The 49ers (3-1) host the New York Giants (2-2) at 3Com Park. Dave Brown is the Giants' starter. Tyrone Wheatley is the rookie back. Chris Calloway and Mike Sherrard are the receivers. The Giants come off a Week 4 win at New Orleans.
The 49ers come off the 27-24 road loss to the Lions. Steve Young is the starter; Derek Loville is the lead back.[1][2]
Dan Reeves' Giants come to 3Com Park at 2-2 with Dave Brown at quarterback. The third-year starter has thrown 4 touchdowns across the first four games. Tyrone Wheatley, the rookie first-round pick, is making his second 49ers-against-Wheatley start as the Giants' lead back.
The Sunday is the kind of home game where the schedule offers the staff exactly one chance to evaluate the defensive front against a Giants offensive line that has produced 10 sacks across the start.
Week 5 has the home matchup against the Giants plus a slate where the conference's playoff race is taking shape. The Cowboys sit at 4-0; the Packers 4-0; the Lions 3-1. The AFC East has the Dolphins at 4-0 and the Bills 2-2. Around the league the storyline is the Cowboys' undefeated start. The 49ers' Sunday at 3Com is the conference's only NFC West-NFC East home game on the slate.
Through four games the 49ers sit at 3-1 with a plus 55 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,200 passing yards. Rice averages 130 receiving yards per game. The Giants are 2-2 with Brown averaging 215 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 10-point home favorites. Watching today: 49ers' third-down conversion, sitting at 50 percent across the first four.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 3-1 | W3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-2 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-2 | L2 |
| Houston Oilers | 2-2 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-4 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 3-0 | W3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2-1 | W2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-2 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 1-2 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 1-3 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3-1 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3-1 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 3-1 | W3 |
| Denver Broncos | 2-2 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 1-2 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 4-0 | W4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3-1 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-1 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 0-3 | L3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0-4 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 3-1 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 2-2 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2-2 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-2 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1-3 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-0 | W4 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1-3 | -- |
| New York Giants | 1-3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-3 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 1-3 | L3 |
Steve Young threw for 202 yards and a touchdown, Jerry Rice caught 7 for 71 with a touchdown and the 49ers beat the New York Giants 20-6 at 3Com Park. Dave Brown threw for 218 yards with no touchdowns. Tyrone Wheatley ran for 16 on 5 carries. The 49ers' defense produced four sacks and held the Giants to one rushing touchdown and two field goals.[1][2]
Steve Young threw a touchdown to Jerry Rice at 3Com Park and the 49ers won 20-6. The defensive front produced four sacks of Dave Brown. The 49ers' offense produced 20 points on three Wade Richey field goals and one Rice touchdown reception.
Tyrone Wheatley's rookie afternoon against the 49ers' defensive front produced 16 rushing on 5 carries. The Giants' offense, with Brown throwing for 218, produced 6 points across the full sixty minutes. The defensive secondary held Chris Calloway to 46 receiving.
The 49ers walk away 4-1 with the bye week ahead. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the defensive front. The film room is going to spend the bye week on the Colts' film.
49ers 20, Giants 6. Margin: plus 14. Record: 4-1.
A 20-6 home win over the Giants. The 49ers improve to 4-1.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a touchdown drive ending in a Rice 12-yard score. Wade Richey added field goals to make it 13-3 at the half. The third quarter saw a Loville rushing touchdown to make it 20-3. A Giants fourth-quarter field goal made the final 20-6.
The turning point
The first-quarter Young-to-Rice touchdown. With the 49ers driving from their own 35 and the offense facing third-and-eight at the Giants' 12, Young found Rice on a slant. The 7-0 cushion put the home team in script-the-clock posture from the first quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 26-of-40 for 202 with one touchdown and no interceptions. Rice 7 catches for 71 with the score. Loville 42 on 9 carries. Defensively the front produced four sacks (Bryant Young 2, Stubblefield 1, Junior Bryant 1); the secondary held the Giants' offense to 218 passing and 6 points.
Personnel watch
The defensive front is the headline. Bryant Young's two sacks puts him at 5 across five games. The secondary held Calloway and Mike Sherrard combined to under 100 receiving. Rice's 71 was his fourth straight 70-plus receiving day.
What it means
4-1 with the bye next week. The Indianapolis Colts visit on Sunday after that. The Sunday at 3Com was the kind of home win that, in calendar 1995, anchored the divisional cushion. The film room note is the front rotation's continued multi-sack production.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 26/40 | 202 | 1 | 0 | |
| NYG | |||||
| Dave Brown | 22/43 | 218 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Derek Loville | 9 | 42 | 0 | 12 |
| Steve Young #8 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| William Floyd | 12 | 29 | 1 | 8 |
| Anthony Lynn | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| NYG | ||||
| Tyrone Wheatley | 5 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Rodney Hampton | 12 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 16 |
| Nate Singleton | 2 | 32 | 0 | 21 |
| Derek Loville | 4 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| William Floyd | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| John Taylor #82 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Jamal Willis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Ted Popson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NYG | ||||
| Chris Calloway | 4 | 46 | 0 | 21 |
| Mike Sherrard | 4 | 45 | 0 | 12 |
| Aaron Pierce | 4 | 45 | 0 | 16 |
| Howard Cross | 3 | 42 | 0 | 25 |
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
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