San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills
October 4, 1998
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| 2:30 | Buf | FG | FG Steve Christie 24 | Buf 3, SF 0 |
| 13:33 | Buf | TD | Antowain Smith 6 run (Steve Christie Kick) | Buf 10, SF 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| 0:32 | Buf | TD | Quinn Early 5 pass from Rob Johnson (Steve Christie Kick) | Buf 17, SF 0 |
| 14:57 | Buf | FG | FG Steve Christie 19 | Buf 20, SF 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| 12:09 | Buf | FG | FG Steve Christie 38 | Buf 23, SF 0 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| 1:44 | SF | TD | Marc Edwards 47 pass from Steve Young (Jerry Rice Pass from Steve Young) | Buf 23, SF 8 |
| 5:56 | Buf | FG | FG Steve Christie 45 | Buf 26, SF 8 |
| 9:27 | SF | TD | Irv Smith 9 pass from Steve Young (Pass Failed) | Buf 26, SF 14 |
| 14:03 | SF | TD | J.J. Stokes 21 pass from Steve Young (Wade Richey Kick) | Buf 26, SF 21 |
Attendance: 76,615
Missed Field Goals: SF - Wade Richey 48; Buf - Steve Christie 51| Team Statistics | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | Buffalo Bills | |
| First downs | 23 | 21 |
| Rushes - yards | 18 - 65 | 38 - 115 |
| Passing | 312 | 237 |
| Punt returns | 2 - 11 | 5 - 33 |
| Kickoff returns | 6 - 82 | 1 - 22 |
| Interception returns | 0 - 0 | 1 - 27 |
| Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted | 23 - 38 - 1 | 19 - 27 - 0 |
| Sacked - yards lost | 5 - 17 | 3 - 17 |
| Punts | 5 - 44.6 | 5 - 39.4 |
| Fumbles - lost | 3 - 3 | 1 - 0 |
| Penalties - yards | 22 - 178 | 12 - 106 |
| Time of possession | 27:07 | 32:53 |
| Passing | ||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Steve Young | 38 | 23 | 329 | 8.66 | 3 | 1 | 47t | 5 | 17 | 103.9 |
| Buffalo Bills | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Rob Johnson | 27 | 19 | 254 | 9.41 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 17 | 112.3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Steve Young | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Garrison Hearst | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Antowain Smith | 22 | 47 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Rob Johnson | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Receiving | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| J.J. Stokes | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 21t | 1 |
| Garrison Hearst | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 47t | 1 |
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Quinn Early | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Chuck Levy | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| David Richie | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| R.W. McQuarters | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Kevin Williams | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 5 | 33 |
| Buffalo Bills | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29.2 | 2 | 11 |
| Defense | |||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Roy Barker | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merton Hanks | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Raymond Jackson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Northern | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 NFL Scoreboard - Week 5
Sunday, October 4, 1998
| San Diego | 12 |
| Indianapolis | 17 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Miami | 9 |
| NY Jets | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Dallas | 31 |
| Washington | 10 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Detroit | 27 |
| Chicago | 31 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| New England | 30 |
| New Orleans | 27 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Carolina | 23 |
| Atlanta | 51 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| San Francisco | 21 |
| Buffalo | 26 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Oakland | 23 |
| Arizona | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| NY Giants | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Philadelphia | 16 |
| Denver | 41 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Seattle | 6 |
| Kansas City | 17 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
Monday, October 5, 1998
| Minnesota | 37 |
| Green Bay | 24 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
