Week 7, 1991

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	0	0	3	17	-	20
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:08 DET - Crash Davis 4 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:39 DET - Matt Stover 51 field goal
3Q: 06:41 SFO - Steve Christie 25 field goal
4Q: 14:08 SFO - John Taylor 53 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 11:27 SFO - Sammie Smith 11 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 04:33 DET - Greg McMurtry 18 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:02 SFO - Steve Christie 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:08 DET - Crash Davis 4 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:39 DET - Matt Stover 51 field goal
3Q: 06:41 SFO - Steve Christie 25 field goal
4Q: 14:08 SFO - John Taylor 53 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 11:27 SFO - Sammie Smith 11 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 04:33 DET - Greg McMurtry 18 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:02 SFO - Steve Christie 45 field goal

Team Statistics SFO DET
Record 3-3 2-4
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 341 334
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 5.78 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 83 97
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 3.95 3.03
Net Passing Yards 258 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 16 - 0 36 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 278 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/14 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 3/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:12 34:48

Team Statistics	SFO	DET
Record	3-3	2-4
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	341	334
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	5.78	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	83	97
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	3.95	3.03
Net Passing Yards	258	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 16 - 0	36 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	278	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/14	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	3/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:12	34:48

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	9:47	4:01	OWN 13	9	65	Missed FG
1	3:51	1:56	OWN 39	5	43	Missed FG
2	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:19	2:05	OWN 11	4	17	Punt
2	4:31	1:59	OWN 20	7	14	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 34	1	0	Half
3	13:11	1:51	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	10:03	3:27	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
4	14:08	0:17	OWN 47	1	53	Touchdown
4	13:08	1:47	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
4	8:33	1:46	OWN 14	4	18	Punt
4	4:22	1:03	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	1:41	1:20	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 28	0	0	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	3:20	OWN 27	7	25	Punt
1	5:46	1:55	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
1	1:55	1:55	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
2	13:32	3:13	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
2	8:14	3:43	OWN 18	7	48	Field Goal
2	2:32	2:24	OWN 6	5	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	11:20	1:17	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	6:36	7:28	OWN 15	12	45	Missed FG
4	13:51	0:43	OWN 20	2	-2	Interception
4	11:21	2:48	OWN 21	7	27	Punt
4	6:47	2:25	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	3:19	1:38	OWN 5	5	17	Punt
4	0:21	0:19	OWN 13	2	15	Fumble

Game MVP: Steve Beuerlein, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	14	60	4.29	13	2	0
Sammie Smith	6	21	3.50	11	1	1
Steve Beuerlein	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Crash Davis	19	70	3.68	29	1	1
Doug Flutie	6	19	3.17	6	0	0
Marion Butts	3	1	0.33	2	0	0
Tom Rathman	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Ron Hall	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	35	16	278	3/20	1	53	0	82.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	36	24	251	2/14	1	46	1	84.4

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bruce Hill	4	4	61	15.25	31	31	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	4	8	48	12.00	10	16	0
WR Calvin Williams	3	7	74	24.67	11	48	0
WR John Taylor	2	4	78	39.00	52	53	1
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB John Settle	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Manute Bol	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Merril Hoge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Greg McMurtry	5	8	98	19.60	4	46	1
FB Tom Rathman	4	4	12	3.00	2	6	0
TE Rob Awalt	3	3	20	6.67	3	8	0
WR Michael Jackson	3	8	21	7.00	0	13	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	3	12	6.00	1	7	0
WR Quinn Early	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
RB Crash Davis	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
WR Don Beebe	1	2	42	42.00	29	42	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
TE Ron Hall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Dingle	1	0	0
Bruce Hill	0	1	0
Renaldo Turnbull	0	1	0
Karl Mecklenburg	0	0	1
Clyde Simmons	0	0	1
Delton Hall	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Flutie	2	1	0
Greg McMurtry	1	1	0
James Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	8	386	48.3	45.9	62	5

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	8	367	45.9	44.1	57	4

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/4	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/2	1/2	1/2	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	5	14	2.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Dingle	3	61	20.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Beebe	3	35	11.7	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB William Thomas	8	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Kevin Greene	7	1	0.0	30	34
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	4	1.0	30	35
CB Terry McDaniel	5	2	0.0	23	28
CB Delton Hall	5	1	0.0	20	24
S Anthony Newman	5	1	0.0	23	23
S Mike Lush	3	2	0.0	14	21
DE Leon Seals	3	2	0.0	13	15
S Terry Hoage	3	2	0.0	21	23
DE Clyde Simmons	2	0	1.0	20	20
DT Bill Pickel	2	1	0.0	21	23
CB Robert Massey	2	1	0.0	11	12
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	2	0.0	17	27
CB Erroll Tucker	1	1	0.0	15	19
ILB Matt Vanderbeek	1	1	0.0	19	25
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	0	1	0.0	15	16

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	5	0	0.0	20	34
DT Jerome Sally	4	0	1.0	19	30
OLB Duane Bickett	4	2	0.5	17	31
DT Tom Magee	3	2	0.0	14	24
ILB Chris Spielman	3	2	0.0	19	36
ILB Cliff Odom	2	0	1.0	2	3
CB Duane Galloway	2	1	0.0	16	25
S Larry Griffin	2	1	0.0	9	24
S John Baylor	2	1	0.0	3	18
S Fred Marion	2	0	0.0	11	10
CB James Williams	2	0	0.0	18	26
ILB Bryan Cox	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Chuck Klingbeil	2	0	0.0	11	8
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0.5	10	29
CB Le-Lo Lang	1	1	0.0	10	27
DE Tom Gibson	1	0	0.0	13	25
WR Greg McMurtry	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kurt Cobain	0	2	0.0	9	9
DT Brian Sochia	0	1	0.0	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clyde Simmons	1.0	0	1	20
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	0	35
DT Tony Casillas	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	0.0	1	0	16

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerome Sally	1.0	1	1	30
ILB Cliff Odom	1.0	0	0	3
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.5	0	0	29
OLB Duane Bickett	0.5	0	0	31
DT Tom Magee	0.0	1	2	24
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	1	16
DE Keith Willis	0.0	0	2	10

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	4	1	0	28
ILB William Thomas	4	0	0	11
OLB Kevin Greene	3	1	0	34
S Anthony Newman	3	0	0	23
S Mike Lush	2	1	0	21
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	2	0	0	35
CB Delton Hall	2	0	0	24
S Terry Hoage	2	0	0	23
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	2	1	27
CB Erroll Tucker	1	0	0	19
CB Robert Massey	0	1	0	12

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	3	1	36
OLB Duane Bickett	3	0	31
S Ronnie Lott	2	2	34
CB Le-Lo Lang	2	1	27
S John Baylor	1	1	18
CB James Williams	1	1	26
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	3
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	30
CB Duane Galloway	1	0	25
DT Tom Magee	1	0	24
CB Anthony Parker	0	2	25

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	4	5	1	20	1	38
Nate Newton	1	5	0	19	1	34
Shannon Sharpe	1	2	0	15	0	27
Matt Darwin	0	3	0	15	0	28
John Jackson	0	2	0	17	0	31
Jeff Uhlenhake	0	1	0	16	1	29
Merril Hoge	0	1	0	9	0	24
Jeff Maddox	0	1	0	5	0	9

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Newberry	2	4	20	1	17
Guy McIntyre	1	5	28	0	35
Anthony Munoz	1	4	25	1	29
Kirk Scrafford	1	4	28	0	36
Rob Awalt	1	3	13	0	13
Paul Jetton	0	4	28	0	35
Jay Hilgenberg	0	3	31	0	35
Wesley Walls	0	1	28	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Manute Bol	1	20
Sammie Smith	1	20
Merril Hoge	1	18
Nate Newton	1	10
Bob Mrosko	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Cobain	3	30
Marion Butts	3	17
James Williams	2	16

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	30	35	2	67
Kevin Greene	---	---	30	34	3	67
Nate Newton	19	34	---	---	10	63
Tony Mandarich	20	38	---	---	5	63
Steve Beuerlein	21	38	---	---	---	59
Jeff Uhlenhake	16	29	---	---	12	57
Matt Vanderbeek	---	---	19	25	10	54
Delton Hall	---	---	20	24	9	53
Terry McDaniel	---	---	23	28	1	52
Merril Hoge	9	24	---	---	18	51
Bill Pickel	---	---	21	23	6	50
Erroll Tucker	---	---	15	19	16	50
Shannon Sharpe	15	27	---	---	8	50
Anthony Newman	---	---	23	23	3	49
John Jackson	17	31	---	---	---	48
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	17	27	2	46
Kevin Brooks	---	---	19	23	3	45
Mike Lush	---	---	14	21	10	45
Terry Hoage	---	---	21	23	1	45
Clyde Simmons	---	---	20	20	4	44
Matt Darwin	15	28	---	---	---	43
John Taylor	17	26	---	---	---	43
John Settle	15	26	---	---	---	41
Robert Massey	---	---	11	12	18	41
Calvin Williams	14	19	---	---	8	41
Mike Croel	---	---	7	6	27	40
Sammie Smith	6	12	---	---	20	38
Ray Seals	---	---	12	18	6	36
Bill Hitchcock	9	14	---	---	12	35
Leon Seals	---	---	13	15	5	33
Bruce Hill	9	15	---	---	8	32
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	15	16	1	32
Ed McCaffrey	12	20	---	---	---	32
Jo Jo Townsell	2	9	---	---	19	30
Manute Bol	3	7	---	---	20	30
William Thomas	---	---	11	11	6	28
Tony Casillas	---	---	11	15	1	27
Ron Mattes	4	7	---	---	12	23
Jeff Maddox	5	9	---	---	9	23
Bob Mrosko	3	5	---	---	10	18
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Dingle	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Scrafford	28	36	---	---	10	74
Doug Flutie	32	38	---	---	---	70
Paul Jetton	28	35	---	---	7	70
Wesley Walls	28	23	---	---	16	67
Jay Hilgenberg	31	35	---	---	---	66
Guy McIntyre	28	35	---	---	---	63
Crash Davis	28	31	---	---	1	60
James Williams	---	---	18	26	16	60
Ronnie Lott	---	---	20	34	5	59
Chris Spielman	---	---	19	36	4	59
Anthony Munoz	25	29	---	---	3	57
Le-Lo Lang	---	---	10	27	19	56
Duane Bickett	---	---	17	31	6	54
Jerome Sally	---	---	19	30	4	53
Quinn Early	15	23	---	---	12	50
Kurt Cobain	---	---	9	9	30	48
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	10	29	8	47
Tom Newberry	20	17	---	---	10	47
Duane Galloway	---	---	16	25	3	44
Tom Magee	---	---	14	24	6	44
Anthony Parker	---	---	9	25	10	44
Greg McMurtry	12	24	---	---	8	44
Rob Awalt	13	13	---	---	17	43
Tom Rathman	15	13	---	---	14	42
Michael Jackson	18	24	---	---	---	42
Tom Gibson	---	---	13	25	2	40
Larry Griffin	---	---	9	24	5	38
Ron Hall	10	9	---	---	15	34
Brian Sochia	---	---	8	16	6	30
Bobby Howard	13	16	---	---	---	29
Marion Butts	4	7	---	---	17	28
John Baylor	---	---	3	18	3	24
Fred Marion	---	---	11	10	1	22
Phil McConkey	0	3	---	---	18	21
Keith Willis	---	---	6	10	4	20
Chuck Klingbeil	---	---	11	8	1	20
Bryan Cox	---	---	7	8	3	18
Cliff Odom	---	---	2	3	8	13
Randy Grimes	0	3	---	---	10	13
Don Beebe	4	4	---	---	4	12
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott McLean	---	---	0	0	7	7
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bobby Butler	---	---	0	0	1	1
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	12	36	3.0
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	12	0.9
Middle	14	72	5.1
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	35	16	5	1	1	8	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	36	24	2	2	1	6	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	116	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	73	14.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	107	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	64	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Shannon Sharpe	8	4	0	48	0	27
WR Calvin Williams	7	3	1	74	1	19
WR John Taylor	4	2	0	78	2	26
WR Bruce Hill	4	4	0	61	2	15
WR Jo Jo Townsell	3	1	0	10	0	9
TE Manute Bol	3	0	0	0	0	7
RB John Settle	3	1	0	-1	0	26
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	1	0	8	0	20
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0	0	0	24

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Greg McMurtry	8	5	0	98	1	24
WR Michael Jackson	8	3	0	21	0	24
FB Tom Rathman	4	4	0	12	0	13
WR Bobby Howard	3	2	1	12	0	16
TE Rob Awalt	3	3	0	20	0	13
WR Quinn Early	3	2	0	10	0	23
RB Crash Davis	2	2	0	6	0	31
WR Don Beebe	2	1	0	42	1	4
WR Phil McConkey	1	1	0	14	0	3
TE Ron Hall	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	0	16	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	3	19	6.33	4.29
Sammie Smith	2	11	5.50	3.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Crash Davis	2	6	3.00	3.68
Marion Butts	1	-2	-2.00	0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	5	0	0	0.00	7.94

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	2	2	21	10.50	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Overall Avg
TE Shannon Sharpe	2	6.00
WR Calvin Williams	2	10.57
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	4.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	18	18.00	12.25
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	2.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	1	0
John Settle	1	0
Sammie Smith	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Flutie	2	1
Ron Hall	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	8	4	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	13	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	1
TE Shannon Sharpe	2	1	0
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	1	1
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	5	1	1
WR Greg McMurtry	3	2	2
WR Don Beebe	2	1	1
TE Ron Hall	1	0	0
WR Quinn Early	1	1	1
RB Crash Davis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)