1982 12 02 MNF 49ers at Rams

here we go going to the Super Bowl beating the Giants on the way and then of course taking Dallas in a thriller and then finally ultimately winning the Super Bowl over Cincinnati as you can see the 49ers will be moving right to left they have won the toss they will receive deep is Dana McLemore he's a rookie 10th round draft pick out of Hawaii and back there with him Amos Lawrence Suh contributed to a 33 31 victory here a year ago the 49ers when he ran back to kickoff 92 yards in the second half Mike Lansford will get the game underway high booming kick and this will be Dana McLemore from the end zone he'll bring it out there's a big hole over the right side for McLemore and McLemore gets out to about the 29 yard line where will be first down of 10 for the San Francisco 49ers Joey Montana comes out this year 62 almost 63 percent iron touchdowns four interceptions but he really has been struggling trying to do it all on his own one interesting statistic you can keep track of four times in his four-year career Montana has been forced to throw the football 40 times award in each occasion he lost as he did last week against New Orleans 1st down and 10 the brilliant white ball park 87 one wide receiver with an equally brilliant Freddie Salomon 88 you saw him in motion right there this is Jeff Moore over the right side and he is stacked up over on the right side Jim Collins the liana the middle line backing spot for an injured Karl Ecker and defensively there is the 4-3 one of the last of the four threes in the NFL today in the fine line backers and of course the great Jim Youngblood out on the left side - former quarterbacks who have been to the Pro Bowl on several occasions Matt Thomas and rod Perry Howard touched on it these teams have good personnel nevertheless they are 1 and 3 and there's a feeling of desperateness tonight on the part of both clubs they do not want leave this game one and four Montana does this well out of the pocket find Solomon he is short at the first down I'm very close to it to about the 38 yard line where it'll be third down and two Paton Thomas defensively there for the Rams and I must say Howard he spoke very candidly not only with bran Bill Walter I'm speaking of but also with us today he certainly did he's a remarkable man a remarkable coat he said from the start of training is tried to implant-- the notion in his team of how hard it is to be a champion two years in a row and now he's struggling with that because his team as he said to Prem has not been playing up to last year third and two and Montana will put it up the air going for the tide in Eastern Ramson and he was picked up well covered the Rams not fooled at all by a little bit of a play-action if it shows you one of their problems they have no confidence in their running game there were third in less than two yards they went to the pass and a long pass at that and now you see Jim Miller and a dangerous return man perhaps the most dangerous in the game right now Leroy urban he was 63 yards last week for the Rams it was his fourth return in his young career of the front for a touchdown and they'll kick it away from him and in doing so Jim Miller and avoiding Leroy urban is going to give the RAM real fine field position to us about the 38 yard line and Vince Ferragamo as we touched on earlier comes out at quarterback and they always have a quarterback controversy out here in Los Angeles however Bert Jones played last week with a very sore arm he has a pinched nerve has no feeling in his left hand at times so he only threw the ball 12 times last week nevertheless they were able to win their football game but we'll see Vince Ferragamo he of course was in Montreal a year ago and what could be described isn't artistic as well as a financial Fiasco for him left the Rams after a great season of 80 and after leaving the Rams to the Super Bowl in 79 here comes window Tyler off his 38 yard effort of a week ago he gets to the line of scrimmage and he is hammered let's meet the defense of the 49ers opportunistic is they were a year ago they're having their problems this year there's a change at the nose tackled peep Cougars in there a second-year man from Penn State linebackers Jack Reynolds who will perform for so many years 11 years with the Rams and of course was an inspiration to the defense a year ago still on the strong side of the 49ers 3-4 defense the secondary you've heard so much about it youngsters but they're very talented headed of course by Ronnie Lott a second-year man out of USC it's second down and 10 Ferragamo play-action strongarm it out to Preston Denard and that one was almost picked off he almost put it in the hands of kena Turner but it's incomplete it will be third down in 10 here's the dart running a simple out pattern the problem was the line backer Tina Turner in front of Denard Denard here slips a little bit allows Eric Wright to get in position in completely and I like entering that time if San Francisco into a safety blitz caught the Williamson bliss from the offside that's pretty aggressive football in the game on second along not bad either four-man front they Bing in Fred Dean their best pass pressure top of your screen number 74 flag is down Ferragamo against the completion to Wendell Tyler but again a flag is down at the line of scrimmage that's right pics taking the ball away from Tyler if I have a kind of feeling as I had before the Tampa Bay Miami game Monday night let's listen know all right well there I'm the second time around if we do but anyway I just have a feeling about the Rams tonight I want to put it right on the table illegal motion remember 75 offence still third down panky left side illegal motion Rams lose a first down they have a third down of 15 the ball now back at their own 33 yard line and George farmer comes in Tyler will remain the single setback so we have farmer Denard in Willie Miller those are the wide receivers for the Rams in the sure pass situation four-man rush Rams hold well and down the sidelines and his jorge farmer sprinting down the sidelines yardage for the first down in 249 of territory near the 40 yard line Ronnie Lott was running stride for stride and George farmer a 9th round pick of a year ago and on the injured reserve gives a big play out of the ramp well you'll see from the ground level great protection prepare Ferragamo but he throws a perfect strike George Palmer is a little bit ahead of lot he beats a pretty good man there ball thrown perfectly pretty good he beat bundle of best at first town mark just inside the 40 yard line now we get Mike guman back in the game number 44 Cullen Bryant for four years of starting fullback wasn't released few days about ten days ago Newman has the job this is Tyler very quick has a little bit of a problem hanging on at the football at all times he had 138 yards rushing a week ago buddy football behind on three different occasions he did several times for the season but nevertheless he is an explosive back and is Bill Walsh pointed out to us today he's the kind of back that will beat you by breaking three or four tackles and going the distance I wish the American football minded public could meet Bill Walsh he conducted a clinic today for the three of us just a remarkable men remarkable coach second down and seven flooding backs to the left Ferragamo fires a strike great shot Ferragamo under pressure gets the vault in the nard and now they're saying that he did not hold on to it that Ferragamo who has not played that much he played a little bit in the opening a game against Detroit rather the second game with the impressive thing about Ferragamo he's throwing the ball when we knew he could throw but he's picking the receiver that's got one-on-one coverage when you do that you're gonna get people open you have past completion that time there's a little low could have been drunk as a matter of fact coming into tonight's play for our Gama had only thrown the ball 17 times made good of 11 of those one touchdown no interceptions again where Jones pinched nerve left arm probably good play if he had to third down seven inside handoff window Tyler and he is piled up well I don't understand that call looking for a pass rush but the trap block hoping to spring Tyler and they have kept themselves out of field goal range and out comes the putter John Misco well gif had a good point our I mean sometimes well third seven you can't wrap up the middle because if you've got a good pass rush in deepest with San Francisco is you can cop it up there but they've been doing awfully well throwing and not too well passing I don't understand that call I don't look I want a friend's old teammates Freddy solemn a dangerous return man he too has returned four punts in his career four touchdowns but Misco will kick away and a flag is down let's go looking to put the ball somewhere around the 10 yard line when she did but nevertheless the flag is down good kick though I referee tonight dick Jorgensen you can see it works against the Rams if six Misco put it out the ten yard line I would presume that the 49ers will want to bring it back and let him try it all over again miss Coe at the 44 yard average for Los Angeles big youngster out of Oregon State 6-5 207 still fourth dog very red and the rookie out of Richmond a little eager for the Rams miss go caught one at the 10 he still is well within range and putting it out in the same area this going for ovation tangling again might be better I catch the corner he does not into the end zone touch back and the 49ers position will be at the 20 yard line and John Misco earlier had truck house with Buffalo and the Jets before getting a job here at the Rams is really exercise and outcomes Joe Montana the 49ers second possession no score we'll be right back Paul Hofer retired with a knee injury Rickey Patton was cut Linville Elliot retired and they do indeed leader running back they have only rushed for 280 yards in four games 70 yard average again second down 12 Montana eyes medicine complete ready Sullivan the receiver rod Perry there defensively one of the beautiful things about coach Walsh is that he will talk candidly about the very things Frank just stated his desperate need for a first-class running back how he tried to trade up word for it couldn't succeed and thus that led to the deal for Russ Francis the old old world tied in number 81 he had no other choice at that point in time and wanted Russ to add to his complement of personnel third down 12 Leroy urban not only runs punch he comes in as the fifth back for suspect to pass Montana given a green light anytime to change the plays and he just did it Solomon Solomon with the first down after the 37 yard line Nolan Cromwell Solomon at the 37 that is some kind of fine throw bomb on tanner he had to wait he had to wait to Solomon uncovered from the linebackers underneath him but a risk interceptions he's been impatient but he wasn't impatient kept his cool threw the ball in it nice and soft didn't drill it only way to throw it as we look at Freddie Solomon that's what Joe Montana will do put I called them brilliant like competitive at the top of the telecast deals Francis Russ Francis holds on he collides with Johnny Johnson but the big man who also is not a football last year by his own choosing and before that six great years at New England gets the first down at the 49 yard line and Howard touched on Francis earlier the 49ers paid dearly for him they gave up a first a pair of twos and a fourth round draft pick they've got New England's second round pick and they promptly drafted a tackle they needed offensive tackle Bubba Paris to play the left side but of a Paris adopt for the season with a knee injury compounding the 49ers problems first down 10 Montana lots of time Earl Cooper and good defensive play George Andrews and Jim Collins closing in on Earl Cooper he might have got a yard though he's playing good tonight fellas that's Jim Collins a lot yeah Syracuse Eric you second year man he had played a whole lot in the middle but he's made two good plays one on the screen one on a run he's key to their defense second round pick a year ago and he missed most of the season last year on the injured reserve with a knee injury there he is and a stomach injury Rams bringing the fifth defensive back Collins gets a breather on the sidelines a second down and nine Montana gets you back in suspecting the Blitz doesn't get it and fires and shout out to Mike Wilson second-year man on a Washington State his first reception of this young season even though we're in December and he gets the first down down around the 34 yard line the whole secret to thorne completions is getting and picking the guy that's one-on-one with the defensive man he's done this with Wilson who's on Rock Perry another great defensive back puts it where the defensive back can't get it his man Ken he comes up with a completion Dallas was right once again he was an original Dallas graphic 34 yard line first and 10 the 49ers the first sustained Drive during the first quarter Jeff Moore right side to one Ram tackler and get some doubly yards looks like Cleveland long Frank it looks like we put a wrap on Jeff Moore and yet you and I were together when coach Walt said Jeff Moore has helped you point lap to Bill quite candidly couldn't get a job and yet here he has gotten a job and bill fields he's contribute well he's a Seattle two years as I mentioned their 12th round pick in 79 he had 39 reception 104 yards in two years in the last year they released even as we mentioned didn't have a job he is the leading Russian now for the 49ers he gets away nicely from one RAM and turns up field gets inside the 30-yard line short of the first down to about the 28 yard line is Jeff Moore Jim Collins again defensively for Los Angeles obviously Phil Walsh knows he's got to run the ball better than he has in the previous games in order to have a chance he's trying to do that desperately in the last two runs he's got a little bit of room but now he's got third and three and he brings in Russ Francis out goes Turner young they alternator have been alternating Francis I think by all measures would be the better receiving tight end even though Kelly young had a great season a year ago number 81 top of your screen West Frances stays in the box twos like Clark and Dwight Clark the leading receiver in the NFL catches his 28 pass of the season and he gets the first down at the 20 yard line anytime there's a key pass to be thrown he will throw it - Dwight close but here he needed three or four yards for a first down so rather thorn in Vault any throws at five that's good that's good offensive football you throw to the position need to get the first down no big risk easy throw easy catch the park now splits out to the ride solomon to the left francis remains too tight in bottom of your screen at 81 and this is pill ring and ring the second-year youngster out of Brigham Young it's about three yards it'd be second down and seven down to about the 16 yard line bill walls playing different folks tonight bill ring that was only his second rushing attempt in the previous four games he if he's back to the double tight in with Charlie young and Russ Francis I'm sure he'd like to get a little more blocking power in there so he can have a better chance at the run top your screen is Dwight Clark and he attracts Pat Thomas defensively Rams left cornerback they faked by Montana class to go to Francis Nolan Cromwell was there overthrown incomplete it'll be third down at seven I think they wanted to run then the Rams shoulder blitz Montana went to inaudible and just miss Francis Montana still gets his place called in by Bill Walsh and Bill Walsh on the phone with Sam White's the quarterback coach up in the press box but Montana has a lot of leeway and changing those plays if he wants to where as the Rams call their own players right Clark is in motion coming across the middle was Solomon and one of the great safeties ever to play this game Dolan Cromwell makes the deflection it'll be fourth down and in all probability will see ray worship well this play had a chance you see Montana good protection again he's thrown across the middle to Solomon but great play Bach Bravo the ball was really on the money could have been a little more out in front the problem makes the play all right you'll see ray worship when the great intermediate field goal kickers in the game but weak at his long kickoffs giving the other team an opportunity to get back to the third the play they get 34 yard attempts and the 49ers practice scoreboard first here in the first quarter and what a fine driver was engineered by Joe Montana we'll be back in a moment war 34 remaining in the first quarter wishing there is the rookie out of Richmond great running back of Richmond a year ago speed even very ready third leading rusher in the country behind Marcus Allen and Herschel Walker here ago he kept odor this will be ivory Sully on the short kick by wishing and Sully navigates herself out to the 29-yard line will be first and ten Rams good run back and Ferragamo and those are couple of the best days Ferragamo ever had as a matter of fact well those are back in 1980 gift and the Rams won both of those games I think and Ferragamo didn't do badly about a 10-yard per attempt of her 10th average that's pretty good two games the Rams in [Music] 110 now that is a rifle that Vera gamble fired out to Denard for a first down up close to midfield their market for 48 but Fran that's a hard fast to throw very I'm telling you I can't throw from Preston Denard made some kind of catch now fellows I mean Heath Ferragamo threw it on a line eat through an action about 40 or 50 yards but watch the catch this is something is that any good there's few folks and no animals at all it could do that whoo he had that thing right on a strength are the defense time remaining first quarter 49 is on top three to nothing like cumin third year man out of his sleep Bulls his way at the 40 Luther territory for gain of about four Willie Harper made the stop for the 49ers it'll be second down and six well Goodman never destined to be a superstar is playing with a great physical handicap it's got a sprained grind but he's playing they could use like the Niners another running back to go with Wendell Tyler yeah but Goodman's are good all around back Howard he's a good block or heat he doesn't make any mistakes he's good receiver come out of the bag feel good feel for the game I like doing second down and six 48 yard line that's good man in motion dangerous an open field football gets inside the 35 for another RAM first down Doug Smith out there on that one-man screen from the center and remember give Doug Smith has been a guard in the past he knows how to pull out and lead a play is similar to a sweet but it's a quick screen out to the left you'll watch Smith down the bottom of your screen there's the ball to Tyler watch the block and that's the key block Doug Smith knocks the man to the ground Tyler gets an extra 10 yards the Lancer sharp Jack Smith you mentioned was a heart he was waiting around for rich soil to retire and he finally got the number 1 centers down we thought around about 10 years Mike barbers at idea number 86 bottom of your screen Miller first down a ferragamo has the hot Duke tonight we said in the tease to the show look from the throat of Willie Miller and look for a lot more of that tonight it just shows you one thing if you've got any a receiver man oh man with anybody he's gonna beat the D put some back ronnie Lott all-pro great defensive back your right now Willie Miller not known as a great receiver display chronic is a very good one he's got running a lot beat by five or six yards you cannot cover the out ball man own man you've got to have linebacker help underneath the whoops they didn't have Ferragamo is hot and he's getting no pressure at all the 49ers seven sacks in four games coming into this as compared to 36 for a year ago they have not played their defense and Tyler down close to the 11 yard line for a game of four yards decent-enough first round first down yardage at that area of the field it was and we must remember the Rams have an excellent offensive line they're big they're for the most part young but yet experienced bird Jones is right there I thought that John handle about bird Jones before the game and he thinks Bert Jones is a great quarterback he said he's as smart as any quarterback he's ever been around we knew he had physical ability and now we know he's a super intelligent quarterback second down short six Tyler booming out in front and good defensive play sliding through there Willie Harper and guman probably made a bad judgment he should have taken Harper first he was the inside man dropped just about at the line of scrimmage where it'll be third down and put Ferragamo back in the hospital situation I might point out to the Rams tidy and Mike barber is playing tonight but he has a very sore shoulder slight separation and as I look down now there is a flag there's the flag and it's going to be marked off against the Ramsey here's dick Jorgenson holding number 56 offense still second down no we were giving him raves and Doug Smith picks a bad time to be holding we're gonna take a look from the end zone as good blitzing situation for the 49ers he'll be down second and long a sack would put a lot of pressure on a young field goal kicker named Ike Lansford not a bad time to look for a blitz even a safety blitz three wide receivers are in Willie Miller drew hill and Preston Denar Niners in the four-man front that means they bring in one of the best pass busters of the game deep inside handoff to Tyler Rams duplicating what they did earlier in the game was questioned by our man in the middle power that time you could be right by saying this question to run the ball they don't understand what they don't even try a quick trap up the middle they did an off tackle play there's no hope there now they're really in trouble they got a throw on third and 12 and everybody in the world knows they gotta throw unless Vince can come through now they have to go for the field goal so that playing defensively but Vince is calling his own place now what we were told he's calling his own plays that was his goal third down 13 quick count and looking for farmer no he did not come down with the feet inbound that complete and he was there Ferragamo aloof slow getting it there and leading farmer out-of-bounds the same play the farmer be dismantled earlier in the game for completion this one he had had he beaten again he had kena Turner beaten this time but he was out good call by the official not a bad throw by Vince could have been inside little more he had a touchdown interesting Tina Turner linebacker one of the fine past defenders in the league they let him take a wide receiver like farmer here's Mike Lansford created from Washington four of seven on the season his long however 32 yards picks barefoot gonna Brown well places it down we've got a tied football game Mike Lansford with 1:10 remaining in the first quarter hits from 36 yards out we're tied at 3 and we'll be right back crucial game for both the Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers were tied at 3 Mike Lansford to kick off Dana mackelmore deep rookie from Hawaii along with Amos Lawrence this will be but Lamar [Applause] and out to the 28 yard line first and ten for the San Francisco 49ers for the 49ers they opened the season with a loss to the Raiders at home they lost to Denver they beat st. Louis looked awfully good in doing so 31 to 20 and a driving rainstorm last week they lost to New Orleans 23:20 the Rams lost to Green Bay and they had a 23 to nothing lead of that when they lost 35 23 they lost to Detroit they lost to Atlanta Sunday they beat Kansas City 22 14 both teams one and three Jeff Moore Jeff more bounces off Big Mike Fanning in the ball goes out to his hands and coming up with it Johnny Johnson Jeff Moore collided with Mike Fanning bounced off him spinning out of control gives up the football that Johnny Johnson said you'll see just he gets the ball he tried to step inside that's Cody Jones I think gift that right there all out Johnny Johnson recovers big pile up much like rugby and he comes out of the pile here he goes Montana makes pretty good tackle good line it looks like rugby big turnover it'll be 1st down and 10 for the Rams they have football 27 yard line to the 49ers we'll be right back Anaheim Stadium has seats a little over 69,000 there were some 6,000 tickets remaining a couple of days ago or maybe see affiliate ABC here in Los Angeles picked those up so the blackout has been lifted in the Los Angeles area and hazarding a guess I would say there are an awful lot of no-shows I'm first down at 10 Ferragamo Miller was there at Ferragamo under through it and just a little bit and Ronnie lot shaking his head because he felt he should have come up with the interception it was one of those passes when you kinda want to loft over the defensive linebacker defensive backs yeah did he did anything on the line big college football coming your way here on ABC this Saturday and well what a classic it is it'll be Arkansas facing Texas of course move on to Bowl bound Arkansas Texas going to the Sun Bowl and they really get it on down there last year of course here I recall Arkansas upset number one ranked Texas killing their hopes for a national championship Arkansas against Texas live at 3:30 Eastern right here at ABC this Saturday second down and ten [Music] was open yet breaking away from Dwight Nixon Ferragamo just strong-armed beyond his reach sure was wide open and that was a bad throw the first really bad throw by Vince was ready the second one he's going to be wide open here Vince would like to have this and this one back he just ran by the defensive back Hicks didn't get over in time the ball was out in front about three or four yards and that might be the most difficult thing Ferragamo has to cope with considering he has played so little thrown the ball under pressure that is the deep pattern to breaking a pattern where you have to have that superb timing he just missed it should have been six third and ten everyone in the pattern Tylar in the end zone and tyler makes an incredible cat a pair of 49ers Hicks was back there it was a good throw by Ferragamo yeah but you talk about catching and traffic through this Lord Ferragamo through a ball that a lot of guys wouldn't attempt to throw he's got a great arm and he puts it the only plays into positivity there Rd put some bags back there Tyler major circus catch Ferrari was back there white Hicks was back and the Tyler makes a great catch and he will make some great plays he will beat you in a lot of ways the only problem the youngsters had his he just tried so hard he often leaves the football Landsberg for the conversion grilling it through the rookie free agent from Washington and the Rams have the lead they lead 10 to 3 you got a window in all kinds of ways we'll be back in a moment Rams lady 10 to 3 27 yard touchdown pass Ferragamo to Tyler Lansford booms at deep back from our out of the end zone looking for and up over the 20-yard line to the 21 yard line and we're going to look at another angle of that touchdown pass where do you get protection Ferragamo throws it down the middle of the field always a dangerous nobody made a good throw they got McLemore a rookie linebacker on Tyler out of the back fill you see he's lost a step to him Hicks comes over too late what a catch unbelievable catch look at that the three red shirts around him oh he's an acrobatic Windell Tyler 38 yards rushing a week ago helping defeat the Kansas City for the RAM 1st down and 10 play-action a flag down yep that's gonna be hearty look like dude right in potholes I thought bill was so candid with you Frank Walt as he was with us this morning they're just not making the plays Monday night the Jets against the Lions the Lions a much better team than their two and two record shows because they had the Giants and they gave it away turnovers the reason the Jets sometimes they look awesome the out balanced their mistakes against Green Bay tremendous personnel but the Lions of tough in the silver bowl especially of Monday night mr. steady on the right side keep my nose detected holding his first down in 20 15 seconds remaining in the first quarter Fontana [Applause] [Music] looking downfield and Jeff more does not hold on a pastor would have been short of the first down but it would have given the 49ers an opportunity for a third down and four rather a second and fourth this is really frustrating for a quarterback Montana one of the best quarterbacks in football of course he makes a great play here he buys some time waits for his receiver to get open on the strike to Jeff for oral board just doesn't rush them all in you've got to look at it in order to catch it Jeff did that's why it was out of work last year little folks watching you saw a classic example watch that football right into your hands no matter how good you are even the professionals will drop it Solomon and Clark both went to the left [Applause] and this is West Francia is to be tied in crosses behind the other tied in Charlie young and gets the reception short of the first down at the 26 yard line it'll be third down and five and Smith shaking up Los Angeles Rams you look at Joey Montana he's really have it at this point of the season carry the San Francisco team pretty much on his back I must say Russ is working into Walsh's system very well you can work with anybody system he's suddenly third down well we'll call it six they mark it at the 26 yard and I will watch from the end zone Montana grills more this time water hose on spots that first down marker and picks up the first down of the 32 yard line Rob Perry drives he out-of-bounds and that is the end of the first quarter about a football action here in the first period and the Rams have a total three lead we'll be back at Anaheim California right after this message Anaheim California it is the 49ers in the Rams battling for their football lives eight teams again from each conference will advance to the playoffs and right now both the Rams and the 49ers or one and three and Washington of course for a no Dallas Green Bay in New Orleans are three and one Atlanta Detroit Minnesota and st. Louis or two and two all the rest are one and three that of course includes the Rams and 49ers first down ten the 33 yard line this is West Francis fires deep taken their West Branch just unloaded that cannon and coming down with it Dwight Clark he got behind the defender the defender took a quick look at him if Mark came back for it but I said Russ was working into the system that I fresh didn't itell them all world now we called Kellen Winslow that but if our us can play this way what a throw covered the Blake Clark the superior athlete had a height advantage over Perry got in between him and the ball made a wonderful catch what a marvelous play the coach believed Russ threw that ball 49ers roaring right back first pass of his career for a friend at the 22-yard line Montana was going to go to Clark pulled it down ducked under the rushing Ram holds on to the football but it'll be a lot through the 27 yard line of five yards okay Joe cut sack but on the beginning of this Drive you must remember this is the man who endured a drop passed by Jeff for is a replay watch does he end around run but he pulls it up I couldn't believe it watch him thought he threw it as well as Ferragamo threw the ball while ago I mean it's a it's borderline night Clark makes the great play what a great play it even spiral second and 15 Montana looking for Clark in the end zone and beyond his reach Frank the punter was gonna make about Joe Montana was at the start of this Drive he endured a drop passed by Jeff for a holding penalty and he still produced the first down throwing in the ultimen to the save Jeff Moore for the first down now that's a quarterback and he did it on his own 10-yard line which is even more tougher I don't think there's any question in anyone's mind about Joe Montana anymore he doesn't have the graceful ball in the air but he moves around so well back there not like you used to Fran he's not really a running quarterback he moves around it times it out he could see what's happening all that moving third down 15 from the end zone it was batted away by Gregg Meisner and it will be fourth down and this might be what Bill Walsh was saying he does worry about his great kicker having the link and I'm thinking of Ray Wersching now if I say this do you think if Joe Montana had been pat hey they brought the same height they too said he's too small if you ever heard anybody say joe Montana's to spoil no he got their ball blocked though Lupin hey they've been too small I said I deal with to school I was 45 yard a tip rushing has hit once this year from 45 yards out his career best 50 yards is on its way plenty a distance through the uprights and the 49ers pick up three points going back to that turnover a little earlier and the score now ten six Rams over the 49ers will be back 49ers have the ball 838 more than the Rams but the Rams have the edge in yardage 121 to 92 most misleading statistic in pro football time of possession not what should do it's what you do when you have the football not how long you have quick let me bury read rookie from Richmond and here he is from the 5-yard line berry red spotted a little opening and clothes rather quickly of the 25-yard line sad knee problem ever since he started training this year with the Rams training camp those great numbers out of Richmond well as we look at this game so far guys both teams have passed the ball at will neither team has run the ball very well yet the 49ers have had no pass for us yet the Rams started to get little pass for us during the last series which forced the 49ers into a field goal the 49ers they're not going to run it well the Rams can because they've got youngster named Wendell Tyler first and 10 Tyler and Tyler just picking along there he finds those tiny little gaps and he has amazing strength as youngster at 510 198 pounds he gets about five yards out of that his problem as Frank noted earlier is the fumble seven couples and four games but the talent just great I can't really teach that and coach that either and I think the coaching staff for the Rams are handling the right way you can't just keep hacking on him he doesn't want to fumble the football because sometimes tries a little too hard second down to five Mike cumin hole open then close rather quickly as boomin maybe ekes out of yard lawrence pillars getting help from bob horn defensively there for the 49ers there is a time to use the counter play and there is a time not to use I am not in favor generally speaking counter plays on second down five to go hey Vince did you hear that hours not in favor of those counter plays on second down I hope he heard that so he won't do it anymore I've always wondered what a counter play was Bert well I bet you do so many times Howard I bet he doesn't use a counter play here I bet he throws right he if he doesn't we'll have a scoop out a wide receivers in there was timed out beautifully a little look to the inside by Denard rose white Hicks and Eric Wright and Farrakhan will released it right on the break that this is the best throw of the night this is the major late throw all the way I can't great protection he throws the ball really before the guy made his break to do that you gotta walk them all a little bit he did it he took a little something off of it boy that was some play Eric Wright the 21 tried to get back into it but Ferragamo led Denard perfectly to the sidelines the first down is at the 49 yard line of the 49ers Ferragamo with a hot hand and no pressure they're just off his fingertips another good throat that was perfectly catchable I don't know where the lights got in his eyes or not but Willie who really had a chance to catch that ball this is basically a baseball park and you might be right Fran you look right back into the home plate lights there is Ronnie Lott again it's the third time we've seen Ronnie beaten tonight and I think he did lose it in the lights ferragamo six to twelve hundred twenty-eight yards one touchdown and the key is the 49ers are not putting any pressure on farrakhan ball he's not had to like Bert Jones he will not run around a lot you'd ask the price rate you give him the time he has proven he can pick you apart I don't believe this well Vince is having something the problem that Montana had a little while ago he's had two drops now Montana came back from his and still got his team a first down Ferragamo if he could keep this drive alive he's got to do it on third down intense a 6 out of 13 under late this effort be 8 out of 30 and he's got himself a third and long situation the defensive line changing for the 49ers they bring in fret Dean they put him on the right side they put pillars over the left side and they bring in the extra back Lynn Thomas they're down 10 49 yard line they'll watch from the end zone again great protection boy a Miller oh what a possession to control when he went out of bounds he's right good call well there's a good call by the official but Ferragamo just threw another I know Super Ball this is watch this Willie was coming down the field is gonna fake in he's gonna come back out he's not opened by much but Ferragamo puts up the only place he could unbelievable throw he can't catch it for him no he may try that drops now on fourth down misko the rookie from Oregon State to do the punny for Los Angeles to drop off both of them should have been first downs visco looking for the corner and he's got himself a beauty it'll be inside the ten about the seven and a quarter this go fired up all right market into a yard line troubles for the San Francisco 49ers all right miss Co so you made the club will be back in Anaheim with 11:30 remaining here in the first half right after this back in Anaheim fine kick by John Misco puts the 49ers in a hole they're down Tim six here early in the second quarter Slover from his seven yard line and dumps it off to bill ring and bill rings chuckles out well what appears to be immersed down did you see what Montana did then he was trying to get to the right Clark down the middle the free safety was hang in there would have intercepted the ball he pulled it down dumped it off to ring it comes either closer well you got a purse that is remarkable bishop and a key to him as for Ferragamo this point is Reynaldo Nehemiah Olympia remarkable athlete next year will be one of the greatest stars in this league out tonight because of an injury got a football player first and ten first man there Gregg Meisner it'll be second down and ten we might point out that Nehemiah sprained his ankle working out Mundy was really the only work out for the 49ers had storms have battered all of Southern California and I belong to San Francisco area - there's been light outages phone outages and both of these teams having played his past Sunday had very little time to get ready for tonight 49ers less probably than the Rams because there was a deluge of the San Francisco inside the tennis area second and nine run ten finds Dwight Clark wife mark puts the head down bulls for the first time with the 35 yard line and yes let's talk about the white Clark to talk about the great receivers in the league there are many of them there's none any better than white Clark he's got speed he can get deep he catches the short ball he's got wonderful hands good feel for the game remarkable player and he worked so well with Montana they've kind of sense at least Montana says he can sense when Clark is going to come open he has a gait stride that he easily misjudged because he is much more speed than defensive backs that he has first down and ten [Applause] for Mike Wilson and Mike Wilson second-year man out of Washington State makes it up to the 33-yard line Graham is check it out if you can appreciate that kitchen look at the injured player because here's the receiver going downfield there's a free safety in there that's going to knock his head off as he goes in watch the collision here Wilson kept his concentration on the ball he got hit by Nolan Cromwell here he goes again and Dolan Cromwell is looking him right in the eyes reverse angle and watch Cromwell hit him right here he held on to the ball that's the hope that he just had the wind knocked out of him he took it a real shot on his right shoulder did Dolan Cromwell it's remarkable to watch the wave antenna moves of teeth it really is look at the injury Frank alright we're gonna take time out we'll get a further report and we can see the Cromwell is up on his feet he should be alright we'll be back well they didn't come here to run it away the 49ers Montana's put the ball up in the air 18 dimes good for 11 he still has nine minutes and going to have you could extrapolate that to about 50 shots a game first intent Montana under Phil Sullivan that was a bad toss by my seven rushing plays Frank and that's the Niners basic rough so far this year and it eliminated at the beginning in that it'll come back to haunt you sometime during the night they would like to run they just don't have the facility to run and they haven't depends solely on the past and eventually that will burn you but it's nothing they can do about it 38-yard line second down and ten Mike Wilson is the man in motion [Music] [Applause] [Music] crossing underneath the big tide in Jeff Moore wide open and here's the man that puts all that together it looks like a little almost League football at times but it really is effective well you know Bill Walsh knows that he can score on the touchdown pass 30 35 yards out you don't have to throw 35 yards he threw this about five yards very safe pass good protection doesn't have to have a lot Jeff board catches it across to the field gets a scene and he's off to the races and we have a new leader as the moon comes up over the stadium here in Anaheim Wersching for the conversion Tanna gets it down 13 to 10 the 49ers take the lead of the Los Angeles Rams get more out of the backfield running a little circle underneath is tied in breaths picking off the defensive back wards in for the touchdown 49ers in the Rams for over 30 years they've been getting it on some classic games heading for a high scoring one tonight where she big kick for washing it takes Breton rookie from Richmond into the end zone it's out over the 25 to the 27 yard line jumped through playing with a very sore groin tonight great plans for him alright the Rams have the football back for the 49ers I'm sure that defensively they have been chewing the fat on the sidelines how can we get a little bit of pressure on Ferragamo if they don't Ferragamo is just going to stand back there and check out him all night long yeah but they got to catch it 27 yard line first and ten the Rams screams out to guman or tries to and that ball is batted away kena Turner came in and made the big play form they had the screen set up you talking about the pass rush gift if they don't get a pass rush tonight think up the day gonna make that great young secondary old man very rapidly I'd like to spread that out over 30 years some of the great quarterbacks ever to play have died at the soap opera out here seven different quarterbacks Jaworski not involved in those I don't think John Adel for one and now the offensive coordinator James Harris with otherr is another second of ten Willie name it Bert Jones this time firing load a Willie Miller incomplete it'll be third down and ten I guess the pattern was set way back in what 1948-49 when Van Brocklin came in and water field was the boss at the time and the controversy at quarterback that's why you started in did you mention Gabriel 72 was his last year and Vince Ferragamo was not one of them Joe Willie Namath open against Atlanta a losing effort that's a pretty good quarterback to that group in it not shabby shabby at all John handles the offensive coach here now third down and 10 for wide receivers Mike barber again the tight end has a very sore shoulder [Applause] it goes too far this way for a first down up to the 44 yard line Ferragamo waited there was pressure that time and he waited until farmer uncovered and slipped it to him well you'll watch this from the ground level safety blitz by crowds of Williamson watch the play by farmer here it started out keen back in breaks a couple of tackles he had to do that to get a first down and he does get a first down big play by farm he's made two of them tonight he hasn't performed that much for the Rams ninth round draft pick and 80 George farmer spent the season on injured reserve with a hamstring made a couple big ones tonight to throw in 44 yard line first and 10 [Applause] this time actually gets a couple of yards I'll take kena Turner can play we all found that out a year ago there he's blocked us a pass earlier tonight he forced Ferragamo out of the pocket that's the pressure they have to have in order to stop the Rams is that interesting all first down is five pass it's the name of the game today but the Rams a couple of weeks ago against Atlanta gave up over 200 yards rushing so they have been rushed on this year it's not like they have have a rush defense that stops everybody and last weakness in defeating Kansas City Bert Jones only threw the ball 12 times from a luster 280 oh yes second and eight we're camo [Applause] got the football but he was out of bounds spectacular catch Eric Wright was raining all over him I think Eric Wright had the ball first I think the nard got it away from him and official Ruby shot he was out of bounds this watch it let's watch it here he goes little sideline behind there's Eric Wright watch Eric Wright come inside and try to make the play and I think he gets his hands on the ball Eric Craig's got it there it bounces into Denard's head in he had it but was he out of bounds the question here's the other angle what Eric right he's not sit into Preston Denard's head he's got it he I'm sorry I thought he had was he controlling it this was the question that's the question only that official down there really knows for sure down and eight squits to the outside and just throws it away that is not fair Gamble's quarterback play putting up well that was a pretty good move by faragon well he had nothing going he had a lot of pressure and that's how you stop the passing game but getting some pressure in the last year the 49ers that is good a pass Russian team as there wasn't football it carried it to the Super Bowl this year they haven't been that there's misspelled should then stop any concerted Drive by the ramps so they get the ball back and that was a key in this whole Thursday solemn indeed for the 49ers big long John visco six five to do the punting not a good fun but it takes a very good RAM bounce Soloman Jukes his way into the 25-yard line will be first and ten for the San Francisco 49ers 6:45 remaining in the first half 13 to 10 the 49ers over the Rams all right here's another angle the darter Eric Wright you see Eric Wright has his hands on the ball he knocks it into the guards hands now does he have possession or not sorry I think he does at times we slow slow this tape down you can't see the movement of the ball and that's was the judgement of the official and he did not have control of it that's history also first and 10 [Applause] for Sullivan the flag is down Thomas and Freddie Sullivan were and I think that was about there I think that was the proper calls gonna be deep it's a pass interference we see the replay we'll see Pat Thomas I think hit him with his right arm let's see they they're neck-and-neck here but Solomon's gaining on Thomas he goes by him and Thomas it takes the right hand and pushes him out as the rule the 49ers know it well ronnie Lott had a couple called out of a year ago you can't impede the progress of the receiver to the ball 27 first off the 49ers it's called at the 33-yard line on the Los Angeles Rams it's always a tough call to make it's always a judgment call that time I think it was proper first and 10 Mike Wilson strip to the right to tight ends and Jeff Moore big gaping hole right up the middle and there's a floor is supposed to the 25-yard line for a gain of five and a flag is down at the line of scrimmage it's the best hole the 49ers have had all night Rams offside so instead of second and five it's going to be first to five they'll take this penalty save them a down and still get five yards they'll watch professional career took him from Cincinnati to start it actually in Oakland they went Cincinnati and then San Diego a couple of years of Stanford and tip until he was 45 years old too before he was given the head coaching job a 1979 of the 49ers his first season there too is 14 three years later he wins the Super Bowl 26 21 over Cincinnati think about Walsh is he's not just a great coach he's an educator first down at five Montana oh yes the Clark and he does not hold on that is rare happened yes it is white Clark you know you talk about Walsh you wonder why did he have to wait so long to become a head coach a man who so much talent so much politics involved than that and tennis and stuff in the league he can't get into that unbeliev and thought he'd be the head coach at Cincinnati it didn't eventuate everybody around the late know this was such a qualified man second down at five six twenty eight remaining in the half most explodes for the first down down posted a 17-yard line Johnny Johnson made the stop I love Bill ring you know he doesn't have a lot of talent maybe but every time you see him play he gained yards he makes blocks he makes catches watch him here pretty good hole there and he just tears through it good block by rat so Johnny Johnson making a hit on it there's chrono making the hit and he's still going it's the best holding out all night filling up the picture of Randy crossing Fred Quillin the center they just took their men opened about a three yard hold for Bill ring he gets the first time they've marked it at the 18 yard line oh that's the play was to play and Montana is a little bit of trouble yep they wanted to run that ball then he'll lose a couple back to the 20-yard line they really had good rhythm going gifting their offense and that type of a busted play hurts a lot do you think of talk about an educator I don't know about that hour but he could develop the quarterback you think I'm Steve Dill's and the NCAA back in 78 guy Benjamin is the backup now to to Montana he led the NCAA well he really turned Montana around I think too he developed Greg cook in Cincinnati Kenny Anderson Cincinnati Dan Fouts at San Diego and then Montana not bad sure the Dan Fouts the most commanding leader at quarterback that he's ever seen I was quite a confident paid Fox today second down intent flag is down takes it off to rain clouds laid on his feet to the 7-yard dive and a flag is down who does number 30 bill ring remind you of a little bit Howard around a bowlegged man that played in Minnesota by name of Bill boom-boom brown same kind of player same number yep not as good brownie was a great full patience right but a similarity in style and Bill yeah illegal procedure and will negate the first down that would have been at the 5-yard line I'll take the quality this 49er team though they've had penalties against them tonight that have heard them and they come back every time after the penalty that's true the busted play they had they came back and got a first down got a penalty in Montano go to work again what's hurt the Rams offense number 86 is ineligible receiver but was covered by a wide receiver still second down drop passes have killed a reality but he was really saying was the wide receiver who should have been the yard off the line of scrimmage was up at the line of scrimmage hey Charles young and Jeff for more look at his second touchdown to Montana grandpa flips and had the patients in the cool to wait until more uncovered quarterbacks beat safety blitzes he had no blocker on that safety man coming in he knew as a safety blitz he threw the ball quickly to his Oakland man watch this they could pick up everybody there's too many men there's a safety man open he didn't go back and mess around he throws the ball off to his back touchdown Jeff boy watch for the man who was out of work last year now he's playing the way Walt's talked about his ability to us today credit Brightmoor made a great play but the guy that really made it was Joel bond 10 that's true 24 yard touchdown as bushing puts it through and the 49ers are on a roll now they expand their lead 20 to 10 how many times do you watch corner backs it's a glue safety blitz and you say well they didn't pick it up Mon town of some job he did 523 remaining in the first half could say a whole lot about defense tonight but if you like your outfits you'll see it a bunch of it Arkansas and Texas get it on every here they really do I'm sure you have seen 3:30 Eastern Time right here on ABC and then Monday night when I have the Jets they are on quite a roll and go against the Detroit Lions the Jets 3 and 1 on the season Detroit 2 & 2 as the kid he's having a big night and Bri proving himself when others have given up on it deserves a lot of credit they contain earlier he was the last draft pick in Seattle back in 79 and give Bill Walsh and his staff a lot of credit take a guy that's a cast-off from other teams has done this for the number of players same this out they was did that Oakland now at LA and he makes something out of rushing rushing things at once again into the end zone and very written stays there find kick ray worship it's two straight excellent kickoffs by Wersching into the end zone just what Bill was talking about today hasn't been doing that this year well the difference is now they started the 20 before they were starting 30 35 40 yard line more quarterback would much rather stuff for the 35 over the 20 their hard yards to get down there first and ten the ramps come back out and this game is beginning to turn to the 49ers and we're started to turn was when the 49ers started putting pressure on forgot [Applause] variety of blitzes one tries to get it in to Mike barber and it was Carlton Williamson who holds his head knowing that he should have picked it off hey this is crossing pattern he didn't see the thief it's a man coming underneath caught with chasing he saw him he didn't see the other one that was a Willie Harper I think coming under but Williamson almost makes the interception himself the ball was a little bit on the throne could have put an end to this game in a hurry but sitting down and ten Bernard is spit left Willie Miller up at the top of your screen with no Tyler [Applause] Stucky to the outside picks up no yardage maybe even lose as a half a yard and Willie offer in there again third down and ten for Ferragamo the offensive machine has slowed considerably you see the difference in first down the 49ers averages to two yards for all first downs in the Rams that's significant nine yards to 1.70 second down even more so right through Hill is in as a fixture wide receiver for the Rams number 87 and a flag goes down it was Lynn Thomas the fifth man in the 49ers nickel covering Buller Miller Miller came down with the football it could have been an infraction however against Ben Thomas I would think it'd have to be on the defense Frank if anybody certainly critical time in the game for the Rams number 28 defense be qua first Howard see how pretty fair gumbo throws that sideline pass he got 15 yards but you know what that little five-yard Paschal Montana those goes just as far if the guy picks up and runs with the ball and as the downfield blocking and the kind of moves that Jeff Glor made for the touchdown the first down 36 yard line of the Rams [Applause] [Music] we chips around with Ronnie laughs Ronnie luck molds him in his graphs whistle blows and there's a five-yard tikka good play by Vince they had a safety blitz on he threw it to his quick man outside didn't give the safety a chance to get to him good positive boy four minutes left in the half obviously the Rams desperate for a score yes they are 20 to 10 they trail the 49ers clock ticks on inside four minutes now the first half second down and five guman commotion Ferragamo dumps it off to Tyler on the screen gets a man in front of it and gets the first down at men dr. Smith once again up in front of that screen fan already pointed out that Smith is not your average center he's played a lot of guard over the last four years it's a good screen well set up Kent Hill goes out Doug Smith goes down town against the head of his blocking a little bit here but Smith gives you can help on Ronnie Lott horn makes the tackle haven't seen a team used the screen more frequently you know a better in years than the Green Bay Packers from Packers are doing a lot of things right Bart Starr has got him going three minutes remaining in the first half the ramped up three timeouts have a first antenna midfield farmer and farmer picks up a five-yard squirming game Carl Wilson defensively there for the 49ers it'll be second down in five Carlton waves was trying to get underneath that throw ronnie Lott was behind him and he almost didn't get underneath but a good throw by Ferragamo two and a half minutes left watched from the end zone once again out to the right those George farmer they're not a bad time for a run here I'll tell you that's it second and five if you're gonna run this is the time to rock Barbara's in motion and here comes Goodman hard by Fred Dean who not only is a great pass rusher he got so much acclaim last year he is indeed that but he is a fine defensive lineman but Dean is the one who suffers by the absence of board because because Bork could play all the time they feel the team's better when he has some rest 20 plays well 70% of the game but Willie Harper makes the play here he turns the thing in to allow Dean to make his play give that credit to Willie Harper so there is a gain of about three two-minute warning is being announced to both fences and when we come back the Rams by the third down and two the ball of the 42 of the 49ers oh we can almost see some of the garbage left up there yeah a great shot at leash if it has just used a 6-iron worn in all the californ because the weather has been atrocious out here so much flood damage i tides I have never seen a prettier moon third down and two two minutes remaining in the first half 22:10 the 49ers over the Rams what both teams consider a must game [Applause] inside the 42-yard line to the 49ers there is the first time we've seen that foundation night we presume someone will go in motion too short yeah well somebody should have gone in motion this is a funny play put that one back in the box I don't understand that well they put their big guys in there for the short yardage situations and then they throw a screen pass I don't understand and on top of it what they had to have at least was a field goal before the half and that frustration here will carry over or might till the next half to go and you're throwing laterally even back without being too critical I have never seen that play in short yardage in my life as maybe lost control a little bit he won a timeout unbelievable put all right fourth down this go to mark Solomon will be guessing with him as he positions himself about the 12 yard line of the 49ers I've never seen a screen pass on third and one this goes got another good shot just about the 9-yard look at Haymarket right at the 10-yard line John misko he's happy about it but the grams flew an excellent opportunity to get in and add points before the half expires critical play I don't think you use something that you have only worked on in practice you know I give it a chance to work in a game before you come to something like they got their big guys in there for third and one you've got to go punch the ball over get your first down then go throw and two minutes left to play was an absurd call there's a bad one question first intent [Applause] first half is just born covers up the foot bar with both arms Rams will be going for it he gets the yard yard and a half and the RAM should be calling John about the auction because the 49ers obviously want to just run the clock out for the end of the first half and they're gonna try to run and they can't run to the Rams how to get good feel for this torn apart things stop the run they have two more timeouts it'll be second down and eight Montana will drift over and have a word with Bill Walsh and we'll be back with more action after this message from the National Football League 12 yard line 1:35 remaining in the first half the 49ers over the Rams 20 to 10 to timeouts for the Rams if they want to use them case the 49ers aren't able to negotiate a first down a gift the pointed ons may try a short passes to get the first down they've got to get a first down to keep the ball from the ramps [Applause] don't ring stays on his feet stumbled out to the 15 where it'll be third down and five and the Rams once again stop the clock now the decisional Bill Walsh the third and what five it is gift you think third and five do I run the ball and probably not make the first down be forced to kick and give the ramps no the shotgun to I take a shot in the short pass throw the short pass to throw safely I think you're right he's thinking about it though the wheels are turning talking to Sam Wyche I do believe yes he is former quarterback is now the offensive coordinator for the 49ers Sammy White's a smart kid you remember him from Mississippi short-lived career few safe supply I remember in quarterbacking color for Los Angeles where they have so many free waves I'll tell you if they ever start to rebuild the roads out here they're gonna need about a dollar five gas tax here on 5 freeways coming five miles tonight and the three ways are busy at all hours again here I don't know I thought I was in five different parking lots about an hour all right here we go we were told the hotel was ten minutes from there we got two tight ends if that's for us Francis and Charles young pretty good balance will force down if they run it seven times throwing it nine yep but look at the rest 23 pass plays 11 Russians one timeout 1:24 in the first half from the 1535 bell ring he's short of the first down sure is the state there you've got to be as we've told you a billion tons of Monday Night Football in first cows position on third down fast for second Rams will get the football back if they will have any more timeouts Jim Miller is in to do the punting Leroy herve and that's what the Rams I think really wanted to give her van a chance to do his thing Irvin 10 returned 16 6 yard average last week 63-yard touchdown against Atlanta his fourth punt return for a touchdown three last year 55 8475 so you understand why malov AZ wants to give urban another shot at it the interesting thing about his kick run from the TV last week was it didn't look like even playing to run it back the ball landed short bounced right into his hands and foot he was gone when he said he didn't want to catch it it just bounced into his hands talk about Lera or Ervin who's leading the Lincoln in punt returns now if you know whose hatun having a great year at Atlanta Billy white shoes Johnson can still run he got pots back Jim Miller will punch of movies averaging about 40 yards he puts it up high not a lot of distance Rams could get something out of this with 114 remaining they have no timeouts - but a bad kick I mean that was a really bad kid tell me about the 49er 40-yard line go to market somewhere around worse than that inside the 35 and we're in field goal position it's ridiculous with 108 remaining in the half off the side of Jim Miller's foot I don't understand we get a kind of a low snap cut up he got a little bit of a low snap but he still should get up no pressure at all really I said I think he should put his shoe on I think you should get it soon Notre Dame Penn State kicked the ball 50 yards 55 yards straight as an arrow some believe but häôs expect to kick it barefooted on the grill I've seen that all right no timeouts here we go ran 1st down and 10 35 yard line [Music] [Applause] perhaps should have step back inside he had picked up a pair of lockers Miller a good defensive play by Tina Turner the linebacker who is really a superb athlete hurry up office now by that's what saved three because I have no objection of that call there the screen right there again no timeouts [Applause] but he doesn't hold on he steps inside Ronnie Lott had the ball in his hands and he drops another one and cards away ups have saved the day for the 49ers he came from his safety position and covered up and helped the cornerback great play by Carlton with here's Willie Miller he's being bumped by Ronnie Lott played snuggly up the fees gonna cut back to the inside Ferragamo puts the ball in there but Carlton Williams is going to come out of nowhere and as Willie Miller has it in his arm Williamson hits him well he had dropped it before I was one he's just no way shift lose that no way you're right that's Willie Miller drought shake it up he was hit hard as you saw oh yeah he was but yep I've got great respect for receivers like yourself and it is anything they catch down there I'm amazed at because that's a lot of traffic he could have caught the ball but Carlton Williamson gives him some kind of a hit right here but he had the ball dislodged before caught the hit him it was right into him 40 seconds remain as they continue to work with Willie Miller that's too bad one doesn't like to see him hurt but in plain fact it was his third drop but yes it was it was that Ferragamo will lose these moments to come over and talk to Ray malov AC of course information being dispensed by John Adel the offensive coordinator will remind you that we continue our little journey here towards the end of the season we'll be in Detroit for the Jets and the Lions on Monday night get a chance to look at freamon McNeil who has really come into his own for the Jets I tell you that man is the spent an image of smoke and Joe Frazier built like Joe when Joe was 25 and he hits like Joe he's great coming out of the backfield he's just a superstorm he got to be ready for Larry owes up that Southern huh he could do better than the last guys third down and 11 all right whereas we placed Willie color number 84 trying to get the ball to Drew Hill and a defensive back was there and Ferragamo very wisely put it into the turf that could have been picked off so they didn't gain a single yard to bring them into better field goal position which is at the very least what they really wanted to be just touched down behind it after is Mike Lansford he is four of seven on the year he's a rookie out of Washington he is missed from 34 39 and 51 so they must respect his distance they let him try from 51 his long of the season 32 yards this effort will be about 52 yards slight ever so slight breeze against him another Barefoot kicker sure with 30 seconds remaining in the half in the line of scrimmage for the 49ers with three timeouts will be the 35 yard line and I wouldn't be surprised to see the 49ers throw would try to get down the field with three timeouts good position 35 yard line 49ers leading 20 to 10 both the Rams and the 49ers one and three as we told you earlier in the National Conference where eight teams will qualify for the playoffs Washington for n o Dallas Green Bay New Orleans a three in one Atlanta Detroit Minnesota and st. Louis are 2 & 2 all the other folks are 1 & 3 first and ten and indeed the 49 is looking for more Montana sack people 30 yard line [Applause] things like that for 12 years yes yes Frank that was a big to even get a field goal beginning at the 32 not gaining a yard in three downs questionable play calling - just a frustrating fed Big Ben on the left side Fran top of your screen look into the past interference and they got old Dwight they got Dwight Clark down here by himself where they go let the thing run out that I don't blame it was time to going for the head I don't think they just gonna let this tick away the Rams can't stop it so 49ers are content to go in time with a 10-point lead they lead 20 to 10 big game for both long buds and the 49ers who are on top we'll be ready for our halftime features and to this message and then were week the rams only threw the ball 12 times and now they've already thrown 28 times here at halftime and here's another passer Reynolds favorite play of the first half breasts Francis the fake to the full-back ring here's Francis he's looking deep downfield for a Dwight Clark he carried out the fake to gif he would have a look like a run and then he launched it I mean lost what a perfect spiral Joe Kapp in his whole career never threw a spiral like that friend not mistaken he was an ncage at one champion wasn't he one time he sure what could have been a scuba diver dives out of airplanes did that one time of the superstars and almost fell on Danny's head hang glider who came down with the smoke coming off his heels and he got onto the infield and he's gonna interview him just kept smoking and they both disappeared and when you and Burt both tested you were both young 1957 we just inferred kids parts where she gets it alright here we go this is Barry rent Richmond lieutenant even there inside the 20 and is stopped at the 23 yard line when the first half ended give old mo was with the side of the 49ers the Rams we got to do something to get it back turn right at the start of the second quarter the Rams look like they were going to march up and down the field the entire night and all of a sudden the 49ers started dancing around a little bit getting a little pressure on Ferragamo we had some drop balls by Willie Miller who frankly we are glad to see back in the football game which he is number 82 Preston Denard is in there with Ferragamo the tight end Mike barber number 86 adjust to the right side first down of 10 22 yard line window title former UCLA all-american out over the 30-yard line for a gain of about seven that we second down and three Stuckey defensive left in slipped the block along with Ronnie Lott brought Tyler down 51 Pass is thrown in the first half right you know what the league record is four passes in the game Howard 198 so they got a chance to break it right here tonight right here on your own TV don't go away [Music] second down and three my goodman flag is down in the official thought right at Windham Tyler window Tyler threw it back at him it's hold they don't know whether to call one doll or not he threw it back well right at the outset major mistake major setback from the Rams when they desperately want to get things started Tyler still drawing at that official he'll get an additional penalty tacked on read sports my conduct who's not careful look at 65 Lawrence pillows former jet not that physically strong but excellent but 20 plays 27 he did call wait oh god his laundry in a way and he didn't like it at all and the 49ers put half a new team in for them for their past events a they really go into the specialized substitution their substitute six people gift it's like a fire drill out here does indeed meanwhile Ferragamo throwing the ball as receive is dropping it comes out they go right away with to running [Music] second and 12 Ferragamo pilots great [Applause] and gets the first down good scream they set it up beautifully and the screen has been very effective for the Rams tonight it has been effective given this time he did what you said he should have done he takes the ball there his blockers he gets behind the blockers this time uses both of them and picks up a good gain enough for a first down they play I think Bart Starr is going to revolutionize the use of the screen in this Li the way the pack is used at thus far first and Dan the ball over the Rams 40-yard line they trail by 10 points 22 10 were just underway in the third [Applause] left [Applause] Willie Miller is there this time it does not drop the ball beating Ronnie Lott Ferragamo again a lot of boys friend he could have released it early he did not now he had faces he threw the ball up you let Willie Miller run under you here it is again again couldn't protection now here pension the 49ers had some pressure at the end of the first half not this time Miller's got locked beat again boy and right on stride right on stride and Ronnie watt has been beaten about four or five times that's unusual well maybe a step slower than last year maybe not twenty-two or twenty-three lobello redeeming him South first and goal the ball at the 8 yard line for the Rams as Bill Walsh said subconscious let downs that's the problem [Applause] it's both wide receivers to the left they learned that our Tyler in motion a boomin gets the call up the middle the surge is to the 10-yard line for a gain of three where they'll be second down and seven in the yardage get stuff down here yes it does the 49ers are not gonna lay down for me inevitably invariably you would call a pass on first down you've gone your own place well Ferragamo is called is no place tonight now I think certainly here he would go to the pass the pass has been good for him the run has not been so good for it rushed for only 27 yards the entire first half must throw him second and seven or in post the defenders will be up tight no one plays it as close to the 49ers and picked off with the deflection coming down with the ball is Dwight Hicks it was Eric right who batted it away and why Hicks was there you come away with nothing out of this scene set the frustration is overwhelming his open receiver was Wendell Tyler on the right side he throws back ethos into a crowd there's Eric Riley one Eric Wright makes the tip Dwight Hicks is there to make the interception big play 49ers some wasted blame on the Rams who again come away empty it'll be first to 10 for the 49ers wanting to touch back at their own 20 rhynocs second interception of the season here's another case if he was rejected by two NFL teams cut by two NFL teams before the 49ers picked him up and he has been a great player for he tried and Philadelphia both let it go last year after a year in the Canadian Football League nine interceptions in that young backfield that is suckered this season come over to go first and ten Jeff Moore left side gets a double yards it'll be second at 18 you need Jim Collins middle linebacker there defensively for Los Angeles Vince had a quick hitter open to Tyler on the right side and who did you see open elsewhere Frank I thought Willie Miller was but he has a very different angle let's watch it that we do I'd say slowly into the singing of up here guys breathing down your neck smoke coming out of their nostrils [Applause] the 23 second down mate good rush Montana Jack young but first I believe that's Jack Youngblood second sack of the night 33 years old still a great defensive end and but everybody comes in here it looked like a screen pass when Myers are just through Randy cross town really did Youngblood Cody Jones is back there beat Barnhart hello big Jack something the Rams have not been doing this year sacking the opposition quarter but that was a big one 13 yard loss third down 22 the ball at the 9 yard line time to run it right here - shut up and shovel Jeff horn he has shoveled in the 16 yard line and that will be fourth down what a hit by that man second a man from Syracuse Collins Jim Collins now Howard you know who invented the shovel pass it was called by many people the Utah pass the man was named the copper leave nose cone he goes they got it he wrought it up and he does a fun show about the Black Knights of the plains one day when he came in from Utah and unknown and was elevated to instant renown what remarkable day Jim Miller honey Leroy flag is down Irvin is down at the 46 yard line of the 49ers but again a flag is down wanted to finish but I would say tougher is still around he hasn't gone away Lee gross kept doing a fine job on our college football package hurting the other day it's on top of it he is good lays it on the line and Howard how about them dogs yeah you love her shoulder hahahaha I mean he's doing without buck below and Lindsay Scott discussion that Medfield dick jürgenson and his staff trying to clear the players away from the discussion is it interesting holding against the 49ers and Rams would have fool as they shift the 46 yard line and you might but they're probably the best punt return man in all of football I Leroy Irvin so if you back up the 49ers make him kick it again they can't get into the end zone any other way I'll let urban do it those dogs get a lot of horses I'll tell you that that's what they're going to do they've got a great football team coached by a great man Benson doing it but they got to go against a great coach great man and Joe Paterno no question say oh lean and mean on the line of scrimmage offense still fourth down well they did a lot of things wrong well the Rams have some kind of a chance here now to put some points on the board at worse that should come out with great field position maybe a touchdown on the punt returners Leroy Irvin Jim Miller will be kicking from his endzone and urban now has moved up inside a forty nine territory station in himself at the 47 yard line [Applause] and over in urban should have a good shot and urban inside a 42 the 38 yard line so there was a 8 yard pickup by accepting that punim penalty on the part of the Rams Brenda third quarter 933 remaining and as 2010 San Francisco over LA back in anti first and 10 the Rams they trail by 10 they have the ball at the 39 yard line of the 49ers but they've been there before they're having trouble getting the points on the board they're three different occasions moving story territory [Applause] [Music] wide open a good move Denard got single coverage against white very bright rather and turned him completely around yep they're single cards because they blitz the linebacker on that side kena Turner so he by himself Ferragamo those another strike even though this as well as anybody good pattern runner hadn't run there by Denard Eric Wright just good stay with you you watch Ferragamo and he throws so well yeah you wonder how they get so frustrated and fall so slack no pressure on him there's no pass rush from San Francisco tonight first and ten 21 yard line of the 49ers Tyler as good in front of him the bomb horn picks up about three it'll be second down and seven bob horn one of the many sickness as a matter of fact former San Diego Chargers on this 49er team I'd say if it's amazing me the team can run at all tonight they throw and throw and throw and have success you'd think that would open up the running game but no deal no room to run okay the Rams ran for 237 yards against the Kansas City defense only a week ago less than a week ago on Sunday yeah Frank what's become of Gerald Thomas remember the night he gave us against Dallas in this Stadium second and seven [Music] Rick's his way to the 5-yard line first and goal to go just as chewing the blocking in front of it's carrying the locker with him as a matter of fact he decided not to wait for those laughing this time again yep and just took it on his own it's a screen fast it's been there the entire night there's Ronnie lined up trying to be in position but he'll kind of screams him out and I like the way he runs all right now it's the five-yard I mean now you would like to be able to take the ball and run it in [Applause] the first ago 802 lock moving here in the third quarter drams down by 10 both teams have [Music] [Applause] the playoffs elusive ago - one for here's booming and inside the one good-looking play Kent Hill and herb panky came off the weak side on the left side and made tomato block watch here you watch 72 hill he watched him when you watch Smith get get his hit head gear on a head gear big hole panky opens it up with a good block guman goes down to the one-yard line panky out of Penn State as you look at Malibu sir start podding in else are a lot of talk about you and the LA media the way there is about Bert Jones ship open getting terrible heat from Penn State sucking down gold [Applause] [Music] flags well we have a ball game boys [Applause] the UCLA running record five years ago Sheridan in his life to 1980 they thought his career was over when he something dislocated hip pasta pasta that same came [Music] Horrocks try it again Lansford Mike Lansford [Applause] closer [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that's first makes good on the conversion and we do have a football game the 49ers over the Rams by three we'll be back in bubbles [Music] Wendell Tyler takes it in from one yard out to bring the Rams to within three of the 49ers it is also under rules credit as a first down so therefore the Rams have their first crushing first down of the night Lansford bangs it Nader McLemore rookie from Hawaii looking for the kap-40 good night gets out to the 28 yard line before ron battle takes him there know Tyler's had a pretty tough time he was a roommate of Billy Wadi who was cut this oh just a few days ago and it's really affected this young man he's a very sensitive person but I think he really is Dinah's come out and just play even better football deeply religious young man yet the last series of downs the Rams got a pass rusher on Montana and stopped them driving [Applause] in the 28 yard line for 49ers [Applause] ciao short of the first down pickup of the lot eight after the 36 yard line his first reception I'll tell you the hitting has heated up I mean hit some hit some hits going on down there now I think it's Charlie young first catch tonight it it is yes and you're right about the hitting but right now the test for Montana as you look at the passing yardage in this game a number of passes thrown simply enormous second down up to [Applause] ringing is emotional [Applause] finds that open man six or seven yard completion but it gets the first down and Tim Youngblood me to stop two totally opposite type yada backs in this game Montana with the short stuff Montana with great mobility Ferragamo with long stuff and weather out mobility sixtieth past thrown tonight remember the league record ninety-eight 43-yard line first [Music] [Applause] he's the pulling guard was there that was some play by pit Cody Jones a guard pulled in front of him and he chased it down and it was fast enough he gets a speedy boy there he is good job Cody basta four and we suck it down 14 Montana 17 of 26 224 yards I talked to my team throughout training told them I had have read and heard so much about the difficulty of repeating as champion Bill Walt said I did my best to prepare them for those difficulties every game this year a struggle for the [Applause] Montana doing what he does so well getting out of that pocket away from the pursuit dumps it off to Jeff Moore he gets six yards so it will be third down and eight I'll tell you fellows that number 76 white jersey and yellow pants mr. Cody Jones is playing himself some kind of game tonight he was a guy putting he don't Joe that time he flip-flopped these guys around Cody Jones was a defensive end last year Reggie Doss was in on the inside then trying to fill that gap left by Fred dryers retirement a couple of years ago we've caught all the folks out there good look at it from the end zone third down and eight the ball at the 45-yard Clark would attract a double coverage Nolan Cromwell and Leroy urban were right with me but he threw a good safe pass he did not want to under throw up just two guys with chasing Clark he had to put the ball out in front he overthrew just a little bit when he put it the right place we've got another shift to mow yep at the moment the dangers returned man of the Rams at his own 15 yard line Jim Miller who has not been an artistic success tonight and whatever he's done he's kicked it low that's dangerous to a guy like Irving has had a 24 yard punt he's out of 14 yard this time he really bangs one trying to get it away from her I think they've told him just not to kick it herb and if he can avoid it that's lying his down that's his best kick of the night Bob our flag down at the 35 yard line Jorgensen moving up to get the job like was way downfield about the 35 yard line of the Lambs here's our call personal foul and that's against the indicated against the 49ers they'll mark it off from where the ball went out of bounds here's the golf not bad field position gift first will fall blow to the head number 90 picking team after the ball was thought about first up Mike Clark with the late hit at the 37-yard punt by Jim Miller you tacked the penalty on it'll be first and ten for the Rams that they'll have the ball at their own 32 yard line we have 349 remaining in the third quarter the Rams are down by three first down at ten the Los Angeles Rams inside their own 32 yard line 349 remaining in the third quarter we've seen the ball in the air 72 times in this game thus far tonight tell you who set the record of 98 NFL in a moment [Applause] barber in motion and almost hit motion and the flag does go down this woman goes down at the 35 yard line I think they're gonna call him in motion gift you know bring it back if they really haven't used Barbara it's a pass receiver much this year have it and especially not tonight well he has a very sore shoulder friend had a slight separation as a matter of fact figured to be the best tight end they've had a lot of years he's a boy/girl motion number 86 offense still first off he is a player like Barbara of course acquired from Houston a couple of years ago he had 550 nine receptions down there and Dave Casper came along and last year he dropped to 13 receptions [Music] were able to pick him up first and 15 27 yard line coming to the line of scrimmage a second out of 10 now Howard as you notice that's a little different type of screen than they've been using the crisscross the backs little slower development screen didn't work quite as good 61 attempts tonight corrected by selling the consent month ago but September 28 1969 it was the Minnesota Vikings against Baltimore the quarterbacks involved were Joe Kapp Gary quaza and Robert Lee bran was in New York at the time Baltimore had unite us and Obara they threw the mold 98 times between them [Applause] second and ten Ferragamo waited and finally delivered it was good coverage by Ronnie line one Willie biller I don't blame Ella for that one at all your remark about the slow developing screen on the previous flight the slow developing screen was defense brilliantly by the Jets against Green Bay Kennish Roy and Jerry Holmes making key tackles reading the play beautifully it's the other screen a not slow developing screen the green values is so effective well most people now are used the quicker screen they just have to use this thing that's working more the slower development straightens the thing in the past and mostly going he saw a great play a moment ago by Ronnie luck that's why he was all-pro a year ago third down and ten Oh George barber short of the first down the Rams will have to punt away and Carlton Williamson was there defensively for the 49ers tactical error got a throw for first down yardage not to throw it down at least 10 yards and get a first down let's go in Freddy Sullivan dangerous return man in his own right for the 49ers I should say so the 18 yard line he too like Urban has returned punts four times four touchdowns in his career let's go with a fine King Solomon from the 17 yard line look out Franny Solomon nice return up to the 43 yard line and it was misko the punter that took him out of bounds that's what the Niners needed field position now Montana can go to work 2:40 remaining here in the third quarter such a big game for both ball clubs San Francisco with a 20-17 lead we'll be back in just a moment forty-niners have fine field position their own 43 yard line they're clinging to a three point lead over the Rams 49 [Music] that much action tonight and here is a good news a borough Cooper a field for a gain of second down and three Jim Youngblood defensively for the Rams and Cooper's well-defined backs coming out of the backfield as a recipient is terrific in that regard and many of you will remember how they got Cooper and how they got Stuckey a trade with the Jets that enable a Jets to draft Freeman McNeill as the second player chosen the draft two years back and they took in return for what they got from the Jets Stuckey and Cooper bill ring close to the first down I believe he has it again dependent upon where they mark the ball it's very close interesting isn't it yes that is introduced I bet it'll change someday well the new rule changes three years ago letting the offensive lineman with the T hold as well as block across the team that will change that will be San Diego if they can make it to the Super Bowl because they certainly gonna leave the Lincoln passing as long as pouts accompany other third down short yardage very tight ends and now for the 49ers long time in the huddle that usually does not dictate a running play however I would suspect the 49ers will [Applause] speaks to the 45 close to it for the first town I love that Montana I like him too Montana the Super Bowl MVP a year ago with the 2621 wind over Cincinnati tell you this that Cincinnati team looks just tremendous they did open forty-niners and a good return by Salomon 26-yard picked up the first down they're on the move Clark is open white park first down inside the 30-yard line of the Rams antenna he doesn't throw more than the 14 to 17 yard range he fixed them apart now watch Clark it's a double coverage Perry lets him go buys who have the short zone the safety man has a deep zone but he never shows up and that was Nolan Cromwell he was too deep given Clark too much respect and he dog great big great holes about clock or size speed and stamina explain that the moment first down and ten [Music] Jeff Moore breaks a tackle and he's close to another 49er first town and Bill Walsh said the Jeff Barr was better than what he had last year remember Howard's right and he's proving out that girl Walsh knows what he's talking about bounce down catches there is the gun now Singh the end of the third quarter with the 49ers on the move once again watch that cut there as he runs into Johnny Johnson and over Johnny Johnson finally tackle by Andrews gonna have a yard short of the first down it'll be second down and a half and it is the 49ers over the Rams 2017 will return for the fourth quarter after this from the local stations tell you the Rams ought to be working on their defense I guess in the fourth quarter one that really cost him they had a 23 to nothing lead over Green Bay at halftime 14-nothing lead to the dilemma and they blew that losing 35 I'm leaving [Applause] it was now 49ers that were sucking down short of the first down Montana thus far on the night xx 30 252 yards and two touchdowns I love an average night for Joe the halftime stats look at them and then we'll show the transition to the third quarter rushing yards are impressive and still are look at that big change that thought up passing the Rams have more total yards in the fourth matters right third down less than the yard [Applause] he did not get it sprinkled with a lot of empty seats loves it let's say if they go for it or take the field they're going to go for it they got the best intermediate distance kick of probably in football in worship he's going to go for it they'll be inches short but I don't know what he's going to call because he has not much conference in his running game and twice and a half yard away he hadn't been able to make it looks a little distressed doesn't he I'm not sure he won the timeout here comes at Wersching [Applause] I'll tell you they're going to get in time trouble is 15 seconds on the 30-second clock 22:17 the touch Stephie who makes in a touchdown with 38 yard attempt [Applause] and where she rules and right through the uprights he did the right thing was early I can guess coach and football had a lost last Sunday he eschewed the field goal he did the right thing field goal can't time won't be back phone home phone home I want to go home et that might be the real money look they're beautiful I tell you here in Los Angeles anything six-point lead now San Francisco over the Rams [Music] Russians kick [Music] [Applause] Richmond first round draft pick Cavazos gets it out good field position for Los Angeles and around the 38 yard line all right here comes the rookie from the University of Richmond he makes them cook pretty good booze he makes a man miss I know the low to study making a call this that's fine running very good one gift you know and watching Bill Walsh go for the field goal stead of the half yard plunge it shows that he has really no confidence in his running guy at all and so he went for the field goal of fearful that he couldn't make the half yard first town at 10 38 yard line for the [Applause] I'll tell you what he could mr. call of the dark Dennard wasn't used his left hand they've got a warrant Eric right away but let's see Eric cry recovering watch watch there no heart woody Moritz left arm if see if he pushes away or not well they're both push it a little bit aren't they who they call it all I gotta call it on the 49ers number 41 P fence first stop well as we said it's a judgment call it depends on which way you want to do it I thought they were both pushing I liked canary Greg he could have had a lot of things to talk it over with the official he didn't say a word he swallowed it he knows he's not going to change things [Applause] Kenard again after the left yeah against Erick right William Miller's foot to the right first down and ten the 49ers ripped up but he had nothing going anyway gift da now let it go Alou is a couple it is very difficult to suite a three-man line for linebacker defense because the quickness of the linebackers could go and pursue so quickly and he had nothing our market just outside the 43 yard line so call it second down and 11 passing situation good opportunity for blitz on the part of the 49ers you know from this shot you can really watch the coverage you can watch the pass rush at the defensive lineman I like this shot he wide receivers spread to the left and Mike barber spit to the right the tight and draw play played very nicely by Willie Harper tippers are soaring a little bit heating up a little bit [Applause] Wow that's a big big break for the Rams it sure is watching here's tile on the draw markers their first [Music] here comes Tyler trying to get around here but cannot get around him good hit there there's hat rentals coming in I think that's who they're calling oh my goodness he was our max he was toast squirming I don't I don't see that act saw the man is still up when he made his tackle let's watch it let's see if he's still up what hacksaw makes the hit here's Harper [Applause] he went all the way down well I certainly wasn't necessary either now I but he wasn't he wasn't down and he had a right to tackling but that particular point eat it and try to they obviously didn't because first and ten Rams 26 yard line 49ers [Applause] to a pair of 49 Laurens pillars was their Jack Reynolds all right at the line of scrimmage we have seen many cheap shots the last few weeks one in the jet game but hacksaw riddles is not a cheap shot artist I've never known him to charge I saw - I saw a cheap shot on bright of the Giants and the cheap shot on Jeff's into the pack which was horrible second down and nine [Applause] just under 12 minutes [Music] Courtley the 49ers [Applause] Stannard I think you did man they're saying complete all right we saw Mike try to do the same thing on the safety blitz earlier he put the short receiver in here's a good job by Ferragamo he got rid of it quick he had to throw it low with Denard goes down and scoops it up fine diving catch that's concentration yes it is short of a first down by a yard it'll be third one Ron battle the other tight end joins Mike barber offensively for the Rams short yardage offense [Applause] down by six need the first time [Applause] he tries to go over the top which is why waltz didn't go for well arrogant that was third down Howard now just let's see now Malibu sees in a different spot let's see what he does fourth down says all right let's go he's got a big strong offensive wine he's doing the right thing great Howard said you're doing the right thing you're all right now timeout you better call timeout don't get excited rain if he doesn't he's got enough time three tight ends in there Ron there [Applause] fifteen yard line he's got a human goes over the top you got it ray nothing to be concerned about ray out comes a short yardage on Finch they did their job they got the first down at the 15 yard line all right here we go fired up crowd let's hold all the tickets [Applause] we look around there there asano shows yeah but you know it's not a bad crowd remember this game used to go 105 the Colosseum [Applause] first and ten Givaudan running Windows Tyler yes [Applause] earn away from [Applause] that was a great run my friend three Rams every 49ers 15 Willie our first started it off put right there Reuben ready missed his block Harper missed his tackle but he breaks another tackle and then he makes a cut than its endzone bound they'll be walked who is playing catch-up Lansford for the conversion [Applause] this week 24:23 we hope you're enjoying and also important for both the members of these plots we'll be back at home [Music] 9:56 remaining in the game Wendell Tyler scintillating run which the Rams ahead Mike Lansford to kick off Dana McLemore is deep along with Bill ring now number 30 well give how it is right a meal go wouldn't I'll go touchdown put up a head [Applause] in a footrace but she loses but not until he gets to the 47 yard line as Leroy urban the safety man for the Rams was there and the 49ers come roaring right back with super field position what a way to strike back the Rams have been slow covered on it although they had a band down he just missed the tackle McLemore makes it cut this off to the races and Leroy Irvin was a safety manually via fastest or most sure tackler back there and that was Earth and support his field position at their own 47 yard line offended but not until he comes close to another 49er first down he took a halt flew hard hit awfully hard Jim Collins the middle linebacker just zeroed in on Dwight Clark it's a slant in play Dwight Clark though will catch the ball even though he gets hammered watch here Rock Perry hits him underneath Jim Collins finishes him off and he's hurt earlier I said size speed and stamina the three trademarks of Dwight clock five straight times he ran the 40 in 4.6 don't forget this Saturday Arkansas against Texas Lou Holtz against Virgil acres and those hogs got a lot of horses at Southwest Conference has been a tough League this year and and they are something Saturday right here on ABC Dwight Park is up working his way to the bench under his own power I'm glad to see that I hope the young man as well he is a great football player the same again you run the 40 Frank five straight times you know from your own experience how many people can run a bird that's right third time around get down the 4.8 or fear 4.6 man [Applause] something has the first down at the 34-yard line no one does it better than Montana it except little Rowland is so cool than people all around him against the Cowboys in the NFC Championship game that big play to Clark in me and he was forced out of the pocket running to his right and careful second one he didn't go for the run he decided to go and pass here he is short drop good protection moves around sees an open man there he is Brady Salomon pinpoint first down 34 yard line of the Rams 8:45 in the clock is moving remaining it's trailed by one point [Applause] - Jeff born Jeff more bouncy short of the first down by a yard at the 25-yard line I'm saying what Jeff Moore's made a believer out of me and millions of other people around the country tonight I'm sure not only does he run well he catches it and then runs well here's Jeff for he's open makes a nice catch and there's old Johnny Johnson Nolan Cromwell two of the finest safeties in football hello Jeff hi Jeff but Montana is such a brilliant competitive he's not as best in situations like this you have a second and one friend time to go to the endzone for one proudly so because he can't run for a second one he's got to throw forward if he makes it so he wouldn't be bad Salomon split left [Applause] we'll get the first down for Joe it's gotta be frustrating for both Walsh and Joe Montana they cannot run for a yard that's why waltz took the field goal look at Bill here he's saying my goodness what have I got to do to get a yard ring lost maybe a foot yeah I think he's gonna have to throw for him he didn't lose third down and one you can find Wersching we talked about it all night very accurate it comes big Russ Russ Francis brings this play and they better hurry up the clocks down to 10 seconds [Music] [Applause] looking right at that clock gets it off steps out of until against the first down at the 17 yard line hey he's a gutsy little player too bill ring smell amazing one happy fella Gary Trudeau could use it with the Doonesbury go mark we understand with a bruised hip and he is back in the lineup 17-yard I don't think no walks even gonna mess around the run at this point did not run at all he's got to throw it he'd like to run some dead football game yes let's back [Applause] cut back inside the 15 inflect about four yards we're down and approaching seven minutes of my time left Martin - 14 yard line and the way this game is going gif I'm sure Wolf's does not want to settle for a field goal he'd like to get the touchdown however they want to go for the field goal score Baxter second down seven Jeff Moore brings the play from Bill Walsh into the huddle knock it off Fred man made the right decision - earlier on [Applause] [Applause] inside the five you've got a love girl ring you just got to first town goal to go he said Montana looked up field Fran everyone covered knew exactly where ring was going to be and fired it out there you watch here he's looking for a pattern down the field nothing showing he's getting a little pressure he gets it out to bill ring and then watch this man you don't even need to tell about it look at this two men that's also not very good tackle Rob Perry their first for the riddle's good running his teammates knocking right off the ring two tight ends Francis and Charles young Jetfire to the three yard line third will be second down goal to go same time San Francisco using the clock now this is the down the wall she's got a big decision to make if he runs and gets stuffed right there at the line of scrimmage it makes third down difficult but he's got to throw the ball but he also knows the 3-pointer will give him back the lead yeah it will but he also knows the Ferragamo was hot and then moving the team and that's not as safely I wonder if he really knows any of that I think you might throw at him [Applause] to the one-yard line where it'll be third and goal to go well if they don't make it on this play would you kick the field goal friend defensive work where they end up if I'm inside that 1 yard line on 4th down I would not in this type of game Graham says another tight end comes into the ballgame with the play big man 235 pounder good blocker now Walsh's decision here do I run or throw here in this situation you got the best short passing game let's see what he does forty-niners and they've taken the lead once again the Rams will need more than a field goal to get it back his number is 25 his name is Jeff Moore and he's making his mark tonight he has indeed his third touchdown of the night to every section he's run very well he's been an excellent clutch receiver [Applause] Jackson State 12th round draft pick Seattle 79 big extra point here seven receptions overnight more flag is down as Wersching puts it through the uprights for the flag is that key to the whole dr frank back Lamaze kickoff return yeah key to the whole thing they fought back with side number 20 defense the point is good penalty will be assessed on the kickoff so the 49ers will be kicking from their own 30 yard line therefore he has put on himself quite a show tonight we have 4:40 remaining in the game and don't go away 49ers have the lead once again by 6 points set to kick off though kick from their 40-yard line finnaly offsides assessment Wersching high kick and this is Mike woman and cumin now to about the 23 yard line Bramson there defensively for the 49ers were a reminder later tonight Nightline will have the latest report on the condition of the 61 year old tennis Barney Clark who today made medical history by becoming the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart as later on Nightline check your local listings after 30 out here on the west coast 23 yard line Rams at 431 on the clock plenty of time they have their three timeouts the thing that got awful they know that they can score touchdowns in touch points they're got their ball games in their hands to win or lose all the time in the world that he throws behind Preston Denard will be second down and ten that's a good chance friend compare Ferragamo on depression of Montana Montana respond correspondent gwyneth we saw stick right now at pause five seconds allow our stations along the line to identify themselves seesaw battle all night long with the 49ers having retaken the lead a few moments ago 32:24 second [Music] Brad Dean was close this will be overthrown looking for an interference call down there as he was double covered by Eric Rida Dwight Hicks the difference and the two of the two schemes that you're thrown 40 yard passes they're low percentage passes Montana sticking with a 5 10 15 air passes higher percentage passes you don't give yourself much of a chance to come back and make plays if you're throwing low percentage pass the key is patience we are eight yards short stands eight yards short of a 600 yard passing game combined between the two quarterbacks Montana 25 to 35 297 fire Gamow 20 39 to 95 and he needs desperately a 10-yard pass here possession pass with what he's got a half [Applause] no going for the bunch [Applause] because he had gone out of bounds and came back in bounds well Ferragamo is played a brilliant game tonight but these last two pass plays are localized ill-advised I mean here you are with eat in ten yards a must first down for ten yards and they're throwing the ball 30 or 40 yards down the field just stuck percentage football here he stepped out on the bounce see that gang back again would not have mattered had he even caught it nope Salomon now has dropped for the 49ers and Cisco to fight for 11 remaining in the game [Music] let's go no driving fun makes a bit of a ram bounce with the 49ers without fairly secure mule position at their own 33 yard line they will begin to work on the clock would shows four minutes you know what he said about what Vince did there's still four minutes left to play all the time in the world little patience short passes won't be right back and I'm stadium 58,000 showed up tonight out of a 69 thousand capacity 9900 no-shows and here's where a good the 14 eyes would like to be able to control the ball with the run I don't know whether they can enough from their own 34 yard goes down to ten check for piles of yardage out to the 40-yard line give him seven impressive first down play many timeouts for each club remains 340 on the clock ticking away and you can better believe that Joe Montana looking into the end zone at the 30-second clock will use all he can use second down and three let's watch him he should he didn't bell rang and he'll have the first down out over the 45 yard line it's a very fine point Frank but you made a good point he left 11 socks 11 seconds on that 30-second clock at that time you really don't want to do that you want to get it down to 2 & 3 seconds every time you got that first down and now soon the Rams are going to have to start stopping it with their own timeouts as long as they can run they're going to run now there is 10 seconds ticking away on the 30-second clock first and 10 45-yard out of the forty niners timing gets about two five seconds left this is Jeff for the Rams firm up over in the left side I'll be sucking down at eight what do you give the game ball to Montana absolutely and finally the Rams use a timeout before they get the two-minute warning because 49 if we could have run that clock right down at the two bit award he can validate easy well aware of that Montana played tonight as well as a quarterback good play Georgia and Ray of course referring to Georgia Ron tre all right gang Monday night Detroit Jets against the Lions clients it to and to the Jets at three and one myungsoo for their own turnovers lost to the Giants but why not an Owen three team to begin with the league such total parody now we're going to get Daniel sooner hippo they say they both the gary Danielson l don't have to look at Lawrence Taylor again yeah well gary Danielson complain nipple had a good year last year struggling early in the year but they're very forts of Detroit but the Danielson has proven in the past that he can play and it's worth looking in just to watch gun running back made billy suits absolutely lions are as you said early a tough to beat in the Silverdome they're tough for the Silverdome and they're doubly tough on monday night at the Silverdome [Music] well I think the Jets will show up I would think Michaels enjoying well now that offensive fool Garrett walk Michaels did an excellent job there [Music] second outing [Applause] therefore looking for that first down marker he does not get it our very it'll be a long - as he goes down the arms of Pat Thomas back we'll call a third down and three and the Rams will use another timeout before the two-minute warning they stopped the clock at 2:10 at Montana has gone over the 300 mark for the fourth consecutive game that ties a mark set by Dan Fouts all right the Rams are down to one timeout gift to ten left so they'll stop the clock against the two-minute warning so things stop up here they got a chance to get the ball back this could be their ball game in this season this next play you're right about that the loser of this game drops to 1 and 4 and in the National Conference where 18s will qualify for the playoffs Washington for know Dallas Green Bay new walnuts all 3 and 1 Atlanta Detroit Minnesota st. Louis are 2 & 2 gift looking filter tonight only four more games to be played yep looking Woolf's a decision they're 10 seconds left before the two-minute warning third three got a great short passing game I wouldn't be worried about stopping the clock I would go to the short pass it's been successful for consider the 49ers the short pass very safe the safe is running the football and they do it so well they max underneath short slashed by their outside receivers ramps down to one timeout you can bust them now very quickly make this first down as France suggested what you want hit him third and three 48-yard mount of the Rams [Applause] [Music] could be holding but it's incomplete and they're probably declined ability we bring up fourth down and forced the kick by the 49ers holding it's the 49ers [Applause] give the Rams defensive front some credit who do they came with a lot of heat on Joey Montana I believe they've elected to decline the penalty they want the Paulding yeah bald 468 offense define the property uh John Aires left guard mentally decline is for down will see the punter Jim Miller called Oh John Aires number 60 on the left side and he does he's got he's got a hook around the neck Cody - he's got him is there Italy for strangling Leroy Irvin all right do you setup a return to that you try to block me I'll tell you don't kick it to him and I don't think Jim Miller will he hadn't picked the slides I've tried to block you there if he's going to kick it out of bounds which he set up to try to do let's see if they do try to block it that's the call they're up there they're all the people there the line of scrimmage [Applause] they won't get it Tim Miller hammers a beauty [Applause] Tim Miller who's had trouble all night principally because he's been trying to keep the ball away from Leroy urban and he puts it out of bounds at the 10 yard line 38 yard effort but also accurate and we get the two-minute warning the Rams are 90 yards away for the possible score the Rams at their own 10-yard line 157 remaining in the game they have one timeout and they trail the 49ers 30 20 for a win by the 49ers tonight would be the third consecutive victory for the San Francisco Club fire did their first play in a year run off a string of nine straight victories over the 49ers at the goal line sack back there at the goal line guessing in there with Fred Dean first time we've heard for him tonight really and Fred Dean made a big sack almost to safety which would have put the kibosh on any final dreams in the Rams and by the way Frank remember that last year the Niners got off slowly too they were one and two then they began to move second down [Applause] good defensive play by running Lottie timed enough perfectly meeting pillar just as the ball myth Miller [Applause] watch this hit by Ronnie watt got beat early tonight we made a couple of real good plays watch this play lot hits like a linebacker ball was there lot is up in his hands third down [Music] Rams have the ball inside there too third down 18 the 49 of defensive front putting on some heat on four have a lot of vision [Applause] almost picked off intended for Dennard coming across the middle and wide Knicks playing center field was there it's fourth down what do you do now that shouldn't do it they've got her to go over anything yeah I don't know what they do they've got to kick a field goal yeah just turn around they got it they got to go for it now tell you the offensive line has got to got to give a pair of got a little more time [Applause] fourth down and at the 98th fall they'll go for a touchdown to get the points because in the order of priorities in the event of ties out of the eight playoff burns after right that's the final points can become for our factor they would have to definitely go for the touch here we go they're going to be some ties llamo receiver knocked off Oh taken by white Hicks bad play by Hicks terrible play the 49ers would have had the ball inside the two yard line had not Hicks intercepted and hacksaw hugged him because he hasn't thought it through and his howard said points make a difference the 49ers have got to try to score they weigh heavily in a very complicated tiebreaking system to determine the eight finalists from each conference bill Walt himself told us at a meeting that he thought they would come into effect as a matter of fact there'd be so many ties what's Denard being tipped up a little bit by Hicks yeah and Eric right this is brother Wainwright and Hicks comes up at the ball well now but you know we're Bill Walsh is now in that position the field he really cannot try to score I don't think because he he's got to win the game first and they start throwing the ball around now from that position the field play what he did against the st. Louis Cardinals and he was criticized he ran in a very similar situation with the lead against the Cardinals he ran one running play came back and off play action tried to throw the bomb and people unknowingly criticized him at the time but Bill Walsh Barry was aware that the touchdown scored points brother is a determining factor in any tiebreaker that might develop at the end of the nine game season Montana Goes Down and this is what he did against st. Louis only one timeout left for the Rams [Applause] all right Dwight I wonder if any much told him yeah I don't think he has a clue rams expire their final timeout all right gentlemen if you'll please listen up this telecast is presented by the authority of the National Football League it is intended for the private use of our audience any rebroadcast or other use of this telecast without the express written consent the National Football League is prohibited and this ABC Sports exclusive has been brought to you by Michelob light and the exceptional light beer with the rich smooth taste about the Buick car division any of Ewing deal who proudly announced the 1983 Buicks setting the impressive choice and automobiles they are for you would you really rather have a Buick [Applause] seconds ticking away and the Rams won't be able to stop it as Montana drops to one neat but you know what I I don't think he can run the clock out though this is third down coming up minute five left another situation that's developed Ferragamo threw the ball very well tonight had many passes dropped so the Rams will be back in one of those whose are going to be Bert Hellinger Vince Ferragamo they never get out of that out here rev it seems to me friend now and as long as they have both of them here it'll it'll continue weekend week out and it's hard to win that point on third down the 49ers apparently are not going to try and tack up some more points as Montana drops to 1 d again and that's what we should be able to expire the remaining seconds on the clock with the next play we'd like to also thank our staff some research man Peter Russo our spotter Steve Paul Zika had a busy night with all the balls in the air and the records on the line we've heard of course the lighting all sorts of things to read on your TV set at home that's the ballgame and the Rams are going to fall to one and four 49ers get their second victory of the season forty-niners [Applause] and three and definitely back in the hunt we become one of those eight National Conference teams to move into the playoff we'll be back in Anaheim in just a moment

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Published: Sat Sep 08 2018