The Atlanta Falcons got spanked by the San Francisco 49ers, 49 to 14, on October 29, 1972.

Final

49ers

3-3-1

49

Falcons

4-3-0

14

Team

SF

ATL

1

14

7

2

7

3

14

0

4

14

0

Total

49

14

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SF

ATL

Vic Washington 98-yard kickoff return (Bruce Gossett kick)

7

0

Art Malone 2-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

7

Ted Kwalick 10-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)

14

7

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

Ken Willard 1-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)

21

7

Jim Mitchell 40-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

21

14

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

Gene Washington 43-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)

28

14

Preston Riley 28-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)

35

14

4th quarter

SF

ATL

Skip Vanderbundt 37-yard interception return (Bruce Gossett kick)

42

14

Vic Washington 2-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)

49

14

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

19

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

64

61

Total Yards

348

152

Yards per play

5.4

2.5

Passing

159

97

Comp - Att

8 - 18

12 - 35

Yards per pass

8.8

2.4

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

6 - 62

Rushing

189

55

Rushing Attempts

46

20

Yards per rush

4.1

2.8

Penalties

6

3

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

49ers

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Spurrier	8	18	159	8.8	3	1		92.4
Team	8	18	159	8.8	3	1	0	92.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Vic Washington	15	56	3.7	1
Jimmy Thomas	7	43	6.1	0
Ken Willard	10	42	4.2	1
Larry Schreiber	10	31	3.1	0
Steve Spurrier	2	14	7.0	0
Ted Kwalick	1	3	3.0	0
Joe Reed	1	0	0.0	0
Team	46	189	4.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ted Kwalick	4	77	19.3	1
Gene Washington	1	43	43.0	1
Preston Riley	1	28	28.0	1
Vic Washington	2	11	5.5	0
Team	8	159	8.8	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			6.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bruce Gossett	0	2		7	7
Team	0	2		7	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jim McCann	4	155	38.8
Team	4	155	38.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Vic Washington	2	121	60.5	1
Ralph McGill	1	12	12.0	0
Team	3	133	44.3	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ralph McGill	9	109	12.1	0
Team	9	109	12.1	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Berry	11	24	147	6.1	1	2		45.0
Pat Sullivan	1	11	12	1.1	0	2		0.0
Team	12	35	97	4.5	1	4	6	19.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dave Hampton	12	30	2.5	0
Art Malone	7	24	3.4	1
Bob Berry	1	1	1.0	0
Team	20	55	2.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Art Malone	6	70	11.7	0
Jim Mitchell	3	61	20.3	1
Wes Chesson	1	14	14.0	0
Dave Hampton	2	14	7.0	0
Team	12	159	4.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Bell	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	10	461	46.1
Team	10	461	46.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dave Hampton	4	92	23.0
Tony Plummer	1	21	21.0
Art Malone	1	17	17.0
Team	6	130	21.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Willie Belton	1	2	2.0
Ray Brown	1	0	0.0
Team	2	2	1.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 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 Atlanta Falcons got spanked by the San Francisco 49ers, 49 to 14, on October 29, 1972.

Final

49ers

49

Falcons

14

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,836

976

905

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