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
Where: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Temperature: 65°
Head Official: Alberto Riveron
Attendance: 69732
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| New Orleans | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |