| Houston Oilers at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 13, 1981 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 55707 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 58 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ricky Patton 3 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Earl Cooper 3 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 2 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Wilson 27 pass from Guy Benjamin (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick blocked) | 6 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 84 | WR | Mike Holston |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 45 | HB | Tim Wilson |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 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 | HB | Ricky Patton |
| 49 | FB | Earl Cooper |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 78 | NT | Archie Reese |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Adger Armstrong | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ricky Patton | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 28 | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Bill Ring | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 0 | 140 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 79.9 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 0 | 204 | 7.8 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 105.3 |
| Guy Benjamin | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 0 | 82 | 9.1 | 27t | 1 | 2 | 16 | 141.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Adger Armstrong | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Holston | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Earl Cooper | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Charle Young | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Bill Ring | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 45 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 40 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dwight Hicks | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Avon Riley | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Daryl Hunt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bill Ring | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 1.5 |
| Art Stringer | 1.0 |
| Ted Thompson | 0.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Keena Turner | 1.0 |
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