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National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 69732
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final1234T
New Orleans 01401832
San Francisco 14331636
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 2:08
San Francisco TD San Francisco 7 - New Orleans 0
Vernon Davis 49 yd. pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick)
1st Quarter - 0:41
San Francisco TD San Francisco 14 - New Orleans 0
Michael Crabtree 4 yd. pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:12
San Francisco FG San Francisco 17 - New Orleans 0
David Akers 25 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:32
New Orleans TD San Francisco 17 - New Orleans 7
Jimmy Graham 14 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:09
New Orleans TD San Francisco 17 - New Orleans 14
Marques Colston 25 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:36
San Francisco FG San Francisco 20 - New Orleans 14
David Akers 41 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 13:08
New Orleans FG San Francisco 20 - New Orleans 17
John Kasay 48 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 7:36
San Francisco FG San Francisco 23 - New Orleans 17
David Akers 37 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 4:02
New Orleans TD San Francisco 23 - New Orleans 24
Darren Sproles 44 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
4th Quarter - 2:11
San Francisco TD San Francisco 29 - New Orleans 24
Alex Smith 28 yd. run (run failed)
4th Quarter - 1:37
New Orleans TD San Francisco 29 - New Orleans 32
Jimmy Graham 66 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Darren Sproles pass from Drew Brees)
4th Quarter - 0:09
San Francisco TD San Francisco 36 - New Orleans 32
Vernon Davis 14 yd. pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New Orleans San Francisco
1st Downs 26 17
Rushing 2 6
Passing 23 11
Penalty 1 0
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 4-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Punts-Average 5-45.4 8-49.5
Return Yards 88 115
Punts-Returns 3-29 3-29
Kickoffs-Returns 5-59 2-45
Int-Returns 0-0 2-41
Penalties-Yards 0-0 3-33
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 3-1
Time of Possession 31:20 28:40
Total Net Yards 472 407
Total Plays 80 68
Average Gain 5.9 6.0
Net Yards Rushing 37 143
Rushes 14 22
Average/Rush 2.6 6.5
Net Yards Passing 435 264
Comp-Att 40-63 24-42
Yards/Pass 6.6 5.7
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-27 4-35
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 4 4
Rushing 0 1
Passing 4 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 4-4 3-4
Field Goals 1-1 3-3
Red Zone Efficiency 1-2-50% 2-4-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-0-0% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New Orleans Saints (14-4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 40/63 462 4 2
San Francisco 49ers (14-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Smith 24/42 299 3 0
Rushing
  ATT 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
Rushing
  ATT 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
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
M. Colston 12 9 136 15.1 1 31
D. Sproles 19 15 118 7.9 1 44
J. Graham 8 5 103 20.6 2 66
D. Henderson 8 4 49 12.2 0 19
R. Meachem 4 3 19 6.3 0 8
A. Arrington 6 1 14 14.0 0 14
M. Higgins 2 1 10 10.0 0 10
J. Collins 2 1 8 8.0 0 8
P. Thomas 1 1 5 5.0 0 5
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
V. Davis 10 7 180 25.7 2 49
F. Gore 7 7 38 5.4 0 11
M. Crabtree 11 4 25 6.2 1 9
B. Miller 1 1 16 16.0 0 16
K. Hunter 1 1 13 13.0 0 13
K. Williams 6 2 12 6.0 0 6
T. Ginn Jr. 3 1 11 11.0 0 11
J. Peelle 1 1 4 4.0 0 4
B. Swain 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Goldson 1 41 0
T. Brown 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Harper 1.5 17.5
M. Wilson 1.5 4.5
M. Jenkins 1.0 13.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Smith 1.0 11.0
J. Smith 1.0 9.0
A. Brooks 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
M. Jenkins 8 0
R. Harper 7 1
C. Jordan 6 0
P. Robinson 4 0
J. Dunbar 4 0
T. Porter 4 0
J. Vilma 3 1
M. Wilson 2 1
S. Shanle 2 2
W. Smith 1 0
I. Abdul-Quddus 1 0
S. Rogers 1 0
J. Greer 1 0
J. Charleston 1 0
S. Ellis 1 1
T. Johnson 0 1
Tackles
  TK Ast
D. Goldson 11 0
N. Bowman 10 1
P. Willis 8 0
D. Whitner 4 1
A. Smith 3 0
T. Brown 3 1
C. Culliver 3 1
A. Brooks 3 1
C. Rogers 2 0
J. Smith 2 1
C. Spillman 1 0
P. Haralson 1 0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
I. Abdul-Quddus 1.0
J. Dunbar 1.0
M. Jenkins 1.0
C. Jordan 1.0
J. Vilma 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
A. Smith 2.0
A. Brooks 2.0
J. Smith 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
P. Thomas 1
D. Sproles 1
C. Roby 1
Fumbles
  NO.
A. Smith 2
F. Gore 1