| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 56653 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 29 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 47 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 18 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Charle Young 11 pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Matt Bahr 47 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 15 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tom Pridemore 101 interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 18 FG | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 12 pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) | 17 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 61 | LOT | Dan Audick |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 86 | TE | Charle Young |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 32 | RB | Ricky Patton |
| 49 | FB | Earl Cooper |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 78 | NT | Archie Reese |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 59 | LOLB | Willie Harper |
| 57 | LILB | Dan Bunz |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 32 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| 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 |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Earl Cooper | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Walt Easley | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| June Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 2 | 274 | 8.1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 0 | 208 | 9.5 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 130.3 |
| June Jones | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 27 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Brian Peets | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18t | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 67 | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 101 | 101.0 | 101t | 1 |
| Joel Williams | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 3 | 160 | 53.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Scott Woerner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ronnie Lott | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Ring | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dwaine Board | 2.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
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