| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1989 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 43128 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 37 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 35 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 23 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 46 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ron Heller 28 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Taylor 38 pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 1 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 27 FG | 23 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 31 | SS | Chet Brooks |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Shawn Collins |
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 74 | LOG | Stan Clayton |
| 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 |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 1 | 145 | 11.2 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 74.2 |
| Steve Young | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 0 | 175 | 14.6 | 38t | 1 | 2 | 17 | 146.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 2 | 231 | 7.2 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 60.8 |
| Scott Fulhage | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| John Taylor | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 52 | 1 |
| Tom Rathman | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Shawn Collins | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Keith Jones | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Brad Beckman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| George Thomas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Johnnie Jackson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Spencer Tillman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Aundray Bruce | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Aundray Bruce | 1.0 |
| Marcus Cotton | 1.0 |
| Tim Green | 1.0 |
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