1979 Atlanta Falcons

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

Final

SF

49ers

2-14-0

21

ATL

Falcons

6-10-0

31

1

7

3

2

7

7

3

7

7

4

0

14

Total

21

31

1st quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 22-yard field goal

0

3

49ers

Ken MacAfee 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

7

10

49ers

Paul Hofer 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Haskel Stanback 6-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

14

17

49ers

Paul Hofer 35-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

21

17

4th quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 7-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

21

24

Falcons

Robert Pennywell 39-yard interception return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

21

31

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

28

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

84

64

Total Yards

449

263

Yards per play

5.3

4.1

Passing

343

152

Comp - Att

29 - 54

18 - 28

Yards per pass

6.2

4.6

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 2

5 - 35

Rushing

106

111

Rushing Attempts

29

31

Yards per rush

3.7

3.6

Penalties

7

9

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. DeBerg
29
54
345
6.4
2
1
78.1
Team
29
54
343
6.4
2
1
1
78.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
P. Hofer
14
77
5.5
1
W. Jackson
5
14
2.8
0
O.J. Simpson
2
12
6.0
0
L. Elliott
1
9
9.0
0
S. DeBerg
4
3
0.8
0
P. Francis
2
0
0.0
0
B. Bruer
1
-9
-9.0
0
Team
29
106
3.7
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
P. Hofer
9
130
14.4
1
D. Clark
5
69
13.8
0
M. Shumann
4
47
11.8
0
W. Jackson
4
34
8.5
0
K. MacAfee
3
33
11.0
1
F. Solomon
1
16
16.0
0
P. Francis
1
8
8.0
0
B. Bruer
1
6
6.0
0
L. Elliott
1
2
2.0
0
Team
29
345
6.4
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
2
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Wersching
0
0
3
3
Team
0
0
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Melville
4
131
32.8
Team
4
131
32.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Owens
6
103
17.2
0
Team
6
103
17.2
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Dungy
1
6
6.0
0
Team
1
6
6.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Bartkowski
18
28
187
6.7
1
2
65.6
Team
18
28
152
6.7
1
2
5
65.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Andrews
19
63
3.3
0
B. Bean
2
19
9.5
0
H. Stanback
6
19
3.2
2
J. Mayberry
3
10
3.3
0
S. Bartkowski
1
0
0.0
0
Team
31
111
3.6
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Andrews
4
50
12.5
0
A. Jenkins
3
48
16.0
0
J. Mitchell
4
31
7.8
1
W. Francis
3
28
9.3
0
R. Mikeska
1
14
14.0
0
H. Stanback
2
9
4.5
0
J. Mayberry
1
7
7.0
0
Team
18
187
6.7
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
0
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
T. Mazzetti
1
1
4
7
Team
1
1
4
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
6
239
39.8
Team
6
239
39.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Strong
2
50
25.0
0
H. Stanback
1
17
17.0
0
J. Mayberry
1
12
12.0
0
Team
4
79
19.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Ryckman
2
13
6.5
0
Team
2
13
6.5
0

More Falcons Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

24.6

12th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

118.4

18th

PASS YDS/G

260.2

6th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
12/1
LAC LAC
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Mon
12/16
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
8:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

6-3-0

27

Final

21

DAL Cowboys

3-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM