| San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 30, 1990 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 51590 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fuad Reveiz 34 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Herschel Walker 9 run (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 29 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 35 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 14 pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Taylor 34 pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 79 | ROG | Harris Barton |
| 74 | ROT | Steve Wallace |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 35 | RB | Dexter Carter |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Pierce Holt |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 54 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 59 | RILB | Keith DeLong |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 40 | SS | Johnnie Jackson |
| 43 | FS | Dave Waymer |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 16 | QB | Rich Gannon |
| RB | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 42 | FB | D.J. Dozier |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 71 | RDT | Ken Clarke |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 59 | LLB | Mark Dusbabek |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 29 | FS | Darrell Fullington |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Young | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Rich Gannon | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 |
| D.J. Dozier | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 205 | 8.5 | 34t | 2 | 4 | 8 | 117.5 |
| Joe Montana | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 88 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 41.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Rich Gannon | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 1 | 180 | 4.9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 47.1 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 22 | 1 |
| John Taylor | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 34t | 1 |
| Brent Jones | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Lewis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Brim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 6 | 196 | 32.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 7 | 286 | 40.9 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Eric Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| John Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Kevin Fagan | 1.0 |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Ken Clarke | 3.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.5 |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| Al Noga | 0.5 |
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