The Atlanta Falcons beat the San Francisco 49ers, 21 to 10, on November 5, 1978.

Final

49ers

1-9-0

10

Falcons

6-4-0

21

Team

SF

ATL

1

3

0

2

0

7

3

0

7

4

7

Total

10

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SF

ATL

Ray Wersching 19-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

7

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

Wally Francis 37-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

14

4th quarter

SF

ATL

Bubba Bean 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

21

Paul Hofer 3-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

10

21

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

13

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

66

Total Yards

168

246

Yards per play

2.7

3.7

Passing

50

184

Comp - Att

6 - 21

16 - 29

Yards per pass

2.1

5.8

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 25

3 - 26

Rushing

118

62

Rushing Attempts

39

34

Yards per rush

3.0

1.8

Penalties

7

17

Turnovers

3

Fumbles lost

2

Interceptions

1

Possession

49ers

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve DeBerg	6	20	75	3.8	1		21.9
Freddie Solomon	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	6	21	50	3.6	1	3	22.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bob Ferrell	18	63	3.5	0
Paul Hofer	11	34	3.1	1
O.J. Simpson	5	15	3.0	0
Steve DeBerg	4	4	1.0	0
Greg Boykin	1	2	2.0	0
Team	39	118	3.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Kenny Harrison	2	63	31.5
Freddie Solomon	2	13	6.5
Paul Seal	1	6	6.0
Elmo Boyd	1	-7	-7.0
Team	6	75	3.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ray Wersching	1	1		1	4
Team	1	1		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Connell	10	389	38.9
Team	10	389	38.9

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Paul Hofer	3	87	29.0
Dave Williams	1	17	17.0
Team	4	104	26.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Tony Leonard	1	9	9.0
Larry Jones	1	0	0.0
Team	2	9	4.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	14	26	164	6.3	1	1		70.0
June Jones	2	3	46	15.3	0	0		109.7
Team	16	29	184	7.2	1	1	3	75.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ricky Patton	10	33	3.3	0
Haskel Stanback	8	28	3.5	0
Steve Bartkowski	2	7	3.5	1
Bubba Bean	5	7	1.4	1
Ray Strong	3	6	2.0	0
Mike Esposito	2	5	2.5	0
George Franklin	1	-8	-8.0	0
June Jones	3	-16	-5.3	0
Team	34	62	1.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Wally Francis	4	75	18.8	1
Billy Ryckman	3	59	19.7	0
Jim Mitchell	3	24	8.0	0
Alfred Jackson	2	22	11.0	0
George Franklin	1	19	19.0	0
Bubba Bean	3	11	3.7	0
Team	16	210	7.2	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	8	296	37.0
Team	8	296	37.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
George Franklin	1	33	33.0
Dennis Pearson	1	25	25.0
Team	2	58	29.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Billy Ryckman	4	21	5.3
Rick Byas	1	0	0.0
Team	5	21	4.2

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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 beat the San Francisco 49ers, 21 to 10, on November 5, 1978.

Final

49ers

10

Falcons

21

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