Atlanta Too Much For San Fransisco In 45-10 Win Over The 49ers

NFL News - October 12th, 2009 - Written by Scott

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and wide receiver Roddy White were hitting on all cylinders Sunday afternoon as the Falcons defeated the San Fransisco 49ers 45-10. White had a career day. He set a career and franchise record with 210 receiving yards on the day, with 185 yards coming in the first half. The loss ended 49ers' quarterback Shaun Hill's perfect 7-0 record at home as their starter. San Fransisco could not overcome their 3 turnovers after only surrendering 2 during their first four games. Hill was also sacked three times and only connected on 4 of his first 15 passes.

Atlanta running back Michael Turner got the Falcons on the board first on a 7 yard run in the first quarter. Ryan, who finished with 329 yards passing and 2 touchdowns, would then find White for his first of two touchdown receptions from 39 yards out to give the Falcons a 14-0 lead. The 49ers would respond with their only touchdown of the day on a 2 yard run by Glen Coffee. San Fransisco would add a field goal on their next drive, the last time they would light up the scoreboard for the day.

The rest of the game belonged to the Falcons. In just a over a five minute span, Atlanta would reel off 3 touchdowns to give the Falcons a 35-10 lead heading into halftime. With 6:59 left in the half, Ryan would find White for his second touchdown on a 90 yard touchdown pass. Turner would add 2 more rushing touchdowns, one from 3 yards out and the other from 1 yard out. The second touchdown by Turner was set up by a fumble on the kickoff after White's second touchdown. Turnovers proved to be costly and the 49er fans let them know how they felt. The went into the locker room at halftime to an echo of boos coming from the stands. Jason Elam added a 40 yard field goal in the third quarter and Ryan ran the ball in from the 1 yard line in the fourth to give the Falcons a 45-10 lead.

San Fransisco (3-2) could not stop the Falcons offense and surrendered 477 yards of total offense. They allowed 5 plays of 20 yards or more after only giving up 11 all season. White could not be stopped and only had 119 yards receiving and 1 touchdown coming into the game.

"I felt like I haven't been playing well up to this point in the season," White said. "Me and coach Smith had a talk. He was like, 'You gotta get back to being yourself again. You gotta go out there and be the old Roddy. No pressure. Just go out there and play.'"

San Fransisco has their bye week next and Atlanta will host the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

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