| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1987 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 54275 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 5 pass from Steve Young (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 20 pass from Steve Young (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Sylvester Stamps 97 kickoff return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Cribbs 92 kickoff return (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 29 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 1 pass from Steve Young (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 83 | WR | Aubrey Matthews |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 73 | ROT | Leonard Mitchell |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 24 | HB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Dennis Harrison |
| 76 | LDT | Mike Gann |
| 98 | RDT | Greg Brown |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 51 | LLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 59 | MLB | John Rade |
| 54 | RLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 69 | ROG | Bruce Collie |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 86 | TE | John Frank |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 29 | LDE | Jeff Stover |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 53 | LOLB | Milt McColl |
| 90 | OLB | Todd Shell |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Fahnhorst |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| John Settle | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Young | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 29t | 1 |
| Roger Craig | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 36 | 13 | 36.1 | 4 | 186 | 5.2 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14.1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 0 | 216 | 7.2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 90.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Aubrey Matthews | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 29 | 0 |
| John Settle | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 20t | 2 |
| John Taylor | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Frank | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Carlton Williamson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tory Nixon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | 51 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 97 | 1 | |
| John Settle | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 92 | 92.0 | 92 | 1 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Rick Bryan | 0.5 |
| Dennis Harrison | 0.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 |
| Milt McColl | 1.0 |
| Jeff Stover | 1.0 |
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