NFL game summary for 12/16/1979:

Atlanta took the lead for good when Steve Bartkowski hit Jim Mitchell with a seven-yard scoring strike with 9:19 left in the game. William Andrews rushed for 63 yards to give him a season total of 1,023 to make him the twelfth rookie in NFL history to top the 1,000-yard mark. Steve DeBerg ended the season with NFL records for completions (347) and passing attempts (572).

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	121.7  (20)	219.9  (3)	341.6  (8)	36
	DEFENSE	140.1  (17)	201.9  (23)	342.0  (21)	32
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	139.3  (16)	171.8  (16)	311.1  (16)	41
	DEFENSE	137.1  (15)	216.9  (26)	354.0  (24)	33

Line: Falcons by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (2-14-0)	7	7	7	0	21
Atlanta Falcons (6-10-0)	3	7	7	14	31

( 0- 3) ATL Tim Mazzetti 22 yard field goal
( 7- 3) SF  Ken MacAfee 11 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
( 7-10) ATL Haskel Stanback 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)
(14-10) SF  Paul Hofer 6 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(14-17) ATL Haskel Stanback 6 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)
(21-17) SF  Paul Hofer 35 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
(21-24) ATL Jim Mitchell 7 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
(21-31) ATL Robert Pennywell 39 yard interception return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

                     SF              ATL
First Downs:         28              20
Rushes-yards:        29-106          31-111
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     29-54-345-1     18-28-187-2
Sacked-yards:        1-2             5-35
Net pass yards:      343             152
Net yards/pass:      6.2             4.6
Total net yards:     449             263
Total plays:         84 (34% run)    64 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     7-66            9-53

Attendance: 37,211

Passing:
SF: Steve DeBerg, 29 of 54 for 345 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 18 of 28 for 187 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
SF: Paul Hofer, 14 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 5 for 14 yards; Steve DeBerg, 4 for 3 yards; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 12 yards; Phil Francis, 2 for 0 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Bruer, 1 for -9 yards
ATL: William Andrews, 19 for 63 yards; Haskel Stanback, 6 for 19 yards and 2 TDs; James Mayberry, 3 for 10 yards; Bubba Bean, 2 for 19 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
SF: Paul Hofer, 9 for 130 yards and 1 TD; Dwight Clark, 5 for 69 yards; Mike Shumann, 4 for 47 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 4 for 34 yards; Ken MacAfee, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 16 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for 8 yards; Bob Bruer, 1 for 6 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 2 yards
ATL: William Andrews, 4 for 50 yards; Jim Mitchell, 4 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jenkins, 3 for 48 yards; Wallace Francis, 3 for 28 yards; Haskel Stanback, 2 for 9 yards; Russ Mikeska, 1 for 14 yards; James Mayberry, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
SF: James Owens, 6 for 103 yards
ATL: Ray Strong, 2 for 50 yards; Haskel Stanback, 1 for 17 yards; James Mayberry, 1 for 12 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Tony Dungy, 1 for 6 yards
ATL: Billy Ryckman, 2 for 13 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Charles Cornelius, 1 for 54 yards; Dwight Hicks, 1 for 7 yards
ATL: Robert Pennywell, 1 for 39 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
SF: Dan Melville, 4 for 131 yards
ATL: John James, 6 for 239 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 1/1

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