Sunday December 12, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:



Forty-niner quarterback John Brodie threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back Larry Schreiber and scored later on a five-yard run as San Francisco kept its hopes alive for a playoff position, while eliminating the Falcons.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE132.1  (12)160.4  (9)292.5  (13)31
DEFENSE151.1  (20)115.3  (1)266.4  (7)36
OFFENSE148.9  (9)189.3  (3)338.2  (2)40
DEFENSE122.8  (10)147.2  (10)269.9  (9)26

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (6-6-1)03003
San Francisco 49ers (8-5-0)7140324

( 0- 7) SF Ken Willard 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 0-14) SF Larry Schreiber 23 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 0-21) SF John Brodie 5 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 3-21) ATL Bill Bell 18 yard field goal ( 3-24) SF Bruce Gossett 48 yard field goal
                     ATL             SF
First Downs:         8               18
Rushes-yards:        22-61           46-171
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-23-80-2       9-18-126-1
Sacked-yards:        2-11            1-7
Net pass yards:      69              119
Net yards/pass:      2.8             6.3
Total net yards:     130             290
Total plays:         47 (46% run)    65 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          2.8             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     3-18            4-40

Attendance: 44,582

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 9 of 23 for 80 yards (2 int) SF: John Brodie, 9 of 18 for 126 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: Cannonball Butler, 12 for 14 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 13 yards; Harmon Wages, 2 for 31 yards; Bob Berry, 2 for 6 yards; Sonny Campbell, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for -8 yards SF: Ken Willard, 22 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Vic Washington, 13 for 33 yards; Larry Schreiber, 6 for 54 yards; John Brodie, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 12 yards; John Isenbarger, 1 for 1 yard; Jimmy Thomas, 1 for -8 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 3 for 40 yards; Ken Burrow, 2 for 16 yards; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 6 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 9 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 9 yards SF: Vic Washington, 3 for 30 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 45 yards; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 12 yards; Larry Schreiber, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Dick Witcher, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 42 yards; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 41 yards; Sonny Campbell, 1 for 22 yards SF: Vic Washington, 1 for 40 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 2 yards; Ray Brown, 1 for 0 yards SF: Bruce Taylor, 2 for 7 yards; Preston Riley, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Greg Brezina, 1 for 4 yards SF: Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 10 yards; Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: Billy Lothridge, 4 for 154 yards SF: Jim McCann, 5 for 194 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Bill Bell, 1/1 SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/2


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