2011 · Divisional
New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers
Jan 14, 2012 · 3Com Park · outdoors · grass
Recap
San Francisco 49ers beat New Orleans Saints 36–32. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving 49ers only a 48% shot beforehand. Alex Smith led the way with 299 passing yards and 3 TDs; 28 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Saints turned it over 3 times to 49ers's 0.
Team stats
| NO | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 17 |
| 499 | Total yards | 442 |
| 462 | Passing yards | 299 |
| 37 | Rushing yards | 143 |
| 40/63 | Comp / Att | 24/42 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 40/63 | 462 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Ivory | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 9 | 12 | 136 | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 15 | 19 | 118 | 1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 5 | 8 | 103 | 2 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Higgins | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 24/42 | 299 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Frank Gore | 13 | 89 | 0 |
| Kendall Hunter | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Davis | 7 | 10 | 180 | 2 |
| Frank Gore | 7 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Michael Crabtree | 4 | 11 | 25 | 1 |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brett Swain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |