The Atlanta Falcons defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 17, on September 19, 1971.

1971 Atlanta Falcons

Final

SF

49ers

0-1-0

17

ATL

Falcons

1-0-0

20

1

0

3

2

7

7

3

0

10

4

10

0

Total

17

20

1st quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Bill Bell 23-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Jimmy Thomas 25-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)

7

3

Falcons

Ken Burrow 10-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

7

10

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Bill Bell 23-yard field goal

7

13

Falcons

Ken Burrow 35-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

7

20

4th quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Bruce Gossett 28-yard field goal

10

20

49ers

Ted Kwalick 33-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)

17

20

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

22

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

60

Total Yards

372

266

Yards per play

5.6

4.4

Passing

206

165

Comp - Att

17 - 34

16 - 21

Yards per pass

5.7

6.9

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 19

3 - 20

Rushing

166

101

Rushing Attempts

30

36

Yards per rush

5.5

2.8

Penalties

6

10

Turnovers

7

1

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
John Brodie 17 34 225 6.6 1 4 41.5
Team 17 34 206 6.6 1 4 2 41.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ken Willard 17 79 4.6 0
Vic Washington 6 32 5.3 0
Doug Cunningham 5 27 5.4 0
Jimmy Thomas 1 25 25.0 1
John Brodie 1 3 3.0 0
Team 30 166 5.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ted Kwalick 6 97 16.2 1
Ken Willard 2 32 16.0 0
Doug Cunningham 3 24 8.0 0
Gene Washington 2 24 12.0 0
Dick Witcher 1 22 22.0 0
Jimmy Thomas 2 21 10.5 0
Vic Washington 1 5 5.0 0
Team 17 225 6.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 3 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bruce Gossett 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Jim McCann 2 97 48.5
Team 2 97 48.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vic Washington 2 34 17.0 0
Bob Windsor 1 19 19.0 0
Doug Cunningham 1 18 18.0 0
Team 4 71 17.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Johnny Fuller 1 10 10.0 0
Bruce Taylor 1 4 4.0 0
Team 2 14 7.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Berry 16 21 185 8.8 2 0 134.0
Team 16 21 165 8.8 2 0 3 134.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Art Malone 13 40 3.1 0
Cannonball Butler 11 31 2.8 0
Sonny Campbell 8 23 2.9 0
Harmon Wages 1 5 5.0 0
Bob Berry 3 2 0.7 0
Team 36 101 2.8 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken Burrow 3 67 22.3 2
Art Malone 4 46 11.5 0
Wes Chesson 4 29 7.3 0
Harmon Wages 1 19 19.0 0
Jim Mitchell 3 16 5.3 0
Cannonball Butler 1 8 8.0 0
Team 16 185 8.8 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 1 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bill Bell 2 3 2 8
Team 2 3 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bill Bell 4 160 40.0
Team 4 160 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 2 56 28.0 0
Joe Profit 2 55 27.5 0
Team 4 111 27.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 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