Week 3
Final
DAL
SF1Q
0 - 7
F. Solomon 8-yard TD catch from J. Montana.
Made XP
1Q
3 - 7
R. Septien 44-yard field goal.
1Q
10 - 7
T. Hill 26-yard TD catch from D. White.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 14
D. Clark 20-yard TD catch from J. Montana.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 14
T. Dorsett 5-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
17 - 21
J. Davis 2-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
20 - 21
R. Septien 22-yard field goal.
4Q
27 - 21
D. Cosbie 21-yard TD catch from D. White.
Made XP
4Q
27 - 28
D. Clark 6-yard TD catch from J. Montana.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
286
Montana
SF
Rush Yds
91
Dorsett
DAL
Rec Yds
120
Clark
SF
Scrim TD
2
Clark
SF
Matchup
1981 NFC East
Cowboys 
Eagles 
Giants 
Redskins 
Cardinals 
49ers 
Falcons 
Rams 
Saints Game Summary
The San Francisco 49ers squeaked out a win over the Dallas Cowboys, 28 to 27, in the 1981 NFC Championship game on January 10, 1982.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 16/24 | 173 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 4-38 | 98.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Montana #16 | 22/35 | 286 | 8.2 | 3 | 3 | 3-20 | 81.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
J. Jones #23 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
R. Springs #20 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
D. White #11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Elliott #36 | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
E. Cooper #89 | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 |
B. Ring #30 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 |
F. Solomon #88 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
W. Easley #31 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Davis #38 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Montana #16 | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 26 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
D. Cosbie #84 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 |
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
B. Joe DuPree #89 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Springs #20 | 0/0 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 |
J. Saldi #87 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Donley #83 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Clark #87 | 0/0 | 120 | 15.0 | 2 | 38 |
F. Solomon #88 | 0/0 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | 21 |
C. Young #86 | 0/0 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 17 |
L. Elliott #36 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
M. Shumann #84 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
E. Cooper #89 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Walls #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Leopold #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wersching #14 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #3 | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 37 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
T. Newsome #30 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lawrence #20 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ring #30 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hicks #22 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
F. Solomon #88 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 16/24 | 173 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 4-38 | 98.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
J. Jones #23 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
R. Springs #20 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
D. White #11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 26 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
D. Cosbie #84 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 |
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
B. Joe DuPree #89 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Springs #20 | 0/0 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 |
J. Saldi #87 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Donley #83 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Walls #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
T. Newsome #30 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Montana #16 | 22/35 | 286 | 8.2 | 3 | 3 | 3-20 | 81.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Elliott #36 | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
E. Cooper #89 | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 |
B. Ring #30 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 |
F. Solomon #88 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
W. Easley #31 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Davis #38 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Montana #16 | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Clark #87 | 0/0 | 120 | 15.0 | 2 | 38 |
F. Solomon #88 | 0/0 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | 21 |
C. Young #86 | 0/0 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 17 |
L. Elliott #36 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
M. Shumann #84 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
E. Cooper #89 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Leopold #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wersching #14 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #3 | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 37 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lawrence #20 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ring #30 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hicks #22 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
F. Solomon #88 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
250
Total Yds
393
135
Pass Yds
266
115
Rush Yds
127
0
Total Drives
0
60
Total Plays
69
4.2
Yards Per Play
5.7
4.8
Yards Per Pass
7
3.6
Yards Per Rush
4.1
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
16
1st Downs
26
9
Passing 1st Downs
17
5
Rushing 1st Downs
6
2
1st Downs from Penalties
3
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
6
Punts
3
3
Turnovers
6
1
Interceptions Thrown
3
2
Fumbles Lost
3
5
Penalties
7
3.0
Sacks
4.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
