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Box Score: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons

Posted: Sat January 9, 1999 at 4:44 p.m. EST

NFL     PLAYOFFS 

        FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL

SAN FRANCISCO 0 10 0 8 18 ATLANTA 7 7 3 3 20 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ATL - TD, JAMAL ANDERSON 2 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 8:35. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards in 3:07. Key plays: Dwight 36-yard punt return to San Francisco 38; J Anderson 14-yard run to San Francisco 24; Chandler 19-yard pass to Mathis on 3rd-and-8 to San Francisco 3. ATLANTA 7-0 2ND QUARTER: ATL - TD, JAMAL ANDERSON 34 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 11:48. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards in 4:23. Key plays: J Anderson 10-yard run to Atlanta 34; Downs 16-yard run on 2nd-and-15 to San Francisco 45; Chandler 19-yard pass to Mathis to San Francsico 34; J Anderson 4 carries for 52 yards. ATLANTA 14-0 SFO - TD, JERRY RICE 17 YD PASS FROM STEVE YOUNG (WADE RICHEY KICK), 13:50. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards in 2:02. Key plays: 16-yard pass interference on Falcons' Booker to San Francisco 41; Kirby recovery of S Young fumble at San Francisco 45; S Young 34-yard pass to Levy on 3rd-and-23 to Atlanta 26. ATLANTA 14-7 SFO - FG, WADE RICHEY 36 YD, 15:00. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards in 0:38. Key plays: Bryant 4-yard interception return to Atlanta 36; S Young 16-yard pass to Stokes to Atlanta 20; S Young 7-yard run to Atlanta 18. ATLANTA 14-10 3RD QUARTER: ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 29 YD, 13:44. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards in 3:28. Key plays: Robinson 77-yard interception return to San Francisco 20. ATLANTA 17-10 4TH QUARTER: ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 32 YD, 4:27. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards in 3:50. Key plays: White 14-yard interception plus 15-yard unnecessary roughness on 49ers' Stokes to San Francisco 36; Chandler 16-yard pass to Martin on 3rd-and-8 to San Francisco 18. ATLANTA 20-10 SFO - TD, STEVE YOUNG 8 YD RUN (TY DETMER PASS TO GREG CLARK FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 12:03. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards in 7:36. Key plays: S Young 7-yard pass to Owens on 3rd-and-5 to San Francisco 25; Kirby 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to San Francisco 36; S Young 33-yard pass to Stokes on 3rd-and-4 to Atlanta 12; S Young 7-for-7 for 62 yards. ATLANTA 20-18 TEAM STATISTICS SFO ATL
FIRST DOWNS 15 16 Rushing 2 7 Passing 12 8 Penalty 1 1 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-15 5-11 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-1 TOTAL NET YARDS 334 289 Total plays 58 54 Average gain 5.8 5.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 46 136 Rushes 20 33 Average per rush 2.3 4.1 NET YARDS PASSING 288 153 Completed-attempted 23-37 13-19 Yards per pass 7.6 7.3 Sacked-yards lost 1-1 2-16 Had intercepted 3 1 PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-47.3 3-41.0 RETURN YARDAGE 54 154 Punts-returns 1-minus 7 3-40 Kickoffs-returns 3-57 1-23 Interceptions-returns 1-4 3-91 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-47 6-51 FUMBLES-LOST 2-0 0-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 27:17 32:43 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: None. San Francisco rushing: Terry Kirby 9-22, Steve Young 6-19, Garrison Hearst 1-7, Marc Edwards 3-4, Chuck Levy 1-minus 6. Atlanta rushing: Jamal Anderson 29-113, Gary Downs 1-16, Chris Chandler 3-7. San Francisco passing: Steve Young 23-37 for 289 yards, 3 INT, 1 TD. Atlanta passing: Chris Chandler 13-19 for 169 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD. San Francisco receiving: Terrell Owens 8-73, Jj Stokes 5-76, Jerry Rice 3-63, Chuck Levy 2-58, Terry Kirby 2-7, Marc Edwards 2-3, Greg Clark 1-9. Atlanta receiving: Terance Mathis 5-71, Tony Martin 4-63, Brian Kozlowski 2-3, Ronnie Harris 1-22, Jamal Anderson 1-10. San Francisco tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Winfred Tubbs 7-3-0, Chris Doleman 6-0-1, Tim Mcdonald 5-1-0, Darnell Walker 4-1-0, Ken Norton 3-2-0, Lee Woodall 2-3-0, Merton Hanks 4-0-0, Gabe Wilkins 2-2-0, Junior Bryant 3-0-0, Marquez Pope 3-0-0, Zack Bronson 3-0-0, Shane Bonham 2-0-1, Antonio Langham 1-0-0, Roy Barker 1-0-0, Brentson Buckner 0-1-0. Atlanta tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Cornelius Bennett 8-0-0, Jessie Tuggle 6-2-0, Henri Crockett 5-0-0, Keith Brooking 4-0-0, Ray Buchanan 3-1-0, Michael Booker 3-0-0, Travis Hall 2-1-0, Lester Archambeau 2-1-0, Esera Tuaolo 2-0-1, Eugene Robinson 2-0-0, William White 1-1-0, Randy Fuller 1-0-0, Chuck Smith 1-0-0. Interceptions: San Francisco (Junior Bryant 1 for 4 yards); Atlanta (William White 2 for 14 yards, Eugene Robinson 1 for 77 yards). Fumbles lost: None. Opponent's fumbles recovered: None. Officials: Referee-Jerry Markbreit, Umpire-Jeff Rice, Head linesman-Gary Slaughter, Line judge-Ron Baynes, Back judge-Jack Vaughan, Side judge-Ron Liesback, Field judge-Tim Millis. A: 70,262; T: 2:57.

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