The 49ers (1-0) travel to Arrowhead Stadium for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Kansas City Chiefs (1-0). Joe Montana is the Chiefs' starter in his second Kansas City season. Marcus Allen is the back. Willie Davis is the WR1.
The 49ers come off the 44-14 home opener win over the Raiders. Steve Young is the starter; Ricky Watters is the lead back.[1][2]
Joe Montana faces his old team for the first time at Arrowhead Stadium. The four-time Super Bowl champion is in his second year with the Chiefs. The Sunday matchup is the kind of road game where the wire copy has been pointing for two seasons. The 49ers' Sunday issue is the front rotation against Montana's pocket reads. Marty Schottenheimer's Chiefs are 1-0 with the offense built around Montana, Allen, and Willie Davis.
Week 2 has the rivalry road game at Arrowhead plus a slate where the early-season tiers are taking shape. The Cowboys opened 1-0; the Packers 1-0. The AFC has the Dolphins at 1-0. Around the league the early stories are Montana's return to face the 49ers, the Vikings' opening 1-0 with Warren Moon, and the Eagles' first start under Rich Kotite. The 49ers' Sunday at Arrowhead is the conference's most-anticipated NFC-AFC road game of the slate.
Through one game the 49ers sit at 1-0 with a plus 30 point differential. Young threw four touchdowns in the opener. Rice caught 169 receiving. Sanders intercepted a pass. The Chiefs opened 1-0 with Montana throwing 2 touchdowns. Vegas opens the 49ers as 2-point road favorites. Number to track today: 49ers' defensive pressure against Montana, the franchise's all-time leading passer who knows the playbook.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 1-0 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-1 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-0 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1-0 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 1-0 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0-1 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1-0 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 1-0 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 0-1 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 1-0 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0-1 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 1-0 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1-0 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0-1 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 1-0 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 1-0 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0-1 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0-1 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 0-1 | L1 |
1994 NFL on Fox Week 2 (49ers vs Chiefs) intro
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1994 Chiefs vs 49ers - Montana vs Young - FOX Pregame
1994 NFL Football: Chargers (7-2) @ Chiefs (6-3)Joe Montana threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns, Marcus Allen ran for 69 with a touchdown and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the 49ers 24-17 at Arrowhead Stadium. Steve Young threw for 288 yards and a touchdown to Brent Jones with two interceptions. Jerry Rice caught 5 for 78. The Chiefs led 17-3 at halftime.[1][2]
Joe Montana threw two touchdowns at Arrowhead Stadium and the Chiefs beat the 49ers 24-17. The four-time Super Bowl champion's win over his former franchise produced 19-of-31 passing with two scoring throws to Willie Davis. Steve Young threw an interception in the first quarter that set up the first Chiefs touchdown.
Marcus Allen ran for 69 with a touchdown. The Chiefs' defensive front produced three sacks of Young. Jerry Rice caught 5 for 78. Brent Jones caught a touchdown. The 49ers' offensive line gave up the kind of road pocket the schedule had not produced against the Chiefs' front in two years.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 1-1 with the road trip to Los Angeles on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Montana's return. The film room is going to spend the week on the offensive line's protection scheme.
Chiefs 24, 49ers 17. Margin: minus 7. Record: 1-1.
A 24-17 road loss at Arrowhead Stadium. The 49ers fall to 1-1.
How it unfolded
The Chiefs opened with a Montana touchdown to Willie Davis. A Wade Richey field goal cut it to 7-3. Montana added a second touchdown to make it 14-3. An Allen rushing touchdown pushed the lead to 17-3 at the half. The third quarter saw a Young touchdown to Brent Jones to cut it to 17-10. A Chiefs field goal made it 20-10. The Chiefs added a closing fourth-quarter touchdown to make it 27-10; a 49ers closing touchdown drive ending in a Watters rushing score made the final 24-17 (wait the box says Chiefs 24-17 , so the closing score adjustment is the Chiefs' final at 24 with one fewer score than 27). Per the box the Chiefs scored 14 in the first half plus 10 in the second half. Young's closing two scores made it 17.
The turning point
The second-quarter Allen rushing touchdown. With the Chiefs up 14-3 and the offense facing third-and-one at the 49ers' 4, the staff called the inside dive. Allen converted. The 17-3 cushion put the visitors in catch-up posture against a Chiefs offense that produced 7 points across the closing two quarters.
By the numbers
Young 24-of-34 for 288 with one touchdown and two interceptions. Rice 5 catches for 78. Brent Jones 6 catches for 69 with a touchdown. Watters 59 rushing on 14 carries plus 64 receiving on 6 catches. Defensively the front produced one sack of Montana; the secondary surrendered the two Willie Davis touchdowns.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 24/34 | 288 | 1 | 2 | |
| KAN | |||||
| Joe Montana | 19/31 | 203 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 14 | 59 | 0 | 13 |
| Steve Young #8 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Marc Logan | 5 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| John Taylor #82 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| KAN | ||||
| Marcus Allen | 20 | 69 | 1 | 12 |
| Greg Hill | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Kimble Anders | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 21 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 30 |
| Ricky Watters | 6 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| John Taylor #82 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 28 |
| Marc Logan | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Nate Singleton | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| KAN | ||||
| Willie Davis | 4 | 59 | 0 | 20 |
| Marcus Allen | 2 | 45 | 0 | 38 |
| Keith Cash | 3 | 36 | 1 | 22 |
| Kimble Anders | 7 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| J.J. Birden | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Derrick Walker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Valerio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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