| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1980 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 37949 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 33 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 21 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jack Holmes 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 57 punt return (Ray Wersching kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jack Holmes 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 41 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Montana 1 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 35 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Clark 71 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 35 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 14 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 35 | 28 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Lenvil Elliott 7 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 35 | 35 |
| 5 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 36 FG | 35 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | C | Jim Pietrzak |
| 68 | ROG | Fred Sturt |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 41 | HB | Jimmy Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 59 | LDT | Chuck Evans |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 53 | RDE | Tommy Hart |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 56 | RLB | Reggie Mathis |
| 23 | LCB | Jim Marshall |
| 48 | SS | Don Schwartz |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 44 | RCB | Dave Waymer |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 89 | WR | James Owens |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 86 | TE | Charle Young |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 35 | RB | Lenvil Elliott |
| 49 | FB | Earl Cooper |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 78 | NT | Archie Reese |
| 65 | RDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 58 | LOLB | Keena Turner |
| 57 | LILB | Dan Bunz |
| 50 | RILB | Terry Tautolo |
| 52 | ROLB | Bobby Leopold |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Rhodes |
| 33 | SS | Ricky Churchman |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 44 | RCB | Charles Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 20 | 2 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Lenvil Elliott | 20 | 125 | 6.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Don Woods | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 1 | 377 | 9.9 | 41t | 3 | 2 | 1 | 111.4 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 285 | 7.9 | 71t | 2 | 5 | 31 | 109.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Henry Childs | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Jack Holmes | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 41t | 2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 6 | 155 | 25.8 | 71t | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 14t | 1 |
| Earl Cooper | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 47 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 7 | 279 | 39.9 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 57t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ricky Patton | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 2.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
| Tommy Hart | 1.0 |
| Steve Parker | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Jim Stuckey | 1.0 |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
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