Week 15, 1986

played in St. Louis, MO

51 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers7077-21
St. Louis Cardinals2014710-51

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:53 STL - Frank Pollard 8 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 09:37 STL - Benny Ricardo 30 field goal
1Q: 07:30 SFO - Eric Richardson 17 pass from Bob Gagliano (Joe Danelo extra point)
1Q: 03:30 STL - Eugene Goodlow 7 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 01:22 STL - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
2Q: 07:04 STL - Frank Pollard 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 01:57 STL - Vance Johnson 14 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 06:29 STL - Frank Pollard 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 02:30 SFO - Bob Gagliano 3 run (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 09:45 STL - Benny Ricardo 33 field goal
4Q: 09:18 SFO - Rickey Young 74 pass from Bob Gagliano (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 03:04 STL - Leonard Smith 55 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team StatisticsSFOSTL
Record7-75-9
First Downs1529
- by Rushing49
- by Passing818
- by Penalty32
Total Net Yards316461
- Offensive Plays4380
- Yards per Play7.355.76
Net Rushing Yards124125
- Rushing Attempts1739
- Yards per Rush7.293.21
Net Passing Yards192336
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 14 - 241 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards198336
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/60/0
- Yards per Pass Play7.388.20
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions3/108/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.67.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/547/44
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/21
Kick Returns/Yards9/2183/48
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/90
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits27
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/05/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 28
Time of Possession18:2841:32

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:431:23OWN 3433Interception
19:312:09OWN 27473Touchdown
13:220:38OWN 4312Fumble
11:171:35OWN 32420Punt
213:341:31OWN 3132Punt
26:582:11OWN 2839Punt
21:491:43OWN 2769Punt
315:001:54OWN 2039Punt
36:224:05OWN 30670Touchdown
49:370:35OWN 26174Touchdown
44:201:25OWN 9530Interception
42:551:14OWN 34410Punt
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:17OWN 20880Touchdown
110:200:49OPP 1633Field Goal
17:224:00OWN 251075Touchdown
12:441:27OPP 3835Field Goal
214:421:08OWN 2834Punt
212:035:05OWN 261074Touchdown
24:472:58OWN 8992Touchdown
20:060:06OWN 121-1Half
313:066:44OWN 301370Touchdown
32:177:40OWN 231361Field Goal
49:024:42OWN 20612Punt
41:411:41OWN 432Game

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
James Brooks8536.634210
Gordie Lockbaun8688.504210
Bob Gagliano133.00301
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard29953.282023
Derrick Harmon5153.00700
Joe Montana4133.25900
Tony Paige122.00200

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bob Gagliano25141981/6274275.1
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana41263360/02610105.3

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rickey Young339030.0023741
WR Buster Rhymes37227.330130
WR Eric Richardson253015.000171
WR John Taylor252512.509190
TE Todd Christensen111111.000110
FB Hokie Gajan1155.00150
TE Cliff Benson121414.002140
RB Gordie Lockbaun1111.00010
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Vance Johnson9914816.4455611
WR Roy Green686711.178220
WR Al Walker49369.0018140
WR Eugene Goodlow363311.0016201
WR Billy Ryckman122626.0018260
RB Frank Pollard111515.008150
TE Rodney Holman1355.00050
TE Zeke Mowatt1266.00060
TE Mark Boyer0100.00000

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Albert Lewis13535.000
S Leonard Smith15555.001

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Gordie Lockbaun1000
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Mark Brown0100
Fredd Young0010

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Miller627746.242.7525
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts28844.044.0511

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joe Danelo0/00/00/003/3
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo3/31/11/1506/6

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker22110.50

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Chester Willis511222.40
Rickey Young410626.50
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker22914.50
Billy Ryckman11919.00

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg1240.03431
S Kenny Easley950.03130
S Jeff Delaney610.02732
OLB Wilber Marshall440.03334
OLB Robert Braziel420.03033
OLB Andre Tippett410.02125
S Mark Robinson410.02527
ILB Bill Cowher310.03322
CB Craig Curry300.02128
DE Richard Dent210.03131
DT Willie Broughton210.02927
CB Mario Clark200.02835
DE Ron Holmes120.02321
CB Wendell Cason110.02624
TE Todd Christensen10---------
WR Eric Richardson10---------
DT Mark Walen100.02225
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rod McSwain330.0915
CB Wayne Smith300.01524
CB Tim Washington300.01418
ILB Mark Brown300.01725
S Leonard Smith300.01324
ILB Fredd Young300.01424
DE Keith Ferguson200.51219
DT Kent Kremer210.0117
CB Albert Lewis210.01121
S Chris Williams200.01119
DE Ben Thomas110.078
S Cornell Gowdy110.01421
DT Gary Johnson100.01012
DT Eric Holle020.5720

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Richard Dent0.011031
OLB Robert Braziel0.003033
CB Mario Clark0.001035
OLB Andre Tippett0.001025
DE Ron Holmes0.001021
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Ferguson0.501219
DT Eric Holle0.501020
DT Gary Johnson0.001012
DE Shawn Miller0.001018
DE Ben Thomas0.00108
DT Kent Kremer0.00017

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jeff Delaney60032
ILB Karl Mecklenburg60031
S Kenny Easley41030
OLB Robert Braziel30033
S Mark Robinson30027
CB Mario Clark21035
CB Craig Curry10028
OLB Wilber Marshall10034
ILB Bill Cowher01022
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Mark Brown21025
CB Albert Lewis20121
S Chris Williams20019
CB Tim Washington20018
S Leonard Smith10124
CB Wayne Smith10024
DE Keith Ferguson10019
S Rod McSwain10015
ILB Fredd Young10024
S Cornell Gowdy10021

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Matt Darwin13017020
Jim Sweeney12014121
Hokie Gajan120609
Wayne Wilson110808
Randy Cross03013024
Tom Toth03015017
Ralph Perretta010305
Mike Wilson0106017
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Scully39036041
Larry McCarren37034031
Leotis Harris14030035
Luis Sharpe14033035
Rodney Holman12022015
Ken Dallafior1101106
Don Laster11013013
Tony Paige03018011
Kelvin Clark02032034
Tommie Ginn0106010
Mark Boyer01019015

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Craig Curry127
Terry Taylor125
Chester Willis121
Stefan Humpries16
Wendell Cason16
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Junior Tautalatasi412
Chris Williams228
Zeke Mowatt219
Derrick Harmon119

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Robert Braziel------30332083
Craig Curry------21282776
Wilber Marshall------3334370
Mario Clark------2835568
Richard Dent------3131567
Karl Mecklenburg------3431267
Bill Cowher------33221166
Kenny Easley------3130263
Jeff Delaney------2732160
Willie Broughton------2927258
Wendell Cason------2624656
Mark Robinson------2527254
Mark Walen------2225350
Andre Tippett------2125248
Ron Holmes------2321246
Bob Gagliano1726---------43
Matt Darwin1720------643
Jim Sweeney1421------641
Rickey Young1212------1640
Tom Toth1517------638
Randy Cross1324---------37
Terry Taylor------272534
Carl Barzilauskas------1319133
Eric Richardson715------1133
Wayne Wilson88------1531
Stefan Humpries814------628
James Brooks819---------27
Bob Jozwiak912------627
Todd Christensen915------226
Buster Rhymes818---------26
Gordie Lockbaun97------1026
John Taylor1014---------24
Mike Wilson617---------23
Hokie Gajan69------722
John Frank20------2022
Chester Willis00------2121
Cliff Benson69---------15
Dwight Collins00------1414
Ralph Perretta35---------8
Jim Miller00------66
Joe Danelo00------44
Pat Tilley04---------4
Parnell Dickinson00---------0
Tom Benson------00---0
Dave Mucker00---------0
Scott Townsell00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Montana3941---------80
John Scully3641---------77
Leotis Harris3035------570
Larry McCarren3431------368
Al Walker2327------1868
Luis Sharpe3335---------68
Kelvin Clark3234---------66
Vance Johnson2427------1061
Frank Pollard3325---------58
Chris Williams------11192858
Wayne Smith------15241453
Leonard Smith------13241653
Roy Green2030------151
Mark Brown------1725749
Tony Paige1811------1948
Rodney Holman2215------643
Billy Ryckman1013------1942
Mark Boyer1915------842
Eugene Goodlow1322------338
Zeke Mowatt811------1938
Fredd Young------1424---38
Cornell Gowdy------1421---35
Derrick Harmon59------1933
Eric Holle------720633
Tim Washington------1418---32
Albert Lewis------1121---32
Keith Ferguson------1219---31
Don Laster1313------531
Shawn Miller------1018---28
Rod McSwain------915---24
Gary Johnson------1012---22
Ken Dallafior116------522
Tommie Ginn610------521
Ben Thomas------78621
Kent Kremer------117---18
Kervin Wyatt------74516
Benny Ricardo00------1313
Smiley Creswell------57---12
Paul Butcher------001212
Junior Tautalatasi00------1212
Jeff Davis------0066
Scott Bull00------33
Bucky Dilts00------22
Mark Malone00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left55210.4
Middle11716.5
Right111.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12151.3
Middle19804.2
Right6325.3
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bob Gagliano25141301532
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana41265133700

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3393.0
Short (0-8 Yds)52112.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)147876.2
Long (19+ Yds)329130.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen62132.2
Short (0-8 Yds)24181777.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)646310.5
Long (19+ Yds)528316.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes73022018
WR Eric Richardson52030015
WR John Taylor52025014
WR Rickey Young33090112
TE Cliff Benson2101409
TE Todd Christensen11011015
FB Hokie Gajan110509
RB Gordie Lockbaun110107
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Al Walker94136027
WR Vance Johnson990148227
WR Roy Green86267130
WR Eugene Goodlow63033122
TE Rodney Holman3105015
WR Billy Ryckman21026113
TE Zeke Mowatt2106011
RB Frank Pollard11015025
TE Mark Boyer1000015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bob Gagliano133.003.00
Gordie Lockbaun100.008.50
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard8222.753.28
Derrick Harmon382.673.00
Joe Montana166.003.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bob Gagliano333110.337.92
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana83334.138.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eric Richardson111717.006.00
WR Buster Rhymes111313.003.14
RB Gordie Lockbaun1111.001.00
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eugene Goodlow3172.335.50
WR Vance Johnson222613.0016.44
WR Al Walker1000.004.00
TE Zeke Mowatt1000.003.00
TE Mark Boyer1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
James Brooks11
St. LouisRushesConversions
Joe Montana21
Frank Pollard21
Derrick Harmon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Bob Gagliano832
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1176

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Buster Rhymes311
WR Eric Richardson200
WR Rickey Young111
TE Cliff Benson100
WR John Taylor110
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Vance Johnson333
WR Billy Ryckman211
WR Eugene Goodlow211
WR Al Walker110
WR Roy Green100
TE Zeke Mowatt111
TE Mark Boyer100

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)