Week 3, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers	0	7	14	7	-	28
New Orleans Saints	14	14	7	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 36 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 10:16 NOS - Irving Robasky 62 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:01 NOS - Antoine Stein 8 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:57 NOS - Graham King 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:25 SFO - Broderick Lowrey 25 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
3Q: 08:53 SFO - Bennie Covington 10 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Tony Brumley 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:21 SFO - Kennedy Hanes 7 run (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 10:13 SFO - Wesley Stone 12 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 36 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 10:16 NOS - Irving Robasky 62 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:01 NOS - Antoine Stein 8 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:57 NOS - Graham King 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:25 SFO - Broderick Lowrey 25 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
3Q: 08:53 SFO - Bennie Covington 10 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Tony Brumley 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:21 SFO - Kennedy Hanes 7 run (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 10:13 SFO - Wesley Stone 12 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)

Team Statistics SFO NOS
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 23 28
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 18 18
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 402 486
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 6.70 7.15
Net Rushing Yards 98 146
- Rushing Attempts 18 30
- Yards per Rush 5.44 4.87
Net Passing Yards 304 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 315 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 8.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/62 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:36 34:24

Team Statistics	SFO	NOS
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	23	28
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	18	18
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	402	486
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	6.70	7.15
Net Rushing Yards	98	146
- Rushing Attempts	18	30
- Yards per Rush	5.44	4.87
Net Passing Yards	304	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	315	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	8.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/62	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:36	34:24

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:37	OWN 20	6	42	Fumble
1	9:57	1:41	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
1	7:00	2:39	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
2	13:55	1:38	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
2	10:15	1:33	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	2:50	2:38	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:12	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
3	4:01	3:50	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	13:11	3:07	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	4:37	0:10	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 11	2	12	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
1	10:33	0:36	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
1	8:16	1:16	OWN 42	5	8	Punt
1	4:21	5:26	OWN 8	11	92	Touchdown
2	12:17	2:02	50	4	24	Interception
2	8:42	5:52	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	8:48	4:47	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
3	0:11	2:00	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	10:04	5:27	OWN 33	9	42	Missed FG
4	4:27	4:16	OWN 23	9	28	Punt

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kennedy Hanes	10	47	4.70	11	1	1
Lorenzo Crane	7	49	7.00	25	1	0
Al An	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	25	130	5.20	36	3	1
Darrell Irwin	3	14	4.67	10	1	0
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Arnie Bernard	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	40	22	315	2/11	3	34	1	95.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	38	27	340	0/0	4	62	1	122.6

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Lowrey	7	13	130	18.57	24	30	1
TE Antonio Cato	4	5	45	11.25	0	15	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	4	5	64	16.00	0	34	0
WR Wesley Stone	2	9	32	16.00	0	20	1
WR Bennie Covington	2	2	15	7.50	0	10	1
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Kennedy Hanes	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Tom Gaffney	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Jacobs	7	12	111	15.86	3	29	0
RB Arnie Pearson	7	7	55	7.86	13	16	0
WR Irving Robasky	4	5	93	23.25	48	62	1
TE Graham King	3	3	19	6.33	5	9	1
WR Antoine Stein	3	4	21	7.00	0	8	1
WR Devery Henderson	2	4	36	18.00	0	24	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
TE Dwight Mendez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Roderick Green	1	37	37.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
Britt Stanton	1	0
Lorenzo Crane	1	0
Troy Anthony	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Dontarrious Thomas	1	0
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Kelvin Arntt	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Bynum	4	173	43.3	36.0	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	3	133	44.3	37.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Schulz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Stein	1	29	29.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Britt Stanton	3	70	23.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Adrian Kolker	10	4	0.0	27	30
S Shane Calmus	10	2	0.0	21	32
OLB Roderick Green	6	3	0.0	29	37
S Ed Reed	6	2	0.0	27	36
OLB Joe Odom	3	3	0.0	17	21
DE Dwight Freeney	3	2	0.0	25	33
CB Glen Strayhorn	3	2	0.0	24	32
CB Brett Parrish	3	0	0.0	28	30
DT Shaun Rogers	2	1	0.0	26	32
OLB Troy Anthony	2	0	0.0	4	4
DT Leo Sheldon	1	2	0.0	10	10
DE Buddy Morton	1	0	0.0	29	33
WR Broderick Lowrey	1	0	---	---	---
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	0.0	23	32

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Samuels	9	3	0.0	18	42
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	6	2	0.0	18	40
CB Fernando Clayton	5	1	0.0	18	42
DE Travis LaBoy	4	0	2.0	18	42
CB Heath Cooper	3	3	0.0	17	40
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	1	0.0	17	42
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	0	0.0	18	42
S Mike Doss	2	0	0.0	18	41
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	2	0	0.0	14	30
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	1	0.0	18	40
T Jon Stinchcomb	1	0	---	---	---
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	0.0	4	10
DE Tim Apold	0	1	0.0	18	41

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Buddy Morton	0.0	1	1	4	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Travis LaBoy	2.0	1	1	42
DE Tim Apold	0.0	1	0	41
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	0.0	0	1	40
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	1	2
S Brenden Rasmussen	0.0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Adrian Kolker	6	0	0	30
S Shane Calmus	6	0	0	32
OLB Roderick Green	4	0	1	37
S Ed Reed	3	4	0	36
CB Glen Strayhorn	2	0	0	32
CB Brett Parrish	2	0	0	30
OLB Joe Odom	1	0	0	21
DT Shaun Rogers	1	0	0	32
DE Dwight Freeney	1	0	0	33
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	0	32
S Anthony Harmon	0	1	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Samuels	6	1	0	42
CB Heath Cooper	4	1	0	40
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	2	1	42
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	1	0	42
CB Fernando Clayton	3	0	0	42
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	2	2	0	40
S Mike Doss	1	0	0	41

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.B. Mejia	3	5	16	1	37
Lorenzo McGee	2	3	15	0	35
Justin Smiley	1	2	12	1	28
Daryl Shelton	1	2	5	0	11
Harry Whetstone	1	2	9	0	12
Darryl Madison	1	2	8	0	15
Alfred Conover	0	1	6	0	15

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jon Stinchcomb	4	4	26	29
Jacob Rogers	2	7	20	32
Donald Matthews	2	4	30	38
Bart Rivera	1	4	19	30
Tony Brumley	1	1	5	7
Lennie Friedman	0	4	23	34
Lamont Forbes	0	2	10	6
Travis Tusch	0	2	11	8
Johnny King	0	1	7	4

Special Teams Statistics

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Broderick Lowrey	2	5
Bennie Covington	1	14
Antonio Cato	1	10
Ed Reed	1	2
Britt Stanton	0	17
Lorenzo Crane	0	17
Derrick Hamilton	0	14
Cris Nixon	0	14
Anthony Harmon	0	14
Tom Gaffney	0	12
Troy Anthony	0	12
Chester Evans	0	10
Kennedy Hanes	0	7
Frank Bailey	0	6
Karl Schulz	0	5
Justin Smiley	0	4
Rodney Bynum	0	4
Daryl Shelton	0	4
Mel Gabberty	0	4
Darryl Madison	0	4
Joe Odom	0	3
Cory Withrow	0	3
Leo Sheldon	0	3
Lawrence Craig	0	3
Dean Lutey	0	3
J.T. Wielechowski	0	3
Roderick Green	0	2
Glen Strayhorn	0	2
Shaun Rogers	0	1
Dwight Freeney	0	1
Adrian Kolker	0	1
Brett Parrish	0	1
Shane Calmus	0	1
Buddy Morton	0	1
Alfred Conover	0	1
C.J. Cofield	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Arntt	1	21
Irving Robasky	1	12
Arnie Bernard	1	8
Darrell Irwin	0	19
Antoine Stein	0	14
Dwight Mendez	0	14
Tony Brumley	0	11
Courtney Watson	0	10
Austin Koch	0	10
Dennis Weathersby	0	7
David Akers	0	7
Graham King	0	7
Mike Doss	0	6
Mike Karney	0	5
Devery Henderson	0	5
Taylor Jacobs	0	5
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Arnie Pearson	0	5
Lamont Forbes	0	4
Reggie Bailey	0	4
Travis Tusch	0	4
Johnny King	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Lee Attico	0	3
Horace Ogden	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Dontarrious Thomas	0	2
Brent Compton	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Jacob Rogers	0	1
Lennie Friedman	0	1
Xavier Blair	0	1
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Wesley Hickman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	4	41	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	54	7.7
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	6	57	9.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	40	22	5	2	2	7	4	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	38	27	4	0	3	5	1	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	54	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	116	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	15	6	145	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	71	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	161	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	80	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Lowrey	13	7	0	130	3	32
WR Wesley Stone	9	2	0	32	1	29
TE Antonio Cato	5	4	0	45	0	30
WR J.T. Wielechowski	5	4	1	64	1	31
WR Derrick Hamilton	3	1	1	11	0	20
FB Tom Gaffney	2	1	0	10	0	15
WR Bennie Covington	2	2	0	15	0	5
RB Kennedy Hanes	1	1	0	8	0	25

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Jacobs	12	7	2	111	2	33
RB Arnie Pearson	7	7	0	55	0	29
WR Irving Robasky	5	4	0	93	1	18
WR Devery Henderson	4	2	0	36	1	22
WR Antoine Stein	4	3	0	21	0	21
TE Graham King	3	3	0	19	0	27
TE Dwight Mendez	2	0	1	0	0	5
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Hanes	1	7	7.00	4.70
Lorenzo Crane	1	6	6.00	7.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	3	14	4.67	5.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	4	3	28	7.00	7.88

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	3	18	6.00	8.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Lowrey	2	1	6	3.00	10.00
WR Wesley Stone	1	1	12	12.00	3.56
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	10	10.00	7.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	1	1	5	5.00	6.33
WR Antoine Stein	1	1	8	8.00	5.25
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Bernard	1	0
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	11	7	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Lowrey	3	3	3
WR Derrick Hamilton	2	1	1
TE Antonio Cato	2	1	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	1	1
WR Wesley Stone	1	0	0
FB Tom Gaffney	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	1
WR Taylor Jacobs	2	2	2
TE Graham King	2	2	2
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
WR Antoine Stein	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (20,400)
End Zone 11,900 (14,600)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 12,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (20,400)
End Zone	11,900 (14,600)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	12,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,700)