The 49ers face the Baltimore Colts on 1956-12-02 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 1956, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 6-2-1 | T1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-3 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-5-1 | T1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-6 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-6 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 7-1-1 | T1 |
| Detroit Lions | 7-2 | L1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 4-4 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-6 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-6-1 | T1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-7 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 07142020 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 710171717 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Alan Ameche 1 yard rush ( Tom Feamster kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Bert Rechichar 34 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| 49ers | Billy Wilson 9 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Alan Ameche 3 yard rush ( Tom Feamster kick) | 7-17 |
| 49ers | Joe Perry 4 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 14-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Billy Wilson 77 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle | 20-17 |
The 49ers' offense produced 20 points on the road against the Baltimore Colts on 1956-12-02. Y.A. Tittle went 14 of 18 for 284 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 43 on 12 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 148 with 2 touchdowns. On the other side Johnny Unitas went 18 of 30 for 179 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Alan Ameche ran for 83 on 19 carries with 2 touchdowns.[1]
San Francisco's offense produced 20 points against the Baltimore Colts on 1956-12-02. Y.A. Tittle went 14 of 18 for 284 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 43 on 12 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 148 with 2 touchdowns.
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 20, Baltimore Colts 17. Margin: plus 3. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 14 of 18 for 284 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 43 on 12 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 148 with 2 touchdowns. Clyde Conner caught 5 for 97. On the Baltimore Colts' side: Johnny Unitas went 18 of 30 for 179 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Alan Ameche ran for 83 on 19 carries with 2 touchdowns.
A 20-17 road win 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 14 of 18 for 284 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 43 on 12 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 148 with 2 touchdowns. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Johnny Unitas went 18 of 30 for 179 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Baltimore Colts, and Alan Ameche ran for 83 on 19 carries with 2 touchdowns.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1956, 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 14 of 18 for 284 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 43 on 12 carries with 1 touchdown, plus John Henry Johnson ran for 29 on 9 carries. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 5 for 148 with 2 touchdowns, and Clyde Conner caught 5 for 97.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 14/18 | 284 | 2 | 0 | |
| BAL | |||||
| Johnny Unitas | 18/30 | 179 | 0 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 12 | 43 | 1 | 17 |
| John Henry Johnson | 9 | 29 | 0 | 8 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 9 | 23 | 0 | 10 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| Tom McCormick | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| BAL | ||||
| Alan Ameche | 19 | 83 | 2 | 23 |
| Lenny Moore | 8 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Royce Womble | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| Billy Vessels | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| L.G. Dupre | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 148 | 2 | 77 |
| Clyde Conner | 5 | 97 | 0 | 40 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| BAL | ||||
| Raymond Berry | 6 | 83 | 0 | 23 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 6 | 74 | 0 | 17 |
| Alan Ameche | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Vessels | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
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