Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers	14	7	7	13	-	41
New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 SFO - Joe Johansson 8 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
1Q: 06:37 SFO - Rick Thweat 2 run (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 11:47 SFO - Butch Erickson 9 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 07:23 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:26 SFO - Wesley Stone 4 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 14:21 SFO - Ricky Glaspie 15 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 05:50 NOS - Deron Lyle 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:27 SFO - Karl Schulz 31 field goal
4Q: 00:10 SFO - Karl Schulz 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 SFO - Joe Johansson 8 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
1Q: 06:37 SFO - Rick Thweat 2 run (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 11:47 SFO - Butch Erickson 9 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 07:23 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:26 SFO - Wesley Stone 4 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 14:21 SFO - Ricky Glaspie 15 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 05:50 NOS - Deron Lyle 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:27 SFO - Karl Schulz 31 field goal
4Q: 00:10 SFO - Karl Schulz 31 field goal

Team Statistics SFO NOS
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 26 19
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 462 314
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 7.00 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 188 66
- Rushing Attempts 39 18
- Yards per Rush 4.82 3.67
Net Passing Yards 274 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 48 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 279 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 10.15 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/10 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 5/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:18 25:42

Team Statistics	SFO	NOS
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	26	19
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	462	314
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	7.00	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	188	66
- Rushing Attempts	39	18
- Yards per Rush	4.82	3.67
Net Passing Yards	274	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	48 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	279	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	10.15	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/10	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	5/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:18	25:42

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
1	9:49	3:19	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
1	2:48	6:10	OWN 1	10	99	Touchdown
2	7:15	3:15	OWN 30	7	27	Punt
2	1:48	1:21	OWN 40	5	12	Punt
3	13:00	4:44	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	4:03	4:52	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	11:14	1:20	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
4	5:40	3:20	OPP 41	5	27	Field Goal
4	1:46	1:43	OPP 18	3	4	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	6:30	3:42	OWN 31	9	35	Punt
2	11:38	4:23	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:00	2:12	OWN 20	8	47	Missed FG
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 12	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 29	6	25	Punt
3	8:16	4:13	OWN 19	10	45	Punt
4	14:11	2:57	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	9:54	4:14	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
4	2:20	0:34	OWN 18	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Al An, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	25	135	5.40	54	3	0
Rick Thweat	14	53	3.79	9	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	12	64	5.33	17	1	1
Joel Garrison	4	-3	-0.75	3	0	0
Philip Rivers	2	5	2.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	26	18	279	1/5	4	35	0	144.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	48	24	255	1/7	1	29	0	72.8

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ricky Glaspie	6	7	105	17.50	37	35	1
WR Fernando Wilczewski	3	5	65	21.67	5	23	0
WR Wesley Stone	2	4	29	14.50	5	25	1
WR Butch Erickson	2	4	23	11.50	3	14	1
WR William Hannon	2	2	25	12.50	2	17	0
TE Joe Johansson	2	2	23	11.50	2	15	1
WR Ross Leandri	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	12	85	14.17	4	23	0
TE Charles Cortez	4	7	48	12.00	5	15	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	9	26	13.00	5	13	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	5	11	5.50	1	7	0
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	14	7.00	1	10	0
RB Joel Garrison	2	2	15	7.50	10	10	0
WR Deron Lyle	2	6	7	3.50	4	5	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE Graham King	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kent Austin	1	1	29	29.00	0	29	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rick Thweat	1	0	0	0
Shawn Sherman	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Thompson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Burks	3	122	40.7	32.3	43	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	5	211	42.2	34.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Schulz	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Hannon	1	1	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Erickson	1	18	18.0	0
William Hannon	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	4	67	16.8	0
Arnie Pearson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Skip Flynn	7	0	0.0	12	38
OLB Reuben Carnation	6	1	0.0	15	49
CB Reggie Wallace	5	1	0.0	15	46
S Jorge Winkler	5	1	0.0	14	44
CB Brent Crowley	3	1	0.0	14	45
DT Trent Fulcher	3	1	0.0	14	35
ILB Tyrell Cox	3	0	0.0	9	36
OLB Buddy Wiggins	2	0	0.0	7	12
DE Keith Farr	1	0	1.0	5	28
S Shane Calmus	1	1	0.0	12	36
DE Melvin Braico	1	1	0.0	13	41
S Anthony Harmon	1	1	0.0	7	14
S Burt Wynn	1	1	0.0	6	13
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	0.0	10	35
DE Max McElroy	0	1	0.0	13	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gary Thompson	7	3	0.0	36	26
S Tyrone Weber	6	2	0.0	37	26
DT A.J. Coffey	5	1	1.0	38	26
CB Daniel Bellas	5	0	0.0	23	17
OLB Donovan Mussatti	4	1	0.0	15	9
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	0.0	32	19
DE Jason Mireles	3	1	0.0	36	24
S Austin Koch	3	1	0.0	6	3
DT Oliver Coffey	3	1	0.0	30	16
ILB Duane Burgess	3	1	0.0	10	8
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	2	0.0	36	26
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	0	0.0	14	9
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	0.0	33	24
S Norm Nichols	1	2	0.0	24	22
S Norm Gardner	1	1	0.0	12	9
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Tommy Cranwell	1	0	0.0	36	26
OLB Roderick Keeley	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Farr	1.0	1	1	0	28
DT Trent Fulcher	0.0	1	1	0	35
DE Melvin Braico	0.0	1	0	0	41
DT C.J. Cofield	0.0	0	4	0	35
DE Max McElroy	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Roy Magana	0.0	0	0	1	8

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT A.J. Coffey	1.0	1	1	26
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	0	16
DE Jason Mireles	0.0	0	2	24
ILB Gary Thompson	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Skip Flynn	6	0	38
CB Reggie Wallace	4	3	46
CB Brent Crowley	3	1	45
OLB Buddy Wiggins	3	1	12
S Jorge Winkler	3	0	44
OLB Reuben Carnation	2	0	49
S Anthony Harmon	1	1	14
S Burt Wynn	1	0	13
ILB Tyrell Cox	1	0	36
S Shane Calmus	0	2	36
ILB Adrian Kolker	0	1	12

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
CB Daniel Bellas	3	17
OLB Jared Ballard	3	19
CB Sammie Rutter	2	24
ILB Gary Thompson	2	26
ILB Duane Burgess	2	8
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	26
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	9
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	9
S Austin Koch	1	3
S Norm Nichols	1	22

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alfred Conover	3	9	0	35	1	23
Willie Ferguson	3	8	1	33	0	24
Shawn Sherman	3	6	1	31	0	22
Lorenzo McGee	2	6	0	35	0	25
Donnell Schroeder	2	4	0	20	0	13
Fred Sanderson	1	3	0	4	0	3
Harry Whetstone	0	1	0	12	0	8
Ricky Glaspie	0	1	0	30	0	21
Joe Johansson	0	1	0	11	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	4	10	0	17	0	41
Leon Schroeder	1	2	1	16	0	43
Henry Freeman	1	2	0	15	0	34
Donald Matthews	0	2	0	15	0	30
Wesley Hickman	0	0	0	8	1	32

Special Teams Statistics

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Watson	3	16
Skip Flynn	1	23
Rick Thweat	1	21
Brad Moore	1	12
William Hannon	0	16
Donnell Schroeder	0	14
Joe Johansson	0	14
Ross Leandri	0	13
Anthony Harmon	0	12
Rob McDaniel	0	11
Karl Schulz	0	10
Ricky Glaspie	0	7
Fernando Wilczewski	0	7
Keith Farr	0	6
Reuben Carnation	0	6
Daryl Shelton	0	5
Harry Whetstone	0	5
Dale Tubbs	0	5
Alfred Conover	0	4
Max McElroy	0	4
Adrian Kolker	0	3
Gilbert Burks	0	3
Ralph Clayton	0	3
Melvin Braico	0	2
Willie Ferguson	0	2
Brent Crowley	0	2
Alan Downs	0	2
Fred Sanderson	0	2
Tyrell Cox	0	2
Buddy Wiggins	0	2
Lorenzo McGee	0	1
Shane Calmus	0	1
C.J. Cofield	0	1
Burt Wynn	0	1
Butch Erickson	0	1
Trent Fulcher	0	1
Reggie Wallace	0	1
Jorge Winkler	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	1	8
Norm Gardner	1	6
Sammie Rutter	1	4
Daniel Bellas	0	19
Graham King	0	17
Tony Brumley	0	17
Winfred Niklos	0	16
Norm Sapia	0	14
Curtis Weber	0	13
Donovan Mussatti	0	12
Austin Koch	0	12
Nathan Wannamaker	0	12
Arnie Pearson	0	9
Tommy Cranwell	0	9
Wesley Hickman	0	6
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	5
Travis Tusch	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Artie Souza	0	5
Irving Robasky	0	4
Artie Farias	0	4
Charles Cortez	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Tyrone Weber	0	3
Johnny Tyler	0	3
Jason Mireles	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Sammy Kolodzik	0	2
Gary Thompson	0	2
Tyrone Curtis	0	1
Norm Nichols	0	1
Bobby McMichael	0	1
Devin Medlock	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	20	113	5.7
Right	11	32	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	6	20	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	26	18	5	1	1	0	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	48	24	2	2	3	9	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	78	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	106	21.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	102	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	13	2	52	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ricky Glaspie	7	6	0	105	2	21
WR Fernando Wilczewski	5	3	0	65	2	16
WR Wesley Stone	4	2	0	29	1	20
WR Butch Erickson	4	2	0	23	0	14
WR Ross Leandri	2	1	1	9	0	4
WR William Hannon	2	2	0	25	0	12
TE Joe Johansson	2	2	0	23	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	12	6	0	85	1	35
WR Curtis Weber	9	2	1	26	0	41
TE Charles Cortez	7	4	0	48	0	19
WR Deron Lyle	6	2	0	7	0	20
FB Tony Brumley	5	2	1	11	0	32
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	1	1	9	0	8
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	0	14	0	11
RB Joel Garrison	2	2	0	15	0	21
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	0	5	0	17
TE Graham King	1	1	0	6	0	18
WR Kent Austin	1	1	0	29	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rick Thweat	7	24	3.43	3.79
Daniel McCarthy	7	17	2.43	5.40

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	3	12	4.00	5.33
Joel Garrison	2	-3	-1.50	-0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	6	5	51	8.50	10.73

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	15	5.00	5.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Erickson	2	1	9	4.50	5.75
TE Joe Johansson	2	2	23	11.50	11.50
WR Wesley Stone	1	1	4	4.00	7.25
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	13	6.50	2.89
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	2	2.00	1.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Thweat	5	3

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	7	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Leandri	2	1	1
WR Wesley Stone	1	0	0
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	1	1
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	0	0
WR Butch Erickson	1	1	1
WR William Hannon	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Charles Cortez	3	3	3
WR Curtis Weber	2	0	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	1
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	0	0
WR Kent Austin	1	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)