| San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1989 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 64087 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 47 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 32 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 44 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 37 FG | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 2 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mark Carrier 18 pass from Vinny Testaverde (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Montana 4 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 65 | LOG | Jeff Bregel |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 69 | ROG | Bruce Collie |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| 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 |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 31 | SS | Chet Brooks |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 84 | WR | Bruce Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Simmonds |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 69 | ROG | John Bruhin |
| 72 | ROT | Rob Taylor |
| 82 | TE | Ron Hall |
| 14 | QB | Vinny Testaverde |
| 34 | RB | Lars Tate |
| 43 | FB | William Howard |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Reuben Davis |
| 95 | NT | Curt Jarvis |
| 94 | RDE | Robert Goff |
| 59 | LOLB | Kevin Murphy |
| 99 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 54 | RILB | Ervin Randle |
| 58 | ROLB | Winston Moss |
| 29 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 30 | SS | Mark Robinson |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| William Howard | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Lars Tate | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 266 | 6.8 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 71.1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 2 | 146 | 4.2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 38.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 40 | 1 |
| Tom Rathman | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Ron Hall | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bruce Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lars Tate | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| William Howard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Reynolds | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 8 | 343 | 42.9 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Terrence Flagler | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Donnie Elder | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Chet Brooks | 1.0 |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Kevin Murphy | 2.0 |
| Curt Jarvis | 1.0 |
| Winston Moss | 1.0 |
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