2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Georgia Dome
San Francisco 49ersWinner
37
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Atlanta Falcons
31
SF -3 ✓O 43.5 ✓Dome
San Francisco 49ers 37–31.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · ATL
6/12 for 74 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · 3.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 27/41 | 332 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Kevan Barlow | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 9 | 14 | 183 | 3 | 35% | 20.2 |
| Tai Streets | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 13% | 2.5 |
| Garrison Hearst | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13% | -2.4 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | 1.0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10% | -0.5 |
| Eric Johnson | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15% | -2.2 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Kevan Barlow | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Webster | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George McCullough | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 19/36 | 268 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Smith | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 1 | -5.2 |
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 6 | 12 | 74 | 0 | 33% | 3.9 |
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 8% | 3.8 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 25% | 2.1 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 6% | 3.9 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 11% | 1.1 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | 0.2 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Bradford | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Simoneau | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -3
- Closing total
- 43.5
- SF moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
49ers closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 68 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- SF 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Steve Mariucci vs Dan Reeves
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.