1968 Colts 27 - 1989 49ers 7

You just never know. This was a game I had really looked forward to as a true heavyweight bout. Both of these teams are strong enough to take the tournament IMO, as opposed to "courtesy invites" like the 1970 Vikings, 2003 Chiefs, or 57 Browns. Both had dominant real life seasons, with the 49ers destroying the Broncos i the Superbowl, and the Colts going into infamy by losing to the Jets in SB III. This one was never close. The stifling Colts defense held the 49ers under 200 yards, as it turns out the 49ers have slighty suspect poass blocking. Bubba Smith et al tossed Montana around like a rag doll, sacking him 6 times and allowing only short completions. Roger Craig couldn't make a dent in the Colts defense, and the Colts also benefitted from 115 yards in 49er penalties - a number of which (such as a PI call in the end zone on a lond pass attempt to John Mackey) proved devastating. I still think if these two matched up ten times each wins five...but not this time. The 68 Colts go on, the 89 49ers go home

1989 San Francisco 7, 1968 Baltimore 27
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
1989 San Francisco	0	0	0	7	0	7
1968 Baltimore	0	10	7	10	0	27

Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
2	10:05	1968 Baltimore	L.Michaels 32 yd. field goal	3-0 BAN
2	1:00	1968 Baltimore	T.Matte 7 yd. pass from E.Morrall (L.Michaels kick)	10-0 BAN
3	9:08	1968 Baltimore	J.Hill 2 yd. run (L.Michaels kick)	17-0 BAN
4	14:44	1968 Baltimore	L.Michaels 30 yd. field goal	20-0 BAN
4	9:19	1968 Baltimore	J.Hill 5 yd. run (L.Michaels kick)	27-0 BAN
4	2:23	1989 San Francisco	T.Rathman 15 yd. pass from J.Montana (M.Cofer kick)	27-7 BAN

Team Statistics
	1989 San Francisco	1968 Baltimore
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	2-8-0-10	8-13-2-23
Third Down Efficiency	6-14-43%	10-16-63%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0-0-0%	0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	7-14-50%	21-21-100%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	179-53-3.4	313-65-4.8
Total Net Yards Rushing	72	103
Total Rushes	23	34
Average Per Rush	3.1	3.0
Passes Completed/Attempted	14/24 (58.3%)	16/30 (53.3%)
Net Yards Passing	107	210
Avg Yards Per Pass	6.1	7.2
Sacked/Yards Lost	6/40	1/6
Punts/Average	6/43.2	2/42.5
Punts Received/Return Yardage	2/-2	4/49
Kickoffs/Returns	6/112	2/43
Interceptions/Returns	0/0	1/11
Penalties/Yards	9/115	5/35
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	2/2	3/2
Time of Possession	28 mins 3 secs	31 mins 57 secs
Average Drive Start	SFN 33	BAN 29

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
1989 San Francisco
Joe Montana	24	14	147	58.3	6.1	1	4.2	1	4.2	16	6/40	72.7
1968 Baltimore
Earl Morrall	29	16	216	55.2	7.4	1	3.4	0	0	34	1/6	90.6
Johnny Unitas	1	0	0	0.0	.0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	39.6

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
1989 San Francisco
Roger Craig	15	53	3.5	25	0	0	1/1
Joe Montana	4	15	3.8	8	0	0	1/1
Tom Rathman	3	4	1.3	3	0	0	0/0
Harry Sydney	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0/0
1968 Baltimore
Terry Cole	12	34	2.8	14	0	0	2/2
Tom Matte	10	45	4.5	16	0	0	0/0
Jerry Hill	7	14	2.0	7	2	0	1/0
Timmy Brown	5	10	2.0	5	0	0	0/0

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
1989 San Francisco
Tom Rathman	5	41	8.2	15	1	0
John Taylor	3	28	9.3	13	0	0
Terrence Flagler	2	24	12.0	16	0	0
Jerry Rice	2	23	11.5	13	0	0
Roger Craig	1	15	15.0	15	0	0
Brent Jones	1	16	16.0	16	0	0
1968 Baltimore
John Mackey	6	59	9.8	16	0	0
Tom Matte	4	62	15.5	34	1	0
Jimmy Orr	2	27	13.5	14	0	0
Ray Perkins	2	20	10.0	15	0	0
Willie Richardson	2	48	24.0	33	0	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
1989 San Francisco
1968 Baltimore
Lou Michaels	0/0	0/0	2/3	0/0	0/0	2/3	66.7

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
1989 San Francisco
Barry Helton	6	43.2	35.0	0	3	53	0
1968 Baltimore
David Lee	2	42.5	43.5	0	2	51	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1989 San Francisco
Spencer Tillman	5	95	19.0	26	0
Terrence Flagler	1	17	17.0	17	0
1968 Baltimore
Preston Pearson	2	43	21.5	24	0

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1989 San Francisco
John Taylor	2	0	-2	-1.0	0	0
1968 Baltimore
Rick Volk	4	1	49	12.3	13	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
1989 San Francisco
Michael Walter	10	0	0
Larry Roberts	5	0	0
Pete Kugler	5	1	0
Matt Millen	5	0	0
Bill Romanowski	4	0	1
Eric Wright	3	0	0
Tim McKyer	3	0	0
Ronnie Lott	3	0	0
Darryl Pollard	3	0	0
Charles Haley	3	0	1
Don Griffin	2	0	0
Chet Brooks	2	0	0
1968 Baltimore
Dennis Gaubatz	10	1	0
Ron Porter	5	1	0
Billy Ray Smith Sr.	5	2	0
Mike Curtis	5	0	1
Bubba Smith	3	1	1
Fred D. Miller	3	0	0
Rick Volk	3	0	0
Charlie Stukes	2	0	0
Lenny Lyles	2	0	0
Ocie Austin	1	0	0
Ordell Braase	1	1	0
Jerry Logan	1	0	0
Bobby Boyd	1	0	0
Johnny Unitas	0	0	1

Interceptions
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1989 San Francisco
1968 Baltimore
Rick Volk	1	11	11.0	11	0

Game Story

With a solid effort Baltimore beat San Francisco by the score of 27 to 7. Earl Morrall passed 29 times for 216 yards with a touchdown. Baltimore was great on third down, converting on 10 of 16 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing San Francisco 216 to 147 yards.

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