Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 San Francisco 49ers 31
Sunday 7 September 1986 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
SF
6:47-1Q
Craig 1 run (Wersching kick)
SF
2:02-1Q
Wilson 4 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)
TB
12:16-3Q
Carter 31 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick)
SF
2:34-3Q
Wersching FG30
SF
11:12-4Q
Craig 1 run (Wersching kick)
SF
1:54-4Q
Frank 10 pass from Kemp (Wersching kick)
GAME REPORTS
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Steve DeBerg set a Buc record by throwing seven interceptions in a single game and the Niners took full
advantage to rout the Bucs in the 1986 season opener. In spite of this, DeBerg's TD pass to Gerald Carter got
the Bucs within one score in the third quarter, but that was as close as they got. Lee Roy Selmon's No.63
shirt was retired in a half-time ceremony and Joe Montana suffered a disc injury that kept him out most of the
season in the fourth quarter.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 18-81, Springs 2-10.
49ERS: Craig 15-42, Cribbs 9-38, Rice 1-13, Rathman 2-8,
Harmon 1-4, Kemp 1-3, Montana 1-0.
PASSING
BUCS: DeBerg 40-18-214-7-1.
49ERS: Montana 46-32-356-1-1, Kemp 2-1-10-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 5-50, Carter 4-67, Giles 4-51, House 2-16,
Freeman 1-17, Wonsley 1-10, Magee 1-3.
49ERS: Craig 9-76, Clark 7-100, Francis 7-91, Rice 4-54, Wilson
2-16, Frank 1-10, Rathman 1-9, Harmon 1-6, Cribbs 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Brantley 1-57.
49ERS: Lott 2-21, Couisineau 1-18, Fuller 1-0, Griffin 1-0,
Farnhorst 1-0, McKyer 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Wonsley 3-59, Freeman 2-27.
49ERS: none.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Harris 3-16.
49ERS: Griffin 1-7.
SACKS
BUCS: Washington 1.5-14, Holmes 0.5-7.
49ERS: Stover 3-19.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Powell
DE
78 Cannon
LG
66 Yarno
DT
76 Logan
C
60 Grimes
DE
90 Holmes
RG
62 Farrell
LOLB
57 Browner
RT
73 Heller
LILB
58 Davis
TE
88 Giles
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
89 House
ROLB
51 Washington
WR
87 Carter
LCB
23 Castille
FB
20 Springs
RCB
22 Jones
RB
32 Wilder
SS
41 Swoope
QB
17 DeBerg
FS
44 Sully
PLAYED
1 Igwebuike, 5 Garcia, 21 McKeever, 26 Easmon, 31 Curry, 34
Boatner, 36 Futrell, 46 Wonsley, 54 Randle, 56 Walker, 59
Murphy, 67 Morgan, 68 Mallory, 71 Nelson, 72 Taylor, 77
Maarleveld, 81 Freeman, 82 Bell, 84 Harris, 86 Magee, 98
Keys
DID NOT PLAY
8 Young, 80 Williams
COMMENTARY CREW
Gary Bender and Hank Stram
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Scot Brantley had one of his career highlights with an interception of Joe Montana
Gerald Carter’s touchdown reception was the only time the Bucs got on the scoreboard
Chris Washington had a sack of Montana late in the third quarter