The San Francisco 49ers decisively defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 28 to 12, on October 1, 1978.

1978 San Francisco 49ers

Final

CIN

Bengals

0-5-0

12

SF

49ers

1-4-0

28

1

0

7

2

0

14

3

9

0

4

3

7

Total

12

28

1st quarter

CIN

SF

49ers

Elmo Boyd 24-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

CIN

SF

49ers

O.J. Simpson 9-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

0

14

49ers

Tony Leonard 30-yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)

0

21

3rd quarter

CIN

SF

Bengals

Safety by Gary Burley

2

21

Bengals

Billy Brooks 9-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)

9

21

4th quarter

CIN

SF

Bengals

Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal

12

21

49ers

Paul Hofer 28-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

12

28

Bengals

49ers

1st Downs

18

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

59

Total Yards

322

179

Yards per play

4.7

3.0

Passing

219

66

Comp - Att

17 - 35

8 - 17

Yards per pass

5.9

3.9

Interceptions thrown

5

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

0 - 0

Rushing

103

113

Rushing Attempts

32

42

Yards per rush

3.2

2.7

Penalties

13

8

Turnovers

8

2

Fumbles lost

3

0

Interceptions

5

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ken Anderson 13 26 183 7.0 1 4 46.3
John Reaves 4 9 52 5.8 0 1 23.6
Team 17 35 219 6.7 1 5 2 40.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Boobie Clark 9 44 4.9 0
Lenvil Elliott 8 23 2.9 0
Pete Johnson 8 22 2.8 0
Ken Anderson 4 8 2.0 0
Archie Griffin 3 6 2.0 0
Team 32 103 3.2 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Corbett 3 77 25.7 0
Isaac Curtis 4 46 11.5 0
Billy Brooks 4 39 9.8 1
Boobie Clark 2 30 15.0 0
Pat McInally 2 30 15.0 0
Pete Johnson 2 13 6.5 0
Team 17 235 6.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 3 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Chris Bahr 1 1 1 4
Team 1 1 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Pat McInally 6 287 47.8
Team 6 287 47.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Don Bass 3 69 23.0 0
Deacon Turner 1 24 24.0 0
Team 4 93 23.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Louis Breeden 5 -12 -2.4 0
Team 5 -12 -2.4 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve DeBerg 8 17 66 3.9 2 2 57.1
Team 8 17 66 3.9 2 2 0 57.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Paul Hofer 7 36 5.1 1
O.J. Simpson 10 35 3.5 0
Greg Boykin 16 32 2.0 0
Freddie Solomon 2 25 12.5 0
Bob Ferrell 1 -2 -2.0 0
Dave Williams 5 -4 -0.8 0
Larry Jones 1 -9 -9.0 0
Team 42 113 2.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken MacAfee 3 25 8.3 0
Elmo Boyd 2 23 11.5 1
O.J. Simpson 1 9 9.0 1
Greg Boykin 1 5 5.0 0
Dave Williams 1 4 4.0 0
Team 8 66 3.9 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Ray Wersching 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Connell 9 415 46.1
Team 9 415 46.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dave Williams 2 42 21.0 0
Team 2 42 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Jones 4 69 17.3 0
Team 4 69 17.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,280

Purdy

Brock Purdy

RUSH

1,459

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

REC

1,342

Aiyuk

Brandon Aiyuk

Team Rankings

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PPG

28.9

3rd

OPP PPG

17.5

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

140.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

269.2

6th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
Seahawks Seahawks
9 8 0 .529
Cardinals Cardinals
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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KC Chiefs

4-0-0

25

Final

22

SF 49ers

2-1-0

Sun 11 Feb 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM