Week 8, 1998

played in San Francisco, CA

56 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	7	0	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	14	6	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:16 SFO - Tony Richardson 6 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 08:54 ATL - Dale Dawson 37 field goal
1Q: 06:11 SFO - Joe Bowden 92 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 12:58 SFO - Steve Christie 57 field goal
2Q: 04:08 SFO - Steve Christie 33 field goal
3Q: 09:56 ATL - Jerome Pathon 9 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 00:04 SFO - Mark Brunell 30 run (Steve Christie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:16 SFO - Tony Richardson 6 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 08:54 ATL - Dale Dawson 37 field goal
1Q: 06:11 SFO - Joe Bowden 92 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 12:58 SFO - Steve Christie 57 field goal
2Q: 04:08 SFO - Steve Christie 33 field goal
3Q: 09:56 ATL - Jerome Pathon 9 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 00:04 SFO - Mark Brunell 30 run (Steve Christie extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 4-3 5-3
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 448 330
- Offensive Plays 72 59
- Yards per Play 6.22 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 163 163
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 5.26 5.43
Net Passing Yards 285 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 2 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/53 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 1/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/97
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:43 30:18

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	4-3	5-3
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	448	330
- Offensive Plays	72	59
- Yards per Play	6.22	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	163	163
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	5.26	5.43
Net Passing Yards	285	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 2	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/53	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	1/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/97
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:43	30:18

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	1:33	OWN 6	3	14	Fumble
1	12:08	3:20	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal
1	7:27	1:27	OWN 31	3	41	Interception
1	6:00	2:32	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	12:52	3:40	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	4:03	2:06	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 12	1	-3	Half
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
3	7:32	2:21	OWN 38	4	17	Punt
3	0:55	0:51	OWN 30	2	0	Fumble
4	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:33	2:14	OWN 38	9	39	Downs
4	2:44	0:46	OWN 20	4	46	Interception
4	1:23	1:23	OWN 29	9	56	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	12:16	0:08	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
1	8:48	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	3:28	5:36	OWN 11	11	49	Field Goal
2	9:12	5:09	OWN 14	9	70	Field Goal
2	1:57	1:12	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	9:46	2:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:11	4:16	OWN 20	8	58	Missed FG
3	0:04	0:04	OPP 30	1	30	Touchdown
4	13:22	3:49	OWN 40	7	29	Missed FG
4	7:19	4:35	OWN 23	6	36	Punt
4	1:58	0:35	OWN 23	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	26	133	5.12	11	6	0
Eddie Watson	5	30	6.00	23	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warrick Dunn	17	103	6.06	19	3	0
Jerome Bettis	5	13	2.60	6	0	0
Aaron Hayden	4	8	2.00	5	0	0
Mark Brunell	3	37	12.33	30	1	1
Tony Richardson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	30	17	191	1/8	1	37	1	73.0
Jon Kitna	9	3	108	1/6	0	60	1	40.3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	26	19	187	3/20	1	33	0	105.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	6	7	90	15.00	16	36	1
WR Titus Dixon	4	6	94	23.50	63	60	0
WR Tom Waddle	4	10	72	18.00	13	37	0
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	13	6.50	5	13	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	6	19	9.50	0	12	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Kenny Shedd	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Brian Kinchen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Frank Wainright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Warrick Dunn	6	7	29	4.83	12	8	0
WR Joe Horn	4	6	65	16.25	29	24	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	5	39	13.00	19	17	0
WR Chandler Bing	2	2	37	18.50	24	33	0
FB Tony Richardson	2	4	9	4.50	8	6	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Aaron Hayden	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Joe Bowden	2	97	48.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Titus Dixon	1	0
Derrick Fenner	1	0
Robert Van Winkle	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Aaron Hayden	1	0	0
Mark Brunell	0	1	0
Cliff Martin	0	1	0
Lance Schulters	0	1	0
Willie Clay	0	0	1
Terry Fair	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	230	46.0	35.4	56	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	6	280	46.7	41.2	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/4	1/2	1/1	57	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Watson	1	12	12.0	0
Jerome Pathon	1	1	1.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	1	30	30.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sean Lumpkin	10	0	0.0	29	27
DT Cortez Kennedy	6	1	0.5	27	25
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	1	0.0	29	28
ILB Yev Kassem	4	1	1.0	26	28
DE Greg Jefferson	3	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	0.0	27	25
S Jerome Woods	3	0	0.0	25	28
OLB Jeff Posey	3	0	0.0	6	6
DE Orpheus Roye	2	3	0.5	23	27
DE Raylee Johnson	2	4	0.0	28	25
CB Homey D Clown	2	3	0.0	25	28
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	1	0.0	16	18
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	1	1.0	23	13
C Courtney Hall	1	0	---	---	---
S Gerald McBurrows	1	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0.0	11	5
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	---	---	---

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	7	5	0.0	31	30
CB Terrance Shaw	6	1	0.0	31	41
OLB William Thomas	6	0	0.0	14	12
DE James Jones	5	0	1.0	23	22
CB Koby Thomas	5	1	0.0	28	39
DE Lorenzo Bromell	3	0	0.0	19	26
DT Stimpson Cat	2	2	1.0	16	16
S Willie Clay	2	3	0.0	31	41
DT Kelvin Pritchett	2	2	0.0	21	28
S Travis Davis	2	1	0.0	6	14
CB Terry Fair	2	1	0.0	18	19
OLB Joe Bowden	2	0	0.0	17	31
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	0.0	7	15
DE Lee Carter	1	1	0.0	21	23
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0.0	8	19
S Lance Schulters	1	0	0.0	25	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT R.C. Wrightman	1.0	0	0	0	13
ILB Yev Kassem	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	1	0	0	27
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.5	0	0	2	25
S Sean Lumpkin	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Greg Jefferson	0.0	0	1	0	21

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE James Jones	1.0	0	3	22
DT Stimpson Cat	1.0	0	0	16
DE Lee Carter	0.0	1	1	23
DE Lance Johnstone	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Mike Morton	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	1	28
S Jerome Woods	3	0	28
S Sean Lumpkin	2	1	27
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	0	18
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	28
OLB Jeff Posey	2	0	6
CB Homey D Clown	1	0	28
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	27
CB Michael Booker	1	0	6

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Koby Thomas	5	2	0	39
ILB Ray Lewis	3	1	0	30
CB Terrance Shaw	3	0	0	41
OLB William Thomas	2	0	0	12
S Willie Clay	2	0	0	41
S Travis Davis	2	0	0	14
S Lance Schulters	1	1	0	30
CB Tyrone Williams	1	0	0	15
CB Terry Fair	1	0	0	19
OLB Joe Bowden	0	0	2	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	7	9	2	31	0	35
Melvin Hayes	4	7	0	31	0	31
Joe Panos	2	5	0	31	0	34
Scott Rehberg	1	7	0	31	0	34
Randy Shughart	0	1	0	31	1	39
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	26	0	27
Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	20	0	16
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	0	0	1	8

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abner Wilson	3	5	29	1	29
Adam Timmerman	2	9	30	1	29
Tarik Glenn	2	3	27	0	28
Tony Richardson	2	2	21	0	17
Mike Devlin	1	3	30	1	29
Ken Blackman	1	3	27	0	29
Calvin Collins	1	2	3	0	1
Kyle Brady	0	1	27	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Shedd	1	13
Hessley Hempstead	1	6

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Hayden	1	19
Abner Wilson	1	10
Calvin Collins	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	31	34	---	---	6	71
Randy Shughart	31	39	---	---	---	70
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	29	28	10	67
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	29	27	11	67
Courtney Hall	31	35	---	---	---	66
Joe Panos	31	34	---	---	---	65
Raylee Johnson	---	---	28	25	10	63
Ramon Shonta	31	31	---	---	---	62
Melvin Hayes	31	31	---	---	---	62
Brian Kinchen	26	27	---	---	8	61
Tom Waddle	28	28	---	---	2	58
Yev Kassem	---	---	26	28	4	58
Jerome Woods	---	---	25	28	4	57
Derrick Thomas	---	---	27	25	4	56
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	27	25	4	56
Homey D Clown	---	---	25	28	2	55
Orpheus Roye	---	---	23	27	3	53
Jerome Pathon	25	22	---	---	5	52
Tiki Barber	26	24	---	---	---	50
Derrick Fenner	20	16	---	---	12	48
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	23	13	7	43
Greg Jefferson	---	---	18	21	3	42
Eddie Watson	5	17	---	---	20	42
Ryan Thelwell	12	25	---	---	3	40
Frank Wainright	5	18	---	---	16	39
Howard Dinkins	---	---	16	18	2	36
Michael Booker	---	---	6	6	22	34
Titus Dixon	3	13	---	---	17	33
Kenny Shedd	5	15	---	---	13	33
Jeff Posey	---	---	6	6	15	27
Patrise Alexander	---	---	11	5	9	25
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	6	6	8	20
Marcus Spriggs	0	10	---	---	6	16
Garth Algar	---	---	3	2	10	15
Hessley Hempstead	0	8	---	---	6	14
Gregg Gamble	0	6	---	---	6	12
Jon Kitna	0	10	---	---	---	10
Todd Washington	0	8	---	---	---	8
Howard Hendree	---	---	2	0	6	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charles Woodson	---	---	0	1	5	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	31	41	2	74
Terrance Shaw	---	---	31	41	1	73
Joe Bowden	---	---	17	31	20	68
Abner Wilson	29	29	---	---	10	68
Koby Thomas	---	---	28	39	1	68
Ray Lewis	---	---	31	30	1	62
Adam Timmerman	30	29	---	---	1	60
Mike Devlin	30	29	---	---	---	59
Mark Brunell	30	29	---	---	---	59
Lance Schulters	---	---	25	30	2	57
Kyle Brady	27	23	---	---	6	56
Tony Richardson	21	17	---	---	18	56
Ken Blackman	27	29	---	---	---	56
Tarik Glenn	27	28	---	---	---	55
Warrick Dunn	20	21	---	---	12	53
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	21	28	1	50
Wayne Chrebet	22	24	---	---	2	48
Joe Horn	20	28	---	---	---	48
James Jones	---	---	23	22	2	47
Lee Carter	---	---	21	23	2	46
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	19	26	1	46
Tyrone Williams	---	---	7	15	19	41
Terry Fair	---	---	18	19	4	41
Bob Kuberski	---	---	10	18	9	37
Chandler Bing	10	15	---	---	8	33
Stimpson Cat	---	---	16	16	---	32
Travis Davis	---	---	6	14	12	32
Cam Cleeland	11	3	---	---	18	32
Aaron Hayden	7	5	---	---	19	31
William Thomas	---	---	14	12	2	28
Lance Johnstone	---	---	8	19	---	27
Tommy Kane	2	0	---	---	23	25
Shawn Jefferson	4	2	---	---	14	20
Cliff Martin	---	---	6	11	1	18
Jerome Bettis	6	7	---	---	1	14
Calvin Collins	3	1	---	---	10	14
Eric Bateman	3	0	---	---	10	13
Mike Barber	---	---	7	4	---	11
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Bundren	1	0	---	---	9	10
Mike Morton	---	---	0	9	---	9
Scott Galyon	---	---	2	3	4	9
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	46	4.6
Middle	7	40	5.7
Right	14	77	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	21	126	6.0
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	30	17	1	2	2	3	4	0	1
Jon Kitna	9	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	26	19	2	1	1	2	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	61	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	155	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	73	9.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	30	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	132	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	10	4	1	72	1	28
WR Jerome Pathon	7	6	0	90	1	22
WR Titus Dixon	6	4	0	94	1	13
WR Ryan Thelwell	6	2	0	19	0	25
WR Kenny Shedd	4	1	0	12	0	15
TE Brian Kinchen	2	0	1	0	0	27
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	0	13	0	24
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	-1	0	16
TE Frank Wainright	1	0	0	0	0	18

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Warrick Dunn	7	6	0	29	0	21
WR Joe Horn	6	4	0	65	1	28
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	3	1	39	0	24
FB Tony Richardson	4	2	0	9	0	17
WR Chandler Bing	2	2	0	37	1	15
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	0	4	0	2
RB Aaron Hayden	1	1	0	4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	1	5	5.00	6.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	4	1	9	2.25	6.37
Jon Kitna	4	1	12	3.00	12.00

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	1	1	6	6.00	7.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Shedd	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	1	12	6.00	3.17
WR Jerome Pathon	2	1	9	4.50	12.86
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
TE Frank Wainright	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	6	6.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	6	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Hayden	2	0
Mark Brunell	1	0
Tony Richardson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	6	3	2
Jon Kitna	2	2	2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Titus Dixon	2	2	1
WR Kenny Shedd	2	1	1
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	1	1
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	3	3	1
FB Tony Richardson	2	0	0
WR Joe Horn	2	1	0
WR Chandler Bing	1	1	1
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)