The 49ers (8-1) travel to Veterans Stadium for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Philadelphia Eagles (3-6). Ty Detmer is the Eagles' starter for the injured Bobby Hoying. Ricky Watters is the back; Irving Fryar and Freddie Solomon are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 17-10 home win over the Cowboys. Steve Young is the starter; Garrison Hearst is the lead back. Brent Jones is at tight end.[1][2]
Ricky Watters comes back to the 49ers' schedule this year as the Eagles' lead back. The former 49ers running back of the 1990s left after the 1994 Super Bowl run; Sunday at Veterans Stadium is his second meeting against the franchise as an Eagle. Ty Detmer is the starter for the injured Bobby Hoying. The 49ers' Sunday at the Vet is the kind of road game where the defensive front has the matchup that defines the back half.
Week 11 has the schedule's first East Coast road game for the 49ers plus a slate where the playoff field is taking shape. The Packers sit at 9-1; the Cowboys 5-4; the Vikings 8-2. The AFC East has the Patriots at 8-1 and the Bills 5-4. Inside the division the storyline is the Packers' chase of 1996's repeat. The 49ers' Sunday at the Vet is the conference's only NFC East-NFC West road game on the slate. Inside the West the 49ers hold a 2.5-game cushion over the Falcons.
Through nine games the 49ers sit at 8-1 with a plus 116 point differential. Young is on pace for 3,800 passing yards. Hearst is on pace for 1,270 rushing. Bryant Young has 10 sacks. The Eagles are 3-6 with Detmer averaging 200 passing per game and Watters 4.0 a carry. Vegas opens the 49ers as 5-point road favorites. Watching today: Watters' first matchup against his former team in Philadelphia colors.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-3 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3 | L1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 4-5 | L1 |
| Tennessee Oilers | 4-5 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 6-3 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5-4 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 5-4 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 5-4 | L3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0-9 | L9 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 8-1 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-2 | W3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-4 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-5 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3-6 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 8-1 | W8 |
| Carolina Panthers | 5-4 | W3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-7 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-7 | L3 |
| St. Louis Rams | 2-7 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 7-2 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-2 | W5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-3 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-5 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 1-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 6-3 | W5 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-4 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-5 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2-7 | -- |
Garrison Hearst ran for 77 on 26 carries with a touchdown, Steve Young ran in a touchdown of his own and the 49ers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-12 at Veterans Stadium. Irving Fryar caught 9 for 138 yards. The 49ers' defense produced three sacks of Ty Detmer. The Eagles were held to two field goals and one fourth-quarter touchdown. The 49ers led 14-3 at halftime.[1][2]
Garrison Hearst ran for seventy-seven yards on twenty-six carries and the 49ers won 24-12 at Veterans Stadium. The fifth 100-yard rushing day stays one short. Steve Young ran in a touchdown of his own. The 49ers' defense produced three sacks of Ty Detmer.
The 49ers led 14-3 at the half. The Eagles cut it to 14-6 on a David Akers field goal. A Hearst rushing touchdown pushed it to 21-6. Philadelphia added a closing fourth-quarter touchdown to make the final 24-12. Ricky Watters, in his first game against his former franchise in Eagles colors, ran for 42 on 14 carries.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 9-1 with the home game against Carolina on Sunday next. The road record is 5-1. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Watters' return to the visitors' locker room. The film room is going to spend the week on the front rotation's three-sack afternoon against Detmer.
49ers 24, Eagles 12. Margin: plus 12. Record: 9-1.
A 24-12 road win at Veterans Stadium. The 49ers improve to 9-1.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a 1-yard rushing touchdown of his own to take a 7-0 lead. The Eagles answered with a David Akers field goal. The second quarter produced a Hearst short rushing touchdown to make it 14-3 at the half. The third quarter saw a Wade Richey field goal to push it to 17-6 after a second Akers field goal. Hearst's second rushing touchdown made it 24-6. Philadelphia added a closing touchdown to make the final 24-12.
The turning point
The first-quarter Young rushing touchdown. With the 49ers driving from midfield and the offense facing third-and-one at the Eagles' 1, the staff called the quarterback sneak. Young walked in untouched. The 7-0 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the first quarter forward.
By the numbers
Hearst 77 on 26 carries (3.0 ypc) with a touchdown; the lowest per-carry number of his recent stretch. Young 13-of-23 for 103 with no touchdowns plus the rushing score. Owens 3 catches for 50. Defensively the front produced three sacks (Bryant Young 1.5, Stubblefield 0.5, Junior Bryant 1); the secondary held Detmer to 137 passing.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 13/23 | 103 | 0 | 1 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Ty Detmer | 13/31 | 137 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Hoying | 8/14 | 94 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Garrison Hearst | 26 | 77 | 1 | 12 |
| Steve Young #8 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| William Floyd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| PHI | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 14 | 42 | 0 | 8 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Ty Detmer | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 50 | 0 | 23 |
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 32 | 0 | 14 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Mark Harris | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garrison Hearst | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
| PHI | ||||
| Irving Fryar | 9 | 138 | 0 | 29 |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| Charlie Garner | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Michael Timpson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Chad Lewis | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Kevin Turner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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