Week 8, 1989

played in San Francisco, CA

55 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	7	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	0	9	10	10	-	29

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:22 SFO - Roger Ruzek 32 field goal
2Q: 08:01 SFO - Roger Ruzek 35 field goal
2Q: 01:29 SFO - Roger Ruzek 43 field goal
3Q: 10:13 SFO - John Settle 5 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 08:05 ATL - Steve De Line 31 field goal
3Q: 02:36 SFO - Roger Ruzek 39 field goal
4Q: 08:23 SFO - John Taylor 12 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 03:42 SFO - Roger Ruzek 30 field goal
4Q: 01:03 ATL - Patrick Egu 48 run (Steve De Line extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:22 SFO - Roger Ruzek 32 field goal
2Q: 08:01 SFO - Roger Ruzek 35 field goal
2Q: 01:29 SFO - Roger Ruzek 43 field goal
3Q: 10:13 SFO - John Settle 5 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 08:05 ATL - Steve De Line 31 field goal
3Q: 02:36 SFO - Roger Ruzek 39 field goal
4Q: 08:23 SFO - John Taylor 12 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 03:42 SFO - Roger Ruzek 30 field goal
4Q: 01:03 ATL - Patrick Egu 48 run (Steve De Line extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 3-4 5-3
First Downs 10 24
- by Rushing 3 14
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 264 395
- Offensive Plays 52 67
- Yards per Play 5.08 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 103 231
- Rushing Attempts 18 47
- Yards per Rush 5.72 4.91
Net Passing Yards 161 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 14 - 1 20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 8.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 5/111 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 22:28 37:32

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	3-4	5-3
First Downs	10	24
- by Rushing	3	14
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	264	395
- Offensive Plays	52	67
- Yards per Play	5.08	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	103	231
- Rushing Attempts	18	47
- Yards per Rush	5.72	4.91
Net Passing Yards	161	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 14 - 1	20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	8.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	5/111	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	22:28	37:32

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	2:01	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
1	8:32	2:41	OWN 16	4	19	Punt
2	14:17	2:19	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	7:55	2:50	OWN 23	4	20	Punt
2	1:24	1:22	OWN 29	6	12	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	10:05	2:05	OWN 43	4	43	Field Goal
3	2:29	1:01	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	0:29	2:23	OWN 47	6	18	Missed FG
4	8:17	1:18	OWN 20	5	16	Interception
4	3:35	2:51	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 44	4	8	Downs

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 23	4	25	Punt
1	10:01	1:29	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
1	5:51	6:34	OWN 33	11	52	Field Goal
2	11:58	4:03	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
2	5:05	3:41	OWN 21	8	53	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 22	1	15	Half
3	13:12	3:07	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
3	8:00	5:31	OWN 17	9	61	Field Goal
3	1:28	0:59	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
4	13:06	4:49	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
4	6:59	3:24	OPP 37	4	24	Field Goal

Game MVP: John Settle, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	9	39	4.33	18	2	0
Patrick Egu	7	59	8.43	48	1	1
Vince Evans	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Sean Salisbury	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	36	198	5.50	25	8	1
Sammie Smith	11	33	3.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	28	13	163	1/7	0	45	1	50.1
Vince Evans	5	1	5	0/0	0	5	0	39.6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	20	14	164	0/0	1	41	0	111.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stephone Paige	4	9	30	7.50	2	17
WR Webster Slaughter	4	7	73	18.25	15	45
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	4	29	9.67	0	12
WR Dwight Stone	2	5	28	14.00	3	20
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Thornton Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Taylor	5	5	49	9.80	15	18	1
WR Bruce Hill	3	5	35	11.67	9	18	0
C Mark Lewis	2	2	23	11.50	7	15	0
WR Scott Schwedes	2	2	16	8.00	12	20	0
RB John Settle	2	2	41	20.50	42	41	0
WR Alvin Moore	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Mandeville	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marvin Washington	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Settle	1	0	0	0
Merril Hoge	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	298	42.6	39.7	60	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	3	132	44.0	40.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	1/2	0/1	0/1	31	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	5/5	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	2	11	5.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	3	61	20.3	0
Glen Kozlowski	2	50	25.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	1	17	17.0	0
Alvin Moore	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	8	0	0.0	41	16
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	3	0.0	34	17
S Bubba McDowell	5	5	0.0	40	18
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	5	1	0.0	10	5
OLB Brett Faryniarz	4	3	0.0	29	17
S Rickey Dixon	4	1	0.0	27	12
CB Reggie Sutton	4	0	0.0	33	16
S Rich Johnson	3	2	0.0	41	15
CB Stan Petry	3	2	0.0	30	13
DE Curtis Maxie	3	1	0.0	26	9
DE Dennis Byrd	3	0	0.0	31	11
OLB Ravin Caldwell	2	1	0.0	13	3
DT Kevin Kellin	2	1	0.0	27	15
ILB Rob McGovern	2	1	0.0	22	8
S Terry Wright	2	0	0.0	35	16
OLB Alex Moyer	1	1	0.0	14	2
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	1	0.0	21	9
CB Quintin Jones	1	1	0.0	27	9
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	---	---	---
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0.0	16	9

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	7	3	1.0	16	32
CB Wendell Cason	4	0	0.0	12	25
CB Erroll Tucker	3	3	0.0	11	21
S Chris Mandeville	3	1	0.0	10	16
S Anthony Newman	3	0	0.0	13	30
OLB Kevin Greene	2	1	0.0	15	26
DT Bill Pickel	2	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	0	0.0	11	15
S Terry Hoage	2	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	3	0.0	17	34
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Clyde Simmons	1	0	0.0	10	22
DT Tim Goad	1	0	0.0	7	19
CB Terry McDaniel	0	1	0.0	11	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Fielder	0.0	0	1	0	9
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	0	2	17

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	1.0	0	1	0	32
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Clyde Simmons	0.0	0	4	2	22
DE Leon Seals	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brett Faryniarz	4	0	17
S Bubba McDowell	2	1	18
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	1	17
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	5
S Terry Wright	1	1	16
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	16
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	9
CB Stan Petry	1	0	13
OLB Alex Moyer	0	1	2

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wendell Cason	3	2	0	25
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	1	16
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	0	0	15
CB Erroll Tucker	2	0	0	21
S Anthony Newman	2	0	0	30
OLB Andre Tippett	1	1	0	32
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	1	0	34
S Terry Hoage	1	1	0	26
OLB Kevin Greene	0	1	0	26
CB Terry McDaniel	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	2	6	18	1	34
Tyler Houston	2	2	6	0	8
Bob Olderman	1	1	16	0	24
Jeff Criswell	0	2	16	0	33
Houston Hoover	0	2	12	0	28
Lenny Robinson	0	2	14	0	27
Ickey Woods	0	1	8	0	10

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Mandarich	4	9	42	16
Matt Darwin	3	13	42	17
Blake Moore	2	5	41	19
Sean Lee	2	4	12	4
Merril Hoge	2	3	37	14
Bob Jozwiak	1	7	38	13
John Jackson	1	4	40	19
Wes Phillips	1	1	14	10
John Frank	0	1	32	16

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	1	22
Rickey Dixon	1	20
Patrick Egu	1	20
Ravin Caldwell	1	13
Derek Tennell	1	12

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Gaines	3	17
Alvin Moore	1	21
Terry Hoage	1	15
Scot Brantley	1	12
Sammie Smith	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Wright	---	---	35	16	20	71
Marvin Washington	---	---	41	16	8	65
Bubba McDowell	---	---	40	18	4	62
Rickey Dixon	---	---	27	12	20	59
Rich Johnson	---	---	41	15	3	59
Reggie Sutton	---	---	33	16	7	56
Derrick Thomas	---	---	34	17	4	55
Dermontti Dawson	18	34	---	---	---	52
Jeff Criswell	16	33	---	---	1	50
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	29	17	4	50
Bob Olderman	16	24	---	---	9	49
Stephone Paige	10	26	---	---	12	48
Dennis Byrd	---	---	31	11	4	46
Stan Petry	---	---	30	13	3	46
Kevin Kellin	---	---	27	15	3	45
Webster Slaughter	12	23	---	---	9	44
Sean Salisbury	14	29	---	---	---	43
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	21	9	11	41
Curtis Maxie	---	---	26	9	6	41
Lenny Robinson	14	27	---	---	---	41
Houston Hoover	12	28	---	---	---	40
Quintin Jones	---	---	27	9	4	40
Robb Thomas	10	16	---	---	12	38
Patrick Egu	8	10	---	---	20	38
Rob McGovern	---	---	22	8	6	36
Glen Kozlowski	3	8	---	---	22	33
Dwight Stone	12	21	---	---	---	33
Thurman Thomas	10	23	---	---	---	33
Doug Widell	8	16	---	---	9	33
Jonathan Hayes	10	21	---	---	---	31
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	13	3	13	29
Don Fielder	---	---	16	9	1	26
Ickey Woods	8	10	---	---	8	26
Alex Moyer	---	---	14	2	7	23
Tyler Houston	6	8	---	---	9	23
Thornton Chandler	0	1	---	---	19	20
Derrick Fenner	2	3	---	---	13	18
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	10	5	---	15
Brian Kinchen	5	8	---	---	1	14
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Vince Evans	4	5	---	---	---	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Parnell Dickinson	47	20	---	---	5	72
John Frank	32	16	---	---	18	66
Merril Hoge	37	14	---	---	15	66
Blake Moore	41	19	---	---	3	63
Matt Darwin	42	17	---	---	1	60
John Jackson	40	19	---	---	---	59
Mark Lewis	40	12	---	---	6	58
Bob Jozwiak	38	13	---	---	7	58
Tony Mandarich	42	16	---	---	---	58
Anthony Newman	---	---	13	30	13	56
Terry Hoage	---	---	14	26	15	55
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	17	34	2	53
John Settle	36	16	---	---	---	52
Alvin Moore	20	9	---	---	21	50
Erroll Tucker	---	---	11	21	18	50
Andre Tippett	---	---	16	32	1	49
Kevin Greene	---	---	15	26	2	43
Wilber Marshall	---	---	11	15	15	41
Wendell Cason	---	---	12	25	2	39
Leon Seals	---	---	15	19	3	37
Clyde Simmons	---	---	10	22	3	35
John Taylor	22	12	---	---	---	34
Bruce Hill	23	11	---	---	---	34
Wes Phillips	14	10	---	---	8	32
Delton Hall	---	---	10	20	2	32
Terry McDaniel	---	---	11	19	2	32
Bill Pickel	---	---	11	15	2	28
Chris Mandeville	---	---	10	16	2	28
Tim Goad	---	---	7	19	2	28
Ray Seals	---	---	4	15	8	27
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	25	25
Sammie Smith	11	4	---	---	10	25
Sean Lee	12	4	---	---	8	24
Clint Sampson	4	0	---	---	17	21
Joe Campbell	---	---	8	12	1	21
Scott Schwedes	10	6	---	---	1	17
Chris Gaines	---	---	0	0	17	17
John Smith	6	2	---	---	8	16
Scot Brantley	---	---	2	1	12	15
Michael Green	---	---	1	7	3	11
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	7	7
LaSalle Harper	---	---	0	0	7	7
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	8	69	8.6
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	85	6.1
Middle	19	74	3.9
Right	14	72	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	28	13	2	2	0	6	5	1	1
Vince Evans	5	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	20	14	2	0	1	4	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	65	8.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	92	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	33	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	9	4	0	30	0	26
WR Webster Slaughter	7	4	0	73	1	23
WR Dwight Stone	5	2	0	28	1	21
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	3	0	29	0	21
WR Robb Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	16
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Thornton Chandler	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	8	0	8

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Taylor	5	5	0	49	0	12
WR Bruce Hill	5	3	0	35	0	11
WR Alvin Moore	4	0	1	0	0	9
C Mark Lewis	2	2	0	23	0	12
WR Scott Schwedes	2	2	0	16	1	6
RB John Settle	2	2	0	41	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	-2	-2.00	4.33

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	9	26	2.89	5.50
Sammie Smith	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	2	0	0	0.00	5.82

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	2	1	12	6.00	8.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Moore	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR John Taylor	1	1	12	12.00	9.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	1
Patrick Egu	2	0
Sean Salisbury	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	8	4
Sammie Smith	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	7	3	3
Vince Evans	1	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	2	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	2
TE Thornton Chandler	1	0	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Moore	1	0	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	0
RB John Settle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)