SUNDAY, DEC. 19, 2021 // 4:05 PM ET // LEVI’S STADIUM // REFEREE: CLAY MARTIN
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: CBS (4:05 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 133 (Atl.), 81 (SF) | XM: 382 (Atl.), 226 (SF) | SXM App: 801 (Atl.), 827 (SF)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: 49ers lead all-time series, 46-31-1
STREAKS: Falcons have won past 2
LAST GAME: 12/15/19: Falcons 29 at 49ers 22
LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/15/19
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MATT RYAN passed for TD vs. 0 INTs & 98.8 rating last week. Passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 95 rating in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. SF with 90+ rating. Needs 3 TD passes to surpass ELI MANNING (366) for 9th-most all-time.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had 5th rush TD of season last week & became 1st player in franchise history with 5+ rush TDs & 5+ rec. TDs (5) in single season. Is 1 of 2 (AUSTIN EKELER) with 500+ rush yards (547) & 500+ rec. yards (519). Has career-highs in scrimmage yards (1,066) & TDs (10). RB MIKE DAVIS had 5 catches & season-high 86 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 42 rec.) in Week 14. Aims for his 3rd in row with 65+ scrimmage yards.
• TE KYLE PITTS had 5 catches for 61 yards last week & became 5th rookie TE all-time with 50+ catches (54) & 750+ rec. yards (770). Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 on road. WR RUSSELL GAGE led team with 64 rec. yards last week. Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 on road. TE HAYDEN HURST had 2nd rec. TD of season in Week 14.
• LB DEION JONES has 106 tackles, his 5th-career 100-tackle season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. SF with 8+ tackles. LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 142 tackles. Has 10+ tackles in 4 of his past 5. LB MYKAL WALKER had 66-yard INT-TD in Week 14, his 1st-career TD. CB A.J. TERRELL tied a career-high with 3 PD & had 3rd-career INT last week. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. DT GRADY JARRETT had 3rd-career FR in Week 14.
49ERS NOTES
• QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO passed for 296 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.3 rating last week. Has 90+ rating in 7 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Had TD vs. 0 INTs for 90.3 rating in last meeting. Needs 63 pass yards for 2nd-career 3,000-yard season (2019).
• RB ELIJAH MITCHELL (rookie) has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 9 career games. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Leads all rookies in scrimmage yards per game (98.3).
• TE GEORGE KITTLE had 13 catches for 151 yards & his career-high 6th TD catch of season last week & became 1st TE all-time with 150+ rec. yards & rec. TD in consecutive games. Became 4th TE all-time with 3 career games with 13+ catches. Had 13 catches for 134 yards in last meeting. Since 2017, ranks 2nd among TEs in rec. yards (4,336) & 3rd in receptions (321). WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 6th rush TD of season last week & is 1 of 3 (AUSTIN EKELER & CORDARRELLE PATTERSON) with 5+ rush TDs & 5+ rec. TDs (5) in 2021. WR BRANDON AIYUK had 6 catches for 62 yards & GW-TD catch in OT last week, his 4th rec. TD of season. Aims for his 5th in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• DL NICK BOSA leads NFL with 18 TFL & ranks tied-3rd with 14 sacks. Aims for his 6th in row with sack. Had sack in last meeting. LB FRED WARNER needs 1 tackle for 4th-straight 100-tackle season. LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR had 1st-career full sack & career-high 3 TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 11+ tackles. CB K’WAUN WILLIAMS had 1st sack of season last week.
