The New Orleans Saints decisively defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31 to 17, on September 28, 2008.
1st quarter
SF
NO
Joe Nedney 47-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
SF
NO
Lance Moore 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Martin Gramatica kick)
3
7
Lance Moore 33-yard pass from Drew Brees (Martin Gramatica kick)
3
14
Joe Nedney 49-yard field goal
6
14
Robert Meachem 47-yard pass from Drew Brees (Martin Gramatica kick)
6
21
3rd quarter
SF
NO
Joe Nedney 38-yard field goal
9
21
4th quarter
SF
NO
Deuce McAllister 1-yard run (Martin Gramatica kick)
9
28
Isaac Bruce 5-yard pass from J.T. O'Sullivan (J.T. O'Sullivan pass to Frank Gore for two-point conversion)
17
28
Martin Gramatica 31-yard field goal
17
31
49ers
Saints
1st Downs
20
24
Passing 1st Downs
12
12
Rushing 1st Downs
4
6
1st downs from penalties
4
6
3rd down efficiency
3 - 10
6 - 11
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
0 - 1
Total Plays
61
67
Total Yards
312
467
Yards per play
5.1
7.0
Passing
221
363
Comp - Att
18 - 36
23 - 35
Yards per pass
5.3
10.4
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 36
0 - 0
Rushing
91
104
Rushing Attempts
19
32
Yards per rush
4.8
3.3
Penalties
9
13
Turnovers
3
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
27:05
32:55
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 18 | 36 | 257 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 59.6 |
| Team | 18 | 36 | 221 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 59.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnaz Battle | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 8 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Delanie Walker | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeShaun Foster | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryant Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Zak Keasey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 18 | 257 | 7.1 | 1 | 34 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Willis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lewis | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Willis | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Takeo Spikes | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Smith | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McDonald | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aubrayo Franklin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zak Keasey | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Delanie Walker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentwan Balmer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Fields | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Heitmann | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Strickland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Sopoaga | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 65 | 57 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Nedney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Lee | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | |
| Team | 3 | 123 | 41.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Rossum | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | |
| Kentwan Balmer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 170 | 28.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23 | 35 | 363 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Team | 23 | 35 | 363 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 104 | 3.3 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Moore | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 2 | 10 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 81 | 81.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Miller | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 |
| David Patten | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olaniyi Sobomehin | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Campbell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 363 | 10.4 | 3 | 35 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olaniyi Sobomehin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike McKenzie | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Usama Young | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason David | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Evans | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Miller | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Weatherford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Lake | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 57 | 49 | 6.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Gramatica | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Weatherford | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | |
| Team | 3 | 92 | 30.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | |
| Terrance Copper | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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