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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers - October 22nd, 1978
Atlanta Falcons 20 at San Francisco 49ers 17
Sunday, October 22, 1978
Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (4-4-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ers (1-7-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Scoring
| ATL | SFO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SFO | O.J. Simpson 13 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| ATL | Rick Byas 2 yard blocked punt return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | SFO | Scott Bull 15 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4th | SFO | Ray Wersching 35 yard field goal | 7 | 17 |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 21 yard field goal | 10 | 17 | |
| ATL | Billy Ryckman 59 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 17 | |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 29 yard field goal | 20 | 17 |
Team Stats
| ATL | SFO | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 34-114-0 | 44-208-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-20-256-1-0 | 8-22-79-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-40 | 3-26 |
| Net pass yards | 216 | 53 |
| Total yards | 330 | 261 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-2 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-79 | 5-40 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 15 | 20 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 4 | 113 | 0 | 71 | ||||||||||
| Haskel Stanback | ATL | 14 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 2 | 66 | 1 | 59 | ||||||||||
| Bubba Bean | ATL | 12 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 3 | 37 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 3 | 24 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Ray Strong | ATL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Patton | ATL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| O.J. Simpson | SFO | 18 | 96 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Bob Ferrell | SFO | 18 | 90 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | SFO | 8 | 22 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Freddie Solomon | SFO | 5 | 46 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Elmo Boyd | SFO | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Scott Bull | SFO | 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Ken MacAfee | SFO | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Greg Boykin | SFO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Rick Byas | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| George Franklin | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dennis Pearson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tony Leonard | SFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mark R. Nichols | SFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Williams | SFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||