Week 11, 1981

played in St. Louis, MO

56 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers7760-20
St. Louis Cardinals101003-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 STL - Toni Linhart 50 field goal
1Q: 07:50 STL - Roy Green 24 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 03:21 SFO - Mark Iwanowski 25 pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 13:26 STL - Toni Linhart 43 field goal
2Q: 09:02 STL - Billy Ryckman 14 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 04:38 SFO - Rich McGeorge 5 pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 11:05 SFO - Eddie Murray 41 field goal
3Q: 00:55 SFO - Eddie Murray 46 field goal
4Q: 00:08 STL - Toni Linhart 18 field goal

Team StatisticsSFOSTL
Record3-75-5
First Downs1923
- by Rushing45
- by Passing1316
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards313374
- Offensive Plays5969
- Yards per Play5.315.42
Net Rushing Yards111146
- Rushing Attempts2527
- Yards per Rush4.445.41
Net Passing Yards202228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 19 - 137 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards214258
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/125/30
- Yards per Pass Play5.945.43
Fumbles/Lost2/12/1
3rd Down Conversions6/126/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.38.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/554/25
Punt Returns/Yards2/292/14
Kick Returns/Yards5/1365/81
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/31
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 30
Time of Possession26:5933:01

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:580:36OWN 3010Interception
17:341:58OWN 2438Punt
14:030:55OPP 43243Touchdown
213:211:34OWN 274-19Punt
28:524:23OWN 201180Touchdown
23:081:56OWN 3063Punt
20:330:33OWN 3327Half
315:004:02OWN 34742Field Goal
36:445:57OWN 71164Field Goal
411:063:40OWN 28954Fumble
43:571:06OWN 21418Punt
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:02OWN 19948Field Goal
18:220:48OPP 26226Touchdown
15:361:33OWN 25518Fumble
13:084:47OWN 31943Field Goal
211:472:55OWN 45655Touchdown
24:291:21OWN 3434Punt
21:120:39OWN 2549Punt
310:584:14OWN 111050Punt
30:474:41OWN 36826Punt
47:263:29OWN 18527Punt
42:512:49OWN 161083Field Goal

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
James Brooks20924.601810
Gary Davis5193.80700
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard181317.283930
Sherman Smith581.60700
Joe Montana252.50300
Roosevelt Leaks1-1-1.00-100
Roy Green133.00300

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lynn Dickey32192142/12226187.2
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana37242585/302240103.2

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ike Hill474310.751260
TE Mark Iwanowski455914.7517251
WR Bob Pickard343110.337190
WR Ken Bailey344314.337190
FB Jim Harrison1177.00070
TE Rich McGeorge1255.00051
WR James Carlson131212.005120
WR Rickey Watts1299.00090
RB James Brooks1255.00050
RB Gary Davis0200.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green81411113.8827241
WR Alfred Jenkins57377.404150
RB Frank Pollard33217.003130
WR Freddie Scott2552.50090
TE John Sawyer222814.009160
TE Brooks Williams243015.0012180
FB Roosevelt Leaks111212.0012120
WR Billy Ryckman111414.000141

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S John Sanders13131.000

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
James Brooks2000
Fred Cook0100
James Carlson0100
Clyde Powers0010
Terry Dion0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Joe Montana1000
Frank Pollard1000
John Grant0110
Billy Ryckman0100
Gary Johnson0010

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Michel419147.844.3532
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts517034.028.2433

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Eddie Murray2/22/20/0462/2
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart3/32/21/1502/2

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Clyde Powers22914.50
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson2147.00

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Ike Hill410726.80
Clyde Powers12929.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson46716.80
Billy Ryckman11414.00

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Otis Wilson741.02033
CB Gerard Williams500.02538
DT Randy Crowder421.01729
DE Fred Cook401.02641
S Robert Giblin410.01622
DT Fred Nolan400.01219
ILB Al Brister400.01529
CB Randy Colbert400.01632
S Clyde Powers320.02337
S Kenny Easley320.02438
DT James White210.51316
DE Mike Hartenstine220.02226
OLB Bobby Leopold200.079
S Donovan Rose200.01520
DE Terry Dion111.5516
CB Lenny Dunlap100.0919
CB Ken Ellis100.01823
T Mike Wilson10---------
ILB Doak Field100.01213
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S John Sanders620.02023
DT Gary Johnson530.01619
ILB Mark Cooney520.02226
S Mike Jolly520.02228
S Bernie Jackson400.02025
OLB Bob Breunig310.02027
CB Rufus Bess300.01014
DE Harvey Martin212.01225
CB Hugh Rodgers220.02028
S Marvin Switzer130.01014
OLB Marv Kellum110.0815
DT Kent Kremer110.01016
OLB Kervin Wyatt110.069
DT John Grant100.01016
DE Stan Lewis100.01112
DT Dave Pear100.0915
DE Elvis Franks100.0139
CB Wayne Smith100.02128

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Terry Dion1.500016
DE Fred Cook1.003141
DT Randy Crowder1.001229
ILB Otis Wilson1.000033
DT James White0.502016
ILB Doak Field0.001013
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Harvey Martin2.000125
DT Dave Pear0.003015
DT Gary Johnson0.001019
DT Kent Kremer0.001016
DE Elvis Franks0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Randy Colbert50032
ILB Otis Wilson42033
S Kenny Easley30038
CB Gerard Williams21038
ILB Al Brister20029
S Donovan Rose20020
S Clyde Powers11037
DE Fred Cook10041
DT Randy Crowder10029
CB Lenny Dunlap10019
CB Ken Ellis10023
S Robert Giblin10022
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mike Jolly50028
S John Sanders40123
OLB Bob Breunig30027
S Bernie Jackson21025
ILB Mark Cooney20026
OLB Marv Kellum11015
CB Wayne Smith10028
OLB Kervin Wyatt1009

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Hardy Dillon57020030
Emmanuel Zanders15025031
Ralph Perretta15022028
Gerald Taylor1108012
Mike Wilson04022028
Randy Cross02022131
Norm Bulaich01015011
Greg Roberts0006110
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry McCarren610427137
Dan Dierdorf23025036
Brooks Williams11020026
John Scully11022040
Roosevelt Leaks04015019
Dennis Lick02018231
Ed Fisher02024139
Aaron Meyer01011117
John Sawyer0109013

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Norm Bulaich315
James Betterson222
Rich McGeorge115
Rick Middleton111
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Marvin Switzer222
Roosevelt Leaks216
John Sawyer118
Freddie Scott115
Billy Taylor112

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gerard Williams------25381376
Clyde Powers------23371272
Fred Cook------2641370
Kenny Easley------2438365
Emmanuel Zanders2531------662
Randy Colbert------16321462
Lynn Dickey2534---------59
Hardy Dillon2030------656
Ralph Perretta2228------656
Otis Wilson------2033356
Mark Iwanowski1624------1555
Mike Hartenstine------2226654
Randy Cross2231---------53
Rich McGeorge1819------1552
Robert Giblin------16221250
Mike Wilson2228---------50
Randy Crowder------1729349
Al Brister------1529246
Ken Ellis------1823142
James Brooks2022---------42
Norm Bulaich1511------1541
Ken Bailey915------1539
Donovan Rose------1520237
Ike Hill814------1436
James White------1316534
Fred Nolan------1219132
Lenny Dunlap------919230
Doak Field------1213530
Terry Dion------516728
Jim Harrison718------227
Bob Pickard1014------226
Gerald Taylor812------626
Gary Davis512------926
James Betterson00------2222
Rickey Watts89------522
Greg Roberts610------622
James Carlson912---------21
Bobby Leopold------79521
Rick Middleton------011112
Bill Cowher------1078
Eddie Murray00------77
Mike Michel00------44
Greg Boyd------1113
Parnell Dickinson00------22
Gary Hammond00---------0
Gary Hogeboom00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Scully2240------870
Joe Montana2742---------69
Larry McCarren2737------468
Roy Green2435------665
Ed Fisher2439---------63
Dan Dierdorf2536---------61
Mike Jolly------22281060
Hugh Rodgers------20281058
Bernie Jackson------2025853
Brooks Williams2026------753
Mark Cooney------2226351
Wayne Smith------2128251
Roosevelt Leaks1519------1650
Dennis Lick1831------150
Freddie Scott1122------1548
Bob Breunig------2027148
Billy Ryckman1219------1647
Frank Pollard2027---------47
Marvin Switzer------10142246
John Sanders------2023144
Marv Kellum------8151942
Sherman Smith613------2342
John Sawyer913------1840
Harvey Martin------1225239
Alfred Jenkins1524---------39
Gary Johnson------1619338
Keith Ferguson------1422137
Aaron Meyer1117------836
Rufus Bess------10141034
Kent Kremer------1016430
John Grant------1016228
Stan Lewis------1112225
Elvis Franks------139325
Dave Pear------915---24
Billy Taylor27------1221
Walt Downing52------815
Kervin Wyatt------69---15
Tommie Ginn05------813
Toni Linhart00------99
Bucky Dilts00------88
Tom De Paso------1348
Melvin Wilber15------17
Mark Dennard33---------6
Bill Troup00---------0
Quentin Vaughn00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7263.7
Middle9455.0
Right9404.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6183.0
Middle181226.8
Right362.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lynn Dickey32192222611
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana37242114730

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1410684.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)11812010.9
Long (19+ Yds)71263.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64162.7
Short (0-8 Yds)108646.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)17111549.1
Long (19+ Yds)41246.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ike Hill74043114
TE Mark Iwanowski54059124
WR Bob Pickard43031014
WR Ken Bailey43043015
WR James Carlson31012012
TE Rich McGeorge2115019
RB Gary Davis2010012
WR Rickey Watts210909
RB James Brooks2105022
FB Jim Harrison1107018
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green1480111235
WR Alfred Jenkins75137024
WR Freddie Scott5205022
TE Brooks Williams42030026
RB Frank Pollard33021027
TE John Sawyer22028013
FB Roosevelt Leaks11012019
WR Billy Ryckman11014019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
James Brooks100.004.60
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard2105.007.28
Roy Green133.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Lynn Dickey3151.676.69
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana31144.676.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ike Hill2000.006.14
TE Rich McGeorge1155.002.50
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Brooks Williams2000.007.50
WR Billy Ryckman111414.0014.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
James Brooks41
St. LouisRushesConversions
Joe Montana10
Frank Pollard11

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Lynn Dickey755
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana775

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Pickard322
FB Jim Harrison111
WR Ike Hill111
TE Rich McGeorge111
WR Ken Bailey100
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green333
WR Alfred Jenkins221
WR Freddie Scott110
RB Frank Pollard111

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)