Mr. Touchdown

1991 to 1995: Separation

Separation from the pack. That's what Rice displayed from 1991 to 1995. It's one thing to start off great...it's another to maintain that greatness. After 83 touchdowns in his first five seasons, Rice scored 73 touchdowns the next five years, showing no signs of slowing down. Along the way, he broke Jim Brown's record for career touchdowns in 1994 with Touchdown 127.

1991

Number	Date	From	Opponent	Yards	Comment
84	Sep 2, 1991	Young	NY Giants	73	1st reception of 1991 season on MNF...wow
85	Sep 8, 1991	Young	San Diego	32	Dives high for grab, back lands hard against Candlestick infield, demonstrating his fearlessness
86	Sep 8, 1991	Young	San Diego	70	Coasts to endzone, Charger defender falls at Rice's track marks just as he hits the endzone
87	Sep 15, 1991	Young	Minnesota	15	Yes
88	Sep 15, 1991	Young	Minnesota	21	Yes!
89	Sep 22, 1991	Young	LA Rams	62	Spectacular: Rice takes out pattern, breaks tackle of a defensive lineman, runs down left sideline, cuts on dime at 45 degree angle towards middle of field to elude defenders running faster than he is, then literally drags defender (#23, Stewart) into endzone after Stewart latches on to Rice at the 7 yard line.
90	Oct 13, 1991	Young	Atlanta	57	The bomb
91	Oct 20, 1991	Young	Detroit	2	Scores on same day East Bay's Oakland Hills experience terrible brush fire
92	Dec 1, 1991	Bono	New Orleans	47	Rice runs the curl pattern, then turns up the middle of the field for the long score. John Taylor lays a crushing block to clear the way for Mr. Touchdown himself.
93	Dec 8, 1991	Bono	Seattle	9	This one's in honor of Steve Largent
94	Dec 14, 1991	Bono	Kansas City	1	With Young hurt...
95	Dec 14, 1991	Bono	Kansas City	20	Bono and Rice deliver as Jerry scores his first 2 career TDs against the Chiefs
96	Dec 23, 1991	Young	Chicago	3	Too easy
97	Dec 23, 1991	Young	Chicago	69	Beautiful pass from Young...Rice simply outsprints defender

1992

Number	Date	From	Opponent	Yards	Comment
98	Sep 20, 1992	Young	NY Giants	5	Another season opening TD against the Giants
99	Oct 11, 1992	Young	New England	32	Hauls in reception while running to his left, cuts on dime and reverses field by running to the right...everyone slips on muddy surface except Rice
100	Oct 18, 1992	Young	Atlanta	80	Another Young to Rice bomb that comes just moments after Cris Miller and Michael Haynes hook up for long score
101	Oct 18, 1992	Young	Atlanta	40	Takes pass across middle, keeps balance after breaking tackle, slowed by Atlanta CB who has hand on Rice's collar, finally breaks free of annoying defender's grasp and accelerates for marvelous score
102	Oct 18, 1992	None--Rush	Atlanta	26	Rice runs the reverse with Young in front as the lead blocker
103	Nov 9, 1992	Young	Atlanta	19	Wide open
104	Nov 22, 1992	Young	LA Rams	42	Catches long pass in traffic, has presence of mind to keep balance and fall into endzone while surrounded by a cluster of defenders
105	Nov 29, 1992	Young	Philadelphia	22	Flies by the Eagles
106	Dec 6, 1992	Young	Miami	12	Slant pass is his 106th TD, breaking Steve Largent's record for career receiving TDs
107	Dec 19, 1992	Young	Tampa Bay	32	Toys with smaller Buc CB Marc McMillian on deep route
108	Dec 19, 1992	Young	Tampa Bay	30	Ditto

1993

Number	Date	From	Opponent	Yards	Comment
109	Sep 5, 1993	Young	Pittsburgh	5	In season opener, falls to ground to catch low Young pass
110	Sep 5, 1993	Young	Pittsburgh	6	Takes simple out pattern and turns it into majestic score by eluding two defenders who overun the route and ducking under a would be tackler
111	Sep 19, 1993	None--Rush	Atlanta	43	Rice just toys with the Falcons
112	Oct 3, 1993	Young	Minnesota	39	Burns Vincie Glenn on deep route
113	Oct 24, 1993	Young	Phoenix	8	Wide open
114	Oct 24, 1993	Young	Phoenix	7	All alone at the back of the endzone
115	Nov 14, 1993	Young	Tampa Bay	12	Runs post pattern, foolishly defended man to man
116	Nov 14, 1993	Young	Tampa Bay	51	Hauls in long Young bomb and puts on the brakes as Tampa safety honing in for the tackle clumsily trips over feet, Rice then puts on the afterburners as Tampa cb chasing him all the while falls down
117	Nov 14, 1993	Young	Tampa Bay	9	Latches onto the tail end of a bullet pass from Young...try this at home, and try, try again
118	Nov 14, 1993	Young	Tampa Bay	26	Just beats Tampa defender as Young hits Rice perfectly in stride with lob
119	Nov 22, 1993	Young	New Orleans	11	Yet another out pattern converted into a score as Rice lets overzealous Saint defenders slide past him
120	Nov 22, 1993	Young	New Orleans	14	All alone
121	Nov 28, 1993	Young	LA Rams	39	Comes just minutes before the one handed catch. If you've seen it, words don't do it justice.
122	Nov 28, 1993	Young	LA Rams	7	Easy score on slant pattern
123	Dec 19, 1993	Young	Detroit	80	Reels in high Young bomb while defender is hot on his heels...Rice looks as if he'll fall, but places his left hand on the turf to blance himself while shifting the football to his right hand...his knees hover inches above the ground, but Rice straightens up and resumes his jog...the defender, a mere mortal, falls down, while Rice strolls in
124	Jan 3, 1994	Young	Philadelphia	3	Runs all the way across the field, finally gets Young pass for score. Rice is so smart at knowing the right angle to take in heading for the endzone.

1994

Number	Date	From	Opponent	Yards	Comment
125	Sep 5, 1994	Young	LA Raiders	69	Season opener on MNF begins, as it should, with Rice TD. Burns two Raider dbs, snares Young bomb, gets tripped up by the hands of a falling Raider, maintains balance while high-stepping to endzone.
126	Sep 5, 1994	None--Rush	LA Raiders	23	Smooth operator
127	Sep 5, 1994	Young	LA Raiders	38	Touchdown 127. Most Career TDs, Jerry Rice.
128	Sep 18, 1994	Young	LA Rams	1	A prelude of greater things to come later on in the year.
129	Sep 25, 1994	Young	New Orleans	28	Runs streak pattern on left side of field. Young underthrows Rice as the defending cb has the perfect position for an interception. Rice cooly jumps and makes the basket catch above the cb's head and remembers to keep his footwork for the score.
130	Sep 25, 1994	Young	New Orleans	6	Much easier than the first TD of the day, Rice is simply all alone at the back of the endzone.
131	Oct 16, 1994	Young	Atlanta	1	Muscles his way in for the short score
132	Nov 6, 1994	None--Rush	Washington	28	Excites the listless RFK crowd in the 4th quarter
133	Nov 13, 1994	Young	Dallas	57	Probably the biggest TD of the 1994 season for the 49ers..leaping high for underthrown Young pass on deep route, Rice comes back to jump and snatch the football, then spins 180 degrees and keeps his balance while heading for the endzone. Cowboy cb Larry Brown is nothing more than a minor nuisance.
134	Nov 20, 1994	Young	LA Rams	7	Carries defender with a stranglehold around his neck into endzone.
135	Nov 20, 1994	Young	LA Rams	6	Finds the zone again.
136	Nov 20, 1994	Young	LA Rams	18	His 16th catch is his 3rd TD of the night, and it comes late in the 4th quarter to give the 49ers a 31-27 comeback victory that helps them maintain homefield advantage.
137	Dec 4, 1994	Young	Atlanta	9	Takes short pass, heads for endzone and fiitingly holds ball with both hands and appears to dunk the football into the ground with Michael Jordan in attendance at Candlestick.
138	Dec 17, 1994	Young	Denver	23	Fingertip catch
139	Dec 26, 1994	Young	Minnesota	6	Slant pass

1995

Number	Date	From	Opponent	Yards	Comment
140	Sep 3, 1995	Young	New Orleans	50	Runs hook pattern. Takes short pass in middle of field and immediately heads for the left sidelines, burning at least four Saint defenders in the process of scoring 50 yard TD
141	Sep 10, 1995	Young	Atlanta	18	Carries Falcon defender holding onto his left shoulder pad into endzone
142	Sep 10, 1995	Young	Atlanta	29	Takes short Young pass and yet again changes gears beautifully as six Falcon defenders chase after Rice in futile fashion
143	Sep 17, 1995	Young	New England	21	Patriot safety Willie Clay foolishly chooses to cover 49er TE Brent Jones running underneath route, Rice slips past him (and the already burnt Patriot cb) for score
144	Sep 17, 1995	Young	New England	16	Same deal. Same dance.
145	Oct 1, 1995	Young	NY Giants	16	Untouched against a zone defense
146	Oct 15, 1995	Young	Indy	5	It's good.
147	Oct 22, 1995	Grbac	St. Louis	4	Muscles the football over the goalline
148	Oct 22, 1995	None--Rush	St. Louis	20	LA? St. Louis? Does it matter?
149	Nov 12, 1995	Grbac	Dallas	81	Sprints up the middle of the Dallas defense after catching 8 yard slant pass and man, what a score!
150	Nov 20, 1995	Grbac	Miami	47	Makes this one look too easy, as he extends his arms outwards to haul in the lob at the last second
151	Nov 20, 1995	Grbac	Miami	46	This one just wasn't fair...a rookie cornerback lined up against him on this one
152	Nov 26, 1995	Young	St. Louis	2	A score that demonstrates Young's maturity. Young literally sits back in the pocket and waits about six seconds before firing bullet pass to Rice at the back of the endzone
153	Dec 18, 1995	Young	Minnesota	8	Runs out pattern on right side of field, receives the rock, cuts to middle of field at right angle, eluding three Viking defenders for the score
154	Dec 18, 1995	Young	Minnesota	46	Wide open in the Viking zone coverage, hauls in Young pass and touches down
155	Dec 18, 1995	Young	Minnesota	31	Burns Viking cb with initial move to outside, burns Viking safety by cutting back to the middle of the field
156	Dec 24, 1995	None--Fumble Recovery	Atlanta	0	Rice recovers Adam Walker's fumble