Week 17, 1985

played in San Francisco, CA

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	17	3	0	-	27
San Francisco 49ers	0	17	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:51 STL - Roy Green 13 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 13:44 SFO - Andy Ekern 7 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 13:36 STL - David Hughes 91 kickoff return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 08:22 SFO - Eddie Murray 29 field goal
2Q: 02:09 STL - Mardye McDole 2 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:42 SFO - Rickey Young 38 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:02 STL - Benny Ricardo 57 field goal
3Q: 11:18 SFO - Eddie Murray 48 field goal
3Q: 04:57 STL - Benny Ricardo 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:51 STL - Roy Green 13 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 13:44 SFO - Andy Ekern 7 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 13:36 STL - David Hughes 91 kickoff return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 08:22 SFO - Eddie Murray 29 field goal
2Q: 02:09 STL - Mardye McDole 2 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:42 SFO - Rickey Young 38 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:02 STL - Benny Ricardo 57 field goal
3Q: 11:18 SFO - Eddie Murray 48 field goal
3Q: 04:57 STL - Benny Ricardo 43 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 11-5 5-11
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 291 310
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 4.55 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 125 58
- Rushing Attempts 34 19
- Yards per Rush 3.68 3.05
Net Passing Yards 166 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 41 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 172 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/163 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:09 26:51

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	11-5	5-11
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	291	310
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	4.55	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	125	58
- Rushing Attempts	34	19
- Yards per Rush	3.68	3.05
Net Passing Yards	166	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	41 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	172	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/163	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:09	26:51

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
1	12:25	2:09	OWN 40	4	9	Punt
1	8:31	2:46	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
1	3:11	1:48	OWN 22	4	23	Interception
2	8:15	3:19	OWN 28	6	24	Punt
2	3:37	1:36	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
2	0:21	0:21	OPP 49	1	9	Field Goal
3	11:11	6:22	OWN 25	10	49	Field Goal
3	3:36	2:53	OPP 39	5	19	Missed FG
4	13:44	3:53	OWN 26	7	31	Punt
4	7:56	4:54	OWN 44	7	26	Missed FG
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 32	5	7	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	0:49	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	10:16	1:45	OWN 11	4	11	Punt
1	5:45	2:34	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	1:23	2:47	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
2	13:20	5:05	OWN 33	10	55	Field Goal
2	4:56	1:19	OWN 16	3	3	Interception
2	2:01	1:40	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 44	7	25	Field Goal
3	4:49	1:13	OWN 41	2	-2	Interception
3	0:43	1:59	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	9:51	1:55	OWN 3	4	22	Punt
4	3:02	1:47	OWN 37	8	31	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	20	95	4.75	17	3
David Hughes	9	27	3.00	10	1
Joe Montana	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0
James Jones	1	4	4.00	4	0
Tony Paige	1	2	2.00	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Brooks	9	13	1.44	5	0
Chester Willis	7	36	5.14	15	2
Bob Gagliano	3	9	3.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	29	19	172	1/6	2	21	1	90.0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Gagliano	41	23	256	1/4	2	38	2	70.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	5	9	71	14.20	10	21	1
TE Rodney Holman	5	5	38	7.60	0	11	0
WR Steve Watson	4	5	24	6.00	3	8	0
WR Mardye McDole	2	6	15	7.50	0	13	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB David Hughes	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Melvin Hoover	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
WR Vance Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pat Tilley	6	9	75	12.50	6	20	0
WR Buster Rhymes	4	8	21	5.25	3	9	0
WR Rickey Young	3	5	67	22.33	61	38	1
TE Andy Ekern	3	4	29	9.67	0	13	1
RB James Brooks	2	2	13	6.50	0	14	0
RB Chester Willis	2	2	22	11.00	14	18	0
WR Dwight Collins	2	6	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Eric Richardson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Smith	1	9	9.00	0
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frank Pollard	1	0	0
John Scully	0	1	0
Wayne Smith	0	0	1
Rod McSwain	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Gagliano	1	0	0
Chester Willis	1	0	0
Ralph Perretta	0	1	0
Randy Cross	0	1	0
Karl Mecklenburg	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	163	40.8	40.5	51	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	5	210	42.0	35.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/4	2/3	1/1	57	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Smith	3	31	10.3	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Young	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Smith	3	72	24.0	0
David Hughes	1	91	91.0	1

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Young	3	75	25.0	0
Alan Caldwell	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	1	0.0	18	38
CB Albert Lewis	7	0	0.0	14	36
CB Wayne Smith	6	0	0.0	15	30
S Leonard Smith	3	1	0.0	16	35
CB Jerry Gray	3	1	0.0	15	30
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	0.0	6	20
OLB Ken Woodard	2	1	0.0	7	8
S Rod McSwain	2	1	0.0	16	36
DE Shawn Miller	2	0	0.0	16	26
DT Eric Holle	1	0	1.0	10	22
OLB Mike Woods	1	2	0.0	13	22
DT Gary Johnson	1	1	0.0	8	16
DT Kent Kremer	1	1	0.0	9	21
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tim Washington	1	0	0.0	7	22
S Rick Woods	0	1	0.0	6	21

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	10	3	1.0	32	29
DE Richard Dent	7	0	0.0	33	28
ILB Bill Cowher	5	2	0.0	21	18
S Mark Robinson	3	2	0.0	22	15
DT Carl Barzilauskas	3	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Andre Tippett	3	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Scot Brantley	3	0	0.0	15	12
OLB Kevin Greene	3	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	2	0.0	28	22
S Kenny Easley	2	0	0.0	34	28
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0.0	25	18
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	0.0	21	22
DE Ron Holmes	1	1	0.0	27	19
S Clyde Powers	1	0	0.0	12	16
DE Greg Boyd	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Alan Caldwell	1	0	0.0	14	18
RB Chester Willis	1	0	---	---	---
TE Robb Rubick	1	0	---	---	---
CB Craig Curry	0	1	0.0	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eric Holle	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	1	1	29
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	3	3	21
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	2	0	13
S Rod McSwain	0.0	0	1	0	36
ILB Fredd Young	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	0	0	1	16

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Andre Tippett	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	6	0	0	36
CB Jerry Gray	3	1	1	30
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0	30
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0	8
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	0	38
S Leonard Smith	1	1	1	35
S Rod McSwain	1	1	0	36
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0	13
OLB Mike Woods	1	0	0	22
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0	4
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0	20
CB Tim Washington	1	0	0	22
S Rick Woods	0	1	0	21
ILB Mark Brown	0	1	0	4

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	4	1	0	29
ILB Bill Cowher	3	0	0	18
OLB Scot Brantley	2	0	0	12
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0	18
OLB Kevin Greene	2	0	0	11
S Kenny Easley	1	2	1	28
S Clyde Powers	1	1	0	16
CB Alan Caldwell	1	0	0	18
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0	21
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0	22
CB Wendell Cason	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	5	7	26	0	24
Eric Laakso	4	5	27	0	24
John Scully	3	10	32	1	29
Leotis Harris	1	4	23	0	26
Luis Sharpe	1	4	31	0	28
Rodney Holman	0	1	19	0	14

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	2	6	15	0	38
Todd Watkins	0	3	13	1	33
Mike Wilson	0	2	15	0	39
John Hill	0	1	2	0	8
Gerald Taylor	0	1	6	0	9
Hokie Gajan	0	1	5	0	11
Robb Rubick	0	1	14	0	25
Andy Ekern	0	1	4	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mardye McDole	2	17
Mark Boyer	1	18
Wayne Smith	1	17
James Jones	1	16

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Hokie Gajan	2	16
Scot Brantley	1	26
Eric Richardson	1	17
Dwight Collins	1	14
Rickey Young	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	34	30	---	---	---	64
Wayne Smith	---	---	15	30	17	62
John Scully	32	29	---	---	---	61
Luis Sharpe	31	28	---	---	---	59
Larry McCarren	26	24	---	---	8	58
Fredd Young	---	---	18	38	2	58
Leotis Harris	23	26	---	---	6	55
Roy Green	30	23	---	---	---	53
Rod McSwain	---	---	16	36	1	53
Mardye McDole	16	19	---	---	17	52
Albert Lewis	---	---	14	36	2	52
Leonard Smith	---	---	16	35	1	52
Eric Laakso	27	24	---	---	---	51
Mark Boyer	17	13	---	---	18	48
Jerry Gray	---	---	15	30	2	47
Frank Pollard	24	22	---	---	---	46
Tim Washington	---	---	7	22	16	45
Keith Ferguson	---	---	14	29	1	44
Shawn Miller	---	---	16	26	2	44
Rick Woods	---	---	6	21	15	42
Tony Paige	15	12	---	---	14	41
Jeff Davis	---	---	6	20	14	40
Steve Watson	21	18	---	---	---	39
David Hughes	10	6	---	---	23	39
Rodney Holman	19	14	---	---	5	38
Mike Woods	---	---	13	22	1	36
Kent Kremer	---	---	9	21	5	35
Eric Holle	---	---	10	22	2	34
James Jones	8	6	---	---	16	30
Vance Johnson	10	13	---	---	5	28
Gary Johnson	---	---	8	16	3	27
Kelvin Clark	10	8	---	---	8	26
Walt Downing	11	4	---	---	8	23
Ben Thomas	---	---	3	16	4	23
Brad Shearer	---	---	8	13	1	22
Tommie Ginn	8	6	---	---	7	21
Melvin Hoover	0	4	---	---	16	20
Smiley Creswell	---	---	5	13	1	19
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	2	4	10	16
Ken Woodard	---	---	7	8	---	15
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Brown	---	---	1	4	4	9
Bruce Collie	2	1	---	---	3	6
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Dent	---	---	33	28	7	68
Kenny Easley	---	---	34	28	3	65
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	32	29	3	64
Bob Gagliano	19	42	---	---	---	61
Jim Sweeney	17	34	---	---	7	58
Stefan Humpries	15	33	---	---	7	55
Mike Wilson	15	39	---	---	---	54
Randy Cross	15	38	---	---	---	53
Scot Brantley	---	---	15	12	26	53
Wilber Marshall	---	---	28	22	3	53
Terry Taylor	---	---	25	18	8	51
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	23	18	8	49
Ron Holmes	---	---	27	19	2	48
Todd Watkins	13	33	---	---	---	46
Andre Tippett	---	---	21	21	3	45
Dwight Collins	9	22	---	---	14	45
Wendell Cason	---	---	21	22	2	45
Alan Caldwell	---	---	14	18	12	44
Mark Robinson	---	---	22	15	7	44
Buster Rhymes	13	27	---	---	4	44
Robb Rubick	14	25	---	---	4	43
Craig Curry	---	---	13	10	20	43
Bill Cowher	---	---	21	18	3	42
James Brooks	12	30	---	---	---	42
Randy Crowder	---	---	17	21	2	40
Pat Tilley	11	28	---	---	---	39
Chester Willis	7	11	---	---	20	38
Rickey Young	8	17	---	---	10	35
Eric Richardson	4	14	---	---	17	35
Kevin Greene	---	---	14	11	10	35
Andy Ekern	4	12	---	---	17	33
Hokie Gajan	5	11	---	---	16	32
Clyde Powers	---	---	12	16	2	30
Wayne Wilson	8	13	---	---	2	23
John Hill	2	8	---	---	7	17
Gerald Taylor	6	9	---	---	---	15
Ralph Perretta	4	9	---	---	2	15
Tom Toth	4	4	---	---	7	15
Alan Willis	4	3	---	---	5	12
Greg Boyd	---	---	2	4	1	7
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Hogeboom	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	18	86	4.8
Right	3	5	1.7
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	6	0.9
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	1	11	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	29	19	2	0	4	4	1	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Gagliano	41	23	2	2	0	5	8	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	86	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	10	132	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	9	5	2	71	2	23
WR Mardye McDole	6	2	1	15	0	19
WR Steve Watson	5	4	0	24	0	18
TE Rodney Holman	5	5	0	38	0	14
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	4	0	22
RB David Hughes	1	1	0	6	0	6
WR Melvin Hoover	1	1	0	14	0	4
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	13

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	9	6	75	1	28
WR Buster Rhymes	8	4	21	0	27
WR Dwight Collins	6	2	13	0	22
WR Rickey Young	5	3	67	1	17
TE Andy Ekern	4	3	29	0	12
WR Eric Richardson	3	0	0	0	14
RB James Brooks	2	2	13	0	30
RB Chester Willis	2	2	22	0	11
TE Robb Rubick	2	1	16	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	6	6.00	4.75

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	4	27	6.75	5.93

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Gagliano	7	3	20	2.86	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	1	13	13.00	7.89
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	8	8.00	7.60

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Andy Ekern	2	2	20	10.00	7.25
WR Dwight Collins	2	0	0	0.00	2.17
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Eric Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	0	0.00	2.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	1
Joe Montana	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	1	0
Bob Gagliano	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	7	3	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Gagliano	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	3	2	1
WR Mardye McDole	2	0	0
RB David Hughes	1	1	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	4	1	0
WR Dwight Collins	3	1	1
TE Andy Ekern	2	1	1
WR Pat Tilley	1	1	1
RB Chester Willis	1	1	1
WR Eric Richardson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)