| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1984 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 56670 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 61 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 51 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 44 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 3 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 5 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wendell Tyler 5 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Renaldo Nehemiah 59 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 41 FG | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 25 FG | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 38 FG | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Derrick Harmon 3 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 44 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bill Ring 15 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 51 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Curtis Rouse |
| 67 | C | Ron Sams |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 4 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 20 | HB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 52 | LILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | ROLB | Robin Sendlein |
| 47 | LCB | Joey Browner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 39 | FS | Carl Lee |
| 21 | RCB | Rufus Bess |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 89 | TE | Earl Cooper |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 33 | FB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Jeff Stover |
| 78 | NT | Manu Tuiasosopo |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 57 | LOLB | Dan Bunz |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Derrick Harmon | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Roger Craig | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 15t | 1 |
| Wendell Tyler | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 1 | 212 | 6.6 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 63.5 |
| Archie Manning | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 21 | 3.0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 50.3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 0 | 246 | 11.7 | 59t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 100 | 7.1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 91.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Senser | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwight Collins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Renaldo Nehemiah | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 59t | 1 |
| Roger Craig | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 44t | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 21 | 1 |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Todd Shell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 58 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dwaine Board | 2.0 |
| Jeff Fuller | 1.5 |
| Mike Walter | 1.0 |
| Carlton Williamson | 1.0 |
| Jeff Stover | 0.5 |
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