NFL game summary for 09/06/1981:
Line: Lions by 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Francisco 49ers (0-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
 Detroit Lions (1-0-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
( 3- 0) SF Ray Wersching 25 yard field goal
( 3- 7) DET Billy Sims 39 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)
( 3-10) DET Eddie Murray 29 yard field goal
(10-10) SF Ricky Patton 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(10-17) DET Horace King 17 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)
(17-17) SF Freddie Solomon 21 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
(17-24) DET Billy Sims 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)
SF DET
First Downs: 19 21
Rushes-yards: 33-121 30-127
Yards/rush: 3.7 4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 18-28-195-1 16-27-196-1
Sacked-yards: 4-19 4-28
Net pass yards: 176 168
Net yards/pass: 5.5 5.4
Total net yards: 297 295
Total plays: 65 (50% run) 61 (49% run)
Yards/play: 4.6 4.8
Fumbles-lost: 2-2 1-1
Turnovers: 3 2
Penalties-yards: 8-54 7-65
Attendance: 62,123
Passing:
SF: Joe Montana, 18 of 28 for 195 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DET: Gary Danielson, 16 of 27 for 196 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
SF: Ricky Patton, 15 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 9 for 22 yards; Walt Easley, 7 for 23 yards; Joe Montana, 2 for 4 yards DET: Billy Sims, 21 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 4 for 23 yards; Horace King, 2 for 10 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 17 yards; Vince Thompson, 1 for 12 yards; Gary Danielson, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 8 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Dwight Clark, 5 for 57 yards; Earl Cooper, 3 for 11 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 33 yards DET: Billy Sims, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Leonard Thompson, 3 for 63 yards; Horace King, 3 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Freddie Scott, 2 for 23 yards; Ulysses Norris, 2 for 15 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Arrington Jones, 3 for 43 yards; Ricky Patton, 1 for 0 yards DET: Horace King, 2 for 19 yards; Alvin Hall, 2 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Dwight Hicks, 2 for 46 yards; Freddie Solomon, 2 for 16 yards DET: Robbie Martin, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Jack Reynolds, 1 for 0 yards DET: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Jim Miller, 3 for 101 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 4 for 185 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/2 DET: Eddie Murray, 1/2
SF: Joe Montana, 18 of 28 for 195 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DET: Gary Danielson, 16 of 27 for 196 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
SF: Ricky Patton, 15 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 9 for 22 yards; Walt Easley, 7 for 23 yards; Joe Montana, 2 for 4 yards DET: Billy Sims, 21 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 4 for 23 yards; Horace King, 2 for 10 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 17 yards; Vince Thompson, 1 for 12 yards; Gary Danielson, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 8 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Dwight Clark, 5 for 57 yards; Earl Cooper, 3 for 11 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 33 yards DET: Billy Sims, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Leonard Thompson, 3 for 63 yards; Horace King, 3 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Freddie Scott, 2 for 23 yards; Ulysses Norris, 2 for 15 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Arrington Jones, 3 for 43 yards; Ricky Patton, 1 for 0 yards DET: Horace King, 2 for 19 yards; Alvin Hall, 2 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Dwight Hicks, 2 for 46 yards; Freddie Solomon, 2 for 16 yards DET: Robbie Martin, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Jack Reynolds, 1 for 0 yards DET: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Jim Miller, 3 for 101 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 4 for 185 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/2 DET: Eddie Murray, 1/2