NFL game summary for 11/07/1976:

Joe Theismann ran for a first down on a fake field goal from the 49ers' 36 yard line to set up Mike Moseley's winning 39-yard field goal. Delvin Williams provided the bulk of the San Francisco offense, scoring all three touchdowns and rushing for 180 yards. Theismann countered with 302 yards passing, including three scoring passes to Jean Fugett, while Frank Grant caught 11 passes for 200 yards to tie a Redskins record for catches in a game and tie Doug Kotar for the NFC's best receiving performance in 1976. Williams' 80-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the longest run in the NFL in 1976 and his 86-yard TD reception from Jim Plunkett was the year's longest in the NFC.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	132.6 (19)	121.1 (21)	253.8 (24)	27
DEFENSE	145.9 (15)	176.8 (21)	322.6 (19)	26
OFFENSE	153.9 (13)	138.4 (19)	292.2 (16)	17
DEFENSE	126.2 (9)	107.0 (3)	233.2 (2)	20

Line: 49ers by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (6-3-0)	0	14	7	3	24
San Francisco 49ers (6-3-0)	0	14	0	7	21

( 0- 7) SF Delvin Williams 80 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7- 7) WAS Jean Fugett 18 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (14- 7) WAS Jean Fugett 33 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (14-14) SF Delvin Williams 85 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (21-14) WAS Jean Fugett 3 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (21-21) SF Delvin Williams 22 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (24-21) WAS Mark Moseley 39 yard field goal

                     WAS             SF
First Downs:         23              19
Rushes-yards:        35-120          41-273
Yards/rush:          3.4             6.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-32-302-2     8-21-138-2
Sacked-yards:        2-19            3-26
Net pass yards:      283             112
Net yards/pass:      8.3             4.7
Total net yards:     403             385
Total plays:         69 (50% run)    65 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     10-132          7-64

Attendance: 56,134

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 20 of 32 for 302 yards and 3 TDs (2 int) SF: Jim Plunkett, 8 of 21 for 138 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Mike Thomas, 21 for 89 yards; John Riggins, 9 for 23 yards; Joe Theismann, 3 for 1 yard; Larry Brown, 2 for 7 yards SF: Delvin Williams, 23 for 180 yards and 2 TDs; Wilbur Jackson, 15 for 83 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 10 yards; Jim Lash, 1 for 2 yards; Paul Hofer, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Frank Grant, 11 for 200 yards; Jean Fugett, 6 for 91 yards and 3 TDs; Mike Thomas, 1 for 9 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 7 yards; John Riggins, 1 for -5 yards SF: Delvin Williams, 4 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Gene Washington, 1 for 18 yards; Paul Hofer, 1 for 12 yards; Jim Lash, 1 for 10 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 3 for 79 yards; Doug Winslow, 1 for 13 yards SF: Tony Leonard, 4 for 54 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 1 for 3 yards SF: Tony Leonard, 4 for 23 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Joe Lavender, 1 for 17 yards; Pat Fischer, 1 for 0 yards SF: Frank Nunley, 1 for 12 yards; Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 6 for 247 yards SF: Tom Wittum, 5 for 213 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/1 SF: Steve Mike-Mayer, 0/2