1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-5-0 .667 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/9/1988 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 38-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78546 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/17/1988 | A | Denver Broncos | 33-38 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75993 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Baab | 61 | C | 6-4 | 271 | 28 | Tarrant County JC; Austin JC (Minnesota); Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Bahr | 9 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 31 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Bubba Baker | 60 | DE | 6-6 | 275 | 31 | Colorado State | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Braggs | 36 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Texas | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 25 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 25 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 |
| Reggie Camp | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 274 | 26 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Clancy | 91 | LDE | 6-7 | 281 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Hanford Dixon | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Ellis | 24 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 28 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Farren | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 275 | 27 | Boston University | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Fike | 69 | ROG | 6-7 | 283 | 26 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Herman Fontenot | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 24 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| David Grayson | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Fresno State | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Griggs | 53 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Villanova; Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Hairston | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 35 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Haley | 65 | OT | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Harper | 23 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | Alcorn State | 2 | 0 |
| Dee Dee Hoggard | 48 | CB | 6-0 | 188 | 26 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 51 | LILB | 6-1 | 225 | 28 | Louisville | 2 | 1 |
| Lee Johnson | 11 | P | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Brigham Young | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 59 | RILB | 6-1 | 228 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Bernie Kosar | 19 | QB | 6-5 | 212 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 201 | 24 | Elizabeth City State | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Mack | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 25 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Manoa | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 57 | ROLB | 6-2 | 242 | 31 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Gerald McNeil | 89 | WR | 5-7 | 141 | 25 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Miller | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 238 | 24 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 31 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 31 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Pagel | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 27 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 260 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Gregg Rakoczy | 73 | LOG | 6-5 | 285 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 1 |
| Cody Risien | 63 | ROT | 6-7 | 275 | 30 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Rockins | 37 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 |
| Lucius Sanford | 50 | LOLB | 6-2 | 216 | 31 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Sims | 91 | DE | 6-3 | 278 | 26 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 |
| Webster Slaughter | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 171 | 23 | San Joaquin Delta JC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| Derek Tennell | 81 | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | UCLA | 2 | 1 |
| Clarence Weathers | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 25 | Delaware State | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Williams | 70 | LOG | 6-5 | 290 | 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 |
| Frank Winters | 64 | C | 6-3 | 300 | 23 | Eastern Utah JC; Western Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Felix Wright | 22 | FS | 6-2 | 294 | 28 | Drake | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 71 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 59 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:02 | 50 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 19/28 67.9% | 1/1 100.0% | 4 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:58 | 47 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 14/26 53.8% | 0/2 0.0% | 14 | 119 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Webster Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dee Dee Hoggard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 71 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 59 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 38 | 189 | 5.0 | 25 | 2 |
| Kevin Mack | 18 | 99 | 5.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 303 | 5.0 | 27 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 219 | 3.7 | 42 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Kosar | 72 | 46 | 63.9 | 24 | 585 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 53 | 6 | 8.3 | 2 | 2.8 | 2 | 20 | 565 | 105.4 |
| Team Totals | 72 | 46 | 63.9 | 24 | 585 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 53 | 6 | 8.3 | 2 | 2.8 | 2 | 20 | 565 | 105.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 36 | 55.4 | 26 | 547 | 8.4 | 15.2 | 80t | 5 | 7.7 | 3 | 4.6 | 4 | 39 | 508 | 89.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Brian Brennan | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Kevin Mack | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Webster Slaughter | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Reggie Langhorne | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 39t | 2 | ||
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Derek Tennell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 585 | 12.7 | 53 | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 547 | 15.2 | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Wright | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 48t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Johnson | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 121 | 40.3 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 120 | 40.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 220 | 31.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 5 | 0 | 56 | 11.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 56 | 11.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 6 | 1 | 112 | 18.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 1 | 115 | 16.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 0 | 167 | 16.7 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| Sam Clancy | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
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