| Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1988 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 61711 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 76 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 27 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Montana 6 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 27 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 27 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 8 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 22 FG | 16 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 84 | WR | Ricky Nattiel |
| 66 | LOT | Jim Juriga |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 72 | ROG | Keith Kartz |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 48 | SS | Randy Robbins |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 28 | RCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 85 | WR | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 62 | ROG | Guy McIntyre |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 89 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | RB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Larry Roberts |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 17 | 100 | 5.9 | 35 | 0 |
| John Elway | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 26 | 143 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6t | 1 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 2 | 210 | 5.4 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 56.6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 191 | 8.0 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 59.5 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Rathman | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Walt Bowyer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Keena Turner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim McKyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 54 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ken Bell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Doug DuBose | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 |
| Steve Wilson | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Charles Haley | 2.0 |
| Jeff Fuller | 1.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
| Mike Walter | 1.0 |
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