Week 8, 2001

played in San Francisco, CA

63 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	14	0	0	-	21
San Francisco 49ers	0	0	13	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:38 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 61 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 08:48 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 5 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 04:19 ATL - Spencer George 1 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 11:19 SFO - Steve Christie 54 field goal
3Q: 06:35 SFO - Steve Christie 49 field goal
3Q: 03:19 SFO - Alexis Shepherd 22 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 11:54 SFO - Steve Christie 41 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SFO - Cam Cleeland 13 pass from Mark Brunell (Mark Brunell pass to Tony Richardson for conversion)
4Q: 00:28 SFO - Steve Christie 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:38 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 61 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 08:48 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 5 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 04:19 ATL - Spencer George 1 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 11:19 SFO - Steve Christie 54 field goal
3Q: 06:35 SFO - Steve Christie 49 field goal
3Q: 03:19 SFO - Alexis Shepherd 22 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 11:54 SFO - Steve Christie 41 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SFO - Cam Cleeland 13 pass from Mark Brunell (Mark Brunell pass to Tony Richardson for conversion)
4Q: 00:28 SFO - Steve Christie 37 field goal

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 4-3 5-3
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 259 289
- Offensive Plays 67 70
- Yards per Play 3.87 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 157 113
- Rushing Attempts 30 31
- Yards per Rush 5.23 3.65
Net Passing Yards 102 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 12 - 1 36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 131 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 2.76 4.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 10.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 10/76
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:18 33:42

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	4-3	5-3
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	259	289
- Offensive Plays	67	70
- Yards per Play	3.87	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	157	113
- Rushing Attempts	30	31
- Yards per Rush	5.23	3.65
Net Passing Yards	102	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 12 - 1	36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	131	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	2.76	4.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	10.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	10/76
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	26:18	33:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:36	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
1	5:31	0:59	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
1	2:23	1:00	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
1	0:17	6:37	OWN 10	14	90	Touchdown
2	6:33	2:22	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
2	2:34	0:50	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	4	45	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	11:13	1:37	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	6:30	1:49	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
3	3:06	1:27	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
3	0:11	0:29	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
4	11:46	2:20	OWN 26	5	12	Punt
4	7:55	1:47	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
4	1:51	0:55	OWN 20	4	1	Downs
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 41	2	0	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
1	12:03	6:32	OWN 33	11	38	Missed FG
1	4:32	2:09	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
1	1:23	1:06	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	8:40	2:07	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
2	4:11	1:37	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	1:44	0:46	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
3	13:50	2:37	OWN 37	4	26	Field Goal
3	9:36	3:06	OWN 45	6	23	Field Goal
3	4:41	1:35	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
3	1:39	1:28	OPP 33	5	11	Interception
4	14:42	2:56	OPP 39	7	15	Field Goal
4	9:26	1:31	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	6:08	4:17	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:36	OPP 21	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kevin Landolt, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Shaw	19	107	5.63	61	3	1
Drew Brees	6	40	6.67	10	2	0
Spencer George	5	10	2.00	9	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Bettis	15	58	3.87	18	2	0
Alexis Shepherd	15	59	3.93	22	1	1
Forrest Gump	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	33	12	131	4/29	1	30	1	46.4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	36	22	193	3/17	1	24	1	73.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	4	8	30	7.50	0	12	0
WR Chad Johnson	3	14	36	12.00	9	19	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	3	29	14.50	10	21	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	3	6	3.00	5	5	1
RB Spencer George	1	1	30	30.00	24	30	0
WR Mike Pritchard	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chris Penn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Chambers	10	15	110	11.00	36	24	0
WR Chandler Bing	4	8	46	11.50	30	23	0
RB Jerome Bettis	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Cam Cleeland	2	3	17	8.50	3	13	1
WR Malcolm Johnson	2	2	13	6.50	0	14	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Deshea Townsend	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	9	397	44.1	41.7	49	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	7	354	50.6	45.3	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	4/5	3/4	1/1	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	17	8.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Chambers	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	3	72	24.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	1	24	24.0	0
Ike Charlton	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	8	3	0.0	27	25
CB Charles Woodson	6	1	0.0	30	38
S Willie Clay	5	0	0.0	19	33
DE Derrick Burgess	4	0	2.0	11	17
DE Orpheus Roye	4	1	0.0	21	28
ILB Shannon Taylor	4	1	0.0	13	8
DE Duane Ashman	3	2	1.0	30	33
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	0.0	30	38
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	0	0.0	27	32
CB Terry Fair	2	3	0.0	19	30
S Shawn Williams	2	2	0.0	16	20
S Tyrone Carter	2	2	0.0	30	38
DT Jerry Drake	2	0	0.0	17	17
DT Ed Jasper	2	0	0.0	14	22
ILB Mike Barber	1	1	0.0	21	32
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Shevin Smith	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	0	1	0.0	14	14

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	6	1	0.0	28	36
ILB Ray Lewis	5	0	1.0	26	34
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	5	0	0.0	22	32
CB David Macklin	4	1	0.0	26	37
S Rich Coady	3	4	0.0	26	32
OLB Raynoch Thompson	3	2	0.0	14	4
OLB LaVar Arrington	3	0	0.0	20	18
ILB Ed Hartwell	3	0	0.0	7	5
DT Kevin Landolt	2	1	2.0	17	17
DE Gary Stills	2	1	1.0	16	29
DT Bob Kuberski	2	1	0.0	18	22
S Jason Doering	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Willie McGinest	1	1	0.0	18	16
CB Terrance Shaw	1	1	0.0	17	33
CB Ike Charlton	1	1	0.0	5	6
WR Chris Chambers	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lorenzo Bromell	0	1	0.0	22	27
CB Deshea Townsend	0	1	0.0	27	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Burgess	2.0	0	0	1	17
DE Duane Ashman	1.0	1	0	0	33
ILB Zeke Moreno	0.0	1	0	0	32
ILB Mike Barber	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	0.0	0	1	0	14

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Landolt	2.0	1	1	0	17
ILB Ray Lewis	1.0	0	2	0	34
DE Gary Stills	1.0	0	2	0	29
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Lorenzo Bromell	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	0.0	0	1	0	32
CB Terrance Shaw	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	5	0	0	25
CB Charles Woodson	4	0	0	38
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	1	38
S Willie Clay	3	1	0	33
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0	38
ILB Zeke Moreno	2	0	0	32
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0	3
S Shawn Williams	1	0	0	20
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0	8
CB Terry Fair	0	2	0	30

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Macklin	3	0	0	37
OLB Raynoch Thompson	2	0	0	4
S Jason Doering	2	0	0	17
S Rich Coady	1	1	0	32
S Adrian Wilson	1	1	0	36
CB Terrance Shaw	1	0	0	33
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	0	34
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	0	0	18
CB Deshea Townsend	0	1	1	33
ILB Lester Towns	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	2	6	0	30	0	37
Cooper Carlisle	2	4	2	30	0	37
Bernard Robertson	1	5	0	30	3	37
Marcus Spriggs	0	5	0	30	1	37
Todd McClure	0	4	0	30	0	37
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	18	0	24
Bobby Collins	0	1	0	4	0	3

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Timmerman	3	12	31	1	39
Cam Cleeland	3	3	14	0	20
Mike Devlin	2	4	31	0	39
Jim Bundren	1	5	31	1	39
Tony Richardson	1	2	17	0	19
Eric Bateman	1	1	8	0	10
Solomon Page	0	3	31	1	39
Willie Roaf	0	1	23	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shevin Smith	1	34
Mike Barber	1	23
Henry Anderko	1	22
Kevin Mathis	1	17
George Irwin	1	12

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Deshea Townsend	2	15
Alexis Shepherd	1	32
Chandler Bing	1	19
Forrest Gump	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	29	36	---	---	16	81
Charles Woodson	---	---	30	38	12	80
Cooper Carlisle	30	37	---	---	10	77
Mike Barber	---	---	21	32	23	76
Willie Clay	---	---	19	33	23	75
Duane Ashman	---	---	30	33	12	75
Donnie Abraham	---	---	30	38	5	73
Tyrone Carter	---	---	30	38	5	73
Marcus Spriggs	30	37	---	---	---	67
Todd McClure	30	37	---	---	---	67
Travis Claridge	30	37	---	---	---	67
Drew Brees	30	37	---	---	---	67
Bernard Robertson	30	37	---	---	---	67
Zeke Moreno	---	---	27	32	5	64
Yev Kassem	---	---	27	25	11	63
Chad Johnson	30	32	---	---	---	62
Sedrick Shaw	25	30	---	---	---	55
Orpheus Roye	---	---	21	28	4	53
Terry Fair	---	---	19	30	4	53
Ken Dilger	18	24	---	---	8	50
George Irwin	14	21	---	---	12	47
Ed Jasper	---	---	14	22	10	46
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	14	14	17	45
Spencer George	9	8	---	---	27	44
Shawn Williams	---	---	16	20	5	41
Jerry Drake	---	---	17	17	2	36
Shevin Smith	---	---	1	1	34	36
Mike Pritchard	12	20	---	---	---	32
Derrick Burgess	---	---	11	17	1	29
Henry Anderko	5	1	---	---	22	28
Shannon Taylor	---	---	13	8	1	22
Kevin Mathis	---	---	1	3	17	21
Craig Yeast	2	7	---	---	12	21
Bobby Collins	4	3	---	---	8	15
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erik Williams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Brzezinski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Penn	2	3	---	---	2	7
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Delrio	0	0	---	---	---	0
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Micah Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Bundren	31	39	---	---	12	82
Deshea Townsend	---	---	27	33	15	75
Chris Chambers	31	35	---	---	8	74
Chandler Bing	25	28	---	---	19	72
Terrance Shaw	---	---	17	33	22	72
Mike Devlin	31	39	---	---	---	70
Mark Brunell	31	39	---	---	---	70
Adam Timmerman	31	39	---	---	---	70
Solomon Page	31	39	---	---	---	70
Adrian Wilson	---	---	28	36	1	65
David Macklin	---	---	26	37	1	64
Ray Lewis	---	---	26	34	3	63
Alexis Shepherd	15	14	---	---	32	61
Rich Coady	---	---	26	32	1	59
Tony Richardson	17	19	---	---	19	55
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	22	32	1	55
Willie Roaf	23	29	---	---	---	52
Freddie Jones	12	18	---	---	22	52
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	22	27	1	50
Gary Stills	---	---	16	29	1	46
Cam Cleeland	14	20	---	---	11	45
Lester Towns	---	---	12	9	23	44
Willie McGinest	---	---	18	16	9	43
Germane Crowell	11	16	---	---	15	42
Bob Kuberski	---	---	18	22	---	40
LaVar Arrington	---	---	20	18	2	40
Jerome Bettis	16	19	---	---	3	38
Jason Doering	---	---	5	17	15	37
Kevin Landolt	---	---	17	17	1	35
Malcolm Johnson	12	18	---	---	3	33
Eric Bateman	8	10	---	---	12	30
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	14	4	9	27
Ed Hartwell	---	---	7	5	11	23
Forrest Gump	1	7	---	---	10	18
Ike Charlton	---	---	5	6	6	17
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	12	12
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	12	12
Derrick Fletcher	0	0	---	---	12	12
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brian Jordan	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jamie Henderson	---	---	4	0	4	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Herman Moore	1	1	---	---	2	4
Louis Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Walls	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	22	88	4.0
Right	5	66	13.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	19	71	3.7
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	33	12	2	3	4	4	8	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	36	22	4	1	2	4	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	42	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	72	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	12	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	47	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	14	3	2	36	0	32
WR Charles Johnson	8	4	0	30	0	36
WR Mike Pritchard	3	0	0	0	0	20
TE Ken Dilger	3	2	1	29	1	24
RB Sedrick Shaw	3	2	0	6	0	30
WR Chris Penn	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	30	1	8

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Chambers	15	10	0	110	3	35
WR Chandler Bing	8	4	1	46	1	28
WR Germane Crowell	4	1	0	2	0	16
RB Jerome Bettis	3	2	1	2	0	19
TE Cam Cleeland	3	2	0	17	0	20
WR Malcolm Johnson	2	2	0	13	0	18
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0	3	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	1	1	1.00	2.00
Drew Brees	1	10	10.00	6.67

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	2	-1	-0.50	3.87
Alexis Shepherd	1	-3	-3.00	3.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	3	14	4.67	3.97

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	2	23	11.50	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	2	6	3.00	2.00
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	3.75

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cam Cleeland	1	1	13	13.00	5.67
WR Chris Chambers	1	1	10	10.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	2
Spencer George	2	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Alexis Shepherd	3	0
Forrest Gump	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	5	0	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	0	0
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0
WR Chris Penn	1	0	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Chambers	8	5	3
WR Germane Crowell	3	0	0
WR Chandler Bing	2	2	1
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)