The Atlanta Falcons handily defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31 to 21, on December 16, 1979.

1979 Atlanta Falcons

Final

SF

49ers

2-14-0

21

ATL

Falcons

6-10-0

31

1

7

3

2

7

7

3

7

7

4

0

14

Total

21

31

1st quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 22-yard field goal

0

3

49ers

Ken MacAfee 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

7

10

49ers

Paul Hofer 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Haskel Stanback 6-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

14

17

49ers

Paul Hofer 35-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

21

17

4th quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 7-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

21

24

Falcons

Robert Pennywell 39-yard interception return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

21

31

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

28

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

84

64

Total Yards

449

263

Yards per play

5.3

4.1

Passing

343

152

Comp - Att

29 - 54

18 - 28

Yards per pass

6.2

4.6

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 2

5 - 35

Rushing

106

111

Rushing Attempts

29

31

Yards per rush

3.7

3.6

Penalties

7

9

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve DeBerg 29 54 345 6.4 2 1 78.1
Team 29 54 343 6.4 2 1 1 78.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Paul Hofer 14 77 5.5 1
Wilbur Jackson 5 14 2.8 0
O.J. Simpson 2 12 6.0 0
Lenvil Elliott 1 9 9.0 0
Steve DeBerg 4 3 0.8 0
Phil Francis 2 0 0.0 0
Bob Bruer 1 -9 -9.0 0
Team 29 106 3.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Paul Hofer 9 130 14.4 1
Dwight Clark 5 69 13.8 0
Mike Shumann 4 47 11.8 0
Wilbur Jackson 4 34 8.5 0
Ken MacAfee 3 33 11.0 1
Freddie Solomon 1 16 16.0 0
Phil Francis 1 8 8.0 0
Bob Bruer 1 6 6.0 0
Lenvil Elliott 1 2 2.0 0
Team 29 345 6.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Ray Wersching 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dan Melville 4 131 32.8
Team 4 131 32.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Owens 6 103 17.2 0
Team 6 103 17.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tony Dungy 1 6 6.0 0
Team 1 6 6.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bartkowski 18 28 187 6.7 1 2 65.6
Team 18 28 152 6.7 1 2 5 65.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
William Andrews 19 63 3.3 0
Bubba Bean 2 19 9.5 0
Haskel Stanback 6 19 3.2 2
James Mayberry 3 10 3.3 0
Steve Bartkowski 1 0 0.0 0
Team 31 111 3.6 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
William Andrews 4 50 12.5 0
Alfred Jenkins 3 48 16.0 0
Jim Mitchell 4 31 7.8 1
Wally Francis 3 28 9.3 0
Russ Mikeska 1 14 14.0 0
Haskel Stanback 2 9 4.5 0
James Mayberry 1 7 7.0 0
Team 18 187 6.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tim Mazzetti 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 6 239 39.8
Team 6 239 39.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ray Strong 2 50 25.0 0
Haskel Stanback 1 17 17.0 0
James Mayberry 1 12 12.0 0
Team 4 79 19.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Ryckman 2 13 6.5 0
Team 2 13 6.5 0

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More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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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

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

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)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM