The 49ers (11-2) travel to San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the San Diego Chargers (9-4). Bobby Ross is the head coach. Stan Humphries is the starter. Natrone Means is the back. Tony Martin and Shawn Jefferson are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 50-14 home blowout of the Falcons. Steve Young is the starter.[1][2]
The Chargers come to Jack Murphy Stadium at 9-4 with Stan Humphries at starter. Natrone Means is the back. The Sunday matchup is the kind of NFC-AFC marquee road game where the wire copy has been pointing for the calendar's playoff projection.
Win and the 49ers head to 12-2 with the conference one-seed locked. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the offensive line's pocket time against the Chargers' front.
Week 15 has the AFC West road game plus a slate where the playoff race is settling. The Cowboys sit at 11-2; the Packers 10-3; the Lions 8-5. The AFC has the Dolphins at 12-1 and the Steelers 8-5. Conference reading list the storyline is the Chargers' chase of the AFC West. The 49ers' Sunday at Jack Murphy is the conference's only NFC-AFC road game on the slate.
Through thirteen games the 49ers sit at 11-2 with a plus 170 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for 850 rushing. The Chargers are 9-4 with Humphries averaging 240 passing per game and Means 4.5 a carry. Vegas opens the 49ers as 4-point road favorites. Watching today: the conference one-seed clinch.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-3 | W5 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-4 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-11 | L3 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-12 | L9 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 8-5 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-6 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 7-6 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 6-7 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 6-7 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 9-4 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 7-6 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-6 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 7-6 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 11-2 | W8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-7 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 5-8 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-9 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 8-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-5 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 7-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6-7 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-9 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 11-2 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-6 | L4 |
| New York Giants | 6-7 | W3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-7 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 2-11 | L5 |
1994 49ers at Chargers Week 15
1994 - Week 15 - 49ers at Chargers
15. San Diego Chargers 1994 SB Jerry Rice TD
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49ers vs Chargers 1994 SF38-SD15 #49ersfan #49ersfaithful #sandiegochargers 5Steve Young threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns, Jerry Rice caught 12 for 144 and the 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers 38-15 at Jack Murphy Stadium. Ricky Watters ran for 53 with a touchdown. John Taylor caught 5 for 53 with a touchdown. Brent Jones caught 3 for 48 with a touchdown. Stan Humphries threw for 337 with a touchdown.[1][2]
Steve Young threw two touchdowns at Jack Murphy Stadium and the 49ers won 38-15. Jerry Rice caught twelve passes for one hundred and forty-four yards. John Taylor caught a touchdown. Brent Jones caught a touchdown. The 49ers clinched the NFC West title and the conference one-seed.
The defensive front produced two sacks of Stan Humphries. The Chargers' offense, with Humphries throwing for 337 and Tony Martin catching 9 for 172, produced 15 points across the full sixty minutes. The 49ers' offense scored on six of nine possessions.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 12-2 with the home game against Denver on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the conference one-seed clinch. The film room is going to spend the week on the Broncos' film.
49ers 38, Chargers 15. Margin: plus 23. Record: 12-2.
A 38-15 road win at Jack Murphy Stadium. The 49ers improve to 12-2 and clinch the NFC West title and the conference one-seed.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a touchdown drive ending in a Rice 18-yard score. A Wade Richey field goal made it 10-0. Young added a Taylor touchdown to push the lead to 17-0. A Chargers touchdown cut it to 17-7. A Brent Jones touchdown made it 24-7. A Watters rushing touchdown made it 31-7. A Floyd rushing touchdown made it 38-7 at the half. The closing two quarters saw two Chargers touchdowns to make the final 38-15.
The turning point
The first-quarter Rice touchdown. With the 49ers driving from their own 35 and the offense facing third-and-eight at the Chargers' 18, Young found Rice on a slant. The 7-0 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the first quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 25-of-32 for 304 with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Rice 12 catches for 144. Watters 53 rushing on 17 carries with a touchdown. Floyd 34 rushing on 10 carries with a touchdown. Brent Jones 3 catches for 48 with a touchdown. Defensively the front produced two sacks.
Personnel watch
The NFC West title clinch is the headline. The 49ers also clinch the conference one-seed and home-field advantage. Rice's 144 was his fifth 100-yard receiving day. Defensively 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 | 25/32 | 304 | 2 | 0 | |
| SDG | |||||
| Stan Humphries | 25/43 | 337 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 17 | 53 | 1 | 10 |
| William Floyd | 10 | 34 | 1 | 8 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Adam Walker | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Young #8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Elvis Grbac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDG | ||||
| Natrone Means | 18 | 50 | 1 | 12 |
| Stan Humphries | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 20 |
| John Taylor #82 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 20 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 27 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Ted Popson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| SDG | ||||
| Tony Martin | 9 | 172 | 1 | 54 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 53 | 0 | 20 |
| Shannon Mitchell | 3 | 44 | 0 | 36 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 42 | 0 | 28 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Seay | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Natrone Means | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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