Falcons...20 49ers...16
ATLANTA -- The Falcons actually won another game, even though most of their fans didn’t get to see it.
Warrick Dunn became the first Atlanta back to run for 100 yards this season, Ovie Mughelli had the first rushing touchdown of his career and the Falcons won a matchup between two of the league’s worst teams, holding off the San Francisco 49ers, 20-16.
The game was blacked out locally for the first time since 2001. The Georgia Dome was far from packed after 56 consecutive sellouts, the city clearly losing interest in a losing squad that no longer has the suspended Michael Vick.
Dunn rushed for 100 yards in 27 carries, including a nine-yard touchdown. Mughelli, a fullback who essentially serves as another offensive lineman, scored on a one-yard plunge. Morten Andersen handled the rest of the scoring for the Falcons (2-6) with two fourth-quarter field goals.
San Francisco (2-6) lost its sixth in a row.
Quoteworthy: “We finally looked like a football team.” -- DeAngelo Hall, Falcons cornerback
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