Vikings 36-24 49ers (Jan 9, 1988)

MIN

SF

1

3

2

17

0

3

10

14

4

6

7

36

24

1Q

3 - 0

C. Nelson 21-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

3 - 3

R. Wersching 43-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 3

C. Hilton 7-yard TD catch from W. Wilson.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

13 - 3

C. Nelson 23-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

20 - 3

N. Mustafaa 45-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

20 - 10

J. Fuller 48-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

27 - 10

H. Jones 5-yard TD catch from W. Wilson.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

27 - 17

S. Young 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

30 - 17

C. Nelson 40-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

33 - 17

C. Nelson 46-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

33 - 24

J. Frank 16-yard TD catch from S. Young.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

36 - 24

C. Nelson 23-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

298

Wilson

MIN

Rush Yds

72

Young

SF

Rec Yds

227

Carter

MIN

Scrim TD

1

Jones

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Wade Wilson

MIN QB #11

Steve Young

SF QB #8

298

Pass Yds

158

2

Pass TD

1

Int

1

MIN

Team Stats

SF

397

Total Yds

358

22

1st Downs

17

1

Turnovers

2

1987 NFC Central

MIN SF

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	4	0	.733
Vikings	8	7	0	.533
Packers	5	9	1	.367
Buccaneers	4	11	0	.267
Lions	4	11	0	.267

Team	W	L	PCT
49ers	13	2	.867
Saints	12	3	.800
Rams	6	9	.400
Falcons	3	12	.200

Game Summary

The San Francisco 49ers were decisively beaten by the Minnesota Vikings, 36 to 24, in the 1987 NFC divisional game on January 9, 1988.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Wade Wilson W. Wilson #11	20/34	298	8.8	2	1	2-18	95.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Young S. Young #8	12/17	158	9.3	1	1	0-0	94.7
Joe Montana J. Montana #16	12/26	109	4.2	0	1	4-24	42.0
Harry Sydney H. Sydney #24	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	11	42	3.8	12
Wade Wilson W. Wilson #11	6	30	5.0	12
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	1	30	30.0	30
Alfred Anderson A. Anderson #46	7	9	1.3	4
Allen Rice A. Rice #36	6	8	1.3	7
D.J. Dozier #42	3	-2	-0.7	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Steve Young S. Young #8	6	72	12.0	1	42
Joe Montana J. Montana #16	3	20	6.7	0	14
Roger Craig R. Craig #33	7	17	2.4	0	6
Tom Rathman T. Rathman #44	1	12	12.0	0	12
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	0/0	227	22.7	0	63
Allen Rice A. Rice #36	0/0	39	9.8	0	19
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	17	8.5	0	11
Carl Hilton C. Hilton #82	0/0	7	7.0	1	7
Hassan Jones H. Jones #84	0/0	5	5.0	1	5
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Roger Craig R. Craig #33	0/0	78	8.7	0	31
Mike Wilson M. Wilson #85	0/0	50	12.5	0	23
John Taylor J. Taylor #82	0/0	48	24.0	0	33
Jerry Rice J. Rice #80	0/0	28	9.3	0	13
Tom Rathman T. Rathman #44	0/0	18	9.0	0	13
John Frank J. Frank #86	0/0	16	16.0	1	16
Dwight Clark D. Clark #87	0/0	13	13.0	0	13
Brent Jones B. Jones #84	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Steve Young S. Young #8	0/0	2	0	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Carl Lee C. Lee #39	0-0	0.0	1
Najee Mustafaa N. Mustafaa #48	0-0	0.0	1
Scott Studwell S. Studwell #55	0-0	1.0	0
Henry Thomas H. Thomas #97	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Doleman C. Doleman #56	0-0	2.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Michael Walter M. Walter #99	0-0	1.0	0
Jeff Fuller J. Fuller #49	0-0	0.0	1
Charles Haley C. Haley #94	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chuck Nelson C. Nelson #1	5/5	3/3	18	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Ray Wersching R. Wersching #14	1/3	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bucky Scribner B. Scribner #13	5	182	36.4	46

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Max Runager M. Runager #4	6	245	40.8	49

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	2	56	28.0	0	0
Allen Rice A. Rice #36	1	20	20.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Tom Rathman T. Rathman #44	3	45	15.0
Harry Sydney H. Sydney #24	2	28	14.0
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	3	28	9.3

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	2	21	10.5	11	0
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	1	8	8.0	8	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dana McLemore D. McLemore #43	3	17	5.7	14	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Wade Wilson W. Wilson #11	20/34	298	8.8	2	1	2-18	95.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	11	42	3.8	12
Wade Wilson W. Wilson #11	6	30	5.0	12
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	1	30	30.0	30
Alfred Anderson A. Anderson #46	7	9	1.3	4
Allen Rice A. Rice #36	6	8	1.3	7
D.J. Dozier #42	3	-2	-0.7	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	0/0	227	22.7	0	63
Allen Rice A. Rice #36	0/0	39	9.8	0	19
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	17	8.5	0	11
Carl Hilton C. Hilton #82	0/0	7	7.0	1	7
Hassan Jones H. Jones #84	0/0	5	5.0	1	5
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Carl Lee C. Lee #39	0-0	0.0	1
Najee Mustafaa N. Mustafaa #48	0-0	0.0	1
Scott Studwell S. Studwell #55	0-0	1.0	0
Henry Thomas H. Thomas #97	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Doleman C. Doleman #56	0-0	2.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chuck Nelson C. Nelson #1	5/5	3/3	18	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bucky Scribner B. Scribner #13	5	182	36.4	46

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	2	56	28.0	0	0
Allen Rice A. Rice #36	1	20	20.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	2	21	10.5	11	0
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	1	8	8.0	8	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Young S. Young #8	12/17	158	9.3	1	1	0-0	94.7
Joe Montana J. Montana #16	12/26	109	4.2	0	1	4-24	42.0
Harry Sydney H. Sydney #24	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Steve Young S. Young #8	6	72	12.0	1	42
Joe Montana J. Montana #16	3	20	6.7	0	14
Roger Craig R. Craig #33	7	17	2.4	0	6
Tom Rathman T. Rathman #44	1	12	12.0	0	12
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Roger Craig R. Craig #33	0/0	78	8.7	0	31
Mike Wilson M. Wilson #85	0/0	50	12.5	0	23
John Taylor J. Taylor #82	0/0	48	24.0	0	33
Jerry Rice J. Rice #80	0/0	28	9.3	0	13
Tom Rathman T. Rathman #44	0/0	18	9.0	0	13
John Frank J. Frank #86	0/0	16	16.0	1	16
Dwight Clark D. Clark #87	0/0	13	13.0	0	13
Brent Jones B. Jones #84	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Steve Young S. Young #8	0/0	2	0	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Michael Walter M. Walter #99	0-0	1.0	0
Jeff Fuller J. Fuller #49	0-0	0.0	1
Charles Haley C. Haley #94	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Ray Wersching R. Wersching #14	1/3	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Max Runager M. Runager #4	6	245	40.8	49

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Tom Rathman T. Rathman #44	3	45	15.0
Harry Sydney H. Sydney #24	2	28	14.0
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	3	28	9.3

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dana McLemore D. McLemore #43	3	17	5.7	14	0

MIN

SF

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2

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14

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36

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MIN

Team Stats

SF

397

Total Yds

358

280

Pass Yds

243

117

Rush Yds

115

70

Total Plays

66

5.7

Yards Per Play

5.4

7.8

Yards Per Pass

5.1

3.4

Yards Per Rush

6.4

22

1st Downs

17

15

Passing 1st Downs

10

5

Rushing 1st Downs

6

2

1st Downs from Penalties

1

5

Punts

6

1

Turnovers

2

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

0

Fumbles Lost

0

2

Penalties

8

4.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-0 MIN

SF 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1987 NFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats