| AFC Divisional Playoff |
| New York Jets at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 3, 1987 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 79650 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 36 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT1 | OT2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 42 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Herman Fontenot 37 pass from Bernie Kosar (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mark Moseley 38 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 46 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 37 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 25 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kevin Mack 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mark Moseley 22 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mark Moseley 27 FG | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 52 | LOT | Jim Sweeney |
| 64 | LOG | Guy Bingham |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 89 | TE | Rocky Klever |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 10 | QB | Pat Ryan |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 49 | FB | Tony Paige |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Marty Lyons |
| 95 | NT | Tom Baldwin |
| 78 | RDE | Barry Bennett |
| 50 | LOLB | Bob Crable |
| 59 | LILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 57 | RILB | Kevin McArthur |
| 94 | ROLB | Rusty Guilbeau |
| 47 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 26 | SS | Lester Lyles |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 27 | RCB | Russell Carter |
| 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 |
| 28 | RB | Herman Fontenot |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Reggie Camp |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 56 | LOLB | Chip Banks |
| 51 | LILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Anthony Griggs |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 24 | SS | Ray Ellis |
| 37 | FS | Chris Rockins |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 31:38 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 10 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | 45:24 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 6 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 25 | 71 | 2.8 | 25t | 1 |
| Ken O'Brien | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 104 | 3.4 | 25t | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 20 | 63 | 3.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 75 | 2.8 | 15 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 134 | 7.1 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 79.7 |
| Pat Ryan | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 103 | 9.4 | 42t | 1 | 3 | 20 | 116.9 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 0 | 237 | 7.9 | 42t | 1 | 9 | 54 | 93.3 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 64 | 33 | 51.6 | 2 | 489 | 7.6 | 37t | 1 | 4 | 11 | 69.1 |
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 34 | 52.3 | 2 | 494 | 7.6 | 37t | 1 | 4 | 11 | 69.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Al Toon | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 237 | 13.9 | 42t | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 37t | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Harry Holt | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 494 | 14.5 | 37t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Russell Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 14 | 530 | 37.9 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 530 | 37.9 | 55 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Jeff Gossett | 8 | 310 | 38.8 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 310 | 38.8 | 47 | 1 | 4 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 7 | 2 | 65 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 2 | 65 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jojo Townsell | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| Guy Bingham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 29 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Scott Nicolas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Marty Lyons | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| Tom Baldwin | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 11.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Carl Hairston | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| Chip Banks | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| Reggie Camp | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Sam Clancy | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Mike Johnson | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 54.0 |