Exhibition Week 3, 1997

played in Buffalo, NY

80 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	7	0	7	13	-	27
Buffalo Bills	0	6	8	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 SFO - Shannon Sharpe 12 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 06:11 BUF - Jason Elam 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Jason Elam 51 field goal
3Q: 05:14 SFO - Warrick Dunn 1 pass from Tony Graziani (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 00:42 BUF - Gary Brown 7 run (Jake Delhomme pass to Wayne Campbell for conversion)
4Q: 06:26 SFO - Steve Christie 19 field goal
4Q: 05:40 SFO - Al Harris 37 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 00:09 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 SFO - Shannon Sharpe 12 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 06:11 BUF - Jason Elam 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Jason Elam 51 field goal
3Q: 05:14 SFO - Warrick Dunn 1 pass from Tony Graziani (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 00:42 BUF - Gary Brown 7 run (Jake Delhomme pass to Wayne Campbell for conversion)
4Q: 06:26 SFO - Steve Christie 19 field goal
4Q: 05:40 SFO - Al Harris 37 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 00:09 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal

Team Statistics SFO BUF
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 272 343
- Offensive Plays 65 69
- Yards per Play 4.18 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 149 151
- Rushing Attempts 37 30
- Yards per Rush 4.03 5.03
Net Passing Yards 123 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 0 35 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 132 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 4/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 4.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/39 7/64
Punt Returns/Yards 1/25 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/49 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	SFO	BUF
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	272	343
- Offensive Plays	65	69
- Yards per Play	4.18	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	149	151
- Rushing Attempts	37	30
- Yards per Rush	4.03	5.03
Net Passing Yards	123	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 0	35 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	132	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	4/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	4.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/39	7/64
Punt Returns/Yards	1/25	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/49	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
1	12:45	2:01	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
1	6:05	0:51	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	2:58	2:15	OPP 39	5	6	Missed FG
2	14:22	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	10:39	2:15	OWN 38	5	28	Missed FG
2	6:05	2:43	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	2:14	0:32	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	12:13	7:10	OWN 4	14	96	Touchdown
3	0:33	3:35	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	10:21	4:01	OWN 39	9	59	Field Goal
4	3:22	1:08	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
4	1:45	1:41	OPP 17	3	2	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	10:44	4:39	OWN 20	9	48	Missed FG
1	5:14	2:16	OWN 4	5	18	Punt
1	0:43	1:21	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	13:08	2:29	OWN 27	4	42	Missed FG
2	8:24	2:19	OWN 41	6	28	Field Goal
2	3:22	1:08	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 29	5	37	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
3	5:03	4:30	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	11:58	1:37	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
4	6:20	0:53	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	5:27	2:05	OWN 20	8	35	Downs
4	2:14	0:29	OWN 20	4	-3	Downs
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Warrick Dunn, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Warrick Dunn	27	94	3.48	22	1
Jerome Bettis	7	22	3.14	6	0
Tony Richardson	1	4	4.00	4	0
Tony Graziani	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Patrick Fitzgerald	1	30	30.00	30	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Brown	22	123	5.59	36	2	1
Eddie George	8	28	3.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Graziani	17	12	97	0/0	1	29	0	104.3
Mark Brunell	10	5	35	1/9	1	12	0	91.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	27	11	135	4/18	0	28	1	41.5
Ebby Laroush	8	5	75	0/0	0	34	1	53.6

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Warrick Dunn	7	7	40	5.71	35	26	1
TE Shannon Sharpe	4	5	46	11.50	23	22	1
WR Tommy Kane	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Chandler Bing	1	2	29	29.00	31	29	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Joe Horn	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Patrick Fitzgerald	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian Blades	3	4	21	7.00	0	14
WR Brett Perriman	3	9	71	23.67	9	34
WR Michael Timpson	2	6	25	12.50	3	14
TE David LaFleur	2	3	11	5.50	1	6
TE Paul Green	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Gary Brown	1	1	25	25.00	5	25
WR Wayne Campbell	1	8	23	23.00	0	23
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
TE Frank Hartley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Eddie George	1	1	17	17.00	12	17

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Joe Bowden	1	12	12.00	0
CB Al Harris	1	37	37.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	7	357	51.0	42.3	62	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	236	47.2	38.2	57	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/4	0/2	0/2	32	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/4	2/4	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	1	25	25.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	1	27	27.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Clay	6	1	0.0	23	25
CB Tyrone Williams	6	1	0.0	18	34
CB Al Harris	5	1	0.0	22	35
S Cliff Martin	3	2	0.0	25	31
DT Stimpson Cat	3	1	0.0	18	13
ILB Mike Barber	3	1	0.0	15	24
S Travis Davis	3	0	0.0	12	24
DE Lance Johnstone	2	1	2.0	24	31
DE James Jones	2	1	1.0	13	26
ILB Ray Lewis	2	1	0.0	15	14
OLB Joe Bowden	2	0	0.0	2	4
DE Lee Carter	2	0	0.0	9	10
CB Koby Thomas	2	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Mike Morton	2	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Scott Galyon	2	0	0.0	9	6
DE Joe Johnson	1	1	1.0	21	29
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	1	0.0	23	25
OLB William Thomas	1	1	0.0	10	14
DT Bob Kuberski	1	0	0.0	8	6
S Anthony Newman	0	2	0.0	9	24
CB Terrance Shaw	0	1	0.0	20	16

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	6	3	0.0	36	24
DT Craig Veasley	6	0	0.0	31	17
DE Darren Mickell	5	1	0.0	30	18
CB Jason Sehorn	5	0	0.0	31	25
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	4	1	0.0	21	17
ILB Jeff Herrod	4	0	0.0	16	4
DE Chester McGlockton	3	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Robert Jones	3	0	0.0	11	12
DT Bill Goldberg	2	0	1.0	6	11
S Zach Bronson	2	2	0.0	30	24
DE Ren Hoek	2	1	0.0	7	10
ILB Dino Hackett	2	0	0.0	21	15
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	0.0	33	25
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	0.0	16	13
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0.0	27	22
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	25	14
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	0.0	12	8
S Erik McMillan	0	1	0.0	13	18
DT George Thornton	0	1	0.0	29	20

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Johnstone	2.0	0	0	0	31
DE James Jones	1.0	0	4	0	26
DE Joe Johnson	1.0	0	3	1	29
DE Lee Carter	0.0	1	0	0	10

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Goldberg	1.0	0	2	0	11
DT George Thornton	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Darren Mickell	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Terry Killens	0.0	0	1	0	8
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Williams	5	1	0	34
OLB Joe Bowden	2	0	1	4
CB Al Harris	2	0	1	35
CB Koby Thomas	2	0	0	13
S Cliff Martin	2	0	0	31
ILB Mike Barber	1	3	0	24
S Willie Clay	1	0	0	25
OLB Mike Morton	1	0	0	25

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	2	24
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	25
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	3	0	17
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	25
S Zach Bronson	2	0	24
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	15
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	0	4
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	22
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Timmerman	4	11	1	36	0	28
Calvin Collins	3	7	0	36	0	27
Mike Devlin	2	5	0	25	0	20
Eric Harris	0	6	0	33	0	24
Ken Blackman	0	4	0	24	0	11
Tarik Glenn	0	1	0	21	1	20
Tony Richardson	0	1	0	12	0	10
Shar Pourdanesh	0	1	0	8	0	9

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Dahl	2	6	1	25	0	27
Visanthe Hall	2	2	0	21	0	23
Walter Jones	1	7	0	29	2	32
Chris Gray	1	4	0	20	0	30
Jeff Smith	1	3	0	9	0	16
Brian Habib	1	2	0	14	1	24
Lomas Brown	1	2	0	17	0	22
Paul Green	1	1	0	13	0	16
Eric Mahlum	0	3	0	15	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Richardson	1	21
Warrick Dunn	1	20
Anthony Newman	1	16

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	1	18
Kurt Schultz	1	14

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Calvin Collins	36	27	---	---	11	74
Warrick Dunn	30	21	---	---	20	71
Adam Timmerman	36	28	---	---	6	70
Tyrone Williams	---	---	18	34	16	68
Eric Harris	33	24	---	---	9	66
Patrick Fitzgerald	26	17	---	---	18	61
Al Harris	---	---	22	35	4	61
Cliff Martin	---	---	25	31	4	60
Joe Johnson	---	---	21	29	8	58
Lance Johnstone	---	---	24	31	3	58
Shawn Jefferson	27	16	---	---	14	57
Mike Morton	---	---	21	25	11	57
Shannon Sharpe	28	20	---	---	6	54
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	23	25	4	52
Willie Clay	---	---	23	25	3	51
Tony Graziani	30	17	---	---	4	51
Anthony Newman	---	---	9	24	16	49
Mike Barber	---	---	15	24	10	49
Travis Davis	---	---	12	24	12	48
Mike Devlin	25	20	---	---	---	45
Tony Richardson	12	10	---	---	21	43
Tarik Glenn	21	20	---	---	2	43
Tommy Kane	15	4	---	---	23	42
Ken Blackman	24	11	---	---	7	42
James Jones	---	---	13	26	1	40
Terrance Shaw	---	---	20	16	4	40
Chandler Bing	19	16	---	---	3	38
Ray Lewis	---	---	15	14	6	35
Stimpson Cat	---	---	18	13	1	32
William Thomas	---	---	10	14	6	30
Koby Thomas	---	---	13	13	2	28
Shar Pourdanesh	8	9	---	---	8	25
Jerome Bettis	7	12	---	---	5	24
Joe Horn	9	15	---	---	---	24
Lee Carter	---	---	9	10	4	23
Wayne Chrebet	12	8	---	---	---	20
Scott Galyon	---	---	9	6	5	20
Mark Brunell	7	11	---	---	---	18
Bob Kuberski	---	---	8	6	3	17
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	11	11
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Colby Bajorek	0	1	---	---	9	10
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Bowden	---	---	2	4	1	7
Abner Wilson	2	1	---	---	1	4
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Brown	22	33	---	---	25	80
Carlton Gray	---	---	33	25	18	76
Walter Jones	29	32	---	---	9	70
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	36	24	4	64
Kurt Schultz	---	---	27	22	14	63
Jason Sehorn	---	---	31	25	7	63
Wayne Campbell	23	21	---	---	18	62
Zach Bronson	---	---	30	24	8	62
Darren Mickell	---	---	30	18	13	61
Chris Gray	20	30	---	---	9	59
Bob Joe	---	---	25	14	14	53
Bob Dahl	25	27	---	---	---	52
Craig Veasley	---	---	31	17	3	51
George Thornton	---	---	29	20	2	51
Jake Delhomme	20	31	---	---	---	51
Erik McMillan	---	---	13	18	16	47
Visanthe Hall	21	23	---	---	2	46
Michael Timpson	14	23	---	---	8	45
Eric Mahlum	15	21	---	---	9	45
Frank Hartley	12	14	---	---	17	43
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	21	17	3	41
Dino Hackett	---	---	21	15	4	40
Eric Guliford	9	18	---	---	13	40
Lomas Brown	17	22	---	---	---	39
Brian Habib	14	24	---	---	---	38
David LaFleur	11	17	---	---	10	38
Paul Green	13	16	---	---	7	36
Jeff Smith	9	16	---	---	7	32
Eric Hill	---	---	16	13	2	31
Brian Blades	12	17	---	---	1	30
Donnie McQuilken	7	10	---	---	11	28
Jeff Herrod	---	---	16	4	7	27
Brett Perriman	12	15	---	---	---	27
Robert Jones	---	---	11	12	2	25
Bill Goldberg	---	---	6	11	4	21
Terry Killens	---	---	12	8	1	21
Ren Hoek	---	---	7	10	3	20
Eddie George	8	6	---	---	6	20
Chester McGlockton	---	---	8	8	3	19
Ebby Laroush	10	8	---	---	---	18
Bernie Parmalee	7	5	---	---	5	17
Joe Cain	---	---	4	3	9	16
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	4	4

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	27	115	4.3
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	10	69	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Graziani	17	12	3	0	2	1	1	1	0
Mark Brunell	10	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	27	11	2	2	2	3	7	1	1
Ebby Laroush	8	5	2	1	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	16	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	40	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	110	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Warrick Dunn	7	7	0	40	1	21
TE Shannon Sharpe	5	4	1	46	1	20
WR Joe Horn	5	1	1	7	0	15
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	1	1	-1	0	16
WR Chandler Bing	2	1	0	29	1	16
TE Patrick Fitzgerald	2	1	0	9	0	17
WR Tommy Kane	1	1	0	3	0	4
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0	-1	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	9	3	2	71	2	15
WR Wayne Campbell	8	1	0	23	1	21
WR Michael Timpson	6	2	0	25	0	23
WR Brian Blades	4	3	0	21	0	17
TE David LaFleur	3	2	0	11	0	17
TE Paul Green	1	1	0	-1	0	16
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0	25	1	33
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	0	12	0	18
TE Frank Hartley	1	1	0	6	0	14
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	17	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	7	9	1.29	3.48
Jerome Bettis	3	7	2.33	3.14
Tony Richardson	1	4	4.00	4.00
Tony Graziani	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Brown	2	14	7.00	5.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	1	1	12	12.00	3.50
Tony Graziani	1	1	1	1.00	5.71

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	3	1	6	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	12	12.00	9.20
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	1	1.00	5.71

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	2.88
TE Frank Hartley	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Warrick Dunn	5	2
Jerome Bettis	1	0
Tony Graziani	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Graziani	5	4	2
Mark Brunell	4	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	11	6	5
Ebby Laroush	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Jefferson	2	1	0
WR Chandler Bing	2	1	1
WR Joe Horn	2	0	0
RB Warrick Dunn	2	2	1
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Timpson	4	2	2
WR Wayne Campbell	4	1	1
WR Brian Blades	2	2	0
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	1
TE Paul Green	1	1	0
TE Frank Hartley	1	1	1
RB Eddie George	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)