The San Francisco 49ers were decisively beaten by the Minnesota Vikings, 36 to 24, in the 1987 NFC divisional game on January 9, 1988.
1st quarter
MIN
SF
Chuck Nelson 21-yard field goal
3
0
Ray Wersching 43-yard field goal
3
3
2nd quarter
MIN
SF
Carl Hilton 7-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick)
10
3
Chuck Nelson 23-yard field goal
13
3
Najee Mustafaa 45-yard interception return (Chuck Nelson kick)
20
3
3rd quarter
MIN
SF
Jeff Fuller 48-yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)
20
10
Hassan Jones 5-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick)
27
10
Steve Young 5-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
27
17
Chuck Nelson 40-yard field goal
30
17
4th quarter
MIN
SF
Chuck Nelson 46-yard field goal
33
17
John Frank 16-yard pass from Steve Young (Ray Wersching kick)
33
24
Chuck Nelson 23-yard field goal
36
24
Vikings
49ers
1st Downs
22
17
Passing 1st Downs
15
10
Rushing 1st Downs
5
6
1st downs from penalties
2
1
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
70
66
Total Yards
397
358
Yards per play
5.7
5.4
Passing
280
243
Comp - Att
20 - 34
24 - 44
Yards per pass
7.8
5.1
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 18
4 - 24
Rushing
117
115
Rushing Attempts
34
18
Yards per rush
3.4
6.4
Penalties
2
8
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Wilson | 20 | 34 | 298 | 8.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 95.0 |
| Team | 20 | 34 | 280 | 8.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 95.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 117 | 3.4 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 10 | 227 | 22.7 | 0 | |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 20 | 298 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Doleman | 2.0 | |||||
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 | |||||
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Nelson | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| Team | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 46 |
| Team | 5 | 182 | 36.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Team | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 12 | 17 | 158 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94.7 |
| Joe Montana | 12 | 26 | 109 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 42.0 |
| Harry Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team | 24 | 44 | 243 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 61.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
| Team | 18 | 115 | 6.4 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Craig | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Mike Wilson | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| John Taylor | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| John Frank | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Brent Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Young | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Team | 24 | 267 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Haley | 1.0 | |||||
| Michael Walter | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Runager | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 49 |
| Team | 6 | 245 | 40.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Rathman | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 23 |
| John Taylor | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana McLemore | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
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