Week 1
Final
SF
DET2Q
3 - 0
R. Wersching 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 7
B. Sims 39-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 10
E. Murray 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
10 - 10
R. Patton 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 17
H. King 17-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 17
F. Solomon 21-yard TD catch from J. Montana.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 24
B. Sims 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
196
Danielson
DET
Rush Yds
72
Patton
SF
Rec Yds
94
Solomon
SF
Scrim TD
2
Sims
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1981 NFC West
SF DET
49ers 
Falcons 
Rams 
Saints | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions emerged victorious over the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 17, on September 6, 1981.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Montana #16 | 18/28 | 195 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 4-19 | 81.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Danielson #16 | 16/27 | 196 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 4-28 | 91.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Patton #32 | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 1 | 22 |
W. Easley #31 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
E. Cooper #89 | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 |
J. Montana #16 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 1 | 14 |
D. Bussey #24 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 |
L. Thompson #39 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
V. Thompson #38 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
G. Danielson #16 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Solomon #88 | 0/0 | 94 | 11.8 | 1 | 21 |
D. Clark #87 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 17 |
C. Young #86 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 23 |
E. Cooper #89 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 39 |
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 28 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 17 |
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Kane #32 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reynolds #64 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Allen #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wersching #14 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #3 | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Jones #40 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Patton #32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. King #25 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hicks #22 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Solomon #88 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Martin #83 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Montana #16 | 18/28 | 195 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 4-19 | 81.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Patton #32 | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 1 | 22 |
W. Easley #31 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
E. Cooper #89 | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 |
J. Montana #16 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Solomon #88 | 0/0 | 94 | 11.8 | 1 | 21 |
D. Clark #87 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 17 |
C. Young #86 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 23 |
E. Cooper #89 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reynolds #64 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wersching #14 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #3 | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Jones #40 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Patton #32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hicks #22 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Solomon #88 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Danielson #16 | 16/27 | 196 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 4-28 | 91.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 1 | 14 |
D. Bussey #24 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 |
L. Thompson #39 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
V. Thompson #38 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
G. Danielson #16 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 39 |
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 28 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 17 |
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Kane #32 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Allen #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. King #25 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Martin #83 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
297
Total Yds
295
176
Pass Yds
168
121
Rush Yds
127
65
Total Plays
61
4.6
Yards Per Play
4.8
5.5
Yards Per Pass
5.4
3.7
Yards Per Rush
4.2
19
1st Downs
21
10
Passing 1st Downs
9
6
Rushing 1st Downs
9
3
1st Downs from Penalties
3
3
Punts
4
3
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
1
8
Penalties
7
4.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
