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 |
| ATL | SFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SFO | Scott Bull 15 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 4 | 113 | 0 | ||||||||