Atlanta Falcons (6-7) vs. San Francisco 49ers (7-6)
December 19, 2021 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco 49ers -9 / Atlanta Falcons +9; Over/Under: -45.5
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The San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons clash Sunday afternoon in a week 15 NFL matchup from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The Atlanta Falcons come into this game on the heels of a 29-21 win on the road against Carolina in their last matchup. Matt Ryan has thrown for 3,104 yards, 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 68.1% passing while Cordarrelle Patterson has a team-high 547 rushing yards with 5 TDs and Mike Davis has 382 rushing yards as well on the year. Kyle Pitts leads Atlanta’s receiving group with 54 grabs for 770 yards while Patterson has 519 receiving yards with 5 TDs and Russell Gage has 464 receiving yards as well. Another four Falcons have at least 200 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Foyesade Oluokun has a team-high 142 total tackles while Dante Fowler Jr. has a team-high 4.5 sacks this season.
The San Francisco 49ers will look to build on a 26-23 overtime win over Cincinnati in their last game. Jimmy Garoppolo has thrown for 2,937 yards, 17 touchdowns and 8 INTs on 66.7% passing while Elijah Mitchell leads the Niners with 759 rushing yards and 5 scores and Deebo Samuel has 240 rushing yards with 6 scores on the ground in addition to a team-high 57 catches for 1,028 yards and 5 TDs through the air. George Kittle has 57 grabs of his own for 757 yards with 6 TDs and Brandon Aiyuk’s got 549 receiving yards and 4 scores this season. On defense, Fred Warner leads the 49ers with 99 total tackles while Azeez Al-Shaair has 96 total tackles and Nick Bosa has a team-high 14 sacks this season.
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against the NFC.
This should be an interesting matchup between two teams that I didn’t think would be in the thick of the wild card race at this point in the season. However, I’m not sure I’m at a point where I want to lay almost double-digits with San Francisco. The Falcons have proven to be capable offensively and their last three outright wins have come on the road. This game means a lot to both sides so give me Atlanta and the points in this one.
