Week 15, 1989

played in San Francisco, CA

48 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	0	-	6
San Francisco 49ers	0	3	10	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:05 STL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 11:23 SFO - Roger Ruzek 44 field goal
2Q: 01:19 STL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 08:27 SFO - Bruce Hill 5 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 06:30 SFO - Roger Ruzek 24 field goal
4Q: 12:50 SFO - Roger Ruzek 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:05 STL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 11:23 SFO - Roger Ruzek 44 field goal
2Q: 01:19 STL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 08:27 SFO - Bruce Hill 5 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 06:30 SFO - Roger Ruzek 24 field goal
4Q: 12:50 SFO - Roger Ruzek 35 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 4-10 9-5
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 240 202
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 4.14 3.16
Net Rushing Yards 87 138
- Rushing Attempts 19 42
- Yards per Rush 4.58 3.29
Net Passing Yards 153 64
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 77
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.92 2.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 4/19 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/107 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:28 34:32

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	4-10	9-5
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	240	202
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	4.14	3.16
Net Rushing Yards	87	138
- Rushing Attempts	19	42
- Yards per Rush	4.58	3.29
Net Passing Yards	153	64
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	77
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.92	2.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	4/19	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/107	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:28	34:32

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 35	7	44	Missed FG
1	9:50	2:45	OWN 31	4	11	Punt
1	5:49	4:50	OWN 49	10	49	Field Goal
2	11:15	2:39	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	7:22	2:10	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
2	3:04	1:51	OWN 48	7	43	Field Goal
3	12:36	2:04	OPP 41	3	9	Missed FG
3	9:19	0:52	OWN 43	2	0	Interception
3	6:23	1:20	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
4	12:43	1:45	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	8:32	1:29	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	2:11	1:37	OWN 20	8	39	Downs

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	1:24	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
1	7:05	1:16	OWN 10	5	5	Punt
1	0:59	4:44	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal
2	8:36	1:14	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	5:12	2:08	OWN 12	3	-6	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 23	4	7	Half
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	3	-15	Punt
3	10:32	1:13	OWN 39	3	18	Fumble
3	8:27	0:07	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
3	8:14	1:51	OPP 15	3	8	Field Goal
3	5:03	7:20	OWN 21	13	61	Field Goal
4	10:58	2:26	OWN 7	5	13	Punt
4	7:03	4:52	OWN 14	6	32	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 41	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Tony Mandarich, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cleveland Gary	11	50	4.55	15	2
DJ Dozier	6	26	4.33	11	1
Tony Paige	2	11	5.50	10	1

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Settle	28	124	4.43	18	3
Warren Williams	10	19	1.90	12	1
Steve Beuerlein	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Scott Schwedes	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	37	22	167	2/14	0	37	1	59.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	20	12	77	2/13	1	15	0	84.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vance Johnson	11	13	84	7.64	22	16
WR Curtis Duncan	4	8	62	15.50	0	37
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	8	4.00	6	4
RB Cleveland Gary	2	2	7	3.50	0	5
FB Tony Paige	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
FB Roger Vick	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Robert Tyler	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Roy Green	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mark Boyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Taylor	3	4	26	8.67	9	15	0
WR Scott Schwedes	3	5	14	4.67	11	13	0
FB Merril Hoge	2	3	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE John Frank	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB John Settle	1	3	4	4.00	5	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Anthony Newman	1	44	44.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Albert Lewis	1	0	0
Greg Lloyd	0	1	0
Leonard Smith	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Settle	1	0	0
Clint Sampson	0	1	0
Terry Hoage	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	6	299	49.8	48.3	53	5

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	7	324	46.3	40.7	54	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/4	0/1	0/0	26	0/0

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Lewis	3	11	3.7	0
Derrick Crudup	1	8	8.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	62	20.7	0
Albert Lewis	2	45	22.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	7	1	0.0	34	20
ILB Vincent Brown	6	5	1.0	33	19
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	3	0.0	39	22
S Leonard Smith	6	2	0.0	35	18
DE Josh Moore	5	0	1.0	36	20
S Rod McSwain	4	1	0.0	33	14
DE Tom Gibson	3	1	0.0	18	9
S Rich Miano	3	0	0.0	7	4
DT Dick Chapura	2	2	0.0	25	16
DT Rollin Putzier	2	1	0.0	22	8
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	0.0	9	3
DT Kent Kremer	1	2	0.0	29	13
S Cornell Gowdy	1	1	0.0	15	12
CB Selwyn Brown	1	1	0.0	5	4
S Derrick Crudup	1	1	0.0	15	8
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	0.0	34	20
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0.0	9	3
TE Mark Boyer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Thomas	0	1	0.0	6	2

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	10	1	0.0	19	37
DE Leon Seals	4	0	0.0	12	25
S Terry Hoage	4	0	0.0	13	33
DT Bill Pickel	3	3	0.5	11	25
OLB Andre Tippett	3	1	0.5	12	18
OLB Kevin Greene	3	2	0.0	19	39
CB Erroll Tucker	3	2	0.0	10	27
CB Wendell Cason	3	1	0.0	15	28
CB Terry McDaniel	3	1	0.0	15	31
CB Delton Hall	3	0	0.0	14	31
DE Ray Seals	1	2	0.5	7	14
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.5	7	21
S Anthony Newman	1	3	0.0	17	33
S Chris Mandeville	1	0	0.0	11	23
DT Tim Goad	0	2	0.0	9	15
ILB Michael Green	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Josh Moore	1.0	1	20
ILB Vincent Brown	1.0	0	19
DT Dick Chapura	0.0	1	16
DE Tom Gibson	0.0	1	9

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Bill Pickel	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Joe Campbell	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Ray Seals	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Leon Seals	0.0	1	1	0	25
OLB Kevin Greene	0.0	0	1	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	4	0	20
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	1	22
ILB Vincent Brown	2	1	19
S Rich Miano	2	0	4
S Derrick Crudup	1	0	8
DE Josh Moore	1	0	20
S Cornell Gowdy	0	1	12

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	1	0	37
CB Erroll Tucker	3	0	0	27
CB Terry McDaniel	3	0	0	31
OLB Andre Tippett	2	1	0	18
CB Wendell Cason	2	1	0	28
CB Delton Hall	2	1	0	31
S Chris Mandeville	1	1	0	23
S Anthony Newman	1	0	1	33
DT Bill Pickel	1	0	0	25
S Terry Hoage	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Sharpe	1	6	0	19	0	35
John Scully	1	4	0	19	1	37
Harris Barton	1	2	1	19	0	37
Bob Landsee	1	2	0	14	1	33
Tony Paige	1	1	0	12	0	15
Jim Lachey	1	1	0	5	0	8
Tom McHale	0	2	0	5	0	17
Larry Williams	0	1	0	14	0	24

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	7	14	37	0	18
Wes Phillips	4	7	35	1	21
John Jackson	2	4	34	0	20
Matt Darwin	0	5	39	1	18
Blake Moore	0	4	34	0	18
John Smith	0	2	12	0	8
Mark Lewis	0	1	22	0	11
Merril Hoge	0	1	21	0	13
Sean Lee	0	1	12	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Gowdy	2	15
David Braxton	1	18
Mike Sherrard	1	12

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Gaines	4	12
Dennis Gentry	2	18
Terry Hoage	1	20
Merril Hoge	1	13
Mark Lewis	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Albert Lewis	---	---	34	20	13	67
Greg Lloyd	---	---	39	22	4	65
Josh Moore	---	---	36	20	9	65
Ernest Gibson	---	---	34	20	9	63
John Scully	19	37	---	---	3	59
Leonard Smith	---	---	35	18	5	58
Steve Bono	19	39	---	---	---	58
Vincent Brown	---	---	33	19	5	57
Harris Barton	19	37	---	---	---	56
Luis Sharpe	19	35	---	---	---	54
Bob Landsee	14	33	---	---	4	51
Kent Kremer	---	---	29	13	6	48
Rod McSwain	---	---	33	14	1	48
Jerry Gray	---	---	30	14	4	48
Larry Williams	14	24	---	---	8	46
Tony Paige	12	15	---	---	17	44
DJ Dozier	7	19	---	---	18	44
Keith Ferguson	---	---	24	13	6	43
Dick Chapura	---	---	25	16	2	43
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	15	12	15	42
Robert Tyler	12	17	---	---	13	42
Roy Green	13	26	---	---	---	39
Vance Johnson	11	26	---	---	1	38
Curtis Duncan	12	25	---	---	---	37
J.J. Birden	9	14	---	---	14	37
Mark Boyer	3	18	---	---	15	36
Rollin Putzier	---	---	22	8	3	33
Tom McHale	5	17	---	---	10	32
Cleveland Gary	12	20	---	---	---	32
Roger Vick	2	14	---	---	15	31
Tom Gibson	---	---	18	9	1	28
Derrick Crudup	---	---	15	8	2	25
Jim Lachey	5	8	---	---	9	22
Fredd Young	---	---	9	3	8	20
David Braxton	---	---	1	0	18	19
Gregg Carr	---	---	9	3	6	18
Selwyn Brown	---	---	5	4	8	17
Galand Thaxton	---	---	3	0	13	16
Mike Sherrard	2	1	---	---	12	15
Rich Miano	---	---	7	4	3	14
John Bruhin	0	4	---	---	10	14
Ben Thomas	---	---	6	2	1	9
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Phillips	35	21	---	---	10	66
Matt Darwin	39	18	---	---	9	66
Terry Hoage	---	---	13	33	20	66
Steve Beuerlein	42	22	---	---	---	64
Kevin Greene	---	---	19	39	4	62
Anthony Newman	---	---	17	33	12	62
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	19	37	4	60
Blake Moore	34	18	---	---	3	55
Erroll Tucker	---	---	10	27	18	55
Tony Mandarich	37	18	---	---	---	55
John Jackson	34	20	---	---	---	54
Alvin Moore	25	10	---	---	17	52
John Frank	24	9	---	---	18	51
Delton Hall	---	---	14	31	4	49
John Settle	30	18	---	---	---	48
Terry McDaniel	---	---	15	31	2	48
Merril Hoge	21	13	---	---	13	47
Wendell Cason	---	---	15	28	3	46
Mark Lewis	22	11	---	---	12	45
John Taylor	27	18	---	---	---	45
Andre Tippett	---	---	12	18	12	42
Leon Seals	---	---	12	25	5	42
Bruce Hill	27	13	---	---	---	40
Bill Pickel	---	---	11	25	2	38
Chris Mandeville	---	---	11	23	3	37
Clyde Simmons	---	---	12	18	5	35
Ray Seals	---	---	7	14	9	30
John Smith	12	8	---	---	9	29
Joe Campbell	---	---	7	21	1	29
Warren Williams	12	4	---	---	13	29
Sean Lee	12	6	---	---	10	28
Tim Goad	---	---	9	15	2	26
Clint Sampson	8	5	---	---	11	24
Scott Schwedes	13	9	---	---	---	22
Dennis Gentry	1	0	---	---	18	19
Wilber Marshall	---	---	3	8	6	17
Chris Gaines	---	---	0	0	12	12
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	12	12
Scot Brantley	---	---	2	1	8	11
Bob Jozwiak	7	1	---	---	1	9
Michael Green	---	---	1	2	3	6
LaSalle Harper	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	1	15	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	45	3.0
Middle	15	78	5.2
Right	9	19	2.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	37	22	1	5	1	5	2	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	20	12	0	2	0	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	60	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	50	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	7	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vance Johnson	13	11	1	84	0	26
WR Curtis Duncan	8	4	0	62	1	25
WR Roy Green	5	0	0	0	0	26
FB Roger Vick	3	1	0	-1	0	14
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	0	8	0	14
TE Robert Tyler	2	1	0	5	0	17
RB Cleveland Gary	2	2	0	7	0	20
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	2	0	15
TE Mark Boyer	1	0	0	0	0	18

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Scott Schwedes	5	3	14	9
WR John Taylor	4	3	26	18
FB Merril Hoge	3	2	13	13
RB John Settle	3	1	4	18
WR Alvin Moore	2	1	7	10
WR Bruce Hill	2	1	5	13
TE John Frank	1	1	8	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Paige	1	10	10.00	5.50

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warren Williams	3	1	0.33	1.90
John Settle	2	5	2.50	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	7	4	10	1.43	4.51

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	2	2	9	4.50	3.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vance Johnson	3	2	6	2.00	6.46
WR Roy Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Tony Paige	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
FB Roger Vick	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
RB Cleveland Gary	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
RB John Settle	1	1	4	4.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Gary	2	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	5	4
Warren Williams	2	1
Steve Beuerlein	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	10	5	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vance Johnson	3	2	1
WR Curtis Duncan	3	1	0
FB Roger Vick	2	1	0
WR Roy Green	1	0	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scott Schwedes	3	1	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	1	0
WR John Taylor	1	1	1
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0
RB John Settle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)