| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1985 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 58923 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Anthony Allen 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 24 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 9 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 48 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Montana 1 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 9 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 62 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 29 FG | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wendell Tyler 4 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 16 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 49 | TE | Allama Matthews |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Rick Bryan |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Pitts |
| 69 | RDT | Dan Benish |
| 76 | RDE | Mike Gann |
| 59 | LLB | John Rade |
| 50 | MLB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | RLB | Dave Frye |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 27 | SS | Kenny Johnson |
| 25 | WS | Scott Case |
| 26 | RCB | James Britt |
| 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 |
| 33 | FB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Jeff Stover |
| 78 | NT | Manu Tuiasosopo |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 90 | LOLB | Todd Shell |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Archer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 62t | 2 |
| Wendell Tyler | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 26 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Bill Ring | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 0 | 150 | 5.0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 86.8 |
| David Archer | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 30 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 59.4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 1 | 204 | 7.8 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 92.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Stacey Bailey | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Anthony Allen | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Arthur Cox | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Cliff Benson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Allama Matthews | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 56 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Cliff Austin | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 41 | 0 | |
| Anthony Allen | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Derrick Harmon | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dana McLemore | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Scott Case | 1.0 |
| Dave Frye | 1.0 |
| Dan Benish | 0.5 |
| Mike Pitts | 0.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Ronnie Lott | 1.5 |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 1.0 |
| Jeff Stover | 1.0 |
| Mike Walter | 1.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 0.5 |
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