| NFC Divisional Playoff - Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 1, 1989 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 61848 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 53 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 2 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 4 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 11 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 5 pass from Wade Wilson (Darrin Nelson kick failed) | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 4 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 80 run (Mike Cofer kick failed) | 9 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 36 | RB | Allen Rice |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 50 | RLB | Ray Berry |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa [Rutland] |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 62 | ROG | Guy McIntyre |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 86 | TE | John Frank |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Larry Roberts |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Fahnhorst |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rick Fenney | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 21 | 135 | 6.4 | 80t | 2 |
| Tom Rathman | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 47 | 23 | 48.9 | 2 | 255 | 5.4 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 54.8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 1 | 178 | 6.6 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 100.5 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Hassan Jones | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 28 | 3 |
| John Taylor | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 46 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 3 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Del Rodgers | 3 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Larry Roberts | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| Charles Haley | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Pierce Holt | 1.0 | 7.0 |
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