The 49ers (7-2) travel to Tampa Stadium for a Sunday kickoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-7) on Sun November 22, 1987.
Montana continues at quarterback. The Buccaneers start Steve DeBerg. Ray Perkins year second.
Ray Perkins' Buccaneers are 2-7. Steve DeBerg has thrown for 1,398 yards across nine starts. The Sunday matchup at Tampa Stadium is the kind of cross-conference road game the schedule produces for a 7-2 NFC West contender. The Sunday matchup at home is the year's third consecutive cross-conference home game and the kind of late-November divisional opportunity the team has been building toward. The pass game enters with the year's leading explosive-pass output.
Week 11 has the conference's contenders late November. The Bears 8-3, the 49ers 7-2, the Saints 7-2, the Vikings 6-4. The divisional reading the NFC West contenders compete for the divisional slot and the inside track on the conference's seeding picture. The conference's NFC West tier sits in late-November sort. The closing slate will produce the deciding divisional matchups.
Through 10 games the 49ers are 7-2 with a plus 49 differential. The Buccaneers are 2-7 with a minus 67. Steve DeBerg 1,398 yards. Joe Montana 1,663 yards. Roger Craig 455 rushing. Jerry Rice 39 catches for 619 with 6 TDs. Worth tracking today:: 49ers' explosive pass production against a defensive secondary that ranks 20th.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 6-3 | W2 |
| Houston Oilers | 6-3 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-4 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-6 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 5-4 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 5-4 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-5 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-5 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 4-5 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 8-1 | W8 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-3 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 5-3-1 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 3-6 | L6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1-8 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-2 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6-3 | W3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-7 | L4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 7-2 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-4 | W2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-5 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-5-1 | L3 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-7 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 7-2 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-5 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 3-6 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3-6 | L1 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | James Wilder 4 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 0-7 |
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 21 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 7-7 |
| Buccaneers | Donald Igwebuike 29 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 42 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 14-10 |
| 49ers | Ray Wersching 43 yard field goal | 17-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 3 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 24-10 |
Joe Montana threw a 38-yard touchdown to Jerry Rice and Roger Craig ran for two touchdowns, and the 49ers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-10 at Tampa Stadium. Montana finished 19 of 31 for 245 yards. Rice caught six for 95 with the touchdown. The 49ers improved to 8-2. The 49ers' offense produced multiple scoring drives. The defense produced multiple takeaways.[1][2][3]
A 24-10 road win at Tampa Stadium. The 49ers move to 8-2 with the year's largest single-game victory margin in the second half. Joe Montana threw a 38-yard touchdown to Jerry Rice and Roger Craig ran for two touchdowns.
Montana finished 19 of 31 for 245 with the touchdown to Rice. Rice six catches for 95 with the touchdown. Roger Craig 17 carries for 76 with two short rushing scores. Tom Rathman 5 for 17.
Steve DeBerg finished 17 of 32 for 192 with no touchdowns and two interceptions. The Bucs' offense produced one touchdown drive and one field goal. The Sunday road game produced the kind of late-November win the unit's playoff seeding will be measured on. The offense produced multiple scoring drives; the defensive front produced multiple sacks and takeaways. The road matchup is one of the year's strongest single-game performances for the club.
49ers 24, Buccaneers 10. Margin: plus 14. Record: 8-2.
A 24-10 road win at Tampa Stadium. The 49ers move to 8-2 with the year's largest single-game victory margin in the second half.
How it unfolded
Rice's 38-yard touchdown reception opened the scoring. Craig's two short rushing touchdowns provided the rest. The defensive front produced two interceptions of DeBerg.
The turning point
The Rice 38-yard touchdown. The deep ball to Rice on a slant produced the lead the 49ers did not give back.
By the numbers
Montana 19 of 31 for 245 with the touchdown. Craig 76 on 17 with the two short scores.
What it means
8-2 with the Browns at home next Sunday. The 49ers' offense produced multiple scoring drives. The defense produced multiple takeaways. The line did not give up a sack.
How it unfolded
The early-quarter scoring drives produced the year's biggest single-game margin. The closing-quarter scoring extended the kind of home blowout the operation had been building toward.
The turning point
The early-quarter Rice touchdown that established the kind of two-score lead the offense extended through three quarters.
By the numbers
Montana's pass production was the year's leading yards-per-attempt. Rice's catch production was the team's biggest single-game total in three years. The defensive front produced multiple sacks and turnovers.
Personnel watch
| SF | Opp | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 28 | 14 |
| Total Yards | 432 | 256 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 29/45 | 19/35 |
| Pass yards | 304 | 206 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 9 | 10 |
| Net pass yards | 295 | 196 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 34 | 20 |
| Rush yards | 137 | 60 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 5 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 37 | 35 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Joe Montana #16 | 29/45 | 304 | 3 | 1 | 96.9 |
| TAM | |||||
| Steve DeBerg | 19/35 | 206 | 1 | 1 | 69.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Roger Craig #33 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 18 |
| Harry Sydney #39 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Joe Cribbs | 6 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Tom Rathman #44 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Montana #16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| TAM | ||||
| James Wilder | 11 | 48 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Bartalo | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Smith | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 7 | 103 | 3 | 42 |
| Mike Wilson #85 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 24 |
| Tom Rathman #44 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 17 |
| Roger Craig #33 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| John Frank | 2 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| Dwight Clark #87 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Russ Francis #81 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| TAM | ||||
| Gerald Carter | 3 | 78 | 0 | 57 |
| Solomon Miller | 2 | 42 | 0 | 33 |
| James Wilder | 8 | 39 | 1 | 12 |
| Calvin Magee | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Bruce Hill | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Steve Bartalo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ron Hall | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Freeman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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