2001 · Week 5
San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 14, 2001 · Georgia Dome · dome · astroturf
Recap
San Francisco 49ers defeated Atlanta Falcons 37–31. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — 49ers had just a 42% chance going in. 49ers improve to 4-1; Falcons fall to 2-3. Jeff Garcia paced the offense with 332 passing yards and 3 TDs; 70 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. 49ers out-gained the opponent 519–356 in total yards.
Team stats
| SF | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 17 |
| 519 | Total yards | 356 |
| 332 | Passing yards | 268 |
| 187 | Rushing yards | 88 |
| 27/41 | Comp / Att | 19/36 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 27/41 | 332 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 14 | 70 | 1 |
| Garrison Hearst | 12 | 78 | 0 |
| Kevan Barlow | 8 | 38 | 1 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 9 | 14 | 183 | 3 |
| Garrison Hearst | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Tai Streets | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Kevan Barlow | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 19/36 | 268 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 20 | 50 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 6 | 12 | 74 | 0 |
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 9 | 50 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |