NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:

Forty-niner quarterback John Brodie threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back Larry Schreiber and scored later on a five-yard run as San Francisco kept its hopes alive for a playoff position, while eliminating the Falcons.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	132.1  (12)	160.4  (9)	292.5  (13)	31
	DEFENSE	151.1  (20)	115.3  (1)	266.4  (7)	36
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	148.9  (9)	189.3  (3)	338.2  (2)	40
	DEFENSE	122.8  (10)	147.2  (10)	269.9  (9)	26

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (6-6-1)	0	3	0	0	3
San Francisco 49ers (8-5-0)	7	14	0	3	24

( 0- 7) SF  Ken Willard 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-14) SF  Larry Schreiber 23 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-21) SF  John Brodie 5 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 3-21) ATL Bill Bell 18 yard field goal
( 3-24) SF  Bruce Gossett 48 yard field goal

                     ATL             SF
First Downs:         8               18
Rushes-yards:        22-61           46-171
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-23-80-2       9-18-126-1
Sacked-yards:        2-11            1-7
Net pass yards:      69              119
Net yards/pass:      2.8             6.3
Total net yards:     130             290
Total plays:         47 (46% run)    65 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          2.8             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     3-18            4-40

Attendance: 44,582

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 9 of 23 for 80 yards (2 int)
SF: John Brodie, 9 of 18 for 126 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
ATL: Cannonball Butler, 12 for 14 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 13 yards; Harmon Wages, 2 for 31 yards; Bob Berry, 2 for 6 yards; Sonny Campbell, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for -8 yards
SF: Ken Willard, 22 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Vic Washington, 13 for 33 yards; Larry Schreiber, 6 for 54 yards; John Brodie, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 12 yards; John Isenbarger, 1 for 1 yard; Jimmy Thomas, 1 for -8 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 3 for 40 yards; Ken Burrow, 2 for 16 yards; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 6 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 9 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 9 yards
SF: Vic Washington, 3 for 30 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 45 yards; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 12 yards; Larry Schreiber, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Dick Witcher, 1 for 16 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 42 yards; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 41 yards; Sonny Campbell, 1 for 22 yards
SF: Vic Washington, 1 for 40 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 2 yards; Ray Brown, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Bruce Taylor, 2 for 7 yards; Preston Riley, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Greg Brezina, 1 for 4 yards
SF: Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 10 yards; Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
ATL: Billy Lothridge, 4 for 154 yards
SF: Jim McCann, 5 for 194 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Bill Bell, 1/1
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/2

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