Week 7

NFL · Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25

Final

San Francisco 49ers

6-1 · Away

20

Atlanta Falcons

3-4 · Home

29 (winner)

Score by quarter
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SF770620
ATL3971029

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta · Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET

Falcons turn back 49ers 29–20 behind Penix and four takeaways

Recap · 1 min read

The Atlanta Falcons beat the San Francisco 49ers 29–20 after Kendal Daniels intercepted Brock Purdy to set up Folk’s late field goal. Daniels then recovered George Kittle’s fumble on San Francisco’s next possession.

San Francisco built a 14–3 lead on touchdown runs by McCaffrey and Kaelon Black. Atlanta responded with 23 unanswered points, including Michael Penix Jr.’s touchdown passes to Muse, Pitts and Drake London. The Falcons took the lead for good on the 5-yard pass to Pitts in the third quarter.

After Purdy’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Juszczyk cut the lead to 26–20, Daniels intercepted Purdy and returned the ball 29 yards to the San Francisco 19. Atlanta finished with no turnovers to the 49ers’ 4.

Penix completed 25 of 34 passes for 213 yards and 3 touchdowns. London had 7 catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. Purdy went 27 of 40 for 288 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions; Kittle caught 8 passes for 88 yards.

Who mattered

  • Brock Purdy Passing

    27/40, 288 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

  • Bijan Robinson Rushing

    20 CAR, 63 YDS

  • George Kittle Receiving

    8 REC, 88 YDS

Key moments

  1. Q2 14:54

    Black runs 30 yards for a touchdown, extending San Francisco’s lead.

    SF 2nd & 3 at ATL 30 SF 14–3

  2. Q3 8:59

    Penix finds Pitts for a 5-yard touchdown, putting Atlanta ahead for good.

    ATL 1st & Goal at SF 5 ATL 19–14

  3. Q3 5:41

    Bates intercepts Purdy at the Atlanta 10.

    SF 2nd & 14 at ATL 25 ATL 19–14

  4. Q4 14:55

    Penix connects with London for a 21-yard touchdown.

    ATL 1st & 10 at SF 21 ATL 26–14

  5. Q4 2:42

    Daniels intercepts Purdy and returns the ball 29 yards to the San Francisco 19.

    SF 3rd & 9 at SF 48 ATL 26–20

  6. Q4 0:57

    Bates forces Kittle’s fumble, and Daniels recovers for Atlanta.

    SF 2nd & 10 at ATL 41 ATL 29–20

Game flow

Win probability after every play, from ESPN. ATL is at the top, SF at the bottom. It ends at 100% for ATL. Use the left and right arrow keys to step through plays.

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Drive chart

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Team stats

Team statistics
Statistic
400Total yards295
277Net passing213
123Rushing82
261st downs21
4-103rd down4-12
3-44th down0-0
4Turnovers0
2-11Sacks–yards0-0
7-55Penalties5-39
29:13Possession30:47

Player stats

San Francisco 49ers Passing
Passing Completions / attempts Passing yards Touchdowns Interceptions Sacks–yards lost Passer rating
B. Purdy 27/40288122-1175.8
San Francisco 49ers Rushing
Rushing Carries Rushing yards Yards per carry Touchdowns Longest run
K. Black 12635.3130
C. McCaffrey 7395.6114
J. Cowing 11010.0010
J. James 166.006
B. Purdy 252.503
San Francisco 49ers Receiving
Receiving Receptions Targets Receiving yards Touchdowns Longest reception
G. Kittle 81088021
C. McCaffrey 6761024
J. Watkins 3656035
J. Cowing 3538018
L. Farrell 1114014
B. Cooks 1313013
K. Juszczyk 331118
J. James 1111011
K. Black 13-40-4
San Francisco 49ers Defense
Defense Total tackles Sacks Tackles for loss Passes defended Quarterback hits
F. Warner 130200
D. Greenlaw 120000
M. Mustapha 80000
D. Lenoir 60000
J. Jones 50000
J. Brown 50000
R. Green 40000
J. Thompson Jr. 40000
San Francisco 49ers Fumbles
Fumbles Fumbles Fumbles lost Fumbles recovered
G. Kittle 110
K. Black 110
J. James 100
L. Farrell 001
San Francisco 49ers Kicking
Kicking Field goals made / attempted Longest field goal Extra points made / attempted Points
E. Pineiro 0/002/32
San Francisco 49ers Punting
Punting Punts Punt yards Average punt Punts inside the 20 Longest punt
C. Waitman 13737.0137
San Francisco 49ers Kick returns
Kick returns Kick returns Return yards Average return Longest return Touchdowns
J. James 411929.8330
K. Black 13434.0340
J. Cowing 12828.0280

Scoring plays

9

  1. Q1 9:22

    Christian McCaffrey 1 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)

    7–0

  2. Q1 7:06

    Nick Folk 39 Yd Field Goal

    7–3

  3. Q2 14:54

    Kaelon Black 30 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)

    14–3

  4. Q2 8:47

    Nick Muse 1 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk PAT Failed)

    14–9

  5. Q2 0:00

    Nick Folk 33 Yd Field Goal

    14–12

  6. Q3 8:59

    Kyle Pitts Sr. 5 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)

    14–19

  7. Q4 14:55

    Drake London 21 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)

    14–26

  8. Q4 5:05

    Kyle Juszczyk 1 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro PAT Failed)

    20–26

  9. Q4 1:56

    Nick Folk 31 Yd Field Goal

    20–29

How this recap was made

Written by an AI model (gpt-6.1-terra) from ESPN's play-by-play and box score, then checked against that data before it was published.

Published Mon, Nov 2, 1:25 PM ET