Week 8, 1992

played in San Francisco, CA

65 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	8	-	18
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	14	13	-	43

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 SFO - Steve Christie 46 field goal
1Q: 05:52 SFO - Steve Christie 29 field goal
2Q: 08:56 ATL - Thurman Thomas 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:08 SFO - John Taylor 70 pass from Jim Everett (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:01 SFO - Steve Christie 50 field goal
3Q: 12:31 SFO - Brad Edelman 19 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 08:37 ATL - John Kasay 32 field goal
3Q: 04:33 SFO - John Taylor 29 pass from Jim Everett (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 11:39 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
4Q: 08:54 ATL - Ken Whisenhunt 13 pass from Chris Chandler (Chris Chandler pass to Robb Thomas for conversion)
4Q: 04:35 SFO - Steve Christie 48 field goal
4Q: 01:52 SFO - Karl Mecklenburg 53 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 SFO - Steve Christie 46 field goal
1Q: 05:52 SFO - Steve Christie 29 field goal
2Q: 08:56 ATL - Thurman Thomas 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:08 SFO - John Taylor 70 pass from Jim Everett (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:01 SFO - Steve Christie 50 field goal
3Q: 12:31 SFO - Brad Edelman 19 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 08:37 ATL - John Kasay 32 field goal
3Q: 04:33 SFO - John Taylor 29 pass from Jim Everett (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 11:39 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
4Q: 08:54 ATL - Ken Whisenhunt 13 pass from Chris Chandler (Chris Chandler pass to Robb Thomas for conversion)
4Q: 04:35 SFO - Steve Christie 48 field goal
4Q: 01:52 SFO - Karl Mecklenburg 53 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 3-4 3-5
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 372 342
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 5.55 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 120 74
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 4.44 2.74
Net Passing Yards 252 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 1 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/28 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 8.93
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/53
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:35 28:25

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	3-4	3-5
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	372	342
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	5.55	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	120	74
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	4.44	2.74
Net Passing Yards	252	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 1	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/28	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	8.93
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/53
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 36
Time of Possession	31:35	28:25

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	10:54	1:36	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	5:44	1:46	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	2:56	1:23	OWN 30	4	20	Fumble
1	0:44	6:56	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	7:49	2:25	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
2	3:22	1:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	3	55	Half
3	12:21	3:51	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
3	4:22	2:52	OWN 24	4	21	Punt
4	14:21	0:45	OWN 4	2	9	Fumble
4	11:32	2:47	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	4:30	1:24	OWN 20	6	21	Downs
4	1:52	0:13	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	1:39	0:57	OWN 20	3	3	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	2:29	OWN 31	5	40	Field Goal
1	9:18	3:34	OPP 41	7	29	Field Goal
1	3:58	1:02	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
1	1:33	0:49	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
2	8:48	0:59	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	5:24	2:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:48	0:54	OWN 37	5	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:39	OWN 21	5	11	Punt
3	8:30	4:08	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	1:30	2:09	OWN 21	4	23	Punt
4	13:36	2:04	OPP 13	3	9	Field Goal
4	8:45	4:15	OWN 36	5	33	Field Goal
4	3:06	1:14	OPP 41	3	8	Missed FG
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 21	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jim Everett, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	23	101	4.39	13	3	1
Ostell Miles	4	19	4.75	14	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Abercrombie	13	46	3.54	22	1
Anthony Thompson	11	33	3.00	13	1
Dennis Bligen	2	-3	-1.50	0	0
Jim Everett	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	31	24	280	2/16	1	35	0	114.9
Scott Mitchell	6	1	0	1/12	0	0	1	0.0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Everett	27	17	288	3/20	2	70	0	123.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	5	6	61	12.20	49	26	0
WR Robb Thomas	5	6	77	15.40	36	35	0
WR Stephone Paige	4	8	56	14.00	10	33	0
WR Rob Moore	4	4	44	11.00	31	34	0
WR Ernie Mills	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Dave Groh	2	6	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Taylor	7	8	186	26.57	73	70	2
WR Stacey Bailey	4	10	40	10.00	2	17	0
FB Dennis Bligen	2	3	22	11.00	21	21	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	2	28	14.00	2	18	0
TE Ed West	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Eddie Brockington	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	53	53.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Stephone Paige	2	0
Thurman Thomas	2	0
Ken Whisenhunt	0	1

San Francisco	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Mecklenburg	1	2	0
Brad Edelman	1	0	1
Willie Clay	1	0	0
Anthony Newman	0	1	0
Darryl Ashmore	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	7	312	44.6	38.6	47	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	254	50.8	49.6	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	5/6	3/4	1/2	50	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	3	6	2.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Abercrombie	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	1	25	25.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Brockington	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	13	3	0.0	27	30
ILB Hardy Nickerson	8	2	2.0	23	24
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	3	1.0	25	29
S Marcus Robertson	5	1	0.0	23	30
S John Booty	3	0	0.0	11	10
DE Ray Agnew	3	0	0.0	13	10
CB Quintin Jones	2	1	0.0	23	30
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	3	0.0	20	24
ILB Richard Newbill	1	1	0.0	4	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0.0	11	13
DE Curtis Maxie	0	2	0.0	14	20
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	0.0	18	18

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Anthony Newman	10	1	0.0	24	37
OLB Kevin Greene	6	3	1.0	24	28
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	4	0.0	26	37
S Darrell Fullington	5	3	0.0	27	39
CB Najee Mustafaa	5	2	0.0	25	33
CB Malcolm Frank	3	1	0.0	13	32
DT Bill Pickel	3	0	0.0	12	20
DE Clyde Simmons	2	2	1.0	17	24
DT Kelvin Pritchett	2	2	0.5	15	20
DE Glen Collins	2	0	0.5	11	15
DE Keith Willis	2	0	0.0	16	25
ILB Ed McDaniel	2	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Mike Croel	1	1	0.0	19	19
OLB Joe Bowden	1	1	0.0	3	4
CB Lonnie Young	0	1	0.0	22	34
ILB Keith Goganious	0	1	0.0	2	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2.0	0	1	24
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	1	1	29
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	1	26

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clyde Simmons	1.0	2	1	24
OLB Kevin Greene	1.0	1	1	28
DE Glen Collins	0.5	0	0	15
DT Kelvin Pritchett	0.5	0	0	20
DE Keith Willis	0.0	2	0	25
S Darrell Fullington	0.0	1	0	39
DE Michael Bankston	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	5	0	30
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	24
S Marcus Robertson	2	1	30
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	30
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	1	30
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	24
S John Booty	1	0	10
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	29
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	10
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	18

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Anthony Newman	8	0	0	37
OLB Kevin Greene	5	0	0	28
CB Najee Mustafaa	4	1	0	33
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	3	1	1	37
CB Malcolm Frank	2	0	0	32
DE Keith Willis	1	0	0	25
S Darrell Fullington	1	0	0	39
ILB Ed McDaniel	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	4	6	0	27	0	35
Richard Cooper	3	4	0	27	0	38
Doug Widell	2	7	1	27	2	40
Dave Cullity	2	4	0	27	0	35
Ellis Gardner	1	4	0	27	0	40
Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	16	0	9
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	21	0	21
John Williams	0	0	0	0	1	7

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Jackson	2	7	24	1	30
Brian Blados	1	8	26	0	30
Bern Brostek	1	5	24	0	30
Rich Moran	1	2	27	1	30
Matt Darwin	1	2	27	1	30
Dennis Bligen	0	1	12	0	19
Darryl Ashmore	0	1	4	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
John Booty	1	32
Bill Jones	1	25
Brian Kinchen	1	20
Ostell Miles	1	11

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Croel	1	34
Ed West	1	20
Malcolm Frank	1	15
Darryl Ashmore	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ellis Gardner	27	40	---	---	8	75
Quintin Jones	---	---	23	30	18	71
Dave Cullity	27	35	---	---	8	70
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	25	30	14	69
Doug Widell	27	40	---	---	1	68
Dave Whitmore	---	---	27	30	11	68
Richard Cooper	27	38	---	---	---	65
Brian Kinchen	21	21	---	---	20	62
Tony Mayberry	27	35	---	---	---	62
Stephone Paige	13	33	---	---	14	60
Derrick Thomas	---	---	25	29	6	60
Chris Chandler	26	33	---	---	---	59
Marcus Robertson	---	---	23	30	4	57
John Booty	---	---	11	10	32	53
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	23	24	5	52
Duane Galloway	---	---	18	18	15	51
Thurman Thomas	23	24	---	---	1	48
Wilber Marshall	---	---	20	24	3	47
Rob Moore	20	25	---	---	1	46
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	16	26	3	45
Robb Thomas	18	25	---	---	1	44
Rob McGovern	---	---	11	13	15	39
Curtis Maxie	---	---	14	20	4	38
Dennis Byrd	---	---	16	17	3	36
Keith Hamilton	---	---	11	13	8	32
Bill Jones	0	5	---	---	25	30
Derrick Fenner	16	9	---	---	5	30
Todd Kinchen	1	9	---	---	19	29
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	6	2	20	28
Ray Agnew	---	---	13	10	5	28
Nick Bell	5	4	---	---	18	27
Dave Groh	5	21	---	---	1	27
Ken Whisenhunt	9	11	---	---	5	25
Santana Dotson	---	---	11	4	8	23
Ernie Mills	0	8	---	---	14	22
Ostell Miles	4	5	---	---	11	20
John Williams	0	7	---	---	8	15
Mark Stepnoski	0	5	---	---	7	12
Scott Mitchell	1	7	---	---	---	8
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Newbill	---	---	4	0	1	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0
Israel Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Fullington	---	---	27	39	12	78
Mike Croel	---	---	19	19	34	72
Lonnie Young	---	---	22	34	14	70
Rich Moran	27	30	---	---	11	68
Brian Blados	26	30	---	---	11	67
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	26	37	3	66
Anthony Newman	---	---	24	37	1	62
Malcolm Frank	---	---	13	32	15	60
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	25	33	1	59
Matt Darwin	27	30	---	---	1	58
Jim Everett	27	30	---	---	---	57
Anthony Thompson	15	16	---	---	26	57
Bern Brostek	24	30	---	---	1	55
John Jackson	24	30	---	---	---	54
Deems May	18	16	---	---	20	54
Dennis Bligen	12	19	---	---	22	53
Kevin Greene	---	---	24	28	1	53
Ed West	15	16	---	---	20	51
John Taylor	20	28	---	---	---	48
Clyde Simmons	---	---	17	24	5	46
Walter Abercrombie	15	18	---	---	12	45
Keith Willis	---	---	16	25	2	43
Eddie Brockington	11	8	---	---	19	38
Ed McCaffrey	11	7	---	---	20	38
Willie Clay	---	---	8	16	14	38
Stacey Bailey	16	21	---	---	---	37
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	15	20	1	36
Bill Pickel	---	---	12	20	2	34
Glen Collins	---	---	11	15	7	33
Michael Bankston	---	---	10	16	---	26
Ed McDaniel	---	---	13	6	6	25
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	7	15	2	24
William Thomas	---	---	3	4	13	20
Keith Goganious	---	---	2	13	2	17
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	16	16
Brad Edelman	3	0	---	---	11	14
Darryl Ashmore	4	0	---	---	10	14
SIGN2 DONOT	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ron Lewis	2	1	---	---	6	9
Joe Bowden	---	---	3	4	---	7
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terry McDaniel	---	---	0	3	1	4
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	9	49	5.4
Right	10	39	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	7	10	1.4
Right	9	24	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	31	24	6	0	2	2	3	2	0
Scott Mitchell	6	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Everett	27	17	5	0	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	59	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	55	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	68	13.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	107	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	129	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	8	4	1	56	1	33
RB Thurman Thomas	6	5	0	61	2	24
WR Robb Thomas	6	5	0	77	2	25
WR Dave Groh	6	2	1	14	0	21
WR Rob Moore	4	4	0	44	1	25
TE Brian Kinchen	3	1	0	-2	0	21
WR Ernie Mills	2	2	0	3	0	8
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	0	13	0	11
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	0	14	0	9

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stacey Bailey	10	4	1	40	0	21
WR John Taylor	8	7	0	186	4	28
FB Dennis Bligen	3	2	1	22	1	19
TE Ed West	2	1	0	7	0	16
WR Eddie Brockington	2	1	0	5	0	8
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	2	0	28	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	9	3.00	4.39
Ostell Miles	1	1	1.00	4.75

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	2	0	0.00	3.54
Anthony Thompson	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	4	3	25	6.25	9.03

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Everett	2	1	9	4.50	10.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	9	4.50	12.83
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	10.17

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dennis Bligen	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR John Taylor	1	1	9	9.00	23.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Anthony Thompson	4	0
Dennis Bligen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	5	2
Scott Mitchell	2	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Everett	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	3	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	3	1	0
WR Rob Moore	2	2	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stacey Bailey	4	2	2
TE Ed West	1	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)