Coverage: FOX
4:30 PM ET, January 14, 2012
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NO | SF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 02:08 | Vernon Davis 49 Yd Pass From Alex Smith (David Akers Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| TD | 00:41 | Michael Crabtree 4 Yd Pass From Alex Smith (David Akers Kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | NO | SF | |||
| FG | 14:12 | David Akers 25 Yd | 0 | 17 | |
| TD | 09:32 | Jimmy Graham 14 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick) | 7 | 17 | |
| TD | 04:09 | Marques Colston 25 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick) | 14 | 17 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | NO | SF | |||
| FG | 10:36 | David Akers 41 Yd | 14 | 20 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NO | SF | |||
| FG | 13:08 | John Kasay 48 Yd | 17 | 20 | |
| FG | 07:36 | David Akers 37 Yd | 17 | 23 | |
| TD | 04:02 | Darren Sproles 44 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick) | 24 | 23 | |
| TD | 02:11 | Alex Smith 28 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 24 | 29 | |
| TD | 01:37 | Jimmy Graham 66 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Drew Brees Pass To Darren Sproles For Two-Point Conversion) | 32 | 29 | |
| TD | 00:09 | Vernon Davis 14 Yd Pass From Alex Smith (David Akers Kick) | 32 | 36 | |
Team Stat Comparison
NO | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 26 | 17 |
Passing 1st downs | 23 | 11 |
Rushing 1st downs | 2 | 6 |
1st downs from Penalties | 1 | 0 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 4-15 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 80 | 68 |
| Total Yards | 472 | 407 |
| Yards per play | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Total Drives | 15 | 16 |
| Passing | 435 | 264 |
Comp - Att | 40-63 | 24-42 |
Yards per pass | 6.9 | 6.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 3-27 | 4-35 |
| Rushing | 37 | 143 |
Rushing Attempts | 14 | 22 |
Yards per rush | 2.6 | 6.5 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 3-33 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 3 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:20 | 28:40 |
| New Orleans Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| D. Brees | 40/63 | 462 | 7.3 | 4 | 2 | 3-27 | 63.1 | 93.5 |
| Team | 40/63 | 435 | 6.9 | 4 | 2 | 3-27 | -- | -- |
| San Francisco Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| A. Smith | 24/42 | 299 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 4-35 | 83.6 | 103.2 |
| Team | 24/42 | 264 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 4-35 | -- | -- |
| New Orleans Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| C. Ivory | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| D. Brees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| D. Sproles | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| San Francisco Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| F. Gore | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 0 | 42 | |
| A. Smith | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| K. Hunter | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| A. Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 22 | 143 | 6.5 | 1 | 42 | |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| M. Colston | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | |
| D. Sproles | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 1 | 44 | 19 | |
| J. Graham | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 2 | 66 | 8 | |
| D. Henderson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | |
| R. Meachem | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| A. Arrington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| M. Higgins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| J. Collins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Team | 40 | 462 | 11.6 | 4 | 66 | 62 | |
| San Francisco Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| V. Davis | 7 | 180 | 25.7 | 2 | 49 | 10 | |
| F. Gore | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | |
| M. Crabtree | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | |
| B. Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| K. Hunter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| K. Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| J. Peelle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| B. Swain | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 24 | 299 | 12.5 | 3 | 49 | 41 | |
| New Orleans Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Roby | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Sproles | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Vilma | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| San Francisco Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| A. Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| F. Gore | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Costanzo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Willis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| San Francisco Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Goldson | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| T. Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| New Orleans Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| M. Jenkins | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 8 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Robinson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dunbar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Porter | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Vilma | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Shanle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Hall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| I. Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Charleston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Greer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Roby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Casillas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 63 | 56 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| D. Goldson | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Bowman | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Willis | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Whitner | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Brooks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Culliver | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Brown | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| C. Spillman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| C. Rogers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Gooden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Haralson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Costanzo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Jean Francois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 67 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| New Orleans Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| C. Roby | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| San Francisco Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| K. Hunter | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 |
| New Orleans Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Sproles | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| San Francisco Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Kasay | 1/1 | 100.0 | 48 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 48 | 3/3 | 6 |
| San Francisco Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Akers | 3/3 | 100.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 12 |
| New Orleans Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Morstead | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| Team | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| San Francisco Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Lee | 8 | 396 | 49.5 | 1 | 4 | 63 |
| Team | 8 | 396 | 49.5 | 1 | 4 | 63 |
Attendance: 69,732


