| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 19, 1971 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 56990 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 76 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jimmy Thomas 25 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 10 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 23 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 35 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 28 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ted Kwalick 33 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 42 | RB | Doug Cunningham |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 80 | LDT | Stan Hindman |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 25 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 33 | RB | Jim Butler |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Greg Lens |
| 66 | RDT | John Small |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 22 | LS | John Mallory |
| 20 | RS | Tom McCauley |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | / | / | 6 | 62 | 4 | 3 | |
| ATL | 16 | 3 | 11 | 3 | / | / | 10 | 55 | 5 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 166 | 5.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Sonny Campbell | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 101 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 4 | 225 | 6.6 | 33t | 1 | 2 | 19 | 41.5 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 4 | 225 | 6.6 | 33t | 1 | 2 | 19 | 41.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 185 | 8.8 | 35t | 2 | 3 | 20 | 134.0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 185 | 8.8 | 35t | 2 | 3 | 20 | 134.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ted Kwalick | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 33t | 1 |
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 225 | 13.2 | 33t | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Wes Chesson | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Burrow | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 35t | 2 |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 185 | 11.6 | 35t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Hayes | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom McCauley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 52 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bill Bell | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Joe Profit | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |