| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 8, 1981 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 59127 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 68 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 14 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 48 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Charle Young 3 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 25 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Howell |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 67 | ROT | Eric Sanders |
| 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 |
| 74 | RDE | Wilson Faumuina |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 65 | RDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 59 | LOLB | Willie Harper |
| 54 | LILB | Craig Puki |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 32 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Lynn Cain | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Walt Easley | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 3 | 236 | 5.6 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 43.4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 223 | 7.4 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 85.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 31 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 24 | 1 |
| Charle Young | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Walt Easley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Hicks | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Saladin Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 8 | 359 | 44.9 | 53 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 10 | 420 | 42.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Reggie Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dwight Hicks | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Reggie Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bill Ring | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 |
| Keena Turner | 1.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 |
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