Week 3, 1996

played in San Francisco, CA

56 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	6	7	-	13
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 SFO - Jim Branson 1 pass from Jason Woodard (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 12:59 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 7 pass from Jason Woodard (Steve Christie extra point failed)
3Q: 10:44 ATL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 02:03 SFO - William Thomas 85 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 00:03 ATL - Willie Gault 2 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 SFO - Jim Branson 1 pass from Jason Woodard (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 12:59 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 7 pass from Jason Woodard (Steve Christie extra point failed)
3Q: 10:44 ATL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 02:03 SFO - William Thomas 85 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 00:03 ATL - Willie Gault 2 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 360 273
- Offensive Plays 77 62
- Yards per Play 4.68 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 130 66
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 4.64 2.54
Net Passing Yards 230 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 19 - 3 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 250 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 2/30
- Yards per Pass Play 4.69 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/94
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:46 31:14

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	360	273
- Offensive Plays	77	62
- Yards per Play	4.68	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	130	66
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	4.64	2.54
Net Passing Yards	230	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 19 - 3	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	250	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	2/30
- Yards per Pass Play	4.69	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/94
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:46	31:14

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:06	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	4:11	1:10	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	12:50	1:40	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	8:36	3:14	OWN 36	6	14	Punt
2	4:03	2:57	OWN 13	9	16	Punt
3	15:00	4:22	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
3	9:40	0:59	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
3	7:12	2:27	OWN 49	6	49	Field Goal
3	2:48	0:55	OWN 32	2	37	Interception
3	1:53	1:40	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	9:48	4:01	OWN 20	10	36	Interception
4	4:41	0:56	OWN 33	4	45	Interception
4	2:34	2:34	OWN 26	14	74	Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:54	OWN 23	13	77	Touchdown
1	5:43	1:32	OWN 36	3	1	Interception
1	3:01	5:11	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
2	11:10	2:34	OWN 23	6	48	Missed FG
2	5:22	1:19	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 30	2	-2	Half
3	10:38	0:58	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	8:41	1:29	OWN 10	3	2	Punt
3	4:45	1:57	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	0:13	5:25	OWN 12	9	37	Punt
4	5:47	1:06	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	3:45	1:11	OWN 21	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: William Thomas, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Broussard	12	35	2.92	7	0
Ken Liggett	10	61	6.10	37	1
Ramon Shonta	6	34	5.67	7	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jerome Bettis	13	50	3.85	11	1
Tony Richardson	12	20	1.67	6	0
Jim Branson	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	47	19	250	2/20	1	36	3	38.4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Woodard	34	22	237	2/30	2	34	1	92.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Gault	9	20	70	7.78	15	15	1
WR Rob Moore	3	11	58	19.33	45	32	0
WR Scott Schwedes	2	2	34	17.00	10	28	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	50	25.00	26	36	0
WR Tom Waddle	2	5	16	8.00	1	13	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	2	22	22.00	16	22	0
TE Frank Wainright	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ken Liggett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Chrebet	6	11	106	17.67	35	34	1
TE Kyle Brady	4	5	22	5.50	0	9	0
FB Tony Richardson	4	4	52	13.00	49	28	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	3	3	11	3.67	0	7	0
FB Jim Branson	3	4	26	8.67	17	19	1
WR Tommy Kane	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Joe Horn	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Jerome Bettis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB William Thomas	1	85	85.00	1
ILB Ed McDaniel	1	0	0.00	0
S Travis Davis	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willie Gault	1	0	0
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0
Orpheus Roye	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jason Woodard	1	0	0
Mike Devlin	0	1	0
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	329	47.0	44.0	62	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	7	347	49.6	42.1	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	3	32	10.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	35	35.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Newman	1	20	20.0	0
Chandler Bing	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	10	1	0.0	26	36
OLB Howard Dinkins	8	3	1.0	20	24
S Garth Algar	5	1	0.0	26	36
S Jerome Woods	4	4	0.0	23	35
DE Orpheus Roye	3	2	1.0	24	33
DT Chuck Osborne	3	1	0.0	22	18
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	0.0	23	32
DE Michael Strahan	3	0	0.0	26	36
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	0.0	26	36
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	0.0	24	33
DE Greg Jefferson	2	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	0.0	8	7
WR Rob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ken Liggett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bob Knight	1	0	0.0	1	9
CB Greg Jeffries	0	1	0.0	25	33

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed McDaniel	9	3	0.0	28	49
CB Koby Thomas	7	0	0.0	27	47
OLB William Thomas	4	1	1.0	27	46
S Willie Clay	4	4	0.0	28	48
CB Willie Beamon	4	1	0.0	28	45
DT Bob Kuberski	4	0	0.0	16	24
S Cliff Martin	3	0	0.0	21	39
ILB Ray Lewis	3	0	0.0	7	10
S Anthony Newman	2	1	0.0	11	22
DT Stimpson Cat	2	0	0.0	12	25
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	0.0	21	41
OLB Joe Bowden	1	2	1.0	22	32
DE Lee Carter	1	1	0.0	17	32
DE Joe Johnson	1	1	0.0	11	17
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0.0	8	18
DE James Jones	0	1	0.0	20	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Howard Dinkins	1.0	0	0	24
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	0	33
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	2	33
DE Greg Jefferson	0.0	1	0	17

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Joe Bowden	1.0	0	0	1	32
OLB William Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	46
DT Stimpson Cat	0.0	1	2	1	25
DE James Jones	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Lee Carter	0.0	0	3	0	32
DE Lance Johnstone	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Howard Dinkins	6	0	0	24
S Jerome Woods	4	0	0	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	1	36
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	0	32
S Garth Algar	2	0	0	36
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	0	36
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0	36
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0	7
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	33
CB Bob Knight	1	0	0	9
CB Greg Jeffries	0	2	0	33
S Shaft Covington	0	1	0	8

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ed McDaniel	5	0	1	49
S Willie Clay	4	0	0	48
CB Koby Thomas	3	1	0	47
CB Willie Beamon	2	2	0	45
S Cliff Martin	2	1	0	39
OLB William Thomas	1	0	1	46
S Anthony Newman	1	0	0	22
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	0	10
DE James Jones	0	1	0	31
S Travis Davis	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Hayes	3	4	0	28	0	49
Gregg Gamble	2	5	0	28	2	49
Hessley Hempstead	2	4	0	28	0	49
Joe Panos	1	4	1	28	0	49
Derrick Fenner	1	2	0	18	0	23
Randy Shughart	1	2	0	28	0	49
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	19	0	36

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	2	3	8	0	8
Mike Devlin	1	9	26	1	36
David Walker	1	2	15	1	18
Ken Blackman	1	2	11	0	18
Abner Wilson	0	6	26	0	36
Jim Branson	0	1	12	0	10
Eric Harris	0	1	26	0	36
Tony Richardson	0	1	22	0	31
Shar Pourdanesh	0	1	18	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Douglass	2	13
Titus Dixon	1	17

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Kane	2	20
Aaron Hayden	1	21
Shar Pourdanesh	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Shughart	28	49	---	---	9	86
Hessley Hempstead	28	49	---	---	9	86
Willie Gault	23	47	---	---	13	83
Gregg Gamble	28	49	---	---	---	77
Ramon Shonta	28	49	---	---	---	77
Joe Panos	28	49	---	---	---	77
Melvin Hayes	28	49	---	---	---	77
Michael Strahan	---	---	26	36	8	70
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	26	36	5	67
Garth Algar	---	---	26	36	1	63
Yev Kassem	---	---	26	36	1	63
Brian Kinchen	19	36	---	---	7	62
Howard Dinkins	---	---	20	24	18	62
Rob Moore	20	40	---	---	---	60
Greg Jeffries	---	---	25	33	1	59
Jerome Woods	---	---	23	35	1	59
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	24	33	1	58
Orpheus Roye	---	---	24	33	---	57
Derrick Thomas	---	---	23	32	---	55
Derrick Fenner	18	23	---	---	13	54
Ken Liggett	13	25	---	---	15	53
Tom Waddle	18	30	---	---	---	48
Steve Broussard	15	24	---	---	1	40
Chuck Osborne	---	---	22	18	---	40
Greg Jefferson	---	---	11	17	8	36
Eric Kattus	3	6	---	---	16	25
Titus Dixon	2	4	---	---	17	23
Scott Schwedes	5	4	---	---	13	22
Frank Wainright	4	6	---	---	10	20
Patrise Alexander	---	---	8	7	4	19
Bob Knight	---	---	1	9	7	17
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	1	3	11	15
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	8	6	14
Maurice Douglass	---	---	0	0	13	13
Drayton Swinton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	6	6
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	0	0	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	0	3	3
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Freddie Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Shaw	---	---	21	41	23	85
Ed McDaniel	---	---	28	49	2	79
Willie Clay	---	---	28	48	2	78
Koby Thomas	---	---	27	47	2	76
William Thomas	---	---	27	46	2	75
Willie Beamon	---	---	28	45	1	74
Abner Wilson	26	36	---	---	8	70
Eric Harris	26	36	---	---	8	70
Tony Richardson	22	31	---	---	13	66
Cliff Martin	---	---	21	39	3	63
Mike Devlin	26	36	---	---	---	62
Jason Woodard	26	36	---	---	---	62
Wayne Chrebet	23	33	---	---	2	58
Joe Bowden	---	---	22	32	2	56
James Jones	---	---	20	31	4	55
Lee Carter	---	---	17	32	5	54
Shar Pourdanesh	18	28	---	---	8	54
Shannon Sharpe	18	25	---	---	10	53
Joe Horn	17	19	---	---	13	49
Kyle Brady	14	22	---	---	11	47
Bob Kuberski	---	---	16	24	4	44
Jerome Bettis	13	28	---	---	---	41
David Walker	15	18	---	---	8	41
Stimpson Cat	---	---	12	25	2	39
Tommy Kane	9	9	---	---	20	38
Joe Johnson	---	---	11	17	10	38
Jim Branson	12	10	---	---	15	37
Anthony Newman	---	---	11	22	3	36
Ken Blackman	11	18	---	---	---	29
Lance Johnstone	---	---	8	18	2	28
Ray Lewis	---	---	7	10	6	23
Aaron Hayden	0	0	---	---	21	21
Tony Mandarich	8	8	---	---	---	16
Travis Davis	---	---	2	5	7	14
Chandler Bing	2	3	---	---	6	11
Mike Barber	---	---	1	7	3	11
Mike Morton	---	---	1	1	9	11
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	8	8
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	0	0	6	6
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	5	5
Willie Jackson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gino Torretta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Timmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	12	74	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	47	19	4	6	5	5	6	2	3

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Woodard	34	22	3	3	2	4	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	139	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	5	74	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	96	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	59	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	34	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	20	9	4	70	0	47
WR Rob Moore	11	3	1	58	1	40
WR Tom Waddle	5	2	0	16	0	30
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	0	50	1	36
WR Scott Schwedes	2	2	0	34	1	4
FB Derrick Fenner	2	1	0	22	1	23
TE Frank Wainright	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Ken Liggett	1	0	0	0	0	25

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Chrebet	11	6	1	106	2	33
TE Kyle Brady	5	4	1	22	0	22
WR Tommy Kane	4	1	0	8	0	9
FB Jim Branson	4	3	0	26	0	10
FB Tony Richardson	4	4	0	52	1	31
TE Shannon Sharpe	3	3	0	11	0	25
WR Joe Horn	2	1	0	12	0	19
RB Jerome Bettis	1	0	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Broussard	1	-1	-1.00	2.92
Ramon Shonta	1	5	5.00	5.67

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Richardson	3	-1	-0.33	1.67
Jerome Bettis	1	8	8.00	3.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	8	2	11	1.38	5.32

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Woodard	5	5	30	6.00	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	4	2	11	2.75	3.50
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0.00	16.67
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
TE Frank Wainright	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Kane	1	1	8	8.00	2.00
FB Jim Branson	1	1	1	1.00	6.50
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	9	9.00	4.40
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	1	7	7.00	9.64
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	5	5.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Broussard	3	1
Ken Liggett	2	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Jerome Bettis	2	1
Tony Richardson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	14	7	5

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Woodard	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	6	4	2
WR Rob Moore	3	1	1
WR Tom Waddle	2	2	2
TE Frank Wainright	2	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	1	1
WR Tommy Kane	2	0	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	1
FB Jim Branson	1	1	1
TE Kyle Brady	1	0	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)