1996–97 NFL playoffs passes for 134 yards and a touchdown with one pick. He was also sacked four times, three by lineman Chad Brown. Although they gained more yards than the 49ers, the Eagles were shut out in a rain-soaked, muddy game with 62 miles per hour winds. San Francisco won 14-0 in what coach George Seifert called "the swampy tundra of Candlestick." (A reference to John Facenda's famous description of Lambeau Field as "the frozen tundra") Despite the poor weather, San Francisco finished the game without losing any turnovers. Kicker Gary Anderson missed a 40-yard field goal attempt on Philadelphia's first possession.
Newbury bypass of The British Mountaineering Council said "Climbers have an enviable environmental record, and the vast majority will be outraged at being associated with actions of this kind." Climber and writer Jim Perrin said "If we, as a community, do not disown and ostracise these mercenaries and renegades, we are undermining the reason for our own existence and helping accelerate the destruction of places we hold most dear". On Monday 29 January there was a public meeting at the Waterside Centre in Newbury organised jointly by Friends of the Earth and The Green Party to promote the Road Traffic Reduction Bill.