The 49ers (9-4) travel to the Silverdome for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Detroit Lions (8-5). Wayne Fontes is the head coach. Erik Kramer is the starter. Derrick Moore is the back. Herman Moore is the WR1. The 49ers come off the 27-24 road loss at Atlanta.[1][2]
The Lions are 8-5 with Erik Kramer at starter. The Sunday matchup at the Silverdome is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the chance to define whether the back-half cushion stays intact. The Sunday's matchup is the kind that, in a calendar where the schedule offers few clean reads, gets the staff a measure of where the rotation stands. The closing-week film breakdown produced no significant adjustments.
Week 16 has the schedule's marquee road game plus a slate where the playoff race is settling. The Giants sit at 11-3; the Cowboys 11-2; the Vikings 9-4. The AFC East has the Bills at 10-3. Conference reading list the storyline is the conference's tightest divisional race. The 49ers' Sunday at the Silverdome is the only NFC West-NFC Central road game on the slate.
Through thirteen games the 49ers sit at 9-4 with a plus 146 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for 950 rushing. The Lions are 8-5 with Kramer averaging 225 passing per game and Derrick Moore 3.5 a carry. Vegas opens the 49ers as 3-point road favorites. Stat worth watching today: Bryant Young's chase of 12 sacks.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 9-4 | W8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-5 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-7 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1-12 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 9-4 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-4 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 8-5 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-9 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 2-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-4 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8-5 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6-7 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-8 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 9-4 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-6 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-7 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-9 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 8-5 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-5 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-6 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6-7 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-9 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 10-3 | W5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9-4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-8 | L2 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-9 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-10 | L1 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | John Taylor 68 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 7-0 |
| 49ers | Sanjay Beach 20 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 14-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | Jason Hanson 51 yard field goal | 14-3 |
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 80 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 21-3 |
| 49ers | Tom Rathman 2 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick) | 28-3 |
| 49ers | Mike Cofer 43 yard field goal | 31-3 |
| Lions | Derrick Moore 12 yard pass from Erik Kramer ( Jason Hanson kick) | 31-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Tom Rathman 1 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick) | 38-10 |
| 49ers | Amp Lee 12 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 45-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Mike Cofer 21 yard field goal | 48-10 |
| Lions | Herman Moore 31 yard pass from Erik Kramer ( Jason Hanson kick) | 48-17 |
| 49ers | Dexter Carter 50 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick) | 55-17 |
Steve Young threw for 354 yards and four touchdowns, Jerry Rice caught 4 for 132 with a touchdown and the 49ers blew out the Detroit Lions 55-17 at the Silverdome. John Taylor caught 4 for 115 with a touchdown. Erik Kramer threw for 220 with two touchdowns. Herman Moore caught 4 for 74 with a touchdown. The 49ers led 28-7 at halftime.[1][2]
Steve Young threw four touchdowns at the Silverdome and the 49ers blew out the Lions 55-17. The fifty-five-point afternoon is the franchise's highest single-game scoring of the calendar. Jerry Rice caught a touchdown; John Taylor caught a touchdown; Brent Jones caught a touchdown.
The defensive front produced four sacks of Erik Kramer. The Lions' offense, with Kramer throwing for 220, produced 17 points across the full sixty minutes. The 49ers' offense scored on seven of nine possessions.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 10-4 with the home game against Houston on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the 55-point afternoon. The film room is going to spend the week on the Oilers' film.
49ers 55, Lions 17. Margin: plus 38. Record: 10-4.
A 55-17 road blowout at the Silverdome. The 49ers improve to 10-4 with the franchise's highest single-game scoring of the calendar.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a Rice 36-yard touchdown. A Taylor 41-yard touchdown made it 14-0. A Brent Jones touchdown made it 21-0. A Lions touchdown cut it to 21-7. A Watters touchdown made it 28-7 at the half. The third quarter saw three more 49ers touchdowns to make it 49-10. The fourth quarter added two more 49ers touchdowns and a Lions touchdown to make the final 55-17.
The turning point
The first-quarter Taylor 41-yard touchdown. With the 49ers up 7-0 and the offense facing third-and-eight at the Lions' 41, Young found Taylor on a deep cross. The 14-0 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the first quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 17-of-23 for 354 with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Rice 4 catches for 132 with the score. Taylor 4 catches for 115 with a touchdown. Amp Lee 66 on 18 carries. Defensively the front produced four sacks (Bryant Young 2, Stubblefield 1, Junior Bryant 1).
Personnel watch
The 55-point afternoon is the headline. The franchise's highest single-game scoring of the year. Bryant Young's 11 sacks across 14 games puts him in second place on the franchise's all-time single-season sack list.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 17/23 | 354 | 4 | 0 | |
| Steve Bono | 3/5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| DET | |||||
| Erik Kramer | 19/29 | 220 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Amp Lee | 18 | 66 | 0 | 10 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
| Steve Young #8 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Adam Walker | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Tom Rathman #44 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| John Taylor #82 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Steve Bono | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | ||||
| Derrick Moore | 14 | 66 | 0 | 31 |
| Erik Kramer | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Lynch | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 4 | 132 | 1 | 80 |
| John Taylor #82 | 4 | 115 | 1 | 68 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 22 |
| Amp Lee | 6 | 50 | 1 | 13 |
| Sanjay Beach | 2 | 37 | 1 | 20 |
| Jamie Williams #87 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| DET | ||||
| Herman Moore | 4 | 74 | 1 | 31 |
| Derrick Moore | 6 | 67 | 1 | 20 |
| Brett Perriman | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Willie Green | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Eric Lynch | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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