Week 7 · Recap
49ers 20, Falcons 29: Week 7 recap
What happened
The 49ers lost to the Falcons 29-20 on the road at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Week 7, moving to 6-1.
The 49ers outgained the Falcons 400-295 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 4 giveaways to 0, and went 4-10 on third down.
Brock Purdy went 27 of 40 for 288 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs. Kaelon Black had 12 carries for 63 yards and 1 TD on the ground. George Kittle led the receivers with 8 catches for 88 yards.
On defense, Fred Warner had 13 tackles.
Team stats
- 400Total yards295
- 277Passing yards213
- 123Rushing yards82
- 26First downs21
- 4-10Third down4-12
- 2-2Red zone (TD-att)2-5
- 4Turnovers0
- 2-11Sacked-yards0-0
- 7-55Penalties-yards5-39
- 29:13Possession30:47
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: SF-ATL- 1st quarter
- SFChristian McCaffrey 1 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)9:227-0
- ATLNick Folk 39 Yd Field Goal7:067-3
- 2nd quarter
- SFKaelon Black 30 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)14:5414-3
- ATLNick Muse 1 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk PAT Failed)8:4714-9
- ATLNick Folk 33 Yd Field Goal0:0014-12
- 3rd quarter
- ATLKyle Pitts Sr. 5 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)8:5914-19
- 4th quarter
- ATLDrake London 21 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)14:5514-26
- SFKyle Juszczyk 1 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro PAT Failed)5:0520-26
- ATLNick Folk 31 Yd Field Goal 1:5620-29
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.