Conference Semifinals, 2005

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers	14	0	3	7	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 SFO - Braylon Edwards 11 pass from Akili Smith (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 02:29 SFO - Freddie Jones 10 pass from Akili Smith (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:57 ATL - Charles Johnson 19 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:29 ATL - Derek Whaley 24 field goal
3Q: 05:37 SFO - Steve Christie 48 field goal
3Q: 01:16 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
4Q: 07:53 SFO - Chris Chambers 3 pass from Akili Smith (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Derek Whaley 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 SFO - Braylon Edwards 11 pass from Akili Smith (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 02:29 SFO - Freddie Jones 10 pass from Akili Smith (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:57 ATL - Charles Johnson 19 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:29 ATL - Derek Whaley 24 field goal
3Q: 05:37 SFO - Steve Christie 48 field goal
3Q: 01:16 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
4Q: 07:53 SFO - Chris Chambers 3 pass from Akili Smith (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Derek Whaley 37 field goal

Team Statistics SFO ATL
Record 10-8 11-6
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 275 272
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.37 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 81 95
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 3.24 2.97
Net Passing Yards 194 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 13/117 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	SFO	ATL
Record	10-8	11-6
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	275	272
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.37	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	81	95
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	3.24	2.97
Net Passing Yards	194	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	201	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	13/117	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:55	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	6:15	3:53	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
2	10:47	1:52	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	7:48	1:30	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 22	4	0	Punt
3	11:12	2:37	OWN 26	6	-6	Punt
3	8:35	3:04	OPP 47	6	16	Field Goal
3	1:08	2:30	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	12:13	4:27	OPP 42	9	42	Touchdown
4	5:46	1:43	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OPP 45	5	12	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:05	2:50	OWN 25	5	-2	Punt
1	2:22	6:35	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
2	8:55	1:07	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	6:18	4:55	OWN 18	10	75	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	8	15	Punt
3	5:31	4:23	OWN 25	9	49	Field Goal
4	13:38	1:25	OWN 7	3	-6	Punt
4	7:46	2:00	OWN 25	6	17	Downs
4	4:03	2:15	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal

Game MVP: Akili Smith, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB DeShaun Foster	15	61	4.07	11	2
RB Mewelde Moore	8	14	1.75	4	0
QB Akili Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Santana Moss	1	7	7.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	24	70	2.92	13	4
QB Drew Brees	6	19	3.17	9	0
RB Spencer George	2	6	3.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Akili Smith	37	25	201	1/7	3	26	0	108.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	30	17	186	2/9	1	28	0	86.2

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Chambers	8	10	68	8.50	21	24	1
WR Terry Glenn	4	9	20	5.00	3	14	0
TE Freddie Jones	4	7	22	5.50	10	10	1
WR Santana Moss	3	3	45	15.00	20	26	0
WR Braylon Edwards	3	4	29	9.67	14	11	1
RB DeShaun Foster	2	2	16	8.00	15	12	0
FB Mike Karney	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Mewelde Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Erron Kinney	5	9	41	8.20	12	16	0
WR Peter Warrick	4	7	67	16.75	23	28	0
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	22	7.33	12	19	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	5	27	13.50	0	22	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Chris Baker	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Quentin Griffin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Amir Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Shawn Andrews	0	1	0	0
DE Jeffery Jefferson	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	297	49.5	44.7	63	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	151	37.8	37.8	41	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Johnson	4	9	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Glenn	1	16	16.0	0
DeShaun Foster	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	10	3	0.0	32	31
OLB Ryan Nece	9	2	0.5	32	32
ILB Ed Hartwell	7	3	0.0	32	28
S Rich Coady	4	3	0.0	31	30
DE Martin Chase	3	0	1.0	11	8
DE Harry Deligianis	3	1	0.5	25	26
CB Jamie Henderson	2	2	0.0	31	31
CB Deshea Townsend	2	1	0.0	25	25
OLB Rosevelt Colvin	2	1	0.0	32	32
CB Jason Doering	2	1	0.0	23	25
DE Vincent Amey	2	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Lester Towns	1	2	0.0	9	7
DE Aaron Kampman	1	0	0.0	21	19
OLB Gino Capone	1	0	0.0	19	25
DT Anthony Bryant	1	0	0.0	7	6
S Terreal Bierria	0	1	0.0	1	5
S Shane Banks	0	1	0.0	8	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	8	3	1.0	25	34
OLB Zeke Moreno	7	2	0.0	25	38
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	1	0.0	25	21
S Matt Bowmen	5	1	0.0	20	30
OLB Ian Gold	4	2	0.0	25	38
DE Derrick Burgess	4	1	0.0	22	13
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	0.0	25	26
S Tyrone Carter	3	1	0.0	20	23
DT Chris Cooper	3	0	0.0	21	34
S Terrence Kiel	2	1	0.0	20	23
DE Gavin Schneider	1	3	0.0	16	22
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	5	31
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	0.0	3	13
CB Charles Woodson	0	1	0.0	9	16

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Martin Chase	1.0	0	1	8
DE Harry Deligianis	0.5	0	1	26
OLB Ryan Nece	0.5	0	1	32
OLB Gino Capone	0.0	1	1	25
DE Aaron Kampman	0.0	0	3	19
OLB Rosevelt Colvin	0.0	0	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	2	1	34
DE Lance Perea	0.0	4	0	18
DE Gavin Schneider	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	4	0	31
S Rich Coady	3	1	30
OLB Ryan Nece	3	0	32
CB Jamie Henderson	2	0	31
OLB Rosevelt Colvin	1	1	32
CB Deshea Townsend	1	0	25
ILB Ed Hartwell	1	0	28
CB Jason Doering	1	0	25
DE Aaron Kampman	1	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terrence Kiel	5	1	23
OLB Zeke Moreno	5	0	38
S Matt Bowmen	4	0	30
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	23
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	26
DT Trevor Pryce	2	0	34
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	38
DT Chris Cooper	1	0	34
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	31
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shawn Andrews	3	9	25	1	38
C Jason Brown	2	5	25	0	38
C Solomon Page	2	3	25	0	38
G Joe Wong	1	3	25	0	38
FB Mike Karney	0	4	19	0	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jeff Backus	4	4	32	1	32
C Travis Claridge	2	9	32	0	32
G Marcus Spriggs	1	5	32	0	32
T Chris Samuels	0	5	32	0	32
T L.J. Shelton	0	1	32	1	32
FB George Irwin	0	1	13	0	3
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	20	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Jefferson	2	19
DeShaun Foster	1	21
Mewelde Moore	1	21
Keary Colbert	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Griffin	2	9

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	32	32	23	87
OLB Ryan Nece	---	---	32	32	15	79
S Rich Coady	---	---	31	30	17	78
C Solomon Page	25	38	---	---	7	70
G Joe Wong	25	38	---	---	7	70
G Lance Nimmo	25	38	---	---	7	70
G Shawn Andrews	25	38	---	---	7	70
CB Jamie Henderson	---	---	31	31	3	65
S Adrian Wilson	---	---	32	31	2	65
QB Akili Smith	25	38	---	---	1	64
WR Chris Chambers	22	37	---	---	5	64
C Jason Brown	25	38	---	---	---	63
ILB Ed Hartwell	---	---	32	28	2	62
WR Santana Moss	19	36	---	---	5	60
CB Deshea Townsend	---	---	25	25	9	59
RB DeShaun Foster	17	19	---	---	21	57
WR Terry Glenn	12	33	---	---	10	55
DE Harry Deligianis	---	---	25	26	2	53
CB Jason Doering	---	---	23	25	2	50
OLB Gino Capone	---	---	19	25	2	46
DE Aaron Kampman	---	---	21	19	5	45
RB Mewelde Moore	8	13	---	---	21	42
TE Freddie Jones	6	25	---	---	---	31
S Shane Banks	---	---	8	10	13	31
FB Mike Karney	19	8	---	---	---	27
TE Christian Fauria	19	6	---	---	---	25
DE Vincent Amey	---	---	13	11	1	25
DE Martin Chase	---	---	11	8	1	20
DE Jeffery Jefferson	---	---	0	0	19	19
OLB Lester Towns	---	---	9	7	1	17
WR Keary Colbert	0	2	---	---	15	17
RB Alonzo Hancock	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Anthony Bryant	---	---	7	6	2	15
WR Braylon Edwards	0	10	---	---	---	10
C Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Terreal Bierria	---	---	1	5	1	7
K Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Ian Scott	---	---	0	1	4	5
TE David LaFleur	3	1	---	---	---	4
T Ross Verba	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kobe Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jeremy Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Pat Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marcus Spriggs	32	32	---	---	7	71
T L.J. Shelton	32	32	---	---	7	71
T Chris Samuels	32	32	---	---	7	71
T Jeff Backus	32	32	---	---	7	71
RB Quentin Griffin	30	31	---	---	9	70
WR Antonio Nicas	29	29	---	---	8	66
C Travis Claridge	32	32	---	---	---	64
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	25	38	1	64
QB Drew Brees	32	32	---	---	---	64
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	25	38	1	64
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	25	34	1	60
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	20	23	17	60
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	21	34	---	55
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	20	23	12	55
WR Amir Montgomery	29	25	---	---	---	54
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	25	26	---	51
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	20	30	1	51
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	5	31	12	48
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	25	21	---	46
TE Erron Kinney	20	25	---	---	---	45
WR Peter Warrick	23	21	---	---	---	44
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	16	22	1	39
WR Charles Johnson	4	10	---	---	23	37
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	3	13	20	36
FB George Irwin	13	3	---	---	19	35
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	22	13	---	35
DE Lance Perea	---	---	5	18	7	30
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	4	25	---	29
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	9	16	2	27
TE Leland Wilke	1	0	---	---	23	24
RB Spencer George	2	2	---	---	17	21
WR Marcus Robinson	0	4	---	---	16	20
TE Chris Baker	9	10	---	---	---	19
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	0	2	16	18
CB Tom Knight	---	---	0	6	7	13
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	5	5	1	11
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Jason Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB J.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	22	57	2.6
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Akili Smith	37	25	2	2	2	1	7	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	30	17	2	1	1	2	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	63	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	92	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	105	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Chambers	10	8	0	68	1	37
WR Terry Glenn	9	4	0	20	0	33
TE Freddie Jones	7	4	1	22	0	25
WR Braylon Edwards	4	3	0	29	0	10
WR Santana Moss	3	3	0	45	1	36
RB DeShaun Foster	2	2	0	16	0	19
RB Mewelde Moore	1	0	1	0	0	13
FB Mike Karney	1	1	0	1	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Erron Kinney	9	5	0	41	0	25
WR Peter Warrick	7	4	0	67	1	21
WR Antonio Nicas	5	2	1	27	1	29
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	0	22	0	10
TE Chris Baker	2	1	0	6	0	10
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	6	0	2
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0	17	0	4
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	31
WR Amir Montgomery	1	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB DeShaun Foster	4	8	2.00	4.07

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Drew Brees	1	3	3.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Akili Smith	5	4	28	5.60	5.43

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	27	9.00	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0	0.00	2.22
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	10	10.00	3.14
WR Chris Chambers	1	1	3	3.00	6.80
RB DeShaun Foster	1	1	4	4.00	8.00
WR Braylon Edwards	1	1	11	11.00	7.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	19	19.00	7.33
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	0	0.00	4.56
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	8	8.00	9.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mewelde Moore	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Akili Smith	10	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	13	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	4	2	1
TE Freddie Jones	2	2	1
WR Chris Chambers	2	2	1
RB Mewelde Moore	1	0	0
WR Braylon Edwards	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Erron Kinney	4	1	0
WR Peter Warrick	3	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	2
RB Spencer George	1	1	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	1
TE Chris Baker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)