St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins (October 4, 1987)

Game Recap


In a week 4 meeting in Washington, the Redskins got a 28-21 victory against the Cardinals. Redskins took the going into halftime 14-7 and hung on in the second half.

The Redskins were guided by Ed Rubbert who connected on 334 pass yards in the air, 3 touchdowns. Lionel Vital ran for 82 yards on the ground, 1 TD. Anthony Allen had 255 yards receiving, 3 touchdowns.

For the Cardinals, finished with zero interceptions.

The Redskins finished with 452 total yards, 18 first downs, 1 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Cardinals ended up with 398 total yards, 27 first downs, 0 turnovers and 5 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

  • Score: Washington Redskins defeat St. Louis Cardinals 28-21
  • Date: Sunday, October 4, 1987
  • Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
  • Washington Redskins Stats - Yards: 452, Turnovers: 1
  • St. Louis Cardinals Stats - Yards: 398, Turnovers: 0

Box Score

1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOT
STL 0 7 7 7 21
WAS 7 7 14 0 28

Passing Leaders

PLAYERC-AYDSTDINTLNG
Ed RubbertWAS14-243343188
Shawn HalloranSTL16-352580049

Rushing Leaders

PLAYERATTYDSTDLNG
Earl FerrellSTL278729
Lionel VitalWAS2782110
Broderick SargentSTL1478016
Ed RubbertWAS429014
Ron BrownSTL1909
Walter HolmanWAS2705
Shawn HalloranSTL2-702

Receiving Leaders

PLAYERRECYDSTDLNG
Anthony AllenWAS7255388
J.T. SmithSTL6116038
Troy JohnsonSTL497049
Craig McEwenWAS443020
Ted WilsonWAS123023
Ron BrownSTL21609
Roy GreenSTL116016
Earl FerrellSTL313010

Team Total Rushing

TMATTYDSTD
STL441672
WAS331181

Team Total Passing

TMC-AYDSTDINTSCK
STL16-35258004
WAS14-24334310

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