| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 14, 1980 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 55767 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 52 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Steve Bartkowski 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 41 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 81 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Al Richardson opponents fumble recovery in end zone (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 13 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 10 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 86 | TE | Charle Young |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 35 | RB | Lenvil Elliott |
| 49 | FB | Earl Cooper |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 78 | NT | Archie Reese |
| 65 | RDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 58 | LOLB | Keena Turner |
| 57 | LILB | Dan Bunz |
| 50 | RILB | Terry Tautolo |
| 52 | ROLB | Bobby Leopold |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Rhodes |
| 33 | SS | Ricky Churchman |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 44 | RCB | Charles Johnson |
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 56 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 23:45 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1/14 | / | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| ATL | 36:15 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 6/16 | / | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Earl Cooper | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Miller | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 106 | 5.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 171 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 2 | 222 | 5.4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 63.3 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Don Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Team Totals | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 2 | 222 | 5.3 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 61.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 1 | 276 | 8.9 | 81t | 3 | 1 | 8 | 117.1 |
| Mike Moroski | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 1 | 300 | 8.8 | 81t | 3 | 1 | 8 | 114.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 222 | 8.9 | 31 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 11t | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 81t | 2 |
| James Mayberry | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 300 | 12.5 | 81t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bobby Leopold | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jeff Yeates | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Earl Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Jim Miller | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 5 | 0 | 16 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 16 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tony Daykin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Jim Stuckey | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |