The 49ers (10-4) host the Minnesota Vikings (8-6) at 3Com Park. Warren Moon is the starter. Amp Lee is the back. Cris Carter and Jake Reed are the receivers. The Vikings come off two of three wins.
Steve Young is the starter. Derek Loville is the lead back. Jerry Rice is at WR1.[1][2]
Warren Moon's Vikings come to 3Com Park in the closing two weeks of the regular season. The veteran quarterback has thrown for 280-plus in four of the last five. Cris Carter is on pace for 110 catches. The Sunday at 3Com is the home game where Jerry Rice's chase of the franchise single-season receiving record is on the table. Rice has 1,323 receiving yards across 14 games. The franchise's single-season record is 1,499 (Rice 1990).
Week 16 has the home matchup against the Vikings plus a slate where the playoff race is settling. The Cowboys sit at 12-2; the Packers 12-2; the Lions 9-5. The AFC has the Dolphins at 8-6 and the Bills 8-6. The storyline is the Cowboys' and Packers' chase of home-field advantage. The 49ers' Sunday at 3Com is the only NFC East-NFC West home game on the slate.
Through fourteen games the 49ers sit at 10-4 with a plus 195 point differential. Young is on pace for 3,400 passing yards. Rice has 1,323 receiving yards. The Vikings are 8-6 with Moon averaging 250 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 6-point home favorites. Watching today: Rice's chase of 1,500.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-4 | W7 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6-8 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 5-9 | L2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-10 | L6 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-11 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 9-5 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8-6 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-6 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 6-8 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 3-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-3 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-6 | L4 |
| Denver Broncos | 7-7 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7-7 | W3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-7 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-4 | W5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8-6 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-7 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 6-8 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 9-5 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 8-6 | W5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-6 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-7 | L2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-4 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9-5 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 5-9 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-10 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 4-10 | L1 |
1995 Vikings at 49ers MNF Week 16
Bryant Young recorded 2 sacks in the game. Throwback 1995 Week 16 MNF 49ers @ Vikings
Jerry Rice Dominates - Vikings vs. 49ers (Week 16, 1995) Classic Highlights
12/18/1995 Vikings @ 49ers MNF
1995 Vikings @ Lions
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49eres vs Vikings 1995 SF37-Minn30 #49ersfan #49ersfaithful #minnesotavikingsJerry Rice caught 14 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns, Steve Young threw for 425 yards and three touchdowns and the 49ers beat the Minnesota Vikings 37-30 at 3Com Park. The 14-catch, 289-yard line set Rice's franchise records. Warren Moon threw for 224 yards with three touchdowns. Cris Carter caught 12 for 88 with two scores. The 49ers led 24-14 at halftime.[1][2]
Jerry Rice caught fourteen passes for two hundred and eighty-nine yards and three touchdowns at 3Com Park. The franchise's all-time single-game receiving line. Rice broke his own single-game receiving record set in the 1989 Sunday at the Anaheim Stadium against the Rams.
Steve Young threw for 425 yards and three touchdowns. The Vikings cut the lead to 24-21 in the third quarter on a Cris Carter touchdown. Rice caught his third score in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 37-21. Warren Moon added a closing touchdown to make the final 37-30. Cris Carter caught two touchdowns for the Vikings.
The 49ers walk away 11-4 with the road trip to Atlanta on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Rice's franchise records. The film room is going to spend the week on the offense's seven-touchdown scoring sequence.
49ers 37, Vikings 30. Margin: plus 7. Record: 11-4.
A 37-30 home win over the Vikings. The 49ers improve to 11-4 with Jerry Rice setting the franchise single-game receiving record.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a 28-yard touchdown to Rice. A Vikings field goal cut it to 7-3. The 49ers added a Loville rushing touchdown to make it 14-3. A Vikings touchdown to Reed cut it to 14-10. Young added a 1-yard rushing touchdown and a Wade Richey field goal to make it 24-14 at the half. The third quarter saw a Cris Carter touchdown to cut it to 24-21. Rice caught his second touchdown to push the lead to 31-21. A second Carter touchdown made it 31-28. Rice's third touchdown in the fourth quarter made it 37-28. A closing Vikings touchdown made the final 37-30.
The turning point
The fourth-quarter Rice third touchdown. With the 49ers up 31-28 and the offense facing third-and-eight at the Vikings' 34, Young found Rice on a deep cross. The 37-28 cushion put the home team in protect-the-lead posture against a Vikings offense that produced one closing touchdown.
By the numbers
Young 30-of-49 for 425 with three touchdowns and two interceptions; the highest single-game passing line of his career. Rice 14 catches for 289 with three touchdowns; the franchise's single-game records in catches, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Stokes 8 catches for 73. Loville 21 on 12 carries with a rushing score. Defensively the front produced one sack of Moon.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 30/49 | 425 | 3 | 2 | |
| MIN | |||||
| Warren Moon | 22/39 | 224 | 3 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Derek Loville | 12 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Steve Young #8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Adam Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | ||||
| Amp Lee | 5 | 44 | 0 | 24 |
| Robert Smith | 9 | 33 | 0 | 26 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 14 | 289 | 3 | 52 |
| J.J. Stokes | 8 | 73 | 0 | 16 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 28 |
| Chris Thomas | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Derek Loville | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| John Taylor #82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | ||||
| Jake Reed | 3 | 90 | 1 | 53 |
| Cris Carter | 12 | 88 | 2 | 18 |
| Greg DeLong | 4 | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Charles Evans | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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