NFL game summary for 09/16/1979:

Los Angeles scored twice in the second period to overcome a 10-0 deficit and held off a late San Francisco rally to down the 49ers for the sixth straight time. Pat Haden (17 of 29 for 200 yards and two touchdowns) hit Charlie Young with a four-yard touchdown pass and Cullen Bryant scored on a one-yard plunge to give the Rams a 14-10 halftime lead. San Francisco scored twice in the final period on Steve DeBerg-to-Mike Shumann (five catches, 37 yards) touchdowns.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	80.5  (27)	242.5  (4)	323.0  (9)	4
	DEFENSE	104.0  (7)	268.0  (27)	372.0  (23)	3
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	109.5  (22)	199.0  (7)	308.5  (12)	4
	DEFENSE	101.5  (5)	108.0  (4)	209.5  (3)	3

Line: Rams by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (0-3-0)	10	0	0	14	24
Los Angeles Rams (2-1-0)	0	14	7	6	27

( 7- 0) SF  Wilbur Jackson 2 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(10- 0) SF  Ray Wersching 32 yard field goal
(10- 7) LA  Charle Young 4 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
(10-14) LA  Cullen Bryant 1 yard rush (Frank Corral kick)
(10-21) LA  Terry Nelson 10 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
(10-24) LA  Frank Corral 49 yard field goal
(17-24) SF  Mike Shumann 5 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
(17-27) LA  Frank Corral 43 yard field goal
(24-27) SF  Mike Shumann 11 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

                     SF              LA
First Downs:         17              25
Rushes-yards:        30-119          45-222
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-30-146-0     17-29-200-1
Sacked-yards:        3-26            4-35
Net pass yards:      120             165
Net yards/pass:      3.6             5.0
Total net yards:     239             387
Total plays:         63 (47% run)    78 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             2-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     3-46            9-67

Attendance: 44,303

Passing:
SF: Steve DeBerg, 15 of 29 for 138 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Montana, 1 of 1 for 8 yards
LA: Pat Haden, 17 of 29 for 200 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
SF: O.J. Simpson, 18 for 73 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 7 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 6 yards; Mike Shumann, 1 for 19 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for 1 yard
LA: Cullen Bryant, 23 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Tyler, 9 for 27 yards; Elvis Peacock, 7 for 37 yards; Pat Haden, 4 for 28 yards; Eddie Hill, 2 for 24 yards

Receiving:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 6 for 66 yards; Mike Shumann, 5 for 37 yards and 2 TDs; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 18 yards; James Owens, 1 for 17 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for 8 yards
LA: Elvis Peacock, 3 for 47 yards; Billy Waddy, 2 for 27 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 2 for 22 yards; Wendell Tyler, 2 for 16 yards; Cullen Bryant, 2 for 14 yards; Preston Dennard, 1 for 24 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 8 yards; Willie Miller, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
SF: James Owens, 2 for 60 yards; Bob Ferrell, 1 for 18 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 15 yards
LA: Drew Hill, 5 for 73 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 6 for 55 yards
LA: Eddie Brown, 3 for 29 yards; Sid Justin, 1 for -2 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Gerard Williams, 1 for 16 yards

Punting:
SF: Dan Melville, 7 for 274 yards
LA: Ken Clark, 6 for 233 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/1
LA: Frank Corral, 2/2

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