San Francisco 20, at Atlanta 29

ATLANTA (Interstat) — Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes and Nick Folk kicked three field goals, helping the Atlanta Falcons hold off the San Francisco 49ers 29-20 on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Attendance was 72,165. Atlanta improved to 3-4 and snapped a two-game losing streak. San Francisco fell to 6-1 and lost for the first time this season. San Francisco opened the scoring when Christian McCaffrey scored on a 1-yard run and Eddy Pineiro added the extra point. Atlanta answered with Folk’s 39-yard field goal. Early in the second quarter, Kaelon Black broke free for a 30-yard touchdown run,… Read more...