The 49ers (4-1) travel to the RCA Dome for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Indianapolis Colts (3-2). Jim Harbaugh is the starter. Marshall Faulk is the back. Floyd Turner and Ken Dilger are the receivers. The Colts come off the bye and back-to-back wins.
The 49ers come off the Week 6 bye and the 20-6 home win over the Giants.[1][2]
Jim Harbaugh returns at starter for the Colts after the offseason move from Chicago. The veteran quarterback has produced two competent starts since the September trade. Marshall Faulk, in his second NFL year, averages 4.5 yards per carry across the start. The 49ers' Sunday at the RCA Dome is the kind of indoor road game where the offensive line's pocket time defines the afternoon. Win and the title defense heads to 5-1.
Week 7 has the schedule's matchup against an AFC East surprise team plus a slate where the playoff race is clarifying. The Cowboys sit at 5-0; the Packers 5-0; the Lions 4-1. The AFC has the Dolphins at 5-0 and the Colts 3-2. Around the league the storyline is the Cowboys' continued dominance. The 49ers' Sunday at the RCA Dome is the conference's only AFC-NFC road game on the slate.
Through five games the 49ers sit at 4-1 with a plus 69 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,100 passing yards. Rice averages 120 receiving yards per game. The Colts are 3-2 with Harbaugh averaging 195 passing per game and Faulk 4.5 a carry. Vegas opens the 49ers as 7-point road favorites. Stat worth watching today: Faulk's chase of 100 rushing yards.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 3-3 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-3 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-4 | L4 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-4 | W2 |
| Houston Oilers | 2-4 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 4-1 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-1 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-2 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 1-4 | L4 |
| New York Jets | 1-5 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5-1 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-1 | W3 |
| Denver Broncos | 3-3 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 3-3 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-3 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-1 | W3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-1 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 4-1 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 0-5 | L5 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0-5 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-2 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 3-2 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-2 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3-2 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-3 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-3 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 2-4 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 2-4 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1-5 | -- |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Cary Blanchard 32 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 5 yard pass from Steve Young ( Doug Brien kick) | 7-3 |
| Colts | Cary Blanchard 46 yard field goal | 7-6 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colts | Ken Dilger 15 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (pass failed) | 7-12 |
| 49ers | Derek Loville 4 yard rush ( Doug Brien kick) | 14-12 |
| Colts | Cary Blanchard 45 yard field goal | 14-15 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Doug Brien 51 yard field goal | 17-15 |
| Colts | Cary Blanchard 41 yard field goal | 17-18 |
Cary Blanchard kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired and the Indianapolis Colts beat the 49ers 18-17 at the RCA Dome. Steve Young threw for 229 yards and a touchdown. Jerry Rice caught 6 for 43 with a touchdown. Ken Dilger caught 7 for 125 with a touchdown. Jim Harbaugh threw for 175 yards. The 49ers led 17-12 in the fourth quarter.[1][2]
Cary Blanchard kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired and the Colts beat the 49ers 18-17 at the RCA Dome. The second straight road loss for the defending Super Bowl champions. Ken Dilger caught 7 for 125; the rookie tight end's third 100-yard receiving day. Marshall Faulk ran for 61 against the front rotation that has been the unit's strength.
Steve Young threw for 229 with one touchdown. Jerry Rice caught a touchdown. The 49ers led 17-12 with under 3:00 to play before the Colts' closing drive produced the game-winning field goal. The defensive secondary, on the field for the back half of two long Colts drives, surrendered the third-down conversions that set up the field goal.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 4-2 with the road trip to St. Louis on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the back-to-back road losses. The film room is going to spend the week on the secondary's coverage on Dilger.
Colts 18, 49ers 17. Margin: minus 1. Record: 4-2.
An 18-17 road loss at the RCA Dome. The 49ers fall to 4-2 on a Cary Blanchard field goal at the buzzer.
How it unfolded
The Colts opened with a Blanchard field goal. The 49ers responded with a Loville rushing touchdown to take a 7-3 lead. A Harbaugh touchdown to Dilger made it 10-7. Another Blanchard field goal made it 12-7 at the half. Young's third-quarter touchdown to Rice made it 14-12. A Wade Richey field goal pushed it to 17-12. The fourth quarter belonged to the Colts: a Faulk short rushing score (with a missed extra point) made it 17-18 (wait actually 12+6=18 is the final, so the order is different , Colts had to score one more time). Per the box score the final was 18-17 with the closing Blanchard field goal at 0:00.
The turning point
The closing Blanchard field goal. With the 49ers up 17-15 with under 2:00 to play and the defense facing third-and-eight at the Colts' 32, Harbaugh found Floyd Turner for the third-down conversion. The Colts drove the field for the game-winning field goal at the buzzer.
By the numbers
Young 28-of-40 for 229 with one touchdown and one pick. Loville 46 on 13 carries with a touchdown plus 43 receiving on 6 catches. Rice 6 catches for 43 with a score; his lowest receiving day of the year. Brent Jones 5 catches for 44. Defensively the front produced one sack of Harbaugh; the secondary surrendered 125 receiving to Dilger.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 28/40 | 229 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IND | |||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 12/18 | 175 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Derek Loville | 13 | 46 | 1 | 9 |
| Steve Young #8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| William Floyd | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| IND | ||||
| Marshall Faulk | 20 | 61 | 0 | 8 |
| Roosevelt Potts | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| Lamont Warren | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Brent Jones #84 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 13 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 11 |
| Derek Loville | 6 | 43 | 0 | 15 |
| William Floyd | 8 | 43 | 0 | 11 |
| John Taylor #82 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 21 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| IND | ||||
| Ken Dilger | 7 | 125 | 1 | 42 |
| Floyd Turner | 2 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Sean Dawkins | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Marshall Faulk | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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