| Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1988 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 60168 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 3 run (Greg Davis kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | James Primus 29 run (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Chris Miller 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 47 FG | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Guy McIntyre 17 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Robert Moore 47 interception return (Greg Davis kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Wilson 13 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 41 FG | 34 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Jamie Dukes |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 45 | TE | Ken Whisenhunt |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 29 | RB | Sylvester Stamps |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 58 | RILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 54 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | FS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 69 | ROG | Bruce Collie |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 89 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | RB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Larry Roberts |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 46 | FS | Tom Holmoe |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 19 | 115 | 6.1 | 17 | 1 |
| James Primus | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 29t | 1 |
| Chris Miller | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Settle | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 175 | 7.3 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 39.4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 48 | 32 | 66.7 | 3 | 343 | 7.1 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 75.3 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alex Higdon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Primus | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 37 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Ron Heller | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Guy McIntyre | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Calvin Nicholas | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Robert Moore | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 47t | 1 |
| Bret Clark | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Scott Case | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jeff Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Holmoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 45 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| James Primus | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Tim Gordon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Doug DuBose | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Aundray Bruce | 1.0 |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 |
| Tony Casillas | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
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