Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 San Francisco 49ers 24
The 49ers scored on runs by Roger Craig, Wendell Tyler, and Freddie Solomon.
The Buccaneers kept pace behind Steve DeBerg's 316 yards passing. Gerald Carter caught nine of DeBerg's passes, for 166 yards. A last-minute chance to tie the score ended when San Francisco's Gary Johnson recovered a fumbled center snap.
The 49ers became the first NFC playoff qualifiers with the win, while the loss eliminated Tampa Bay from playoff contention.[126] James Wilder broke the team record for total yardage in a season.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Tom Dooley
- UMPIRE: Dave Hamilton
- LINE JUDGE: Vern Marshall
- HEAD LINESMAN: Ed Marion
- BACK JUDGE: Bob Moore
- FIELD JUDGE: Bob Lewis
- SIDE JUDGE: Dick Ferguson
SCORING
- 49ERS: 10:44-2Q Craig 2 run (Wersching kick)
- BUCS: 07:13-2Q Ariri FG27
- 49ERS: 03:06-2Q Solomon 3 run (Wersching kick)
- BUCS: 00:49-2Q Giles 9 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
- 49ERS: 04:06-3Q Tyler 1 run (Wersching kick)
- BUCS: 12:39-4Q Carter 9 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
- 49ERS: 08:39-4Q Wersching FG39
STARTERS OFFENSE
- TE: #82 J. Bell
- LT: #74 G. Sanders
- LG: #72 S. Courson
- C: #50 S. Wilson
- RG: #62 S. Farrell
- RT: #73 R. Heller
- TE: #88 J. Giles
- WR: #89 K. House
- QB: #17 S. DeBerg
- FB: #46 A. Armstrong
- TB: #32 J. Wilder
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #78 J. Cannon
- NT: #76 D. Logan
- RE: #63 L. Selmon
- LOLB: #57 K. Browner
- LILB: #58 J. Davis
- RILB: #52 S. Brantley
- ROLB: #51 C. Washington
- LC: #23 J. Castille
- RC: #21 J. Holt
- LS: #33 M. Cotney
- RS: #43 B. Reece
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 2 Ariri, 5 Garcia, 20 Morton, 24 Harvey, 25 Dierking, 27 Acorn, 29 Bright, 31 Curry, 38 Peoples, 41 Thomas, 54 Wood, 55 Spradlin, 59 Thompson, 60 Grimes, 67 Morgan, 70 Thomas, 71 Braggs, 77 Bujnoch, 79 Kaplan, 81 Dixon, 83 T Bell, 85 Witte, 86 Carroll, 87 Carter
DID NOT PLAY
- 14 Thompson, 75 Darns
INACTIVE
- none.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Wilder 18-89, DeBerg 2-0.
- 49ERS: Tyler 16-97, Craig 16-86, Solomon 1-3, Montana 4-2, Harmon 1-2.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: DeBerg 41-26-316-2-2.
- 49ERS: Montana 23-19-247-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Carter 9-166, Wilder 5-35, House 4-50, Giles 3-25, J.Bell 2-24, Armstrong 2-11, T.Bell 1-5.
- 49ERS: Clark 5-66, Craig 4-22, Monroe 3-73, Solomon 2-24, Cooper 2-22, Nehemiah 1-22, Tyler 1-11, Wilson 1-7.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- 49ERS: Hicks 1-13, Turner 1-3.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Morton 2-35, Bright 1-19.
- 49ERS: Monroe 2-42, Harmon 1-35.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Bright 1-7.
- 49ERS: McLemore 1-6.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Washington 1-6, Logan 1-3.
- 49ERS: Dean 1-8.
