| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1996 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: 3Com Park Attendance: 62995 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 64 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 6 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 21 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 43 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Marquez Pope 55 interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 24 pass from Terry Kirby (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ted Popson 16 pass from Elvis Grbac (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 46 FG | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 29 FG | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tyrone Brown 22 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 38 FG | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Roell Preston 17 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 36 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | J.J. Birden |
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 21 | WR | Eric Metcalf |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 72 | ROG | Mike Zandofsky |
| 76 | ROT | Antone Davis |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 34 | RB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 67 | RDT | Moe Gardner |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 50 | RLB | Ron George |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 25 | SS | Devin Bush |
| 24 | FS | Patrick Bates |
| 45 | RCB | Darnell Walker |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 83 | WR | J.J. Stokes |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 67 | ROG | Chris Dalman |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 85 | TE | Ted Popson |
| 18 | QB | Elvis Grbac |
| 20 | HB | Derek Loville |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LILB | Ken Norton |
| 22 | LCB | Tyronne Drakeford |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 26 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| 33 | NB | Dedrick Dodge |
| 31 | DB | Steve Israel |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Anthony Lynn | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Elvis Grbac | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 3 | 206 | 6.4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 54.9 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Elvis Grbac | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 0 | 222 | 6.2 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Roell Preston | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 17t | 1 |
| Tyrone Brown | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 22t | 1 |
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.J. Stokes | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 24t | 1 |
| Tommy Vardell | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Popson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sean Manuel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Marquez Pope | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Steve Israel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 40 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Jeff Wilkins | 10 | 622 | 62.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 45 | 0 | |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Roy Barker | 1.0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 1.0 |
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