Exhibition Week 4, 1997

played in San Diego, CA

82 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers10070-17
San Diego Chargers71073-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:46 SDO - Kenny Lofton 49 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 06:45 SFO - Steve Christie 24 field goal
1Q: 03:41 SFO - Jerome Bettis 84 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 08:48 SDO - Michael Irvin 6 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 03:29 SDO - Tommy Pickles 30 field goal
3Q: 11:31 SFO - Aaron Hayden 32 run (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 02:15 SDO - Michael Irvin 33 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 10:53 SDO - Tommy Pickles 34 field goal

Team StatisticsSFOSDO
Record2-12-1
First Downs1020
- by Rushing33
- by Passing713
- by Penalty04
Total Net Yards289378
- Offensive Plays5271
- Yards per Play5.565.32
Net Rushing Yards16269
- Rushing Attempts2129
- Yards per Rush7.712.38
Net Passing Yards127309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 14 - 141 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards166321
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/391/12
- Yards per Pass Play4.107.36
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions2/126/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.77.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/655/35
Punt Returns/Yards4/285/33
Kick Returns/Yards3/752/35
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 28
Time of Possession25:1934:41

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:313:02OWN 22423Punt
19:272:50OWN 39654Field Goal
14:200:55OWN 14286Touchdown
12:091:35OWN 3136Punt
214:241:22OWN 413-6Punt
28:381:53OWN 32314Interception
23:212:29OWN 3256Punt
315:001:57OWN 2535Punt
312:130:55OPP 36236Touchdown
38:361:57OWN 2039Punt
32:021:38OWN 2031Punt
410:452:43OWN 20514Punt
45:581:51OWN 34513Fumble
42:201:22OWN 20518Downs
San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:29OWN 20580Touchdown
110:291:02OWN 1430Punt
16:372:17OWN 20518Punt
13:251:16OWN 1738Punt
10:341:10OWN 1431Punt
213:024:24OWN 231077Touchdown
26:453:24OPP 41828Field Goal
20:520:52OWN 3221Half
313:030:50OWN 2828Fumble
311:182:42OWN 25532Punt
36:394:37OWN 23977Touchdown
30:244:39OPP 48831Field Goal
48:022:04OWN 1334Punt
44:071:47OPP 4737Punt
40:580:58OPP 383-4Game

Game MVP: Heath Shuler, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Aaron Hayden14564.003221
Jerome Bettis49223.008421
Mark Brunell2136.50700
Tony Richardson111.00100
San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chad Levitt14433.072310
Ki-Jana Carter671.17800
Garrison Hearst4112.75900
Scott Mitchell3-4-1.33-100
Reggie Cobb2126.00900

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mark Brunell146785/23023131.2
Eric Zeier118881/16028096.0
San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Heath Shuler25171920/02490117.4
Scott Mitchell16121291/121330119.0

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tommy Kane6811819.6738280
TE Shannon Sharpe2494.50060
WR Willie Jackson2252.50030
WR Chandler Bing23189.000110
RB Jerome Bettis1366.00060
WR Wayne Chrebet151010.001100
San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robert Brooks566513.0011220
TE Tony McGee58142.80170
WR Michael Irvin477117.7524332
WR Kenny Lofton467418.5038491
FB Reggie Cobb44205.000110
WR Anthony Miller34258.335190
WR Jerry Rice232211.000130
TE Andrew Jordan1199.00090
RB Chad Levitt122121.0019210

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jamie Fields199.000

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Anthony Newman1000
Mark Brunell1000
Lee Carter0100
Joe Johnson0100
Cliff Martin0010
San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
Ki-Jana Carter1000
Jamie Fields0110
Chad Levitt0010

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Montgomery839449.345.1596
San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Prokop734349.039.3551

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve Christie1/10/00/0242/2
San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tommy Pickles2/20/00/0343/3

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Newman4287.00
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Miller5336.60

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Chandler Bing37525.00
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Lofton11818.00
Robert Brooks11717.00

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Tyrone Williams900.02230
DT Stimpson Cat801.02738
OLB William Thomas510.01123
CB Koby Thomas410.02237
OLB Scott Galyon350.01623
CB Terrance Shaw340.01629
DT Kelvin Pritchett320.02840
S Travis Davis320.01230
S Cliff Martin310.0919
ILB Mike Barber300.01319
ILB Ray Lewis300.0108
DT Andreas Sims120.02732
S Willie Clay110.02422
WR Tommy Kane10---------
S Anthony Newman100.02228
DE James Jones100.01725
DE Lee Carter100.01727
OLB Mike Morton100.02225
DE Joe Johnson010.012
San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Marvcus Patton501.01421
S Anthony Dorsett500.01314
DE Melvin Donnalley411.02027
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon400.01319
S Sam Garnes400.01016
ILB Rick Vaughn310.0814
DE Vera De Milo222.5812
OLB Jamie Fields211.01619
CB Willie Williams200.01320
DE Eric England200.01319
CB Corey Fuller200.01626
DT Jeff Wright130.01317
DT Dan Footman110.01214
S Brian Washington100.01221
DT Mark Campbell100.057
DT Ed Jasper020.5917
OLB Bill Romanowski010.0915

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Stimpson Cat1.001038
DT Kelvin Pritchett0.001140
DE James Jones0.001025
ILB Mike Barber0.001019
San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Vera De Milo2.500012
DE Melvin Donnalley1.011027
OLB Marvcus Patton1.000021
OLB Jamie Fields1.000019
DT Ed Jasper0.500017
DT Dan Footman0.010014
DE Eric England0.001119

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tyrone Williams80030
OLB William Thomas50023
S Travis Davis40030
CB Terrance Shaw30029
S Cliff Martin20019
ILB Mike Barber11019
DT Stimpson Cat10038
DT Kelvin Pritchett10040
S Willie Clay10022
OLB Mike Morton10025
OLB Scott Galyon10023
ILB Ray Lewis1008
DT Andreas Sims01032
San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Sam Garnes30016
CB Willie Williams20020
CB Corey Fuller20026
S Anthony Dorsett20014
OLB Marvcus Patton11021
OLB Jamie Fields10119
ILB Rick Vaughn10014
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon10019
DE Eric England10019
OLB Bill Romanowski01015
S Brian Washington01021

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Adam Timmerman37121131
Calvin Collins13021031
Tarik Glenn03016328
Eric Harris03014120
Mike Devlin03015018
Francisco Atkins0006113
San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Matt Lepsis22016127
Bruce Armstrong16015029
Kip Vickers12013015
Tony McGee11019025
Jeff Small11017015
Ed King04023034
Fred Lamson04020021
Jerry Fontenot03020038
Pete Kendall02021031
Reggie Cobb01012017

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Shannon Sharpe219
Anthony Newman133
Aaron Hayden126
Willie Clay112
Patrick Fitzgerald111
Vince Browning19
San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
Anthony Miller225
Chad Levitt213
Ki-Jana Carter126
Reggie Cobb121
Andrew Jordan117

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Anthony Newman------22283383
Tyrone Williams------22302577
Kelvin Pritchett------2840270
Andreas Sims------2732968
Stimpson Cat------2738267
Aaron Hayden1724------2667
Mike Morton------22251663
Koby Thomas------2237261
Calvin Collins2131------860
Willie Clay------24221258
Shannon Sharpe1818------1955
Adam Timmerman2131------355
Terrance Shaw------1629348
James Jones------1725244
Lee Carter------1727---44
Tarik Glenn1628---------44
Eric Harris1420------943
Travis Davis------1230143
Tommy Kane1223------641
William Thomas------1123741
Scott Galyon------1623140
Wayne Chrebet1016------1137
Ken Blackman1214------935
Mark Brunell1419------134
Mike Devlin1518---------33
Mike Barber------1319133
Patrick Fitzgerald913------1133
Cliff Martin------919129
Ray Lewis------108927
Jerome Bettis616------426
Francisco Atkins613------726
Willie Jackson816---------24
Chandler Bing711------422
Joe Horn41------1722
Shawn Jefferson99------220
Eric Zeier712---------19
Tony Richardson58------417
Joe Johnson------12710
Vince Browning00------99
Greg Montgomery00------88
Joe Bowden------35---8
Kyle Brady00------77
Steve Christie00------55
Warrick Dunn00------55
Jason Woodard00---------0
San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Willie Williams------13202760
Pete Kendall2131------860
Jerry Fontenot2038------159
Chad Levitt1630------1359
Ed King2334---------57
Robert Brooks1521------1955
Andrew Jordan2017------1754
Ki-Jana Carter1612------2654
Kenny Lofton1624------1151
Anthony Miller1114------2550
Reggie Cobb1217------2150
Fred Lamson2021------950
Tony McGee1925------549
Melvin Donnalley------2027148
Bruce Armstrong1529------347
Brian Washington------12211447
Marvcus Patton------14211146
Jamie Fields------1619843
Matt Lepsis1627---------43
Corey Fuller------1626---42
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon------1319840
Scott Mitchell2117---------38
Jeff Small1715------638
Tory James------1424---38
Kip Vickers1315------937
Michael Irvin1022------335
Eric England------1319335
Jeff Wright------1317434
Heath Shuler825---------33
Bill Romanowski------915630
Darryl Henley------1215128
Ed Jasper------917228
Dan Footman------1214127
Anthony Dorsett------1314---27
Jerry Rice520------126
Sam Garnes------1016---26
Rick Vaughn------814224
Vera De Milo------812121
Mark Campbell------57719
Garrison Hearst58------114
Derrick Alexander------14813
Butch Rolle00------99
Tommy Pickles00------88
Joe Prokop00------77
Jim Druckenmiller00------22
Ronnie Booty------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7466.6
Middle9313.4
Right58517.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14342.4
Middle11302.7
Right199.0
None3-4-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mark Brunell1461201211
Eric Zeier1181012000
San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Heath Shuler25174212300
Scott Mitchell16122120110

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32186.0
Short (0-8 Yds)126403.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)9610812.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2418853.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)12814011.7
Long (19+ Yds)439624.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tommy Kane860118223
WR Wayne Chrebet51010016
TE Shannon Sharpe4209018
RB Jerome Bettis3106016
WR Chandler Bing32118011
WR Willie Jackson2205016
San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Tony McGee85014025
WR Michael Irvin74371222
WR Kenny Lofton64074224
WR Robert Brooks65065121
WR Anthony Miller43025014
FB Reggie Cobb44020017
WR Jerry Rice32022020
RB Chad Levitt21021130
TE Andrew Jordan1109017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chad Levitt252.503.07
Garrison Hearst1-1-1.002.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Eric Zeier3293.008.00
San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Heath Shuler65254.177.68
Scott Mitchell2131.508.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Shannon Sharpe1000.002.25
WR Willie Jackson1122.002.50
WR Chandler Bing1177.006.00
San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Tony McGee32103.331.75
WR Michael Irvin1166.0010.14
WR Kenny Lofton1000.0012.33
FB Reggie Cobb1133.005.00
WR Robert Brooks1100.0010.83
TE Andrew Jordan1199.009.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
Aaron Hayden20
Jerome Bettis10
Mark Brunell10
San DiegoRushesConversions
Chad Levitt31
Scott Mitchell10
Ki-Jana Carter10

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Mark Brunell422
Eric Zeier320
San DiegoAttCompConversions
Heath Shuler642
Scott Mitchell533

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Willie Jackson221
WR Chandler Bing211
WR Tommy Kane100
TE Shannon Sharpe110
WR Wayne Chrebet100
San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR Michael Irvin322
WR Robert Brooks321
WR Anthony Miller222
WR Kenny Lofton210
TE Tony McGee100

SectionAttendance
Stadium46,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,600 (21,400)
End Zone11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,100 (3,300)