Week 9, 1981

played in San Francisco, CA

60 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New York Giants	3	10	3	0	-	16
San Francisco 49ers	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 SFO - Eddie Murray 18 field goal
1Q: 07:29 NYK - David Posey 28 field goal
2Q: 10:04 NYK - David Posey 37 field goal
2Q: 06:48 SFO - Eddie Murray 19 field goal
2Q: 02:28 NYK - Al Chandler 19 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 09:11 NYK - David Posey 47 field goal
4Q: 03:14 SFO - Mark Iwanowski 6 pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 SFO - Eddie Murray 18 field goal
1Q: 07:29 NYK - David Posey 28 field goal
2Q: 10:04 NYK - David Posey 37 field goal
2Q: 06:48 SFO - Eddie Murray 19 field goal
2Q: 02:28 NYK - Al Chandler 19 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 09:11 NYK - David Posey 47 field goal
4Q: 03:14 SFO - Mark Iwanowski 6 pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Murray extra point)

Team Statistics NYK SFO
Record 3-5 3-5
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 331 284
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 4.73 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 173 116
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 5.41 4.00
Net Passing Yards 158 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.16 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/85
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 4/129
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:14 27:46

Team Statistics	NYK	SFO
Record	3-5	3-5
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	331	284
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	4.73	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	173	116
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	5.41	4.00
Net Passing Yards	158	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	164	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.16	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/85
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	4/129
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:14	27:46

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	2:33	OWN 27	8	62	Field Goal
1	4:13	1:34	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	15:00	5:04	OWN 6	13	74	Field Goal
2	6:41	4:21	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	5	24	Half
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
3	12:04	3:01	OWN 34	6	36	Field Goal
3	6:32	2:12	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
4	14:50	2:59	OWN 13	6	15	Punt
4	10:07	5:19	OWN 10	7	22	Punt
4	3:06	1:58	OWN 21	8	41	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 10	1	-1	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 49	8	50	Field Goal
1	7:24	3:11	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
1	2:39	2:39	OWN 48	5	8	Punt
2	9:56	3:15	OWN 44	5	54	Field Goal
2	2:20	1:29	OWN 43	5	15	Punt
3	13:31	1:27	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
3	9:03	2:31	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
3	4:20	4:30	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	11:51	1:44	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
4	4:48	1:42	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
4	1:08	0:43	OWN 3	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Jeff Rutledge, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	22	109	4.95	15	3
Horace Ivory	7	61	8.71	25	3
Al Chandler	1	1	1.00	1	0
David Sims	1	3	3.00	3	0
Jeff Rutledge	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
James Brooks	18	75	4.17	9
Gary Davis	10	33	3.30	7
Lynn Dickey	1	8	8.00	8

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	37	22	164	1/6	1	22	0	79.1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	27	15	173	1/5	1	35	0	87.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Joe Washington	6	8	28	4.67	4	10	0
WR Pat Tilley	4	8	21	5.25	1	7	0
TE Doug Cosbie	4	5	35	8.75	4	10	0
WR Willis Adams	3	6	44	14.67	14	22	0
FB David Sims	2	2	0	0.00	0	3	0
WR James Lofton	2	7	17	8.50	1	11	0
TE Al Chandler	1	1	19	19.00	9	19	1

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Hill	3	9	47	15.67	0	25	0
WR Bob Pickard	3	5	38	12.67	8	22	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	3	3	21	7.00	0	11	1
TE Rich McGeorge	2	4	18	9.00	0	10	0
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR James Carlson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rickey Watts	1	1	35	35.00	0	35	0
RB James Brooks	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov
Joe Washington	1	1
James Lofton	1	0
Pat Tilley	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Ellis	0	0	1	0
Robert Giblin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	245	40.8	35.2	48	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	310	44.3	40.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/2	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Nichols	3	8	2.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	2	51	25.5	0
Mark Nichols	2	36	18.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hill	4	129	32.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Hennigan	6	0	0.0	19	15
S Willie Germany	4	3	0.0	19	16
DE Wilbur Young	4	1	0.0	26	23
CB Ron Johnson	4	1	0.0	20	15
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	2	0.0	21	21
S Mike Sensibaugh	3	0	0.0	22	19
CB C.J. Garrett	3	0	0.0	18	19
DE Lyle Alzado	2	1	0.0	19	17
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	1	0.0	10	7
S Jack Mildren	2	0	0.0	11	12
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0.0	15	19
DT Donnie Ostrowski	2	0	0.0	13	12
S Robert Jackson	2	0	0.0	10	15
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	1.0	4	9
OLB Tom Jackson	1	4	0.0	25	19
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	0.0	21	20
DE Greg Johnson	1	0	0.0	17	17
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0.0	10	11

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	7	0	0.0	24	26
ILB Al Brister	6	2	0.0	25	27
S Kenny Easley	5	3	0.0	29	35
CB Gerard Williams	5	2	0.0	20	28
S Clyde Powers	4	4	0.0	27	34
DT Randy Crowder	4	1	0.0	23	24
S Robert Giblin	4	1	0.0	7	17
DE Fred Cook	2	0	1.0	18	26
CB Randy Colbert	2	1	0.0	23	19
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	0	0.0	14	10
DT Fred Nolan	2	0	0.0	13	16
DE Greg Boyd	2	0	0.0	15	12
DT James White	2	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Rick Middleton	1	2	0.0	15	16
DT Marty Smith	1	1	0.0	13	10
CB Ken Ellis	1	0	0.0	17	28
DE Terry Dion	1	0	0.0	11	18
S Donovan Rose	1	0	0.0	9	14
ILB Doak Field	1	0	0.0	7	11
DE Mike Hartenstine	0	1	0.0	21	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Merv Krakau	1.0	0	0	9
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	3	2	21
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	1	2	23

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Cook	1.0	2	3	26
DE Terry Dion	0.0	1	0	18
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Willie Germany	2	1	16
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	0	15
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	0	19
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	19
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	20
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	1	7
CB Ron Johnson	1	1	15
S Jack Mildren	1	0	12
CB C.J. Garrett	1	0	19
S Robert Jackson	1	0	15

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Brister	4	0	27
CB Gerard Williams	4	0	28
ILB Otis Wilson	3	1	26
S Robert Giblin	3	0	17
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	1	10
S Kenny Easley	2	1	35
CB Ken Ellis	1	1	28
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	24
DT James White	1	0	14
S Donovan Rose	1	0	14
S Clyde Powers	0	2	34

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	2	6	1	29	0	34
Stan Walters	2	5	0	31	0	37
David Sims	2	4	0	18	0	23
Glen Titensor	2	3	0	17	1	27
Billy Shields	2	3	0	26	0	34
Ed Newman	2	2	0	15	0	11
Al Chandler	1	3	0	22	0	14
Al Speer	1	2	0	5	0	10
Chuck Commiskey	0	3	0	27	0	28

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Perretta	4	5	22	0	24
Randy Cross	2	6	26	0	23
Korey Benoot	2	5	23	1	21
Gerald Taylor	1	2	11	0	10
Greg Roberts	1	2	14	0	15
Mike Wilson	0	3	24	0	23
Hardy Dillon	0	2	25	0	24
Norm Bulaich	0	1	11	0	10
Jim Harrison	0	1	13	0	15
Rich McGeorge	0	1	17	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
David Sims	1	25
Mark Nichols	1	19
Al Chandler	1	17
Robert Jackson	1	16
Ron Johnson	1	15

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
James Betterson	3	24
Rich McGeorge	2	16
Norm Bulaich	1	17
Mark Iwanowski	1	12

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	31	37	---	---	9	77
Jeff Rutledge	32	38	---	---	---	70
Doug Cosbie	25	32	---	---	11	68
David Sims	18	23	---	---	25	66
Zach Waite	29	34	---	---	---	63
Joe Washington	24	30	---	---	8	62
Billy Shields	26	34	---	---	---	60
Chuck Commiskey	27	28	---	---	---	55
Al Chandler	22	14	---	---	17	53
Wilbur Young	---	---	26	23	4	53
Willis Adams	24	22	---	---	6	52
Glen Titensor	17	27	---	---	8	52
Ron Johnson	---	---	20	15	15	50
Tom Jackson	---	---	25	19	2	46
Pat Tilley	10	23	---	---	11	44
Isiah Robertson	---	---	21	21	1	43
Skip Thomas	---	---	15	19	9	43
C.J. Garrett	---	---	18	19	6	43
Toby Tucker	---	---	21	20	2	43
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	22	19	1	42
Mike Hennigan	---	---	19	15	7	41
Robert Jackson	---	---	10	15	16	41
Lyle Alzado	---	---	19	17	3	39
Willie Germany	---	---	19	16	2	37
James Lofton	15	22	---	---	---	37
Ted Washington	---	---	16	15	5	36
Lawrence Williams	12	15	---	---	9	36
Greg Johnson	---	---	17	17	2	36
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	13	12	4	29
Ross Browner	---	---	10	11	7	28
Ed Newman	15	11	---	---	1	27
Mark Nichols	3	4	---	---	19	26
Jack Mildren	---	---	11	12	1	24
Bob Pifferini	---	---	10	7	7	24
Al Speer	5	10	---	---	9	24
Horace Ivory	7	5	---	---	11	23
Merv Krakau	---	---	4	9	8	21
Bo Harris	---	---	0	2	16	18
Buddy Cutler	3	4	---	---	9	16
Warren Bryant	1	1	---	---	9	11
Carlton Malone	6	4	---	---	---	10
Don Ratliff	---	---	3	5	---	8
David Posey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clyde Powers	---	---	27	34	13	74
Gerard Williams	---	---	20	28	22	70
Kenny Easley	---	---	29	35	3	67
Hardy Dillon	25	24	---	---	9	58
Lynn Dickey	29	28	---	---	---	57
Al Brister	---	---	25	27	5	57
Ralph Perretta	22	24	---	---	9	55
Rich McGeorge	17	21	---	---	16	54
Otis Wilson	---	---	24	26	4	54
Korey Benoot	23	21	---	---	9	53
Mark Iwanowski	23	18	---	---	12	53
Randy Crowder	---	---	23	24	4	51
Randy Cross	26	23	---	---	---	49
Fred Cook	---	---	18	26	3	47
Mike Wilson	24	23	---	---	---	47
Ken Ellis	---	---	17	28	1	46
Randy Colbert	---	---	23	19	4	46
Mike Hartenstine	---	---	21	20	5	46
James Carlson	13	12	---	---	20	45
James Brooks	19	20	---	---	---	39
Norm Bulaich	11	10	---	---	17	38
Ike Hill	13	13	---	---	12	38
Greg Roberts	14	15	---	---	9	38
Fred Nolan	---	---	13	16	7	36
Robert Giblin	---	---	7	17	11	35
Bob Pickard	18	15	---	---	1	34
Rick Middleton	---	---	15	16	2	33
Terry Dion	---	---	11	18	4	33
Greg Boyd	---	---	15	12	5	32
Jim Harrison	13	15	---	---	2	30
Gerald Taylor	11	10	---	---	9	30
Gary Davis	10	7	---	---	11	28
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	14	10	2	26
Bobby Leopold	---	---	8	12	6	26
Donovan Rose	---	---	9	14	3	26
James White	---	---	9	14	2	25
James Betterson	0	0	---	---	24	24
Marty Smith	---	---	13	10	---	23
Doak Field	---	---	7	11	4	22
Rickey Watts	8	9	---	---	4	21
Bill Cowher	---	---	4	1	8	13
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	6	6
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Hammond	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Hogeboom	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	9	80	8.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	9	34	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	37	22	1	2	4	6	3	4	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	27	15	3	2	3	3	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	52	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	18	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	95	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	8	4	0	21	0	23
RB Joe Washington	8	6	0	28	0	30
WR James Lofton	7	2	1	17	0	22
WR Willis Adams	6	3	2	44	1	22
TE Doug Cosbie	5	4	1	35	0	32
FB David Sims	2	2	0	0	0	23
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	19	0	14

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Hill	9	3	1	47	1	13
WR Bob Pickard	5	3	1	38	1	15
TE Rich McGeorge	4	2	1	18	0	21
TE Mark Iwanowski	3	3	0	21	0	18
WR James Carlson	2	1	0	7	0	12
RB James Brooks	2	1	0	8	0	20
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	0	-1	0	15
WR Rickey Watts	1	1	0	35	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Davis	2	1	0.50	3.30
James Brooks	1	6	6.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	6	1	19	3.17	4.43

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	5	3	25	5.00	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Tilley	3	0	0	0.00	2.63
WR James Lofton	2	0	0	0.00	2.43
TE Al Chandler	1	1	19	19.00	19.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rich McGeorge	2	1	8	4.00	4.50
TE Mark Iwanowski	2	2	17	8.50	7.00
WR Ike Hill	1	0	0	0.00	5.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	4	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Davis	4	1
James Brooks	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	10	7	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	4	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Tilley	4	2	0
RB Joe Washington	2	2	1
WR James Lofton	2	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Hill	2	0	0
RB James Brooks	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)