Game Recap
In a week 1 clash in New Orleans, the Saints enjoyed a 28-21 win against the Browns. Bothheld onwere even after the second until the Saints had a solid third quarter en route to the win.
The Saints were guided by Bobby Hebert who connected on 2 TDs, zero picks, was 13 of 22 passing. Rueben Mayes had 147 yards rushing. Hoby Brenner had 2 touchdowns.
For the Browns, Bernie Kosar finished with 314 pass yards, 2 touchdowns, was 28 of 39 passing. Reggie Langhorne caught 85 receiving yards.
The Saints finished with 338 total yards, 21 first downs, 0 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Browns ended with 387 total yards, 25 first downs, 2 turnovers and 3 penalties. They were of on third downs.
Notes
- Score: New Orleans SaintsNOR defeat Cleveland BrownsCLE 28-21
- Date: Sunday, September 13, 1987
- Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
- New Orleans Saints Stats - Yards: 338, Turnovers: 0
- Cleveland Browns Stats - Yards: 387, Turnovers: 2
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| CLE |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
| NOR |
7 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Bernie Kosar | CLE | 28-39 | 314 | 2 | 1 | 30 | |
| Bobby Hebert | NOR | 13-22 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 29 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Rueben Mayes | NOR | 24 | 147 | 0 | 26 | |
| Earnest Byner | CLE | 10 | 45 | 0 | 12 | |
| Kevin Mack | CLE | 11 | 37 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bobby Hebert | NOR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| Buford Jordan | NOR | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mel Gray | NOR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Tim Manoa | CLE | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Reggie Langhorne | CLE | 5 | 85 | 0 | 20 | |
| Hoby Brenner | NOR | 5 | 68 | 2 | 29 | |
| Brian Brennan | CLE | 4 | 65 | 1 | 30 | |
| Earnest Byner | CLE | 8 | 61 | 0 | 12 | |
| Ozzie Newsome | CLE | 5 | 43 | 0 | 11 | |
| Eric Martin | NOR | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | |
| Webster Slaughter | CLE | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 | |
| Mel Gray | NOR | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| CLE | 23 | 93 | 1 | | |
| NOR | 34 | 191 | 1 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| CLE | 28-39 | 314 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| NOR | 13-22 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
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