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San Francisco 49ers 49 at Atlanta Falcons 14

Sunday, October 29, 1972

San Francisco 49ers 49, Atlanta Falcons 14

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San Francisco 49ers (3-3-1)147141449
Atlanta Falcons (4-3-0)770014

Scoring

SFOATL
1stSFOVic Washington 98 yard kickoff return (Bruce Gossett kick)70
ATLArt Malone 2 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)77
SFOTed Kwalick 10 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)147
2ndSFOKen Willard 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)217
ATLJim R. Mitchell 40 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)2114
3rdSFOGene A. Washington 43 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)2814
SFOPreston Riley 28 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)3514
4thSFOSkip Vanderbundt 37 yard interception return (Bruce Gossett kick)4214
SFOVic Washington 2 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)4914

Team Stats

SFOATL
First downs1913
Rush-yards-TDs46-189-220-55-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT8-18-159-3-112-35-159-1-4
Sacked-yards0-06-62
Net pass yards15997
Total yards348152
Fumbles-lost3-24-0
Turnovers34
Penalties-yards6-703-29

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Spurrier SFO 8 18 159 3 1 0 2 14 0 0
Ted Kwalick SFO 1 3 0 0 4 77 1 0
Vic Washington SFO 15 56 1 0 2 11 0 0
Jimmy Thomas SFO 7 43 0 0
Gene A. Washington SFO 1 43 1 0
Ken Willard SFO 10 42 1 0
Larry Schreiber SFO 10 31 0 0
Preston Riley SFO 1 28 1 0
Joe Reed SFO 1 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Art Malone ATL 7 24 1 0 6 70 0 0
Bob Berry ATL 11 24 147 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 3 61 1 0
Dave Hampton ATL 12 30 0 0 2 14 0 0
Wes Chesson ATL 1 14 0 0
Pat Sullivan ATL 1 11 12 0 2 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jimmy Johnson SFO 1 15 0 0
Ralph McGill SFO 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0 9 109 12.1 0 0
Frank Nunley SFO 1 12 0 0
Bruce Taylor SFO 1 2 0 0
Skip Vanderbundt SFO 1 37 1 0
Vic Washington SFO 0 0 0 0 2 121 60.5 1 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Willie Belton ATL 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0
Ray Brown ATL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Clarence Ellis ATL 1 0 0 0
Dave Hampton ATL 0 0 0 0 4 92 23.0 0 0
Art Malone ATL 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0
Tony Plummer ATL 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0