The 49ers (6-2) travel to Jack Kent Cooke Stadium for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Washington Redskins (1-7). Norv Turner is in his first year as head coach. Gus Frerotte is the starter. Ricky Ervins is the back. Henry Ellard is the WR1.
The 49ers come off the Week 9 bye and the 41-16 home win over Tampa Bay.[1][2]
Norv Turner's Redskins are 1-7. Gus Frerotte is the second-year starter. Ricky Ervins is the back. The Sunday matchup at Jack Kent Cooke is the kind of road game where the schedule offers the 49ers an easy bounce after the bye.
The Sunday's biggest unknown is whether the front rotation can sustain the kind of pressure that, in calendar 1994, the offseason cap moves were supposed to anchor.
Week 10 has the schedule's road game at Jack Kent Cooke plus a slate where the divisional races are settling. The Cowboys sit at 8-0; the Packers 7-1; the Lions 5-3. The AFC has the Dolphins at 8-0 and the Patriots 5-3. Inside the division the storyline is the Cowboys' chase of home-field advantage. The 49ers' Sunday at Jack Kent Cooke is the only NFC West-NFC East road game on the slate.
Through eight games the 49ers sit at 6-2 with a plus 87 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for 800 rushing. The Redskins are 1-7 with Frerotte averaging 200 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 9-point road favorites. Watching today: 49ers' continued back-half pace.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 6-2 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-3 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-7 | L4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-8 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 6-2 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5-3 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 4-4 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-5 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 3-5 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 7-1 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5-3 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 4-4 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 3-5 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3-5 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-2 | W3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-4 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-5 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-5 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 6-2 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-4 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-4 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-4 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-6 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 7-1 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-2 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 3-5 | L5 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-5 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 2-7 | L1 |
Steve Young threw for 291 yards and a touchdown, Jerry Rice caught 3 for 90 and the 49ers beat the Washington Redskins 37-22 at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. Ricky Watters ran for 46 with two touchdowns. Gus Frerotte threw for 167 with no touchdowns. The 49ers' defense produced three sacks. The 49ers led 27-13 at halftime.[1][2]
Steve Young threw for two hundred and ninety-one yards at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium and the 49ers won 37-22. Ricky Watters ran in two touchdowns. The 49ers led 27-13 at the half on three Young touchdown drives and a Wade Richey field goal. The defensive front produced three sacks of Gus Frerotte.
The Redskins' offense, with Frerotte throwing for 167, produced 22 points across the full sixty minutes. The defensive secondary held Henry Ellard to 93 receiving. Sanders broke up two passes.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 7-2 with the home game against the Cowboys on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the Cowboys matchup. The film room is going to spend the week on the rivalry's film.
49ers 37, Redskins 22. Margin: plus 15. Record: 7-2.
A 37-22 road win at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. The 49ers improve to 7-2.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a Rice 42-yard touchdown. A Watters rushing touchdown made it 14-0. A Redskins field goal cut it to 14-3. A second Watters rushing touchdown made it 21-3. A Redskins touchdown made it 21-10. A Wade Richey field goal made it 24-10. The Redskins added a field goal to make it 24-13. A second Richey field goal made it 27-13 at the half. The second half saw a Watters third touchdown to make it 34-13. A Redskins fourth-quarter touchdown and the closing Richey field goal made the final 37-22.
The turning point
The first-quarter Watters touchdown. With the 49ers up 7-0 and the offense facing third-and-three at the Redskins' 8, the staff called the inside dive. Watters converted. The 14-0 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the first quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 15-of-25 for 291 with one touchdown and one pick. Watters 46 on 11 carries with two touchdowns plus 66 receiving on 6 catches. Rice 3 catches for 90. Defensively the front produced three sacks (Bryant Young 1, Stubblefield 1, Junior Bryant 1).
Personnel watch
Young's 291 passing was his eighth 200-yard passing day of the year. Watters' two-touchdown afternoon was his fourth multi-touchdown game. Sanders had two pass break-ups.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 15/25 | 291 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 3/3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| WAS | |||||
| Gus Frerotte | 15/32 | 167 | 0 | 2 | |
| John Friesz | 8/12 | 57 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 11 | 46 | 0 | 22 |
| Marc Logan | 7 | 39 | 0 | 22 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 28 |
| Derek Loville | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Young #8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| William Floyd | 4 | -1 | 0 | 6 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
| WAS | ||||
| Ricky Ervins | 18 | 52 | 0 | 9 |
| Brian Mitchell | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| Tydus Winans | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 55 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 69 |
| Ricky Watters | 6 | 66 | 0 | 38 |
| Nate Singleton | 2 | 37 | 0 | 29 |
| William Floyd | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Marc Logan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| WAS | ||||
| Henry Ellard | 7 | 93 | 0 | 23 |
| Tydus Winans | 4 | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| Ricky Ervins | 7 | 41 | 0 | 11 |
| Ethan Horton | 2 | 17 | 1 | 13 |
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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