| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1971 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 44582 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken Willard 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Larry Schreiber 23 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Brodie 5 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 18 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 48 FG | 3 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 33 | RB | Jim Butler |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 66 | LDT | John Small |
| 88 | RDT | Glen Condren |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 52 | LLB | Ron Acks |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hansen |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 22 | LS | John Mallory |
| 34 | RS | Ray Brown |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 25 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Harmon Wages | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sonny Campbell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Larry Schreiber | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Isenbarger | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 80 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 126 | 7.0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 68.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Burrow | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Greg Brezina | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Skip Vanderbundt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 42 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Sonny Campbell | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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