The 1984 San Francisco 49ers seasonNational Football League (NFL) and 39th overall. The season was highlighted by their second Super Bowl victory . The franchise had its best season ever, with a record of 15 wins and only 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Quarterback Joe Montana was awarded the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player Award for the second time in his career, joining Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw as the only two-time Super Bowl MVPs.
The 49ers playing against the Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. The 1984 49ers became the first team to win fifteen games in the NFL's regular season since the league went to a sixteen-game schedule in 1978. The 49ers, if not for their loss to the Steelers, would have become the 2nd team after the 1972 Miami Dolphins to complete a perfect season, and the Forty-Niners would have been the first to do so since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule. The 1985 Chicago Bears , the 1998 Minnesota Vikings , the 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers , the 2011 Green Bay Packers , and the 2015 Carolina Panthers would later join the 1984 49ers to finish 15–1, although the 2007 New England Patriots would exceed this feat by finishing the regular season at an unbeaten 16–0, losing the Super Bowl to the New York Giants 17-14. However, the only other one of these teams that won the Super Bowl was the 1985 Bears.
In the playoffs, the 49ers were the #1 seed. They defeated the Giants 21–10 in the divisional round. Then they shut out the Chicago Bears 23–0 in the NFC Championship and finally defeated the Miami Dolphins 38–16 in Super Bowl XIX . This 49ers team has gone down as the best in franchise history, and many call this season the best in Joe Montana's career.
NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled A Team Above All ; Brad Crandall narrated it. On January 29, 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions Gene Hackman and featured commentary from players Russ Francis , Keena Turner and Dwight Hicks . More than a decade later, the team gained greater esteem by ranking #4 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary.[3] [4]
1 Offseason 2 Training Camp 3 Personnel 4 Preseason 5 Regular season 5.1 Schedule 5.2 Game summaries 5.2.1 Week 1 (Sunday, September 2, 1984): at Detroit Lions 5.2.2 Week 2 (Monday, September 10, 1984): vs. Washington Redskins 5.2.3 Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): vs. New Orleans Saints 5.2.4 Week 4 (Sunday, September 23, 1984): at Philadelphia Eagles 5.2.5 Week 5 (Sunday, September 30, 1984): vs. Atlanta Falcons 5.2.6 Week 6 (Monday, October 8, 1984): at New York Giants 5.2.7 Week 7 (Sunday, October 14, 1984): vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 5.2.8 Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): at Houston Oilers 5.2.9 Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): at Los Angeles Rams 5.2.10 Week 10 (Sunday, November 4, 1984): vs. Cincinnati Bengals 5.2.11 Week 11 (Sunday, November 11, 1984): at Cleveland Browns 5.2.12 Week 12 (Sunday, November 18, 1984): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5.2.13 Week 13 (Sunday, November 25, 1984): at New Orleans Saints 5.2.14 Week 14 (Sunday, December 2, 1984): at Atlanta Falcons 5.2.15 Week 15 (Saturday, December 8, 1984): vs. Minnesota Vikings 5.2.16 Week 16 (Friday, December 14, 1984): vs. Los Angeles Rams 6 Game officials 7 Standings 8 Final statistics 9 Playoffs 10 Awards and records 11 1985 AFC–NFC Pro Bowl 12 Media 13 References 14 External links Offseason edit Training Camp edit Personnel edit
1984 San Francisco 49ers staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special teams – Fred von Appen Strength and conditioning
Physical development coordinator – Jerry Attaway
1984 San Francisco 49ers final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
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Preseason edit Regular season edit The 49ers advanced to their second Super Bowl in team history after becoming the first team ever to win 15 regular season games since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Much of the hype surrounding the team was their offense, which boasted 5 Pro Bowlers . Quarterback Joe Montana recorded 279 out of 432 completions for 3,630 yards, 28 touchdowns, and only 10 interceptions. Running back Roger Craig was one of the 49ers' major weapons, both rushing and receiving. Craig was the team's second leading rusher with 649 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns, and also caught 71 passes for 675 yards. Pro Bowl running back Wendell Tyler , who had rushed for a team record 1,262 yards during the regular season, recorded 7 rushing touchdowns, and also caught 28 passes for 230 yards and 2 touchdown receptions. Wide receivers Freddie Solomon and Dwight Clark also were deep threats, gaining a combined total of 1,617 yards and 16 touchdowns. Up front, 3 of the 49ers' 5 starting offensive linemen, Randy Cross , Fred Quillan , and Keith Fahnhorst , had been selected to play in the Pro Bowl. Overall, San Francisco's offense finished the season ranked second in the NFL in scoring (475 points) and fourth in total yards (6,544).
Although they did not get as much media attention as the offense, the 49ers defense led the league in fewest points allowed during the regular season (227). All 4 of the 49ers' starting defensive backs, Ronnie Lott , Eric Wright, Carlton Williamson , and Dwight Hicks , were selected to play in the Pro Bowl . Pro Bowl linebacker Keena Turner was also a major defensive weapon, recording 2 sacks and 4 interceptions for 51 yards. Defensive end Dwaine Board anchored the line, recording 10 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.
Schedule edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 2 at Detroit Lions W 30–271–0 Pontiac Silverdome 56,782 Recap 2 Washington Redskins W 37–312–0 Candlestick Park 59,707 Recap 3 September 16 New Orleans Saints W 30–203–0 Candlestick Park 57,611 Recap 4 September 23 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–94–0 Veterans Stadium 62,771 Recap 5 September 30 Atlanta Falcons W 14–55–0 Candlestick Park 57,990 Recap 6 at New York Giants W 31–106–0 Giants Stadium 76,112 Recap 7 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–206–1 Candlestick Park 59,110 Recap 8 October 21 at Houston Oilers W 34–217–1 Astrodome 39,900 Recap 9 October 28 at Los Angeles Rams W 33–08–1 Anaheim Stadium 65,481 Recap 10 November 4 Cincinnati Bengals W 23–179–1 Candlestick Park 58,324 Recap 11 November 11 at Cleveland Browns W 41–710–1 Cleveland Stadium 60,092 Recap 12 November 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–1711–1 Candlestick Park 57,704 Recap 13 November 25 at New Orleans Saints W 35–312–1 Louisiana Superdome 65,177 Recap 14 December 2 at Atlanta Falcons W 35–1713–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 29,644 Recap 15 Minnesota Vikings W 51–714–1 Candlestick Park 56,670 Recap 16 Los Angeles Rams W 19–1615–1 Candlestick Park 59,743 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries edit Week 1 (Sunday, September 2, 1984): at Detroit Lions edit [8]
Team Category Player Statistics SF Passing Joe Montana 16/25, 188 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Wendell Tyler 16 CAR, 87 YDS, 2 TDs Receiving Freddie Solomon 4 REC, 61 YDS DET Passing Gary Danielson 17/24, 177 YDS, 2 TDs Rushing Billy Sims 17 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Leonard Thompson 3 REC, 58 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 43.0 (over) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Lions 24 First downs 19 32–124 Rushes–yards 28–132 188 Passing yards 177 16–25–0 Passes 17–24–0 2–14 Sacked–yards 2–11 174 Net passing yards 166 298 Total yards 298 198 Return yards 98 2–45.5 Punts 4–44.0 2–1 Fumbles–lost 0–0 2–32 Penalties–yards 6–45 30:44 Time of Possession 29:16
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Team Category Player Statistics WSH Passing Joe Theismann 24/43, 331 YDS, 2 TDs Rushing Joe Theismann 7 CAR, 35 YDS Receiving Art Monk 10 REC, 200 YDS SF Passing Joe Montana 24/40, 381 YDS, 2 TDs Rushing Wendell Tyler 20 CAR, 96 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Dwight Clark 5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 52.0 (over) Time of Game: Redskins Game Statistics 49ers 20 First downs 30 21–62 Rushes–yards 40–167 331 Passing yards 381 24–43–0 Passes 24–40–0 4–22 Sacked–yards 2–14 309 Net passing yards 367 371 Total yards 534 132 Return yards 74 7–36.6 Punts 3–34.7 3–0 Fumbles–lost 3–2 6–60 Penalties–yards 6–50 25:15 Time of Possession 34:45
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Team Category Player Statistics NO Passing Ken Stabler 14/27, 157 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing George Rogers 23 CAR, 88 YDS Receiving Eugene Goodlow 6 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD SF Passing Joe Montana 10/17, 128 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Wendell Tyler 10 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Freddie Solomon 3 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 45.0 (over) Time of Game: Saints Game Statistics 49ers 20 First downs 19 31–119 Rushes–yards 32–148 162 Passing yards 179 16–34–5 Passes 13–26–1 2–13 Sacked–yards 3–20 149 Net passing yards 159 268 Total yards 307 166 Return yards 160 3–46.0 Punts 5–40.8 0–0 Fumbles–lost 0–0 4–47 Penalties–yards 6–54 31:38 Time of Possession 28:22
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Point spread :Over/Under: 44.0 (under) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Eagles 23 First downs 15 37–177 Rushes–yards 20–72 252 Passing yards 187 17–34–0 Passes 16–41–1 4–31 Sacked–yards 2–18 221 Net passing yards 169 398 Total yards 241 173 Return yards 51 7–39.1 Punts 7–40.0 2–0 Fumbles–lost 0–0 12–141 Penalties–yards 4–30 34:31 Time of Possession 25:29
Week 5 (Sunday, September 30, 1984): vs. Atlanta Falcons edit [17]
Point spread :Over/Under: 49.5 (under) Time of Game: Falcons Game Statistics 49ers 22 First downs 17 35–161 Rushes–yards 32–161 267 Passing yards 149 22–41–2 Passes 13–25–0 2–10 Sacked–yards 0–0 257 Net passing yards 149 418 Total yards 310 48 Return yards 62 4–38.8 Punts 5–43.8 3–1 Fumbles–lost 3–2 5–45 Penalties–yards 5–56 34:57 Time of Possession 25:03
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Point spread :Over/Under: 44.0 (under) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Giants 18 First downs 23 32–167 Rushes–yards 23–113 218 Passing yards 303 16–27–0 Passes 25–44–2 1–1 Sacked–yards 4–27 217 Net passing yards 276 384 Total yards 389 123 Return yards 142 5–39.0 Punts 5–42.4 1–0 Fumbles–lost 0–0 7–40 Penalties–yards 3–20 28:08 Time of Possession 31:52
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Team Category Player Statistics PIT Passing Mark Malone 11/18, 156 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rich Erenberg 11 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TD Receiving John Stallworth 6 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD SF Passing Joe Montana 24/34, 241 YDS, 1 INT Rushing Wendell Tyler 11 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Roger Craig 7 REC, 43 YDS
Point spread :Over/Under: 42.0 (under) Time of Game: Steelers Game Statistics 49ers 23 First downs 22 47–175 Rushes–yards 20–117 156 Passing yards 241 11–18–1 Passes 24–35–1 1–7 Sacked–yards 0–0 149 Net passing yards 241 324 Total yards 358 106 Return yards 131 2–41.0 Punts 3–30.7 1–0 Fumbles–lost 1–0 11–68 Penalties–yards 8–57 34:45 Time of Possession 25:15
The 49ers' hope for a perfect season was foiled by the Steelers when Gary Anderson kicked the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter that would ultimately prevent the 49ers from going undefeated.[23] [24]
Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): at Houston Oilers edit [25]
Team Category Player Statistics SF Passing Joe Montana 25/35, 353 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Wendell Tyler 23 CAR, 108 YDS Receiving Dwight Clark 5 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD HOU Passing Warren Moon 25/33, 356 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Larry Moriarty 9 CAR, 36 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Tim Smith 6 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 42.0 (over) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Oilers 25 First downs 22 38–164 Rushes–yards 18–82 353 Passing yards 356 25–35–1 Passes 25–33–2 1–0 Sacked–yards 2–6 353 Net passing yards 350 517 Total yards 432 85 Return yards 105 3–49.3 Punts 3–46.3 2–0 Fumbles–lost 3–1 8–70 Penalties–yards 7–75 34:13 Time of Possession 25:47
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Week 9: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
Period 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers (8–1) 3 16 7 7 33 Rams (5–4) 0 0 0 0 0
at Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California
Date : October 28, 1984Game time : 1:00 p.m. PST Game weather : 60 °F (16 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)Game attendance : 65,481Referee : Bob FredericTV announcers (CBS ) : Tom Brookshier (play-by-play) and Wayne Walker (color commentator)[28] [10]
Point spread :Over/Under: 45.0 (under) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Rams 23 First downs 12 39–111 Rushes–yards 19–72 376 Passing yards 180 22–32–0 Passes 14–30–2 2–15 Sacked–yards 5–46 361 Net passing yards 134 472 Total yards 206 35 Return yards 123 3–38.0 Punts 6–39.8 2–2 Fumbles–lost 5–3 6–41 Penalties–yards 3–25 35:26 Time of Possession 24:34
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Team Category Player Statistics CIN Passing Ken Anderson 21/34, 269 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Charles Alexander 8 CAR, 48 YDS Receiving Cris Collinsworth 4 REC, 71 YDS, 1 TD SF Passing Joe Montana 27/42, 301 YDS, 2 TDs, 4 INTs Rushing Wendell Tyler 14 CAR, 52 YDS Receiving Dwight Clark 7 REC, 124 YDS
Point spread :Over/Under: 43.0 (under) Time of Game: Bengals Game Statistics 49ers 21 First downs 26 25–116 Rushes–yards 31–91 269 Passing yards 301 21–34–2 Passes 27–42–4 6–39 Sacked–yards 1–7 230 Net passing yards 294 346 Total yards 385 144 Return yards 190 6–38.2 Punts 2–47.0 0–0 Fumbles–lost 0–0 6–46 Penalties–yards 5–30 29:24 Time of Possession 30:36
Week 11 (Sunday, November 11, 1984): at Cleveland Browns edit [31]
Team Category Player Statistics SF Passing Joe Montana 24/30, 263 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Wendell Tyler 17 CAR, 87 YDS Receiving Freddie Solomon 5 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TDs CLE Passing Paul McDonald 13/33, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Boyce Green 13 CAR, 38 YDS Receiving Bruce Davis 4 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 35.0 (over) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Browns 23 First downs 10 39–213 Rushes–yards 20–43 263 Passing yards 220 24–30–1 Passes 13–33–1 1–8 Sacked–yards 2–12 255 Net passing yards 208 468 Total yards 251 90 Return yards 125 2–38.5 Punts 6–37.0 1–1 Fumbles–lost 5–3 7–45 Penalties–yards 5–32 35:27 Time of Possession 24:33
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Team Category Player Statistics TB Passing Steve DeBerg 26/41, 316 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing James Wilder Sr. 18 CAR, 89 YDS Receiving Gerald Carter 9 REC, 166 YDS, 1 TD SF Passing Joe Montana 19/23, 247 YDS Rushing Wendell Tyler 16 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Dwight Clark 5 REC, 56 YDS
Point spread :Over/Under: 40.0 (over) Time of Game: 2 hours, 52 minutes Buccaneers Game Statistics 49ers 23 First downs 25 20–89 Rushes–yards 39–190 316 Passing yards 247 26–41–0 Passes 19–23–0 1–8 Sacked–yards 2–9 308 Net passing yards 238 397 Total yards 428 61 Return yards 99 3–41.0 Punts 2–48.0 2–1 Fumbles–lost 3–3 7–38 Penalties–yards 3–35 28:17 Time of Possession 31:43
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Point spread :Over/Under: 42.0 (under) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Saints 22 First downs 12 33–219 Rushes–yards 28–131 201 Passing yards 118 15–32–0 Passes 14–26–1 1–13 Sacked–yards 8–48 188 Net passing yards 70 407 Total yards 201 107 Return yards 113 6–44.3 Punts 8–45.5 1–0 Fumbles–lost 1–0 4–60 Penalties–yards 3–20 27:48 Time of Possession 32:12
Week 14 (Sunday, December 2, 1984): at Atlanta Falcons edit [37]
Team Category Player Statistics SF Passing Joe Montana 12/24, 165 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Wendell Tyler 15 CAR, 69 YDS Receiving Earl Cooper 4 REC, 51 YDS ATL Passing Mike Moroski 22/43, 289 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing Gerald Riggs 30 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Alfred Jackson 11 REC, 193 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 40.0 (over) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Falcons 15 First downs 23 31–143 Rushes–yards 36–153 165 Passing yards 289 12–24–2 Passes 22–43–3 2–18 Sacked–yards 3–28 147 Net passing yards 261 290 Total yards 414 224 Return yards 112 5–39.6 Punts 4–40.8 1–1 Fumbles–lost 3–3 9–73 Penalties–yards 8–50 24:33 Time of Possession 35:27
Week 15 (Saturday, December 8, 1984): vs. Minnesota Vikings edit [39]
Team Category Player Statistics MIN Passing Wade Wilson 18/32, 212 YDS, 1 INTs Rushing Darrin Nelson 7 CAR, 38 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Joe Senser 6 REC, 36 YDS SF Passing Joe Montana 15/21, 246 YDS, 3 TDs Rushing Derrick Harmon 11 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Renaldo Nehemiah 6 REC, 125 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 44.0 (over) Time of Game: Vikings Game Statistics 49ers 18 First downs 29 24–90 Rushes–yards 40–184 233 Passing yards 346 21–39–1 Passes 25–35–0 6–58 Sacked–yards 1–9 175 Net passing yards 337 265 Total yards 521 203 Return yards 102 7–44.3 Punts 2–48.5 0–0 Fumbles–lost 1–0 7–65 Penalties–yards 4–25 26:41 Time of Possession 33:19
Week 16 (Friday, December 14, 1984): vs. Los Angeles Rams edit [41]
Point spread :Over/Under: 44.0 (under) Time of Game: Rams Game Statistics 49ers 19 First downs 15 37–185 Rushes–yards 20–89 180 Passing yards 219 11–22–0 Passes 20–31–0 1–10 Sacked–yards 4–19 170 Net passing yards 200 355 Total yards 289 95 Return yards 88 4–37.8 Punts 6–44.5 2–1 Fumbles–lost 2–0 6–57 Penalties–yards 8–75 32:52 Time of Possession 27:08
Game officials edit Standings edit Final statistics edit Statistical comparison edit San Francisco 49ers Opponents First downs 356 302 First downs rushing 138 101 First downs passing 204 173 First downs penalty 14 28 Third down efficiency 96/207 75/213 Fourth down efficiency 5/7 6/21 Net yards rushing 2465 1795 Rushing attempts 534 432 Yards per rush 4.6 4.2 Passing – Completions/attempts 312/496 298/546 Times sacked–total yards 27–178 51–363 Interceptions thrown 10 25 Net yards passing 3901 3381 Total net yards 6366 5176 Punt returns–total yards 45–521 30–190 Kickoff returns–total yards 47–1039 78–1499 Interceptions–total return yards 25–345 10–155 Punts–average yardage 62–40.9 80–40.5 Fumbles–lost 26–12 36–13 Penalties–total yards 100–994 91–723 Time of possession 30:26 29:34 Turnovers 22 38
Quarter-by-quarter edit 49ers Quarter-by-quarter 1 2 3 4 T 49ers 110 157 67 141 475 Opponents 29 86 48 64 227
Individual leaders edit 49ers Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Rating 49ers Rushing Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car 49ers Receiving Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Rec
49ers Interception Int5 Yds TD LG3 Y/Int
49ers Punts Pnt7 Yds LG3 Blck Y/P 49ers Kickoff Returns Rt8 Yds TD LG3 Y/Rt 49ers Punt Returns Rt9 Yds TD LG3 Y/Rt
49ers Extra Points XP XPA XP%
49ers Field Goals 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ FG FGA FG%
1 Completions/attempts2 Carries3 Long gain4 Receptions5 Interceptions6 Sacks7 Punts8 Kickoff Returns9 Punt Returns
Playoffs edit NFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday, December 29, 1984): vs. New York Giants edit Quarterback Joe Montana threw for 309 yards and 3 touchdown passes as he led the 49ers to a victory, while receiver Dwight Clark caught 9 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown.
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Team Category Player Statistics NYG Passing Phil Simms 25/44, 218 YDS, 2 INTs Rushing Joe Morris 17 CAR, 46 YDS Receiving Zeke Mowatt 5 REC, 49 YDS SF Passing Joe Montana 25/39, 309 YDS, 3 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Joe Montana 3 CAR, 63 YDS Receiving Dwight Clark 9 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 41.0 (under) Time of Game: Giants Game Statistics 49ers 18 First downs 22 25–87 Rushes–yards 28–131 218 Passing yards 309 25–44–2 Passes 25–39–3 6–45 Sacked–yards 4–28 173 Net passing yards 281 260 Total yards 412 178 Return yards 97 6–37.7 Punts 5–42.0 2–1 Fumbles–lost 0–0 2–25 Penalties–yards 5–29 31:29 Time of Possession 28:31
NFC Championship Game (Sunday, January 6, 1985): vs. Chicago Bears edit The 49ers passed for 236 yards while limiting the Bears to only 87 passing yards and no points.
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Team Category Player Statistics CHI Passing Steve Fuller 13/22, 87 YDS, 1 INT Rushing Walter Payton 22 CAR, 92 YDS Receiving Matt Suhey 4 REC, 11 YDS SF Passing Joe Montana 18/34, 233 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Wendell Tyler 10 CAR, 68 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Freddie Solomon 7 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 40.0 (under) Time of Game: Bears Game Statistics 49ers 13 First downs 25 32–149 Rushes–yards 29–159 87 Passing yards 236 13–22–1 Passes 19–35–2 9–50 Sacked–yards 3–8 37 Net passing yards 228 186 Total yards 387 84 Return yards 84 7–43.1 Punts 3–39.0 1–0 Fumbles–lost 1–0 7–50 Penalties–yards 3–20 31:53 Time of Possession 28:07
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Team Category Player Statistics MIA Passing Dan Marino 29/50, 318 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing Tony Nathan 5 CAR, 18 YDS Receiving Tony Nathan 10 REC, 83 YDS SF Passing Joe Montana 24/35, 331 YDS, 3 TDs Rushing Wendell Tyler 13 CAR, 65 YDS Receiving Roger Craig 7 REC, 77 YDS, 2 TDs
Point spread :Over/Under: 53.5 (over) Time of Game: 3 hours, 13 minutes Dolphins Game Statistics 49ers 19 First downs 31 9–25 Rushes–yards 40–211 318 Passing yards 331 29–50–2 Passes 24–35–0 4–29 Sacked–yards 1–5 289 Net passing yards 326 314 Total yards 537 155 Return yards 91 6–39.3 Punts 3–32.7 1–0 Fumbles–lost 2–2 1–10 Penalties–yards 2–10 22:49 Time of Possession 37:11
Game officials edit Awards and records edit 1985 AFC–NFC Pro Bowl edit Pre season Local TV
Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) KPIX-TV 5
Local Radio
Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s) KCBS–AM 740Don Klein Don Heinrich
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