The 49ers (4-10) host the Washington Redskins (8-5) at 3Com Park for a 1:00 PT kickoff in the home finale. The Redskins, off three straight wins, are chasing the Cowboys in the NFC East. Brad Johnson is the quarterback; Michael Westbrook and Albert Connell are the receivers; Skip Hicks is the back.
The 49ers come off the 41-24 road loss at Carolina. Jeff Garcia is the starter for the ninth straight week.[1][2]
The home finale for a 4-10 team is the kind of Sunday that, in calendar 1999, beat reporters file two pieces on: the year-end retrospective and the structural conversation about the staff. Sunday at 3Com is both.
Washington enters at 8-5 with the kind of veteran-led offense the conference's playoff field has been built around. Brad Johnson has thrown 21 touchdown passes. Michael Westbrook is the WR1 in a healthy receiver room. The Redskins' defense ranks 12th in scoring.
Week 16 has the home finales for most of the league. The Rams sit at 12-1; the Vikings 9-5; the Bucs 9-5. The AFC has the Jaguars at 13-1 and the Colts 11-3. Around the NFC the Cowboys and Redskins both sit at the top of the NFC East. The Sunday-night game is St. Louis at Chicago. Inside the division the Cardinals at 5-9 sit ahead of the 49ers and Falcons in the NFC West basement standings.
Through fourteen games the 49ers sit at 4-10 with a minus 147 point differential, the conference's worst. Garcia averages 246 passing yards per game across eight starts. Garner is on pace for 1,090 from scrimmage. Washington is 8-5 with Johnson averaging 245 passing yards per game and 21 touchdowns. Stephen Davis ran for 1,200 yards but is on the injury report; Skip Hicks starts. Vegas opens the 49ers as 3-point home underdogs.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 13-1 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 11-3 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 7-7 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-9 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-10 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-13 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-2 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 9-5 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-5 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 7-7 | -- |
| New York Jets | 6-8 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-5 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8-6 | -- |
| Oakland Raiders | 7-7 | -- |
| San Diego Chargers | 6-8 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 5-9 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 12-2 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-7 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-10 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3-11 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-12 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-5 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 8-6 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-6 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 7-7 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 6-8 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 8-6 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7-7 | -- |
| New York Giants | 7-7 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-8 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-11 | -- |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Charlie Garner 4 yard rush ( Wade Richey kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Michael Westbrook 65 yard pass from Brad Johnson ( Brett Conway kick) | 7-7 |
| 49ers | Wade Richey 29 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| 49ers | Wade Richey 25 yard field goal | 7-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Brett Conway 47 yard field goal | 10-13 |
| 49ers | J.J. Stokes 5 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 10-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Brett Conway 34 yard field goal | 13-20 |
| Redskins | Brad Johnson 1 yard rush ( Brett Conway kick) | 20-20 |
| OT | ||
| Redskins | Larry Centers 33 yard pass from Brad Johnson | 26-20 |
Brad Johnson threw for 471 yards and two touchdowns and Brett Conway kicked a 39-yard field goal with 53 seconds to play and the Washington Redskins beat the 49ers 26-20 at 3Com Park. Jeff Garcia threw for 168 yards and a touchdown and ran for 40 on 6 scrambles. Charlie Garner ran for 129 and a touchdown on 16 carries. Michael Westbrook caught 7 for 125 and a touchdown. The 49ers led 17-10 at halftime.[1][2]
Brad Johnson threw for four hundred and seventy-one yards at 3Com Park and the Redskins won 26-20 on a Brett Conway field goal with 53 seconds to play. Charlie Garner ran for one hundred and twenty-nine. The 49ers led 17-10 at the half and 20-17 with five minutes to go.
The Sunday is the kind of home finale that, in calendar 1999, defines the organization's structural December. Johnson's passing line was the highest by an opposing quarterback at 3Com since 1995. Westbrook and Albert Connell combined for 12 catches and 231 yards. The 49ers' secondary, on the field for the back half of two long Washington drives that put points on the board, surrendered the kind of deep-ball coverage that the staff has been writing about all year.
The 49ers walk away 4-11 with the regular-season finale at Atlanta next Sunday. The home record is 3-5. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Steve Young, who walked onto the field before kickoff and gave a brief speech to the home crowd. The Sunday at 3Com was Young's last home game in red and gold.
Redskins 26, 49ers 20. Margin: minus 6. Record: 4-11, minus 153 differential. • Garcia: 17-of-29 for 168, 1 TD, 1 INT; 6 rushes for 40. • Garner: 16 carries for 129, 1 TD; 3 catches for 39. • Beasley: 12 carries for 65. • Rice: 5 catches for 44. • Brad Johnson: 32-of-47 for 471, 2 TDs. • Westbrook: 7 catches for 125, 1 TD. • Connell: 5 catches for 106. • Hicks: 13 carries for 48. • Conway game-winner: 39 yards, 53 seconds left.
A 26-20 home loss to Washington. The 49ers fall to 4-11 on a Brett Conway field goal with 53 seconds to play.
How it unfolded
The Redskins opened with a Stephen Davis substitute Skip Hicks touchdown to take a 7-0 lead. Garcia answered with a 10-yard touchdown to Greg Clark to tie at 7. The second quarter produced a Garner 14-yard rushing touchdown and a Wade Richey field goal to push the lead to 17-10 at halftime. The third quarter saw a Conway field goal cut it to 17-13 and a Richey field goal extend it to 20-13. The fourth quarter belonged to Washington: a Westbrook 32-yard touchdown reception to tie at 20, a Conway field goal to push the lead to 23-20, and a closing Conway field goal with 53 seconds to play to make the final 26-20.
The turning point
The fourth-quarter Westbrook touchdown. With the 49ers up 20-13 with eight minutes to play and the defense facing third-and-eight at the Washington 32, Johnson found Westbrook on a deep cross over the safety. The 20-20 tie became 23-20 within four minutes of game clock.
By the numbers
Johnson 32-of-47 for 471; the highest single-game passing line against the 49ers at 3Com since 1995. Westbrook and Connell combined for 12 catches and 231 yards. Garcia 17-of-29 for 168 with one touchdown. Garner 129 rushing on 16 carries (8.1 ypc) with a touchdown; the second 100-yard rushing line of the year. Hicks 48 on 13 carries; the running game was the only piece of the Redskins' offense the 49ers' front held in check.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 17/29 | 168 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WAS | |||||
| Brad Johnson | 32/47 | 471 | 2 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Charlie Garner | 16 | 129 | 1 | 40 |
| Fred Beasley | 12 | 65 | 0 | 23 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 40 | 0 | 25 |
| Terry Jackson | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| WAS | ||||
| Skip Hicks | 13 | 48 | 0 | 24 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Greg Clark | 4 | 46 | 0 | 13 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 13 |
| Charlie Garner | 3 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 31 | 1 | 26 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WAS | ||||
| Michael Westbrook | 7 | 125 | 1 | 65 |
| Albert Connell | 5 | 106 | 0 | 47 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 66 | 1 | 33 |
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 60 | 0 | 27 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 55 | 0 | 36 |
| Skip Hicks | 4 | 52 | 0 | 25 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
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