The 49ers (12-2) host the Denver Broncos (7-7) at 3Com Park. Wade Phillips is the head coach. Hugh Millen is the starter for the injured John Elway. Glyn Milburn is the back. Anthony Miller and Shannon Sharpe are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 38-15 road win at San Diego. Steve Young is the starter.[1][2]
John Elway is on the injury report. Hugh Millen starts at quarterback for the Broncos. The Sunday matchup at 3Com is the kind of home game where the conference one-seed has the chance to evaluate the secondary's coverage on Shannon Sharpe.
Win and the 49ers head to 13-2. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the rotation Seifert calls in the second half.
Week 16 has the home matchup against the Broncos plus a slate where the playoff race is settling. The Cowboys sit at 12-2; the Packers 11-3; the Lions 9-5. The AFC has the Dolphins at 13-1 and the Steelers 9-5. The storyline is the Dolphins and 49ers, the conference's two top teams. The 49ers' Sunday at 3Com is the only AFC-NFC home matchup on the slate.
Through fourteen games the 49ers sit at 12-2 with a plus 193 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Rice has caught 105 passes. The Broncos are 7-7 with Millen starting for the injured Elway. Vegas opens the 49ers as 9-point home favorites. A figure to follow: Rice's chase of 1,500 receiving yards.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-3 | W6 |
| Cleveland Browns | 10-4 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-12 | L4 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-13 | L10 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 9-5 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 8-6 | W5 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-7 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 6-8 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 6-8 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 9-5 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8-6 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 7-7 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-7 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-8 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 12-2 | W9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-8 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6-8 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-10 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-5 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 8-6 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 8-6 | W3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 7-7 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-9 | W3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 11-3 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 7-7 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-7 | L5 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7-7 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 2-12 | L6 |
Steve Young threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns, Jerry Rice caught 9 for 121 with a touchdown and the 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 42-19 at 3Com Park. Ricky Watters ran for 40 with a touchdown and caught 4 for 106 with two scores. Hugh Millen threw for 217 with no touchdowns. The 49ers led 28-7 at halftime.[1][2]
Ricky Watters caught four passes for one hundred and six yards and two touchdowns at 3Com Park. Steve Young threw for three hundred and fifty yards. Jerry Rice caught nine for one hundred and twenty-one with a touchdown. The 49ers blew out the Broncos 42-19.
The defensive front produced three sacks of Hugh Millen. The Broncos' offense, with Millen throwing for 217 and Anthony Miller catching 3 for 118, produced 19 points across the full sixty minutes. The 49ers' offense scored on six of seven possessions.
The 49ers walk away 13-2 with the road trip to Minnesota on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Watters' two-touchdown afternoon. The film room is going to spend the week on the rotation for the closing regular-season game.
49ers 42, Broncos 19. Margin: plus 23. Record: 13-2.
A 42-19 home win over the Broncos. The 49ers improve to 13-2.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a touchdown drive ending in a Rice 22-yard score. A Watters receiving touchdown made it 14-0. A Floyd rushing touchdown made it 21-0. The Broncos added a touchdown to make it 21-7. A Watters second receiving touchdown made it 28-7 at the half. The third quarter saw a Young touchdown to Floyd to make it 35-7. The Broncos added two fourth-quarter touchdowns to make it 35-19. A closing Watters rushing touchdown made the final 42-19.
The turning point
The first-quarter Watters touchdown reception. With the 49ers up 7-0 and the offense facing third-and-six at the Broncos' 24, Young found Watters on a wheel route. The 14-0 cushion put the home team in script-the-clock posture from the first quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 20-of-29 for 350 with three touchdowns and one pick. Watters the dual-production afternoon: 40 rushing on 13 carries plus 106 receiving on 4 catches with two touchdowns. Rice 9 catches for 121 with a score. Brent Jones 2 catches for 38. Floyd 28 rushing on 8 carries with two touchdowns. Defensively the front produced three sacks.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 20/29 | 350 | 3 | 1 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 3/4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| DEN | |||||
| Hugh Millen | 19/23 | 217 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Elway | 10/18 | 106 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 13 | 40 | 1 | 12 |
| William Floyd | 8 | 28 | 2 | 11 |
| Derek Loville | 5 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Young #8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Elvis Grbac | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Walker | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| DEN | ||||
| Glyn Milburn | 5 | 19 | 1 | 11 |
| Derrick Clark | 6 | 19 | 1 | 7 |
| Reggie Rivers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Hugh Millen | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 9 | 121 | 1 | 23 |
| Ricky Watters | 4 | 106 | 2 | 65 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 24 |
| Ted Popson | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Nate Singleton | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| John Taylor #82 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| DEN | ||||
| Anthony Miller | 3 | 118 | 0 | 76 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 7 | 74 | 0 | 15 |
| Cedric Tillman | 4 | 52 | 0 | 19 |
| Derek Russell | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Jerry Evans | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Glyn Milburn | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Tony Kimbrough | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Reggie Rivers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Derrick Clark | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 |
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