| San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1988 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 44048 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 20 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 21 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 31 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 23 FG | 13 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 85 | WR | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 62 | ROG | Guy McIntyre |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 86 | TE | John Frank |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | RB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Larry Roberts |
| 95 | LDT | Michael Carter |
| 67 | RDT | Pete Kugler |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Fahnhorst |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 45 | TE | Ken Whisenhunt |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 44 | RB | John Settle |
| 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 |
| 99 | ROLB | Tim Green |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 23 | 103 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| John Settle | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 0 | 230 | 6.8 | 20t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 89.1 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 156 | 5.8 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 50.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 20t | 1 |
| Mike Wilson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| John Frank | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Terry Greer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| James Milling | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jeff Fuller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| John Taylor | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Doug DuBose | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Evan Cooper | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tim Gordon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Pierce Holt | 1.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 |
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