Sunday October 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/14/1979:



Phil Simms, in his third pro game, completed 17 of 32 passes for 300 yards to spark the Giants. He combined with Earnest Gray for seven second-quarter completions worth 148 yards and two touchdowns. Gray finished with eight catches for 169 yards.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE108.3  (25)213.7  (4)322.0  (10)14
DEFENSE137.2  (15)241.2  (27)378.3  (27)8
OFFENSE114.3  (24)111.2  (26)225.5  (28)13
DEFENSE154.8  (21)162.8  (15)317.7  (17)17

Line: Giants by 5½

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (0-7-0)307616
New York Giants (2-5-0)2270332

( 3- 0) SF Ray Wersching 21 yard field goal ( 3- 2) NYG Safety, Dan Melville knocked ball out of end zone ( 3- 9) NYG Phil Simms 17 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) ( 3-16) NYG Earnest Gray 13 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) ( 3-22) NYG Doug Kotar 1 yard rush (run failed) ( 3-29) NYG Earnest Gray 11 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) (10-29) SF Mike Shumann 13 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) (16-29) SF Freddie Solomon 11 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (pass failed) (16-32) NYG Joe Danelo 37 yard field goal
                     SF              NYG
First Downs:         21              21
Rushes-yards:        30-116          27-97
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-48-242-2     18-33-301-0
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-21
Net pass yards:      237             280
Net yards/pass:      4.8             7.8
Total net yards:     353             377
Total plays:         79 (37% run)    63 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     7-38            11-73

Attendance: 70,352

Passing:
SF: Steve DeBerg, 27 of 48 for 242 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) NYG: Phil Simms, 17 of 32 for 300 yards and 2 TDs; Randy Dean, 1 of 1 for 1 yards
Rushing:
SF: O.J. Simpson, 12 for 24 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 10 for 37 yards; Phil Francis, 3 for 16 yards; Paul Hofer, 2 for 20 yards; James Owens, 1 for 11 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 8 yards; Dan Melville, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Billy Taylor, 16 for 24 yards; Doug Kotar, 8 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Phil Simms, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
SF: Paul Hofer, 9 for 104 yards; Freddie Solomon, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 4 for 24 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 12 yards; Phil Francis, 3 for 0 yards; Mike Shumann, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Ken MacAfee, 1 for 13 yards NYG: Earnest Gray, 8 for 169 yards and 2 TDs; Doug Kotar, 4 for 48 yards; Gary Shirk, 1 for 61 yards; Dwight Scales, 1 for 10 yards; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 8 yards; Loaird McCreary, 1 for 7 yards; Joe Danelo, 1 for 1 yard; Billy Taylor, 1 for -3 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Paul Hofer, 2 for 37 yards; James Owens, 1 for 22 yards; Bob Ferrell, 1 for 13 yards NYG: Bobby Hammond, 3 for 74 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 21 yards; Tony Dungy, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Bobby Hammond, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Ray Oldham, 1 for 4 yards; Ray Rhodes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Dan Melville, 4 for 125 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 5 for 195 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/1 NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/1


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