Week 8, 2016

played in San Francisco, CA

64 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	14	0	3	-	27
San Francisco 49ers	0	7	14	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 ATL - Eddie Royal 3 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 02:12 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 39 field goal
2Q: 10:42 SFO - Craig Stevens 5 pass from Bernard Melvin (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 05:47 ATL - Eddie Royal 4 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 00:33 ATL - Phillip Stargell 6 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 10:35 SFO - Courtney Kazadi 16 pass from Bernard Melvin (Roger Kowal extra point)
3Q: 03:21 SFO - Bert Moss 18 pass from Bernard Melvin (Roger Kowal extra point)
4Q: 13:46 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 ATL - Eddie Royal 3 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 02:12 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 39 field goal
2Q: 10:42 SFO - Craig Stevens 5 pass from Bernard Melvin (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 05:47 ATL - Eddie Royal 4 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 00:33 ATL - Phillip Stargell 6 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 10:35 SFO - Courtney Kazadi 16 pass from Bernard Melvin (Roger Kowal extra point)
3Q: 03:21 SFO - Bert Moss 18 pass from Bernard Melvin (Roger Kowal extra point)
4Q: 13:46 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 30 field goal

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 4-3 4-4
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 351 296
- Offensive Plays 71 50
- Yards per Play 4.94 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 135 130
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 4.09 6.19
Net Passing Yards 216 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 28 - 1 28 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 216 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 5.72
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 4.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 5/116
Interception Ret./Yards 2/43 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:06 23:54

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	4-3	4-4
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	351	296
- Offensive Plays	71	50
- Yards per Play	4.94	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	135	130
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	4.09	6.19
Net Passing Yards	216	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 28 - 1	28 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	216	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	5.72
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	4.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	5/116
Interception Ret./Yards	2/43	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:06	23:54

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	5:28	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
1	5:42	3:38	OPP 27	5	5	Field Goal
2	10:35	2:04	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	8:31	2:53	OPP 24	6	24	Touchdown
2	3:24	1:27	OWN 17	4	24	Interception
2	1:49	1:25	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 20	5	21	Fumble
3	10:28	3:50	OWN 17	6	20	Punt
3	3:13	4:32	OWN 34	7	53	Field Goal
4	11:30	3:35	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	6:51	2:29	OWN 33	5	20	Punt
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 43	5	7	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 5	5	26	Punt
1	2:04	6:29	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	5:38	2:14	OWN 32	5	14	Punt
2	1:57	0:08	OPP 38	1	-5	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 26	1	-2	Half
3	12:28	2:00	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
3	6:38	3:25	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	13:41	2:11	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	7:55	1:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:22	3:05	OWN 20	9	40	Interception

Game MVP: Chad Neasman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	20	73	3.65	15	3	0
Phillip Stargell	8	44	5.50	11	1	1
Erik Ainge	5	18	3.60	13	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frankie Rosenthal	10	73	7.30	19	4
Matthew Dundas	8	57	7.13	16	2
Bernard Melvin	3	0	0.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Ainge	38	28	216	0/0	2	32	1	93.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Melvin	28	20	171	1/5	3	20	2	93.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	6	11	48	8.00	16	22	2
WR Warren Nieto	5	6	58	11.60	2	32	0
FB Brian Leonard	4	4	16	4.00	2	10	0
TE Shaun Clancy	3	5	36	12.00	17	15	0
RB Phillip Stargell	3	3	13	4.33	2	6	0
RB Zach Huffman	3	4	7	2.33	2	4	0
WR Mark Daum	2	3	21	10.50	0	13	0
WR Bob Brown	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Les Fincher	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Courtney Kazadi	5	6	62	12.40	5	20	1
TE Craig Stevens	4	4	29	7.25	8	12	1
WR Josh Morgan	3	6	19	6.33	1	11	0
WR Bert Moss	2	3	23	11.50	13	18	1
WR Gerald Hitchcock	2	4	27	13.50	5	14	0
FB Darrin Walker	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Matthew Dundas	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Justin Daniels	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Neasman	2	43	21.50	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vinny Gillespie	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zach Huffman	2	0	0
Skip Middleton	1	0	0
Erik Ainge	1	0	0
Clyde Ingalls	0	1	1
Davin Joseph	0	1	0
Chad Neasman	0	1	0
Ricardo Barnhill	0	1	0
Eddie Royal	0	1	0
Dana Washington	0	0	1
Brian Leonard	0	0	1
Calvin Borders	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanford Routt	1	0	0
Frankie Rosenthal	1	0	0
Courtney Kazadi	1	0	0
P.K. Rosenfels	1	0	0
Vinny Gillespie	0	1	0
Jimmy Meadows	0	1	0
Roy Buckley	0	1	0
O.J. Checkovich	0	0	1
Lenny Erickson	0	0	1
Clyde Raymond	0	0	1
Jon Swinton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	4	194	48.5	37.3	53	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Krumrei	4	191	47.8	37.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Kowal	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	3	20	6.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanford Routt	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	3	67	22.3	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Hitchcock	3	70	23.3	0
P.K. Rosenfels	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Calvin Borders	7	2	0.0	21	27
CB Chad Neasman	6	0	0.0	19	29
ILB Bart Shea	5	0	0.0	21	29
OLB Terna Nande	4	2	0.0	20	29
S Dana Washington	3	4	0.0	21	29
DT J.J. Wirthel	3	1	0.0	21	28
DT George Hitchcock	3	0	0.0	15	21
DE Damon Bromell	2	2	1.0	21	28
S Julio Baker	2	2	0.0	20	26
S Clyde Ingalls	1	1	0.0	7	10
S Herman DeMulling	1	1	0.0	19	26
WR Mark Daum	1	0	---	---	---
DE Monty Blackwell	1	0	0.0	20	28

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S C.C. Brown	8	3	0.0	31	36
ILB Sean Brower	6	3	0.0	31	37
OLB Clyde Raymond	6	3	0.0	31	25
S Ernest Melendez	5	2	0.0	25	29
DT Lenny Erickson	5	1	0.0	29	26
DE Norbert Schoeppner	4	2	0.0	32	34
OLB Chad Greenway	4	1	0.0	11	23
CB Vinny Gillespie	4	1	0.0	31	36
DT A.J. Hudson	3	2	0.0	32	36
DE Phillip Williams	3	0	0.0	28	34
CB Jon Swinton	2	3	0.0	32	35
CB Richard Marshall	2	0	0.0	22	25
DE Roy Kustok	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Bert Moss	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyrus Montgomery	1	0	0.0	4	13
RB Frankie Rosenthal	1	0	---	---	---
DT Damon Burgess	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Geoff Price	1	0	0.0	0	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Bromell	1.0	1	2	28
DE Monty Blackwell	0.0	2	0	28
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	4	28

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lenny Erickson	1	1	1	26
DE Roy Kustok	0	1	0	4
DE Phillip Williams	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Neasman	5	0	2	29
ILB Bart Shea	5	0	0	29
CB Calvin Borders	3	1	0	27
OLB Terna Nande	2	0	0	29
S Herman DeMulling	1	1	0	26
OLB Steven Franklin	1	0	0	3
DT George Hitchcock	1	0	0	21
S Clyde Ingalls	1	0	0	10
S Julio Baker	1	0	0	26

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clyde Raymond	5	0	0	25
CB Vinny Gillespie	4	0	1	36
ILB Sean Brower	3	1	0	37
S Ernest Melendez	3	0	0	29
DE Norbert Schoeppner	3	0	0	34
S C.C. Brown	2	1	0	36
OLB Chad Greenway	2	0	0	23
CB Jon Swinton	2	0	0	35
CB Richard Marshall	1	0	0	25
DE Phillip Williams	1	0	0	34
S Tyrus Montgomery	1	0	0	13
DE Geoff Price	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wesley Covington	2	7	0	25	33
Davin Joseph	2	4	1	21	25
Sammy Madison	2	3	0	12	13
Burt Cavoretto	1	5	0	27	31
Daryn Colledge	1	4	0	8	5
Shane Fields	1	2	0	19	21
Shaun Clancy	1	1	0	31	35
Brian Leonard	1	1	0	16	21
Mike Pollak	0	2	0	30	38

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dominic Shepherd	2	3	6	0	3
Leroy Harris	1	4	16	1	28
J.J. Thomas	1	3	17	0	26
Jimmy Meadows	1	2	17	0	24
Kasey Studdard	1	1	18	0	27
Craig Stevens	1	1	15	0	15
Shane West	0	3	20	0	21
Junior Hopkins	0	1	10	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Neasman	2	14
Julio Baker	2	14
Clyde Ingalls	1	9
Brian Leonard	1	6

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Rosenthal	2	18
Kenneth Shaw	2	13
O.J. Checkovich	1	14
Justin Daniels	1	12
Sean Brower	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Ainge	33	38	---	---	---	71
Shaun Clancy	31	35	---	---	4	70
Mike Pollak	30	38	---	---	---	68
Burt Cavoretto	27	31	---	---	5	63
Chad Neasman	---	---	19	29	14	62
Julio Baker	---	---	20	26	14	60
Warren Nieto	28	31	---	---	---	59
Wesley Covington	25	33	---	---	---	58
Mark Daum	19	22	---	---	12	53
Zach Huffman	24	29	---	---	---	53
Eddie Royal	26	27	---	---	---	53
Dana Washington	---	---	21	29	1	51
Terna Nande	---	---	20	29	1	50
Bart Shea	---	---	21	29	---	50
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	21	28	---	49
Damon Bromell	---	---	21	28	---	49
Monty Blackwell	---	---	20	28	---	48
Calvin Borders	---	---	21	27	---	48
Davin Joseph	21	25	---	---	---	46
Herman DeMulling	---	---	19	26	---	45
Brian Leonard	16	21	---	---	6	43
Shane Fields	19	21	---	---	---	40
George Hitchcock	---	---	15	21	---	36
Phillip Stargell	9	9	---	---	16	34
Barry Richardson	14	17	---	---	2	33
Sammy Madison	12	13	---	---	6	31
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	7	10	9	26
Bob Brown	3	7	---	---	14	24
Brian Boone	9	7	---	---	5	21
Dan Fabrizio	5	5	---	---	9	19
Daryn Colledge	8	5	---	---	6	19
Les Fincher	4	4	---	---	11	19
Jamie Clinton	0	0	---	---	16	16
Mel Wagner	---	---	2	0	12	14
Corey Alston	---	---	2	0	10	12
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	0	2	8	10
Joe Mays	---	---	0	0	9	9
Steven Franklin	---	---	1	3	4	8
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	0	2	4	6
Claude Wroten	---	---	0	1	4	5
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	4	4
Skip Middleton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jason Lynch	---	---	1	1	---	2
Xavier Canales	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vinny Gillespie	---	---	31	36	11	78
Sean Brower	---	---	31	37	8	76
C.C. Brown	---	---	31	36	6	73
A.J. Hudson	---	---	32	36	2	70
Jon Swinton	---	---	32	35	2	69
Norbert Schoeppner	---	---	32	34	2	68
Phillip Williams	---	---	28	34	2	64
Clyde Raymond	---	---	31	25	2	58
Lenny Erickson	---	---	29	26	2	57
Ernest Melendez	---	---	25	29	2	56
Bernard Melvin	21	29	---	---	---	50
Richard Marshall	---	---	22	25	2	49
Leroy Harris	16	28	---	---	2	46
Kasey Studdard	18	27	---	---	1	46
Chad Greenway	---	---	11	23	10	44
Shane West	20	21	---	---	3	44
J.J. Thomas	17	26	---	---	---	43
Jimmy Meadows	17	24	---	---	1	42
Craig Stevens	15	15	---	---	10	40
Bert Moss	9	18	---	---	12	39
Frankie Rosenthal	12	9	---	---	18	39
Courtney Kazadi	17	20	---	---	---	37
Gerald Hitchcock	12	16	---	---	8	36
Josh Morgan	13	22	---	---	---	35
Stanford Routt	---	---	2	4	22	28
Kenneth Shaw	8	6	---	---	13	27
Matthew Dundas	8	16	---	---	---	24
Junior Hopkins	10	8	---	---	4	22
Darrin Walker	6	11	---	---	4	21
O.J. Checkovich	2	5	---	---	14	21
Justin Daniels	3	4	---	---	12	19
Tyrus Montgomery	---	---	4	13	1	18
Damon Burgess	---	---	8	9	---	17
P.K. Rosenfels	0	3	---	---	12	15
Dominic Shepherd	6	3	---	---	4	13
Christopher Harrington	---	---	1	4	8	13
Roy Buckley	1	8	---	---	4	13
Roy Kustok	---	---	5	4	---	9
Robert Henderson	---	---	2	2	4	8
Geoff Price	---	---	0	3	4	7
Bart Napiecek	---	---	4	2	---	6
Reggie Krumrei	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roger Kowal	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dwayne Rice	---	---	2	1	---	3
Matt Leinhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathan Warfield	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	66	5.1
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	1	6	6.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	40	10.0
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	5	38	7.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Ainge	38	28	2	1	2	2	3	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Melvin	28	20	1	1	0	2	3	6	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	23	143	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	28	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	36	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	11	6	1	48	1	27
WR Warren Nieto	6	5	0	58	1	31
TE Shaun Clancy	5	3	1	36	0	35
FB Brian Leonard	4	4	0	16	0	21
RB Zach Huffman	4	3	0	7	0	29
WR Mark Daum	3	2	0	21	0	22
RB Phillip Stargell	3	3	0	13	0	9
WR Bob Brown	1	1	0	3	0	7
FB Les Fincher	1	1	0	14	0	4

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Kazadi	6	5	62	1	20
WR Josh Morgan	6	3	19	0	22
WR Gerald Hitchcock	4	2	27	0	16
TE Craig Stevens	4	4	29	0	15
WR Bert Moss	3	2	23	0	18
WR Justin Daniels	2	1	6	0	4
FB Darrin Walker	1	1	-1	0	11
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	1	3	0	5
RB Matthew Dundas	1	1	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Stargell	5	29	5.80	5.50
Zach Huffman	3	0	0.00	3.65
Erik Ainge	2	17	8.50	3.60

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Rosenthal	1	3	3.00	7.30
Matthew Dundas	1	15	15.00	7.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Ainge	6	5	20	3.33	5.68

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Melvin	4	3	39	9.75	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Zach Huffman	3	2	6	2.00	1.75
WR Eddie Royal	3	3	14	4.67	4.36

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Moss	1	1	18	18.00	7.67
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	1	16	16.00	10.33
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	5	5.00	7.25
WR Josh Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Stargell	2	2
Erik Ainge	2	1
Zach Huffman	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Ainge	12	8	6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Melvin	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	4	2	2
WR Mark Daum	3	2	2
WR Warren Nieto	2	1	0
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	1
WR Bob Brown	1	1	0
FB Les Fincher	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	1	1
WR Josh Morgan	2	0	0
FB Darrin Walker	1	1	0
WR Gerald Hitchcock	1	0	0
RB Matthew Dundas	1	1	1
WR Justin Daniels	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (22,400)
End Zone 15,500 (16,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (22,400)
End Zone	15,500 (16,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,300)