The 49ers face the Baltimore Colts on 1954-11-28 at Memorial Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 10.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The Baltimore Colts arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The Sunday matchup against the Baltimore Colts is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the coaching staff has been pointing toward all week. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Baltimore Colts' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
The slate's Week 10 games continues to shape the playoff race. The conference's projected leaders carry through the calendar with the kind of pace the wire copy has been writing into. The road matchup with the Baltimore Colts is the calendar's sense-check on the 49ers' divisional posture. The Sunday-night and Monday-night games close the week with their own playoff implications.
The first 9 games have shown the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1954, defines the divisional posture. The lead back's rushing workload is the staff's projected call. The receiver room's distribution is the offense's signature. The Baltimore Colts are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 6-2 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 6-3 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-4 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-5 | L4 |
| Washington Redskins | 2-7 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7-1 | W4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-3-1 | W3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-3-1 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-4 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-5 | L1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 1-8 | L7 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7771313 |
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 07101717 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Y.A. Tittle 5 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Gary Kerkorian 1 yard rush ( Gary Kerkorian kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Bert Rechichar 48 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 23 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 13 yard field goal | 13-10 |
| Colts | Royce Womble 78 yard pass from Gary Kerkorian ( Gary Kerkorian kick) | 13-17 |
The 49ers lost 13-17 on the road the Baltimore Colts on 1954-11-28. Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 23 for 124 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 92 on 16 carries. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 60. On the other side Gary Kerkorian went 9 of 14 for 163 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Zollie Toth ran for 83 on 14 carries.[1]
The 49ers' road effort ended in a 13-17 loss against the Baltimore Colts on 1954-11-28. Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 23 for 124 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 92 on 16 carries. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 60.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's middle weeks. The offensive line's pocket time produced the dropbacks the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture across the divisional standings.
The Baltimore Colts produced the kind of game-script the wire copy projected. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check on the 49ers' divisional pacing.
49ers 13, Baltimore Colts 17. Margin: minus 4. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 23 for 124 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 92 on 16 carries. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 60. Bill Jessup caught 2 for 43. On the Baltimore Colts' side: Gary Kerkorian went 9 of 14 for 163 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Zollie Toth ran for 83 on 14 carries.
A 13-17 road loss at the Baltimore Colts. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 23 for 124 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 92 on 16 carries. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 60. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Gary Kerkorian went 9 of 14 for 163 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Baltimore Colts, and Zollie Toth ran for 83 on 14 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1954, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the year. The receiver room's route distribution produced the kind of timing-route conversions the playbook calls.
By the numbers
Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 23 for 124 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 92 on 16 carries, plus John Henry Johnson ran for 82 on 18 carries. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 5 for 60, and Bill Jessup caught 2 for 43.
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1954, defines the year's pacing. The defensive unit's pressure was the central element of the afternoon.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 11/23 | 124 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Perry | 1/1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| BAL | |||||
| Gary Kerkorian | 9/14 | 163 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 16 | 92 | 0 | 17 |
| John Henry Johnson | 18 | 82 | 0 | 13 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| Pete Schabarum | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Billy Mixon | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Tidwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BAL | ||||
| Zollie Toth | 14 | 83 | 0 | 15 |
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 32 | 0 | 29 |
| Royce Womble | 7 | 31 | 0 | 8 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 3 | -13 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 60 | 0 | 20 |
| Bill Jessup | 2 | 43 | 0 | 34 |
| Gordie Soltau | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Harry Babcock | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BAL | ||||
| Royce Womble | 3 | 85 | 1 | 78 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 50 | 0 | 26 |
| Lloyd Colteryahn | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| Dan Edwards | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Zollie Toth | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
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