SAN FRANCISCO – The Falcons’ rushing attack was stuffed by the 49ers in the 31-13 loss on Sunday.

Running back Cordarrelle Patterson was targeted and held to 18 yards on 11 carries. The Falcons finished with 62 yards.

“Yeah, they did a nice job,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said. “They made a commitment. We’d been running the ball pretty well. They bowed their neck, thought it was a difference in the game. They ran it, we didn’t.”

Here’s a look at the playtime chart from the game:

OFFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

J Mayfield G 60 100% 3 12%

K McGary T 60 100% 3 12%

J Matthews T 59 98% 3 12%

C Lindstrom G 59 98% 3 12%

M Hennessy C 59 98%

M Ryan QB 59 98%

K Pitts TE 49 82%

R Gage WR 48 80%

O Zaccheaus WR 37 62% 11 46%

C Patterson RB 37 62%

T Sharpe WR 33 55%

M Davis RB 27 45%

H Hurst TE 25 42%

K Smith FB 17 28% 16 67%

L Smith TE 13 22% 3 12%

C Blake WR 7 12% 6 25%

C Gossett G 4 7% 3 12%

Q Ollison RB 3 5% 14 58%

F Darby WR 1 2% 16 67%

J Spriggs T 1 2% 3 12%

D Dalman C 1 2% 3 12%

F Franks QB 1 2%

DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

A Terrell CB 57 100% 5 21%

D Harmon SS 57 100% 2 8%

F Moreau CB 57 100%

F Oluokun LB 57 100%

D Jones LB 57 100%

J Hawkins FS 51 89% 2 8%

G Jarrett DT 41 72%

S Means LB 39 68% 9 38%

A Ogundeji LB 35 61% 7 29%

T Graham DE 33 58% 5 21%

M Pennel NT 26 46% 4 17%

A Rush DT 23 40% 5 21%

B Copeland LB 15 26% 13 54%

T Davison DT 14 25% 1 4%

D Hall CB 13 23% 8 33%

D Fowler LB 13 23%

J Vaughters LB 12 21% 10 42%

S Williams SS 10 18% 19 79%

R Grant SS 9 16% 15 62%

M Walker LB 8 14% 21 88%

SPECIAL TEAMS ONLY

A Williams CB 19 79%

D Etheridge LB 10 42%

Y Koo K 7 29%

T Morstead P 5 21%

K Sheffield CB 5 21%

J Harris LS 5 21%

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