| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1979 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 37211 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 53 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken MacAfee 11 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 6 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 6 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 35 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Mitchell 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Robert Pennywell 39 interception return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 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 |
| 36 | HB | Paul Hofer |
| 40 | FB | Wilbur Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 75 | LDT | Ted Vincent |
| 74 | RDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 50 | LLB | Dave Morton |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 28 | LCB | Charles Cornelius |
| 30 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 29 | RCB | Gerard Williams |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 64 | ROG | Pat Howell |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 44 | HB | Bubba Bean |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 32 | SS | Ray Easterling |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Phil Francis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 2 | |
| Bubba Bean | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| James Mayberry | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 54 | 29 | 53.7 | 1 | 345 | 6.4 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78.1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 2 | 187 | 6.7 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 65.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 9 | 130 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| Dwight Clark | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Mike Shumann | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Ken MacAfee | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Russ Mikeska | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Charles Cornelius | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Robert Pennywell | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dan Melville | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 21 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Strong | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Ted Vincent | 2.0 |
| Dan Bunz | 1.0 |
| Al Cowlings | 1.0 |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
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