New Orleans Saints21–26San Francisco 49ers
SF by 5 points
Mercedes-Benz Superdome · Indoors - weather is not a factor
- 328Total yards356
Total yards: New Orleans Saints 328, San Francisco 49ers 356. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 207Passing yards279
Passing yards: New Orleans Saints 207, San Francisco 49ers 279. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 121Rushing yards77
Rushing yards: New Orleans Saints 121, San Francisco 49ers 77. Yards gained on the ground.
- 18First downs20
First downs: New Orleans Saints 18, San Francisco 49ers 20. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 3.0Sacks3.0
Sacks: New Orleans Saints 3.0, San Francisco 49ers 3.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 6QB hits5
QB hits: New Orleans Saints 6, San Francisco 49ers 5. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 7Tackles for loss7
Tackles for loss: New Orleans Saints 7, San Francisco 49ers 7. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 1Takeaways1
Takeaways: New Orleans Saints 1, San Francisco 49ers 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 7Penalties5
Penalties: New Orleans Saints 7, San Francisco 49ers 5. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 45Penalty yards40
Penalty yards: New Orleans Saints 45, San Francisco 49ers 40. Yards conceded to penalties.
- -2.8Passing EPA2.7
Passing EPA: New Orleans Saints -2.8, San Francisco 49ers 2.7. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- 2.3Rushing EPA-3.5
Rushing EPA: New Orleans Saints 2.3, San Francisco 49ers -3.5. The same for the running game.