Falcons 20, 49ers 16
ATLANTA - Vernon Davis hauled in the hurried pass from Alex Smith and saw nothing but end zone. Chris Crocker didn't give up, though, and his shoestring tackle wound up saving a rare win for the Atlanta Falcons.
Crocker tripped up Davis at the 1, Lawyer Milloy threw the 49ers for a loss on the next play and Atlanta held on for an ugly victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Warrick Dunn became the first Falcons back to run for 100 yards this season, while Ovie Mughelli had the first TD rushing of his career. For the most part, the game looked like a matchup between two of the league's worst teams.
"We needed a win," said Falcons coach Bobby Petrino, who wasn't about to complain about the lack of style points. "It feels good to work hard and finally see it pay off."
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San Francisco 706316Atlanta 770620
SF-Hicks 9 run (Nedney kick)
Atl-Dunn 9 run (Andersen kick)
Atl-Mughelli 1 run (Andersen kick)
SF-FG Nedney 49
SF-FG Nedney 32
Atl-FG Andersen 33
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SF-FG Nedney 22
Atl-FG Andersen 27 SFAtl First downs 1615Total Net Yards 251286Rushes-yards 24-11639-155Passing 135131Punt Returns 4-272-23Kickoff Returns 3-525-124Interceptions Ret. 1-183-34Comp-Att-Int 17-38-314-25-1Sacked-Yards Lost 2-141-7Punts 5-50.26-44.2Fumbles-Lost 2-10-0Penalties-Yards 4-305-31Time of Possession 29:1830:42
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-San Francisco, Robinson 17-67, Hicks 7-49. Atlanta, Dunn 27-100, Norwood 6-39, Harrington 4-14, Mughelli 2-2.
PASSING-San Francisco, A.Smith 17-38-3-149. Atlanta, Harrington 14-25-1-138.
RECEIVING-San Francisco, Davis 7-77, Battle 4-35, Jackson 2-21, Robinson 2-2, Norris 1-11, Hicks 1-3. Atlanta, Horn 4-23, White 3-55, Jenkins 2-31, Blakley 2-10, Milner 2-9, Robinson 1-10.
