Week 12, 1988

played in San Francisco, CA

60 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	14	7	3	-	31
San Francisco 49ers	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 NED - Mike Wilson 14 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 12:57 NED - Bennie Cunningham 13 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:20 NED - Bennie Cunningham 7 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 03:35 NED - Bennie Cunningham 9 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 11:32 SFO - John Settle 5 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 03:08 NED - Mike Wood 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 NED - Mike Wilson 14 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 12:57 NED - Bennie Cunningham 13 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:20 NED - Bennie Cunningham 7 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 03:35 NED - Bennie Cunningham 9 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 11:32 SFO - John Settle 5 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 03:08 NED - Mike Wood 34 field goal

Team Statistics NED SFO
Record 7-4 4-7
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 14 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 355 258
- Offensive Plays 61 55
- Yards per Play 5.82 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 92 173
- Rushing Attempts 27 31
- Yards per Rush 3.41 5.58
Net Passing Yards 263 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 0 21 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 268 104
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.74 3.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/43 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 5/73
Interception Ret./Yards 2/22 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:44 27:16

Team Statistics	NED	SFO
Record	7-4	4-7
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	14	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	355	258
- Offensive Plays	61	55
- Yards per Play	5.82	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	92	173
- Rushing Attempts	27	31
- Yards per Rush	3.41	5.58
Net Passing Yards	263	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 0	21 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	268	104
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.74	3.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/43	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	5/73
Interception Ret./Yards	2/22	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:44	27:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	4:14	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	3:20	5:34	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
2	10:55	4:28	OWN 12	8	18	Punt
2	4:36	1:27	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 13	1	7	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	11:19	1:45	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	7:09	3:44	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:22	8:21	OWN 20	14	63	Field Goal

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 39	5	21	Interception
1	8:16	4:56	OWN 17	9	50	Interception
2	12:46	1:51	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	6:27	1:51	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
2	3:09	2:46	OWN 15	6	14	Punt
3	13:14	1:55	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
3	9:34	2:25	OWN 24	5	31	Punt
3	3:25	7:03	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	3:01	3:01	OWN 17	7	25	Game

Game MVP: Gary Kubiak, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Tony Nathan	21	78	3.71	9
Sylvester Stamps	3	11	3.67	7
Gary Kubiak	2	1	0.50	2
Terry LeCount	1	2	2.00	2

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	27	168	6.22	24	5	1
Warren Williams	4	5	1.25	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	33	25	268	1/5	4	21	0	138.6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Adkins	11	6	58	1/6	0	22	0	69.5
Parnell Dickinson	10	5	46	2/13	0	34	2	23.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	8	8	54	6.75	4	13	3
WR Mike Wilson	5	6	83	16.60	20	21	1
RB Tony Nathan	4	6	36	9.00	17	20	0
TE Lin Dawson	3	3	34	11.33	5	21	0
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Carl Roaches	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0
RB Sylvester Stamps	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alvin Moore	3	4	19	6.33	10	16
WR Jo Jo Townsell	2	4	26	13.00	10	22
WR Bruce Hill	2	3	36	18.00	19	34
WR John Taylor	1	5	5	5.00	0	5
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB John Settle	1	2	1	1.00	2	1
RB Warren Williams	1	1	11	11.00	6	11
TE Tom Mullady	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Davis	1	11	11.00	0
ILB Mark Dusbabek	1	11	11.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fred Bohannon	0	0	1	0
Daryl Smith	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
John Settle	2	0
Tom Mullady	0	1
Bruce Hill	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	141	47.0	42.7	51	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	209	41.8	33.6	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	14	14.0	0
Kevin Clark	1	7	7.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Rodgers	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	1	27	27.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg
Alvin Moore	3	63	21.0
Del Rodgers	1	4	4.0
Clint Sampson	1	6	6.0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Bohannon	7	2	0.0	24	16
OLB Milt McColl	4	0	1.0	22	15
ILB Jim Eliopulos	4	1	0.0	9	8
DT Pete Koch	3	0	2.0	19	14
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	4	0.0	22	18
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	3	0.0	27	18
S Mike Davis	3	1	0.0	21	15
S Dextor Clinkscale	3	1	0.0	16	13
CB Toi Cook	3	0	0.0	23	15
DT Brad Shearer	2	1	0.0	13	10
S Michael Stewart	2	1	0.0	23	17
DE Reggie White	2	0	0.0	25	16
CB Preston Davis	1	1	0.0	9	13
S Glenn Blackwood	1	0	0.0	10	11
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0.0	13	14
DE Bob Kohrs	1	0	0.0	23	18
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.0	25	16
ILB John Anderson	0	1	0.0	2	1
CB Kevin Clark	0	1	0.0	7	9

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	10	2	0.0	23	24
CB Delton Hall	6	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Kevin Greene	5	2	0.0	12	23
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0.0	18	20
DT Edmund Nelson	3	1	0.0	21	25
DE Joe Campbell	3	1	0.0	18	23
CB Wendell Cason	3	0	0.0	13	16
ILB Michael Green	2	3	0.0	19	20
DT Bill Pickel	2	2	0.0	22	23
CB Kevin Guidry	2	1	0.0	14	19
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	0.0	16	20
DE Leon Seals	1	0	1.0	17	28
S Anthony Newman	1	3	0.0	17	18
S Mark Robinson	1	1	0.0	10	16
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0.0	11	21
WR John Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chris Gaines	1	0	0.0	16	13
DT Tim Goad	1	0	0.0	20	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Pete Koch	2.0	0	0	0	14
OLB Milt McColl	1.0	0	1	1	15
DE Reggie White	0.0	1	1	1	16
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	1	0	0	10
CB Daryl Smith	0.0	0	1	0	16

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leon Seals	1.0	0	2	0	28
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jim Eliopulos	3	0	8
S Dextor Clinkscale	2	0	13
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	0	18
OLB Milt McColl	1	0	15
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	16
CB Preston Davis	1	0	13
CB Toi Cook	1	0	15
S Michael Stewart	1	0	17
S Mike Davis	0	1	15
ILB Mark Dusbabek	0	1	18

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	0	24
CB Terry McDaniel	4	1	20
CB Delton Hall	4	0	14
CB Kevin Guidry	2	1	19
S Chris Mandeville	1	1	20
DT Edmund Nelson	1	0	25
ILB Michael Green	1	0	20
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	21
S Mark Robinson	1	0	16
CB Wendell Cason	1	0	16
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	23
OLB Chris Gaines	1	0	13
S Anthony Newman	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	3	4	1	20	0	29
Larry Tearry	2	6	0	16	0	19
Duval Love	1	3	0	23	0	22
Stan Edwards	1	2	0	17	0	23
Randy Dixon	1	2	0	22	0	27
Bennie Cunningham	1	1	0	25	0	31
Bill Cherry	0	6	0	14	0	16
Eric Laakso	0	1	0	8	0	6
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	0	3	1	10

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sean Lee	3	7	23	0	16
Matt Darwin	3	5	24	0	20
Ralph Perretta	2	4	20	1	18
Wes Phillips	2	2	14	0	10
John Jackson	1	5	28	0	21
Bob Jozwiak	1	3	19	0	17
Mark Slater	0	3	27	1	18
Wayne Wilson	0	2	5	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dextor Clinkscale	2	9
Lin Dawson	1	12
Herbert Harris	1	10
Carl Monroe	1	8
Daryl Smith	1	8

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Gaines	1	19
Del Rodgers	1	16
Mark Slater	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Cunningham	25	31	---	---	5	61
Gary Kubiak	27	34	---	---	---	61
Andrew Melontree	---	---	27	18	10	55
Lin Dawson	18	23	---	---	12	53
Ron Solt	20	29	---	---	3	52
Don Maggs	19	29	---	---	3	51
Tony Nathan	22	21	---	---	6	49
Duval Love	23	22	---	---	4	49
Daryl Smith	---	---	25	16	8	49
Randy Dixon	22	27	---	---	---	49
Stan Edwards	17	23	---	---	6	46
Fred Bohannon	---	---	24	16	3	43
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	22	18	2	42
Bob Kohrs	---	---	23	18	---	41
Reggie White	---	---	25	16	---	41
Michael Stewart	---	---	23	17	1	41
Mike Wilson	17	22	---	---	---	39
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	16	13	9	38
Toi Cook	---	---	23	15	---	38
Larry Tearry	16	19	---	---	2	37
Milt McColl	---	---	22	15	---	37
Mike Davis	---	---	21	15	---	36
Carl Monroe	13	15	---	---	8	36
Vince Stroth	13	22	---	---	---	35
Bill Cherry	14	16	---	---	4	34
Pete Koch	---	---	19	14	---	33
Bruce Clark	---	---	13	14	5	32
Kevin Clark	---	---	7	9	15	31
Brad Shearer	---	---	13	10	5	28
Carl Roaches	4	8	---	---	13	25
Greg Gaines	---	---	8	7	8	23
Larry Heater	2	3	---	---	17	22
Preston Davis	---	---	9	13	---	22
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	10	11	---	21
Sylvester Stamps	3	10	---	---	8	21
Terry LeCount	11	9	---	---	---	20
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	9	8	2	19
Eric Laakso	8	6	---	---	4	18
Herbert Harris	2	4	---	---	10	16
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Anderson	---	---	2	1	3	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Rivera	1	1	---	---	---	2
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	1	1
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Jackson	28	21	---	---	5	54
Mark Slater	27	18	---	---	5	50
Bill Pickel	---	---	22	23	5	50
Michael Green	---	---	19	20	9	48
Chris Gaines	---	---	16	13	19	48
Edmund Nelson	---	---	21	25	1	47
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	23	24	---	47
Alvin Moore	23	13	---	---	11	47
John Taylor	25	22	---	---	---	47
Tim Goad	---	---	20	26	1	47
Kevin Guidry	---	---	14	19	14	47
Leon Seals	---	---	17	28	1	46
Terry McDaniel	---	---	18	20	8	46
Matt Darwin	24	20	---	---	---	44
Sean Lee	23	16	---	---	5	44
Ralph Perretta	20	18	---	---	3	41
Tom Mullady	15	14	---	---	12	41
Joe Campbell	---	---	18	23	---	41
John Settle	27	12	---	---	---	39
Bob Jozwiak	19	17	---	---	2	38
Chris Mandeville	---	---	16	20	2	38
Anthony Newman	---	---	17	18	1	36
Kevin Greene	---	---	12	23	---	35
Bruce Hill	20	15	---	---	---	35
Wilber Marshall	---	---	11	21	1	33
Wendell Cason	---	---	13	16	3	32
Warren Williams	4	12	---	---	16	32
Wes Phillips	14	10	---	---	5	29
Sam Adkins	16	12	---	---	---	28
Parnell Dickinson	15	12	---	---	---	27
Mark Robinson	---	---	10	16	1	27
Mark Lewis	14	9	---	---	4	27
Jo Jo Townsell	9	11	---	---	6	26
Jeff Delaney	---	---	10	14	---	24
Delton Hall	---	---	9	14	1	24
Doug Barnett	---	---	10	11	1	22
Wayne Wilson	5	4	---	---	8	17
Clint Sampson	5	4	---	---	8	17
Del Rodgers	0	0	---	---	16	16
Merril Hoge	8	4	---	---	4	16
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Walen	---	---	1	0	1	2
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	4	8	2.0
Right	12	42	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	80	8.9
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	9	48	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	33	25	4	0	2	3	3	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Adkins	11	6	1	2	0	0	2	2	0
Parnell Dickinson	10	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	111	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	119	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	28	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	72	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Cunningham	8	8	0	54	0	31
RB Tony Nathan	6	4	1	36	1	21
WR Mike Wilson	6	5	0	83	2	22
WR Carl Monroe	4	1	1	6	0	15
TE Lin Dawson	3	3	0	34	1	23
WR Carl Roaches	2	1	0	18	0	8
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	0	11	0	9
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	0	9	0	23
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	0	17	0	4

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Taylor	5	1	0	5	0	22
WR Alvin Moore	4	3	0	19	0	13
WR Jo Jo Townsell	4	2	0	26	1	11
WR Bruce Hill	3	2	0	36	1	15
RB John Settle	2	1	0	1	0	12
TE Tom Mullady	1	0	1	0	0	14
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	0	6	0	4
RB Warren Williams	1	1	0	11	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	3	5	1.67	3.71

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	3	11	3.67	6.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	5	5	46	9.20	8.12

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	4	32	8.00	6.75
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	14	14.00	13.83

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	3	2
Gary Kubiak	1	0
Sylvester Stamps	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	7	2
Warren Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	8	6	6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Adkins	3	3	2
Parnell Dickinson	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Nathan	2	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	2
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Moore	2	2	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
RB Warren Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)