| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 4, 1987 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 76034 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 33 F Humidty: % Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 24 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 26 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 45 run (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Bobby Johnson 15 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Lawrence Taylor 34 interception return (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Phil McConkey 28 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Zeke Mowatt 29 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 42 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 2 run (Raul Allegre kick) | 3 | 49 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 28 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Manu Tuiasosopo |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 53 | LOLB | Milt McColl |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 55 | RILB | Jim Fahnhorst |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Bobby Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 63 | ROT | Karl Nelson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 84 | TE | Zeke Mowatt |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 27 | FS | Herb Welch |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 12 | 4 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 24 | 159 | 6.6 | 45t | 2 |
| Lee Rouson | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Jeff Kemp | 22 | 7 | 31.8 | 1 | 64 | 2.9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22.2 |
| Joe Montana | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 2 | 98 | 6.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 136 | 7.2 | 29t | 4 | 1 | 9 | 111.0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Lee Rouson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Lawrence Taylor | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Pepper Johnson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Herb Welch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Patterson | 0 | 16 | 16L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 10 | 400 | 40.0 | 49 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 7 | 307 | 43.9 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Don Griffin | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 7 | 1 | 57 | 8.1 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Roger Craig | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Lee Rouson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Kenny Hill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Charles Haley | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Eric Dorsey | 1.0 | 7.0 |
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