San Francisco 49ers 17 at Atlanta Falcons 20
Sunday, September 19, 1971
San Francisco 49ers 17, Atlanta Falcons 20
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco 49ers (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| | SFO | ATL |
| ATL | Bill Bell 23 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| SFO | Jimmy Thomas 25 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 3 |
| ATL | Ken Burrow 10 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 10 |
| ATL | Bill Bell 23 yard field goal | 7 | 13 |
| ATL | Ken Burrow 35 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 20 |
| SFO | Bruce Gossett 28 yard field goal | 10 | 20 |
| SFO | Ted Kwalick 33 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 20 |
| SFO | ATL |
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-166-1 | 36-101-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-34-225-1-4 | 16-21-185-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-19 | 3-20 |
| Net pass yards | 206 | 165 |
| Total yards | 372 | 266 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-3 | 5-1 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-62 | 10-55 |