| San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: August 31, 1997 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 62554 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 92 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 40 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 40 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Dave Moore 1 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 34 FG | 6 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 83 | WR | J.J. Stokes |
| 77 | LOT | Tim Hanshaw |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 76 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 20 | RB | Garrison Hearst |
| 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 |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 51 | RILB | Ken Norton |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 36 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Robb Thomas |
| 86 | WR | Karl Williams |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 64 | ROG | Jorge Diaz |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 80 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 28 | RB | Warrick Dunn |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Chidi Ahanotu |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 99 | UT | Warren Sapp |
| 91 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 59 | SLB | Rufus Porter |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | WLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 21 | LCB | Donnie Abraham |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 25 | FS | Melvin Johnson |
| 27 | RCB | Anthony Parker |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Garrison Hearst | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Alstott | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Jeff Brohm | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 0 | 99 | 7.6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 97.9 |
| Steve Young | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 33 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 21.4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 165 | 6.3 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 70.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Garrison Hearst | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Karl Williams | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Robb Thomas | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Marquez Pope | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tyrone Legette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 3 | 204 | 68.0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 4 | 274 | 68.5 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Terrell Owens | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Darnell Walker | 1.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Warren Sapp | 2.5 |
| Regan Upshaw | 2.0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 1.0 |
| Brad Culpepper | 0.5 |
| Derrick Brooks | 0.5 |
| Rufus Porter | 0.5 |
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