| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 27, 1981 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 44433 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 70 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jeff Groth 24 pass from Dave Wilson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Johnny Davis 6 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 60 pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ronnie Lott 26 interception return (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 9 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 91 | NT | Monte Bennett |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 50 | ROLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 22 | RCB | Ricky Ray |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 61 | LOT | Dan Audick |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 86 | TE | Charle Young |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 32 | RB | Ricky Patton |
| 49 | FB | Earl Cooper |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 78 | NT | Archie Reese |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 59 | LOLB | Willie Harper |
| 57 | LILB | Dan Bunz |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 32 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Johnny Davis | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Ricky Patton | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Walt Easley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 180 | 8.2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74.1 |
| Archie Manning | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 1 | 70 | 4.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 1 | 175 | 8.0 | 60t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 92.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Brooks Williams | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Charle Young | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Ricky Patton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Amos Lawrence | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Eric Wright | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 47 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 9 | 406 | 45.1 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 36 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Amos Lawrence | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rob Nairne | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
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