NFL game summary for 09/19/1971:
Former San Diego State teammates and rookies Tom Hayes and Ken Burrow were the standouts in Atlanta's victory over 1970's NFC Western Division champions. Hayes had two interceptions and a fumble recovery as the Falcons gained the ball seven times via 49ers' mistakes. Burrow caught touchdown passes of 10 and 35 yards from Bob Berry.
Line: 49ers by 6½
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Francisco 49ers (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
 Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
( 0- 3) ATL Bill Bell 23 yard field goal ( 7- 3) SF Jimmy Thomas 25 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 7-10) ATL Ken Burrow 10 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) ( 7-13) ATL Bill Bell 23 yard field goal ( 7-20) ATL Ken Burrow 35 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) (10-20) SF Bruce Gossett 28 yard field goal (17-20) SF Ted Kwalick 33 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
SF ATL
First Downs: 22 16
Rushes-yards: 30-166 36-101
Yards/rush: 5.5 2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 17-34-225-4 16-21-185-0
Sacked-yards: 2-19 3-20
Net pass yards: 206 165
Net yards/pass: 5.7 6.9
Total net yards: 372 266
Total plays: 66 (45% run) 60 (60% run)
Yards/play: 5.6 4.4
Fumbles-lost: 4-3 5-1
Turnovers: 7 1
Penalties-yards: 6-62 10-55
Attendance: 56,990
Passing:
SF: John Brodie, 17 of 34 for 225 yards and 1 TD (4 int) ATL: Bob Berry, 16 of 21 for 185 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
SF: Ken Willard, 17 for 79 yards; Vic Washington, 6 for 32 yards; Doug Cunningham, 5 for 27 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 1 for 25 yards and 1 TD; John Brodie, 1 for 3 yards ATL: Art Malone, 13 for 40 yards; Cannonball Butler, 11 for 31 yards; Sonny Campbell, 8 for 23 yards; Bob Berry, 3 for 2 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
SF: Ted Kwalick, 6 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 3 for 24 yards; Ken Willard, 2 for 32 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 24 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 21 yards; Dick Witcher, 1 for 22 yards; Vic Washington, 1 for 5 yards ATL: Art Malone, 4 for 46 yards; Wes Chesson, 4 for 29 yards; Ken Burrow, 3 for 67 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 16 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 19 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Vic Washington, 2 for 34 yards; Bob Windsor, 1 for 19 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 18 yards ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 56 yards; Joe Profit, 2 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Johnny Fuller, 1 for 10 yards; Bruce Taylor, 1 for 4 yards ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 13 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Hayes, 2 for 27 yards; Ken Reaves, 1 for 2 yards; Tom McCauley, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Jim McCann, 2 for 97 yards ATL: Bill Bell, 4 for 160 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/1 ATL: Bill Bell, 2/3
SF: John Brodie, 17 of 34 for 225 yards and 1 TD (4 int) ATL: Bob Berry, 16 of 21 for 185 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
SF: Ken Willard, 17 for 79 yards; Vic Washington, 6 for 32 yards; Doug Cunningham, 5 for 27 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 1 for 25 yards and 1 TD; John Brodie, 1 for 3 yards ATL: Art Malone, 13 for 40 yards; Cannonball Butler, 11 for 31 yards; Sonny Campbell, 8 for 23 yards; Bob Berry, 3 for 2 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
SF: Ted Kwalick, 6 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 3 for 24 yards; Ken Willard, 2 for 32 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 24 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 21 yards; Dick Witcher, 1 for 22 yards; Vic Washington, 1 for 5 yards ATL: Art Malone, 4 for 46 yards; Wes Chesson, 4 for 29 yards; Ken Burrow, 3 for 67 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 16 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 19 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Vic Washington, 2 for 34 yards; Bob Windsor, 1 for 19 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 18 yards ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 56 yards; Joe Profit, 2 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Johnny Fuller, 1 for 10 yards; Bruce Taylor, 1 for 4 yards ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 13 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Hayes, 2 for 27 yards; Ken Reaves, 1 for 2 yards; Tom McCauley, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Jim McCann, 2 for 97 yards ATL: Bill Bell, 4 for 160 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/1 ATL: Bill Bell, 2/3