National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Orleans 25, San Francisco 22
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, September 20, 2010
Where: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Temperature: 65°
Head Official: Alberto Riveron
Attendance: 69732
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Orleans 907925
San Francisco 077822
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 13:28
New Orleans S San Francisco 0 - New Orleans 2
David Baas fumbled out of bounds in end zone for a safety
1st Quarter - 9:33
New Orleans TD San Francisco 0 - New Orleans 9
Reggie Bush 6 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:52
San Francisco TD San Francisco 7 - New Orleans 9
Frank Gore 12 yd. pass from Alex Smith (Joe Nedney kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:51
San Francisco TD San Francisco 14 - New Orleans 9
Anthony Dixon 2 yd. run (Joe Nedney kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:43
New Orleans TD San Francisco 14 - New Orleans 16
David Thomas 3 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
4th Quarter - 13:31
New Orleans FG San Francisco 14 - New Orleans 19
Garrett Hartley 46 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 2:12
New Orleans FG San Francisco 14 - New Orleans 22
Garrett Hartley 19 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:19
San Francisco TD San Francisco 22 - New Orleans 22
Frank Gore 7 yd. run (Vernon Davis pass from Alex Smith)
4th Quarter - 0:00
New Orleans FG San Francisco 22 - New Orleans 25
Garrett Hartley 37 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New Orleans San Francisco
1st Downs 17 24
Rushing 1 10
Passing 14 12
Penalty 2 2
3rd Down Conversions 6-14 5-9
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Punts-Average 6-46.7 3-47.0
Return Yards 144 92
Punts-Returns 3-43 4-29
Kickoffs-Returns 4-90 4-63
Int-Returns 2-11 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-54 5-40
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-2
Time of Possession 32:40 27:20
Total Net Yards 287 417
Total Plays 64 58
Average Gain 4.5 7.2
Net Yards Rushing 50 142
Rushes 24 26
Average/Rush 2.1 5.5
Net Yards Passing 237 275
Comp-Att 28-38 23-32
Yards/Pass 5.9 8.6
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 0-0
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 0 2
Passing 2 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 3-3
Field Goals 3-3 0-0
Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 3-4-75%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-2-100%
Safeties 1 0
PLAYER STATS
New Orleans Saints (2-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 28/38 254 2 0
San Francisco 49ers (0-2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Smith 23/32 275 1 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
P. Thomas 18 46 2.6 0 7
R. Bush 5 4 0.8 0 4
H. Evans 1 0 0.0 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
F. Gore 20 112 5.6 1 20
A. Smith 4 28 7.0 0 12
A. Dixon 1 2 2.0 1 2
B. Westbrook 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
M. Colston 8 5 67 13.4 0 30
P. Thomas 8 8 57 7.1 0 14
J. Shockey 5 3 37 12.3 0 20
R. Bush 5 4 30 7.5 1 11
D. Henderson 4 3 28 9.3 0 12
H. Evans 1 1 18 18.0 0 18
D. Thomas 4 3 10 3.3 1 4
D. Brees 1 1 7 7.0 0 7
R. Meachem 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
V. Davis 7 4 78 19.5 0 41
J. Morgan 8 6 70 11.7 0 15
F. Gore 9 7 56 8.0 1 18
M. Crabtree 3 1 32 32.0 0 32
D. Walker 2 2 26 13.0 0 22
N. Byham 1 1 6 6.0 0 6
M. Norris 1 1 5 5.0 0 5
D. Zeigler 1 1 2 2.0 0 2
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Harper 1 6 0
T. Porter 1 5 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Sacks
  NO. YDS
P. Willis 1.0 10.0
A. Brooks 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  TK AST
J. Vilma 7 3
R. Harper 6 0
J. Greer 5 0
M. Jenkins 5 1
W. Smith 3 0
T. Porter 3 4
A. Brown 2 0
S. Shanle 2 1
R. Gay 1 0
L. Torrence 1 0
R. Ayodele 1 0
J. Dunbar 1 0
A. Hargrove 1 1
Tackles
  TK AST
P. Willis 8 1
T. Spikes 5 0
J. Smith 5 1
M. Lewis 4 1
M. Lawson 4 1
A. Franklin 3 0
D. Goldson 3 2
S. Spencer 2 0
I. Sopoaga 2 1
N. Bowman 2 3
A. Brooks 1 0
T. Brown 1 0
R. Smith 1 1
N. Clements 1 1
P. Haralson 1 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Greer 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
A. Brooks 1.0
D. Goldson 1.0
M. Lawson 1.0
P. Willis 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
R. Bush 1
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Walker 1
F. Gore 1
P. Adams 1
D. Baas 1