The 49ers (5-2) host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-5) at 3Com Park. Sam Wyche is the head coach. Trent Dilfer is the rookie starter. Errict Rhett is the back. Lawrence Dawsey and Jackie Harris are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 42-3 road blowout at Atlanta. Steve Young is the starter.[1][2]
Sam Wyche's Buccaneers come to 3Com Park at 2-5 with the rookie Trent Dilfer at quarterback. Errict Rhett is the rookie back. The Sunday matchup is the kind of home game where the schedule offers the title defense a soft landing. Win and the 49ers head to 6-2.
The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against Dilfer's pocket reads. The Sunday at 3Com is the kind of home matchup where the schedule offers an easy bounce.
Week 8 has the home matchup against the AFC East's projected wild-card team plus a slate where the divisional races are clarifying. The Cowboys sit at 7-0; the Packers 6-1; the Lions 4-3. The AFC has the Dolphins at 7-0 and the Patriots 4-3. Inside the division the storyline is the Cowboys' continued dominance. The 49ers' Sunday at 3Com is the only NFC West-NFC Central home game on the slate.
Through seven games the 49ers sit at 5-2 with a plus 62 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters averages 47 rushing yards per game. The Buccaneers are 2-5 with Dilfer averaging 130 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 14-point home favorites. A figure to follow: Dilfer's rookie pocket reads.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 5-1 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-2 | W2 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-5 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-6 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 5-2 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-3 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 4-3 | W2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-4 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 3-4 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 6-0 | W6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4-2 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3-3 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 2-4 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 1-5 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-2 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-3 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-4 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-5 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 4-2 | W3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4-2 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-3 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-4 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-4 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-1 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-2 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 3-3 | L3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2-4 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 1-6 | L5 |
1994 Week 8 - Tampa Bay at San Francisco
1994 week 08 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers
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1994-10-23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ersSteve Young threw for 255 yards and a touchdown, Ricky Watters ran for 103 on 14 carries with two touchdowns and the 49ers blew out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-16 at 3Com Park. Trent Dilfer was 7 of 23 for 45 yards. The 49ers' defense produced two sacks. The 49ers led 27-3 at halftime.[1][2]
Ricky Watters ran for one hundred and three yards on fourteen carries and caught the wheel-route touchdown at 3Com Park. The 49ers blew out the Buccaneers 41-16. Steve Young threw for 255 with one touchdown. Trent Dilfer's rookie debut produced 7-of-23 passing for 45 yards.
The defensive front produced two sacks. Sanders broke up three passes. The 49ers' offense scored on seven of nine possessions. The Buccaneers' offense, with Rhett running for 46, produced 16 points across the full sixty minutes.
The 49ers walk away 6-2 with the bye week ahead. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Watters' 100-yard rushing day. The film room is going to spend the bye on the Redskins' film.
49ers 41, Bucs 16. Margin: plus 25. Record: 6-2.
A 41-16 home win over the Buccaneers. The 49ers improve to 6-2 heading into the bye.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a touchdown drive ending in a Watters rushing score. A Bucs field goal cut it to 7-3. The second quarter produced two more 49ers touchdowns: a Floyd short rush and a Brent Jones touchdown reception to push the lead to 21-3. A Watters second rushing touchdown made it 28-3. A Wade Richey field goal made it 31-3 at the half. The third quarter saw a 49ers field goal and a Bucs touchdown to make it 34-10. A closing fourth-quarter Young touchdown and a Bucs touchdown made the final 41-16.
The turning point
The second-quarter Floyd touchdown. With the 49ers up 7-3 and the offense facing third-and-three at the Bucs' 4, the staff called the fullback dive. Floyd broke through the right tackle for the score. The 14-3 cushion put the home team in script-the-clock posture from the second quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 20-of-26 for 255 with one touchdown. Watters 103 on 14 carries (7.4 ypc) with two touchdowns. Brent Jones 5 catches for 76. Rice 4 catches for 57. Defensively the front produced two sacks; the secondary held the Bucs' wide receivers below 100 combined.
Personnel watch
Watters' 103 rushing is the headline. The lead back's first 100-yard rushing day of the year. Sanders had three pass break-ups. Defensively Bryant Young has 6 sacks across 7 games. The bye week sits ahead.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 20/26 | 255 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 3/3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
| TAM | |||||
| Craig Erickson | 5/7 | 67 | 1 | 0 | |
| Trent Dilfer | 7/23 | 45 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dan Stryzinski | 1/1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 14 | 103 | 2 | 23 |
| William Floyd | 8 | 34 | 1 | 25 |
| Steve Young #8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
| Derek Loville | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Marc Logan | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Elvis Grbac | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| TAM | ||||
| Errict Rhett | 9 | 46 | 1 | 17 |
| Vince Workman | 10 | 41 | 0 | 15 |
| Anthony McDowell | 5 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Mazio Royster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Brent Jones #84 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 25 |
| Ricky Watters | 4 | 64 | 0 | 46 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 20 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 3 | 34 | 1 | 15 |
| John Taylor #82 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nate Singleton | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Marc Logan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TAM | ||||
| Lawrence Dawsey | 4 | 65 | 1 | 34 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 34 | 0 | 19 |
| Marty Carter | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Anthony McDowell | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Errict Rhett | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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