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.
1st quarter
DAL
SF
Freddie Solomon 8-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
0
7
Rafael Septien 44-yard field goal
3
7
Tony Hill 26-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)
10
7
2nd quarter
DAL
SF
Dwight Clark 20-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
10
14
Tony Dorsett 5-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)
17
14
3rd quarter
DAL
SF
Johnny Davis 2-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
17
21
4th quarter
DAL
SF
Rafael Septien 22-yard field goal
20
21
Doug Cosbie 21-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)
27
21
Dwight Clark 6-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
27
28
Cowboys
49ers
1st Downs
16
26
Passing 1st Downs
9
17
Rushing 1st Downs
5
6
1st downs from penalties
2
3
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
60
69
Total Yards
250
393
Yards per play
4.2
5.7
Passing
135
266
Comp - Att
16 - 24
22 - 35
Yards per pass
4.8
7
Interceptions thrown
1
3
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 38
3 - 20
Rushing
115
127
Rushing Attempts
32
31
Yards per rush
3.6
4.1
Penalties
5
7
Turnovers
3
6
Fumbles lost
2
3
Interceptions
1
3
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 16 | 24 | 173 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 98.1 |
| Team | 16 | 24 | 135 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 98.1 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 1 |
| James Jones | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 115 | 3.6 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hill | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| James Jones | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Doug Donley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 173 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 49 |
| Team | 6 | 236 | 39.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Team | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montana | 22 | 35 | 286 | 8.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 81.4 |
| Team | 22 | 35 | 266 | 8.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 81.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenvil Elliott | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Walt Easley | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Clark | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 2 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| Charle Young | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Cooper | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Shumann | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 22 | 286 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 37 |
| Team | 3 | 107 | 35.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Lawrence | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Bill Ring | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Hicks | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
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