NFL game summary for 10/04/1970:
Falcons' free safety Tom McCauley picked up a 49ers' fumble and raced 42 yards to the San Francisco 13 to set up Atlanta's winning score, a seven-yard pass from Bob Berry to Gail Cogdill and Ken Vinyard's extra point with 4:09 left. San Francisco place-kicker Bruce Gossett missed a 19-yard field goal attempt with six seconds remaining.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 154.0 (6) | 225.5 (1) | 379.5 (1) | 1 |
| DEFENSE | 123.0 (16) | 205.5 (23) | 328.5 (22) | 6 | |
 | OFFENSE | 130.5 (10) | 194.0 (7) | 324.5 (7) | 7 |
| DEFENSE | 85.5 (7) | 204.0 (22) | 289.5 (14) | 5 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers (2-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Atlanta Falcons (2-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
( 7- 0) SF Ken Willard 3 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 7- 7) ATL Cannonball Butler 3 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick) (14- 7) SF Bob Windsor 1 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) (17- 7) SF Bruce Gossett 27 yard field goal (17-14) ATL Jim Mitchell 9 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick) (20-14) SF Bruce Gossett 43 yard field goal (20-21) ATL Gail Cogdill 7 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick)
SF ATL
First Downs: 18 18
Rushes-yards: 41-163 30-152
Yards/rush: 4.0 5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-27-182-0 17-32-217-0
Sacked-yards: 2-19 1-13
Net pass yards: 163 204
Net yards/pass: 5.6 6.2
Total net yards: 326 356
Total plays: 70 (58% run) 63 (47% run)
Yards/play: 4.7 5.7
Fumbles-lost: 2-2 4-2
Turnovers: 2 2
Penalties-yards: 6-49 4-44
Attendance: 58,850
Passing:
SF: John Brodie, 16 of 27 for 182 yards and 1 TD ATL: Bob Berry, 17 of 32 for 217 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
SF: Ken Willard, 25 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 14 for 69 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 4 yards ATL: Cannonball Butler, 17 for 127 yards; Art Malone, 6 for 17 yards; Harmon Wages, 4 for 2 yards; Sonny Campbell, 2 for 6 yards; Bob Berry, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
SF: Preston Riley, 4 for 90 yards; Gene Washington, 4 for 37 yards; Doug Cunningham, 4 for 29 yards; Bob Windsor, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 1 for 5 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 4 yards ATL: Paul Flatley, 6 for 99 yards; Jim Mitchell, 6 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Gail Cogdill, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 8 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
SF: Bill Tucker, 3 for 96 yards; Bill Belk, 1 for 7 yards ATL: Art Malone, 3 for 57 yards; Mike Brunson, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 2 for 42 yards ATL: John Mallory, 2 for 25 yards; Tom McCauley, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
SF: Steve Spurrier, 5 for 213 yards ATL: Billy Lothridge, 5 for 209 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3 ATL: Ken Vinyard, 0/2
SF: John Brodie, 16 of 27 for 182 yards and 1 TD ATL: Bob Berry, 17 of 32 for 217 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
SF: Ken Willard, 25 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 14 for 69 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 4 yards ATL: Cannonball Butler, 17 for 127 yards; Art Malone, 6 for 17 yards; Harmon Wages, 4 for 2 yards; Sonny Campbell, 2 for 6 yards; Bob Berry, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
SF: Preston Riley, 4 for 90 yards; Gene Washington, 4 for 37 yards; Doug Cunningham, 4 for 29 yards; Bob Windsor, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 1 for 5 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 4 yards ATL: Paul Flatley, 6 for 99 yards; Jim Mitchell, 6 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Gail Cogdill, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 8 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
SF: Bill Tucker, 3 for 96 yards; Bill Belk, 1 for 7 yards ATL: Art Malone, 3 for 57 yards; Mike Brunson, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 2 for 42 yards ATL: John Mallory, 2 for 25 yards; Tom McCauley, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
SF: Steve Spurrier, 5 for 213 yards ATL: Billy Lothridge, 5 for 209 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3 ATL: Ken Vinyard, 0/2