2001 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers
Sep 9, 2001 · 3Com Park · outdoors · grass
Recap
San Francisco 49ers edged Atlanta Falcons 16–13. ScoutIndex had favored 49ers (65%) going in. 49ers improve to 1-0; Falcons fall to 0-1. Jeff Garcia led the way with 335 passing yards and 1 TD; 38 rushing yards. 49ers out-gained the opponent 440–255 in total yards.
Team stats
| ATL | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 20 |
| 255 | Total yards | 440 |
| 121 | Passing yards | 335 |
| 134 | Rushing yards | 105 |
| 11/22 | Comp / Att | 26/40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 11/18 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vick | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 26 | 86 | 1 |
| Mike Vick | 2 | 32 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Martin | 4 | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alge Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 26/40 | 335 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Garrison Hearst | 14 | 48 | 0 |
| Kevan Barlow | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 7 | 14 | 93 | 0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 5 | 9 | 93 | 1 |
| Tai Streets | 3 | 4 | 81 | 0 |
| Garrison Hearst | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Kevan Barlow | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |