| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1968 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 44977 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 31 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jimmy Burson 73 interception return (Bob Etter kick blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken Willard 69 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Etter 33 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Etter 39 FG | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken Willard 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 66 | LOG | Elmer Collett |
| 77 | C | Bruce Bosley |
| 68 | ROG | Howard Mudd |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 44 | TE | John David Crow |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 22 | HB | Gary Lewis |
| 85 | FL | Clifton McNeil |
| 40 | FB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Stan Hindman |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 60 | RDT | Roland Lakes |
| 72 | RDE | Bill Belk |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 50 | MLB | Ed Beard |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 27 | LS | Al Randolph |
| 32 | RS | Mel Phillips |
| 39 | RCB | Kermit Alexander |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Jerry Simmons |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 65 | LOG | Steve Duich |
| 53 | C | Phil Sobocinski |
| 67 | ROG | Dan Grimm |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 28 | TE | Ray Ogden |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 32 | HB | Jim Butler |
| 85 | FL | Paul Flatley |
| 5 | FB | Harmon Wages |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 78 | LDT | Jerry Shay |
| 79 | RDT | Carlton Dabney |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Cash |
| 54 | LLB | Grady Allen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 27 | LS | Nick Rassas |
| 26 | RS | Billy Lothridge |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 5 | 57 | 2 | 1 | |
| ATL | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 69t | 2 |
| Gary Lewis | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Tucker | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 248 | 5.3 | 69t | 2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Perry Lee Dunn | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 51 | 2.1 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 216 | 8.0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 44.7 |
| George Mira | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Clifton McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 3 | 216 | 7.4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30.9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 148 | 5.5 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 49.6 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 148 | 5.5 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 49.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dick Witcher | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 39 | 0 |
| John David Crow | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Clifton McNeil | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 216 | 16.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Butler | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Ogden | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 60 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Kermit Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jimmy Burson | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Nick Rassas | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Carlton Dabney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 73t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Spurrier | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 49 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Kermit Alexander | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 2 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jimmy Burson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Doug Cunningham | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Clem Daniels | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Dave Olerich | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 | |