1978 Atlanta Falcons

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

Final

SF

49ers

1-9-0

10

ATL

Falcons

6-4-0

21

1

3

0

2

0

7

3

0

7

4

7

7

Total

10

21

1st quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Ray Wersching 19-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

7

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

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

3

14

4th quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Bubba Bean 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

21

49ers

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

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

3

Fumbles lost

2

2

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

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

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
B. Ferrell 18 63 3.5 0
P. Hofer 11 34 3.1 1
O.J. Simpson 5 15 3.0 0
S. DeBerg 4 4 1.0 0
G. Boykin 1 2 2.0 0
Team 39 118 3.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
K. Harrison 2 63 31.5 0
F. Solomon 2 13 6.5 0
P. Seal 1 6 6.0 0
E. Boyd 1 -7 -7.0 0
Team 6 75 3.6 0 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
R. Wersching 1 1 1 4
Team 1 1 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Connell 10 389 38.9
Team 10 389 38.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
P. Hofer 3 87 29.0 0
D. Williams 1 17 17.0 0
Team 4 104 26.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Leonard 1 9 9.0 0
L. Jones 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 9 4.5 0

Passing

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

Rushing

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Francis 4 75 18.8 1
B. Ryckman 3 59 19.7 0
J. Mitchell 3 24 8.0 0
A. Jackson 2 22 11.0 0
G. Franklin 1 19 19.0 0
B. 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
T. Mazzetti 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James 8 296 37.0
Team 8 296 37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Franklin 1 33 33.0 0
D. Pearson 1 25 25.0 0
Team 2 58 29.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Ryckman 4 21 5.3 0
R. Byas 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 21 4.2 0

More Falcons Stats

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 T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/8
PIT PIT
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
9/16
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/22
KC KC
@
ATL ATL
8:20 PM
Sun
9/29
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Thu
10/3
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
8:15 PM
Last Game
NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2023

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
NFC East W L T PCT
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/5
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/8
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/8
TEN TEN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
9/8
JAX JAX
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM