| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 6, 1990 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 64585 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 54 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 72 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Brent Jones 8 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Taylor 8 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick failed) | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 13 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 44 FG | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ronnie Lott 58 interception return (Mike Cofer kick) | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 4 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 6 | 41 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Fenney 3 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 13 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 31 | FB | Rick Fenney |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 59 | LLB | Mark Dusbabek |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 50 | RLB | Ray Berry |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 27 | FS | Brad Edwards |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa [Rutland] |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| 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 |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Pierce Holt |
| 67 | NT | Pete Kugler |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 54 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 31 | SS | Chet Brooks |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 25:44 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 6/15 | 2/3 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| CLE | 34:16 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6/13 | 1/1 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Rich Gannon | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 49 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 18 | 125 | 6.9 | 29 | 1 |
| Tom Rathman | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 110 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 |
| Rich Gannon | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 1 | 144 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 72.5 |
| Wade Wilson | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 84 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 27.2 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 28 | 51.9 | 2 | 405 | 7.5 | 72t | 4 | 1 | 1 | 85.8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 0 | 241 | 10.0 | 72t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142.5 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 0 | 251 | 8.7 | 52t | 3 | 2 | 16 | 130.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Steve Jordan | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Rick Fenney | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| D.J. Dozier | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jim Gustafson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Hassan Jones | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 405 | 14.5 | 72t | 4 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 72t | 2 | |
| John Taylor | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 30 | 1 | |
| Tom Rathman | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| Brent Jones | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Keith Henderson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 251 | 12.6 | 52t | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Tim McKyer | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Chet Brooks | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Bucky Scribner | 4 | 128 | 32.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Barry Helton | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 0 | 97 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 | 32 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Spencer Tillman | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 180 | 30.0 | 90t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Kevin Fagan | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 1.0 |