| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1983 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 57814 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 21 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 12 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Johnson 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Floyd Hodge 76 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick failed) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 24 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Steve Bartkowski 3 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Earl Cooper 1 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 20 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 68 | LOG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 61 | ROG | John Scully |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 48 | TE | Ben Young |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| 80 | HBK | Junior Miller |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Zele |
| 65 | RDT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | MLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RLB | Buddy Curry |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | LS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | RS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 30 | FB | Bill Ring |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 67 | NT | Pete Kugler |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 59 | LOLB | Willie Harper |
| 69 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 24 | SS | Rick Gervais |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 28:33 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12/17 | 0/1 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| SF | 31:27 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 28 | 126 | 4.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 135 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bill Ring | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 157 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 23 | 19 | 82.6 | 0 | 243 | 10.6 | 76t | 2 | 8 | 59 | 139.7 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 19 | 79.2 | 0 | 243 | 10.1 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 136.6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 32 | 27 | 84.4 | 2 | 261 | 8.2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105.9 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 27 | 84.4 | 2 | 261 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 76t | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 20t | 1 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 243 | 12.8 | 2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 21t | 2 |
| Freddie Solomon | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 261 | 9.7 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Tom Orosz | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Richard Williams | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Carl Monroe | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Keena Turner | 2.0 |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 |
| Rick Gervais | 1.0 |
| Willie Harper | 1.0 |
| Milt McColl | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Pillers | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 |