The Atlanta Falcons handily defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31 to 21, on December 16, 1979.
1st quarter
SF
ATL
Tim Mazzetti 22-yard field goal
0
3
Ken MacAfee 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
7
3
2nd quarter
SF
ATL
Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)
7
10
Paul Hofer 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
14
10
3rd quarter
SF
ATL
Haskel Stanback 6-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)
14
17
Paul Hofer 35-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
21
17
4th quarter
SF
ATL
Jim Mitchell 7-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
21
24
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Wersching | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Melville | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | |
Team | 4 | 131 | 32.8 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Owens | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Dungy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Mazzetti | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
John James | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | |
Team | 6 | 239 | 39.8 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Ryckman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
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