NFL game summary for 12/09/1979:

Steve DeBerg threw a 19-yard touchdown pass and Ray Wersching kicked two field goals as the 49ers downed the Buccaneers. DeBerg (22 of 30 for 186 yards) hit Mike Shumann with a 19-yard scoring toss and Wersching kicked a 39-yard field goal to give San Francisco a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. The San Francisco defense had five interceptions, including two by safety Dwight Hicks.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OFFENSE	148.6  (4)	173.2  (16)	321.8  (11)	31
	DEFENSE	120.0  (8)	134.7  (1)	254.7  (1)	32
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	122.4  (20)	220.3  (4)	342.6  (8)	35
	DEFENSE	146.4  (20)	201.2  (23)	347.6  (22)	26

Line: Buccaneers by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-6-0)	0	7	0	0	7
San Francisco 49ers (2-13-0)	10	3	0	10	23

( 0- 7) SF  Mike Shumann 19 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
( 0-10) SF  Ray Wersching 39 yard field goal
( 7-10) TB  Jimmie Giles 19 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
( 7-13) SF  Ray Wersching 27 yard field goal
( 7-20) SF  Lenvil Elliott 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
( 7-23) SF  Ray Wersching 45 yard field goal

                     TB              SF
First Downs:         13              21
Rushes-yards:        16-52           36-113
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-32-228-5     25-34-216-0
Sacked-yards:        2-17            1-2
Net pass yards:      211             214
Net yards/pass:      6.2             6.1
Total net yards:     263             327
Total plays:         50 (32% run)    71 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-1
Turnovers:           6               1
Penalties-yards:     7-49            4-30

Attendance: 44,506

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 10 of 24 for 167 yards and 1 TD (5 int); Mike Rae, 4 of 8 for 61 yards
SF: Steve DeBerg, 22 of 30 for 186 yards and 1 TD; Joe Montana, 3 of 4 for 30 yards

Rushing:
TB: Ricky Bell, 10 for 36 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 4 for 11 yards; Johnny Davis, 2 for 5 yards
SF: Wilbur Jackson, 8 for 35 yards; Phil Francis, 7 for 25 yards; O.J. Simpson, 6 for 26 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 6 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Paul Hofer, 4 for 4 yards; Bob Bruer, 2 for 5 yards; Steve DeBerg, 2 for -3 yards; James Owens, 1 for 8 yards

Receiving:
TB: Isaac Hagins, 3 for 90 yards; Jimmie Giles, 3 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Eckwood, 3 for 35 yards; Ricky Bell, 3 for 26 yards; George Ragsdale, 2 for 22 yards
SF: Ken MacAfee, 5 for 40 yards; Mike Shumann, 4 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Phil Francis, 4 for 20 yards; Paul Hofer, 3 for 21 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 3 for 18 yards; Bob Bruer, 2 for 27 yards; Dwight Clark, 2 for 17 yards; James Owens, 1 for 9 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
TB: Isaac Hagins, 4 for 90 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Rick Berns, 1 for 6 yards
SF: James Owens, 2 for 43 yards

Punt returns:
TB: Danny Reece, 3 for 20 yards
SF: Dwight Hicks, 3 for 22 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Dwight Hicks, 2 for 21 yards; Tim Gray, 1 for 20 yards; Dan Bunz, 1 for 2 yards; Gerard Williams, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
TB: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 144 yards
SF: Dan Melville, 6 for 232 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 3/3

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