| San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 6, 1981 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 56796 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 42 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bill Ring 4 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 30 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 15 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Montana 1 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 21 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 61 | LOT | Dan Audick |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 86 | TE | Charle Young |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 32 | RB | Ricky Patton |
| 49 | FB | Earl Cooper |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 78 | NT | Archie Reese |
| 65 | RDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 59 | LOLB | Willie Harper |
| 64 | LILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 54 | RILB | Craig Puki |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 32 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 62 | LOG | Dave Lapham |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 40 | RB | Charles Alexander |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | NT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LOLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 27 | FS | Bryan Hicks |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Earl Cooper | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Bill Ring | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Amos Lawrence | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 1 | 187 | 5.2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 83.9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 2 | 97 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28.5 |
| Jack Thompson | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 114 | 6.3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 51.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Shumann | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Eason Ramson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dan Ross | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Keena Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ken Riley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bill Ring | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| David Verser | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Bobby Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Keena Turner | 1.0 |
| Jim Stuckey | 1.0 |
| Fred Dean | 0.5 |
| Bobby Leopold | 0.5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
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