| NFC Divisional Playoff - San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 4, 1997 Location: Green Bay, WI |
| Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 60787 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 34 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Desmond Howard 71 punt return (Chris Jacke kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Andre Rison 4 pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Edgar Bennett 2 run (Chris Jacke kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terry Kirby 8 pass from Elvis Grbac (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Elvis Grbac 2 run (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Antonio Freeman EZ opponents fumble recovery (Chris Jacke kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Edgar Bennett 11 run (Chris Jacke kick) | 14 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Terrell Owens |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 67 | ROG | Chris Dalman |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 41 | RB | Terry Kirby |
| 80 | FL | Jerry Rice |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 51 | LILB | Ken Norton |
| 50 | RILB | Gary Plummer |
| 22 | LCB | Tyronne Drakeford |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 26 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Antonio Freeman |
| 84 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 64 | LOT | Bruce Wilkerson |
| 73 | LOG | Aaron Taylor |
| 52 | C | Frank Winters |
| 63 | ROG | Adam Timmerman |
| 72 | ROT | Earl Dotson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Chmura |
| 4 | QB | Brett Favre |
| 34 | RB | Edgar Bennett |
| 30 | FB | William Henderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Reggie White |
| 71 | DT | Santana Dotson |
| 93 | NT | Gilbert Brown |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 59 | LLB | Wayne Simmons |
| 53 | MLB | George Koonce |
| 51 | RLB | Brian Williams |
| 21 | LCB | Craig Newsome |
| 36 | SS | LeRoy Butler |
| 41 | FS | Eugene Robinson |
| 33 | RCB | Doug Evans |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Elvis Grbac | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Edgar Bennett | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 13 | 2 |
| Dorsey Levens | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Brett Favre | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| William Henderson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Elvis Grbac | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 3 | 125 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 |
| Steve Young | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| Jerry Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Brett Favre | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 0 | 79 | 5.3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 107.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 |
| William Floyd | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Antonio Freeman | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Edgar Bennett | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Andre Rison | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Keith Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Eugene Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Newsome | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 6 | 215 | 35.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Craig Hentrich | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 1 | 117 | 58.5 | 71t | 1 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Jeff Wilkins | 3 | 191 | 63.7 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Craig Hentrich | 6 | 370 | 61.7 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Derek Loville | 3 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Frank Pollack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0L | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Don Beebe | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Dana Stubblefield | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Doug Evans | 1.0 | 5.0 |
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