NFL game summary for 10/14/1979:

Phil Simms, in his third pro game, completed 17 of 32 passes for 300 yards to spark the Giants. He combined with Earnest Gray for seven second-quarter completions worth 148 yards and two touchdowns. Gray finished with eight catches for 169 yards.

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	108.3  (25)	213.7  (4)	322.0  (10)	14
	DEFENSE	137.2  (15)	241.2  (27)	378.3  (27)	8
New York Giants	OFFENSE	114.3  (24)	111.2  (26)	225.5  (28)	13
	DEFENSE	154.8  (21)	162.8  (15)	317.7  (17)	17

Line: Giants by 5½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (0-7-0)	3	0	7	6	16
New York Giants (2-5-0)	2	27	0	3	32

( 3- 0) SF  Ray Wersching 21 yard field goal
( 3- 2) NYG Safety, Dan Melville knocked ball out of end zone
( 3- 9) NYG Phil Simms 17 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
( 3-16) NYG Earnest Gray 13 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)
( 3-22) NYG Doug Kotar 1 yard rush (run failed)
( 3-29) NYG Earnest Gray 11 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)
(10-29) SF  Mike Shumann 13 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
(16-29) SF  Freddie Solomon 11 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (pass failed)
(16-32) NYG Joe Danelo 37 yard field goal

                     SF              NYG
First Downs:         21              21
Rushes-yards:        30-116          27-97
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-48-242-2     18-33-301-0
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-21
Net pass yards:      237             280
Net yards/pass:      4.8             7.8
Total net yards:     353             377
Total plays:         79 (37% run)    63 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     7-38            11-73

Attendance: 70,352

Passing:
SF: Steve DeBerg, 27 of 48 for 242 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
NYG: Phil Simms, 17 of 32 for 300 yards and 2 TDs; Randy Dean, 1 of 1 for 1 yards

Rushing:
SF: O.J. Simpson, 12 for 24 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 10 for 37 yards; Phil Francis, 3 for 16 yards; Paul Hofer, 2 for 20 yards; James Owens, 1 for 11 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 8 yards; Dan Melville, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Billy Taylor, 16 for 24 yards; Doug Kotar, 8 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Phil Simms, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
SF: Paul Hofer, 9 for 104 yards; Freddie Solomon, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 4 for 24 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 12 yards; Phil Francis, 3 for 0 yards; Mike Shumann, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Ken MacAfee, 1 for 13 yards
NYG: Earnest Gray, 8 for 169 yards and 2 TDs; Doug Kotar, 4 for 48 yards; Gary Shirk, 1 for 61 yards; Dwight Scales, 1 for 10 yards; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 8 yards; Loaird McCreary, 1 for 7 yards; Joe Danelo, 1 for 1 yard; Billy Taylor, 1 for -3 yards

Kick returns:
SF: Paul Hofer, 2 for 37 yards; James Owens, 1 for 22 yards; Bob Ferrell, 1 for 13 yards
NYG: Bobby Hammond, 3 for 74 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 12 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 21 yards; Tony Dungy, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Bobby Hammond, 1 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Ray Oldham, 1 for 4 yards; Ray Rhodes, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
SF: Dan Melville, 4 for 125 yards
NYG: Dave Jennings, 5 for 195 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/1
NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/1

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