GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: SAN FRANCISCO (2-5) at ATLANTA (1-6)

NFL: SAN FRANCISCO (2-5) at ATLANTA (1-6)

<h3>Woeful offenses on display as Falcons host Niners</h3>

San Francisco (2-5) at Atlanta (1-6) Sunday 1:00 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) - Points could be hard to come by Sunday, whenthe San Francisco 49ers visit the Atlanta Falcons.

A pair of putrid offenses will be on display at the Georgia Domeas both San Francisco and Atlanta have failed to reach thecentury mark in points. The only other team not to score 100points this season is the winless St. Louis Rams.


Having scored just 88 points and averaging 12.6 on the season torank 31st in the league, the Niners' offensive struggles couldbe attributed to ineffective play at quarterback and adisappointing campaign from running back Frank Gore.

Alex Smith, who missed two games with a shoulder injury, hasjust a 68.1 rating. He has thrown for 200 yards just once infour contests this season.


A season after rushing for 1,695 yards and amassing 2,180 totalyards, Gore looks like he will come nowhere close to reachingthose numbers. He has rushed for 435 yards, failing to reach100 in any game this season.


Last Sunday, Gore aggravated a right ankle sprain in the secondhalf in a 31-10 home loss to New Orleans.


San Francisco enters with a five-game losing streak.

Things aren't much better for the Falcons, who average just 13.6points to rank 30th in scoring. They have managed just 39points during their three-game losing streak.


With Byron Leftwich sidelined with an ankle injury, JoeyHarrington will return as the Falcons' starter at quarterbackthis weekend. Harrington started the first six games this seasonbefore Leftwich got the call in a 22-16 loss at New Orleans twoweeks ago.


One bright spot for the Falcons, who are coming off their bye,has been the play of Roddy White. The third-year wide receiveralready has established career highs in catches (33) and yards(530).

 

NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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SAN FRANCISCO 0
ATLANTA 0 14:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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SAN FRANCISCO 0
ATLANTA 0 13:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 41 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0
ATLANTA 0 10:52 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL TD SFO
MAURICE HICKS 9 YD RUN
(JOE NEDNEY KICK)

SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 0 9:10 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 0 9:04 LEFT, 1ST QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 30 YD LINE
0TH AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL TD ATL
WARRICK DUNN 9 YD RUN
(MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK)

SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 4:49 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 4:42 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 9 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 2:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 14 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 0:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 0:05 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SAN FRANCISCO 7 7
ATLANTA 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SFO - TD, MAURICE HICKS 9 YD RUN (JOE NEDNEY
KICK), 5:50. Drive: 10 plays, 59
yards in 4:48. Key plays: A Smith
13-yard pass to Battle on
3rd-and-11 to Atlanta 32; A Smith
11-yard pass to Davis to Atlanta
21. SAN FRANCISCO 7-0
ATL - TD, WARRICK DUNN 9 YD RUN (MORTEN
ANDERSEN KICK), 10:11. Drive: 9
plays, 70 yards in 4:21. Key plays:
Harrington 23-yard pass to Jenkins
on 3rd-and-8 to San Francisco 29;
Dunn 11-yard run to San Francisco
18. SAN FRANCISCO 7-7</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 14:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 13:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 6 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 11:29 LEFT, 2ND QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 12 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 7 9:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR

ATL BALL ON SFO 42 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL TD ATL
OVIE MUGHELLI 1 YD RUN
(MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK)

SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 14 3:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 14 3:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 22 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 14

SFO BALL ON ATL 43 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 7
ATLANTA 14 1:09 LEFT, 2ND QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 8 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>