| San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1998 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 59153 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Robert Edwards 19 pass from Scott Zolak (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Rice 75 pass from Steve Young (Wade Richey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Shawn Jefferson 61 pass from Scott Zolak (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | Terrell Owens 7 pass from Steve Young (Wade Richey kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | Irv Smith 25 pass from Ty Detmer (Wade Richey kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Robert Edwards 5 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 35 FG | 21 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 63 | LOT | Derrick Deese |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 67 | C | Chris Dalman |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 76 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 85 | TE | Greg Clark |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 20 | RB | Garrison Hearst |
| 44 | FB | Marc Edwards |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 98 | LDT | Gabe Wilkins |
| 90 | RDT | Junior Bryant |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 55 | LILB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 51 | RLB | Ken Norton |
| 38 | LCB | Darnell Walker |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 36 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 21 | RCB | R.W. McQuarters |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 81 | WR | Tony Simmons |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 61 | LOG | Damon Denson |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 16 | QB | Scott Zolak |
| 47 | RB | Robert Edwards |
| 47 | FB | Chris Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 90 | LDT | Chad Eaton |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 74 | RDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 54 | SLB | Tedy Bruschi |
| 59 | MLB | Todd Collins |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 21 | RCB | Steve Israel |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Garrison Hearst | 27 | 107 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Edwards | 24 | 101 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chris Floyd | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Scott Zolak | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 2 | 267 | 11.6 | 75t | 2 | 5 | 33 | 107.8 |
| Ty Detmer | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Scott Zolak | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 2 | 205 | 6.8 | 61t | 2 | 1 | 5 | 63.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 75t | 1 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 42 | 1 |
| Garrison Hearst | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Simmons | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Edwards | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 61t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tim McDonald | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Merton Hanks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ty Law | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 45 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| R.W. McQuarters | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Wade Richey | 3 | 221 | 73.7 | 1 |
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 272 | 54.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Steve Israel | 1.0 |
| Greg Spires | 1.0 |
| Chris Carter | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
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