Ferguson threw for 202 yards and a touchdown, but completed only 15 of 31 passes and was intercepted twice. (AP Photo/Al Golub), San Francisco 49er Wide Receiver Dwight Clark (87) and Guard Dan Audick (61). (87) Dwight Clark and (68) John Ayers during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. However, Simpson's interception at the 1-yard line halted New York's comeback with two seconds left. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? started the season with 5 Or write about sports? Then on third down and 9, Fouts' 21-yard completion to Wes Chandler moved the ball to the Bengals 33. Gastineau got to the ball before anyone else, but wound up accidentally knocking the ball forward twice while trying to pick it up, and Buffalo lineman Ken Jones ended up recovering it. (AP Photo/Al Golub), San Francisco 49er Kicker Ray Wersching makes kick off during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the fourth seed wild card hosted the fifth seed. On the next drive, defensive tackle John Dutton deflected Williams' pass into the arms of Ed "Too Tall" Jones for an interception on the Bucs 25-yard line, and the Cowboys scored another touchdown with a 5-yard run by James Jones. Fellow linebacker Craig Puki later said that he thought Turner had missed two plays, but he was in his stance and evidently did not see Turner race onto the field at the last instance for the first-down play from the 3. For that, San Francisco has an amazing run in the 1980s, plus an extra. One of its victories was over Cincinnati by a 21-3 score. Dorsett was the top rusher of the game with 85 yards and a touchdown, while also catching four passes for 48 yards. The Jets took advantage again with another Leahy field goal to bring the team within 11 points at 24-13. (Corky Charles Trewin/NFL), Dallas Cowboys Running Back Tony Dorsett (33) make run against the San Francisco Defensive Line. The San Francisco 49ers have played a total of 73 Despite a game-time temperature of 9F (23C) and a 35-mile-per-hour wind that sent wind chills as low as 59F, Bengals' quarterback Ken Anderson threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions, and rushed for 39 yards to lead his team to a victory. All-time Passing Leader: Joe Montana 2,929/4,600, 35,124 yds, 244 TD, All-time Rushing Leader: Frank Gore 2,442 att, 11,073 yds, 64 TD, All-time Receiving Leader: Jerry Rice 1,281 rec, 19,247 yds, 176 TD, All-time Scoring Leader: Jerry Rice 1,130 points, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2:32PM. San Francisco won despite losing six turnovers. Johnson, the team's leading rusher with 1,077 yards during the season, was held to just 45 yards, but it did not matter as the Bengals still racked up 136 yards on the ground, 72 of them and two touchdowns from Alexander. [2], at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Buffalo struck right back with a 79-yard scoring drive. Had Bunz tackled him low, Alexander's momentum would have carried him into the end zone. The San Francisco 49ers last missed the playoffs in 2020. But after a 15-yard illegal block penalty on Clark, Montana lost a fumble while being sacked by Harvey Martin. The 49ers won the game 28-27. We had run twice to the left, and David Verser missed a block on the second call because of the crowd noise. The worst running game in the league alongside a defense that went from second overall and points in 1981 to twenty-first and twenty-third respectively were the main culprits for the losing season. But this time the Jets could not take advantage, as Simpson put an end to the next drive with an interception of his own. Simpson recorded two interceptions, while Lewis caught seven passes for a franchise postseason record 158 yards and two touchdowns. NHL. He failed to pick up an audible blocking change. Harris caught the ball and immediately lateraled it to Tony Nathan, who then took it 25 yards to the end zone as time expired in the half, cutting the deficit to 2417. Despite playing without starting quarterback Phil Simms and linebacker Brad Van Pelt, the Giants jumped to a 200 lead in the first quarter and withstood an Eagles comeback at the end to hold on to a 2721 win. NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins - January 8th, 1984 NFL Scores Playoffs Washington Redskins 24 16-2 Prev Game Next Game Coach: Joe Gibbs San Francisco 49ers 21 11-7 Prev Game Coach: Bill Walsh Sunday Jan 8, 1984 Start Time: 12:30pm Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Logos via Sports Logos.net / About logos However, Buffalo was called for a delay of game penalty, and Ferguson's pass attempt on the next snap fell incomplete. The next time they had the ball, New York drove 85 yards to the 49ers 4-yard line, but it ended there and Danelo hit the uprights on a 21-yard field goal attempt. Gregg, once described by Lombardi as "the finest player I've ever coached," appeared with the Packers in Super Bowls I and II and the Dallas Cowboys in VI. After that it looked as if they were trying not to make mistakes. Or write about sports? But Cincinnati's defense halted the drive at the 18-yard line and it ended with no points when Rolf Benirschke missed a 37-yard field goal attempt. 1950 San Francisco 49ers, who all This was also the first year that both New York City area teams, the Giants and the Jets, made the playoffs together in the same year. All-time Rushing Leader: Frank Gore 2,442 att, 11,073 yds, 64 TD . This was the only time this happened in either conference since the playoffs were expanded to 10 teams in 1978. ", The difference in the game, said Gregg, "was the four turnovers. In 1973, the division-champion Bengals were beaten by the Miami Dolphins in the playoffs. The wide receiver fumbled when tackled by Eric Wright, however, and Lynn Thomas recovered on the 8-yard line. No, the San Francisco 49ers have been known by that name since 1950. But linebacker Keena Turner never got the message as defensive coordinator Chuck Studley's call was lost in the Silverdome noise. In 2022, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round. But the Giants were able to run out the rest of the clock, picking up gains of six, three, and five yards on runs by Carpenter for a key first down. . The creative direction of Super Bowl LVII was inspired by the beauty of Arizona's natural landscapes - from its grand rock formations to its vast rainbow skies. Then linebacker Rick Razzano forced a fumble from Chargers' rookie kick returner James Brooks, and Don Bass recovered for the Bengals on the San Diego 12-yard line. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Record: 3-6-0, 3rd in (AP Photo/Al Golub), Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Randy White (54) on bench during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. Todd threw for 377 yards, while Ferguson threw for 268. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Although they finished last again in 1980, the Bengals improved their record to 6-10 under the first-year leadership of Forrest Gregg. The 49ers finished 36, thus missing the playoffs despite the expanded sixteen team format. Then after forcing a punt that Harper returned 6 yards to his own 42, New York drove for another score, aided by a pass interference call against Bills defensive back Mario Clark that nullified an interception. I told them what to expect. Six plays later (one a 14-yard catch by tight end Dan Ross), Charles Alexander scored on a 4-yard touchdown run. What they didn't know was that we worked our tails off all week on that play, too.". The 49ers, who lost 12 of 26 fumbles in their NFC title march, opened their first Super Bowl game on an inauspicious note. San Diego countered with a 6-play, 60-yard drive to score on Fouts' 25-yard touchdown completion to tight end Kellen Winslow. [2], at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California. 1982 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS PENNANT | Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop, Vintage Sports Memorabilia, Pennants, Flags | eBay! Super Bowl XVI was played to an improbable script. Cribbs rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 4 passes for 64 yards. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. (AP Photo/Al Golub), San Francisco 49ers Running Back Bill Ring (30) makes good yardage during kick off runback during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. Early in the third quarter, the Bills advanced 69 yards in five plays, starting with Ferguson's 15-yard pass to Frank Lewis and ending with a 44-yard touchdown run by Cribbs to tie the game. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. With 10:39 left in the game, Anderson threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Cris Collinsworth, giving the Bengals a 2821 lead at the end of a 9-play, 79-yard drive that saw him burn the Bills with a 42-yard completion on a short pass to Steve Kreider on third and 1 from the Bengals 42-yard line. Both conference champions had losing records the previous season, the only time this has happened. The team had . The content and information from other sites is the property of their respective owners. Cincinnati eventually drove inside the 10, but the Bills made a key defensive stand, as defensive end Ken Johnson sacked Anderson at the 15 on third down and then Robb Riddick leaped high in the air to block Jim Breech's 33-yard field goal attempt. The rivalry stems from the proximity of Oakland and San . As Bunz handled lead blocker Alexander on the fourth-down smash, Reynolds led the charge that snuffed out Johnson. On their next drive, Anderson's five completions moved the ball deep into Chargers territory, but Willie Buchanon put an end to it when he recovered a fumble from Ross that had been forced by Woodrow Lowe. Cincinnati's defense intercepted San Diego quarterback Dan Fouts twice and recovered two fumbles, while their offense did not commit a single turnover until late in the third quarter when they already had a solid lead. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system. The AFC champions advanced to a second-and-goal on the 5-yard line before Anderson was sacked for a six-yard loss by Jim Stuckey. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli), Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett (33) scores a touchdown while San Francisco 49ers safety Dwight Hicks (22) gives chase during the NFL football game NFC Championship between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, California on January 10, 1982. Three plays later from the 40-yard line, Strock took the snap and threw a pass intended for Harris at the 20-yard line. The Bengals completely took over the game from that point on. In addition to his 56-yard punt return touchdown, Chandler caught six passes for 106 yards. (AP Photo/Al Golub), Ray Wersching (14) of the 49ers kicks the extra point, as Joe Montana (16) holds the ball, that gave them a 28-27 win over the Dallas Cowboys and a trip to the Super Bowl, Jan. 10, 1982, San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo), San Francisco Line Backer Jack "hacksaw" Reynolds set his sites on Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Danny White (11) during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982.