| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1996 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 46318 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 34 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 39 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 32 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 26 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 26 run (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 43 FG | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 5 run (William Floyd pass failed) | 22 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 23 FG | 25 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terry Kirby 10 pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 32 | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Safety, Browning Nagle sacked in end zone by Bryant Young | 34 | 3 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Terance Mathis 7 pass from Browning Nagle (Morten Andersen kick) | 34 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 67 | ROG | Chris Dalman |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 41 | HB | Terry Kirby |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 90 | RDT | Junior Bryant |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 93 | RDT | Dan Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 50 | RLB | Ron George |
| 28 | LCB | Lenny McGill |
| 25 | SS | Devin Bush |
| 27 | FS | Brad Edwards |
| 38 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terry Kirby | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 26t | 2 |
| Tommy Vardell | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Anthony Lynn | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Grbac | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 30 | 23 | 76.7 | 0 | 254 | 8.5 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 112.4 |
| Elvis Grbac | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13.1 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 113 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20.9 |
| Browning Nagle | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 24 | 4.8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 95.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Adrian Cooper | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bert Emanuel | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 31 | 0 |
| J.J. Birden | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Marquez Pope | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Chuck Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 52 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Jeff Wilkins | 7 | 444 | 63.4 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 2 | 142 | 71.0 | 1 |
| Dan Stryzinski | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Roell Preston | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Bryant Young | 2.0 |
| Roy Barker | 1.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| David Brandon | 1.0 |
| Dan Owens | 1.0 |
| Chuck Smith | 1.0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 1.0 |
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