Week 17, 1988

played in St. Louis, MO

48 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	0	14	0	7	-	21
St. Louis Cardinals	14	3	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 STL - Curtis Duncan 10 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:04 STL - Roy Green 21 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:20 SFO - John Settle 2 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 03:46 SFO - John Settle 34 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 00:16 STL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
3Q: 09:39 STL - Dale Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 05:05 SFO - John Settle 19 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 STL - Curtis Duncan 10 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:04 STL - Roy Green 21 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:20 SFO - John Settle 2 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 03:46 SFO - John Settle 34 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 00:16 STL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
3Q: 09:39 STL - Dale Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 05:05 SFO - John Settle 19 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)

Team Statistics SFO STL
Record 9-7 8-8
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 268 409
- Offensive Plays 52 77
- Yards per Play 5.15 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 151 86
- Rushing Attempts 28 20
- Yards per Rush 5.39 4.30
Net Passing Yards 117 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 2 56 - 35 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 136 329
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

Team Statistics	SFO	STL
Record	9-7	8-8
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	268	409
- Offensive Plays	52	77
- Yards per Play	5.15	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	151	86
- Rushing Attempts	28	20
- Yards per Rush	5.39	4.30
Net Passing Yards	117	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 2	56 - 35 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	136	329
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:20	33:40

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	7:34	2:00	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt
2	15:00	2:13	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	12:34	3:24	OPP 41	7	41	Touchdown
2	8:03	4:30	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:31	1:22	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	4:25	1:39	OWN 20	3	37	Interception
3	0:45	0:39	OWN 40	2	6	Interception
4	13:59	2:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	9:43	4:48	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
4	2:37	0:37	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 24	2	-1	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	5:04	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
1	5:34	5:34	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	12:47	0:13	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
2	9:10	1:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:33	3:24	OWN 29	11	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	12:53	3:22	OPP 23	6	16	Field Goal
3	8:09	3:44	OWN 21	8	36	Punt
3	2:46	2:01	OWN 25	4	42	Missed FG
3	0:06	1:07	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	11:55	2:12	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
4	4:55	2:18	OWN 40	6	24	Missed FG
4	2:00	0:46	OWN 16	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: John Settle, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	24	142	5.92	43	4	2
Parnell Dickinson	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Warren Williams	2	11	5.50	8	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	11	48	4.36	12	2
DJ Dozier	8	33	4.13	9	0
Steve Bono	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	21	14	136	3/19	1	27	2	60.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	56	35	329	1/6	2	33	1	83.1

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Taylor	3	3	20	6.67	0	10	0
WR Bruce Hill	3	6	27	9.00	2	13	0
RB John Settle	3	3	26	8.67	11	19	1
WR Alvin Moore	2	5	37	18.50	19	27	0
TE John Frank	2	2	16	8.00	0	8	0
C Mark Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jo Jo Townsell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Duncan	10	12	71	7.10	11	12	1
WR Roy Green	8	14	107	13.38	49	33	1
WR Vance Johnson	6	10	53	8.83	8	17	0
FB Tony Paige	4	4	25	6.25	8	9	0
WR J.J. Birden	3	5	18	6.00	3	12	0
TE Robert Tyler	2	6	38	19.00	3	26	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Solomon Miller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Vincent Brown	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bruce Hill	1	1	0
Jo Jo Townsell	1	0	0
Del Rodgers	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gil Fenerty	1	0	0
Vincent Brown	0	1	0
Josh Moore	0	1	0
John Scully	0	0	1
Mike Hammerstein	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	6	272	45.3	39.0	58	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	5	201	40.2	32.0	43	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/4	0/2	0/2	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	1.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gil Fenerty	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	2	49	24.5	0
Alvin Moore	1	15	15.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	11	2	0.0	17	53
OLB Kevin Greene	8	2	0.0	15	43
S Mark Robinson	5	0	0.0	13	27
OLB Wilber Marshall	4	1	0.0	15	42
DE Leon Seals	3	0	0.5	16	36
CB Wendell Cason	3	2	0.0	15	39
CB Terry McDaniel	3	2	0.0	18	40
DE Joe Campbell	2	1	0.5	14	40
DT Bill Pickel	2	2	0.0	16	45
S Jeff Delaney	2	0	0.0	5	16
CB James Davis	2	0	0.0	0	14
WR Alvin Moore	2	0	---	---	---
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	0.0	5	27
OLB Chris Gaines	2	0	0.0	5	15
DT Tim Goad	1	2	0.0	14	48
CB Delton Hall	1	1	0.0	7	33
OLB Scot Brantley	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0.0	6	17
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Anthony Newman	0	1	0.0	15	43

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	6	0	0.0	20	18
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	1	0.0	28	23
CB Jerry Gray	4	1	0.0	27	20
S Rod McSwain	3	2	1.0	18	21
S Jim Bowman	3	1	1.0	22	15
S Leonard Smith	3	2	0.0	24	23
CB Victor Scott	3	1	0.0	21	19
DE Keith Ferguson	2	0	1.0	20	20
DT Kent Kremer	2	2	0.0	20	7
ILB Fredd Young	2	1	0.0	12	9
DT Dick Chapura	2	0	0.0	17	11
CB Selwyn Brown	2	0	0.0	22	18
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	0.0	14	13
DE Mike Hammerstein	1	0	0.0	9	4
DT Rollin Putzier	1	0	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leon Seals	0.5	0	2	0	36
DE Joe Campbell	0.5	0	2	0	40
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	1	0	1	45
DE Doug Barnett	0.0	0	2	0	17

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	1	20
S Rod McSwain	1.0	0	21
S Jim Bowman	1.0	0	15
S Leonard Smith	0.0	1	23
DT Rollin Putzier	0.0	1	12
DE Josh Moore	0.0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	9	5	0	53
OLB Kevin Greene	6	0	0	43
S Mark Robinson	4	1	0	27
CB Wendell Cason	4	0	0	39
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	1	0	42
S Jeff Delaney	2	0	0	16
CB James Davis	2	0	0	14
CB Delton Hall	1	0	1	33
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0	17
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0	4
S Chris Mandeville	1	0	0	27
OLB Chris Gaines	1	0	0	15
CB Terry McDaniel	1	0	0	40

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	4	0	1	18
CB Victor Scott	3	0	0	19
CB Selwyn Brown	2	1	0	18
S Leonard Smith	1	0	1	23
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0	5
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0	20
DE Mike Hammerstein	1	0	0	4
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Darwin	3	3	25	0	20
Merril Hoge	3	3	23	0	19
Bob Jozwiak	2	10	23	1	20
John Jackson	2	3	26	1	20
Mark Slater	1	4	20	0	20
Wes Phillips	0	2	18	0	18
Mark Lewis	0	1	19	0	13
Ralph Perretta	0	0	13	1	9

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	2	5	20	0	56
Luis Sharpe	2	4	15	0	44
Trevor Matich	2	4	16	0	38
Ken Dallafior	1	2	16	1	45
Harris Barton	1	2	20	0	55
Roger Vick	1	2	5	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Williams	2	20
Chris Gaines	1	18
Del Rodgers	1	15
Clint Sampson	1	9
Dennis Gentry	1	8
Anthony Newman	1	5

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Brown	2	10
DJ Dozier	1	19
John Scully	1	9

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	17	53	4	74
Bill Pickel	---	---	16	45	10	71
Tim Goad	---	---	14	48	3	65
Wilber Marshall	---	---	15	42	6	63
Anthony Newman	---	---	15	43	5	63
Edmund Nelson	---	---	16	43	3	62
Terry McDaniel	---	---	18	40	2	60
Wendell Cason	---	---	15	39	4	58
Kevin Greene	---	---	15	43	---	58
Joe Campbell	---	---	14	40	2	56
Leon Seals	---	---	16	36	2	54
Parnell Dickinson	28	24	---	---	---	52
John Jackson	26	20	---	---	6	52
Delton Hall	---	---	7	33	11	51
Bob Jozwiak	23	20	---	---	5	48
Merril Hoge	23	19	---	---	6	48
John Settle	26	21	---	---	---	47
Mark Slater	20	20	---	---	6	46
Matt Darwin	25	20	---	---	1	46
Alvin Moore	15	15	---	---	14	44
Wes Phillips	18	18	---	---	6	42
Mark Robinson	---	---	13	27	2	42
Chris Mandeville	---	---	5	27	10	42
Chris Gaines	---	---	5	15	18	38
Mark Lewis	19	13	---	---	5	37
John Taylor	18	17	---	---	---	35
John Frank	12	6	---	---	15	33
Sean Lee	15	13	---	---	5	33
Bruce Hill	16	16	---	---	---	32
Jeff Delaney	---	---	5	16	7	28
James Davis	---	---	0	14	11	25
Doug Barnett	---	---	6	17	2	25
Jo Jo Townsell	8	7	---	---	10	25
Warren Williams	2	3	---	---	20	25
Ralph Perretta	13	9	---	---	1	23
Scot Brantley	---	---	4	2	9	15
Del Rodgers	0	0	---	---	15	15
Michael Green	---	---	4	4	5	13
Clint Sampson	1	3	---	---	9	13
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Walen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kevin Guidry	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Scully	20	56	---	---	9	85
Steve Bono	20	57	---	---	---	77
Harris Barton	20	55	---	---	---	75
Ken Dallafior	16	45	---	---	9	70
Leonard Smith	---	---	24	23	13	60
Robert Tyler	8	37	---	---	15	60
Luis Sharpe	15	44	---	---	---	59
Curtis Duncan	8	37	---	---	13	58
Frank Pollard	12	44	---	---	---	56
Trevor Matich	16	38	---	---	---	54
Tony Paige	12	28	---	---	12	52
Jim Bowman	---	---	22	15	15	52
Greg Lloyd	---	---	28	23	---	51
Roy Green	14	34	---	---	---	48
Selwyn Brown	---	---	22	18	8	48
Vincent Brown	---	---	20	18	10	48
Jerry Gray	---	---	27	20	---	47
Mark Boyer	13	23	---	---	8	44
Vance Johnson	12	28	---	---	2	42
Victor Scott	---	---	21	19	1	41
Keith Ferguson	---	---	20	20	---	40
DJ Dozier	8	13	---	---	19	40
Rod McSwain	---	---	18	21	---	39
Larry Williams	6	26	---	---	2	34
Kent Kremer	---	---	20	7	5	32
Ben Thomas	---	---	14	13	5	32
J.J. Birden	8	23	---	---	1	32
Josh Moore	---	---	14	11	6	31
Roger Vick	5	10	---	---	15	30
Fredd Young	---	---	12	9	8	29
Dick Chapura	---	---	17	11	---	28
Tom Gibson	---	---	10	13	1	24
Butch Rolle	0	5	---	---	18	23
Dean Steinkuhler	5	13	---	---	---	18
Jim Lachey	2	7	---	---	8	17
Rollin Putzier	---	---	5	12	---	17
Solomon Miller	0	3	---	---	13	16
Paul Butcher	---	---	1	2	11	14
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	9	4	---	13
Ken Woodard	---	---	4	5	1	10
John Bruhin	0	1	---	---	9	10
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gil Fenerty	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	89	11.1
Middle	7	49	7.0
Right	11	15	1.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	7	45	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	21	14	1	0	0	1	4	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	56	35	3	2	4	7	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	92	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	18	111	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	153	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	6	3	27	0	16
WR Alvin Moore	5	2	37	1	15
WR John Taylor	3	3	20	0	17
RB John Settle	3	3	26	0	21
TE John Frank	2	2	16	0	6
C Mark Lewis	1	1	10	0	13
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	0	0	0	7

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	14	8	0	107	2	34
WR Curtis Duncan	12	10	2	71	0	37
WR Vance Johnson	10	6	0	53	0	28
TE Robert Tyler	6	2	1	38	1	37
WR J.J. Birden	5	3	0	18	0	23
FB Tony Paige	4	4	0	25	0	28
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	1	6	0	44
WR Solomon Miller	2	0	0	0	0	3
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	11	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	1	2	2.00	5.92

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	2	5	2.50	4.36
Steve Bono	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	2	2	30	15.00	6.48

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	8	4	34	4.25	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	11	11.00	4.50
RB John Settle	1	1	19	19.00	8.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Duncan	3	3	25	8.33	5.92
WR Roy Green	1	0	0	0.00	7.64
FB Tony Paige	1	1	9	9.00	6.25
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	5.30
WR Solomon Miller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Robert Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	1
DJ Dozier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	8	8	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	18	13	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Taylor	3	3	1
WR Alvin Moore	2	2	1
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	1
TE John Frank	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	7	3	2
WR Curtis Duncan	3	3	2
WR Vance Johnson	2	2	2
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	0
TE Robert Tyler	2	2	2
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0
WR Solomon Miller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)