Saints: How they scrored

First quarter

49ERS: Vernon Davis 49-yard pass from Alex Smith at 2:08 (David Akers kick). DRIVE: 2-54-0:46. KEY PLAY: Davis catches a deep out from Smith and shakes free and scampers to the end zone when safeties Malcolm Jenkins and Roman Harper collide at the Saints’ 30.

49ERS 7, SAINTS 0.

49ERS: Michael Crabtree 4-yard pass from Smith at 0:41 (Akers PAT). DRIVE: 3-4-0:15. KEY PLAY: The drive was set up on an interception by safety Dashon Goldson off Drew Brees and 41-yard return to the Saints’ 4.

49ERS 14, SAINTS 0.

Second quarter

49ERS: Akers 25 field goal at 14:12. DRIVE: 4-6-1:23. KEY PLAY: The drive was set up when Courtney Roby fumbled on a kickoff return, which was forced by the 49ers’ Anthony Dixon with Blake Costanzo recovering.

49ERS 17, SAINTS 0.

SAINTS: Jimmy Graham 14-yard pass from Brees at 9:32 (John Kasay PAT). DRIVE: 9-80-4:40. KEY PLAYS: Brees 20 pass to Marques Colston on third play of the drive. Brees 11 pass from Brees to the 49ers’ 28.

49ERS 17, SAINTS 7.

SAINTS: Colston 25-yard pass from Brees at 4:09 (Kasay PAT). DRIVE: 7-66-3:04. KEY PLAYS: Adrian Arrington 14 pass from Brees on third-and-8 to the 49ers’ 32. Colston beats cornerback Chris Culliver for the touchdown on third-and-3 from the 49ers’ 25.

49ERS 17, SAINTS 14.

Third quarter

49ERS: Akers 41 field goal at 10:36. DRIVE: 4-3-0:49. KEY PLAY: The drive was set up when Darren Sproles fumbled a punt, which was caused by Costanzo and safety Colin Jones recovered at the Saints’ 26.

49ERS 20, SAINTS 14.

Fourth quarter

SAINTS: Kasay 48 field goal at 13:08. DRIVE: 9-37-3:56. KEY PLAYS: Sproles 12 pass from Brees to the Saints’ 46 to start the drive. Colston 10 pass from Brees to the 49ers’ 39.

49ERS 20, SAINTS 17.

49ERS: Akers 37 field goal at 7:36. DRIVE: 5-45-3:02. KEY PLAY: On first-and-10 from the 49ers’ 36, Frank Gore ripped off a 42-yard run to get his team in scoring position.

49ERS 23, SAINTS 17.

SAINTS: Sproles 44-yard pass from Brees at 4:02 (Kasay PAT). DRIVE: 9-79-3:34. KEY PLAY: Devery Henderson 13-yard pass from Brees on third-and-9 at the Saints’ 22.

SAINTS 24, 49ERS 23.

49ERS: Smith 28-yard run at 2:11 (two-point run failed). DRIVE: 6-80-1:51. KEY PLAYS: Davis 37-yard pass from Smith to the Saints’ 33 before he was pushed out of bounds. Smith rolled around left end and raced untouched for the end zone on 3rd-and-8 from the Saints’ 28.

49ERS 29, SAINTS 24.

SAINTS: Graham 66-yard pass from Brees at 1:37 (two-point pass from Brees to Sproles). DRIVE: 4-88-0:34. KEY PLAY: Sproles 10-yard pass from Brees to start the drive and get the Saints out of a hole from their own 12.

SAINTS 32, 49ERS 29.

49ERS: Davis 14-yard pass from Smith at 0:09 (Akers PAT). DRIVE: 7-85-1:28. KEY PLAYS: Smith 21-yard pass to Gore to the 49ers’ 33. Davis 47-yard catch from Smith to the Saints’ 20 with 31 seconds left. Davis catches game-winning TD over the middle on third-and-4.

49ERS 36, SAINTS 32.

FINAL SCORE: 49ers 36, Saints 32.

RECORDS: 49ers 14-3. Saints 14-4.

ATTENDANCE: 69,732.

Sheldon Mickles