| San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1978 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55031 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 2 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 29 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Danny Buggs 50 pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 35 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny McDaniel 17 pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Tony Green 5 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Greg Boykin 2 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 26 FG | 20 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Elmo Boyd |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 68 | LOT | John Ayers |
| 65 | LOG | Ernie Hughes |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 62 | ROG | Walt Downing |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Ken MacAfee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 38 | FB | Bobby Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 75 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 50 | LLB | Joe Harris |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 54 | RLB | Ed Bradley |
| 42 | LCB | Tony Leonard |
| 24 | SS | Chuck Crist |
| 49 | FS | Vern Roberson |
| 22 | RCB | Eddie Lewis |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 89 | TE | Reggie Haynes |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 45 | LCB | Gerard Williams |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bobby Ferrell | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 20 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Greg Boykin | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2t | 1 |
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Elia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 12 | 2 |
| Tony Green | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 3 | 215 | 6.5 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 39.3 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 0 | 185 | 8.0 | 50t | 2 | 2 | 8 | 108.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Freddie Solomon | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elmo Boyd | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ken MacAfee | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Reggie Haynes | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Tony Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Connell | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tony Leonard | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dave Williams | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Archie Reese | 2.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Coy Bacon | 1.0 |
| Mike Curtis | 1.0 |
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