Monday, December 06, 1999

GAME STATISTICS




        FIRST QUARTER

        Cin—Dillon 10 run (Pelfrey kick), 5:25. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:22. Key plays: Dillon 1 run on 3rd-and-1; Blake 37 pass to Pickens on 3rd-and-4. Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 0.

Cin—FG Pelfrey 29, 2:34. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:17. Key play: Copeland 12-yard interception return to 49ers' 14. Cincinnati 10, San Francisco 0.

        SECOND QUARTER

        SF—Garner 6 run (Richey kick), 12:39. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:55. Key plays: Garcia 15 pass to Rice on 3rd-and-4. Cincinnati 10, San Francisco 7.

Cin—Pickens 11 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick), 9:00. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:39. Key play: Blake 30 pass to Battaglia on 3rd-and-1. Cincinnati 17, San Francisco 7.

        SF—FG Richey 47, 4:00. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 5:00. Key plays: Garcia 12 pass to Stokes on 3rd-and-9; Garcia 31 pass to Owens. Cincinnati 17, San Francisco 10.

        Cin—Scott 58 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick), 2:09. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:51. Key play: Blake 18 pass to Dillon on 3rd-and-13. Cincinnati 24, San Francisco 10.

        Cin—FG Pelfrey 24, :00. Drive: 11 plays 91 yards, 1:24. Key plays: Dillon 27 run; Blake 12 pass to Scott; Blake 11 pass to Groce; Blake 11 pass to Jackson. Cincinnati 27, San Francisco 10.

        THIRD QUARTER

        SF—Rice 7 pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 9:49. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:11. Key plays: Garcia 5 pass to Rice on 3rd-and-1; Garcia 19 pass to Owens; Garcia 14 pass to Garner on 3rd-and-7. Cincinnati 27, San Francisco 17.

Cin—FG Pelfrey 27, 6:28. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:29. Key plays: Harris' fumble recovered by Wright at 49ers' 21; Dillon 14 run. Cincinnati 30, San Francisco 17.

        SF—Rice 55 pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 4:49. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:39. Key play: Garcia 17 pass to Garner. Cincinnati 30, San Francisco 24.

Cin—Dillon 12 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick), 2:45. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 2:04. Key plays: Mack 72-yard kickoff return to 49ers' 26; Blake 7 pass to Pickens. Cincinnati 37, San Francisco 24.

        FOURTH QUARTER

        SF—Stokes 11 pass from Garcia (kick failed), 14:11. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:34. Key plays: Garcia 17 pass to Garner; Garcia 7 pass to Beasley on 3rd-and-6; Garcia 19 pass to Rice on 2nd-and-8. Cincinnati 37, San Francisco 30.

        Cin—Pickens 13 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick), 9:23. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:48. Key plays: Blake 10 pass to Scott on 3rd-and-4; Blake 23 pass to Dillon; Blake 14 pass to Dillon. Cincinnati 44, San Francisco 30.



TEAM STATISTICS

                              SFO            CIN
                         --------       --------
FIRST DOWNS                    29             27
Rushing                         5              9
Passing                        24             15
Penalty                         0              3
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          7-12           6-11
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           1-2            0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS               542            476
Total plays                    72             60
Average gain                  7.5            7.9
NET YARDS RUSHING             105            151
Rushes                         23             28
Average per rush              4.6            5.4
NET YARDS PASSING             437            325
Completed-attempted         33-49          21-30
Yards per pass                8.9           10.2
Sacked-yards lost             0-0            2-9
Had intercepted                 1              0
PUNTS-AVERAGE              1-43.0         3-30.7
RETURN YARDAGE                 86            201
Punts-returns                 2-5            0-0
Kickoffs-returns             6-81          6-189
Interceptions-returns         0-0           1-12
PENALTIES-YARDS              9-82           2-10
FUMBLES-LOST                  4-2            1-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          31:31          28:29


PLAYER STATISTICS

Missed field goals:  None.

San Francisco rushing: Charlie Garner 18-91, Jeff Garcia 1-12, Fred
Beasley 4-2.

Cincinnati rushing: Corey Dillon 25-133, Jeff Blake 3-18.

San Francisco passing: Jeff Garcia 33-49 for 437 yards, 1 INT, 3 TD.

Cincinnati passing: Jeff Blake 21-30 for 334 yards, 0 INT, 4 TD.

San Francisco receiving: Jerry Rice 9-157, Terrell Owens 9-145,
Charlie Garner 5-52, Jj Stokes 4-38, Greg Clark 3-24, Fred Beasley
2-19, Chad Fann 1-2.

Cincinnati receiving: Carl Pickens 7-107, Corey Dillon 5-77, Darnay
Scott 3-80, Clif Groce 2-12, Marco Battaglia 1-30, Tony Mcgee 1-12,
Willie Jackson 1-11, Michael Basnight 1-5.

San Francisco tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Lance Schulters
6-0-0, Lee Woodall 6-0-0, Ken Norton 5-1-0, Winfred Tubbs 4-0-0,
Ramos Mcdonald 4-0-0, Pierson Prioleau 3-0-0, Brentson Buckner 2-1-0,
Tim Mcdonald 2-0-0, Chike Okeafor 2-0-0, Darnell Walker 2-0-0, Bryant
Young 2-0-2, Jeff Posey 1-0-0, Junior Bryant 1-0-0.

Cincinnati tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Brian Simmons 6-2-0,
Takeo Spikes 6-2-0, Greg Myers 7-0-0, Artrell Hawkins 6-0-0, Rodney
Heath 5-0-0, Oliver Gibson 4-0-0, Rico Clark 3-1-0, Cory Hall 3-1-0,
Myron Bell 3-1-0, Steve Foley 3-0-0, Michael Bankston 2-1-0, John
Copeland 1-2-0, Lawrence Wright 1-1-0, Tremain Mack 0-1-0.

Interceptions: Cincinnati (John Copeland 1 for 12 yards).

Fumbles lost: San Francisco (Fred Beasley, Mark Harris).

Opponent's fumbles recovered: Cincinnati (Steve Foley, Lawrence
Wright).

Officials: Referee-Gerry Austin, Umpire-Jim Duke, Head linesman-John
Schleyer, Line judge-Ron Baynes, Field judge-Keven Mack, Side
judge-Rick Patterson, Back judge-Jack Vaughan.

A: 53,463;  T: 3:05.




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