Week 8, 1990

played in St. Louis, MO

66 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Washington Redskins01307-20
St. Louis Cardinals7303-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:57 STL - Cleveland Gary 13 pass from Scott Mitchell (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:10 WAS - Greg Davis 30 field goal
2Q: 07:01 WAS - Greg Davis 27 field goal
2Q: 00:32 WAS - Gary Clark 4 pass from Jack Ryan (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:04 STL - Dale Dawson 48 field goal
4Q: 11:51 STL - Dale Dawson 38 field goal
4Q: 02:35 WAS - Glenn Blackwood 41 interception return (Greg Davis extra point)

Team StatisticsWASSTL
Record4-42-6
First Downs1716
- by Rushing83
- by Passing812
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards253254
- Offensive Plays6570
- Yards per Play3.893.63
Net Rushing Yards14557
- Rushing Attempts3518
- Yards per Rush4.143.17
Net Passing Yards108197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 17 - 250 - 27 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards120206
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/122/9
- Yards per Pass Play3.603.79
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions4/153/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.06.6
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards6/301/5
Punt Returns/Yards1/134/23
Kick Returns/Yards2/353/73
Interception Ret./Yards4/442/7
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 33
Time of Possession31:1028:50

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:221:23OWN 2032Punt
18:391:06OPP 4838Punt
14:180:31OWN 230Punt
11:516:46OWN 231164Field Goal
29:553:02OPP 29519Field Goal
25:052:50OWN 41624Interception
21:100:44OWN 46454Touchdown
315:001:46OWN 2037Punt
311:474:02OWN 28832Punt
37:321:53OWN 463-1Punt
34:191:49OWN 26410Punt
411:440:43OWN 2910Interception
49:421:34OWN 3338Punt
45:162:34OWN 6412Punt
40:480:48OPP 3049Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:38OWN 20734Punt
19:591:20OWN 433-1Interception
17:333:15OWN 20529Punt
13:471:56OPP 41641Touchdown
26:531:48OWN 38415Interception
22:151:05OWN 23538Missed FG
20:260:26OPP 46115Field Goal
313:141:27OWN 3135Punt
37:450:13OWN 2010Interception
35:391:20OWN 1734Punt
32:305:46OWN 231256Field Goal
411:011:19OPP 2336Missed FG
48:082:52OWN 20617Punt
42:420:15OWN 3020Interception
42:271:39OWN 20910Downs

Game MVP: Joey Browner, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

WashingtonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Walter Abercrombie16684.251110
Willard Reeves14674.792220
Jack Ryan461.50400
Maurice Carthon144.00400
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cleveland Gary10333.301010
Johnny Bailey5173.401410
Scott Mitchell252.50300
Tony Paige122.00200

Passing Statistics

WashingtonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jack Ryan28171202/12125252.7
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Scott Mitchell50272062/9122437.6

Receiving Statistics

WashingtonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Rocky Klever66355.8312130
WR Gary Clark49379.250251
RB Walter Abercrombie22168.0014140
TE Bill Elliot222412.007140
TE John Tice1133.00030
WR Rich Erenberg1433.00030
RB Willard Reeves1122.00320
WR Mike Rozier0200.00000
WR Keith Henderson0100.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green412358.755180
WR Vance Johnson410205.000100
RB Cleveland Gary44369.0019171
WR Mike Sherrard3682.67060
TE Robert Tyler333812.6715220
TE Mark Boyer23189.001120
WR J.J. Birden242211.000150
RB Johnny Bailey2394.50380
FB Tony Paige1133.00030
FB Roger Vick1344.00040
TE Carwell Gardner111313.000130

Interception Statistics

WashingtonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Glenn Blackwood14141.001
CB JC Watts100.000
ILB Byron Evans133.000
S Torin Dorn100.000
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Paul Butcher122.000
ILB Vincent Brown155.000

Fumble Statistics

WashingtonFumbRecovForceTD
Sam Merriman0100
Willard Reeves0010
JC Watts0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Roy Green1000
Nate Lewis1000
Mark Boyer0100

Punting Statistics

WashingtonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eddie Hare940945.436.2592
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd525050.043.4533

Kicking Statistics

WashingtonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Greg Davis2/20/00/0302/2
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/41/20/1481/1

Punt Return Statistics

WashingtonRetYardsAvgTD
JC Watts11313.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
James Jefferson4235.80

Kick Return Statistics

WashingtonRetYardsAvgTD
Willard Reeves23517.50
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Lewis37324.30

Defensive Statistics

WashingtonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Joey Browner811.01645
S Glenn Blackwood810.01138
ILB Byron Evans500.01437
OLB Joe Kelly420.01340
CB JC Watts300.01536
ILB Scott Kozak300.0415
CB Dwayne Harper210.5426
DE Leslie O'Neal220.01542
CB Wymon Henderson220.01334
DE Bruce Mesner220.01124
OLB Randy Kirk200.01116
DE Neil Smith110.51236
DE Kurt Ploeger110.0917
S Tom Pridemore100.0614
OLB Sam Merriman100.0614
WR Mike Rozier10---------
RB Willard Reeves10---------
CB Anthony Blaylock100.0938
DT Tim Krumrie020.0935
DE Gerald Robinson020.0621
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rod McSwain811.01813
OLB Gregg Carr530.01610
ILB Jeff Mills410.0118
OLB Paul Butcher400.02518
CB James Jefferson400.01718
DT Rollin Putzier311.02119
CB Selwyn Brown310.02013
ILB Vincent Brown310.02422
CB Jerry Gray300.02325
S Cornell Gowdy300.02920
S Leonard Smith210.02422
DT Alfred Oglesby210.02118
CB Albert Lewis200.03026
DE Josh Moore200.02224
DT Kent Kremer120.02423
WR Roy Green10---------
WR Vance Johnson10---------
DE Ben Thomas100.0136
WR J.J. Birden10---------
OLB Galand Thaxton100.053
DE Vera De Milo100.01812

Pass Rush Statistics

WashingtonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Joey Browner1.000045
DE Neil Smith0.512036
CB Dwayne Harper0.500026
DE Leslie O'Neal0.011042
DT Tim Krumrie0.002135
DE Bruce Mesner0.002024
S Glenn Blackwood0.001038
OLB Joe Kelly0.001040
OLB Randy Kirk0.001016
S Torin Dorn0.001016
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rollin Putzier1.010019
S Rod McSwain1.000013
OLB David Braxton0.00108
DT Alfred Oglesby0.001018
ILB Jeff Mills0.00108

Pass Defense Statistics

WashingtonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Glenn Blackwood60138
ILB Byron Evans50137
S Joey Browner32045
OLB Joe Kelly30040
CB JC Watts20136
CB Wymon Henderson20034
OLB Randy Kirk20016
OLB Sam Merriman10014
DE Kurt Ploeger10017
DE Neil Smith10036
ILB Scott Kozak10015
S Torin Dorn00116
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jerry Gray31025
CB Selwyn Brown21013
S Rod McSwain20013
OLB Gregg Carr20010
OLB Galand Thaxton2003
OLB Paul Butcher10118
ILB Vincent Brown10122
S Leonard Smith10022
S Cornell Gowdy10020
CB James Jefferson10018
ILB Jeff Mills1008

Blocking Statistics

WashingtonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mike Smith59131025
Keith Kartz46134029
Carl Bax28030028
Howard Ballard13033023
Ken Reeves03029126
Maurice Carthon0101909
Tom Rehder0109011
David Jordan000817
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Courtney Hall23015050
Harris Barton13118150
Mark Boyer12013026
Tony Paige03010020
Luis Sharpe02016040
John Scully01016147
Larry Williams01016039
Tom McHale0104018

Special Teams Tackles

WashingtonTacklesSTPlays
Dwayne Harper324
Willard Reeves219
Rocky Klever118
Tom Pridemore110
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
David Braxton130
James Jefferson120
Nate Lewis112

Participation

WashingtonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Carl Bax3028------967
Joey Browner------1645465
Keith Kartz3429------265
Jack Ryan3530---------65
Rocky Klever2521------1864
Leslie O'Neal------1542461
Ken Reeves2926------560
Gary Clark2930---------59
Joe Kelly------1340659
JC Watts------1536859
Mike Smith3125---------56
Howard Ballard3323---------56
Glenn Blackwood------1138554
Byron Evans------1437354
Dwayne Harper------4262454
Anthony Blaylock------938552
Neil Smith------1236452
Wymon Henderson------1334451
Tim Krumrie------935549
Willard Reeves1614------1949
Maurice Carthon199------1543
Sam Merriman------6141939
Mike Rozier2613---------39
Walter Abercrombie1916------338
Bruce Mesner------1124237
Rich Erenberg1013------1336
John Tice711------1634
Gerald Robinson------621734
Anthony Pleasant------724233
Tom Rehder911------1131
Tom Pridemore------6141030
Randy Kirk------1116330
Bill Elliot1013------629
Keith Henderson1310------528
Kurt Ploeger------917127
David Jordan87------1126
Torin Dorn------716225
Scott Kozak------415322
Charles Wilson10------1920
Steve Dawkins11------1012
Bret Clark------04711
Eddie Hare00------99
Greg Davis00------77
Jeff Carlson00------22
Hugh Millen00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Courtney Hall1550------974
Scott Mitchell1852---------70
Harris Barton1850---------68
John Scully1647------366
Albert Lewis------3026662
Larry Williams1639------762
Josh Moore------22241157
Johnny Bailey724------2657
Luis Sharpe1640---------56
Vance Johnson830------1755
James Jefferson------17182055
Selwyn Brown------20132154
Cornell Gowdy------2920251
Jerry Gray------2325250
Vincent Brown------2422450
Roy Green1336---------49
Leonard Smith------2422349
Kent Kremer------2423148
Mark Boyer1326------948
Paul Butcher------2518346
Alfred Oglesby------2118746
Mike Sherrard731------442
David Braxton------483042
Rollin Putzier------2119141
J.J. Birden1227---------39
Cleveland Gary1128---------39
Rod McSwain------1813738
Tony Paige1020------737
Roger Vick421------1035
Gregg Carr------1610834
Vera De Milo------1812333
Tom McHale418------931
Jim Kowalkowski------1412430
Jeff Mills------118726
Jim Lachey214------925
Carwell Gardner14------1722
Ben Thomas------136---19
Rich Miano------610117
Robert Tyler412---------16
Bob Landsee32------813
Nate Lewis01------1213
Galand Thaxton------53412
Dale Dawson00------77
John Kidd00------55
Cliff Stoudt00------44
David Archer00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7243.4
Middle20954.8
Right7273.9
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10464.6
Middle7101.4
Right111.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

WashingtonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jack Ryan28171302302
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Scott Mitchell502712221114

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55295.8
Short (0-8 Yds)118343.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)93323.6
Long (19+ Yds)31258.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen107414.1
Short (0-8 Yds)1913794.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)197864.5
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

WashingtonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gary Clark94037130
TE Rocky Klever66035021
WR Rich Erenberg4103013
RB Walter Abercrombie22016016
WR Mike Rozier2000013
TE Bill Elliot22024013
TE John Tice1103011
RB Willard Reeves1102014
WR Keith Henderson1000010
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green124135036
WR Vance Johnson104020030
WR Mike Sherrard6308031
WR J.J. Birden42022027
RB Cleveland Gary44036028
TE Mark Boyer32018026
FB Roger Vick3114021
TE Robert Tyler33038112
RB Johnny Bailey3209024
FB Tony Paige1103020
TE Carwell Gardner1101304

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

WashingtonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Willard Reeves242.004.79
Jack Ryan1-1-1.001.50
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

WashingtonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jack Ryan44133.254.29
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Scott Mitchell42143.504.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

WashingtonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Gary Clark2252.504.11
TE Rocky Klever1155.005.83
TE John Tice1133.003.00
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roy Green1000.002.92
FB Roger Vick1000.001.33
RB Cleveland Gary111313.009.00
RB Johnny Bailey1111.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

WashingtonRushesConversions
Willard Reeves32
Walter Abercrombie22
Jack Ryan10
St. LouisRushesConversions
Cleveland Gary11
Scott Mitchell10
Johnny Bailey11

Third Down Passing Statistics

WashingtonAttCompConversions
Jack Ryan730
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Scott Mitchell1241

Third Down Receiving Statistics

WashingtonTargCatchConversions
TE Rocky Klever330
WR Gary Clark300
WR Keith Henderson100
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green511
WR Mike Sherrard320
FB Roger Vick210
WR Vance Johnson100
WR J.J. Birden100

SectionAttendance
Stadium46,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,400 (21,400)
End Zone10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)