| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 29, 1984 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 60303 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 45 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 21 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Russ Francis 9 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 46 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Harry Carson 14 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 29 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 88 | WR | Bobby Johnson |
| 66 | LOT | Bill Roberts |
| 60 | LOG | Brad Benson |
| 73 | C | Kevin Belcher |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 63 | ROT | Karl Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Zeke Mowatt |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 24 | LCB | Kenny Daniel |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| 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 |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 33 | FB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 78 | NT | Manu Tuiasosopo |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 57 | LOLB | Dan Bunz |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 31:29 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 7/17 | 1/2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| SF | 28:31 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 8/15 | 0/0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 87 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Montana | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 131 | 4.7 | 53 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 2 | 218 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 51.1 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 2 | 218 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 51.1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 3 | 309 | 7.9 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 82.1 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 3 | 309 | 7.9 | 29t | 3 | 4 | 28 | 82.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Zeke Mowatt | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 218 | 8.7 | 20 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Roger Craig | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 309 | 12.4 | 29t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Reasons | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 33 | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Riki Ellison | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 43 | 0 | 3 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Max Runager | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Lionel Manuel | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Kenny Hill | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Carl Monroe | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Lawrence Taylor | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| Casey Merrill | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Jim Burt | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Fred Dean | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| Dwaine Board | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| Jeff Stover | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Milt McColl | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 45.0 |