The Atlanta Falcons easily beat the San Francisco 49ers, 34 to 17, on September 20, 1981.

Final

49ers

1-2-0

17

Falcons

3-0-0

34

Team

SF

ATL

1

0

17

2

10

7

3

0

10

4

7

0

Total

17

34

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SF

ATL

Alfred Jackson 29-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

7

Mick Luckhurst 47-yard field goal

0

10

Lynn Cain 18-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

17

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

Charle Young 11-yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick)

7

17

Matt Bahr 47-yard field goal

10

17

Alfred Jenkins 15-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

10

24

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

Tom Pridemore 101-yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick)

10

31

Mick Luckhurst 18-yard field goal

10

34

4th quarter

SF

ATL

Freddie Solomon 12-yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick)

17

34

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

23

18

Passing 1st Downs

16

10

Rushing 1st Downs

6

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

65

59

Total Yards

386

363

Yards per play

5.9

6.2

Passing

273

200

Comp - Att

24 - 34

14 - 23

Yards per pass

7.8

8

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 1

2 - 22

Rushing

113

163

Rushing Attempts

30

34

Yards per rush

3.8

4.8

Penalties

3

4

Turnovers

3

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

49ers

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Montana	24	34	274	8.1	2	2	1	89.6
Team	24	34	273	8.1	2	2	1	89.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Earl Cooper	9	40	4.4
Ricky Patton	12	30	2.5
Walt Easley	4	18	4.5
Lenvil Elliott	4	17	4.3
Freddie Solomon	1	8	8.0
Team	30	113	3.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Dwight Clark	9	77	8.6	0
Charle Young	3	55	18.3	1
Freddie Solomon	3	36	12.0	1
Mike Wilson	2	34	17.0	0
Earl Cooper	3	29	9.7	0
Paul Hofer	1	22	22.0	0
Ricky Patton	2	16	8.0	0
Brian Peets	1	5	5.0	0
Team	24	274	8.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Matt Bahr	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jim Miller	3	160	53.3
Team	3	160	53.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ronnie Lott	3	56	18.7
Bill Ring	1	23	23.0
Mike Wilson	1	22	22.0
Team	5	101	20.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Freddie Solomon	2	9	4.5	0
Team	2	9	4.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	13	22	208	9.5	3	2	130.3
June Jones	1	1	14	14.0	0	0	118.8
Team	14	23	200	9.7	3	2	132.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
William Andrews	12	85	7.1
Lynn Cain	12	48	4.0
Bo Robinson	6	19	3.2
James Mayberry	3	12	4.0
June Jones	1	-1	-1.0
Team	34	163	4.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jenkins	2	82	41.0	1
Alfred Jackson	2	42	21.0	1
William Andrews	4	37	9.3	0
Lynn Cain	3	28	9.3	1
Junior Miller	2	22	11.0	0
Wally Francis	1	11	11.0	0
Team	14	222	9.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mick Luckhurst	2	3		4	10
Team	2	3		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	3	110	36.7
Team	3	110	36.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Reggie Smith	2	55	27.5	0
Team	2	55	27.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Reggie Smith	1	9	9.0
Scott Woerner	1	9	9.0
Team	2	18	9.0

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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 easily beat the San Francisco 49ers, 34 to 17, on September 20, 1981.

Final

49ers

17

Falcons

34

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