Conference Semifinals, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers	7	3	3	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 SFO - Neil Borders 23 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
2Q: 10:28 NOS - Phillip Newman 26 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 01:05 SFO - Damon Farmer 34 field goal
3Q: 04:56 SFO - Damon Farmer 27 field goal
3Q: 01:38 NOS - J.R. Marston 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 SFO - Neil Borders 23 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
2Q: 10:28 NOS - Phillip Newman 26 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 01:05 SFO - Damon Farmer 34 field goal
3Q: 04:56 SFO - Damon Farmer 27 field goal
3Q: 01:38 NOS - J.R. Marston 33 field goal

Team Statistics SFO NOS
Record 11-7 11-5-1
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 299 315
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 4.75 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 93 181
- Rushing Attempts 27 41
- Yards per Rush 3.44 4.41
Net Passing Yards 206 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 20 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/64
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 3/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50

Team Statistics	SFO	NOS
Record	11-7	11-5-1
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	299	315
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	4.75	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	93	181
- Rushing Attempts	27	41
- Yards per Rush	3.44	4.41
Net Passing Yards	206	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	20 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/64
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	3/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:10	31:50

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	0:54	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
1	8:55	1:21	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
1	6:15	2:05	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
2	14:50	3:24	OWN 22	6	19	Fumble
2	10:17	1:17	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
2	5:09	4:11	OWN 34	11	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	8:38	3:49	OWN 19	9	71	Field Goal
3	1:33	1:33	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	13:38	2:14	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
4	4:30	4:30	OWN 20	11	49	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
1	10:52	1:57	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	7:34	1:19	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
1	4:10	4:20	OWN 33	8	52	Missed FG
2	11:26	1:09	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
2	9:00	1:36	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	7:24	2:15	OPP 39	5	12	Missed FG
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 39	6	22	Half
3	12:31	3:53	OWN 14	6	31	Punt
3	4:49	3:16	OWN 40	5	44	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:22	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	11:24	6:54	OWN 1	11	61	Punt

Game MVP: Al An, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ted Bednarsh	13	72	5.54	24	3
Bo Everett	10	18	1.80	5	0
Al An	2	4	2.00	5	0
Ralph Fore	2	-1	-0.50	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	25	114	4.56	15	4
Alan Poole	8	55	6.88	11	2
Joel Garrison	7	3	0.43	2	0
Junior Blair	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	35	19	213	1/7	1	24	0	82.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	20	11	134	0/0	1	38	0	92.5

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Carlton Davidson	5	6	49	9.80	3	12	0
WR Butch Erickson	3	11	41	13.67	1	23	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	5	24	12.00	0	15	0
FB Ralph Fore	2	3	20	10.00	9	17	0
RB Ted Bednarsh	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Brad Renwick	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Neil Borders	2	3	39	19.50	10	23	1
TE Edwin Cochrane	1	1	24	24.00	14	24	0
RB Ralph de los Santos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	3	5	45	15.00	15	26	1
RB Bobby Irwin	3	4	7	2.33	2	5	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	5	43	21.50	23	38	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	2	17	17.00	3	17	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Force
Ted Bednarsh	2	0
Brent Crowley	0	1
Todd Daughtry	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	2	1	0
Alan Poole	0	2	0
Lamar Bailey	0	1	0
Bryant Hickman	0	0	1
Marlon Finley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Daileader	6	304	50.7	47.2	61	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	7	300	42.9	37.1	54	3

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Damon Farmer	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/3	0/1	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Bednarsh	3	20	6.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Erickson	2	34	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	96	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Todd Daughtry	7	0	0.0	35	15
S Rex McQuitty	5	1	0.0	23	13
S Jorge Winkler	4	2	0.0	19	11
OLB Kerry Pinkston	4	1	0.0	19	5
ILB Tyrell Cox	4	0	0.0	13	4
OLB Desmond Raymond	3	3	0.0	28	16
OLB Artie Cavallo	3	1	0.0	27	13
CB Heath Pierce	3	0	0.0	32	14
OLB Billy Joe Marsh	3	0	0.0	17	8
S C.J. Gaylor	2	2	0.0	41	20
DE Harold Blades	2	1	0.0	16	9
CB Dexter Kirk	2	1	0.0	21	12
DT C.J. Cofield	2	0	0.0	25	13
CB Brent Crowley	2	0	0.0	32	15
DE Lonnie Eggert	2	0	0.0	28	11
DE Max McElroy	1	3	0.0	20	10
OLB Buddy Wiggins	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Dale Tubbs	1	0	0.0	22	11
T Roderick Vreede	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	6	2	1.0	25	32
S Jorge Cloude	5	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Jose Barfield	5	0	0.0	17	20
DT Junior Reeves	4	2	0.0	14	23
ILB Sean Ackerman	4	1	0.0	23	23
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0.0	20	31
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	0.0	18	12
DE Nate Serban	3	0	0.0	21	28
CB Howie Lord	2	2	0.0	19	21
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	0.0	17	29
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0.0	8	23
DT Oliver Coffey	1	2	0.0	13	14
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	1	0.0	14	15
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.0	17	27
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	17	25

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Desmond Raymond	1	2	1	16
DT C.J. Cofield	0	1	1	13
DT Dale Tubbs	0	1	0	11
DE Lonnie Eggert	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Nate Serban	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	2	0	14
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	1	1	15
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Artie Cavallo	2	0	13
CB Heath Pierce	2	0	14
ILB Todd Daughtry	2	0	15
S Jorge Winkler	1	0	11
S Rex McQuitty	1	0	13
OLB Desmond Raymond	1	0	16
OLB Kerry Pinkston	1	0	5
CB Dexter Kirk	1	0	12
CB Desmond Peace	0	1	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jorge Cloude	4	0	28
CB Howie Lord	2	0	21
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	32
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	23
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	31
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	0	23
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	27
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	29
S Bryant Hickman	1	0	12
DE Nate Serban	1	0	28
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	15
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	20
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	4
CB David Evans	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Sherman	2	6	1	24	1	32
Edward Cox	2	6	0	17	0	21
Fred Sanderson	2	5	0	22	0	34
Ralph Clayton	1	2	0	19	0	27
Ralph Fore	1	1	0	17	0	20
Jackie Burks	0	2	0	13	0	19
Tyrell Breneman	0	2	0	24	0	28
Leo Abrams	0	1	0	5	0	2

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	3	11	41	20
Neil Delgado	2	5	36	16
Larry Andersen	1	4	31	18
Joseph Sherman	1	3	34	13
Leo Sweeney	1	2	36	16
Junior Blair	1	2	29	14
Marlon Finley	0	5	38	16
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	10	2

Special Teams Statistics

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Crowley	3	12
Desmond Peace	1	22
Ralph Fore	1	8
Ted Bednarsh	0	22
Kerry Pinkston	0	21
Edwin Cochrane	0	15
Deon Alexander	0	14
Desmond Raymond	0	14
Charlie Green	0	9
Fred Sanderson	0	8
Max McElroy	0	8
Jackie Burks	0	8
Renaldo Daileader	0	8
Edward Cox	0	8
Lonnie Eggert	0	8
Carlton Davidson	0	8
Roderick Vreede	0	8
Brad Renwick	0	7
Artie Cavallo	0	7
Leo Abrams	0	7
Rex McQuitty	0	7
Ralph de los Santos	0	6
Damon Farmer	0	6
Tyrell Cox	0	5
C.J. Cofield	0	3
Butch Erickson	0	3
Jorge Winkler	0	3
Heath Pierce	0	3
Marcus Simmons	0	3
Harold Blades	0	3
C.J. Gaylor	0	3
Buddy Wiggins	0	2
Billy Joe Marsh	0	2
Todd Daughtry	0	2
Shawn Sherman	0	1
Dale Tubbs	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	13
Earl Fiume	1	16
Marlon Finley	1	10
Timothy Hiller	0	26
Joel Garrison	0	23
Otis Wallis	0	19
Tyrus Humphrey	0	13
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Martin Robertson	0	10
Mitch Crutchfield	0	10
Junior Blair	0	10
Larry Andersen	0	8
Bryant Hickman	0	8
Mel Galiardo	0	8
Sean Ackerman	0	7
Leo Sweeney	0	7
Darrell Shepherd	0	7
Mitchell Emmons	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	7
J.R. Marston	0	6
Jose Barfield	0	5
Cary Clinton	0	5
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Gerald Meeber	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Nate Serban	0	3
Shane Love	0	3
Lamar Bailey	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	3
David Evans	0	2
Howie Lord	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	13	29	2.2
Right	9	50	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	31	139	4.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	35	19	3	3	6	2	4	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	20	11	2	1	1	1	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	46	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	64	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	71	23.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Erickson	11	3	1	41	1	28
TE Carlton Davidson	6	5	0	49	0	19
WR Fernando Wilczewski	5	2	3	24	0	24
FB Ralph Fore	3	2	0	20	0	20
RB Ted Bednarsh	3	2	1	11	0	11
WR Neil Borders	3	2	1	39	1	17
TE Brad Renwick	2	2	0	5	0	21
RB Ralph de los Santos	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Edwin Cochrane	1	1	0	24	1	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	5	2	0	43	1	11
WR Phillip Newman	5	3	0	45	1	17
RB Bobby Irwin	4	3	0	7	0	14
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	1	17	0	6
TE Leo Sweeney	2	1	0	6	0	16
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0	16	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ted Bednarsh	2	10	5.00	5.54
Al An	1	5	5.00	2.00
Bo Everett	1	1	1.00	1.80

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	1	-1	-1.00	0.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	3	0	0	0.00	6.09

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	1	5	2.50	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Overall Avg
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	4.80
WR Butch Erickson	1	3.73
RB Ted Bednarsh	1	3.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	5	5.00	8.60
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Ted Bednarsh	2	1
Al An	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	1
Joel Garrison	2	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	11	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fernando Wilczewski	3	1	1
WR Butch Erickson	3	0	0
TE Carlton Davidson	2	2	2
WR Neil Borders	2	1	1
RB Ralph de los Santos	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bobby Irwin	3	2	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)