Browner	0	0	1
Leslie O'Neal	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	174	43.5	36.5	51	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	5	232	46.4	34.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	3/3

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	38	12.7	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Brooks	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Lott	1	28	28.0	0
Crash Davis	1	28	28.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Hannon	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	11	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Duane Bickett	6	0	0.0	12	18
ILB Chris Spielman	5	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Craig Bingham	4	0	0.0	9	15
S Fred Marion	4	0	0.0	18	29
DT Jerome Sally	3	0	0.5	15	24
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	0.0	17	24
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	1	0.0	13	14
CB Izel Jenkins	1	1	0.0	5	20
DE Jacob Green	1	0	0.0	17	22
WR Darren Flutie	1	0	---	---	---
DE Randy Edwards	0	1	0.5	7	22
ILB Matt Millen	0	4	0.0	16	21
DT Brian Sochia	0	1	0.0	11	21
DE Jason Buck	0	1	0.0	17	32

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Browner	9	1	0.0	35	19
OLB Randy Kirk	7	1	0.0	26	15
ILB Byron Evans	5	2	0.0	33	15
S Benny Perrin	4	1	0.0	25	15
DE Neil Smith	4	1	0.0	26	13
DE Leslie O'Neal	3	0	1.0	32	17
CB JC Watts	3	3	0.0	26	17
DE Bruce Mesner	3	2	0.0	37	18
DT Tim Krumrie	3	1	0.0	40	22
DE Gerald Robinson	2	2	1.0	21	13
S Tom Pridemore	2	1	0.0	18	10
CB Dwayne Harper	2	1	0.0	22	10
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB Anthony Blaylock	2	0	0.0	25	15
DT Keith Millard	1	1	0.0	6	2
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0.0	6	3
G Billy Ard	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gary Clark	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Sam Merriman	0	1	0.0	13	4
CB Wymon Henderson	0	1	0.0	28	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy Edwards	0.5	0	1	1	22
DT Jerome Sally	0.5	0	1	0	24
DE Jason Buck	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	0	1	0	14

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leslie O'Neal	1.0	0	2	17
DE Gerald Robinson	1.0	0	0	13
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	1	1	22
DE Neil Smith	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	5	1	1	34
OLB Duane Bickett	4	0	0	18
S Fred Marion	3	0	0	29
CB Duane Galloway	2	1	1	24
OLB Craig Bingham	2	1	0	15
ILB Chris Spielman	2	1	0	27
CB Izel Jenkins	1	1	0	20
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	0	21
CB Reyna Thompson	0	0	1	22

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Blaylock	4	0	0	15
CB JC Watts	2	0	0	17
OLB Randy Kirk	2	0	0	15
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	1	0	7
OLB Sam Merriman	1	1	0	4
S Benny Perrin	1	0	1	15
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	0	10
DT Keith Millard	1	0	0	2
DE Leslie O'Neal	1	0	0	17
ILB Byron Evans	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	4	9	39	1	17
Guy McIntyre	2	7	39	0	21
Cody Risien	1	3	34	1	18
Randy Grimes	1	3	13	0	7
Ron Wolfley	1	3	23	0	8
Tom Newberry	1	2	20	0	13
Rich Umphrey	0	3	36	0	19
Paul Jetton	0	3	24	0	15
Tim Spencer	0	1	10	0	8

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Kartz	1	4	20	1	36
David Jordan	1	3	17	0	27
Billy Ard	0	4	11	0	19
Leonard Mitchell	0	3	17	0	28
Howard Ballard	0	2	16	0	27
John Tice	0	1	17	0	25
Anthony Jones	0	1	8	0	9
Maurice Carthon	0	1	13	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Munoz	2	6
Reyna Thompson	1	18
Ozzie Newsome	1	14
Chris Spielman	1	11
Izel Jenkins	1	6

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Jones	2	17
John Tice	1	13
Benny Perrin	1	11
Wymon Henderson	1	3

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ozzie Newsome	33	18	---	---	14	65
Guy McIntyre	39	21	---	---	3	63
Doug Flutie	41	22	---	---	---	63
Anthony Munoz	39	17	---	---	6	62
Ronnie Lott	---	---	20	34	5	59
Cody Risien	34	18	---	---	6	58
Rich Umphrey	36	19	---	---	1	56
Jason Buck	---	---	17	32	7	56
Chris Spielman	---	---	15	27	11	53
Fred Marion	---	---	18	29	1	48
Ron Wolfley	23	8	---	---	14	45
Paul Jetton	24	15	---	---	6	45
Crash Davis	24	18	---	---	3	45
Reyna Thompson	---	---	3	22	18	43
Matt Millen	---	---	16	21	5	42
Tom Flynn	---	---	7	26	9	42
Duane Galloway	---	---	17	24	1	42
Jerome Sally	---	---	15	24	2	41
Jacob Green	---	---	17	22	1	40
Bobby Butler	---	---	15	23	2	40
Quinn Early	19	15	---	---	6	40
Craig Bingham	---	---	9	15	14	38
Darren Flutie	26	10	---	---	1	37
Timmy Smith	18	4	---	---	14	36
Duane Bickett	---	---	12	18	5	35
Tom Newberry	20	13	---	---	2	35
Brian Sochia	---	---	11	21	1	33
Steve Largent	12	13	---	---	6	31
Izel Jenkins	---	---	5	20	6	31
Mike Mularkey	20	5	---	---	5	30
Randy Edwards	---	---	7	22	1	30
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	13	14	2	29
Randy Grimes	13	7	---	---	6	26
Phil McConkey	8	2	---	---	15	25
Tim Spencer	10	8	---	---	5	23
Ken Margerum	9	9	---	---	---	18
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	3	2	2	7
Ray Bentley	---	---	0	0	5	5
Sam Anno	---	---	0	0	5	5
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ron Hall	3	0	---	---	---	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Niko Noga	---	---	0	0	2	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Krumrie	---	---	40	22	3	65
Keith Kartz	20	36	---	---	7	63
Bruce Mesner	---	---	37	18	2	57
Bert Jones	20	36	---	---	---	56
Joey Browner	---	---	35	19	2	56
John Tice	17	25	---	---	13	55
Byron Evans	---	---	33	15	4	52
Benny Perrin	---	---	25	15	11	51
Mike Smith	16	35	---	---	---	51
Leonard Mitchell	17	28	---	---	5	50
JC Watts	---	---	26	17	7	50
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	32	17	---	49
Wymon Henderson	---	---	28	17	3	48
David Jordan	17	27	---	---	2	46
Gary Clark	17	27	---	---	---	44
James Brooks	10	14	---	---	19	43
Howard Ballard	16	27	---	---	---	43
Randy Kirk	---	---	26	15	2	43
Anthony Blaylock	---	---	25	15	2	42
Neil Smith	---	---	26	13	2	41
Gerald Robinson	---	---	21	13	6	40
Dwayne Harper	---	---	22	10	7	39
Mike Rozier	13	24	---	---	1	38
Billy Ard	11	19	---	---	7	37
Maurice Carthon	13	13	---	---	9	35
Anthony Jones	8	9	---	---	17	34
Tom Pridemore	---	---	18	10	5	33
Joe Kelly	---	---	21	8	4	33
Tracy Porter	3	16	---	---	11	30
Walter Abercrombie	10	19	---	---	1	30
Sam Merriman	---	---	13	4	7	24
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	8	7	8	23
Mervyn Fernandez	4	19	---	---	---	23
Gordie Lockbaun	5	9	---	---	5	19
Johnie Mallory	3	8	---	---	7	18
Tom Hannon	---	---	6	3	8	17
Rich Erenberg	0	5	---	---	11	16
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	2	5	10
Keith Millard	---	---	6	2	---	8
Blake Moore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donovan Rose	---	---	0	0	7	7
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tommy Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tim Harris	---	---	0	0	2	2
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	58	3.9
Middle	10	54	5.4
Right	14	53	3.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	17	1.2
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	20	15	1	0	0	2	2	3	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	35	20	3	1	0	5	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	18	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	112	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	92	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	59	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	5	3	44	0	13
WR Quinn Early	4	3	20	0	15
WR Ken Margerum	3	3	38	0	9
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2	27	1	18
WR Darren Flutie	2	1	9	0	10
RB Crash Davis	2	2	11	0	18
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0	2
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	5	0	8

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Clark	8	4	52	1	27
WR Mike Rozier	8	4	41	0	24
WR Tracy Porter	5	4	60	1	16
WR Mervyn Fernandez	5	1	7	0	19
RB James Brooks	2	2	20	0	14
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	1	3	0	19
RB Gordie Lockbaun	2	2	6	0	9
TE John Tice	1	1	22	1	25
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	12	0	5
TE Anthony Jones	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	2	-4	-2.00	5.86
Crash Davis	1	3	3.00	3.75

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	1	3	3.00	1.22
Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	4	3	41	10.25	7.70

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	3	1	12	4.00	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	21	10.50	12.67
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	20	20.00	13.50
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Porter	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Gary Clark	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Mike Rozier	1	1	12	12.00	5.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Crash Davis	3	1
Doug Flutie	1	1
Timmy Smith	1	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	1	0
Walter Abercrombie	1	1
Mike Rozier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	7	5	4

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	2	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	2
WR Quinn Early	1	1	0
WR Darren Flutie	1	0	0
RB Crash Davis	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Porter	2	1	1
WR Gary Clark	2	0	0
WR Mike Rozier	2	2	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0
TE John Tice	1	1	1
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)