The 49ers (7-3) host the Philadelphia Eagles (9-2) at Candlestick Park for a Monday Night Football kickoff.
Koy Detmer starts at quarterback for Philadelphia with Donovan McNabb on the injury report. Duce Staley runs the ball. Antonio Freeman leads the receivers. Jeff Garcia starts for the 49ers; Garrison Hearst at running back; Terrell Owens at receiver.
Monday Night Football division-equivalent home game.[1][2][3]
Monday Night Football at Candlestick. The 49ers (7-3) host the 9-2 Philadelphia Eagles in the kind of primetime home game where, with Donovan McNabb on the injury report and Koy Detmer expected to start, the year's identity tape gets one more national-television audience.
Jeff Garcia stays the starter. Garrison Hearst the lead back. Terrell Owens the WR1. The Eagles come in with the conference's likely-best team identity. The kind of Monday-night home game where 8-3 puts the 49ers in real wild-card or NFC West contention.
Favored by 4 at home. The kind of Monday-night home game where the box score will define the year's season arc.
Week 12 Monday Night Football across the NFC sees the contenders pulling away. The Eagles (9-2), Saints, Cowboys, Buccaneers, and Bears compete for division titles and wild-card spots. The 49ers (7-3) lead the NFC West. Around the AFC the Patriots, Broncos, Raiders, and Chargers compete. The Monday-night game is the kind of week where the 49ers, against the conference's likely-best team, get one more national-attention test.
Through ten games the 49ers are 7-3 with a +40 point differential. Jeff Garcia averages 7.5 yards per attempt with 14 TDs and six INTs. Garrison Hearst averages 65 rushing yards a game with four TDs. Terrell Owens averages 95 receiving yards a game with six TDs. The defense allows 16.7 points per game. The Eagles are 9-2 with Koy Detmer filling in for the injured Donovan McNabb. Duce Staley averages 65 rushing yards a game. Antonio Freeman leads the team in receiving. Vegas opens the 49ers as 4-point home favorites; total 41.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 6-4 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5-5 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 5-5 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 5-5 | W3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-4-1 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-5 | W1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 4-6 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1-9 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 6-4 | W2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 6-4 | W5 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-5 | W2 |
| Houston Texans | 2-8 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 7-3 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7-3 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 6-4 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5-5 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-3 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 5-5 | W5 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-6 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3-7 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-3 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 6-4 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-6 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3-7 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 8-2 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 3-7 | L2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3-7 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 2-8 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-2 | W3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-3-1 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 3-7 | L7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Todd Pinkston 25 yard pass from Koy Detmer ( David Akers kick) | 7-0 |
| Eagles | Brian Mitchell 76 yard punt return ( David Akers kick) | 14-0 |
| 49ers | Terrell Owens 3 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Jeff Chandler kick) | 14-7 |
| Eagles | Antonio Freeman 11 yard pass from Koy Detmer ( David Akers kick) | 21-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jeff Chandler 35 yard field goal | 21-10 |
| Eagles | Koy Detmer 1 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 28-10 |
| Eagles | Chad Lewis 1 yard pass from A.J. Feeley ( David Akers kick) | 35-10 |
| 49ers | Terrell Owens 18 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Jeff Chandler kick) | 35-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | David Akers 43 yard field goal | 38-17 |
Koy Detmer threw two touchdown passes and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the 49ers 38-17 at Candlestick Park on Monday Night Football. Jeff Garcia threw two touchdowns to Terrell Owens. Owens caught 13 for 166 with two touchdowns. Garrison Hearst ran for 65. Duce Staley ran for 55. The Eagles scored 38 points and produced the kind of road blowout the line did not predict. The 49ers fell to 7-4 in the Monday Night Football loss.[1][2][3]
Koy Detmer went 18-of-26 for 227 yards and two touchdowns Monday night at Candlestick. The Philadelphia Eagles crushed the 49ers 38-17 on Monday Night Football. The kind of primetime home loss where, despite Terrell Owens's 166 yards and two touchdowns, the year's defense surrendered 38 points to a backup quarterback's offense.
Jeff Garcia threw two touchdowns to Owens. Garrison Hearst ran for 65. Duce Staley ran for 55. The defense's surrender of 38 points to the Eagles' backup-led offense was the year's defensive low. The kind of Monday-night home blowout where the year's identity tape did not produce.
7-4. The kind of Monday-night home loss that, against the conference's likely-best team's backup-led offense, exposed the kind of structural concern the year's identity tape had been hiding. The Seattle Seahawks on the road next Sunday in the division rematch. The kind of November where the 49ers' competitive identity, with the kind of season arc the staff has been building, has produced the kind of inconsistent tape evaluation the offseason will document.
Eagles 38, 49ers 17. Margin: -21. Eleven-game record: 7-4, +19 differential.
* Koy Detmer: 18-of-26 for 227, 2 TDs, 0 INTs.
* Duce Staley: 16 carries for 55.
* Antonio Freeman: receiving production with TD.
* Jeff Garcia: 29-of-51 for 284, 2 TDs (Owens x2), 0 INTs.
* Garrison Hearst: 10 carries for 65.
* Terrell Owens: 13 catches for 166, 2 TDs.
* Eagles 38 points (year's defensive low).
* 49ers 7-4; Eagles 10-2.
A 38-17 Monday Night Football home blowout by the Philadelphia Eagles at Candlestick. The 49ers fall to 7-4.
How it unfolded
The Eagles scored on their opening drive with a Detmer touchdown to make it 7-0. The 49ers answered with a Garcia touchdown to Owens to tie at 7-7. The Eagles added two more touchdowns in the first half to push the lead to 21-7. The 49ers added another Garcia touchdown to Owens to make it 21-14 at halftime. The second half was where the Eagles pulled away: two more touchdowns and a field goal to close it 38-17.
The turning point
The Eagles' second-half pull-away. With the score 21-14 at halftime and the year's identity tape on the verge of producing the kind of Monday-night home statement the conference race requires, Philadelphia's 17-point second half exposed the kind of structural concern the year had been hiding.
By the numbers
Garcia 284 passing on 51 attempts with two TDs and no INTs. Hearst 65 rushing on 10 carries. Owens 166 receiving on 13 catches with two TDs. Detmer 227 on 26 attempts with two TDs. Duce Staley 55 rushing.
Personnel watch
Terrell Owens's 166-yard receiving game with two touchdowns. Jeff Garcia's two-touchdown game. The defense's 38-point surrender to a backup-led Eagles offense. The kind of Monday-night home blowout where the year's identity tape produced inconsistent results.
What it means
7-4 with the Seahawks on the road next Sunday. The kind of Monday-night home loss where, despite Terrell Owens's continued NFL-best receiving production, the year's defensive identity surrendered the kind of points the conference race cannot tolerate.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 29/51 | 284 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tim Rattay | 7/12 | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Koy Detmer | 18/26 | 227 | 2 | 0 | |
| A.J. Feeley | 3/3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Garrison Hearst | 10 | 65 | 0 | 28 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Jeff Garcia | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Kevan Barlow | 3 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
| PHI | ||||
| Duce Staley | 16 | 55 | 0 | 11 |
| James Thrash | 5 | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| Dorsey Levens | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Westbrook | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Koy Detmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Feeley | 2 | -3 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terrell Owens | 13 | 166 | 2 | 32 |
| Tai Streets | 8 | 65 | 0 | 14 |
| Garrison Hearst | 4 | 31 | 0 | 9 |
| J.J. Stokes | 5 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevan Barlow | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PHI | ||||
| Todd Pinkston | 6 | 94 | 1 | 32 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 45 | 0 | 37 |
| Chad Lewis | 5 | 41 | 1 | 21 |
| Antonio Freeman | 4 | 26 | 1 | 11 |
| Jeff Thomason | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Duce Staley | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Dorsey Levens | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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