NFL game summary for 11/24/1974:

Rookie quarterback Tom Owen hit Gene Washington with scoring passes of 5 and 53 yards and Manfred Moore dashed 88 yards for a touchdown on a punt return to provide a cushion for the San Francisco defense, which produced its second straight shutout.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	115.4  (20)	82.9  (26)	198.3  (26)	38
	DEFENSE	193.9  (26)	108.2  (1)	302.1  (15)	23
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	135.7  (15)	152.7  (17)	288.4  (12)	29
	DEFENSE	154.7  (21)	149.6  (11)	304.3  (16)	25

Line: 49ers by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (2-9-0)	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco 49ers (4-7-0)	7	7	0	13	27

( 0- 7) SF  Gene Washington 5 yard pass from Tom Owen (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-14) SF  Gene Washington 53 yard pass from Tom Owen (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-21) SF  Manfred Moore 88 yard punt return (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-24) SF  Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal
( 0-27) SF  Bruce Gossett 42 yard field goal

                     ATL             SF
First Downs:         10              18
Rushes-yards:        15-75           46-202
Yards/rush:          5.0             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-34-158-3     8-19-129-1
Sacked-yards:        4-41            6-40
Net pass yards:      117             89
Net yards/pass:      3.1             3.6
Total net yards:     192             291
Total plays:         53 (28% run)    71 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             3-1
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     6-49            2-20

Attendance: 45,435

Passing:
ATL: Pat Sullivan, 13 of 30 for 148 yards (2 int); Kim McQuilken, 2 of 4 for 10 yards (1 int)
SF: Tom Owen, 7 of 16 for 127 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Steve Spurrier, 1 of 3 for 2 yards

Rushing:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 10 for 43 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 15 yards; Vince Kendrick, 1 for 17 yards
SF: Larry Schreiber, 20 for 106 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 9 for 14 yards; Sammy Johnson, 7 for 54 yards; Delvin Williams, 7 for 24 yards; Tom Owen, 2 for 7 yards; Gene A. Washington, 1 for -3 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Ken Burrow, 4 for 62 yards; Dave Hampton, 4 for 37 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 25 yards; Tom Geredine, 1 for 24 yards; Vince Kendrick, 1 for 8 yards; Haskel Stanback, 1 for 2 yards
SF: Gene Washington, 2 for 58 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Schreiber, 2 for 31 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 2 for 20 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 20 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Gerald Tinker, 4 for 125 yards; Ken Mitchell, 1 for 3 yards; Ted Fritsch, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Mike Holmes, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Al Dodd, 4 for 64 yards
SF: Manfred Moore, 2 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Mike Holmes, 1 for 23 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Hayes, 1 for 2 yards
SF: Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 37 yards; Mike Holmes, 1 for 4 yards; Frank Nunley, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
ATL: John James, 7 for 300 yards
SF: Tom Wittum, 6 for 259 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/2
SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3

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