The 49ers (4-2) travel to the Georgia Dome for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Atlanta Falcons (2-4). June Jones is the head coach. Jeff George is the starter. Craig Heyward is the back. Bert Emanuel and Terance Mathis are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 27-21 road win at Detroit. Steve Young is the starter.[1][2]
Jeff George comes to the Georgia Dome at 2-4. The Falcons' offense, with George at quarterback, has produced 23 points per game across the first six. The Sunday matchup is the kind of road game where the defensive front has the chance to define whether the back-half cushion is intact.
The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Falcons' offensive line, which has produced 11 sacks across the first six games.
Week 7 has the schedule's NFC West road game plus a slate where the divisional races are clarifying. The Cowboys sit at 6-0; the Packers 5-1; the Lions 3-3. The AFC has the Dolphins at 6-0 and the Patriots 4-2. Inside the division the storyline is the Cowboys' continued dominance. The 49ers' Sunday at the Georgia Dome is the only NFC West road game on the slate.
Through six games the 49ers sit at 4-2 with a plus 23 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters averages 50 rushing yards per game. The Falcons are 2-4 with George averaging 235 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 6-point road favorites. Worth watching: the secondary's coverage on Bert Emanuel.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 4-1 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-2 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-4 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-5 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 4-2 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-2 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 3-3 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 3-3 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2-4 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 5-0 | W5 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3-2 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3-3 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 2-3 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 1-4 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-2 | W3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-2 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-4 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-4 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 4-2 | W3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4-2 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-3 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-4 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-4 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-1 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-1 | W4 |
| New York Giants | 3-2 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1-4 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 1-5 | L4 |
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San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons 1994 Part 2Steve Young threw for 143 yards and four touchdowns, Ricky Watters ran for 53 and caught two touchdowns and the 49ers blew out the Atlanta Falcons 42-3 at the Georgia Dome. Jerry Rice caught 6 for 65 with a touchdown. Jeff George threw for 177 with no touchdowns. The 49ers led 21-3 at halftime.[1][2]
Steve Young threw four touchdowns at the Georgia Dome and the 49ers blew out the Falcons 42-3. The cleanest single-game three-phase performance of the season. Jerry Rice caught a touchdown; Ricky Watters caught two; Brent Jones caught a touchdown. The defensive front produced four sacks of Jeff George.
The Falcons' offense, with George throwing for 177, produced 3 points across the full sixty minutes. The defensive secondary held Bert Emanuel to 91 receiving but no touchdowns. Sanders broke up four passes.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 5-2 with the home game against Tampa Bay on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the defensive front. The film room is going to spend the week on the Buccaneers' film.
49ers 42, Falcons 3. Margin: plus 39. Record: 5-2.
A 42-3 road blowout at the Georgia Dome. The 49ers improve to 5-2.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a Watters touchdown reception. A Falcons field goal cut it to 7-3. Young added a touchdown to Brent Jones to push the lead to 14-3. A Watters second touchdown made it 21-3 at the half. The third quarter saw a Young touchdown to Rice to make it 28-3. The fourth quarter added two more 49ers touchdowns to make the final 42-3.
The turning point
The second-quarter Watters second touchdown. With the 49ers up 14-3 and the offense facing third-and-five at the Falcons' 16, Young found Watters on a wheel route. The 21-3 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the second quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 15-of-16 for 143 with four touchdowns; the cleanest single-game passing percentage of his career. Watters 53 rushing on 10 carries plus 33 receiving on 5 catches with two touchdowns. Rice 6 catches for 65 with a score. Brent Jones 2 catches for 21 with a touchdown. Defensively the front produced four sacks (Bryant Young 1.5, Stubblefield 1.5, Junior Bryant 1); the secondary held the Falcons' wide receivers below 100 each.
Personnel watch
Young's 15-of-16 line is the headline. The cleanest single-game passing percentage of his career. Sanders had four pass break-ups and one interception. Watters' two-touchdown afternoon was the lead back's third multi-touchdown game.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 15/16 | 143 | 4 | 0 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 1/3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| ATL | |||||
| Jeff George | 19/27 | 177 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bobby Hebert | 6/10 | 55 | 0 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 10 | 53 | 0 | 19 |
| Derek Loville | 9 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| William Floyd | 11 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Marc Logan | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Young #8 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| ATL | ||||
| Craig Heyward | 13 | 33 | 0 | 9 |
| Erric Pegram | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff George | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 32 |
| Nate Singleton | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| John Taylor #82 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 17 |
| Ricky Watters | 5 | 33 | 2 | 10 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| ATL | ||||
| Bert Emanuel | 9 | 91 | 0 | 26 |
| Terance Mathis | 5 | 64 | 0 | 17 |
| Craig Heyward | 5 | 39 | 0 | 17 |
| Andre Rison | 5 | 32 | 0 | 10 |
| Ricky Sanders | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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