| Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1989 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 60927 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 51 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 1 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 2 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 8 pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Kelly 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | James Lofton |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 70 | ROG | Joe Devlin |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 97 | LOLB | Scott Radecic |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 69 | ROG | Bruce Collie |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Pierce Holt |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 54 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 31 | SS | Chet Brooks |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Terrence Flagler | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 3 | 265 | 6.3 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 50.2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 2 | 166 | 8.7 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 55.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 14 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 29 | 1 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 30 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chet Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 46 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Spencer Tillman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Keith Henderson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Scott Radecic | 1.5 |
| Leon Seals | 1.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 0.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Kevin Fagan | 2.0 |
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