49ers vs Los Angeles Raiders, Monday Night Football, Week 1
Sept 5 1994, Candlestick Park
*INTERESTING STATS*
Jerry Rice tied and broke Jim Brown's all time touchdown from scrimmage record which at the time was 126. Rice ended his career with a league leading 208 touchdowns. Emmitt Smith is #2 with 175.
He tied the record with a 23 yard reverse and broke it with a 69 yard reception
49ers scored 21 points in the 4th quarter
After losing two straight NFC Championship games to Dallas, this was the first game with the rebuilt 49er defense featuring free agents Dion Sanders, Ken Norten Jr and Gary Plummer and All-Pro Rookies Bryant Young and Lee Woodall which would eventually help lead them to winning Super Bowl 29.
49er Starting Offense:
Steve Young QB
Ricky Watters RB
Marc Logan FB
John Taylor WR
Jerry Rice WR
Brent Jones TE
Steve Wallace LT
Jesse Sapolu LG
Bart Oates C
Ralph Tamm RG
Harris Barton RT
49ers Starting Defense:
Dennis Brown LDE
Bryant Young LDT
Dana Stubblefield RDT
Richard Dent RDE
Lee Woodall LLB
Gary Plummer MLB
Ken Norton Jr. RLB
Eric Davis LCB
Merton Hanks RCB
Tim McDonald SS
Dana Hall FS