Saints summary
Summary
49ers 36, Saints 32
New Orleans 0 14 0 18 — 32
San Francisco 14 3 3 16 — 36
First Quarter
SF: V.Davis 49 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers kick), 2:08.
SF: Crabtree 4 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers kick), :41.
Second Quarter
SF: FG Akers 25, 14:12.
NO: Graham 14 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 9:32.
NO: Colston 25 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 4:09.
Third Quarter
SF: FG Akers 41, 10:36.
Fourth Quarter
NO: FG Kasay 48, 13:08.
SF: FG Akers 37, 7:36.
NO: Sproles 44 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 4:02.
SF: Ale.Smith 28 run (run failed), 2:11.
NO: Graham 66 pass from Brees (Sproles pass from Brees), 1:37.
SF: V.Davis 14 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers kick), :09.
Team Statistics
N.O. SF
FIRST DOWNS 26 17
By rushing 2 6
By passing 23 11
By penalty 1 0
THIRD DOWNS 5-14 4-15
FOURTH DOWNS 0-0 0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS 472 407
Total offensive plays 80 68
Average per play 5.9 6.0
NET YARDS RUSHING 37 143
Total rushing plays 14 22
Average per rush 2.6 6.5
NET YARDS PASSING 435 264
Sacks/yards lost 3-27 4-35
Gross yards passing 462 299
Passess attempted 63 42
Passess completed 40 24
Had intercepted 2 0
Average per pass 6.6 5.7
PUNTS-AVERAGE 5-45.4 8-49.5
Had blocked 0 0
TOTAL RETURN YARDS 29 70
Punt returns 3-29 3-29
Kickoff returns 5-59 2-45
Interception returns 0-0 2-41
PENALTIES-YARDS 0-0 3-33
FUMBLES-LOST 3-3 3-1
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS 4 4
By running 0 1
By passing 4 3
By return 0 0
EXTRA POINTS 4-4 3-4
FIELD GOALS 1-1 3-3
TIME OF POSSESSION 31:20 28:40
Attendance: 69,732
Individual
Saints
Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD
Ivory 9 23 2.6 7 0
Thomas 1 6 6 6 0
Brees 1 5 5 5 0
Sproles 3 3 1 2 0
TOTALS 14 37 2.6 7 0
Passing Att. Com. Yds. LG TD Int.
Brees 63 40 462 66 4 2
TOTALS 63 40 462 66 4 2
Receiving No. Yds. LG TD
Sproles 15 119 44 1
Colston 9 136 31 1
Graham 5 103 66 2
Henderson 4 49 19 0
Meachem 3 18 8 0
Arrington 1 14 14 0
Higgins 1 10 10 0
Collins 1 8 8 0
Thomas 1 5 5 0
TOTALS 40 462 66 4
Interceptions No. Yds. LG TD
Punting No. Yds. Avg. LG
Morstead 5 227 45.4 60
TOTALS 3 227 45.4 60
Punt Returns No. Yds. LG TD
Sproles 3 29 13 0
TOTALS 3 29 13 0
KO Returns No. Yds. LG TD
Roby 3 23 17 0
Sproles 3 38 22 0
Colston 0 -2 -2 0
TOTALS 6 59 22 0
49ers
Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD
Gore 13 89 6.8 42 0
Smith 1 28 28 28 1
Hunter 6 23 3.8 11 0
Ginn 1 3 3 3 0
Dixon 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 22 143 6.5 42 1
Passing Att. Com. Yds. LG TD Int.
Smith 42 24 299 49 3 0
TOTALS 42 24 299 49 3 0
Receiving No. Yds. LG TD
Davis 7 180 49 2
Gore 7 38 11 0
Crabtree 4 25 9 1
Williams 2 12 6 0
Miller 1 16 16 0
Hunter 1 13 13 0
Ginn 1 11 11 0
Peelle 1 4 4 0
TOTALS 24 299 49 3
Interceptions No. Yds. LG TD
Goldson 1 41 41 0
Brown 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 2 41 41 0
Punting No. Yds. Avg. LG
Lee 8 396 49.5 63
TOTALS 8 396 49.5 63
Punt Returns No. Yds. LG TD
Ginn 2 23 16 0
Williams 1 6 6 0
TOTALS 3 29 16 0
KO Returns No. Yds. LG TD
Hunter 1 25 25 0
Williams 1 20 20 0
TOTALS 2 45 25 0
Defense
Saints
Tackles (solo-assists-total) — Jenkins 8-0-8, Harper 7-1-8, Jordan 6-0-6, Porter 4-0-4, Dunbar 4-0-4, Robinson 4-0-4, Vilma 3-1-4, Shanle 2-2-4, Wilson 2-1-3, Ellis 1-1-2, Smith 1-0-1, Rogers 1-0-1, Greer 1-0-1, Charleston 1-0-1.
Sacks-yards lost — Harper 1.5-17.5, Wilson 1.5-4.5, Jenkins 1-13.
Fumble recoveries — Vilma.
49ers
Tackles (solo-assists-total) — Goldson 11-0-11, Bowman 10-1-11, Willis 8-0-8, Whitner 4-1-5, Brooks 3-1-4, Brown 3-1-4, Culliver 3-1-4, A. Smith 3-0-3, J. Smith 2-1-3, Rogers 2-0-2, Haralson 1-0-1, Spillman 1-0-1.
Sacks-yards lost — A. Smith 1-11, J. Smith 1-9, Brooks 1-7.
Fumble recoveries — Willis 1, Jones 1, Costanzo 1.