| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1979 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 33952 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 56 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 23 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick blocked) | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 2 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Rolland Lawrence 41 blocked punt recovery (Tim Mazzetti kick blocked) | 15 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 3 run (Ray Wersching kick blocked) | 15 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 74 | LDT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 77 | RDT | Edgar Fields |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Ken MacAfee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | HB | O.J. Simpson |
| 40 | FB | Wilbur Jackson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 75 | LDT | Ted Vincent |
| 74 | RDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 54 | LLB | Bob Martin |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Hilton |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 28 | LCB | Charles Cornelius |
| 24 | SS | Eric Johnson |
| 27 | FS | Tony Dungy |
| 29 | RCB | Gerard Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 1 | |
| Paul Hofer | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 126 | 4.7 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 58.6 |
| John James | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 1 | 245 | 6.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.5 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | |
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Shumann | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ken MacAfee | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gerard Williams | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 55 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dan Melville | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 42 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Jimmy Webb | 1.0 |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 |
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