| NFC Divisional Playoff - Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1971 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 45327 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jerry Smith 5 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 23 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 40 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gene Washington 78 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bob Windsor 2 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 36 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bob Hoskins EZ opponents fumble recovery (Bruce Gossett kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Larry Brown 16 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 20 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 85 | WR | Clifton McNeil |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Snowden |
| 62 | LOG | Ray Schoenke |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 87 | TE | Jerry Smith |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 64 | LDT | Manny Sistrunk |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 89 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 16 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 23 | RS | Brig Owens |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 52 | LLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 64 | RLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 25 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Larry Brown | 27 | 84 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 19 | 46 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 1 | 106 | 3.9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 61.7 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 176 | 9.3 | 78t | 2 | 1 | 3 | 119.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Larry Brown | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Jerry Smith | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ted Kwalick | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 78t | 1 |
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 66 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Spurrier | 10 | 337 | 33.7 | 45 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 2 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Simpson | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 170 | 56.7 | 67 | 0 | |
| Harold McLinton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 | 13.0 |
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