| San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics | 
| 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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