2008 · Week 4
San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints
Sep 28, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped San Francisco 49ers 31–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (63%). Saints improve to 2-2; 49ers fall to 2-2. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 363 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| SF | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 18 |
| 348 | Total yards | 467 |
| 257 | Passing yards | 363 |
| 91 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 18/36 | Comp / Att | 23/35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 18/36 | 257 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gore | 16 | 82 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/35 | 363 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 20 | 73 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 31 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |