Week 1, 1984

played in St. Louis, MO

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	0	3	0	21	6	-	30
St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	7	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 STL - Frank Pollard 26 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 10:46 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
2Q: 06:50 SFO - Eddie Murray 26 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Frank Pollard 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 06:19 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 10:39 SFO - Dwight Collins 4 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 03:54 SFO - Mark Iwanowski 3 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 01:33 SFO - Todd Christensen 37 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
OT: 12:00 SFO - Zachary Dixon 1 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 STL - Frank Pollard 26 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 10:46 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
2Q: 06:50 SFO - Eddie Murray 26 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Frank Pollard 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 06:19 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 10:39 SFO - Dwight Collins 4 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 03:54 SFO - Mark Iwanowski 3 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 01:33 SFO - Todd Christensen 37 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
OT: 12:00 SFO - Zachary Dixon 1 run

Team Statistics SFO STL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 27
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 16 20
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 407 483
- Offensive Plays 64 71
- Yards per Play 6.36 6.80
Net Rushing Yards 90 116
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 3.46 4.14
Net Passing Yards 317 367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 41 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 328 380
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.34 8.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 9/71
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/76 4/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:24 32:43

Team Statistics	SFO	STL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	27
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	16	20
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	407	483
- Offensive Plays	64	71
- Yards per Play	6.36	6.80
Net Rushing Yards	90	116
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	3.46	4.14
Net Passing Yards	317	367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	41 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	328	380
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.34	8.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	9/71
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/76	4/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:24	32:43

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:43	1:07	OWN 20	3	-5	Interception
1	8:26	2:38	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
1	2:10	1:47	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	10:39	3:57	OWN 20	8	71	Field Goal
2	1:50	0:47	OWN 43	4	13	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 22	6	15	Punt
3	6:09	1:32	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:46	4:11	OWN 28	8	26	Punt
4	12:47	2:14	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	8:00	4:16	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	2:15	1:04	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	3:07	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:17	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
1	8:36	0:10	OPP 6	1	0	Interception
1	5:48	3:38	OWN 15	6	43	Punt
1	0:23	4:44	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
2	6:42	4:52	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 30	4	23	Half
3	11:58	5:49	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
3	4:37	0:51	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	14:35	1:48	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	10:33	2:33	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
4	3:44	1:29	OWN 16	5	35	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 15	4	61	Missed FG

Game MVP: Parnell Dickinson, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Brooks	20	76	3.80	40	2	0
Zachary Dixon	3	7	2.33	3	0	1
Parnell Dickinson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Arnold Morgado	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Harold Bailey	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	24	65	2.71	12	2	2
Sherman Smith	4	51	12.75	25	3	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	36	22	328	2/11	3	52	1	107.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	41	30	380	2/13	1	44	1	99.6

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pat Tilley	6	8	104	17.33	6	40	0
TE Todd Christensen	6	7	139	23.17	90	52	1
WR Harold Bailey	3	8	27	9.00	0	14	0
WR Ken Bailey	2	5	37	18.50	0	24	0
WR Dwight Collins	2	5	7	3.50	0	4	1
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	1
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB James Brooks	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alfred Jenkins	6	8	93	15.50	36	23	0
WR Roy Green	6	10	100	16.67	29	44	0
WR Billy Ryckman	5	6	37	7.40	2	12	0
WR Mike Friede	4	4	62	15.50	8	34	0
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	39	13.00	11	26	1
TE Dan Ross	2	3	27	13.50	2	20	0
WR Mardye McDole	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Rodney Holman	2	3	13	6.50	6	8	0
FB James Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clyde Powers	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don McNeal	1	33	33.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	292	48.7	39.7	61	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	222	44.4	38.4	50	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	1	10	10.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	2	76	38.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	4	40	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scot Brantley	8	0	0.0	24	39
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	7	3	0.0	14	28
OLB Andre Tippett	6	0	0.0	20	23
DE Terry Dion	4	0	1.0	15	26
OLB Wilber Marshall	4	3	0.0	15	23
CB Gerard Williams	4	2	0.0	13	17
DE Richard Dent	3	1	0.0	20	25
DE Greg Boyd	3	0	0.0	13	17
S Jeff Delaney	2	2	0.0	21	30
CB Terry Taylor	2	2	0.0	17	29
ILB Bill Cowher	2	1	0.0	10	4
ILB Otis Wilson	2	1	0.0	14	23
S Donovan Rose	2	0	0.0	23	28
S Kenny Easley	2	0	0.0	12	26
DT Rodney Bellino	2	0	0.0	14	20
DT Larry Brooks	1	3	1.0	14	23
S Clyde Powers	1	1	0.0	18	29
OLB Rick Middleton	1	0	0.0	13	21
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0.0	1	8
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	---	---	---

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	2	0.0	23	34
DT Kent Kremer	5	4	0.0	20	29
OLB Mike Woods	5	2	0.0	24	34
S Rod McSwain	5	0	0.0	20	23
DT Gary Johnson	4	1	0.0	21	24
CB Don McNeal	4	0	0.0	20	32
CB Albert Lewis	4	0	0.0	22	34
DT Brad Shearer	3	0	2.0	14	24
S Shafer Suggs	3	0	0.0	21	36
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0.0	19	32
S Leonard Smith	3	0	0.0	24	34
QB Joe Montana	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jeff Davis	0	2	0.0	5	8
DE John Goodman	0	1	0.0	15	22

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Dion	1.0	0	2	0	26
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	0	0	1	23
S Clyde Powers	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Jim Wolf	0.0	0	2	0	8
OLB Rick Middleton	0.0	0	1	1	21
DE Richard Dent	0.0	0	1	0	25

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brad Shearer	2.0	0	0	24
DE John Goodman	0.0	1	0	22
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	1	0	35
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	0	2	24
DT Eric Holle	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	1	0	28
CB Gerard Williams	4	0	0	17
OLB Scot Brantley	4	0	0	39
S Jeff Delaney	2	0	0	30
ILB Bill Cowher	2	0	0	4
S Donovan Rose	2	0	0	28
S Kenny Easley	2	0	0	26
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0	29
ILB Otis Wilson	1	1	0	23
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0	8
DE Greg Boyd	1	0	0	17
DE Terry Dion	1	0	0	26
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0	23
DE Richard Dent	1	0	0	25
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0	23
S Clyde Powers	0	0	1	29

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shafer Suggs	3	1	0	36
OLB Mike Woods	3	1	0	34
CB Wayne Smith	3	1	0	32
S Leonard Smith	3	0	0	34
S Rod McSwain	3	0	0	23
CB Don McNeal	2	1	1	32
CB Albert Lewis	2	1	0	34
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0	24
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0	24
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	1	7	18	1	18
Wayne Wilson	1	3	15	0	14
Mike Wilson	1	2	19	0	29
Brooks Williams	1	1	12	0	16
Todd Watkins	0	3	15	1	22
Emmanuel Zanders	0	2	16	0	28
Greg Roberts	0	2	20	0	33
Jim Sweeney	0	2	17	0	24
Jim Arneson	0	1	18	0	27
Ralph Perretta	0	1	7	0	9
Todd Christensen	0	1	18	0	30

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	3	9	0	26	0	38
Dennis Lick	3	7	0	26	0	32
Walt Downing	2	4	1	20	1	40
Dan Dierdorf	1	2	0	23	1	35
John Scully	0	4	0	28	0	42
James Jones	0	1	0	3	0	9
Tony Paige	0	1	0	12	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Middleton	2	19
Alan Caldwell	1	20
Dwight Collins	1	14
Zachary Dixon	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mardye McDole	2	18
Sherman Smith	1	24

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scot Brantley	---	---	24	39	20	83
Alan Caldwell	---	---	17	34	20	71
Parnell Dickinson	26	38	---	---	---	64
Clyde Powers	---	---	18	29	13	60
Todd Christensen	18	30	---	---	9	57
James Brooks	22	29	---	---	6	57
Greg Roberts	20	33	---	---	3	56
Harold Bailey	16	24	---	---	16	56
Rick Middleton	---	---	13	21	19	53
Donovan Rose	---	---	23	28	2	53
Emmanuel Zanders	16	28	---	---	7	51
Jeff Delaney	---	---	21	30	---	51
Mike Wilson	19	29	---	---	---	48
Jim Sweeney	17	24	---	---	7	48
Jim Arneson	18	27	---	---	2	47
Dwight Collins	17	16	---	---	14	47
Terry Taylor	---	---	17	29	1	47
Richard Dent	---	---	20	25	1	46
Andre Tippett	---	---	20	23	2	45
Brooks Williams	12	16	---	---	16	44
Todd Watkins	15	22	---	---	6	43
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	14	28	1	43
Larry Brooks	---	---	14	23	5	42
Terry Dion	---	---	15	26	1	42
Gerard Williams	---	---	13	17	11	41
Wilber Marshall	---	---	15	23	3	41
Kenny Easley	---	---	12	26	2	40
Randy Cross	18	18	---	---	3	39
Otis Wilson	---	---	14	23	2	39
Wayne Wilson	15	14	---	---	9	38
Pat Tilley	10	26	---	---	---	36
Rodney Bellino	---	---	14	20	2	36
Greg Boyd	---	---	13	17	3	33
Ken Bailey	10	19	---	---	1	30
Arnold Morgado	1	2	---	---	23	26
Ralph Perretta	7	9	---	---	7	23
Mark Iwanowski	6	7	---	---	7	20
Zachary Dixon	3	7	---	---	8	18
Bill Cowher	---	---	10	4	1	15
Jim Wolf	---	---	1	8	1	10
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Nolan	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tim Golden	---	---	0	0	3	3
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gary Hogeboom	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don McNeal	---	---	20	32	29	81
Joe Montana	28	43	---	---	---	71
John Scully	28	42	---	---	---	70
Fredd Young	---	---	23	34	13	70
Walt Downing	20	40	---	---	7	67
Shawn Miller	---	---	24	35	7	66
Larry McCarren	26	38	---	---	---	64
Shafer Suggs	---	---	21	36	7	64
Albert Lewis	---	---	22	34	7	63
Mike Woods	---	---	24	34	3	61
Roy Green	24	37	---	---	---	61
Leonard Smith	---	---	24	34	2	60
Frank Pollard	24	35	---	---	---	59
Dan Dierdorf	23	35	---	---	---	58
Dennis Lick	26	32	---	---	---	58
Wayne Smith	---	---	19	32	7	58
Rod McSwain	---	---	20	23	10	53
Kent Kremer	---	---	20	29	---	49
Gary Johnson	---	---	21	24	1	46
Alfred Jenkins	15	27	---	---	---	42
Rodney Holman	16	23	---	---	1	40
Brad Shearer	---	---	14	24	---	38
Mike Friede	14	24	---	---	---	38
John Goodman	---	---	15	22	---	37
Billy Ryckman	12	18	---	---	6	36
Sherman Smith	4	4	---	---	24	32
Dan Ross	11	9	---	---	12	32
Mardye McDole	2	11	---	---	18	31
Tony Paige	12	15	---	---	3	30
James Jones	3	9	---	---	15	27
Eric Holle	---	---	8	12	7	27
Melvin Hoover	1	3	---	---	17	21
Eric Laakso	2	11	---	---	7	20
Steve Folsom	2	0	---	---	18	20
Louis Bullard	8	3	---	---	7	18
Jeff Davis	---	---	5	8	4	17
Allan Kennedy	5	8	---	---	1	14
Tommie Ginn	2	5	---	---	6	13
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	1	1	10	12
David Hughes	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ken Woodard	---	---	5	4	---	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ed Fisher	0	1	---	---	---	1
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	21	2.1
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	16	30	1.9
Right	5	46	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	36	22	5	1	2	5	3	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	41	30	7	0	1	2	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	152	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	84	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	106	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	146	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	101	20.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	8	6	0	104	2	26
WR Harold Bailey	8	3	1	27	0	24
TE Todd Christensen	7	6	0	139	2	30
WR Ken Bailey	5	2	1	37	1	19
WR Dwight Collins	5	2	0	7	0	16
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	1	0	3	0	7
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	6	0	16
RB James Brooks	1	1	0	5	0	29

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	10	6	1	100	2	37
WR Alfred Jenkins	8	6	0	93	2	27
WR Billy Ryckman	6	5	0	37	0	18
WR Mike Friede	4	4	0	62	1	24
TE Dan Ross	3	2	0	27	1	9
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	0	39	1	35
WR Mardye McDole	3	2	0	9	0	11
TE Rodney Holman	3	2	0	13	0	23
FB James Jones	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	6	3	0.50	3.80
Zachary Dixon	1	1	1.00	2.33

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	6	10	1.67	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	7	5	45	6.43	9.11

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	8	4	31	3.88	9.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Tilley	3	3	38	12.67	13.00
WR Harold Bailey	2	0	0	0.00	3.38
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Dwight Collins	1	1	4	4.00	1.40

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	2	1	12	6.00	10.00
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	11	11.00	11.63
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	4	4.00	6.17
TE Dan Ross	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Mike Friede	1	1	4	4.00	15.50
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	4	1
Parnell Dickinson	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	9	5	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Bailey	2	0	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	2	1
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	2
WR Harold Bailey	2	1	1
WR Dwight Collins	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	3	2	2
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	1	1
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	0
TE Dan Ross	1	1	1
WR Mike Friede	1	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)