The 49ers (3-8) travel to Cinergy Field for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Cincinnati Bengals (1-10). The Bengals are 1-10 under Bruce Coslet in his second season. Jeff Blake is the starter. Corey Dillon is the back. Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott are the receivers.
Jeff Garcia is back at quarterback after clearing the hand contusion. The 49ers come off the 20-3 home loss to the Packers.[1][2]
The 49ers travel to Cincinnati against a 1-10 Bengals team that has lost ten of eleven. The Sunday at Cinergy Field is the kind of December road game that, in calendar 1999, the schedule offers as the team's only winnable matchup of the back six. Jeff Garcia is back. The pocket reads against the Bengals' front, which has produced 25 sacks across eleven games, are the matchup the staff has been preparing all week.
Week 13 has the AFC Central's bottom team hosting the 49ers plus a slate where the conference's playoff field is set. The Rams sit at 9-1; the Vikings 8-3; the Bucs 9-2. The AFC has the Jaguars at 10-1 and the Colts 9-2. The Browns are 1-10. Inside the AFC the Bengals are 1-10, the Browns 1-10. The Sunday at Cinergy is the schedule's only matchup of two teams with a combined 4-18 record. Conference reading list this week: the Sunday's loser drafts in the top ten.
Through eleven games the 49ers sit at 3-8 with a minus 135 point differential, the conference's worst. Garcia returns at starter after the hand contusion. Garner averages 84 from scrimmage across the first eleven. The Bengals are 1-10 with Blake averaging 235 passing yards per game and Dillon 4.4 a carry. Cincinnati gives up 28 points per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 3-point road favorites.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 10-1 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 9-2 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-6 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 4-7 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-10 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-10 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-2 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-3 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-4 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 6-5 | -- |
| New York Jets | 4-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 8-3 | -- |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-5 | -- |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-6 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 4-7 | -- |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 9-2 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 5-6 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-8 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-9 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-9 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7-4 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-4 | -- |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-4 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 6-5 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 5-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 7-4 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-5 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-6 | -- |
| New York Giants | 5-6 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-9 | -- |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Corey Dillon 10 yard rush ( Doug Pelfrey kick) | 0-7 |
| Bengals | Doug Pelfrey 29 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Charlie Garner 6 yard rush ( Wade Richey kick) | 7-10 |
| Bengals | Carl Pickens 11 yard pass from Jeff Blake ( Doug Pelfrey kick) | 7-17 |
| 49ers | Wade Richey 47 yard field goal | 10-17 |
| Bengals | Darnay Scott 58 yard pass from Jeff Blake ( Doug Pelfrey kick) | 10-24 |
| Bengals | Doug Pelfrey 24 yard field goal | 10-27 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 7 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 17-27 |
| Bengals | Doug Pelfrey 27 yard field goal | 17-30 |
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 55 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 24-30 |
| Bengals | Corey Dillon 12 yard pass from Jeff Blake ( Doug Pelfrey kick) | 24-37 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | J.J. Stokes 11 yard pass from Jeff Garcia | 30-37 |
| Bengals | Carl Pickens 13 yard pass from Jeff Blake ( Doug Pelfrey kick) | 30-44 |
Jeff Blake threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns including two to Carl Pickens and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the 49ers 44-30 at Cinergy Field. Jeff Garcia threw for 437 yards and three touchdowns; Jerry Rice caught 9 for 157 with two scores; Terrell Owens caught 9 for 145. Corey Dillon ran for 133 yards on 25 carries. Charlie Garner ran for 91 and a touchdown. The 49ers trailed 31-13 at halftime.[1][2]
Jerry Rice caught nine passes for 157 and two touchdowns at Cinergy Field. Terrell Owens caught nine passes for 145. Jeff Garcia threw for four hundred and thirty-seven. The 49ers lost 44-30 to a Bengals team that had lost ten of eleven entering the day.
The Sunday is the offensive shootout the 49ers' offense had been building toward all calendar year. Garcia's first 400-yard passing day produced no win. The defensive secondary surrendered four Blake touchdowns. Corey Dillon ran for 133 against the front rotation that had been the back-half's strength. The afternoon was the kind of offensive output that, in any other year, anchors the club's December.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 3-9 with the home game against the Falcons next Sunday. The road record is 1-5. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Garcia's 437-yard passing day. The film room is going to start with the secondary coverage on the four Blake touchdowns.
Bengals 44, 49ers 30. Margin: minus 14. Record: 3-9, minus 149 differential. • Garcia: 33-of-49 for 437, 3 TDs, 1 INT (career single-game passing high to date). • Garner: 18 carries for 91, 1 TD; 5 catches for 52. • Rice: 9 catches for 157, 2 TDs. • Owens: 9 catches for 145, 0 TDs. • Blake: 21-of-30 for 334, 4 TDs. • Dillon: 25 carries for 133, 1 TD. • Pickens: 7 catches for 107, 2 TDs. • Scott: 3 catches for 80, 1 TD. • Quarter scoring: SF 6-7-7-10; CIN 14-17-7-6.
A 44-30 road loss at Cinergy Field. The 49ers fall to 3-9 with the organization's first 400-plus passing day in a loss since 1988.
How it unfolded
The Bengals opened with a Pickens 22-yard touchdown reception to take a 7-0 lead. Garcia answered with a 2-yard touchdown to Beasley to make it 7-6 (extra point blocked). The second quarter produced three Bengals touchdowns: Pickens' second, a Darnay Scott 33-yard touchdown reception, and a Dillon short rushing score to push the lead to 31-13 at halftime. The 49ers' third quarter included a Garcia-to-Rice 30-yard touchdown and a Garcia-to-Owens 17-yarder. The fourth quarter added a Rice second touchdown and a Cincinnati closing touchdown drive ending in a Brandon Bennett 4-yard rushing score to make the final 44-30.
The turning point
The second-quarter Pickens second touchdown. With the 49ers down 14-13 and the defense facing third-and-eight at midfield, Blake found Pickens on a corner route. The 21-13 cushion turned into 31-13 by the half. The 49ers' offense produced 17 second-half points but never closed the gap.
By the numbers
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 33/49 | 437 | 3 | 1 | |
| CIN | |||||
| Jeff Blake | 21/30 | 334 | 4 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Charlie Garner | 18 | 91 | 1 | 27 |
| Jeff Garcia | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Fred Beasley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| CIN | ||||
| Corey Dillon | 25 | 133 | 1 | 27 |
| Jeff Blake | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 9 | 157 | 2 | 55 |
| Terrell Owens | 9 | 145 | 0 | 31 |
| Charlie Garner | 5 | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 38 | 1 | 12 |
| Greg Clark | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Chad Fann | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CIN | ||||
| Carl Pickens | 7 | 107 | 2 | 37 |
| Darnay Scott | 3 | 80 | 1 | 58 |
| Corey Dillon | 5 | 77 | 1 | 23 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Clif Groce | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Basnight | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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