NFL game summary for 10/21/1979:

Steve DeBerg completed six straight passes in a 70-yard drive that culminated in Paul Hofer's three-yard touchdown run with 5:27 left to give the 49ers their first win of 1979. San Francisco took a 7-0 lead on Freddie Solomon's 56-yard touchdown run and went ahead 14-9 on Hofer's two-yard run in the third quarter. The 49ers' winning drive came after Atlanta's Rolland Lawrence returned a blocked punt 41 yards to give the Falcons a 15-14 advantage.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	135.0  (16)	197.4  (7)	332.4  (8)	15
	DEFENSE	138.3  (16)	219.3  (25)	357.6  (24)	11
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	109.4  (24)	217.0  (5)	326.4  (9)	17
	DEFENSE	131.4  (12)	246.7  (27)	378.1  (27)	10

Line: Falcons by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (3-5-0)	0	9	0	6	15
San Francisco 49ers (1-7-0)	7	0	7	6	20

( 0- 7) SF  Freddie Solomon 56 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
( 3- 7) ATL Tim Mazzetti 23 yard field goal
( 9- 7) ATL Alfred Jenkins 7 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (kick failed)
( 9-14) SF  Paul Hofer 2 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(15-14) ATL Rolland Lawrence 41 yard return of blocked punt (kick failed)
(15-20) SF  Paul Hofer 3 yard rush (kick failed)

                     ATL             SF
First Downs:         13              22
Rushes-yards:        26-95           38-160
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-28-146-1     25-38-237-1
Sacked-yards:        3-27            0-0
Net pass yards:      119             237
Net yards/pass:      3.8             6.2
Total net yards:     214             397
Total plays:         57 (45% run)    76 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     1-5             2-15

Attendance: 33,952

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 13 of 27 for 126 yards and 1 TD (1 int); John James, 1 of 1 for 20 yards
SF: Steve DeBerg, 24 of 37 for 245 yards (1 int); Joe Montana, 1 of 1 for -8 yards

Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 12 for 36 yards; Lynn Cain, 11 for 58 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 3 for 1 yard
SF: Wilbur Jackson, 13 for 29 yards; Paul Hofer, 10 for 33 yards and 2 TDs; O.J. Simpson, 10 for 21 yards; Steve DeBerg, 3 for 9 yards; Freddie Solomon, 2 for 68 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
ATL: William Andrews, 6 for 41 yards; Wallace Francis, 5 for 71 yards; Bob Glazebrook, 1 for 20 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 7 yards
SF: Paul Hofer, 7 for 84 yards; Freddie Solomon, 4 for 40 yards; Mike Shumann, 4 for 39 yards; Bob Bruer, 4 for 33 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 3 for 7 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 29 yards; Ken MacAfee, 1 for 13 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for -8 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Dennis Pearson, 2 for 42 yards; Haskel Stanback, 1 for 15 yards; Tom Pridemore, 1 for 8 yards
SF: James Owens, 3 for 60 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Bob Glazebrook, 1 for -1 yards
SF: Freddie Solomon, 4 for 13 yards; Tony Dungy, 1 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 31 yards
SF: Gerard Williams, 1 for 22 yards

Punting:
ATL: John James, 6 for 224 yards
SF: Dan Melville, 4 for 148 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 1/1

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