49ers 21-31 Falcons (Dec 16, 1979)

SF

ATL

1

7

3

2

7

3

7

4

0

14

21

31

1Q

0 - 3

T. Mazzetti 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

7 - 3

K. MacAfee 11-yard TD catch from S. DeBerg.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 10

H. Stanback 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 10

P. Hofer 6-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 17

H. Stanback 6-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 17

P. Hofer 35-yard TD catch from S. DeBerg.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

21 - 24

J. Mitchell 7-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

21 - 31

R. Pennywell 39-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

345

DeBerg

SF

Rush Yds

77

Hofer

SF

Rec Yds

130

Hofer

SF

Scrim TD

2

Hofer

SF

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Steve DeBerg

SF QB #17

Steve Bartkowski

ATL QB #10

345

Pass Yds

187

2

Pass TD

1

Int

2

SF

Team Stats

ATL

449

Total Yds

263

Possession

28

1st Downs

20

/

3rd Down

/

Red Zone

/

3

Turnovers

2

1979 NFC West

Team	W	L	PCT
Rams	9	7	.563
Saints	8	8	.500
Falcons	6	10	.375
49ers	2	14	.125

Game Summary

The Atlanta Falcons decisively defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31 to 21, on December 16, 1979.

Game Info

November 21, 2024

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	29/54	345	6.4	2	1	0-0	78.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	18/28	187	6.7	1	2	0-0	65.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	14	77	5.5	1	16
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	5	14	2.8	0	4
O.J. Simpson #32	2	12	6.0	0	10
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	1	9	9.0	0	9
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	4	3	0.8	0	0
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	2	0	0.0	0	2
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
William Andrews W. Andrews #31	19	63	3.3	0	14
Bubba Bean B. Bean #44	2	19	9.5	0	16
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	6	19	3.2	2	6
James Mayberry J. Mayberry #39	3	10	3.3	0	4
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	0/0	130	14.4	1	42
Dwight Clark D. Clark #87	0/0	69	13.8	0	27
Mike Shumann M. Shumann #84	0/0	47	11.8	0	16
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	0/0	34	8.5	0	15
Ken MacAfee K. MacAfee #81	0/0	33	11.0	1	16
Freddie Solomon F. Solomon #88	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	0/0	8	8.0	0	8
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	6	6.0	0	6
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	0/0	2	2.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
William Andrews W. Andrews #31	0/0	50	12.5	0	18
Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins #84	0/0	48	16.0	0	17
Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell #86	0/0	31	7.8	1	13
Wally Francis W. Francis #89	0/0	28	9.3	0	14
Russ Mikeska R. Mikeska #87	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	0/0	9	4.5	0	7
James Mayberry J. Mayberry #39	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Charles Cornelius C. Cornelius #28	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Robert Pennywell R. Pennywell #59	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Ray Wersching R. Wersching #14	0/0	3/3	3	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tim Mazzetti T. Mazzetti #4	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Dan Melville D. Melville #11	4	131	32.8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	6	239	39.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
James Owens J. Owens #26	6	103	17.2	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
James Mayberry J. Mayberry #39	1	12	12.0
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	1	17	17.0
Ray Strong R. Strong #25	2	50	25.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tony Dungy T. Dungy #21	1	6	6.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Ryckman B. Ryckman #82	2	13	6.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	29/54	345	6.4	2	1	0-0	78.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	14	77	5.5	1	16
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	5	14	2.8	0	4
O.J. Simpson #32	2	12	6.0	0	10
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	1	9	9.0	0	9
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	4	3	0.8	0	0
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	2	0	0.0	0	2
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	0/0	130	14.4	1	42
Dwight Clark D. Clark #87	0/0	69	13.8	0	27
Mike Shumann M. Shumann #84	0/0	47	11.8	0	16
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	0/0	34	8.5	0	15
Ken MacAfee K. MacAfee #81	0/0	33	11.0	1	16
Freddie Solomon F. Solomon #88	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	0/0	8	8.0	0	8
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	6	6.0	0	6
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	0/0	2	2.0	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Charles Cornelius C. Cornelius #28	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Ray Wersching R. Wersching #14	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Dan Melville D. Melville #11	4	131	32.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
James Owens J. Owens #26	6	103	17.2	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tony Dungy T. Dungy #21	1	6	6.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	18/28	187	6.7	1	2	0-0	65.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
William Andrews W. Andrews #31	19	63	3.3	0	14
Bubba Bean B. Bean #44	2	19	9.5	0	16
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	6	19	3.2	2	6
James Mayberry J. Mayberry #39	3	10	3.3	0	4
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
William Andrews W. Andrews #31	0/0	50	12.5	0	18
Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins #84	0/0	48	16.0	0	17
Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell #86	0/0	31	7.8	1	13
Wally Francis W. Francis #89	0/0	28	9.3	0	14
Russ Mikeska R. Mikeska #87	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	0/0	9	4.5	0	7
James Mayberry J. Mayberry #39	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Robert Pennywell R. Pennywell #59	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tim Mazzetti T. Mazzetti #4	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	6	239	39.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
James Mayberry J. Mayberry #39	1	12	12.0
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	1	17	17.0
Ray Strong R. Strong #25	2	50	25.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Ryckman B. Ryckman #82	2	13	6.5	0	0

SF

ATL

1

7

3

2

7

3

7

4

0

14

21

31

SF

Team Stats

ATL

449

Total Yds

263

343

Pass Yds

152

106

Rush Yds

111

0

Total Drives

0

84

Total Plays

64

5.3

Yards Per Play

4.1

6.2

Yards Per Pass

4.6

3.7

Yards Per Rush

3.6

Possession

0

Biggest Lead

0

28

1st Downs

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st Downs from Penalties

/

3rd Down

/

4th Down

/

Red Zone

/

4

Punts

6

3

Turnovers

2

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

Fumbles Lost

0

7

Penalties

9

5.0

Sacks

1.0

Tackles For Loss

0

D/ST TD

0

2-14 SF

ATL 6-10

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 NFC West

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats