Week 8, 2004

played in San Francisco, CA

42 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	0	0	7	-	17
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	10	13	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 ATL - Antonio Nicas 16 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 04:47 ATL - Derek Whaley 41 field goal
1Q: 02:35 SFO - Keary Colbert 10 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:01 SFO - Steve Christie 28 field goal
2Q: 03:07 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
3Q: 10:17 SFO - Chris Chambers 13 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 01:23 SFO - Steve Christie 25 field goal
4Q: 11:59 ATL - Charles Johnson 20 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 03:03 SFO - Steve Christie 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SFO - Steve Christie 35 field goal
4Q: 01:53 SFO - LaVar Arrington 35 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 ATL - Antonio Nicas 16 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 04:47 ATL - Derek Whaley 41 field goal
1Q: 02:35 SFO - Keary Colbert 10 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:01 SFO - Steve Christie 28 field goal
2Q: 03:07 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
3Q: 10:17 SFO - Chris Chambers 13 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 01:23 SFO - Steve Christie 25 field goal
4Q: 11:59 ATL - Charles Johnson 20 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 03:03 SFO - Steve Christie 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SFO - Steve Christie 35 field goal
4Q: 01:53 SFO - LaVar Arrington 35 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 3-4 5-3
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 326 383
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 5.62 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 134 61
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 6.70 2.03
Net Passing Yards 192 322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 329
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 8.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/44 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 24:24 35:36

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	3-4	5-3
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	326	383
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	5.62	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	134	61
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	6.70	2.03
Net Passing Yards	192	322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	329
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	8.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/44	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	24:24	35:36

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:07	3:28	OWN 49	6	27	Field Goal
1	2:29	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	12:56	3:08	OWN 20	6	73	Fumble
2	2:59	2:30	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
3	10:10	1:16	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
3	4:43	0:53	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
3	1:15	4:26	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	9:22	1:42	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	2:58	0:32	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	1:53	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:44	1:10	OWN 34	4	-3	Downs

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	2:21	OWN 20	3	-17	Punt
1	4:39	2:10	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	0:46	2:50	OPP 49	7	38	Field Goal
2	9:48	6:49	OWN 22	13	74	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 4	1	3	Half
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	8:54	4:11	OWN 12	7	27	Punt
3	3:50	2:35	OPP 42	6	34	Field Goal
4	11:49	2:27	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	7:40	4:42	OPP 42	6	29	Field Goal
4	2:26	0:33	OPP 20	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 31	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Spencer George	13	70	5.38	40	1	0
Drew Brees	7	64	9.14	21	3	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mewelde Moore	13	14	1.08	8	0
DeShaun Foster	12	38	3.17	14	1
Mark Brunell	5	9	1.80	9	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	34	18	212	4/20	2	27	1	79.5

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	36	27	329	1/7	2	72	0	121.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	9	16	106	11.78	53	27	0
WR Antonio Nicas	3	8	32	10.67	7	16	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	4	41	20.50	3	21	1
WR Peter Warrick	2	3	26	13.00	7	18	0
RB Spencer George	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Chambers	10	10	103	10.30	21	29	1
WR Jerome Pathon	4	8	47	11.75	18	23	0
RB Mewelde Moore	4	6	67	16.75	62	24	0
RB DeShaun Foster	3	3	69	23.00	69	72	0
TE Chris Cooley	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Keary Colbert	2	3	17	8.50	0	10	1
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Freddie Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	35	35.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Erron Kinney	1	0
Drew Brees	1	0
Cooper Carlisle	0	1

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Rosevelt Colvin	1	0
Ron Warner	0	1
Ryan Nece	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	5	207	41.4	32.4	47	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	3	160	53.3	45.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	5/5	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	23	11.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Chambers	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Charles Woodson	2	45	22.5
Marcus Robinson	1	19	19.0
Peter Warrick	1	23	23.0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeShaun Foster	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	8	1	0.0	28	35
DT Trevor Pryce	6	1	0.5	29	37
S Matt Bowmen	6	2	0.0	30	37
CB Kevin Mathis	6	1	0.0	7	15
ILB Andra Davis	6	0	0.0	26	25
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	1	0.0	29	37
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	0.0	29	35
DT Ryan Pickett	3	1	0.0	22	34
S Shaunard Harts	3	1	0.0	23	20
S Tyrone Carter	2	1	0.0	7	18
DE Gavin Schneider	2	1	0.0	11	8
DE Brandon Green	1	1	0.5	23	32
RB Spencer George	1	0	---	---	---
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	0.0	27	33
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0.0	19	29
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Chris Cooper	0	1	0.0	1	0
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	1	4

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	8	1	0.0	19	35
S Adrian Wilson	6	0	0.0	14	7
S Rich Coady	4	2	0.0	19	35
S Jason Doering	3	0	1.0	6	31
OLB Ryan Nece	2	1	1.0	17	33
DE Ron Warner	2	0	1.0	15	30
CB Jamie Henderson	2	2	0.0	19	36
OLB Lester Towns	2	1	0.0	6	6
OLB LaVar Arrington	2	1	0.0	14	31
CB David Macklin	2	1	0.0	20	35
DT Harry Deligianis	1	0	1.0	11	19
ILB Ed Hartwell	1	1	0.0	12	21
CB Deshea Townsend	1	0	0.0	12	24
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	0.0	2	12
DE Antwan Odom	1	0	0.0	9	13
CB Shane Banks	1	0	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brandon Green	0.5	1	2	0	32
DT Trevor Pryce	0.5	1	1	0	37
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	0	0	1	29

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Nece	1.0	1	1	0	33
DE Ron Warner	1.0	0	1	1	30
DT Harry Deligianis	1.0	0	1	0	19
S Jason Doering	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Ian Scott	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB LaVar Arrington	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	6	1	35
CB Kevin Mathis	4	0	15
S Matt Bowmen	3	0	37
ILB Andra Davis	3	0	25
CB Charles Woodson	2	1	33
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	35
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	37
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	18
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	20
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	29

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rich Coady	2	1	0	35
S Jason Doering	2	1	0	31
CB David Macklin	2	0	0	35
CB Jamie Henderson	2	0	0	36
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	1	1	31
ILB Ed Hartwell	1	1	0	21
S Adrian Wilson	1	1	0	7
DE Ron Warner	1	0	0	30
CB Deshea Townsend	1	0	0	24
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	1	0	0	35
OLB Lester Towns	1	0	0	6
OLB Ryan Nece	1	0	0	33
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	0	12
CB Shane Banks	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	3	5	20	0	38
Chris Samuels	1	3	20	1	38
Jeff Backus	1	1	20	1	38
Marcus Spriggs	0	2	20	1	38
Cooper Carlisle	0	1	20	1	38
George Irwin	0	1	4	0	9

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Andrews	2	4	28	0	37
Solomon Page	1	6	29	0	37
Willie Roaf	1	3	29	1	37
Tony Richardson	1	3	15	0	11
Jim Bundren	0	6	30	0	37
Ross Verba	0	2	28	0	37
Freddie Jones	0	1	10	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	3	17
Spencer George	1	21

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Deshea Townsend	1	27
Ed Hartwell	1	26
Nickolas McElroy	1	20
Rosevelt Colvin	1	13
Keary Colbert	1	12
Lance Nimmo	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Bowmen	---	---	30	37	5	72
Charles Woodson	---	---	27	33	11	71
Trevor Pryce	---	---	29	37	4	70
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	29	37	4	70
Donnie Abraham	---	---	29	35	5	69
Andra Davis	---	---	26	25	17	68
Ian Gold	---	---	28	35	4	67
Marcus Spriggs	20	38	---	---	6	64
Cooper Carlisle	20	38	---	---	6	64
Ryan Pickett	---	---	22	34	5	61
Brandon Green	---	---	23	32	5	60
Travis Claridge	20	38	---	---	---	58
Chris Samuels	20	38	---	---	---	58
Drew Brees	20	38	---	---	---	58
Jeff Backus	20	38	---	---	---	58
Chad Johnson	19	37	---	---	---	56
Antonio Nicas	17	36	---	---	2	55
Spencer George	16	17	---	---	21	54
Derrick Burgess	---	---	19	29	6	54
Charles Johnson	14	24	---	---	13	51
Shaunard Harts	---	---	23	20	4	47
Kevin Mathis	---	---	7	15	23	45
Erron Kinney	9	13	---	---	10	32
George Irwin	4	9	---	---	18	31
Peter Warrick	9	17	---	---	3	29
Tyrone Carter	---	---	7	18	4	29
J.J. Johnson	6	21	---	---	1	28
Damian Vaughn	1	3	---	---	19	23
Gavin Schneider	---	---	11	8	4	23
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	1	4	17	22
Marcus Robinson	2	3	---	---	15	20
Chris Baker	3	10	---	---	1	14
Tom Blackwell	---	---	3	1	10	14
Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	0	13	13
Lance Perea	---	---	7	5	---	12
Craig Terrill	---	---	8	2	2	12
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Cooper	---	---	1	0	4	5
Ty Myers	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Chambers	28	35	---	---	22	85
Jim Bundren	30	37	---	---	8	75
Shawn Andrews	28	37	---	---	8	73
Mark Brunell	30	37	---	---	---	67
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	19	35	13	67
Willie Roaf	29	37	---	---	---	66
Solomon Page	29	37	---	---	---	66
Ross Verba	28	37	---	---	---	65
Deshea Townsend	---	---	12	24	27	63
Ed Hartwell	---	---	12	21	26	59
David Macklin	---	---	20	35	1	56
Jamie Henderson	---	---	19	36	1	56
Rich Coady	---	---	19	35	1	55
Chris Cooley	22	18	---	---	15	55
Keary Colbert	19	23	---	---	12	54
Ron Warner	---	---	15	30	7	52
Ryan Nece	---	---	17	33	---	50
Jerome Pathon	17	31	---	---	---	48
LaVar Arrington	---	---	14	31	1	46
Mewelde Moore	16	24	---	---	1	41
Tony Richardson	15	11	---	---	12	38
Jason Doering	---	---	6	31	---	37
Vincent Amey	---	---	12	20	2	34
Harry Deligianis	---	---	11	19	3	33
Ken Hamlin	---	---	2	12	18	32
DeShaun Foster	14	13	---	---	4	31
Ian Scott	---	---	9	19	2	30
Freddie Jones	10	7	---	---	11	28
Mike Karney	1	10	---	---	14	25
Adrian Wilson	---	---	14	7	1	22
Antwan Odom	---	---	9	13	---	22
Nickolas McElroy	0	0	---	---	20	20
Shane Banks	---	---	1	7	12	20
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	14	14
Reche Caldwell	4	10	---	---	---	14
Derrick Hamilton	4	3	---	---	7	14
Lester Towns	---	---	6	6	---	12
Morris Dorman	2	0	---	---	8	10
Lance Nimmo	2	0	---	---	8	10
Gino Capone	---	---	3	4	2	9
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	3	3
James P. Sullivan	2	0	---	---	---	2
Kobe Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justin Bannan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	12	109	9.1
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	22	55	2.5
Right	4	9	2.3
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	34	18	3	1	4	5	4	2	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	36	27	5	0	2	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	69	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	11	162	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	16	9	1	106	1	37
WR Antonio Nicas	8	3	2	32	0	36
WR Charles Johnson	4	2	1	41	2	24
WR Peter Warrick	3	2	0	26	0	17
RB Spencer George	2	1	0	-4	0	17
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	0	11	0	13

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Chambers	10	10	0	103	1	35
WR Jerome Pathon	8	4	0	47	1	31
RB Mewelde Moore	6	4	1	67	2	24
RB DeShaun Foster	3	3	0	69	1	13
WR Keary Colbert	3	2	0	17	0	23
TE Freddie Jones	2	0	1	0	0	7
TE Chris Cooley	2	2	0	17	0	18
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0	-3	0	11
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	1	0	12	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	1	-4	-4.00	5.38

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mewelde Moore	8	14	1.75	1.08
DeShaun Foster	3	3	1.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	3	47	15.67	6.24

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	8	6	42	5.25	9.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	20	20.00	10.25
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	16	16.00	4.00
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Chambers	3	3	16	5.33	10.30
WR Jerome Pathon	2	1	12	6.00	5.88
RB Mewelde Moore	2	1	4	2.00	11.17
WR Keary Colbert	1	1	10	10.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	2	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Mewelde Moore	3	1
Mark Brunell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	2	2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	11	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	5	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0
RB Spencer George	1	0	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Chambers	6	6	3
WR Jerome Pathon	2	2	0
WR Keary Colbert	2	2	2
RB Mewelde Moore	1	0	0
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)