| Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 15, 1987 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 78409 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 62 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jeff Jaeger 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mark Kelso 56 opponents fumble recovery (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ray Ellis 27 opponents fumble recovery (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Langhorne 15 pass from Bernie Kosar (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 52 pass from Bernie Kosar (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jeff Jaeger 40 FG | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chris Burkett 13 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 10 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 85 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 61 | LOT | Len Burton |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 33 | RB | Ronnie Harmon |
| 35 | FB | Carl Byrum |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Sean McNanie |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 97 | RILB | Scott Radecic |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 45 | SS | Dwight Drane |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 70 | LOG | Larry Williams |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Reggie Camp |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 50 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 51 | LILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 59 | RILB | Mike Johnson |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 24 | SS | Ray Ellis |
| 22 | FS | Felix Wright |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 24:19 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3/11 | 2/3 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 2 |
| CLE | 35:41 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 10 | 90 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Kerry Porter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 61 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 84 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 0 | 222 | 6.3 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 99.9 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 0 | 222 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 99.9 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 1 | 346 | 10.2 | 52t | 2 | 2 | 9 | 110.7 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 1 | 346 | 10.2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 110.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Burkett | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 37 | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Porter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 222 | 10.1 | 2 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 52t | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15t | 1 |
| Brian Brennan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Derek Tennell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 346 | 14.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Derrick Burroughs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | ||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| George Winslow | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ricky Porter | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Carl Hairston | 1.5 |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Bob Golic | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |