The 49ers playing against the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI.
The 49ers were 13–3 in the regular season for their first winning season in five years and first playoff appearance in nine years. The franchise's most successful season to date, it was considered to be "the birth of a dynasty",[1] when the 49ers began a decade of dominance over much of the NFL. The 49ers drew an average home attendance of 54,398 in the 1981 season.
The 49ers won Super Bowl XVI, defeating the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals 26–21. It was the first of five Super Bowl victories in franchise history, all within the next thirteen seasons. From 1981 to 1997, the 49ers would have thirteen NFC West titles, eight NFC top seeds, and seven seasons with the NFL's best regular season record.
Third-year quarterback Joe Montana began the 1981 season as the starter, and produced two fourth-quarter comeback victories. His signature game of the season was the NFC Championship Game, which culminated in "The Catch", a last-minute touchdown pass from Montana to Dwight Clark, propelling the 49ers to victory over Dallas, and a berth in their first Super Bowl. The 49ers were undefeated in their first five Super Bowls.
With the offense in good shape, Walsh and the 49ers focused on overhauling the defense in 1981. Walsh took the highly unusual step of overhauling his entire secondary with rookies and untested players, bringing on board Ronnie Lott, Eric Wright and Carlton Williamson and giving Dwight Hicks a prominent role. He also acquired veteran linebacker Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds and veteran defensive lineman and sack specialist Fred Dean.
These new additions, when added to existing defensive mainstays like Keena Turner, turned the 49ers into a dominant team. After a 1–2 start, the 49ers won all but one of their final games to finish with a 13–3 record, easily the best record in the team's history. Additionally, the 49ers defense yielded more than 20 points in only three games. Dean and Hicks made the Pro Bowl. The 49ers selection of Lott in the 1981 NFL Draft proved to be a seminal one. In addition to making the NFC Pro Bowl roster, Lott was voted First-Team All-Pro and received nods from all 5 newspapers that voted, a significant honor for a rookie. Giants' linebacker Lawrence Taylor was the only other rookie from the 1981 NFL Draft to achieve this unanimous selection to the First Team All-Pro unit.
Led by Montana, the unusual offense was centered around the short passing game, which Walsh used as ball control. Both Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon had excellent years receiving; Clark as the possession receiver, and Solomon as more of a deep threat. The 49ers running game, however, was among the weakest for any champion in NFL history. Ricky Patton led the 49ers with only 543 yards rushing. The 49ers' most valuable running back, however, might have been Earl Cooper, whose strength was as a pass-catching back (he had 51 catches during the season).
The Niners’ winning streak ended in a battle of six combined field goals. Opposing quarterbacks Brian Sipe and Montana combined for 393 yards, three interceptions, and an average passer rating of 56.
The game lead tied or changed eight times as the Rams wound up using quarterbacks Dan Pastorini and Pat Haden while running back Mike Guman threw a seven-yard touchdown to Preston Dennard. Amos Lawrence opened the third quarter by scoring on the opening kickoff and Ronnie Lott scored after intercepting Pastorini.
Week 13 (Sunday, November 29, 1981): vs. New York Giantsedit
The Giants were making their first appearance in the postseason since 1963. First-year starting quarterback Joe Montana led the 49ers to victory in his debut playoff game, completing 20 of 31 passes for 304 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 interception. His top target in the game was receiver Dwight Clark, who caught 5 passes for 104 yards.
1981 NFC Championship Game (Sunday, January 10, 1982): vs. (2) Dallas Cowboysedit
The 49ers were making their third appearance in the NFC Championship Game. Their opponent was their opponent for the two previous NFC Championship Games-the Dallas Cowboys. In both previous matches, the 49ers had lost the game. The game is remembered for "The Catch".
The play, remembered in 49er lore as "Red Right Tight—Sprint Right Option" had called for both the primary receiver, Solomon, and Dwight Clark to line up on the right. Montana was supposed to roll to his right and find Solomon. Clark's pattern called for him to cut left across the end zone, stop, and immediately reverse his path to the right. If Solomon were covered, it would be up to Montana to find Clark. Due to the pressure, Montana's pass was high, but Clark was in position to make his memorable grab. Future New England Patriots/Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, who grew up in the Bay Area, attended the game as a four-year-old. The 49ers were victorious despite an astonishing six turnovers, including three interceptions by Joe Montana.
A photograph of the catch, with Clark at the height of his leap and Everson Walls reaching out to try to block the ball, was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated the following week.
^San Francisco 49ers 2015 Media Guide. San Francisco 49ers. p. 517.
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The 1981 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise s 32nd season in the National Football League NFL their 36th overall and their third under head coach Bill Walsh 1981 San Francisco 49ers seasonOwnerEdward J DeBartolo Jr General managerBill WalshHead coachBill WalshDefensive coordinatorChuck StudleyHome fieldCandlestick ParkResultsRecord13 3Division place1st NFC WestPlayoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs vs Giants 38 24Won NFC Championship vs Cowboys 28 27 Won Super Bowl XVI vs Bengals 26 21Uniform 1980 49ers seasons 1982 The 49ers playing against the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI The 49ers were 13 3 in the regular season for their first winning season in five years and first playoff appearance in nine years The franchise s most successful season to date it was considered to be the birth of a dynasty 1 when the 49ers began a decade of dominance over much of the NFL The 49ers drew an average home attendance of 54 398 in the 1981 season The 49ers won Super Bowl XVI defeating the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals 26 21 It was the first of five Super Bowl victories in franchise history all within the next thirteen seasons From 1981 to 1997 the 49ers would have thirteen NFC West titles eight NFC top seeds and seven seasons with the NFL s best regular season record Third year quarterback Joe Montana began the 1981 season as the starter and produced two fourth quarter comeback victories His signature game of the season was the NFC Championship Game which culminated in The Catch a last minute touchdown pass from Montana to Dwight Clark propelling the 49ers to victory over Dallas and a berth in their first Super Bowl The 49ers were undefeated in their first five Super Bowls NFL Films produced a documentary about the team s season entitled A Very Special Team it was narrated by John Facenda On March 23 2007 NFL Network aired America s Game The Super Bowl Champions the 1981 San Francisco 49ers with team commentary from Dwight Clark Ronnie Lott and Randy Cross and narrated by Gene Hackman Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NFL Draft 2 Training Camp 3 Personnel 3 1 Staff 3 2 Roster 4 Preseason 4 1 Schedule 5 Preseason Game summaries 5 1 Week P1 Wednesday August 5 1981 at Seattle Seahawks 5 2 Week P2 Saturday August 15 1981 vs San Diego Chargers 5 3 Week P3 Saturday August 22 1981 vs Seattle Seahawks 5 4 Week P4 Saturday August 29 1981 at Oakland Raiders 6 Regular season 6 1 Schedule 7 Regular Season Game summaries 7 1 Week 1 Sunday September 6 1981 at Detroit Lions 7 2 Week 2 Sunday September 13 1981 vs Chicago Bears 7 3 Week 3 Sunday September 20 1981 at Atlanta Falcons 7 4 Week 4 Sunday September 27 1981 vs New Orleans Saints 7 5 Week 5 Sunday October 4 1981 at Washington Redskins 7 6 Week 6 Sunday October 11 1981 vs Dallas Cowboys 7 7 Week 7 Sunday October 18 1981 at Green Bay Packers 7 8 Week 8 Sunday October 25 1981 vs Los Angeles Rams 7 9 Week 9 Sunday November 1 1981 at Pittsburgh Steelers 7 10 Week 10 Sunday November 8 1981 vs Atlanta Falcons 7 11 Week 11 Sunday November 15 1981 vs Cleveland Browns 7 12 Week 12 Sunday November 22 1981 at Los Angeles Rams 7 13 Week 13 Sunday November 29 1981 vs New York Giants 7 14 Week 14 at Cincinnati Bengals 7 15 Week 15 vs Houston Oilers 7 16 Week 16 Sunday December 20 1981 at New Orleans Saints 8 Standings 9 Final statistics 10 Regular Season Stats 10 1 Statistical comparison 10 2 Quarter by quarter 10 3 Individual leaders 11 Postseason 11 1 1981 NFC Divisional Playoffs Sunday January 3 1982 vs 5 New York Giants 11 2 1981 NFC Championship Game Sunday January 10 1982 vs 2 Dallas Cowboys 11 3 Super Bowl XVI 12 Awards and records 13 1982 AFC NFC Pro Bowl 14 Media 15 References 16 External linksOffseason editNFL Draft edit A turning point for the franchise was the drafting of safety Ronnie Lott from the University of Southern California later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame In addiction they also drafted cornerback Eric Wright from Missouri and safety Carlton Williamson from Pittsburgh Main article 1981 NFL Draft 1981 San Francisco 49ers Draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes1 8 Ronnie Lott CB USC2 36 John Harty DT Iowa from WashingtonTraded to the Bears40 Eric Wright CB Missouri from Chicago3 65 Carlton Williamson SS Pittsburgh4 Traded to the Cowboys5 121 Lynn Thomas CB Pittsburgh122 Arrington Jones RB Winston Salem State from Chicago6 147 Pete Kugler DT Penn State7 Traded to the Eagles8 203 Garry White RB Minnesota9 Traded to the Bengals10 Traded to the Colts11 286 Ron DeBose TE UCLA12 313 Major Ogilvie RB Alabama322 Joe Adams QB Tennessee State from PittsburghSource 2 Training Camp editThe 1981 San Francisco 49ers season held training camp at Red Morten Park in Redwood City California Personnel editStaff edit 1981 San Francisco 49ers staff Front office Owner and President Edward J DeBartolo Jr General manager Bill Walsh Director of Football Operations John McVay Director of College Scouting Tony RazzanoHead coaches Head Coach Bill WalshOffensive coaches Quarterbacks Sam Wyche Running Backs Billie Matthews Receivers Milt Jackson Offensive Line Bobb McKittrick Assistant Offensive Line Cas Banaszek Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator Chuck Studley Defensive Line Bill McPherson Linebackers Norb Hecker Defensive Backs George Seifert Assistant Defensive Backs Ray RhodesSpecial teams coaches Special Teams Milt JacksonStrength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Al VermeilRoster edit 1981 San Francisco 49ers roster Quarterbacks 7 Guy Benjamin 16 Joe MontanaRunning backs 49 Earl Cooper FB 38 Johnny Davis 35 Lenvil Elliott 20 Amos Lawrence 32 Ricky Patton 30 Bill RingWide receivers 81 Matt Bouza 87 Dwight Clark 84 Mike Shumann 88 Freddie Solomon 85 Mike WilsonTight ends 82 Brian Peets 80 Eason Ramson 86 Charle Young Offensive linemen 61 Dan Audick T 68 John Ayers G 60 John Choma G T 51 Randy Cross G 62 Walt Downing C G 71 Keith Fahnhorst T 66 Allan Kennedy T 56 Fred Quillan CDefensive linemen 76 Dwaine Board DE 74 Fred Dean DE 75 John Harty NT 77 Pete Kugler NT 65 Lawrence Pillers DE 78 Archie Reese NT 79 Jim Stuckey DE Linebackers 57 Dan Bunz ILB 59 Willie Harper OLB 52 Bobby Leopold OLB 50 Jim Looney ILB 53 Milt McColl OLB 54 Craig Puki ILB 64 Jack Reynolds ILB 50 Terry Tautolo ILB 58 Keena Turner OLBDefensive backs 33 Ricky Churchman SS 24 Rick Gervais FS 22 Dwight Hicks FS 42 Ronnie Lott CB 29 Saladin Martin CB 28 Lynn Thomas CB 27 Carlton Williamson SS 21 Eric Wright CBSpecial teams 10 Matt Bahr K 3 Jim Miller P 14 Ray Wersching K Reserve lists Ken Bungarda T IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp Practice squadRookies in italicsSource 3 4 Preseason editSchedule edit Week Date Opponent Time TV Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap1 August 5 at Seattle Seahawks 7 30 p m PDT KPIX TV W 27 24 OT 1 0 Kingdome 56 958 Recap2 August 15 San Diego Chargers 6 00 p m PDT KPIX TV L 28 31 1 1 Candlestick Park 41 667 Recap3 August 22 Seattle Seahawks 6 00 p m PDT KPIX TV W 24 22 2 1 Candlestick Park 37 563 Recap4 August 29 at Oakland Raiders 6 00 p m PDT KPIX TV L 7 21 2 2 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum 51 192 RecapPreseason Game summaries editWeek P1 Wednesday August 5 1981 at Seattle Seahawks edit Preseason Week 1 San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Game summary Period 1 2 34OTTotal49ers 1 0 7 7 37327Seahawks 0 1 7 3 014024at The Kingdome Seattle Washington Date August 5 1981Game time 7 30 p m PDTGame weather indoorsGame attendance 56 958TV announcers KPIX TV Wayne Walker play by play Team Category Player StatisticsSF PassingRushingReceivingSEA PassingRushingReceivingScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF SEA TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 27 24Point spread Over Under Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics SeahawksFirst downsRushes yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles lostPenalties yardsTime of possessionWeek P2 Saturday August 15 1981 vs San Diego Chargers edit Preseason Week 2 San Diego Chargers at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalChargers 1 1 0 7 7173149ers 1 1 0 7 71428at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date August 15 1981Game time 6 00 p m PDTGame attendance 41 667TV announcers KPIX TV Wayne Walker play by play Team Category Player StatisticsSD PassingRushingReceivingSF PassingRushingReceivingScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SD SF TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 31 28Point spread Over Under Time of Game Chargers Game Statistics 49ersFirst downsRushes yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles lostPenalties yardsTime of possessionWeek P3 Saturday August 22 1981 vs Seattle Seahawks edit Preseason Week 3 Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalSeahawks 0 3 17 0 001749ers 2 1 7 0 71024at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date August 22 1981Game time 6 00 p m PDTGame attendance 37 563TV announcers KPIX TV Wayne Walker play by play Team Category Player StatisticsSEA PassingRushingReceivingSF PassingRushingReceivingScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SEA SF TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 24Point spread Over Under Time of Game Seahawks Game Statistics 49ersFirst downsRushes yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles lostPenalties yardsTime of possessionWeek P4 Saturday August 29 1981 at Oakland Raiders edit Preseason Week 4 San Francisco 49ers at Oakland Raiders Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 2 2 0 0 077Raiders 2 2 14 7 0021at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Oakland California Date August 29 1981Game time 6 00 p m PDTGame attendance 51 192TV announcers KPIX TV Wayne Walker play by play Team Category Player StatisticsSF PassingRushingReceivingOAK PassingRushingReceivingScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF OAK TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 7 21Point spread Over Under Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics RaidersFirst downsRushes yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles lostPenalties yardsTime of possessionRegular season editWith the offense in good shape Walsh and the 49ers focused on overhauling the defense in 1981 Walsh took the highly unusual step of overhauling his entire secondary with rookies and untested players bringing on board Ronnie Lott Eric Wright and Carlton Williamson and giving Dwight Hicks a prominent role He also acquired veteran linebacker Jack Hacksaw Reynolds and veteran defensive lineman and sack specialist Fred Dean These new additions when added to existing defensive mainstays like Keena Turner turned the 49ers into a dominant team After a 1 2 start the 49ers won all but one of their final games to finish with a 13 3 record easily the best record in the team s history Additionally the 49ers defense yielded more than 20 points in only three games Dean and Hicks made the Pro Bowl The 49ers selection of Lott in the 1981 NFL Draft proved to be a seminal one In addition to making the NFC Pro Bowl roster Lott was voted First Team All Pro and received nods from all 5 newspapers that voted a significant honor for a rookie Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor was the only other rookie from the 1981 NFL Draft to achieve this unanimous selection to the First Team All Pro unit Led by Montana the unusual offense was centered around the short passing game which Walsh used as ball control Both Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon had excellent years receiving Clark as the possession receiver and Solomon as more of a deep threat The 49ers running game however was among the weakest for any champion in NFL history Ricky Patton led the 49ers with only 543 yards rushing The 49ers most valuable running back however might have been Earl Cooper whose strength was as a pass catching back he had 51 catches during the season Schedule edit Week Date Opponent Time TV Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap1 September 6 at Detroit Lions 10 00 a m PDT CBS L 17 24 0 1 Pontiac Silverdome 63 710 Recap2 September 13 Chicago Bears 1 00 p m PDT CBS W 28 17 1 1 Candlestick Park 49 520 Recap3 September 20 at Atlanta Falcons 10 00 a m PDT CBS L 17 34 1 2 Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 56 653 Recap4 September 27 New Orleans Saints 1 00 p m PDT CBS W 21 14 2 2 Candlestick Park 44 433 Recap5 October 4 at Washington Redskins 10 00 a m PDT CBS W 30 17 3 2 Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium 51 843 Recap6 October 11 Dallas Cowboys 1 00 p m PDT CBS W 45 14 4 2 Candlestick Park 57 574 Recap7 October 18 at Green Bay Packers at Milwaukee 11 00 a m PDT CBS W 13 3 5 2 Milwaukee County Stadium 50 171 Recap8 October 25 Los Angeles Rams 1 00 p m PST CBS W 20 17 6 2 Candlestick Park 59 190 Recap9 November 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10 00 a m PST CBS W 17 14 7 2 Three Rivers Stadium 52 878 Recap10 November 8 Atlanta Falcons 1 00 p m PST CBS W 17 14 8 2 Candlestick Park 59 127 Recap11 November 15 Cleveland Browns 1 00 p m PST NBC L 12 15 8 3 Candlestick Park 52 455 Recap12 November 22 at Los Angeles Rams 1 00 p m PST CBS W 33 31 9 3 Anaheim Stadium 63 456 Recap13 November 29 New York Giants 1 00 p m PST CBS W 17 10 10 3 Candlestick Park 57 186 Recap14 December 6 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21 3 11 3 Riverfront Stadium 56 796 Recap15 December 13 Houston Oilers W 28 6 12 3 Candlestick Park 55 707 Recap16 December 20 at New Orleans Saints 11 00 a m PST CBS W 21 17 13 3 Louisiana Superdome 43 639 RecapNote Intra division opponents are in bold text Regular Season Game summaries editWeek 1 Sunday September 6 1981 at Detroit Lions edit 5 Week 1 San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 0 1 0 3 01417Lions 1 0 0 10 01424at Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Michigan Date September 6 1981Game time 10 00 a m PDTGame weather indoorsGame attendance 63 710Referee Tom DooleyTV announcers CBS Lindsey Nelson play by play and George Allen color commentator 6 7 Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Joe Montana 18 28 195 YDS 1 TD 1 INTRushing Ricky Patton 15 CAR 72 YDS 1 TDReceiving Freddie Solomon 8 REC 94 YDS 1 TDDET Passing Gary Danielson 16 27 197 YDS 2 TDs 1 INTRushing Billy Sims 21 CAR 59 YDS 1 TDReceiving Billy Sims 5 REC 66 YDS 1 TDScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF DET2 49ers 25 yard field goal by Wersching 3 02 Lions Sims 39 yard touchdown reception from Danielson Murray kick good 3 72 Lions 29 yard field goal by Murray 3 104 49ers Patton 1 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 10 104 Lions King 17 yard touchdown reception from Danielson Murray kick good 10 174 49ers Solomon 21 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 17 174 Lions Sims 1 yard touchdown run Murray kick good 17 24 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 24Point spread 49ers 4 Over Under 40 0 over Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Lions19 First downs 2133 121 Rushes yards 30 127195 Passing yards 19618 28 1 Passes 16 27 14 19 Sacked yards 4 28176 Net passing yards 168297 Total yards 295105 Return yards 473 33 7 Punts 4 46 22 2 Fumbles lost 1 18 54 Penalties yards 7 6531 56 Time of possession 28 04Individual stats Passing Montana 18 28 195 YDS 1 TD 1 INT Rushing Patton 15 CAR 72 YDS 1 TD Easley 7 CAR 23 YDS Cooper 9 CAR 22 YDS Montana 2 CAR 4 YDS Receiving Solomon 8 REC 94 YDS 1 TD Clark 5 REC 57 YDS Cooper 3 REC 11 YDS Young 2 REC 33 YDS Kickoff Returns Jones 3 KR 43 YDS Patton 1 KR 0 YDS Punt Returns Hicks 2 PR 46 YDS Solomon 2 PR 16 YDS Punting Miller 3 PUNTS 101 YDS Kicking Wersching 2 2 PAT 1 2 FG Sacks Interceptions Reynolds 1 INT 0 YDS 49ers Missed Field Goals Wersching 32Week 2 Sunday September 13 1981 vs Chicago Bears edit 8 Week 2 Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBears 0 2 0 10 701749ers 1 1 7 7 7728at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date September 13 1981Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame weather 62 F 17 C wind 12Game attendance 49 520Referee Bob FredericTV announcers CBS Tom Brookshier play by play and Johnny Morris color commentator 9 7 Team Category Player StatisticsCHI Passing Vince Evans 19 33 216 YDS 1 TD 1 INTRushing Walter Payton 27 CAR 97 YDS 1 TDReceiving Rickey Watts 5 REC 74 YDSSF Passing Joe Montana 20 32 287 YDS 3 TDsRushing Ricky Patton 14 CAR 67 YDS 1 TDReceiving Dwight Clark 6 REC 81 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP CHI SF1 49ers Patton 31 yard touchdown reception from Montana Bahr kick good 0 72 49ers Solomon 46 yard touchdown reception from Montana Bahr kick good 0 142 Bears Payton 2 yard touchdown run Thomas kick good 7 142 Bears 37 yard field goal by Thomas 10 143 Bears Earl 12 yard touchdown reception from Evans Thomas kick good 17 143 49ers Young 5 yard touchdown reception from Montana Bahr kick good 17 214 49ers Patton 12 yard touchdown run Bahr kick good 17 28 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 28Point spread 49ers Pick Over Under 41 0 over Time of Game Bears Game Statistics 49ers18 First downs 2036 123 Rushes yards 32 125216 Passing yards 28719 33 1 Passes 20 32 01 0 Sacked yards 0 0216 Net passing yards 287339 Total yards 412106 Return yards 1106 41 5 Punts 5 38 02 2 Fumbles lost 2 24 16 Penalties yards 3 2525 16 Time of possession 34 44Individual stats Passing Montana 20 32 287 YDS 3 TDs Rushing Patton 14 CAR 67 YDS 1 TD Cooper 14 CAR 67 YDS Easley 3 CAR 5 YDS Solomon 1 CAR 3 YDS Receiving Clark 6 REC 81 YDS Solomon 5 REC 113 YDS 1 TD Cooper 4 REC 28 YDS Patton 2 REC 34 YDS 1 TD Young 2 REC 19 YDS 1 TD Elliott 1 REC 12 YDS Kickoff Returns Lott 3 KR 55 YDS Davis 1 KR 0 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 4 PR 40 YDS Hicks 1 PR 7 YDS Punting Miller 5 PUNTS 190 YDS Kicking Bahr 4 4 PAT 0 2 FG Sacks Interceptions Hicks 1 INT 8 YDS 49ers Missed Field Goals Bahr 39 48Week 3 Sunday September 20 1981 at Atlanta Falcons edit 10 Week 3 San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 1 2 0 10 0717Falcons 3 0 17 7 10034at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date September 20 1981Game time 10 00 a m PDTGame weather 61 F 16 C wind 8Game attendance 56 653Referee Gene BarthTV announcers CBS Lindsey Nelson play by play and George Allen color commentator 11 7 Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Joe Montana 24 34 274 YDS 2 TDs 2 INTsRushing Earl Cooper 9 CAR 40 YDSReceiving Dwight Clark 9 REC 77 YDSATL Passing Steve Bartkowski 13 22 208 YDS 3 TDsRushing William Andrews 12 CAR 85 YDSReceiving William Andrews 4 REC 37 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF ATL1 Falcons Jackson 29 yard touchdown reception from Bartkowski Luckhurst kick good 0 71 Falcons 47 yard field goal by Luckhurst 0 101 Falcons Cain 17 yard touchdown reception from Bartkowski Luckhurst kick good 0 172 49ers Young 11 yard touchdown reception from Montana Bahr kick good 7 172 49ers 47 yard field goal by Bahr 10 172 Falcons Jenkins 15 yard touchdown reception from Bartkowski Luckhurst kick good 10 243 Falcons Interception returned 101 yards for touchdown by Pridemore Luckhurst kick good 10 313 Falcons 18 yard field goal by Luckhurst 10 344 49ers Solomon 12 yard touchdown reception from Montana Bahr kick good 17 34 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 34Point spread 49ers 9 Over Under 41 0 over Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Falcons23 First downs 1830 113 Rushes yards 34 163274 Passing yards 22224 34 2 Passes 14 23 01 1 Sacked yards 2 22273 Net passing yards 200386 Total yards 363110 Return yards 1993 35 3 Punts 3 36 71 1 Fumbles lost 2 03 25 Penalties yards 4v5032 08 Time of possession 27 52Individual stats Passing Montana 24 34 274 YDS 2 TDs 2 INTs Rushing Cooper 9 CAR 40 YDS Patton 12 CAR 30 YDS Easley 4 CAR 18 YDS Elliott 4 CAR 17 YDS Solomon 1 CAR 0 YDS Receiving Clark 9 REC 77 YDS Young 3 REC 55 YDS 1 TD Solomon 3 REC 36 YDS 1 TD Cooper 3 REC 29 YDS Wilson 2 REC 34 YDS Patton 2 REC 16 YDS Hofer 1 REC 22 YDS Peets 1 REC 5 YDS Kickoff Returns Lott 3 KR 56 YDS Ring 1 KR 23 YDS Wilson 1 KR 22 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 2 PR 9 YDS Punting Miller 3 PUNTS 160 YDS Kicking Bahr 2 2 PAT 1 2 FG Sacks 49ers Missed Field Goals Bahr 24 Blocked Joe Montana was intercepted twice in 34 passes 24 completed as the Niners fell to the Falcons for the eleventh time in the last eight seasons Week 4 Sunday September 27 1981 vs New Orleans Saints edit 12 Week 4 New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalSaints 1 3 7 0 071449ers 2 2 0 7 7721at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date September 27 1981Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame weather 64 F 18 C wind 12Game attendance 44 433Referee Fred SilvaTV announcers CBS Lindsey Nelson play by play and George Allen color commentator 13 7 Team Category Player StatisticsNO Passing Dave Wilson 11 22 180 YDS 1 TD 1 INTRushing George Rogers 25 CAR 115 YDSReceiving Wes Chandler 4 REC 72 YDSSF Passing Joe Montana 16 22 175 YDS 1 TD 1 INTRushing Johnny Davis 11 CAR 48 YDSReceiving Charle Young 3 REC 41 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP NO SF1 Saints Groth 24 yard touchdown reception from Wilson Ricardo kick good 7 02 49ers Davis 6 yard touchdown run Bahr kick good 7 73 49ers Solomon 60 yard touchdown reception from Montana Bahr kick good 7 144 49ers Interception returned 26 yards for touchdown by Lott Bahr kick good 7 214 Saints Wilson 9 yard touchdown reception from Manning Ricardo kick good 14 21 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 14 21Point spread 49ers 6 Over Under 43 0 under Time of Game Saints Game Statistics 49ers18 First downs 1537 163 Rushes yards 39 146250 Passing yards 17521 38 2 Passes 16 22 10 0 Sacked yards 1 7250 Net passing yards 168413 Total yards 314192 Return yards 1026 40 2 Punts 9 45 13 2 Fumbles lost 1 111 106 Penalties yards 8 7930 44 Time of possession 29 16Individual stats Passing Montana 16 22 175 YDS 1 TD 1 INT Rushing Davis 11 CAR 48 YDS 1 TD Patton 14 CAR 42 YDS Hofer 4 CAR 19 YDS Montana 3 CAR 17 YDS Cooper 5 CAR 10 YDS Easley 1 CAR 5 YDS Solomon 1 CAR 5 YDS Receiving Young 3 REC 41 YDS Clark 3 REC 30 YDS Cooper 3 REC 6 YDS Solomon 2 REC 80 YDS 1 TD Patton 2 REC 8 YDS Hofer 2 REC 7 YDS Lawrence 1 REC 3 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 1 KR 26 YDS Lott 1 KR 0 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 3 PR 14 YDS Hicks 1 PR 10 YDS Punting Miller 9 PUNTS 406 YDS Kicking Bahr 3 3 PAT Interceptions Lott 1 INT 26 YDS 1 TD Wright 1 INT 26 YDSWeek 5 Sunday October 4 1981 at Washington Redskins edit 14 Week 5 San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 3 2 14 10 6030Redskins 0 5 0 3 01417at RFK Stadium Washington D C Date October 4 1981Game time 10 00 a m PDTGame weather 58 F 14 C wind 10Game attendance 51 843Referee Gordon McCarterTV announcers CBS Tom Brookshier play by play and Roger Staubach color commentator 15 7 Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Joe Montana 15 28 193 YDS 1 INTRushing Ricky Patton 9 CAR 43 YDS 1 TDReceiving Lenvil Elliott 6 REC 69 YDSWSH Passing Joe Theismann 10 22 123 YDS 2 INTsRushing John Riggins 13 CAR 47 YDSReceiving Joe Washington 8 REC 49 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF WSH1 49ers Patton 16 yard touchdown run Bahr kick good 7 01 49ers Fumble recovery returned 80 yards for touchdown by Hicks Bahr kick good 14 02 49ers 43 yard field goal by Bahr 17 02 Redskins 34 yard field goal by Moseley 17 32 49ers Davis 1 yard touchdown run Bahr kick good 24 32 49ers Interception returned 32 yards for touchdown by Hicks Bahr kick no good 30 34 Redskins Nelms 58 yard punt return for a touchdown Moseley kick good 30 104 Redskins Washington 5 yard touchdown run Moseley kick good 30 17 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 30 17Point spread 49ers 2 Over Under 43 0 over Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Redskins16 First downs 1935 128 Rushes yards 23 83193 Passing yards 24115 28 1 Passes 22 46 42 25 Sacked yards 2 20168 Net passing yards 221296 Total yards 304176 Return yards 2245 40 0 Punts 5 40 41 1 Fumbles lost 4 23 27 Penalties yards 7 5029 17 Time of possession 30 43Individual stats Passing Montana 15 28 193 YDS 1 INT Rushing Patton 9 CAR 43 YDS 1 TD Davis 13 CAR 37 YDS 1 TD Cooper 6 CAR 21 YDS Lawrence 2 CAR 14 YDS Elliott 3 CAR 12 YDS Easley 2 CAR 1 YD Receiving Elliott 6 REC 69 YDS Solomon 5 REC 77 YDS Young 2 REC 24 YDS Clark 1 REC 21 YDS Cooper 1 CAR 2 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 2 KR 41 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 2 PR 9 YDS Punting Miller 5 PUNTS 200 YDS Kicking Bahr 3 3 PAT 1 2 FG Sacks Interceptions Hicks 2 INTs 104 YDS 1 TD McColl 1 INT 22 YDS Lott 1 INT 0 YDS 49ers Missed Field Goals Bahr 25Week 6 Sunday October 11 1981 vs Dallas Cowboys edit 16 Week 6 Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCowboys 4 2 0 7 071449ers 4 2 21 3 14745at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date October 11 1981Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame weather 58 F 14 C wind 18Game attendance 57 574Referee Jim TunneyTV announcers CBS Pat Summerall play by play and John Madden color commentator 17 7 Team Category Player StatisticsDAL Passing Danny White 8 16 60 YDS 2 INTsRushing Tony Dorsett 9 CAR 21 YDSReceiving Ron Springs 3 REC 9 YDSSF Passing Joe Montana 19 29 279 YDS 2 TDsRushing Paul Hofer 11 CAR 40 YDS 1 TDReceiving Freddie Solomon 5 REC 74 YDS 1 TDScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP DAL SF1 49ers Solomon 1 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 0 71 49ers Hofer 4 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 0 141 49ers Davis 1 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 0 212 49ers 18 yard field goal by Wersching 0 242 Cowboys Hill 22 yard touchdown reception from Pearson Septien kick good 7 243 49ers Clark 78 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 7 313 49ers Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Lott Wersching kick good 7 384 49ers Lawrence 1 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 7 454 Cowboys Fumble recovery returned 72 yards for touchdown by Barnes Septien kick good 14 45 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 14 45Point spread 49ers 5 Over Under 45 0 over Time of Game Cowboys Game Statistics 49ers10 First downs 2321 83 Rushes yards 46 150135 Passing yards 30412 29 2 Passes 20 33 03 26 Sacked yards 1 14109 Net passing yards 290192 Total yards 440138 Return yards 1108 39 5 Punts 6 46 23 2 Fumbles lost 4 15 40 Penalties yards 4 2825 53 Time of possession 34 07Individual stats Passing Montana 19 29 279 YDS 2 TDs Solomon 1 1 25 YDS Benjamin 0 3 0 YDS Rushing Hofer 11 CAR 40 YDS 1 TD Davis 8 CAR 28 YDS 1 TD Easley 8 CAR 28 YDS Lawrence 6 CAR 27 YDS 1 TD Patton 7 CAR 16 YDS Cooper 5 CAR 9 YDS Montana 1 CAR 2 YDS Receiving Solomon 5 REC 74 YDS 1 TD Clark 4 REC 135 YDS 1 TD Young 3 REC 35 YDS Hofer 3 REC 22 YDS Wilson 2 REC 22 YDS Cooper 2 REC 12 YDS Patton 1 REC 4 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 2 KR 49 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 2 PR 5 YDS Hicks 1 PR 3 YDS Punting Miller 6 PUNTS 277 YDS Kicking Wersching 6 6 PAT 1 2 FG Sacks Interceptions Lott 2 INT 53 YDS 1 TD 49ers Missed Field Goals Wersching 40Week 7 Sunday October 18 1981 at Green Bay Packers edit 18 Week 7 San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 5 2 0 3 7313Packers 2 5 0 3 003at Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee Wisconsin Date October 18 1981Game time 11 00 a m PDTGame weather 47 F 8 C wind 21Game attendance 50 171Referee Ben DreithTV announcers CBS Tim Ryan play by play and Johnny Morris color commentator 19 7 Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Joe Montana 23 32 220 YDSRushing Johnny Davis 16 CAR 65 YDS 1 TDReceiving Dwight Clark 6 REC 55 YDSGB Passing Lynn Dickey 11 18 156 YDSRushing Gerry Ellis 7 CAR 50 YDSReceiving Gerry Ellis 5 REC 65 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF GB2 Packers 18 yard field goal by Stenerud 0 32 49ers 26 yard field goal by Wersching 3 33 49ers Davis 1 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 10 34 49ers 32 yard field goal by Wersching 13 3 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 13 3Point spread 49ers 1 Over Under 44 0 under Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Packers21 First downs 1347 126 Rushes yards 19 78220 Passing yards 19323 32 0 Passes 14 24 11 9 Sacked yards 4 30211 Net passing yards 163337 Total yards 24185 Return yards 1017 35 9 Punts 7 40 02 1 Fumbles lost 1 07 35 Penalties yards 4 3537 41 Time of possession 22 19Individual stats Passing Montana 23 32 220 YDS Rushing Davis 16 CAR 65 YDS 1 TD Cooper 12 CAR 38 YDS Patton 7 CAR 15 YDS Easley 3 CAR 3 YDS Hofer 8 CAR 3 YDS Montana 1 CAR 2 YDS Receiving Clark 6 REC 55 YDS Hofer 5 REC 44 YDS Solomon 4 REC 49 YDS Patton 3 REC 41 YDS Cooper 2 REC 19 YDS Lawrence 1 REC 5 YDS Young 1 REC 4 YDS Davis 1 REC 3 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 2 KR 21 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 3 PR 24 YDS Hicks 1 PR 14 YDS Punting Miller 7 PUNTS 251 YDS Kicking Wersching 1 1 PAT 2 2 FG Sacks Interceptions Hicks 1 INT 26 YDSWeek 8 Sunday October 25 1981 vs Los Angeles Rams edit 20 Week 8 Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRams 4 4 0 10 701749ers 6 2 14 3 3020at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date October 25 1981Game time 1 00 p m PSTGame weather 58 F 14 C wind 11Game attendance 59 190Referee Pat HaggertyTV announcers CBS Gary Bender play by play and Roger Staubach color commentator 21 7 Team Category Player StatisticsLA Passing Pat Haden 20 39 310 YDS 1 TD 1 INTRushing Wendell Tyler 22 CAR 90 YDSReceiving Preston Dennard 6 REC 119 YDSSF Passing Joe Montana 18 32 287 YDS 2 TDsRushing Paul Hofer 8 CAR 23 YDSReceiving Dwight Clark 8 REC 109 YDS 1 TDScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP LA SF1 49ers Solomon 14 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 0 71 49ers Clark 41 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 0 142 Rams 25 yard field goal by Corral 3 142 Rams Guman 2 yard touchdown run Corral kick good 10 142 49ers 42 yard field goal by Wersching 10 173 49ers 18 yard field goal by Wersching 10 203 Rams Tyler 16 yard touchdown reception from Haden Corral kick good 17 20 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 20Point spread 49ers 1 Over Under 46 0 under Time of Game Rams Game Statistics 49ers25 First downs 1437 145 Rushes yards 28 60310 Passing yards 28720 39 1 Passes 18 32 06 54 Sacked yards 3 22256 Net passing yards 265401 Total yards 325267 Return yards 905 43 0 Punts 10 43 30 0 Fumbles lost 0 07 39 Penalties yards 5 4533 18 Time of possession 26 42Individual stats Passing Montana 18 32 287 YDS 2 TDs Rushing Hofer 8 CAR 23 YDS Davis 6 CAR 14 YDS Patton 6 CAR 13 YDS Cooper 5 CAR 7 YDS Montana 2 CAR 3 YDS Easley 1 CAR 0 YDS Receiving Clark 8 REC 109 YDS 1 TD Solomon 5 REC 79 YDS 1 TD Cooper 2 REC 57 YDS Young 1 REC 29 YDS Patton 1 REC 8 YDS Wilson 1 REC 5 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 2 KR 61 YDS Ramson 1 KR 12 YDS Wilson 1 KR 8 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 2 PR 9 YDS Punting Miller 10 PUNTS 433 YDS Kicking Wersching 2 2 PAT 2 2 FG Sacks Interceptions Lott 1 INT 0 YDSWeek 9 Sunday November 1 1981 at Pittsburgh Steelers edit 22 Week 9 San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 7 2 0 10 0717Steelers 5 4 0 0 14014at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Date November 1 1981Game time 10 00 a m PSTGame weather 50 F 10 C wind 8Game attendance 52 878Referee Bob FredericTV announcers CBS Vin Scully play by play and Hank Stram color commentator 23 7 Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Joe Montana 22 37 205 YDS 1 TD 2 INTsRushing Walt Easley 14 CAR 47 YDS 1 TDReceiving Dwight Clark 7 REC 80 YDSPIT Passing Terry Bradshaw 12 23 125 YDS 1 TD 3 INTsRushing Franco Harris 17 CAR 104 YDSReceiving Frank Pollard 3 REC 42 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF PIT2 49ers Young 5 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 7 02 49ers 45 yard field goal by Wersching 10 03 Steelers Interception returned 50 yards for touchdown by Blount Trout kick good 10 73 Steelers Smith 22 yard touchdown reception from Bradshaw Trout kick good 10 144 49ers Easley 1 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 17 14 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 14Point spread 49ers 5 Over Under 45 0 under Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Steelers25 First downs 1639 130 Rushes yards 28 144210 Passing yards 12523 38 2 Passes 12 23 31 10 Sacked yards 0 0200 Net passing yards 125330 Total yards 26986 Return yards 1925 45 8 Punts 2 48 50 0 Fumbles lost 3 36 55 Penalties yards 8 4534 16 Time of possession 25 34Individual stats Passing Montana 22 37 205 YDS 1 TD 2 INTs Easley 1 1 5 YDS Rushing Easley 14 CAR 47 YDS 1 TD Patton 13 CAR 35 YDS Hofer 5 CAR 26 YDS Montana 4 CAR 12 YDS Cooper 3 CAR 10 YDS Receiving Clark 7 REC 80 YDS Cooper 5 REC 53 YDS Young 3 REC 13 YDS 1 TD Easley 3 REC 12 YDS Solomon 2 REC 33 YDS Patton 2 REC 17 YDS Hofer 1 REC 2 YDS Kickoff Returns Wilson 2 KR 37 YDS Ring 1 KR 21 YDS Punting Miller 5 PUNTS 229 YDS Kicking Wersching 2 2 PAT 1 2 FG Interceptions Williamson 1 INT 28 YDS Hicks 1 INT 0 YDS Wright 1 INT 0 YDS 49ers Missed Field Goals Wersching 37 Blocked Week 10 Sunday November 8 1981 vs Atlanta Falcons edit 24 Week 10 Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFalcons 5 5 0 0 771449ers 8 2 0 10 0717at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date November 8 1981Game time 1 00 p m PSTGame weather 58 F 14 C wind 11Game attendance 59 127Referee Fred WyantTV announcers CBS Lindsey Nelson play by play and George Allen color commentator 25 7 Team Category Player StatisticsATL Passing Steve Bartkowski 20 42 236 YDS 1 TD 3 INTsRushing William Andrews 18 CAR 61 YDS 1 TDReceiving Alfred Jenkins 7 REC 134 YDSSF Passing Joe Montana 16 30 223 YDS 2 TDs 1 INTRushing Walt Easley 15 CAR 31 YDSReceiving Dwight Clark 7 REC 128 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP ATL SF2 49ers Solomon 14 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 0 72 49ers 45 yard field goal by Wersching 0 102 Falcons Andrews 1 yard touchdown run Luckhurst kick good 7 104 49ers Young 3 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 7 174 49ers Jackson 25 yard touchdown reception from Bartkowski Luckhurst kick good 14 17 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 14 17Point spread 49ers 2 Over Under 44 0 under Time of Game Falcons Game Statistics 49ers19 First downs 1726 76 Rushes yards 34 82236 Passing yards 22320 42 3 Passes 16 30 13 20 Sacked yards 2 18216 Net passing yards 205292 Total yards 287126 Return yards 1628 44 9 Punts 10 42 02 0 Fumbles lost 4 08 82 Penalties yards 11 7429 29 Time of possession 30 31Individual stats Passing Montana 16 30 223 YDS 2 TDs 1 INT Rushing Easley 15 CAR 31 YDS Patton 9 CAR 26 YDS Solomon 3 CAR 11 YDS Clark 1 CAR 9 YDS Cooper 3 CAR 4 YDS Montana 2 CAR 1 YD Hofer 1 CAR 0 YDS Receiving Clark 7 REC 128 YDS Solomon 3 REC 56 YDS 1 TD Easley 2 REC 9 YDS Young 2 REC 9 YDS 1 TD Hofer 1 REC 21 YDS Cooper 1 REC 0 YDS Kickoff Returns Ring 1 KR 29 YDS Hicks 1 KR 22 YDS Punt Returns Hicks 4 PR 36 YDS Solomon 3 PR 15 YDS Punting Miller 10 PUNTS 420 YDS Kicking Wersching 2 2 PAT 1 1 FG Sacks Interceptions Hicks 2 INT 37 YDS Martin 1 INT 0 YDSWeek 11 Sunday November 15 1981 vs Cleveland Browns edit 26 Week 11 Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBrowns 5 6 2 3 0101549ers 8 3 0 6 6012at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date November 15 1981Game time 1 00 p m PSTGame weather 60 F 16 C wind 15Game attendance 52 455Referee Chuck HeberlingTV announcers NBC Don Criqui play by play and John Brodie color commentator 27 7 Team Category Player StatisticsCLE Passing Brian Sipe 16 33 180 YDS 1 TD 1 INTRushing Mike Pruitt 18 CAR 76 YDSReceiving Greg Pruitt 4 REC 33 YDSSF Passing Joe Montana 24 42 213 YDS 2 INTsRushing Walt Easley 16 CAR 59 YDSReceiving Paul Hofer 7 REC 64 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP CLE SF1 Browns Intentional grounding by Montana in end zone for a safety 2 02 49ers 28 yard field goal by Wersching 2 32 Browns 28 yard field goal by Bahr 5 32 49ers 29 yard field goal by Wersching 5 63 49ers 28 yard field goal by Wersching 5 93 49ers 28 yard field goal by Wersching 5 124 Browns Rucker 21 yard touchdown reception from Sipe Bahr kick good 12 124 Browns 24 yard field goal by Bahr 15 12 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 15 12Point spread 49ers 3 Over Under 43 0 under Time of Game Browns Game Statistics 49ers14 First downs 2126 106 Rushes yards 35 118180 Passing yards 21316 33 1 Passes 24 42 22 19 Sacked yards 3 26161 Net passing yards 187267 Total yards 305165 Return yards 845 42 4 Punts 4 36 01 1 Fumbles lost 1 07 55 Penalties yards 4 2924 48 Time of possession 35 12Individual stats Passing Montana 24 42 213 YDS 2 INTs Rushing Easley 16 CAR 59 YDS Hofer 10 CAR 33 YDS Patton 4 CAR 15 YDS Davis 2 CAR 6 YDS Montana 2 CAR 5 YDS Solomon 1 CAR 0 YDS Receiving Hofer 7 REC 64 YDS Clark 6 REC 52 YDS Solomon 3 REC 35 YDS Cooper 3 REC 21 YDS Young 2 REC 16 YDS Patton 1 REC 11 YDS Shumann 1 REC 8 YDS Easley 1 REC 6 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 2 KR 52 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 2 PR 22 YDS Punting Jim Miller 4 PUNTS 144 YDS Kicking Wersching 4 5 FG Sacks Interceptions Hicks 1 INT 10 YDS 49ers Missed Field Goals Wersching 40The Niners winning streak ended in a battle of six combined field goals Opposing quarterbacks Brian Sipe and Montana combined for 393 yards three interceptions and an average passer rating of 56 Week 12 Sunday November 22 1981 at Los Angeles Rams edit 28 Week 12 San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 9 3 3 7 17633Rams 5 7 0 17 7731at Anaheim Stadium Anaheim California Date November 22 1981Game time 1 00 p m PSTGame weather 60 F 16 C wind 8Game attendance 63 456Referee Red CashionTV announcers CBS Vin Scully play by play and Hank Stram color commentator 29 7 Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Joe Montana 19 30 283 YDS 1 INTRushing Johnny Davis 8 CAR 23 YDS 1 TDReceiving Freddie Solomon 5 REC 124 YDSLA Passing Pat Haden 9 13 122 YDS 1 TDRushing Wendell Tyler 23 CAR 97 YDS 1 TDReceiving Preston Dennard 5 REC 56 YDS 1 TDScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF LA1 49ers 47 yard field goal by Wersching 3 02 Rams 44 yard field goal by Corral 3 32 Rams Tyler 16 yard touchdown reception from Pastorini Corral kick good 3 102 49ers Davis 1 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 10 102 Rams Dennard 7 yard touchdown reception from Guman Corral kick good 10 173 49ers Lawrence 92 yard kickoff return for a touchdown Wersching kick good 17 173 49ers 34 yard field goal by Wersching 20 173 49ers Interception returned 25 yards for touchdown by Lott Wersching kick good 27 173 Rams Arnold 2 yard touchdown reception from Haden Corral kick good 27 244 49ers 32 yard field goal by Wersching 30 244 Rams Tyler 22 yard touchdown run Corral kick good 30 314 49ers 37 yard field goal by Wersching 33 31 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 33 31Point spread 49ers 3 Over Under 42 0 over Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Rams19 First downs 2728 71 Rushes yards 47 203283 Passing yards 20819 30 1 Passes 18 32 13 24 Sacked yards 1 0259 Net passing yards 208330 Total yards 411220 Return yards 912 44 0 Punts 4 44 81 1 Fumbles lost 4 15 51 Penalties yards 7 7125 00 Time of possession 35 00Individual stats Passing Montana 19 30 283 YDS 1 INT Rushing Davis 8 CAR 23 YDS 1 TD Patton 8 CAR 20 YDS Hofer 5 CAR 16 YDS Lawrence 2 CAR 9 YDS Cooper 4 CAR 4 YDS Montana 1 CAR 1 YDS Receiving Solomon 5 REC 124 YDS Cooper 5 REC 55 YDS Clark 4 REC 59 YDS Hofer 2 REC 20 YDS Young 2 REC 18 YDS Shumann 1 REC 7 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 3 KR 138 YDS 1 TD Ring 2 KR 45 YDS Punt Returns Hicks 2 PR 12 YDS Punting Miller 2 PUNTS 88 YDS Kicking Wersching 3 3 PAT 4 4 FG Sacks Interceptions Lott 1 INT 25 YDS 1 TDThe game lead tied or changed eight times as the Rams wound up using quarterbacks Dan Pastorini and Pat Haden while running back Mike Guman threw a seven yard touchdown to Preston Dennard Amos Lawrence opened the third quarter by scoring on the opening kickoff and Ronnie Lott scored after intercepting Pastorini Week 13 Sunday November 29 1981 vs New York Giants edit 30 Week 13 New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalGiants 6 7 0 3 071049ers 10 3 7 7 0317at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date November 29 1981Game time 1 00 p m PSTGame weather 49 F 9 C wind 10Game attendance 57 186Referee Jerry MarkbreitTV announcers CBS Tim Ryan play by play and Fred Dryer color commentator 31 7 Team Category Player StatisticsNYG PassingRushingReceivingSF PassingRushingReceivingScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP NYG SF TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 10 17Point spread Over Under Time of Game Giants Game Statistics 49ersFirst downsRushes yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles lostPenalties yardsTime of possession scoring First quarter SF Johnny Davis 1 yard rush Ray Wersching kick 49ers 7 0Second quarter SF Joe Montana 20 yard rush Ray Wersching kick 49ers 14 0 NYG Joe Danelo 52 yard field goal 49ers 14 3Fourth quarter NYG Rob Carpenter 3 yard rush Joe Danelo kick 49ers 14 10 SF Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal 49ers 17 10 stats Top passers NYG Scott Brunner 13 34 162 Yds 3 Ints SF Joe Montana 27 39 234 YdsTop rushers NYG Rob Carpenter 13 Car 40 Yds 1 TD SF Paul Hofer 8 Car 33 YdsTop receivers NYG Rob Carpenter 5 Rec 55 Yds SF Dwight Clark 7 Rec 87 YdsTop tacklers NYG SF Turnovers NYG 5 SF 0 Week 14 at Cincinnati Bengals edit 32 Week Fourteen San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 7 7 0721Bengals 0 3 003at Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Date December 6Game time 10 00 a m PSTGame weather 28 F 2 C wind 7 wind chill 21 F 6 C Game attendance 56 796Referee Jerry SeemanTV announcers CBS Tim Ryan play by play Fred Dryer color commentator Pro Football Reference com 7 Game informationFirst quarter SF Bill Ring 4 yard pass from Joe Montana Ray Wersching kick 49ers 7 0Second quarter CIN Jim Breech 30 yard field goal 49ers 7 3 SF Dwight Clark 15 yard pass from Joe Montana Ray Wersching kick 49ers 14 3Fourth quarter SF Joe Montana 1 yard rush Ray Wersching kick 49ers 21 3 Top passers SF Joe Montana 23 36 187 Yds 2 TDs 1 Int CIN Jack Thompson 10 18 114 Yds 1 IntTop rushers SF Earl Cooper 12 Car 62 Yds CIN Pete Johnson 12 Car 86 YdsTop receivers SF Dwight Clark 6 Rec 78 Yds 1 TD CIN Dan Ross 7 Rec 69 YdsTop tacklers SF CIN Turnovers SF 1 CIN 6 Week 15 vs Houston Oilers edit 33 Week Fifteen Houston Oilers at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalOilers 0 0 06649ers 0 0 21728at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date December 13Game time 1 00 p m PSTGame weather 54 F 12 C wind 7Game attendance 55 707Referee Dick JorgensenTV announcers NBC Bob Costas play by play Bob Trumpy color commentator Pro Football Reference com 7 Game informationThird quarter SF Ricky Patton 3 yard rush Ray Wersching kick 49ers 7 0 SF Earl Cooper 3 yard rush Ray Wersching kick 49ers 14 0 SF Dwight Clark 2 yard pass from Joe Montana Ray Wersching kick 49ers 21 0Fourth quarter SF Mike Wilson 27 yard pass from Guy Benjamin Ray Wersching kick 49ers 28 0 HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush kick failed 49ers 28 6 Top passers HOU Gifford Nielsen 21 30 140 Yds SF Joe Montana 18 26 204 Yds 1 TDTop rushers HOU Earl Campbell 18 Car 45 Yds 1 TD SF Ricky Patton 9 Car 57 Yds 1 TDTop receivers HOU Adger Armstrong 9 Rec 62 Yds SF Earl Cooper 6 Rec 77 YdsTop tacklers HOU SF Turnovers HOU 2 SF 0 Week 16 Sunday December 20 1981 at New Orleans Saints edit 34 Week 16 San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 13 3 7 7 0721Saints 4 12 14 0 3017at Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Louisiana Date December 20 1981Game time 11 00 a m PSTGame weather indoorsGame attendance 43 639Referee Gene BarthTV announcers CBS Tim Ryan play by play and Fred Dryer color commentator 35 7 Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Joe Montana 9 11 106 YDS 2 TDsRushing Bill Ring 11 CAR 71 YDSReceiving Freddie Solomon 5 REC 38 YDS 1 TDNO Passing Archie Manning 14 21 110 YDS 1 INTRushing George Rogers 30 CAR 107 YDS 2 TDsReceiving Toussaint Tyler 5 REC 21 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF NO1 49ers Young 13 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 7 01 Saints Rogers 6 yard touchdown run Ricardo kick good 7 71 Saints Rogers 5 yard touchdown run Ricardo kick good 7 142 49ers Solomon 2 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 14 143 Saints 27 yard field goal by Ricardo 14 174 49ers Davis 1 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 21 17 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 21 17Point spread 49ers 7 Over Under 37 0 over Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Saints19 First downs 1531 154 Rushes yards 36 133195 Passing yards 11017 25 1 Passes 14 23 10 0 Sacked yards 2 21195 Net passing yards 89349 Total yards 22274 Return yards 1184 46 0 Punts 4 34 83 2 Fumbles lost 1 05 45 Penalties yards 3 3026 03 Time of possession 33 57Individual stats Passing Montana 9 11 106 YDS 2 TDs Benjamin 8 14 89 YDS 1 INT Rushing Ring 11 CAR 71 TDS Patton 8 CAR 36 YDS Davis 6 CAR 19 YDS 1 TD Solomon 1 CAR 16 YDS Montana 1 CAR 10 YDS Easley 2 CAR 4 YDS Benjamin 1 CAR 1 YD Cooper 1 CAR 3 YDS Receiving Solomon 5 REC 38 YDS 1 TD Patton 4 REC 25 YDS Easley 3 REC 35 YDS Ramson 2 REC 27 YDS Cooper 1 REC 36 YDS Clark 1 REC 21 YDS Young 1 REC 13 YDS 1 TD Kickoff Returns Ring 2 KR 41 YDS Lawrence 2 KR 24 YDS Punt Returns Solomon 1 PR 0 YDS Punting Miller 4 PUNTS 184 YDS Kicking Wersching 3 3 PAT Sacks Interceptions Williamson 1 INT 9 YDSStandings editNFC Westviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STKSan Francisco 49ers 1 13 3 0 813 5 1 10 2 357 250 W5Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 438 3 3 6 6 426 355 L3Los Angeles Rams 6 10 0 375 2 4 5 7 303 351 L1New Orleans Saints 4 12 0 250 2 4 2 10 207 378 L4Final statistics editRegular Season Stats editPassing PassingPlayer Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp Yds TD TD Int Int Lng Y A AY A Y C Y G Rate Sk Yds NY A ANY A Sk 4QC GWDMontana QB 16 16 13 3 0 311 488 63 7 3565 19 3 9 12 2 5 78 7 3 7 0 11 5 222 8 88 4 26 193 5 1 6 56 6 25 2 2Benjamin QB 4 0 15 26 57 7 171 1 3 8 1 3 8 27 6 6 5 6 11 4 42 8 74 4 3 30 10 3 4 86 4 00 1 1Solomon WR 15 15 1 1 100 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 0 25 0 25 0 1 7 118 7 0 0 0 0 25 00 25 00Easley RB 12 1 1 1 100 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 4 87 5 0 0 0 0 5 00 5 00Clark WR 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 39 6 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00Team Total 16 13 3 0 328 517 63 4 3766 20 3 9 13 2 5 78 7 3 6 9 11 5 235 4 87 7 29 223 5 3 6 49 6 15 3 3Opp Total 16 273 514 53 1 3135 16 3 1 27 5 3 67 6 1 4 36 11 5 195 9 60 2 36 290 6 5 5 2 3 5Rushing RushingPlayer Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y A Y G A GPatton RB 16 15 152 543 4 28 3 6 33 9 9 5Cooper FB 16 11 98 330 1 23 3 4 20 6 6 1Davis RB 11 5 94 297 7 14 3 2 18 6 5 9Easley RB 12 1 76 224 1 9 2 9 18 7 6 3Hofer RB 12 0 60 193 1 12 3 2 16 1 5 0Ring RB 12 0 22 106 0 16 4 8 8 8 1 8Montana QB 16 16 25 95 2 20 3 8 5 9 1 6Lawrence RB 13 0 13 48 1 14 3 7 3 7 1 0Solomon WR 15 15 9 43 0 16 4 8 2 9 0 6Clark WR 16 16 3 32 0 18 10 7 2 0 0 2Elliott RB 4 0 7 29 0 9 4 1 7 3 1 8Benjamin QB 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3Team Total 16 560 1941 17 28 3 5 121 3 35 0Opp Total 16 464 1918 10 4 1 119 9 29 0Statistical comparison edit San Francisco 49ers OpponentsFirst downs 317 280First downs rushing 110 113First downs passing 183 144First downs penalty 24 23Third down efficiency 114 259 87 224Fourth down efficiency 0 0 0 0Net yards rushing 1941 1918Rushing attempts 560 454Yards per rush 3 5 4 1Passing Completions attempts 328 517 273 514Times sacked total yards 29 223 36 290Interceptions thrown 13 27Net yards passing 3543 2845Total net yards 5484 4763Punt returns total yards 48 344 57 664Kickoff returns total yards 45 909 67 1389Interceptions total return yards 27 448 13 297Punts average yardage 93 41 5 83 41 4Fumbles lost 26 12 36 21Penalties total yards 92 752 108 866Time of possession 31 38 28 22Turnovers 25 48Quarter by quarter edit 49ers Quarter by quarter1 2 3 4 T49ers 80 100 88 89 357Opponents 40 76 55 79 250Individual leaders edit 49ers PassingC ATT1 Yds TD INT RatingMontana 311 488 3565 19 12 88 4Benjamin 15 26 171 1 1 74 4Solomon 1 1 25 0 0 118 8Easley 1 1 5 0 0 87 5Clark 0 1 0 0 0 39 649ers RushingCar2 Yds TD LG3 Yds CarPatton 152 543 4 28 3 6Cooper 98 330 1 23 3 4Davis 94 297 7 14 3 2Easley 76 224 1 9 2 9Hofer 60 193 1 12 3 2Ring 22 106 0 16 4 8Montana 25 95 2 20 3 8Lawrence 13 48 1 14 3 7Solomon 9 43 0 16 4 8Clark 3 32 0 18 10 7Elliott 7 29 0 9 4 1Benjamin 1 1 0 1 1 049ers ReceivingRec4 Yds TD LG3 Yds RecClark 85 1105 4 78 13 0Solomon 59 969 8 60 16 4Cooper 51 477 0 50 9 4Young 37 400 5 29 10 8Hofer 27 244 0 22 9 0Patton 27 195 1 31 7 2Wilson 9 125 1 27 13 9Easley 9 62 0 21 6 9Elliott 7 81 0 19 11 6Ramson 4 45 0 16 11 3Ring 3 28 1 21 9 3Shumann 3 21 0 8 7 0Lawrence 3 10 0 5 3 3Davis 3 1 0 3 0 3Peets 1 5 0 5 5 049ers InterceptionInt5 Yds TD LG3 Y IntHicks 9 239 1 72 26 6Lott 7 117 3 41 16 7Williamson 4 44 0 28 11 0Wright 3 26 0 26 8 7McColl 1 22 0 22 22 0Martin 1 0 0 0 0Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0Turner 1 0 0 0 049ers PuntsPnt6 Yds LG3 Blck Y PMiller 93 3858 65 0 41 549ers Kickoff ReturnsRt7 Yds TD LG3 Y RtLawrence 17 437 1 92 25 7Ring 10 217 0 29 21 7Lott 7 111 0 20 15 9Wilson 4 67 0 22 16 8Jones 3 43 0 22 14 3Hicks 1 22 0 22 22 0Ramson 1 12 0 12 12 0Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0Patton 1 0 0 0 0 049ers Punt ReturnsRt8 Yds TD LG3 Y RtSolomon 29 173 0 19 6 0Hicks 19 171 0 39 9 049ers Extra PointsXP XPA XP Wersching 30 30 100Bahr 12 12 10049ers Field Goals1 19 20 29 30 39 40 49 50 FG FGA FG Wersching 2 2 7 7 4 7 4 7 17 23 73 9Bahr 0 2 0 1 2 3 2 6 33 9 1Completions attempts 2Carries 3Long gain 4Receptions 5Interceptions 6Punts 7Kickoff Returns 8Punt ReturnsPostseason editRound Date Opponent seed Time TV Result Record Game Site Attendance RecapDivisional January 3 1982 New York Giants 5 2 00 p m PST CBS W 38 24 1 0 Candlestick Park 58 360 RecapNFC Championship January 10 1982 Dallas Cowboys 2 2 00 p m PST CBS W 28 27 2 0 Candlestick Park 60 525 RecapSuper Bowl XVI January 24 1982 vs Cincinnati Bengals A1 W 26 21 3 0 Pontiac Silverdome 81 270 Recap1981 NFC Divisional Playoffs Sunday January 3 1982 vs 5 New York Giants edit 36 NFC Divisional Playoff New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalGiants 1 1 7 3 772449ers 1 0 7 17 01438at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date January 3 1982Game time 2 00 p m PSTGame weather 42 F 6 C wind 11Game attendance 58 360Referee Ben DreithTV announcers CBS Pat Summerall play by play John Madden color commentator and Irv Cross sideline reporter 37 7 Team Category Player StatisticsNYG PassingRushingReceivingSF PassingRushingReceivingScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP NYG SF TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 24 38Point spread Over Under Time of Game Giants Game Statistics 49ersFirst downsRushes yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles lostPenalties yardsTime of possession scoring First quarter SF Charle Young 8 yard pass from Joe Montana Ray Wersching kick 49ers 7 0 NYG Earnest Gray 72 yard pass from Scott Brunner Joe Danelo kick Tied 7 7Second quarter SF Ray Wersching 22 yard field goal 49ers 10 7 SF Freddie Solomon 58 yard pass from Joe Montana Ray Wersching kick 49ers 17 7 SF Ricky Patton 25 yard rush Ray Wersching kick 49ers 24 7 NYG Joe Danelo 48 yard field goal 49ers 24 10Third quarter NYG Johnny Perkins 59 yard pass from Scott Brunner Joe Danelo kick 49ers 24 17Fourth quarter SF Bill Ring 3 yard rush Ray Wersching kick 49ers 31 17 SF Ronnie Lott 20 yard interception return Ray Wersching kick 49ers 38 17 NYG Johnny Perkins 17 yard pass from Scott Brunner Joe Danelo kick 49ers 38 24 stats Top passers NYG Scott Brunner 16 37 290 Yds 3 TDs 2 Ints SF Joe Montana 20 31 304 Yds 2 TDs 1 IntTop rushers NYG Rob Carpenter 17 Car 61 Yds SF Earl Cooper 7 Car 52 YdsTop receivers NYG Johnny Perkins 7 Rec 121 Yds 2 TDs SF Freddie Solomon 6 Rec 107 Yds 1 TDTop tacklers NYG SF Turnovers NYG 4 SF 1 The Giants were making their first appearance in the postseason since 1963 First year starting quarterback Joe Montana led the 49ers to victory in his debut playoff game completing 20 of 31 passes for 304 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception His top target in the game was receiver Dwight Clark who caught 5 passes for 104 yards 1981 NFC Championship Game Sunday January 10 1982 vs 2 Dallas Cowboys edit Main article The Catch American football 38 NFC Championship Game Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCowboys 1 1 10 7 0102749ers 2 0 7 7 7728at Candlestick Park San Francisco California Date January 10 1982Game time 2 00 p m PSTGame weather 43 F 6 C wind 4Game attendance 60 525Referee Jim TunneyTV announcers CBS Vin Scully play by play Hank Stram color commentator and Irv Cross sideline reporter 39 7 Team Category Player StatisticsDAL Passing Danny White 16 24 173 YDS 2 TDs 1 INTRushing Tony Dorsett 22 CAR 91 YDS 1 TDReceiving Jones 3 REC 17 YDSSF Passing Joe Montana 22 35 286 YDS 3 TDs 3 INTsRushing Lenvil Elliott 10 CAR 48 YDSReceiving Dwight Clark 8 REC 120 YDS 2 TDsScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP DAL SF1 49ers Solomon 8 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 0 71 Cowboys 44 yard field goal by Septien 3 71 Cowboys Hill 26 yard touchdown reception from White Septien kick good 10 72 49ers Clark 20 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 10 142 Cowboys Dorsett 5 yard touchdown run Septien kick good 17 143 49ers Davis 2 yard touchdown run Wersching kick good 17 214 Cowboys 22 yard field goal by Septien 20 214 Cowboys Cosbie 21 yard touchdown reception from White Septien kick good 27 214 49ers Clark 6 yard touchdown reception from Montana Wersching kick good 27 28 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 27 28Point spread 49ers 3 Over Under 42 0 over Time of Game Cowboys Game Statistics 49ers16 First downs 2632 115 Rushes yards 31 127173 Passing yards 28616 24 1 Passes 22 35 34 38 Sacked yards 3 20135 Net passing yards 266250 Total yards 393102 Return yards 1366 39 3 Punts 3 35 74 2 Fumbles lost 3 35 39 Penalties yards 7 10632 57 Time of possession 27 03Individual stats Passing Montana 22 35 286 YDS 3 TDs 3 INTs Rushing Elliott 10 CAR 48 YDS Cooper 8 REC 35 YDS Ring 6 CAR 27 YDS Solomon 1 CAR 14 YDS Easley 2 CAR 6 YDS Davis 1 CAR 2 YDS 1 TD Montana 3 CAR 5 YDS Receiving Clark 8 REC 120 YDS 2 TDs Solomon 6 REC 75 YDS 1 TD Young 4 REC 45 YDS Cooper 2 REC 11 YDS Elliott 1 REC 24 YDS Shumann 1 REC 11 YDS Kickoff Returns Lawrence 3 KR 60 YDS Ring 3 KR 47 YDS Punt Returns Hicks 2 PR 21 YDS Solomon 1 PR 3 YDS Punting Miller 3 PUNTS 107 YDS Kicking Wersching 4 4 PAT Sacks Pillers 2 0 Board 1 0 Stuckey 1 0 Interceptions Leopold 1 INT 5 YDSThe 49ers were making their third appearance in the NFC Championship Game Their opponent was their opponent for the two previous NFC Championship Games the Dallas Cowboys In both previous matches the 49ers had lost the game The game is remembered for The Catch The play remembered in 49er lore as Red Right Tight Sprint Right Option had called for both the primary receiver Solomon and Dwight Clark to line up on the right Montana was supposed to roll to his right and find Solomon Clark s pattern called for him to cut left across the end zone stop and immediately reverse his path to the right If Solomon were covered it would be up to Montana to find Clark Due to the pressure Montana s pass was high but Clark was in position to make his memorable grab Future New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady who grew up in the Bay Area attended the game as a four year old The 49ers were victorious despite an astonishing six turnovers including three interceptions by Joe Montana A photograph of the catch with Clark at the height of his leap and Everson Walls reaching out to try to block the ball was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated the following week Super Bowl XVI edit 40 Super Bowl XVI San Francisco 49ers vs Cincinnati Bengals Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 7 13 0626Bengals 0 0 71421at Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Michigan Date January 24 1982Game time 1 00 p m PSTGame weather indoorsGame attendance 81 270Referee Pat HaggertyTV announcers CBS Pat Summerall play by play John Madden color commentator Irv Cross sideline reporter Pro Football Reference com 7 Game informationFirst quarter SF Joe Montana 1 yard run Ray Wersching kick 49ers 7 0Second quarter SF Earl Cooper 11 yard pass from Joe Montana Ray Wersching kick 49ers 14 0 SF Ray Wersching 22 yard field goal 49ers 17 0 SF Ray Wersching 26 yard field goal 49ers 20 0Third quarter CIN Ken Anderson 5 yard rush Jim Breech kick 49ers 20 7Fourth quarter CIN Dan Ross 4 yard pass from Ken Anderson Jim Breech kick 49ers 20 14 SF Ray Wersching 40 yard field goal 49ers 23 14 SF Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal 49ers 26 14 CIN Dan Ross 3 yard pass from Ken Anderson Jim Breech kick 49ers 26 21 Top passers SF Joe Montana 14 22 157 Yds 1 TD CIN Ken Anderson 25 34 300 Yds 2 TDs 2 IntsTop rushers SF Ricky Patton 17 Car 55 Yds CIN Pete Johnson 14 Car 36 YdsTop receivers SF Freddie Solomon 4 Rec 52 Yds CIN Dan Ross 11 Rec 104 Yds 2 TDsTop tacklers SF CIN Turnovers SF 1 CIN 4Awards and records editJoe Montana Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Bill Walsh National Football League Coach of the Year Award1982 AFC NFC Pro Bowl editMain article 1982 Pro Bowl Number Player Position Conference87 Dwight Clark WR NFC Pro Bowlers51 Randy Cross RG Starter NFC Pro Bowlers74 Fred Dean DE NFC Pro Bowlers22 Dwight Hicks S NFC Pro Bowlers42 Ronnie Lott RCB Starter NFC Pro Bowlers16 Joe Montana QB Starter NFC Pro Bowlers 41 Media editPre season Local TV Channel Play by play Color commentator s KPIX TV 5Local Radio Flagship station Play by play Color commentator s Sideline reporter s KCBS AM 740 Don Klein Wayne WalkerReferences edit Remembering the Silverdome and the 49er dynasty 1981 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference com 1981 San Francisco 49ers starters and roster Pro Football Reference com Retrieved November 14 2014 Team rosters Spokane Chronicle Washington January 23 1982 p 12 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions September 6 1981 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s San Francisco 49ers 2023 Media Guide San Francisco 49ers p 563 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers September 13 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons September 20 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers September 27 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins October 4 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers October 11 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers October 18 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers October 25 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers November 1 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers November 8 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers November 15 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams November 22 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers November 29 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints December 20 1981 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference NFC Divisional Playoff New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers January 3 1982 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 Pro Football Reference 1981 NFC Championship Game Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers January 10 1982 The Football Database Retrieved 2023 Sep 03 San Francisco 49ers 2015 Media Guide San Francisco 49ers p 517 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