| AFC Divisional Playoff - Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: January 9, 1988 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 78546 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 21 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Earnest Byner 10 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Pat Beach 2 pass from Jack Trudeau (Dean Biasucci kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Langhorne 39 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eric Dickerson 19 pass from Jack Trudeau (Dean Biasucci kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Earnest Byner 2 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 22 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Brennan 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Albert Bentley 1 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Frank Minnifield 48 interception return (Matt Bahr kick) | 21 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Matt Bouza |
| 80 | WR | Bill Brooks |
| 75 | LOT | Chris Hinton |
| 64 | LOG | Ben Utt |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 66 | ROG | Ron Solt |
| 71 | ROT | Kevin Call |
| 81 | TE | Pat Beach |
| 10 | QB | Jack Trudeau |
| 20 | RB | Albert Bentley |
| 29 | RB | Eric Dickerson |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Donnell Thompson |
| 72 | NT | Byron Darby |
| 78 | RDE | Jon Hand |
| 98 | LOLB | Johnie Cooks |
| 93 | LILB | Cliff Odom |
| 55 | RILB | Barry Krauss |
| 50 | ROLB | Duane Bickett |
| 42 | LCB | Willie Tullis |
| 47 | SS | Freddie Robinson |
| 39 | FS | Mike Prior |
| 38 | RCB | Eugene Daniel |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 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 | ||
| 91 | LDE | Darryl Sims |
| 72 | LDT | Dave Puzzuoli |
| 78 | RDT | Carl Hairston |
| 91 | RDE | Sam Clancy |
| 50 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 59 | RILB | Mike Johnson |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 24 | SS | Ray Ellis |
| 22 | FS | Felix Wright |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Jack Trudeau | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jack Trudeau | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 1 | 251 | 7.6 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 94.4 |
| Sean Salisbury | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 15 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 1 | 229 | 7.4 | 39t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 19t | 1 |
| Bill Brooks | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Matt Bouza | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Beach | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Walter Murray | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mark Bellini | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Brian Brennan | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Webster Slaughter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Freddie Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Felix Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 58 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 0 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Albert Bentley | 6 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dave Ahrens | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1.0 | 5.0 |
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