1992 season · Week 2

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers (1 weeks in) face the Buffalo Bills on 1992-09-13 at 3Com Park. The opener of a week sees Steve Young at quarterback against an Buffalo Bills unit that opened the year on the schedule's projected fringe.

Ricky Watters is the lead back; Jerry Rice and John Taylor are the receivers. The defensive front rotates Pierce Holt and Charles Haley at the line.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Sunday matchup against the Buffalo Bills is the kind of home game where the offensive line has the matchup the staff has been pointing toward all week. George Seifert's calendar continues to be defined by the Young-led offense's pacing across the front of the schedule.

Win and the 49ers' divisional cushion stays intact. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Buffalo Bills' offensive line. The pregame practice notes were clean.

AI summary based on verified facts

Around the conference Week 2 continues to shape the playoff race. The Cowboys and Giants share the NFC East projection. The 49ers and Saints share the NFC West top spot. The AFC has the Bills as the conference's projected one-seed contender. The home matchup with the Buffalo Bills is the calendar's first significant game of the closing-half schedule.

AI summary based on verified facts

Through 1 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1992, defines the NFC West projection. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for a 1,000-yard rushing season. The Buffalo Bills are on pace for a sub-.500 finish projection. Vegas opens the 49ers as the favored side. A figure to follow: Watters' chase of the rookie rushing record.

League standings entering Week 2

Standings as of kickoff, Week 2 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Tied atop the league at 1-0: Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Cincinnati Bengals1-0W1
Pittsburgh Steelers1-0W1
Cleveland Browns0-1L1
Houston Oilers0-1L1

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills1-0W1
Indianapolis Colts1-0W1
Miami Dolphins0-0--
New England Patriots0-0--
New York Jets0-1L1

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Denver Broncos1-0W1
Kansas City Chiefs1-0W1
Los Angeles Raiders0-1L1
San Diego Chargers0-1L1
Seattle Seahawks0-1L1

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
Atlanta Falcons1-0W1
San Francisco 49ers1-0W1
Los Angeles Rams0-1L1
New Orleans Saints0-1L1

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Chicago Bears1-0W1
Minnesota Vikings1-0W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1-0W1
Detroit Lions0-1L1
Green Bay Packers0-1L1

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys1-0W1
Philadelphia Eagles1-0W1
New York Giants0-1L1
Phoenix Cardinals0-1L1
Washington Redskins0-1L1

Game video

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Game info

Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Weather
65°F, 60% humidity, wind 13 mph
Vegas line
49ers -3.5
Over/Under
44 (over)

Score

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49ers 7, Buffalo Bills 349ers 24, Buffalo Bills 1349ers 31, Buffalo Bills 2749ers 31, Buffalo Bills 3449ers 31, Buffalo Bills 34[1][2]

1234T
Buffalo Bills310147313273434
San Francisco 49ers71770724313131

Scoring plays

Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.

Q1

TeamPlayScore
49ersOdessa Turner 23 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick)0-7
BillsSteve Christie 41 yard field goal3-7

Q2

TeamPlayScore
49ersTom Rathman 2 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)3-14
BillsThurman Thomas 20 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick)10-14
49ersMike Cofer 24 yard field goal10-17
BillsSteve Christie 28 yard field goal13-17
49ersJohn Taylor 7 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick)13-24

Q3

TeamPlayScore
BillsPete Metzelaars 53 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick)20-24
BillsPete Metzelaars 24 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick)27-24
49ersJohn Taylor 54 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick)27-31

Q4

TeamPlayScore
BillsThurman Thomas 11 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)34-31

Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers lost 31-34 at home over the Buffalo Bills on 1992-09-13. Jim Kelly threw for 403 and the Bills won on a late field goal. Young threw for 449 and three touchdowns. Mike Sherrard caught 6 for 159. Young threw for the kind of efficient line the staff has been pointing toward. The defense produced the kind of pressure that defined the afternoon.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers lost 31-34 against the Buffalo Bills. Jim Kelly threw for 403 and the Bills won on a late field goal. Young threw for 449 and three touchdowns. Mike Sherrard caught 6 for 159. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting. Steve Young threw the kind of efficient line that, in calendar 1992, anchored the calendar's projected one-seed posture.

Ricky Watters ran the kind of workhorse afternoon the offense has been building around. Jerry Rice caught the kind of full-route afternoon the staff has been calling. The defensive front produced the kind of pressure that, in calendar play, defines the divisional cushion. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture.

AI summary based on verified facts

49ers 31, Buffalo Bills 34. Margin: minus 3. The Sunday's box score reads in line with the projected outcome. Young's passing line came through clean. Watters' rushing workload was the staff's projected call. The defensive front produced multi-sack pressure.

AI summary based on verified facts

A 31-34 home loss to the Buffalo Bills. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.

How it unfolded

Jim Kelly threw for 403 and the Bills won on a late field goal. Young threw for 449 and three touchdowns. Mike Sherrard caught 6 for 159. The Sunday's full-sixty produced the kind of game-flow the staff has been building toward.

The turning point

The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1992, 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.

By the numbers

Steve Young's passing line came through clean. Ricky Watters ran the workhorse line. Jerry Rice caught the full-route afternoon. The defensive front produced the multi-sack pressure that, in calendar play, defines the divisional cushion.

Personnel watch

The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The defensive front's pressure was the structural strength of the afternoon. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1992, anchored the year's pace.

What it means

The 49ers' divisional cushion stays in line with the projected pacing. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check. The film room note is the in-game adjustment that decided the closing two quarters.

Box score

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
SFO
Steve Young #826/3744931
BUF
Jim Kelly22/3340331

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
SFO
Ricky Watters1683020
Steve Young #8750020
Tom Rathman #4452016
Keith Henderson2603
BUF
Thurman Thomas1985111
Kenneth Davis51105
Jim Kelly7807
Eddie Fuller1303
Carwell Gardner1000

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
SFO
Mike Sherrard #846159056
John Taylor #825112254
Odessa Turner280157
Tom Rathman #44537014
Jerry Rice #80326013
Ricky Watters42209
Jamie Williams #87113013
BUF
Andre Reed10144030
Pete Metzelaars4113253
Thurman Thomas494143
James Lofton339020
Don Beebe113013

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