2000 · Week 1
San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 3, 2000 · Georgia Dome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons defeated San Francisco 49ers 36–28. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Falcons (64%). Falcons improve to 1-0; 49ers fall to 0-1. Chris Chandler paced the offense with 264 passing yards and 2 TDs; 12 rushing yards.
Team stats
| SF | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 19 |
| 345 | Total yards | 359 |
| 253 | Passing yards | 264 |
| 92 | Rushing yards | 95 |
| 23/36 | Comp / Att | 16/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 23/36 | 253 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Charlie Garner | 15 | 62 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Beasley | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 7 | 12 | 72 | 1 |
| Charlie Garner | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 9 | 59 | 0 |
| Greg Clark | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 16/31 | 264 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 24 | 77 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 7 | 12 | 148 | 1 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 6 | 72 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |