Week 1, 1997

played in Los Angeles, CA

55 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	7	7	10	0	-	24
Los Angeles Rams	0	21	3	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:04 SFO - Tony Richardson 28 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:28 LA - Wesley Carroll 18 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 09:07 SFO - Willie Clay 55 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 02:28 LA - Ricky Watters 1 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:38 LA - Herman Moore 23 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 10:46 LA - Ryan Longwell 49 field goal
3Q: 06:20 SFO - Steve Christie 50 field goal
3Q: 01:21 SFO - Willie Clay 58 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:57 LA - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 02:00 LA - Ryan Longwell 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:04 SFO - Tony Richardson 28 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:28 LA - Wesley Carroll 18 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 09:07 SFO - Willie Clay 55 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 02:28 LA - Ricky Watters 1 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:38 LA - Herman Moore 23 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 10:46 LA - Ryan Longwell 49 field goal
3Q: 06:20 SFO - Steve Christie 50 field goal
3Q: 01:21 SFO - Willie Clay 58 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:57 LA - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 02:00 LA - Ryan Longwell 29 field goal

Team Statistics SFO LA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 257 401
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 4.59 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 96 95
- Rushing Attempts 18 29
- Yards per Rush 5.33 3.28
Net Passing Yards 161 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 0 42 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 204 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/43 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 7.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/113 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:19 33:41

Team Statistics	SFO	LA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	257	401
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	4.59	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	96	95
- Rushing Attempts	18	29
- Yards per Rush	5.33	3.28
Net Passing Yards	161	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 0	42 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	204	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/43	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	7.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/113	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:19	33:41

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	11:14	1:20	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	8:13	1:47	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	6:17	2:29	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
2	13:22	1:52	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
2	2:18	1:13	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 29	3	23	Half
3	10:38	4:24	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
3	4:18	2:57	OWN 22	6	52	Missed FG
4	14:43	1:56	OWN 10	3	-8	Punt
4	10:50	4:38	OWN 20	8	53	Missed FG
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 30	8	67	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	2:33	OWN 48	6	13	Punt
1	9:54	1:41	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
1	6:26	0:09	OWN 26	1	19	Fumble
1	3:48	5:26	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	11:30	2:31	OWN 39	6	6	Interception
2	8:59	6:41	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	1:05	0:37	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:22	OWN 20	7	48	Field Goal
3	6:14	1:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:21	0:13	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
3	1:08	1:25	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
4	12:47	1:57	OPP 47	4	17	Field Goal
4	6:12	4:19	OWN 34	10	54	Field Goal

Game MVP: Willie Clay, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warrick Dunn	9	27	3.00	13	1	0
Jerome Bettis	4	11	2.75	6	0	0
Mark Brunell	3	30	10.00	20	1	0
Tony Richardson	2	28	14.00	28	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	22	68	3.09	17	3	0
Ricky Watters	6	29	4.83	10	1	1
Wade Reeves	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	32	25	204	6/43	0	37	0	93.2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	42	27	311	1/5	2	35	2	82.5

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	7	11	84	12.00	34	30
TE Kyle Brady	5	5	37	7.40	3	10
WR Chandler Bing	4	4	46	11.50	1	37
RB Warrick Dunn	4	4	4	1.00	7	5
WR Wayne Chrebet	2	2	17	8.50	0	11
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Jerome Bettis	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
FB Tony Richardson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wesley Carroll	7	12	122	17.43	40	35	1
WR Herman Moore	5	10	63	12.60	14	23	1
RB Terrell Davis	5	5	43	8.60	25	16	0
WR Frank Sanders	4	7	60	15.00	14	22	0
TE David Sloan	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Arthur Marshall	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Willie Clay	2	113	56.50	2

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Thomas	0	1	0	0
Anthony Newman	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herman Moore	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	6	257	42.8	39.5	55	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	4	192	48.0	41.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/3	1/3	1/1	50	3/3

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Bajorek	1	7	7.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	2	17	8.5	0
Shawn Collins	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	3	74	24.7	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Clay	6	1	0.0	29	43
OLB Mike Morton	6	1	0.0	12	18
DT Stimpson Cat	5	3	0.0	26	33
DT Kelvin Pritchett	5	2	0.0	29	41
CB Koby Thomas	5	1	0.0	29	42
DE Lee Carter	4	2	0.0	24	36
CB Al Harris	4	0	0.0	12	29
ILB Ray Lewis	3	2	0.0	17	25
OLB William Thomas	3	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Mike Barber	3	0	0.0	13	12
CB Terrance Shaw	3	0	0.0	28	42
DE Joe Johnson	2	0	1.0	16	29
S Anthony Newman	1	1	0.0	3	12
S Cliff Martin	1	1	0.0	26	43
OLB Scott Galyon	1	1	0.0	1	3
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0.0	12	10
DT Bob Kuberski	0	1	0.0	9	11

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kevin Smith	7	0	0.0	15	37
DT Rhett Hall	5	0	2.0	12	16
ILB Levon Kirkland	4	0	1.0	18	37
S Lawyer Milloy	4	3	0.0	18	38
CB Frank Simmons	4	0	0.0	18	31
CB Mark McMillian	3	3	0.0	12	29
S Hannibal Lecter	3	1	0.0	17	38
DT Esera Ruaolo	2	1	1.0	3	8
DE Jay Taylor	2	1	1.0	16	33
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	2	0.0	15	29
S Derrick Hoskins	2	1	0.0	2	11
DT Clint Haynes	2	1	0.0	14	14
DT Jerome Brown	2	0	0.0	6	22
S Jason Belser	2	0	0.0	2	14
OLB Pellom McDaniels	1	1	1.0	3	9
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Sean Moran	1	0	0.0	4	14

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joe Johnson	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Mike Morton	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Lee Carter	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Kelvin Pritchett	0.0	0	1	1	41
DT Bob Kuberski	0.0	0	1	0	11

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rhett Hall	2.0	0	0	16
DE Jay Taylor	1.0	1	1	33
DT Esera Ruaolo	1.0	0	0	8
ILB Levon Kirkland	1.0	0	0	37
OLB Pellom McDaniels	1.0	0	0	9
DT Clint Haynes	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Clay	5	1	2	43
CB Koby Thomas	5	0	0	42
OLB Mike Morton	4	0	0	18
CB Al Harris	3	1	0	29
ILB Mike Barber	3	0	0	12
S Anthony Newman	2	0	0	12
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	0	42
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	0	41
OLB William Thomas	1	0	0	30
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	0	25
S Cliff Martin	0	1	0	43

Los Angeles	Caught	PPlay
CB Kevin Smith	7	37
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	37
CB Frank Simmons	2	31
S Hannibal Lecter	2	38
CB Mark McMillian	2	29
S Jason Belser	2	14
S Derrick Hoskins	2	11
DT Jerome Brown	1	22
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	8
OLB Dean Wells	1	9
DT Clint Haynes	1	14
S Lawyer Milloy	1	38

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Timmerman	3	9	1	18	1	38
Tarik Glenn	2	4	0	18	3	38
Tony Richardson	1	1	0	11	0	23
Calvin Collins	0	1	0	18	0	38
Eric Harris	0	0	0	18	2	38

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Huntington	3	9	29	0	43
Paul Gruber	2	6	29	1	43
John Flannery	2	5	29	0	43
Randy Dixon	2	4	29	0	43
Jumbo Elliott	0	3	29	0	43
Wade Reeves	0	1	16	0	18
David Sloan	0	1	20	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Hayden	2	25
Anthony Newman	1	20
Tony Richardson	1	16
Travis Davis	1	11

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Watters	1	19
Arthur Marshall	1	18
Mark McMillian	1	18
Frank Garcia	1	7

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	29	43	3	75
Koby Thomas	---	---	29	42	3	74
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	29	41	3	73
Terrance Shaw	---	---	28	42	3	73
Cliff Martin	---	---	26	43	3	72
Calvin Collins	18	38	---	---	9	65
Stimpson Cat	---	---	26	33	5	64
Lee Carter	---	---	24	36	2	62
Mike Devlin	18	38	---	---	---	56
Mark Brunell	18	38	---	---	---	56
Eric Harris	18	38	---	---	---	56
Adam Timmerman	18	38	---	---	---	56
Joe Horn	18	38	---	---	---	56
Tarik Glenn	18	38	---	---	---	56
William Thomas	---	---	19	30	6	55
Kyle Brady	14	32	---	---	7	53
Joe Johnson	---	---	16	29	5	50
Tony Richardson	11	23	---	---	16	50
Wayne Chrebet	16	33	---	---	---	49
Joe Bowden	---	---	13	13	22	48
Al Harris	---	---	12	29	6	47
Warrick Dunn	14	28	---	---	3	45
Ray Lewis	---	---	17	25	---	42
Anthony Newman	---	---	3	12	20	35
Mike Morton	---	---	12	18	4	34
Shannon Sharpe	5	6	---	---	20	31
Aaron Hayden	2	4	---	---	25	31
Mike Barber	---	---	13	12	3	28
Chandler Bing	5	12	---	---	7	24
Bob Kuberski	---	---	9	11	4	24
Lance Johnstone	---	---	12	10	1	23
Tyrone Williams	---	---	1	1	19	21
Shawn Jefferson	1	4	---	---	11	16
Colby Bajorek	0	0	---	---	16	16
Tommy Kane	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jerome Bettis	4	10	---	---	---	14
Travis Davis	---	---	0	0	11	11
Ken Blackman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	9	9
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	9	9
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Galyon	---	---	1	3	3	7
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Dixon	29	43	---	---	7	79
Jumbo Elliott	29	43	---	---	7	79
Paul Gruber	29	43	---	---	---	72
Troy Aikman	29	43	---	---	---	72
John Flannery	29	43	---	---	---	72
Greg Huntington	29	43	---	---	---	72
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	18	38	15	71
Levon Kirkland	---	---	18	37	15	70
Frank Simmons	---	---	18	31	19	68
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	17	38	4	59
Herman Moore	20	39	---	---	---	59
Mark McMillian	---	---	12	29	18	59
Frank Sanders	22	36	---	---	---	58
Kevin Smith	---	---	15	37	3	55
Jay Taylor	---	---	16	33	3	52
Terrell Davis	23	28	---	---	---	51
Lonnie Marts	---	---	15	29	4	48
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	16	29	3	48
Wade Reeves	16	18	---	---	13	47
David Sloan	20	21	---	---	6	47
Wesley Carroll	15	29	---	---	---	44
Ricky Watters	6	12	---	---	19	37
Jerome Brown	---	---	6	22	7	35
Pierson Hill	7	7	---	---	19	33
Clint Haynes	---	---	14	14	2	30
Rhett Hall	---	---	12	16	1	29
Shawn Collins	8	13	---	---	6	27
Arthur Marshall	2	5	---	---	18	25
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	2	11	12	25
Daryl Johnston	6	6	---	---	12	24
Jason Belser	---	---	2	14	7	23
Sean Moran	---	---	4	14	5	23
Tim Barnett	0	1	---	---	17	18
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	3	9	5	17
Dean Wells	---	---	4	9	1	14
Reggie Givens	---	---	3	0	11	14
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	3	8	2	13
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	9	9
Doug Widell	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gerald Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	12	84	7.0
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	16	52	3.3
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	32	25	2	0	3	0	2	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	42	27	5	2	2	3	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	82	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	37	37.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	130	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	108	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	57	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	11	7	3	84	1	38
TE Kyle Brady	5	5	0	37	0	32
WR Chandler Bing	4	4	0	46	1	12
RB Warrick Dunn	4	4	0	4	0	28
RB Jerome Bettis	2	1	0	9	0	10
WR Wayne Chrebet	2	2	0	17	0	33
FB Tony Richardson	2	1	0	6	0	23
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	0	1	0	4

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wesley Carroll	12	7	1	122	2	29
WR Herman Moore	10	5	1	63	1	39
WR Frank Sanders	7	4	0	60	2	36
RB Terrell Davis	5	5	0	43	0	28
TE David Sloan	3	2	0	5	0	21
WR Arthur Marshall	2	1	0	13	0	5
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	0	2	0	6
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	0	7	0	13
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0	-4	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Davis	8	3	0.38	3.09
Ricky Watters	2	9	4.50	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	2	2	27	13.50	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Carroll	1	1	18	18.00	10.17
WR Herman Moore	1	1	9	9.00	6.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Richardson	1	1
Warrick Dunn	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	3	3
Terrell Davis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	9	5	2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	1	1
RB Jerome Bettis	2	1	0
TE Kyle Brady	2	2	0
WR Chandler Bing	1	1	1
FB Tony Richardson	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Moore	5	2	2
WR Wesley Carroll	4	3	1
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	0
WR Arthur Marshall	1	1	1
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (25,300)
End Zone 17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (25,300)
End Zone	17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,900 (9,900)