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Sunday September 22, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/22/1974:



Interceptions in the first five minutes by linebacker Skip Vanderbundt and cornerback Jimmy Johnson were turned into touchdowns by the 49ers, who won their second straight Western Division game on the road. Joe Reed hit Dan Abramowicz for a 13-yard score following the first interception, and Larry Schreiber's one-yard touchdown capped a 39-yard march following Johnson's steal. Schreiber rushed for 70 yards and rookie Wilbur Jackson added 68.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
San Francisco 49ersOFFENSE158.0  (9)56.0  (23)214.0  (19)3
DEFENSE129.0  (13)149.0  (15)278.0  (14)4
Atlanta FalconsOFFENSE64.0  (25)44.0  (25)108.0  (26)5
DEFENSE205.0  (25)206.0  (23)411.0  (25)2

Line: Falcons by 7

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (2-0-0)1300316
Atlanta Falcons (0-2-0)700310

( 6- 0) SF  Danny Abramowicz 13 yard pass from Joe Reed (kick failed)
(13- 0) SF  Larry Schreiber 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(13- 7) ATL Art Malone 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(13-10) ATL Nick Mike-Mayer 32 yard field goal
(16-10) SF  Bruce Gossett 25 yard field goal
                     SF              ATL
First Downs:         17              15
Rushes-yards:        48-200          36-127
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-22-101-1      10-23-99-3
Sacked-yards:        2-29            2-17
Net pass yards:      72              82
Net yards/pass:      3.0             3.3
Total net yards:     272             209
Total plays:         72 (66% run)    61 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-3
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     1-5             3-20

Attendance: 47,686
Passing:
SF: Joe Reed, 7 of 22 for 101 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
ATL: Bob Lee, 10 of 23 for 99 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
SF: Larry Schreiber, 18 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 17 for 68 yards; Joe Reed, 7 for 42 yards; Sammy Johnson, 5 for 15 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 5 yards
ATL: Eddie Ray, 17 for 58 yards; Art Malone, 16 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Bob Lee, 3 for 17 yards

Receiving:
SF: Gene Washington, 3 for 37 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 2 for 45 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Sammy Johnson, 1 for 6 yards
ATL: Ken Burrow, 4 for 57 yards; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 39 yards; Eddie Ray, 3 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
SF: Mike Holmes, 2 for 68 yards; Manfred Moore, 1 for 51 yards
ATL: Gerald Tinker, 3 for 88 yards; Tom Geredine, 1 for 27 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 21 yards; Ralph McGill, 1 for 1 yard
ATL: Ted Fritsch, 1 for 0 yards; Gerald Tinker, 1 for -2 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 18 yards; Ralph McGill, 1 for 12 yards; Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 55 yards

Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 3 for 79 yards
ATL: John James, 4 for 150 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/5
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/2




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