1992 season · Week 14

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers (13 weeks in) face the Miami Dolphins on 1992-12-06 at 3Com Park. The opener of a week sees Steve Young at quarterback against an Miami Dolphins 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 Miami Dolphins 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 Miami Dolphins' offensive line. The pregame practice notes were clean.

AI summary based on verified facts

Around the conference Week 14 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 Miami Dolphins is the calendar's first significant game of the closing-half schedule.

AI summary based on verified facts

Through 13 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 Miami Dolphins 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 14

Standings as of kickoff, Week 14 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Tied atop the league at 10-2: Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers9-3W3
Houston Oilers7-5W1
Cleveland Browns6-6W1
Cincinnati Bengals4-8L3

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills9-3L1
Miami Dolphins8-4L1
Indianapolis Colts5-7W1
New York Jets3-9L2
New England Patriots2-10L1

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Kansas City Chiefs8-4W4
Denver Broncos7-5L2
San Diego Chargers7-5W3
Los Angeles Raiders5-7L1
Seattle Seahawks2-10W1

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
San Francisco 49ers10-2W4
New Orleans Saints9-3W2
Atlanta Falcons5-7W1
Los Angeles Rams4-8L2

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Minnesota Vikings9-3W2
Green Bay Packers6-6W3
Chicago Bears4-8L5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers4-8L2
Detroit Lions3-9L1

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys10-2W2
Philadelphia Eagles7-5L1
Washington Redskins7-5W1
New York Giants5-7L3
Phoenix Cardinals3-9L3

Game video

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Game info

Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Weather
53°F, 83% humidity, wind 19 mph
Vegas line
49ers -8
Over/Under
42 (under)

Score

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49ers 0, Miami Dolphins 049ers 13, Miami Dolphins 049ers 20, Miami Dolphins 349ers 27, Miami Dolphins 349ers 27, Miami Dolphins 3[1][2]

1234T
Miami Dolphins003000333
San Francisco 49ers01377013202727

Scoring plays

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Q1

TeamPlayScore
No scoring this quarter.

Q2

TeamPlayScore
49ersTom Rathman 27 yard pass from Steve Young0-6
49ersTom Rathman 1 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)0-13

Q3

TeamPlayScore
DolphinsPete Stoyanovich 32 yard field goal3-13
49ersAmp Lee 1 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)3-20

Q4

TeamPlayScore
49ersJerry Rice 12 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick)3-27

Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers won 27-3 at home over the Miami Dolphins on 1992-12-06. Young threw for 215 and three touchdowns. The defensive front produced four sacks of Dan Marino. The Dolphins were held to three points. 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 won 27-3 against the Miami Dolphins. Young threw for 215 and three touchdowns. The defensive front produced four sacks of Dan Marino. The Dolphins were held to three points. 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 27, Miami Dolphins 3. Margin: plus 24. 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 27-3 home win over the Miami Dolphins. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.

How it unfolded

Young threw for 215 and three touchdowns. The defensive front produced four sacks of Dan Marino. The Dolphins were held to three points. 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 central 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 #819/2722021
Steve Bono0/1000
MIA
Dan Marino19/3119200
Scott Mitchell1/51400

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
SFO
Amp Lee165819
Steve Young #8420012
Steve Bono218019
Tom Rathman #4451414
Jerry Rice #80110010
Dexter Carter4906
Marc Logan2704
MIA
Bobby Humphrey821011
Mark Higgs61106
Scott Mitchell1808

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
SFO
Jerry Rice #80779132
John Taylor #82232020
Tom Rathman #44127127
Brent Jones #84226024
Mike Sherrard #84225015
Amp Lee42207
Jamie Williams #871909
MIA
Keith Jackson763020
Bobby Humphrey442013
Mark Duper239023
Tony Martin332013
James Saxon114014
Mark Clayton1808
Tony Paige2805

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