1987 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (10-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1987 Cleveland Browns Roster
1987 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Browns lit up the scoreboard for 390 points, and the stingy defense gave up 239. Bernie Kosar passed for 3,033 yards. Earnest Byner topped the receiving corps, snagging 52 passes, while Webster Slaughter added 806 receiving yards, while Brian Brennan provided receiving help, too.

Kevin Mack ran for a team-leading 735 yards for Cleveland.

Frank Minnifield and Felix Wright each intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Carl Hairston dropped opposing passers 8 times.

Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1987 Cleveland Browns lost in the Conference Championship.

Click on column headings to sort.

Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bernie Kosar	389	241	62.0	3033	7.8	22	5.7	9	2.3	54	22	129	95.4
Jeff Christensen	58	24	41.4	297	5.1	1	1.7	3	5.2	34	5	37	42.1
Gary Danielson	33	25	75.8	281	8.5	4	12.1	0	0.0	23	2	4	140.3
Herman Fontenot	1	1	100.0	14	14.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	0	0	118.8
Jeff Jaeger	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	482	291	60.4	3625	7.5	27	5.6	12	2.5	54	29	170

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kevin Mack	201	735	3.7	22	5
Earnest Byner	105	432	4.1	21	8
Larry Mason	56	207	3.7	22	2
Tim Manoa	23	116	5.0	35	0
Major Everett	34	95	2.8	16	0
Jeff Christensen	11	41	3.7	15	0
Herman Fontenot	15	33	2.2	14	0
Stacey Driver	9	31	3.4	16	0
Bernie Kosar	15	22	1.5	7	1
Gerald McNeil	1	17	17.0	17	0
David Verser	1	9	9.0	9	0
Johnny Davis	1	7	7.0	7	0
Mike Katolin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Gary Danielson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	474	1745	3.7	35	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Earnest Byner	52	552	10.6	37	2
Webster Slaughter	47	806	17.1	54	7
Brian Brennan	43	607	14.1	53	6
Ozzie Newsome	34	375	11.0	25	0
Kevin Mack	32	223	7.0	17	1
Reggie Langhorne	20	288	14.4	25	1
Perry Kemp	12	224	18.7	34	2
Clarence Weathers	11	153	13.9	37	2
Derek Tennell	9	102	11.3	24	3
Gerald McNeil	8	120	15.0	39	2
Major Everett	8	41	5.1	10	0
Larry Mason	5	26	5.2	15	1
Herman Fontenot	4	40	10.0	25	0
Steve Pierce	2	21	10.5	13	0
Keith Tinsley	1	17	17.0	17	0
Remi Watson	1	13	13.0	13	0
Louis Watson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Tim Manoa	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	291	3625	12.5	54	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jeff Jaeger	33	33	100.0	22	14	63.6	75
Matt Bahr	10	9	90.0	5	4	80.0	21
Brian Franco	2	2	100.0	4	3	75.0	11
Chris Kelley	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	46	45	97.8	31	21	67.7	108

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff Gossett	19	769	40.5	55
George Winslow	18	616	34.2	45
Dale Walters	11	400	36.4	56
Lee Johnson	9	317	35.2	66
Totals	57	2102	36.9	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gerald McNeil	34	386	11.4	40
Troy Wilson	10	101	10.1	17
Totals	44	487	11.1	40

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Glen Young	18	412	22.9	44
Gerald McNeil	11	205	18.6	33
Herman Fontenot	9	130	14.4	24
Keith Tinsley	2	31	15.5	18
Clayton Beauford	1	22	22.0	22
Stacey Driver	1	16	16.0	16
Tim Manoa	2	14	7.0	13
Reggie Langhorne	1	8	8.0	8
David Grayson	1	6	6.0	6
Earnest Byner	1	2	2.0	2
Larry Mason	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	48	846	17.6	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Felix Wright	4	152	38.0	68	1
Frank Minnifield	4	24	6.0	27	0
Clay Matthews	3	62	20.7	36	1
Hanford Dixon	3	5	1.7	6	0
Chris Rockins	2	25	12.5	15	0
Mark Harper	2	16	8.0	16	0
Alvin Horn	1	28	28.0	28	0
Eddie Johnson	1	11	11.0	11	0
Mike Johnson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Troy Wilson	1	0	0.0	0	0
DeJuan Robinson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	23	326	14.2	68	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Carl Hairston	8.0
Dave Puzzuoli	5.5
Al Baker	3.5
Tim Crawford	3.0
Clay Matthews	2.5
Sam Clancy	2.0
Mike Johnson	2.0
Bob Golic	1.5
Mark Harper	1.0
Eddie Johnson	1.0
Reggie Camp	1.0
David Grayson	1.0
Mike Rusinek	1.0
Alex Carter	1.0
Totals	34.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mike Johnson	98	98	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
Clay Matthews	72	72	0	0	0	2	0		0
Gary Danielson					2	2	-2	0	0
Ray Ellis					0	2	27	1	0
Sam Clancy					0	2	0	0	0
Chris Rockins				0	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Johnson				0	0	1	0	0	0
Earnest Byner					5	1	0		0
Paul Farren					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Rusinek					0	1	0	0	0
Larry Mason					4	1	0		0
Bernie Kosar					2	1	-3		0
Al Baker					0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Davis					1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Mack					6	1	0		0
Donnie Echols					0	1	0	0	0
Tim Manoa					1	1	0	0	0
David Grayson					0	1	17	1	0
DeJuan Robinson				0	0	1	10	0	0
Jeff Jaeger					0	1	0		0
Felix Wright				0	0	1	0		0
Brian Brennan					1	1	0		0
Tom Polley					0	1	0	0	0
Carl Hairston					0	1	0	0	0
Stacey Driver					1	0	0	0	0
Mike Katolin					1	0	0	0	0
Frank Winters					1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Christensen					3	0	-3	0	0
Troy Wilson				0	2	0	0	0	0
Gerald McNeil					2	0	0		0
Webster Slaughter					1	0	0		0
Totals	170	170	0	0	33	28	46	2	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jeff Jaeger									14	33	0			75
Earnest Byner	8	2		0					0	0	0			60
Webster Slaughter		7							0	0	0			42
Brian Brennan		6							0	0	0			36
Kevin Mack	5	1							0	0	0			36
Matt Bahr									4	9	0			21
Derek Tennell		3							0	0	0			18
Larry Mason	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Perry Kemp		2							0	0	0			12
Gerald McNeil	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Clarence Weathers		2							0	0	0			12
Brian Franco									3	2	0			11
Clay Matthews						1			0	0	0			6
Ray Ellis							1		0	0	0			6
Reggie Langhorne		1		0					0	0	0			6
Bernie Kosar	1								0	0	0			6
Felix Wright						1			0	0	0			6
David Grayson				0			1		0	0	0			6
Chris Kelley									0	1	0			1
Totals	16	27	0	0	0	2	2	0	21	45	0	0	0	390