| NFC Championship - New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 20, 1991 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 65750 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 57 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RaidersLARI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 21 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 51 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 47 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Matt Bahr 28 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Matt Bahr 42 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 35 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Taylor 61 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Matt Bahr 46 FG | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Matt Bahr 38 FG | 12 | 13 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Matt Bahr 42 FG | 15 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker |
| 82 | WR | Mark Ingram |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 66 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 60 | ROG | Eric Moore |
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 15 | QB | Jeff Hostetler |
| 24 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 44 | FB | Maurice Carthon |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 74 | NT | Erik Howard |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 52 | RILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins |
| 47 | SS | Greg Jackson |
| 29 | FS | Myron Guyton |
| 47 | RCB | Everson Walls |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| 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 |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 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 |
| 43 | SS | Dave Waymer |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 20 | 67 | 3.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Reasons | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Jeff Hostetler | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 176 | 6.5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 75.5 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 39.6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 0 | 190 | 7.3 | 61t | 1 | 3 | 14 | 103.0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Mark Bavaro | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Stephen Baker | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 61t | 1 |
| Mike Sherrard | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 55 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 5 | 0 | 42 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 2 | 1 | 40 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 3 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Leonard Marshall | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Erik Howard | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Pierce Holt | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Jim Burt | 1.0 | 0.0 |
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