Wild Card Playoff Games, 2023

played in San Francisco, CA

41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	0	-	24
San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 SFO - Isaac Webster 19 pass from Maurice Greer (Roger Kowal extra point)
1Q: 09:53 ATL - Marty Reilly 45 fumble return (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
1Q: 03:35 SFO - Roger Kowal 32 field goal
2Q: 08:32 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 34 field goal
2Q: 05:24 SFO - Jimmy Daniels 13 pass from Maurice Greer (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 01:39 ATL - Jerry Saxon 9 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
3Q: 06:37 ATL - Jamie Marx 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 SFO - Isaac Webster 19 pass from Maurice Greer (Roger Kowal extra point)
1Q: 09:53 ATL - Marty Reilly 45 fumble return (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
1Q: 03:35 SFO - Roger Kowal 32 field goal
2Q: 08:32 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 34 field goal
2Q: 05:24 SFO - Jimmy Daniels 13 pass from Maurice Greer (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 01:39 ATL - Jerry Saxon 9 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
3Q: 06:37 ATL - Jamie Marx 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 324 330
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 5.23 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 115 114
- Rushing Attempts 25 21
- Yards per Rush 4.60 5.43
Net Passing Yards 209 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 5.02
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.2 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	324	330
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	5.23	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	115	114
- Rushing Attempts	25	21
- Yards per Rush	4.60	5.43
Net Passing Yards	209	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	5.02
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.2	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:28	29:32

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	1:06	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	3:30	2:53	OWN 23	5	16	Punt
2	13:16	4:51	OWN 29	9	54	Field Goal
2	5:14	3:45	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	12:03	5:32	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
3	2:02	2:20	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	13:10	7:28	OWN 3	13	62	Punt
4	3:08	1:29	OWN 10	5	19	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:55	3:04	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
1	10:45	0:59	OWN 40	3	5	Fumble
1	9:46	6:16	OWN 21	11	64	Field Goal
1	0:37	2:21	OWN 32	5	30	Interception
2	8:25	3:11	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	1:29	1:29	OWN 20	3	19	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 9	6	22	Punt
3	6:31	4:29	OWN 28	8	32	Punt
4	14:42	1:32	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	5:42	2:34	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	1:39	1:23	OWN 3	8	18	Downs

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashard Mendenhall	14	81	5.79	18	3
Jerry Saxon	8	30	3.75	10	1
Myron Herrlich	3	4	1.33	7	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Wilkerson	16	83	5.19	14	2
Andre Brown	4	27	6.75	11	1
Devin Hawkes	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	37	25	209	0/0	2	33	0	99.9

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	40	25	235	3/19	2	25	1	84.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Dotson	5	7	36	7.20	2	12	0
TE Billy Duffy	5	5	30	6.00	1	8	0
WR Jamie Marx	4	5	46	11.50	20	33	1
FB Monty Tilton	4	5	35	8.75	15	10	0
WR Frank Schneider	3	3	30	10.00	7	12	0
WR Richie Cooley	2	5	19	9.50	0	11	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Jerry Saxon	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	1

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Andy Wilkerson	7	8	26	3.71	7	8	0
TE Craig Stevens	4	6	30	7.50	6	9	0
WR Devin Hawkes	4	8	52	13.00	6	22	0
WR Isaac Webster	3	5	52	17.33	12	23	1
RB Andre Brown	2	2	31	15.50	21	25	0
WR Ramses Barden	2	3	17	8.50	10	10	0
WR Jimmy Daniels	2	2	22	11.00	0	13	1
FB Skip Blades	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jack Richmond	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Allen Sims	1	7	7.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frank Schneider	2	0	0	0
Marty Reilly	0	1	0	1
Jerraud Powers	0	1	0	0
Coye Francies	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andy Wilkerson	1	0	0
Jack Richmond	0	1	1
Deon Turlington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	5	232	46.4	36.0	68	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Krumrei	4	213	53.3	45.5	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Godfrey	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Kowal	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	2	11	5.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Webster	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	2	57	28.5	0
Randy Fulcher	1	21	21.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Webster	2	43	21.5	0
Devin Hawkes	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jerraud Powers	8	0	1.0	15	35
ILB Scott McKillop	6	1	0.0	19	38
S Desmond Hampton	4	2	0.0	15	34
DT Terrence Cody	4	2	0.0	15	20
S Coye Francies	3	4	1.0	20	33
OLB Allen Sims	3	2	0.0	15	21
S Broderick Stephenson	3	1	0.0	17	36
CB Frankie Hutton	3	1	0.0	14	31
CB Irving Hover	2	3	0.0	6	15
DE Jason Lynch	2	0	0.0	10	27
DT Marty Reilly	2	0	0.0	11	16
DT Corey Peters	1	1	1.0	12	37
DE Dwayne Compton	1	1	0.0	14	27
OLB Shawn Crable	1	0	0.0	4	16
ILB Shaun Zeier	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Burt Graham	1	0	0.0	3	8
CB Rondell Shelton	1	0	0.0	16	32
DE Will Davis	0	1	0.0	11	17

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Hardy Rafie	6	1	0.0	19	28
CB Mark Hall	6	0	0.0	15	24
ILB Max Jeffrey	5	1	0.0	9	20
CB Rickey Van Diver	5	0	0.0	18	25
ILB Jonathan Goff	4	2	0.0	19	17
DT Mitchell Bullock	4	0	0.0	20	28
ILB Willie Collett	3	3	0.0	15	24
CB Teddy Groves	3	1	0.0	12	11
DE Stephen Palmer	2	1	0.0	14	21
OLB Jordan Dizon	2	0	0.0	8	17
S Brady Dunlap	2	0	0.0	10	22
DE Wendell Kostinko	1	2	0.0	19	25
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	1	0.0	14	13
DT Lenny Erickson	1	1	0.0	13	24
S Gene O'Donnell	1	1	0.0	18	23
DE Chuck Ward	1	0	0.0	7	16
TE Jack Richmond	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alan Branch	0	2	0.0	9	15
CB Fred Anglin	0	1	0.0	10	18
CB Irving Poliska	0	1	0.0	17	19
ILB Clifton Talley	0	1	0.0	9	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Corey Peters	1.0	0	1	1	37
S Coye Francies	1.0	0	0	0	33
CB Jerraud Powers	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Kirk Laws	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Shawn Crable	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Will Davis	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Marty Reilly	0.0	0	1	0	16

San Francisco	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lenny Erickson	1	1	24
DE Stephen Palmer	1	1	21
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	0	13
DT Mitchell Bullock	1	0	28
DE Wendell Kostinko	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerraud Powers	6	0	0	35
S Desmond Hampton	4	0	0	34
CB Frankie Hutton	3	1	0	31
CB Rondell Shelton	3	0	0	32
OLB Allen Sims	2	0	1	21
OLB Shawn Crable	1	0	0	16
DE Jason Lynch	1	0	0	27
S Coye Francies	1	0	0	33
S Broderick Stephenson	1	0	0	36
CB Irving Hover	1	0	0	15
DE Dwayne Compton	1	0	0	27
OLB Burt Graham	1	0	0	8

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mark Hall	5	0	24
CB Rickey Van Diver	4	1	25
ILB Max Jeffrey	4	0	20
ILB Willie Collett	3	0	24
DT Mitchell Bullock	2	0	28
ILB Jonathan Goff	2	0	17
OLB Jordan Dizon	2	0	17
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	0	13
CB Teddy Groves	1	0	11
S Hardy Rafie	1	0	28
ILB Clifton Talley	0	1	17
S Brady Dunlap	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith DiMillo	2	7	25	37
Zane Beadles	2	4	20	34
Monty Tilton	2	2	15	19
Mike Pollak	1	4	22	35
Teddy Reeve	1	2	22	27
Kelly Fortier	1	1	5	5
Tommie McKenna	1	1	3	2
Harvey Ancheta	0	3	23	31

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Josh Willis	4	4	16	1	33
Ralph Bensen	2	4	14	0	29
Bernie Peterson	2	3	14	0	13
Edward Wang	1	2	10	0	32
Ty Barnes	1	1	6	0	16
Mo Coleman	0	3	15	0	27
Antoine Jennings	0	2	9	2	22
Leroy Harris	0	1	17	0	35
Martin Atteberry	0	1	4	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Scott McKillop	4	13
Jerraud Powers	2	18
Allen Sims	1	14

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Blades	3	14
Jack Richmond	1	15
Deon Turlington	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott McKillop	---	---	19	38	13	70
Jerraud Powers	---	---	15	35	18	68
Keith DiMillo	25	37	---	---	6	68
Billy Duffy	21	32	---	---	13	66
Myron Herrlich	25	37	---	---	---	62
Shawn Nelson	21	28	---	---	10	59
Desmond Hampton	---	---	15	34	10	59
Mike Pollak	22	35	---	---	---	57
Coye Francies	---	---	20	33	1	54
Harvey Ancheta	23	31	---	---	---	54
Zane Beadles	20	34	---	---	---	54
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	17	36	---	53
Jamie Marx	22	23	---	---	7	52
Allen Sims	---	---	15	21	14	50
Teddy Reeve	22	27	---	---	---	49
Corey Peters	---	---	12	37	---	49
Rondell Shelton	---	---	16	32	1	49
Frankie Hutton	---	---	14	31	1	46
Dwayne Compton	---	---	14	27	1	42
Jerry Saxon	9	17	---	---	15	41
Rashard Mendenhall	16	20	---	---	2	38
Jason Lynch	---	---	10	27	1	38
Monty Tilton	15	19	---	---	4	38
Richie Cooley	9	16	---	---	11	36
Terrence Cody	---	---	15	20	1	36
Frank Schneider	4	16	---	---	13	33
Will Davis	---	---	11	17	4	32
Marty Reilly	---	---	11	16	3	30
Kirk Laws	---	---	8	17	2	27
Sam Kovarik	5	14	---	---	6	25
Don Dotson	8	14	---	---	---	22
Shawn Crable	---	---	4	16	1	21
Irving Hover	---	---	6	15	---	21
Burt Graham	---	---	3	8	8	19
Kelly Fortier	5	5	---	---	6	16
Gerald McRath	---	---	4	9	3	16
Shaun Zeier	---	---	2	4	8	14
Randy Fulcher	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tommie McKenna	3	2	---	---	6	11
Duane Derr	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	5	5
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ellis Godfrey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tyrell Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dez Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Greer	21	43	---	---	---	64
Leroy Harris	17	35	---	---	4	56
Hardy Rafie	---	---	19	28	9	56
Isaac Webster	14	31	---	---	10	55
Josh Willis	16	33	---	---	---	49
Mitchell Bullock	---	---	20	28	---	48
Irving Poliska	---	---	17	19	11	47
Craig Stevens	15	26	---	---	5	46
Jonathan Goff	---	---	19	17	10	46
Ralph Bensen	14	29	---	---	2	45
Mo Coleman	15	27	---	---	3	45
Wendell Kostinko	---	---	19	25	1	45
Andy Wilkerson	17	27	---	---	---	44
Rickey Van Diver	---	---	18	25	1	44
Gene O'Donnell	---	---	18	23	2	43
Edward Wang	10	32	---	---	1	43
Ramses Barden	14	28	---	---	---	42
Jordan Dizon	---	---	8	17	16	41
Devin Hawkes	9	27	---	---	5	41
Jack Richmond	9	17	---	---	15	41
Willie Collett	---	---	15	24	1	40
Lenny Erickson	---	---	13	24	2	39
Andre Brown	4	16	---	---	19	39
Mark Hall	---	---	15	24	---	39
Stephen Palmer	---	---	14	21	3	38
Antoine Jennings	9	22	---	---	5	36
Adrian Schiffer	---	---	14	13	6	33
Skip Blades	6	13	---	---	14	33
Clifton Talley	---	---	9	17	7	33
Brady Dunlap	---	---	10	22	1	33
Bernie Peterson	14	13	---	---	5	32
Fred Anglin	---	---	10	18	4	32
Lance Rhodes	12	16	---	---	4	32
Teddy Groves	---	---	12	11	8	31
Jimmy Daniels	5	13	---	---	13	31
Max Jeffrey	---	---	9	20	2	31
Alan Branch	---	---	9	15	1	25
Chuck Ward	---	---	7	16	2	25
Ty Barnes	6	16	---	---	---	22
Martin Atteberry	4	8	---	---	5	17
Deon Turlington	0	1	---	---	10	11
Roger Kowal	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reggie Krumrei	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pete Campana	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jonathan Crompton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Renaldo Sanchez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	12	72	6.0
Right	6	13	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	8	52	6.5
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	37	25	1	2	2	3	5	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	40	25	3	1	5	1	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	21	143	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	126	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Dotson	7	5	0	36	0	14
TE Shawn Nelson	5	1	0	4	0	28
TE Billy Duffy	5	5	0	30	0	32
WR Jamie Marx	5	4	0	46	1	23
WR Richie Cooley	5	2	1	19	0	16
FB Monty Tilton	5	4	1	35	0	19
WR Frank Schneider	3	3	0	30	0	16
RB Jerry Saxon	2	1	0	9	0	17

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Andy Wilkerson	8	7	0	26	0	27
WR Devin Hawkes	8	4	1	52	1	27
TE Craig Stevens	6	4	0	30	0	26
WR Isaac Webster	5	3	2	52	1	31
TE Jack Richmond	4	0	1	0	0	17
WR Ramses Barden	3	2	1	17	0	28
RB Andre Brown	2	2	0	31	1	16
WR Jimmy Daniels	2	2	0	22	0	13
FB Skip Blades	1	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	1	7	7.00	5.79
Jerry Saxon	1	10	10.00	3.75

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andre Brown	1	1	1.00	6.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	7	4	20	2.86	5.65

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	5	3	42	8.40	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shawn Nelson	2	0	0	0.00	0.80
TE Billy Duffy	2	2	9	4.50	6.00
WR Don Dotson	1	0	0	0.00	5.14
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	2	2.00	9.20
RB Jerry Saxon	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Webster	2	2	29	14.50	10.40
TE Craig Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Devin Hawkes	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Jimmy Daniels	1	1	13	13.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	2	2
Jerry Saxon	2	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	11	7	7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Dotson	2	1	1
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	1
TE Billy Duffy	2	2	2
WR Jamie Marx	2	2	2
RB Jerry Saxon	1	1	1
WR Richie Cooley	1	0	0
FB Monty Tilton	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Andy Wilkerson	3	3	1
WR Isaac Webster	3	2	2
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	1
WR Devin Hawkes	2	1	0
WR Ramses Barden	1	1	1
TE Jack Richmond	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (22,400)
End Zone 15,500 (16,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (22,400)
End Zone	15,500 (16,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,300)