Week 1, 1981

played in San Francisco, CA

67 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	9	0	0	0	-	9
San Francisco 49ers	0	13	0	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:01 STL - Sherman Smith 3 run (Toni Linhart extra point failed)
1Q: 04:25 STL - Toni Linhart 49 field goal
2Q: 10:59 SFO - Eddie Murray 47 field goal
2Q: 07:28 SFO - James Brooks 9 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:39 SFO - Eddie Murray 49 field goal
4Q: 07:55 SFO - Ike Hill 14 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 03:16 SFO - Eddie Murray 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:01 STL - Sherman Smith 3 run (Toni Linhart extra point failed)
1Q: 04:25 STL - Toni Linhart 49 field goal
2Q: 10:59 SFO - Eddie Murray 47 field goal
2Q: 07:28 SFO - James Brooks 9 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:39 SFO - Eddie Murray 49 field goal
4Q: 07:55 SFO - Ike Hill 14 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 03:16 SFO - Eddie Murray 32 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 282 262
- Offensive Plays 70 66
- Yards per Play 4.03 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 77 169
- Rushing Attempts 18 40
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.23
Net Passing Yards 205 93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 21 - 2 25 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 231 97
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 3.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/11 5/53
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 2/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:02 30:58

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	282	262
- Offensive Plays	70	66
- Yards per Play	4.03	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	77	169
- Rushing Attempts	18	40
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.23
Net Passing Yards	205	93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 21 - 2	25 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	231	97
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	3.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/11	5/53
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	2/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:02	30:58

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:05	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	6:43	2:26	OWN 13	5	55	Field Goal
1	2:17	2:24	OWN 30	6	1	Punt
2	10:53	1:36	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
2	7:22	2:12	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
2	4:01	2:06	OWN 22	4	5	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 48	2	20	Half
3	9:51	1:43	OWN 29	4	4	Punt
3	5:11	4:42	OWN 32	10	41	Missed FG
4	14:49	1:04	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	7:48	0:45	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
4	3:09	1:33	OWN 19	8	46	Interception
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 22	6	14	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:55	1:12	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	4:17	2:00	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	14:53	4:00	OWN 25	10	45	Field Goal
2	9:17	1:55	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
2	5:10	1:09	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	1:55	1:22	OWN 32	6	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 45	11	33	Missed FG
3	8:08	2:57	OWN 16	6	10	Punt
3	0:29	0:40	OWN 45	2	5	Interception
4	13:45	5:57	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
4	7:03	3:54	OPP 34	5	19	Field Goal
4	1:36	0:38	OWN 38	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Greg Boyd, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	12	43	3.58	10	1	0
Sherman Smith	5	32	6.40	11	1	1
Roy Green	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Brooks	29	132	4.55	13	3	1
Gary Davis	10	35	3.50	9	0	0
Gary Hogeboom	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	48	21	231	4/26	0	40	2	41.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Hogeboom	25	8	97	1/4	1	18	1	41.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	9	23	134	14.89	46	40
WR Freddie Scott	5	8	50	10.00	6	18
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	7	33	6.60	7	14
WR Billy Ryckman	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Melvin Wilber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Roosevelt Leaks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE John Sawyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Brooks Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Pickard	4	7	44	11.00	11	13	0
WR Ken Bailey	2	2	28	14.00	0	18	0
WR Ike Hill	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	1
TE Rich McGeorge	1	3	11	11.00	3	11	0
FB Norm Bulaich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR James Carlson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rickey Watts	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB James Brooks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gerard Williams	1	11	11.00	0
ILB Otis Wilson	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	283	47.2	38.3	55	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	5	227	45.4	43.2	55	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	0/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	3/4	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	4	11	2.8	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	5	53	10.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	48	24.0	0
Freddie Scott	2	23	11.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hill	2	72	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Cooney	10	2	0.0	31	20
S John Sanders	4	4	0.0	32	16
OLB Bob Breunig	4	1	0.0	35	26
CB Rufus Bess	4	0	0.0	25	16
DE Keith Ferguson	3	0	1.0	25	13
S Bernie Jackson	3	1	0.0	32	23
DT Gary Johnson	3	1	0.0	30	13
OLB Kervin Wyatt	3	0	0.0	13	3
OLB Marv Kellum	2	1	0.0	14	6
DE Harvey Martin	2	0	0.0	27	17
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	0.0	28	20
DT Kent Kremer	2	0	0.0	20	9
S Mike Jolly	1	3	0.0	30	23
S Marvin Switzer	1	1	0.0	16	13
CB Wayne Smith	1	1	0.0	26	19
DT John Grant	1	0	0.0	15	12
TE John Sawyer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dave Pear	0	2	0.0	10	13
DE Stan Lewis	0	1	0.0	15	13

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	6	1	0.0	12	43
S Clyde Powers	5	0	0.0	17	43
DE Greg Boyd	4	1	2.0	8	10
CB Ken Ellis	4	1	0.0	12	34
ILB Al Brister	3	1	0.0	12	34
CB Gerard Williams	3	1	0.0	12	44
CB Randy Colbert	3	0	0.0	10	37
DT Fred Nolan	2	0	1.0	10	16
S Kenny Easley	2	1	0.0	18	48
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	0	0.0	6	21
DE Terry Dion	2	0	0.0	10	19
DT Randy Crowder	1	1	0.5	13	42
DE Mike Hartenstine	1	0	0.5	9	35
DT James White	1	2	0.0	11	19
S Jeff Delaney	1	1	0.0	1	23
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0.0	10	42
WR Bob Pickard	1	0	---	---	---
S Robert Giblin	1	0	0.0	3	25
OLB Bobby Leopold	0	2	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	0	0	13
DE Harvey Martin	0.0	4	3	17
DT Dave Pear	0.0	2	0	13
DT John Grant	0.0	1	0	12

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Boyd	2.0	0	0	0	10
DT Fred Nolan	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Mike Hartenstine	0.5	2	2	0	35
DT Randy Crowder	0.5	0	3	3	42
DE Fred Cook	0.0	2	3	1	42
ILB Otis Wilson	0.0	2	0	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Sanders	2	2	0	16
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	1	0	20
S Bernie Jackson	1	2	0	23
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	1	16
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0	13
CB Wayne Smith	1	0	0	19
ILB Mark Cooney	0	1	0	20

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	5	0	1	43
S Clyde Powers	3	2	0	43
CB Randy Colbert	3	2	0	37
CB Gerard Williams	3	1	1	44
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	1	0	21
CB Ken Ellis	1	2	0	34
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0	16
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0	34
S Jeff Delaney	1	0	0	23
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0	48

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	2	4	17	0	44
John Scully	2	3	14	2	46
Walt Downing	2	3	8	0	16
Dennis Lick	1	3	17	1	40
Ed Fisher	1	2	14	1	39
Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	10	0	19
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	14	0	43
Tommie Ginn	0	1	1	0	8

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	5	5	1	35	1	26
Ralph Perretta	4	9	1	34	0	25
Hardy Dillon	4	8	0	33	0	24
Mike Wilson	2	6	0	33	0	24
Emmanuel Zanders	1	4	0	32	0	21
Greg Roberts	1	3	0	17	0	6
Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	18	0	8
Rich McGeorge	0	2	0	20	0	8
Gerald Taylor	0	1	0	16	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Marvin Switzer	3	23
Freddie Scott	2	14
Billy Taylor	1	10
Rufus Bess	1	8

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Rich McGeorge	2	17
Gerard Williams	1	22
Norm Bulaich	1	18
Mark Iwanowski	1	17
Gary Davis	1	11
Robert Giblin	1	9
Ralph Perretta	1	7

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	18	52	---	---	---	70
Bernie Jackson	---	---	32	23	13	68
Larry McCarren	17	44	---	---	7	68
Mike Jolly	---	---	30	23	15	68
John Scully	14	46	---	---	8	68
Bob Breunig	---	---	35	26	4	65
Roy Green	13	46	---	---	6	65
Freddie Scott	7	37	---	---	14	58
Dan Dierdorf	14	43	---	---	---	57
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	28	20	9	57
Dennis Lick	17	40	---	---	---	57
Mark Cooney	---	---	31	20	5	56
Ed Fisher	14	39	---	---	---	53
Marvin Switzer	---	---	16	13	23	52
John Sanders	---	---	32	16	2	50
Rufus Bess	---	---	25	16	8	49
Frank Pollard	13	36	---	---	---	49
Wayne Smith	---	---	26	19	4	49
Harvey Martin	---	---	27	17	4	48
John Sawyer	9	21	---	---	16	46
Billy Ryckman	6	26	---	---	14	46
Gary Johnson	---	---	30	13	1	44
Alfred Jenkins	10	32	---	---	---	42
Roosevelt Leaks	10	19	---	---	13	42
Keith Ferguson	---	---	25	13	4	42
Sherman Smith	5	11	---	---	22	38
Brooks Williams	12	19	---	---	6	37
Marv Kellum	---	---	14	6	16	36
Kent Kremer	---	---	20	9	7	36
Stan Lewis	---	---	15	13	5	33
Walt Downing	8	16	---	---	8	32
John Grant	---	---	15	12	2	29
Dave Pear	---	---	10	13	3	26
Elvis Franks	---	---	13	9	3	25
Aaron Meyer	4	12	---	---	8	24
Greg Koch	1	12	---	---	8	21
Billy Taylor	4	5	---	---	10	19
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	13	3	---	16
Tom De Paso	---	---	3	2	5	10
Melvin Wilber	1	8	---	---	---	9
Tommie Ginn	1	8	---	---	---	9
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerard Williams	---	---	12	44	22	78
Clyde Powers	---	---	17	43	10	70
Kenny Easley	---	---	18	48	2	68
Hardy Dillon	33	24	---	---	9	66
Ralph Perretta	34	25	---	---	7	66
Gary Hogeboom	40	26	---	---	---	66
Emmanuel Zanders	32	21	---	---	8	61
Randy Cross	35	26	---	---	---	61
Randy Crowder	---	---	13	42	2	57
Mike Wilson	33	24	---	---	---	57
Mark Iwanowski	26	14	---	---	17	57
Otis Wilson	---	---	12	43	1	56
Fred Cook	---	---	10	42	2	54
Al Brister	---	---	12	34	5	51
Ken Bailey	19	16	---	---	15	50
Randy Colbert	---	---	10	37	2	49
Ken Ellis	---	---	12	34	2	48
Rich McGeorge	20	8	---	---	17	45
Mike Hartenstine	---	---	9	35	1	45
James Brooks	29	16	---	---	---	45
Norm Bulaich	18	8	---	---	18	44
Bob Pickard	19	16	---	---	2	37
Robert Giblin	---	---	3	25	9	37
Terry Dion	---	---	10	19	8	37
Ike Hill	13	10	---	---	13	36
James Carlson	18	15	---	---	---	33
Gary Davis	11	10	---	---	11	32
Greg Roberts	17	6	---	---	9	32
James White	---	---	11	19	1	31
Gerald Taylor	16	4	---	---	9	29
Fred Nolan	---	---	10	16	2	28
Doak Field	---	---	6	14	8	28
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	6	21	---	27
Jeff Delaney	---	---	1	23	3	27
Bobby Leopold	---	---	6	9	12	27
Jim Harrison	16	7	---	---	3	26
James Betterson	0	0	---	---	24	24
Greg Boyd	---	---	8	10	6	24
Rickey Watts	11	10	---	---	2	23
Bill Cowher	---	---	8	8	3	19
Dave Klug	---	---	4	6	2	12
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	5	5
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Hammond	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	5	30	6.0
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	65	4.3
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	13	53	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	48	21	2	2	1	8	8	4	2

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Hogeboom	25	8	0	2	1	6	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	149	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	18	1.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	34	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	63	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	23	9	1	134	2	46
WR Freddie Scott	8	5	0	50	0	37
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	5	0	33	0	32
WR Billy Ryckman	4	1	0	3	0	26
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	11	0	36
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE John Sawyer	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	0	0	0	19

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bob Pickard	7	4	0	44	16
WR James Carlson	4	0	1	0	15
WR Ike Hill	3	1	0	14	10
TE Rich McGeorge	3	1	0	11	8
WR Rickey Watts	3	0	0	0	10
WR Ken Bailey	2	2	0	28	16
FB Norm Bulaich	1	0	0	0	8
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0	0	14
RB James Brooks	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Smith	1	3	3.00	6.40
Frank Pollard	1	1	1.00	3.58

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	4	19	4.75	4.55
Gary Davis	2	7	3.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	1	1	8	8.00	4.81

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Hogeboom	3	1	14	4.67	3.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	8	8.00	4.71

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Watts	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ike Hill	1	1	14	14.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Smith	2	2
Roy Green	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	6	2
Gary Davis	2	2
Gary Hogeboom	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	14	4	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Hogeboom	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	7	3	2
WR Freddie Scott	2	0	0
WR Billy Ryckman	2	0	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rich McGeorge	2	1	1
WR James Carlson	2	0	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	0	0
WR Bob Pickard	1	1	1
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)