| San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 20, 1987 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 53498 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 77 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Larry Kinnebrew 2 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 23 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Wilson 38 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 46 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 42 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 34 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 24 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 31 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 41 FG | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 46 FG | 20 | 26 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 25 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 27 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 85 | WR | Mike Wilson |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 86 | TE | John Frank |
| 89 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | FB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 29 | DT | Jeff Stover |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 91 | RDE | Larry Roberts |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Brian Blados |
| 50 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Skow |
| 90 | LOLB | Emanuel King |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Eric Thomas |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 24 | RCB | Lewis Billups |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 22 | 84 | 3.8 | 11 | 1 |
| James Brooks | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 0 | 250 | 6.8 | 38t | 3 | 5 | 45 | 104.6 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 180 | 6.2 | 46t | 1 | 3 | 16 | 65.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Wilson | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 38t | 1 |
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 34t | 2 |
| Roger Craig | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 46t | 1 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Anthony Munoz | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Keena Turner | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 8 | 307 | 38.4 | 50 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Greg Horne | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Don Griffin | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Harry Sydney | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Terrence Flagler | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Pete Kugler | 1.0 |
| Jeff Stover | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jim Skow | 2.0 |
| David Fulcher | 1.0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.0 |
| Carl Zander | 1.0 |
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