The New Orleans Saints came up just a bit short against the San Francisco 49ers, 21 to 17, on December 20, 1981.
1st quarter
SF
NO
Charle Young 13-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
7
0
George Rogers 6-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)
7
7
George Rogers 5-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)
7
14
2nd quarter
SF
NO
Freddie Solomon 2-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
14
14
3rd quarter
SF
NO
Benny Ricardo 27-yard field goal
14
17
4th quarter
SF
NO
Johnny Davis 3-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
21
17
49ers
Saints
1st Downs
19
15
Passing 1st Downs
10
5
Rushing 1st Downs
9
9
1st downs from penalties
0
1
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
56
61
Total Yards
349
222
Yards per play
6.2
3.6
Passing
195
89
Comp - Att
17 - 25
14 - 23
Yards per pass
7.8
3.6
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
2 - 21
Rushing
154
133
Rushing Attempts
31
36
Yards per rush
5.0
3.7
Penalties
5
3
Turnovers
3
1
Fumbles lost
2
0
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montana | 9 | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146.4 |
| Guy Benjamin | 8 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46.4 |
| Team | 17 | 25 | 195 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ring | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Walt Easley | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Guy Benjamin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 154 | 5.0 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| Earl Cooper | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| Walt Easley | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Eason Ramson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Patton | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Charle Young | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 17 | 195 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 184 | 46.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ring | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Amos Lawrence | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 14 | 21 | 110 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59.6 |
| Dave Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team | 14 | 23 | 89 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rogers | 30 | 107 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 133 | 3.7 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Toussaint Tyler | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Martini | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 110 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Ricardo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | |
| Team | 4 | 139 | 34.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 |
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