Week 1, 1990

played in St. Louis, MO

54 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	10	14	7	3	-	34
St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:59 SFO - Steve Christie 31 field goal
1Q: 12:39 SFO - John Settle 14 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 11:00 STL - Mark Boyer 39 pass from Scott Mitchell (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:05 SFO - John Settle 4 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:32 SFO - John Settle 18 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 04:10 SFO - Bruce Hill 7 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:39 SFO - Steve Christie 30 field goal
4Q: 04:16 STL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:59 SFO - Steve Christie 31 field goal
1Q: 12:39 SFO - John Settle 14 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 11:00 STL - Mark Boyer 39 pass from Scott Mitchell (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:05 SFO - John Settle 4 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:32 SFO - John Settle 18 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 04:10 SFO - Bruce Hill 7 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:39 SFO - Steve Christie 30 field goal
4Q: 04:16 STL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal

Team Statistics SFO STL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 28 10
- by Rushing 12 1
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 494 237
- Offensive Plays 72 54
- Yards per Play 6.86 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 241 47
- Rushing Attempts 47 14
- Yards per Rush 5.13 3.36
Net Passing Yards 253 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 20 - 1 36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 10.12 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/91 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:40 23:20

Team Statistics	SFO	STL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	28	10
- by Rushing	12	1
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	494	237
- Offensive Plays	72	54
- Yards per Play	6.86	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	241	47
- Rushing Attempts	47	14
- Yards per Rush	5.13	3.36
Net Passing Yards	253	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 20 - 1	36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	10.12	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/91	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:40	23:20

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:44	0:52	OPP 6	3	-8	Field Goal
1	13:09	0:39	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
1	10:44	2:22	OWN 32	4	38	Fumble
1	5:34	1:52	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	1:56	3:58	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	12:30	3:36	OWN 32	5	13	Punt
2	7:20	1:05	OWN 38	4	15	Punt
2	4:52	4:28	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 6	5	52	Fumble
3	10:19	6:18	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	1:57	1:50	OWN 22	4	30	Interception
4	14:04	3:32	OWN 20	9	67	Field Goal
4	4:08	2:14	50	3	-2	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OPP 49	1	3	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:16	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble
1	13:52	0:43	OWN 19	1	-5	Fumble
1	12:30	1:46	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
1	8:22	2:48	OWN 32	6	16	Punt
1	3:42	1:46	OWN 16	4	19	Punt
2	12:58	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	8:54	1:34	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	6:15	1:23	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 33	2	6	Half
3	12:00	1:41	OWN 42	5	12	Punt
3	4:01	2:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:07	1:03	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
4	10:32	6:24	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
4	1:54	1:17	OWN 20	5	29	Downs

Game MVP: John Settle, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	38	188	4.95	33	5	2
Sammie Smith	9	53	5.89	16	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Johnny Bailey	8	28	3.50	6
Cleveland Gary	5	14	2.80	6
Roger Vick	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	25	20	253	0/0	2	23	1	118.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	36	19	213	4/23	1	39	0	79.9

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Manute Bol	3	3	50	16.67	12	23	0
WR John Taylor	3	5	38	12.67	11	21	0
WR Bruce Hill	3	4	38	12.67	6	23	1
FB Merril Hoge	3	3	19	6.33	11	14	0
RB John Settle	3	3	38	12.67	18	18	1
WR Calvin Williams	2	2	30	15.00	8	16	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Sherrard	4	6	44	11.00	6	28	0
WR J.J. Birden	3	7	26	8.67	2	10	0
RB Cleveland Gary	3	4	21	7.00	17	12	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	3	73	36.50	36	39	1
RB Johnny Bailey	2	3	5	2.50	0	5	0
WR Roy Green	1	6	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	4	0	0.00	2	0	0
TE Carwell Gardner	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Settle	2	0	0
Leon Seals	0	1	0
Joe Campbell	0	1	0
Kevin Greene	0	0	1
Tim Goad	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scott Mitchell	2	0	0
Rod McSwain	0	1	0
Rich Miano	0	1	0
Greg Lloyd	0	0	1
Jeff Mills	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	4	206	51.5	36.5	55	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	8	384	48.0	36.9	66	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	1	9	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	1	27	27.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Hoage	6	0	0.0	13	32
CB Terry McDaniel	5	2	0.0	11	29
CB Delton Hall	5	0	0.0	12	31
DT Tim Goad	4	0	2.0	6	19
OLB Wilber Marshall	3	0	0.0	12	33
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	2	1	1.0	12	39
OLB Kevin Greene	2	1	1.0	9	19
S Anthony Newman	2	3	0.0	10	31
CB Erroll Tucker	2	1	0.0	6	27
OLB James Haynes	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Clyde Simmons	1	0	0.0	7	19
S Chris Mandeville	1	0	0.0	5	29
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leon Seals	1	0	0.0	9	27
CB Robert Massey	1	0	0.0	8	29
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Joe Campbell	0	1	0.0	7	21
ILB Matt Vanderbeek	0	1	0.0	8	7

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	8	1	0.0	43	24
ILB Jeff Mills	6	4	0.0	22	3
S Leonard Smith	6	3	0.0	34	16
S Rod McSwain	6	1	0.0	21	12
DT Rollin Putzier	6	1	0.0	34	11
CB Albert Lewis	5	2	0.0	38	22
OLB David Braxton	5	1	0.0	17	10
DT Alfred Oglesby	3	2	0.0	28	15
OLB Gregg Carr	3	0	0.0	21	8
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0.0	28	14
S Cornell Gowdy	2	0	0.0	29	15
CB James Jefferson	1	3	0.0	26	15
DE Ben Thomas	1	2	0.0	17	7
DE Josh Moore	1	1	0.0	30	18
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0.0	26	21
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Vincent Brown	1	0	0.0	25	22
OLB Galand Thaxton	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	0.0	19	10
RB Cleveland Gary	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	0.0	30	17

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tim Goad	2.0	0	0	1	19
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	2	1	39
OLB Kevin Greene	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Leon Seals	0.0	2	1	0	27
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Clyde Simmons	0.0	0	1	1	19

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	5	0	29
CB Delton Hall	3	0	31
CB Erroll Tucker	2	1	27
S Terry Hoage	2	0	32
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	1	39
S Anthony Newman	1	1	31
OLB James Haynes	1	0	6
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	33
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	19
S Chris Mandeville	1	0	29
CB Robert Massey	1	0	29

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	5	0	1	22
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0	12
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	0	0	24
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0	16
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0	8
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0	14
S Rich Miano	1	0	0	11
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	0	1
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0	15
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0	10
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	0	15
ILB Jeff Mills	1	0	0	3
CB James Jefferson	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Nate Newton	4	11	40	21
Blake Moore	3	7	40	21
Tony Mandarich	2	8	40	21
John Jackson	2	4	36	22
Matt Darwin	1	8	37	20
Ron Mattes	1	3	22	8
Bill Hitchcock	1	3	13	8
Jeff Uhlenhake	1	2	7	4
Merril Hoge	1	1	28	22

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	2	4	13	1	39
Courtney Hall	1	4	12	1	35
Luis Sharpe	1	1	11	1	29
Harris Barton	1	1	14	0	37
Jim Lachey	0	1	3	1	14
Larry Williams	0	1	11	0	25
Tom McHale	0	1	4	0	16
Carwell Gardner	0	1	5	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Erroll Tucker	2	15
Jim Gustafson	1	16

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
James Jefferson	1	22
Carwell Gardner	1	19

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Beuerlein	47	25	---	---	2	74
Shannon Sharpe	43	21	---	---	8	72
Nate Newton	40	21	---	---	6	67
Robert Massey	---	---	8	29	27	64
Blake Moore	40	21	---	---	1	62
Matt Darwin	37	20	---	---	5	62
Tony Mandarich	40	21	---	---	---	61
Merril Hoge	28	22	---	---	10	60
John Jackson	36	22	---	---	---	58
John Settle	38	19	---	---	---	57
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	12	39	1	52
Scott Schwedes	23	10	---	---	18	51
Erroll Tucker	---	---	6	27	15	48
John Taylor	31	16	---	---	---	47
Wilber Marshall	---	---	12	33	1	46
Terry Hoage	---	---	13	32	1	46
Chris Mandeville	---	---	5	29	11	45
Delton Hall	---	---	12	31	1	44
Manute Bol	14	11	---	---	16	41
Terry McDaniel	---	---	11	29	1	41
Anthony Newman	---	---	10	31	---	41
Leon Seals	---	---	9	27	1	37
Ron Mattes	22	8	---	---	6	36
Bruce Hill	22	13	---	---	---	35
James Haynes	---	---	1	6	26	33
Clyde Simmons	---	---	7	19	7	33
Bill Pickel	---	---	8	21	1	30
Kevin Greene	---	---	9	19	1	29
Joe Campbell	---	---	7	21	1	29
Sammie Smith	14	8	---	---	7	29
Ray Seals	---	---	5	13	9	27
Bill Hitchcock	13	8	---	---	6	27
Tim Goad	---	---	6	19	---	25
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	24	24
Jim Gustafson	5	1	---	---	16	22
Calvin Williams	17	4	---	---	---	21
Matt Vanderbeek	---	---	8	7	5	20
Jeff Uhlenhake	7	4	---	---	6	17
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	4	8	2	14
Otis Grant	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Gaines	---	---	1	0	3	4
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Albert Lewis	---	---	38	22	13	73
Greg Lloyd	---	---	43	24	3	70
James Jefferson	---	---	26	15	22	63
John Scully	13	39	---	---	6	58
Courtney Hall	12	35	---	---	9	56
Scott Mitchell	14	40	---	---	---	54
Leonard Smith	---	---	34	16	3	53
Josh Moore	---	---	30	18	5	53
Harris Barton	14	37	---	---	---	51
Vera De Milo	---	---	30	17	3	50
Kent Kremer	---	---	26	21	2	49
Vincent Brown	---	---	25	22	1	48
Rollin Putzier	---	---	34	11	2	47
Jerry Gray	---	---	28	14	3	45
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	29	15	1	45
Johnny Bailey	8	19	---	---	18	45
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	28	15	2	45
Tony Paige	11	17	---	---	15	43
Larry Williams	11	25	---	---	7	43
Rod McSwain	---	---	21	12	9	42
Luis Sharpe	11	29	---	---	---	40
David Braxton	---	---	17	10	12	39
Vance Johnson	5	19	---	---	14	38
Carwell Gardner	5	14	---	---	19	38
Roy Green	9	28	---	---	---	37
Rich Miano	---	---	19	11	5	35
Mike Sherrard	8	21	---	---	6	35
Gregg Carr	---	---	21	8	3	32
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	19	10	2	31
J.J. Birden	7	23	---	---	---	30
Jeff Mills	---	---	22	3	5	30
Tom McHale	4	16	---	---	9	29
Mark Boyer	9	18	---	---	1	28
Cleveland Gary	6	21	---	---	1	28
Jim Lachey	3	14	---	---	9	26
Ben Thomas	---	---	17	7	2	26
Roger Vick	1	17	---	---	8	26
Paul Butcher	---	---	4	1	17	22
Galand Thaxton	---	---	6	3	6	15
Nate Lewis	1	3	---	---	11	15
Bob Landsee	2	5	---	---	5	12
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Robert Tyler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	70	5.0
Middle	18	93	5.2
Right	15	78	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	1	5	5.0
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	25	20	3	0	1	2	1	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	36	19	4	4	2	3	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	93	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	100	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	44	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	43	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	60	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	87	10.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Taylor	5	3	1	38	1	16
WR Bruce Hill	4	3	0	38	1	13
TE Manute Bol	3	3	0	50	1	11
FB Merril Hoge	3	3	0	19	0	22
WR Scott Schwedes	3	1	0	15	0	10
RB John Settle	3	3	0	38	0	19
WR Calvin Williams	2	2	0	30	0	4
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	0	12	0	8
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	0	13	0	21

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Birden	7	3	0	26	0	23
WR Roy Green	6	1	1	6	0	28
WR Mike Sherrard	6	4	0	44	1	21
WR Vance Johnson	4	1	0	0	0	19
RB Cleveland Gary	4	3	1	21	0	21
TE Mark Boyer	3	2	0	73	2	18
RB Johnny Bailey	3	2	0	5	0	19
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	11	0	17
TE Carwell Gardner	1	1	0	7	0	14
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	0	20	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	8	37	4.63	4.95
Sammie Smith	1	2	2.00	5.89

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Bailey	1	4	4.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	4	2	25	6.25	10.12

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	1	0	0.00	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	2	1	7	3.50	9.50
WR John Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	7.60
RB John Settle	1	1	18	18.00	12.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	4	2
Sammie Smith	3	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Bailey	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	6	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Manute Bol	2	2	2
WR John Taylor	2	1	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sherrard	3	3	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	0
RB Johnny Bailey	2	1	0
WR Roy Green	1	0	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	0	0
RB Cleveland Gary	1	0	0
TE Carwell Gardner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)