Week 17, 1979

played in San Francisco, CA

49 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	0	0	-	3
San Francisco 49ers	3	7	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 SFO - Ross Robertson 23 field goal
2Q: 10:40 SFO - Alonzo Becker 4 pass from Cliff Olander (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 06:14 STL - Toni Linhart 49 field goal
4Q: 06:31 SFO - Alonzo Becker 4 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 02:14 SFO - Ross Robertson 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 SFO - Ross Robertson 23 field goal
2Q: 10:40 SFO - Alonzo Becker 4 pass from Cliff Olander (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 06:14 STL - Toni Linhart 49 field goal
4Q: 06:31 SFO - Alonzo Becker 4 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 02:14 SFO - Ross Robertson 38 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 3-12-1 8-7-1
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 244 230
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 3.75 3.59
Net Rushing Yards 70 129
- Rushing Attempts 16 29
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.45
Net Passing Yards 174 101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 24 - 1 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.55 2.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 4/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/56 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:26 34:34

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	3-12-1	8-7-1
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	244	230
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	3.75	3.59
Net Rushing Yards	70	129
- Rushing Attempts	16	29
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.45
Net Passing Yards	174	101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 24 - 1	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.55	2.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	4/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/56	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:26	34:34

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 38	4	22	Punt
1	11:34	1:31	OWN 48	3	22	Fumble
1	2:04	1:18	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:29	4:21	OWN 27	8	41	Field Goal
2	3:46	1:18	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	1:10	1:05	OWN 33	5	25	Missed FG
3	13:44	1:30	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
3	10:31	2:05	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
3	5:45	4:10	OWN 11	8	44	Interception
4	14:48	2:21	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	6:22	2:22	OWN 11	8	18	Downs
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 20	12	37	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:48	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	10:03	7:59	OWN 30	14	64	Field Goal
1	0:46	5:17	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	6:08	2:22	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	2:28	1:18	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 49	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:14	1:43	OWN 11	3	-9	Punt
3	8:26	2:41	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	1:35	1:47	OPP 47	5	13	Punt
4	12:27	6:05	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
4	4:00	1:53	OPP 29	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Charles Romes, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Jenkins	10	28	2.80	7	0
Roland Hooks	3	32	10.67	17	2
Billy Taylor	3	10	3.33	7	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alonzo Becker	17	95	5.59	19	4	1
Louie Giammona	8	22	2.75	7	0	0
Gary Davis	2	6	3.00	3	0	0
Cliff Olander	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	48	24	180	1/6	0	22	1	50.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Olander	33	20	113	2/12	1	20	0	76.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	6	12	34	5.67	1	14
WR Freddie Scott	5	9	72	14.40	7	22
TE Al Chandler	3	4	23	7.67	7	12
WR Benny Malone	3	6	29	9.67	4	14
FB Roosevelt Leaks	3	3	14	4.67	6	9
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	7	6	3.00	0	3
RB Ed Jenkins	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Melvin Wilber	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Roland Hooks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE John Sawyer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Ryckman	4	5	27	6.75	7	10	0
RB Alonzo Becker	3	4	11	3.67	3	5	1
WR Randy Burks	3	5	28	9.33	1	20	0
RB Louie Giammona	3	4	3	1.00	0	3	0
TE Ted Kwalick	2	5	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Andrew Rozanski	2	3	9	4.50	4	11	0
TE Greg Latta	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Kevin Long	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donnie Shell	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roy Green	1	0	0	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Marsalis	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	270	45.0	32.5	52	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Fabian	7	302	43.1	38.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

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

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roland Hooks	2	16	8.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Davis	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roland Hooks	1	21	21.0	0
Herb Lusk	1	16	16.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Giammona	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Terry Schmidt	7	4	0.0	22	28
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	5	0	1.0	6	11
ILB Richard Wood	5	0	0.0	23	28
DE Ed McAleney	3	3	0.0	22	23
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	1	0.0	20	24
S Marvin Switzer	3	1	0.0	15	14
OLB Marv Kellum	3	0	0.0	8	11
S John Sanders	3	0	0.0	18	25
DT Kent Kremer	2	0	1.0	22	24
OLB Bob Breunig	2	6	0.0	25	24
S Ray Brown	2	2	0.0	25	27
ILB Mark Cooney	2	2	0.0	6	9
DE Ron Rydalich	2	1	0.0	22	28
DT John Grant	2	0	0.0	18	18
CB Rufus Bess	2	0	0.0	15	17
CB Roger Wehrli	1	1	0.0	25	32
WR Benny Malone	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenyon Hill	1	0	0.0	14	19
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0.0	13	23

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Romes	9	2	1.0	16	39
CB Joe Lavender	4	0	0.0	13	44
S Donnie Shell	3	1	0.0	13	44
CB Chris Golub	3	1	0.0	5	26
ILB Merv Krakau	3	0	0.0	12	34
S Clyde Powers	3	0	0.0	15	45
CB Jim Marsalis	2	0	0.0	9	39
OLB Rick Middleton	2	0	0.0	11	17
DT Bill Windauer	2	0	0.0	10	9
S Emmanuel Hearron	1	2	0.0	2	17
OLB Richie Minter	1	1	0.0	11	27
ILB Rod Rhodes	1	1	0.0	6	9
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0.0	9	38
DE Ed Smith	1	0	0.0	10	32
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0.0	13	31
CB Stanley Doebert	1	0	0.0	0	19
DE Randy White	1	0	0.0	11	41
DE Greg Boyd	1	0	0.0	8	14

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1.0	0	0	11
DT Kent Kremer	1.0	0	0	24
DE Ed McAleney	0.0	4	0	23
DE Kenyon Hill	0.0	1	1	19

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Charles Romes	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Fred Cook	0.0	1	4	3	38
DE Greg Boyd	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Ed Smith	0.0	0	2	0	32
S Donnie Shell	0.0	0	1	0	44
OLB Richie Minter	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Randy White	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	3	0	11
OLB Bob Breunig	3	0	24
S Marvin Switzer	3	0	14
S John Sanders	2	1	25
OLB Marv Kellum	2	0	11
CB Terry Schmidt	2	0	28
CB Roger Wehrli	1	1	32
S Ray Brown	1	0	27
ILB Richard Wood	1	0	28
DE Ed McAleney	1	0	23
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	17
CB Hugh Rodgers	0	1	24

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charles Romes	6	4	0	39
CB Joe Lavender	3	1	0	44
CB Chris Golub	2	1	0	26
S Donnie Shell	2	0	1	44
ILB Merv Krakau	2	0	0	34
CB Jim Marsalis	2	0	0	39
CB Stanley Doebert	1	1	0	19
OLB Rick Middleton	1	0	0	17
S Clyde Powers	1	0	0	45
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0	31
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0	27
S Emmanuel Hearron	1	0	0	17
ILB Rod Rhodes	1	0	0	9
OLB Mike Woods	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Carter	3	8	16	1	40
Dennis Lick	1	2	11	0	45
Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	11	0	21
Walt Downing	1	1	4	0	17
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	2	12	0	38
George Kunz	0	1	11	0	45
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	5	0	5

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	4	6	1	26	1	31
Ralph Perretta	2	6	0	21	0	31
Fred Quillan	2	4	0	8	0	4
Ronnie Carroll	1	3	0	25	0	30
Bob Willis	1	2	0	11	0	17
Gerald Taylor	0	4	0	22	0	23
Rufus Mayes	0	1	0	22	1	19
Korey Benoot	0	1	0	10	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Hooks	2	21
Rufus Bess	1	23
Aaron Meyer	1	8
Billy Taylor	1	8
Freddie Scott	1	2

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Davis	1	21
Dennis Franklin	1	13
Kevin Long	1	10
Jim Marsalis	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	16	49	---	---	---	65
David Carter	16	40	---	---	8	64
Roy Green	11	36	---	---	14	61
Terry Schmidt	---	---	22	28	9	59
Roger Wehrli	---	---	25	32	2	59
Ron Mikolajczyk	12	38	---	---	8	58
Ron Rydalich	---	---	22	28	8	58
Dan Dierdorf	16	41	---	---	---	57
George Kunz	11	45	---	---	---	56
Dennis Lick	11	45	---	---	---	56
Rufus Bess	---	---	15	17	23	55
Ray Brown	---	---	25	27	2	54
Richard Wood	---	---	23	28	2	53
Bob Breunig	---	---	25	24	2	51
Kent Kremer	---	---	22	24	2	48
Benny Malone	9	26	---	---	12	47
Alfred Jenkins	10	37	---	---	---	47
Ed McAleney	---	---	22	23	2	47
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	20	24	2	46
John Sanders	---	---	18	25	1	44
Al Chandler	9	23	---	---	9	41
Gary Johnson	---	---	13	23	5	41
Roosevelt Leaks	11	21	---	---	8	40
John Grant	---	---	18	18	3	39
Roland Hooks	3	13	---	---	21	37
Marvin Switzer	---	---	15	14	8	37
Kenyon Hill	---	---	14	19	2	35
Billy Taylor	3	24	---	---	8	35
Freddie Scott	8	23	---	---	2	33
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	6	11	14	31
John Sawyer	5	13	---	---	13	31
Marv Kellum	---	---	8	11	5	24
Mark Cooney	---	---	6	9	7	22
Ed Jenkins	10	10	---	---	1	21
Walt Downing	4	17	---	---	---	21
Jim Pietrzak	5	5	---	---	8	18
Aaron Meyer	0	10	---	---	8	18
Herb Lusk	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ron Coder	5	4	---	---	8	17
Melvin Wilber	1	13	---	---	---	14
Randy Love	0	6	---	---	7	13
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Olander	29	35	---	---	---	64
Clyde Powers	---	---	15	45	3	63
Joe Lavender	---	---	13	44	2	59
Donnie Shell	---	---	13	44	2	59
Randy White	---	---	11	41	7	59
Jim Marsalis	---	---	9	39	9	57
Randy Cross	26	31	---	---	---	57
Charles Romes	---	---	16	39	2	57
Ronnie Carroll	25	30	---	---	---	55
Ted Kwalick	22	27	---	---	5	54
Ralph Perretta	21	31	---	---	2	54
Dennis Franklin	17	23	---	---	13	53
Fred Nolan	---	---	13	31	7	51
Rufus Mayes	22	19	---	---	9	50
Fred Cook	---	---	9	38	2	49
Merv Krakau	---	---	12	34	1	47
Gerald Taylor	22	23	---	---	---	45
Alonzo Becker	19	25	---	---	---	44
Ed Smith	---	---	10	32	1	43
Richie Minter	---	---	11	27	3	41
Greg Latta	13	10	---	---	17	40
Korey Benoot	10	20	---	---	9	39
Bob Willis	11	17	---	---	9	37
Kevin Long	13	14	---	---	10	37
Andrew Rozanski	16	20	---	---	---	36
Billy Ryckman	16	20	---	---	---	36
Louie Giammona	8	10	---	---	15	33
Chris Golub	---	---	5	26	2	33
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	2	17	13	32
Stanley Doebert	---	---	0	19	12	31
Mike Woods	---	---	2	14	15	31
Rick Middleton	---	---	11	17	1	29
Rod Rhodes	---	---	6	9	8	23
Randy Burks	9	14	---	---	---	23
Gary Davis	2	0	---	---	21	23
Greg Boyd	---	---	8	14	---	22
Rickey Watts	6	6	---	---	10	22
Bill Windauer	---	---	10	9	2	21
Fred Quillan	8	4	---	---	9	21
Loaird McCreary	1	2	---	---	16	19
Carl Garrett	3	4	---	---	11	18
Russell Fabian	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	6	48	8.0
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	17	95	5.6
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	48	24	2	3	1	8	9	3	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Olander	33	20	1	3	2	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	9	92	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	73	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	14	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	6	0	34	0	36
WR Freddie Scott	9	5	0	72	2	23
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	2	0	6	0	37
WR Benny Malone	6	3	0	29	0	26
TE Al Chandler	4	3	0	23	0	23
FB Roosevelt Leaks	3	3	0	14	0	21
RB Ed Jenkins	2	1	0	1	0	10
WR Melvin Wilber	2	1	0	1	0	13
TE John Sawyer	2	0	1	0	0	13
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	0	0	0	13

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ted Kwalick	5	2	0	12	0	27
WR Dennis Franklin	5	1	0	6	0	23
WR Randy Burks	5	3	0	28	1	14
WR Billy Ryckman	5	4	0	27	0	20
RB Alonzo Becker	4	3	1	11	0	25
RB Louie Giammona	4	3	0	3	0	10
WR Andrew Rozanski	3	2	1	9	0	20
TE Greg Latta	1	1	0	14	0	10
FB Kevin Long	1	1	0	3	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Louie Giammona	3	10	3.33	2.75
Alonzo Becker	1	4	4.00	5.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Olander	7	5	18	2.57	3.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alonzo Becker	2	1	4	2.00	2.75
WR Randy Burks	2	1	5	2.50	5.60
RB Louie Giammona	2	2	2	1.00	0.75
TE Ted Kwalick	1	1	7	7.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	2	1
Louie Giammona	1	0
Cliff Olander	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	14	4	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Olander	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	4	1	0
WR Freddie Scott	3	2	1
WR Melvin Wilber	2	1	0
WR Roy Green	2	0	0
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Louie Giammona	3	3	2
TE Ted Kwalick	2	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	2	0	0
TE Greg Latta	1	1	1
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	1
WR Andrew Rozanski	1	1	0
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)