The San Francisco 49ers lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 20 to 17, on October 22, 1978.

Final

Falcons

4-4-0

20

49ers

1-7-0

17

Team

ATL

SF

1

7

2

0

7

3

0

4

13

3

Total

20

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

SF

O.J. Simpson 13-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

0

7

Rick Byas 2-yard blocked punt return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

7

2nd quarter

ATL

SF

Scott Bull 15-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

7

14

4th quarter

ATL

SF

Ray Wersching 35-yard field goal

7

17

Tim Mazzetti 21-yard field goal

10

17

Billy Ryckman 59-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

17

Tim Mazzetti 29-yard field goal

20

17

Falcons

49ers

1st Downs

16

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

69

Total Yards

330

261

Yards per play

5.6

3.8

Passing

216

53

Comp - Att

15 - 20

8 - 22

Yards per pass

8.6

2.1

Interceptions thrown

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 40

3 - 26

Rushing

114

208

Rushing Attempts

34

44

Yards per rush

3.4

4.7

Penalties

8

5

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

2

Interceptions

0

Possession

Falcons

49ers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	15	20	256	12.8	1	0		133.3
Team	15	20	216	12.8	1	0	5	133.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Haskel Stanback	14	65	4.6
Bubba Bean	12	35	2.9
Steve Bartkowski	2	5	2.5
Ray Strong	2	5	2.5
Ricky Patton	4	4	1.0
Team	34	114	3.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jackson	4	113	28.3	0
Billy Ryckman	2	66	33.0	1
Jim Mitchell	3	37	12.3	0
Wally Francis	3	24	8.0	0
Bubba Bean	2	15	7.5	0
Haskel Stanback	1	1	1.0	0
Team	15	256	12.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti	2	3		2	8
Team	2	3		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	7	271	38.7
Team	7	271	38.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dennis Pearson	3	72	24.0
George Franklin	1	23	23.0
Team	4	95	23.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Rick Byas	1	12	12.0
Billy Ryckman	2	10	5.0
Team	3	22	7.3

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve DeBerg	8	22	79	3.6	0	0		47.3
Team	8	22	53	3.6	0	0	3	47.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
O.J. Simpson	18	96	5.3	1
Bob Ferrell	18	90	5.0	0
Scott Bull	2	15	7.5	1
Steve DeBerg	3	7	2.3	0
Greg Boykin	3	0	0.0	0
Team	44	208	4.7	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Freddie Solomon	5	46	9.2
Elmo Boyd	2	25	12.5
Ken MacAfee	1	8	8.0
Team	8	79	3.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ray Wersching	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Connell	6	220	36.7
Team	7	220	31.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dave Williams	4	82	20.5
Mark Nichols	1	3	3.0
Team	5	85	17.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tony Leonard	3	14	4.7	0
Team	3	14	4.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,280

Purdy

RUSH

1,459

McCaffrey

REC

1,342

Aiyuk

Team Rankings

PPG

28.9

3rd

OPP PPG

17.5

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

140.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

269.2

6th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	12	5	.706
Rams	10	7	.588
Seahawks	9	8	.529
Cardinals	4	13	.235

Last Game

Chiefs

4-0-0

25

Final

22

49ers

2-1-0

Sun 11 Feb 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The San Francisco 49ers lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 20 to 17, on October 22, 1978.

Final

Falcons

20

49ers

17

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More 49ers Stats

4,280

1,459

1,342

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule