49ers 36-32 Saints (14 Jan, 2012) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

13-3, 5-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	0	14	0	18	32
SF	14	3	3	16	36

San Francisco 49ers

13-3, 7-1 home

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
40/63	462	7.3	4	2	3-27	77.1	93.5
40/63	435	7.3	4	2	3-27	--	93.5

San Francisco Passing


Alex Smith
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
24/42	299	7.1	3	0	4-35	70.2	103.2
24/42	264	7.1	3	0	4-35	--	103.2

New Orleans Rushing


Chris Ivory
Pierre Thomas
Drew Brees
Darren Sproles
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
9	23	2.6	7
1	6	6.0	6
1	5	5.0	5
3	3	1.0	2
14	37	2.6	7

San Francisco Rushing


Frank Gore
Alex Smith
Kendall Hunter
Ted Ginn Jr.
Boobie Dixon
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	89	6.8	0	42
1	28	28.0	1	28
6	23	3.8	0	11
1	3	3.0	0	3
1	0	0.0	0	0
22	143	6.5	1	42

New Orleans Receiving


Marques Colston
Darren Sproles
Jimmy Graham
Devery Henderson
Robert Meachem
Adrian Arrington
Michael Higgins
Jed Collins
Pierre Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
9	136	15.1	1	31	12
15	118	7.9	1	44	19
5	103	20.6	2	66	8
4	49	12.3	0	19	8
3	19	6.3	0	8	4
1	14	14.0	0	14	6
1	10	10.0	0	10	2
1	8	8.0	0	8	2
1	5	5.0	0	5	1
40	462	11.6	4	66	62

San Francisco Receiving


Vernon Davis
Frank Gore
Michael Crabtree
Bruce Miller
Kendall Hunter
Kyle Williams
Ted Ginn Jr.
Justin Peelle
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
7	180	25.7	2	49	10
7	38	5.4	0	11	7
4	25	6.3	1	9	11
1	16	16.0	0	16	1
1	13	13.0	0	13	1
2	12	6.0	0	6	6
1	11	11.0	0	11	3
1	4	4.0	0	4	1
24	299	12.5	3	49	40

New Orleans Fumbles


Courtney Roby
Darren Sproles
Pierre Thomas
Jonathan Vilma
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
1	1	0
0	0	1
3	3	1

San Francisco Fumbles


Alex Smith
Frank Gore
Patrick Willis
Blake Costanzo
Colin Jones
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	1
3	1	3

New Orleans Defense



Malcolm Jenkins
Roman Harper
Cameron Jordan
Tracy Porter
Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Patrick Robinson
Jonathan Vilma
Scott Shanle
Korey Hall
Martez Wilson
Jeff Charleston
Isa Abdul-Quddus
Sedrick Ellis
Shaun Rogers
Will Smith
Devery Henderson
Jabari Greer
Courtney Roby
Jahri Evans
Pierre Thomas
Jonathan Casillas
Tom Johnson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	8	1	0	1	1	0
8	7	1.5	0	1	2	0
6	6	0	0	1	1	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1.5	0	0	2	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	56	4	0	4	0	0

San Francisco Defense



Dashon Goldson
NaVorro Bowman
Patrick Willis
Donte Whitner
Ahmad Brooks
Tarell Brown
Chris Culliver
Aldon Smith
C.J. Spillman
Justin Smith
Carlos Rogers
Colin Jones
Madieu Williams
Alex Smith
Parys Haralson
Blake Costanzo
Tavares Gooden
Reggie Smith
Bruce Miller
Ricky Jean Francois
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	11	0	0	2	0	0
11	10	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	1	1	0
4	3	0	0	2	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	4	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	5	0
2	2	0	0	3	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0
67	60	3	0	11	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

San Francisco Interceptions


Dashon Goldson
Tarell Brown
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	41	0
1	0	0
2	41	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Darren Sproles
Courtney Roby
Marques Colston
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	38	19.0	22
3	23	7.7	17
0	-2	0.0	-2
5	59	11.8	22

San Francisco Kick Returns


Kendall Hunter
Kyle Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	25	25.0	25
1	20	20.0	20
2	45	22.5	25

New Orleans Punt Returns


Darren Sproles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	29	9.7	13	0
3	29	9.7	13	0

San Francisco Punt Returns


Ted Ginn Jr.
Kyle Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	23	11.5	16
1	6	6.0	6
3	29	9.7	16

New Orleans Kicking


John Kasay
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	48	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	48	3/3	6

San Francisco Kicking


David Akers
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	41	3/3	12
3/3	100.0	41	3/3	12

New Orleans Punting


Thomas Morstead
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	227	45.4	0	2	60
5	227	45.4	0	2	60

San Francisco Punting


Andy Lee
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8	396	49.5	1	4	63
8	396	49.5	1	4	63

Candlestick Park

9:30 PM, 14 January 2012

San Francisco, CA

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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