The 49ers (10-4) host the Houston Oilers (12-2) at 3Com Park in the regular-season finale. Jack Pardee is the head coach. Warren Moon is the starter. Gary Brown is the back. Curtis Duncan and Gary Wellman are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 55-17 road blowout at Detroit.[1]
Warren Moon brings the Oilers to 3Com Park at 12-2. The AFC's projected one-seed contender. The Sunday matchup at 3Com is the regular-season finale. The 49ers' wild-card weekend opponent will be determined Monday morning. The wire copy this week framed the matchup as a sense-check against the projected playoff bracket. The pregame practice notes were quiet across the depth chart.
Week 17 closes the season. The Cowboys, Giants, Lions, and 49ers hold the NFC's playoff seeds; the Vikings chase the wild card. The Bills, Oilers, Dolphins, and Chiefs hold the AFC's. The 49ers' Sunday at 3Com is the schedule's last regular-season game. Around the conference the slate continues to clarify the playoff seeding picture across the closing weeks.
Through fifteen games the 49ers sit at 10-4 with a plus 184 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for 950 rushing. The Oilers are 12-2 with Moon averaging 250 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 4-point home favorites. A figure to follow: the wild-card weekend opponent.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 10-4 | W9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-6 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-8 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 10-4 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-5 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 8-6 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-10 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 3-11 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-5 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 9-5 | W3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6-8 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-9 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-4 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-7 | L3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-8 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 8-6 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-7 | L2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-7 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 11-3 | W6 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-4 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-8 | W1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 5-9 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-10 | W1 |
49ers 0, Houston Oilers 049ers 0, Houston Oilers 1049ers 0, Houston Oilers 1049ers 7, Houston Oilers 1049ers 7, Houston Oilers 10[1]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 010101010 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 00077 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oilers | Al Del Greco 24 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Oilers | Ernest Givins 7 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick) | 10-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Amp Lee 8 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick) | 10-7 |
Warren Moon threw for 158 yards and a touchdown, Gary Brown ran for 114 on 19 carries and the Houston Oilers beat the 49ers 10-7 at 3Com Park in the regular-season finale. Steve Young threw for 178 with no touchdowns. Amp Lee ran for 65 with a touchdown. Jerry Rice caught 10 for 83. The 49ers finished 10-6.[1]
Warren Moon threw a touchdown to Gary Wellman at 3Com Park and the Oilers beat the 49ers 10-7. The closing regular-season game ended in the kind of one-score loss that, in calendar 1993, did not change the conference seeding. Jerry Rice caught 10 for 83. Steve Young threw for 178 with no touchdowns.
The defensive front produced two sacks of Moon. The Oilers' offense, with Brown running for 114 and Moon throwing for 158, produced 10 points across the full sixty minutes. The 49ers' offense produced 7 points on an Amp Lee rushing touchdown.
The 49ers finish 10-6 with the NFC West title and the conference's three-seed. The divisional weekend matchup is the New York Giants. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the playoff bracket. The film room is going to spend the week on the Giants' film.
Oilers 10, 49ers 7. Margin: minus 3. Final record: 10-6.
A 10-7 home loss to the Oilers. The 49ers finish 10-6 with the NFC West title and the conference's three-seed.
How it unfolded
The Oilers opened with a field goal. The 49ers responded with an Amp Lee rushing touchdown to take a 7-3 lead. The Oilers added a Moon touchdown to Wellman to take a 10-7 lead. The 49ers' offense produced two missed field goals and two punts across the closing two quarters.
The turning point
The third-quarter Moon-to-Wellman touchdown. With the 49ers up 7-3 and the defensive front facing third-and-eight at the 49ers' 38, Moon found Wellman on a deep cross. The 10-7 deficit was the kind of margin the 49ers' second-team offense could not close.
By the numbers
Young 15-of-29 for 178 with two picks. Amp Lee 65 on 16 carries with a touchdown. Rice 10 catches for 83. Taylor 3 catches for 40. Defensively the front produced two sacks; the linebackers held Gary Brown to 6.0 a carry but the Oilers' running game produced 114 yards.
Personnel watch
The playoff bracket is the headline. The 49ers' wild-card weekend opponent is the New York Giants at 3Com next Sunday. Rice's 10-catch afternoon was his career-high catch line of the year. Young's two interceptions were the structural concern heading into the playoff bracket.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 15/29 | 178 | 0 | 2 | |
| Steve Bono | 11/13 | 79 | 0 | 0 | |
| HOU | |||||
| Warren Moon | 11/26 | 158 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cody Carlson | 3/3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Amp Lee | 16 | 65 | 1 | 9 |
| Steve Young #8 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom Rathman #44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HOU | ||||
| Gary Brown | 19 | 114 | 0 | 18 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cody Carlson | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 32 |
| Amp Lee | 5 | 45 | 0 | 22 |
| John Taylor #82 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 20 |
| Tom Rathman #44 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 17 |
| Odessa Turner | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Sanjay Beach | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| HOU | ||||
| Gary Wellman | 4 | 82 | 0 | 44 |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 37 | 0 | 33 |
| Ernest Givins | 4 | 35 | 1 | 12 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Gary Brown | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
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