| NFC Championship |
| San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 8, 1989 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 64830 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 17 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 29 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 61 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 27 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 25 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Frank 5 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tom Rathman 4 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 28 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Dennis Gentry |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 80 | TE | Jim Thornton |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 35 | RB | Neal Anderson |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Al Harris |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 97 | RDE | Sean Smith |
| 59 | LLB | Ron Rivera |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Morrissey |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 37 | FS | Maurice Douglass |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 20:31 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 39:29 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7/15 | 1/1 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 175 | 3.5 | 29 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 288 | 10.7 | 61t | 3 | 2 | 20 | 136.0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 3 | 163 | 5.4 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 35.1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 121 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Mike Tomczak | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 55 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.8 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 2 | 94 | 4.7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 44.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 61t | 1 | |
| Tom Rathman | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 22 | 0 | |
| John Taylor | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Roger Craig | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| John Frank | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 163 | 11.6 | 26 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Neal Anderson | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | |
| Jim Thornton | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ron Morris | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 21 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jeff Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Barry Helton | 6 | 207 | 34.5 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 271 | 45.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bryan Wagner | 7 | 220 | 31.4 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 58 | 0 | 3 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lemuel Stinson | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Al Harris | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Steve McMichael | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 27.0 |