| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1989 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 59914 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 60 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Montana 1 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Chris Miller 23 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 38 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Charles Haley 3 opponents fumble recovery (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Taylor 2 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 11 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 18 FG | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Keith Henderson 11 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 3 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Shawn Collins |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 55 | LOG | Wayne Radloff |
| 64 | C | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 80 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 38 | RB | Keith Jones |
| 33 | FB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 72 | RDE | Ben Thomas |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 58 | RILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 99 | ROLB | Tim Green |
| 21 | LCB | Deion Sanders |
| 20 | SS | Evan Cooper |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 22 | RCB | Charles Dimry |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 69 | ROG | Bruce Collie |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Pierce Holt |
| 67 | NT | Pete Kugler |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 54 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 31 | SS | Chet Brooks |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Paterra | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 17 | 109 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Keith Henderson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11t | 1 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 0 | 149 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 65.8 |
| Hugh Millen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 19 | 16 | 84.2 | 0 | 270 | 14.2 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 158.3 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Floyd Dixon | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Shawn Collins | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Settle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Rathman | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 39t | 2 |
| Brent Jones | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Keith Henderson | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 78 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 8 | 309 | 38.6 | 52 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 37 | 0 | |
| Terry Greer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Keith Jones | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Greg Paterra | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Brad Beckman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Aundray Bruce | 1.0 |
| Michael Reid | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Pierce Holt | 1.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
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