The 49ers (11-2) host the Dallas Cowboys (5-7) at Candlestick Park for a 1:15 PT kickoff.
Quincy Carter starts at quarterback for Dallas. Emmitt Smith runs the ball. Joey Galloway leads the receivers. Jeff Garcia starts for the 49ers; Garrison Hearst at running back; Terrell Owens at receiver.
Quincy Carter and the 5-7 Dallas Cowboys come to Candlestick Sunday afternoon. The 49ers (11-2), off the cross-conference home win over the Eagles, host the kind of cross-conference home game where, with the playoff position largely set, the year's identity tape can continue building.
Jeff Garcia stays the starter. Garrison Hearst the lead back. Terrell Owens the WR1. The Cowboys come in with Carter at quarterback and Emmitt Smith as the lead back.
Favored by 7 at home. The kind of home game where 12-2 keeps the year's identity tape on the kind of NFC top-seed arc.
Week 16 across the NFC sees the playoff field forming. The Rams (12-1), 49ers (11-2), Bears, Vikings, Eagles, and Giants compete for division titles and wild-card spots. Around the AFC the Patriots, Broncos, Raiders, and Chargers compete. The Sunday home game is the kind of week where the 49ers, against a 5-7 Cowboys team, can produce the kind of statement game the playoff race requires.
Through thirteen games the 49ers are 11-2 with a +99 point differential. Jeff Garcia averages 7.3 yards per attempt with 25 TDs and 11 INTs. Garrison Hearst averages 81 rushing yards a game with six TDs. Terrell Owens averages 97 receiving yards a game with 14 TDs. The defense allows 15.5 points per game. The Cowboys are 5-7 with Quincy Carter at quarterback. Emmitt Smith averages 80 rushing yards a game. Joey Galloway leads the team in receiving. Vegas opens the 49ers as 7-point home favorites; total 41.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 12-2 | W7 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9-5 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7-7 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-8 | L4 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-8 | W3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-10 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 10-5 | W5 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-5 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 9-5 | W2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 5-9 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2-12 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 10-4 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 7-7 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-7 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5-9 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5-10 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 12-2 | W4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 11-3 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-7 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-7 | L2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 1-13 | L13 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 11-3 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 10-4 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-6 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-9 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 1-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9-5 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 7-7 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-8 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 6-8 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-10 | L2 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Jon Hilbert 22 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| 49ers | Jeff Garcia 6 yard rush ( Jose Cortez kick) | 7-3 |
| Cowboys | Darrin Chiaverini 2 yard pass from Quincy Carter ( Jon Hilbert kick) | 7-10 |
| 49ers | J.J. Stokes 7 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Jose Cortez kick) | 14-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Quincy Carter 1 yard rush ( Jon Hilbert kick) | 14-17 |
| Cowboys | Joey Galloway 47 yard pass from Quincy Carter ( Jon Hilbert kick) | 14-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Jon Hilbert 20 yard field goal | 14-27 |
| 49ers | J.J. Stokes 3 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Jose Cortez kick) | 21-27 |
Quincy Carter threw two touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys upset the 49ers 27-21 at Candlestick Park. Jeff Garcia threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Emmitt Smith ran for 126. Terrell Owens caught five for 93. The 49ers fell to 11-3 in the home loss to a team with a losing record.[1][2][3]
Quincy Carter threw two touchdown passes and Emmitt Smith ran for 126 yards Sunday afternoon at Candlestick. The Dallas Cowboys upset the 49ers 27-21 in the kind of home loss where, despite Jeff Garcia's two touchdown passes, the year's identity tape ended the late-season win streak.
Garcia was 21-of-36 for 229 with the two TDs. Owens caught five for 93. Hearst ran for 35. Emmitt Smith ran for 126 (the kind of opposing-back production the year's defense had not faced). Carter threw two TDs.
11-3. The kind of home loss where, against a Cowboys team with a losing record, the year's identity tape produced an upset defeat. The Wild Card round playoffs ahead. The kind of December where the 49ers' competitive identity, at 11-3, has the kind of NFC playoff seeding the offseason will remember. The next two games are not in the dataset (W17 makeup vs Saints and the postponed-from-9/11 Week 2).
Cowboys 27, 49ers 21. Margin: -6. Fourteen-game record: 11-3, +93 differential.
* Quincy Carter: 15-of-25 for 241, 2 TDs, 0 INTs.
* Emmitt Smith: 26 carries for 126.
* Joey Galloway: receiving production.
* Jeff Garcia: 21-of-36 for 229, 2 TDs, 0 INTs.
* Garrison Hearst: 11 carries for 35.
* Terrell Owens: 5 catches for 93.
* 49ers 11-3; Cowboys 6-7.
A 27-21 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys at Candlestick. The 49ers fall to 11-3.
How it unfolded
The Cowboys scored on their opening drive with a Carter touchdown to make it 7-0. The 49ers answered with a Garcia touchdown to tie at 7-7. Dallas added an Emmitt Smith touchdown to push the lead to 14-7. The 49ers added a second Garcia touchdown to tie at 14-14 at halftime. The third quarter was a Cowboys touchdown to make it 21-14. The fourth quarter was two Cowboys field goals and a 49ers touchdown to close it 27-21.
The turning point
Emmitt Smith's 126-yard rushing day. With the kind of opposing-back production the year's defense had not faced, Smith's running gave Dallas the kind of clock-management lead the 49ers' offense could not respond to in the final period.
By the numbers
Garcia 229 passing on 36 attempts with two TDs. Hearst 35 rushing on 11 carries. Owens 93 receiving on 5 catches. Carter 241 on 25 attempts with two TDs. Emmitt Smith 126 rushing.
Personnel watch
Jeff Garcia's two-touchdown game in defeat. Terrell Owens's productive but losing day. Garrison Hearst's quiet rushing. Emmitt Smith's 126-yard rushing game. The kind of home loss where the year's identity tape, despite the offense producing 21 points, surrendered the late-game running attack.
What it means
11-3 with the Wild Card round of the playoffs ahead. The kind of home loss where, against a sub-.500 Cowboys team, the year's identity tape produced an upset defeat. The playoffs are confirmed. The Wild Card opponent (Green Bay at Lambeau) will be the offseason's biggest test.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 21/36 | 229 | 2 | 0 | |
| DAL | |||||
| Quincy Carter | 15/25 | 241 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Garrison Hearst | 11 | 35 | 0 | 11 |
| Kevan Barlow | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Garcia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAL | ||||
| Emmitt Smith | 26 | 126 | 0 | 22 |
| Quincy Carter | 10 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
| Michael Wiley | 4 | 24 | 0 | 19 |
| Troy Hambrick | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terrell Owens | 5 | 93 | 0 | 37 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 47 | 2 | 28 |
| Eric Johnson | 4 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| Tai Streets | 2 | 27 | 0 | 20 |
| Kevan Barlow | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Vinny Sutherland | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Garrison Hearst | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DAL | ||||
| Joey Galloway | 6 | 146 | 1 | 47 |
| Rocket Ismail | 3 | 46 | 0 | 19 |
| Troy Hambrick | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Mike Lucky | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken-Yon Rambo | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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