| San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1983 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 68154 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 32 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 32 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 28 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 26 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 47 FG | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 52 FG | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 24 FG | 15 | 13 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dwight Hicks 62 interception return (Ray Wersching kick) | 22 | 13 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 23 FG | 25 | 13 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wendell Tyler 34 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 32 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 30 | FB | Bill Ring |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 67 | NT | Pete Kugler |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 59 | LOLB | Willie Harper |
| 69 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 47 | LCB | Tim Collier |
| 45/52 | SS | Bobby Leopold |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 80 | WR | Lindsay Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 30 | FB | Wayne Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 74 | NT | Derland Moore |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RILB | Dennis Winston |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 34t | 1 |
| Roger Craig | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 71 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Hokie Gajan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 1 | 145 | 5.4 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 61.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 105 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 |
| Dave Wilson | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 1 | 126 | 7.4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 67.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Clark | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eugene Goodlow | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyrone Young | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62t | 1 |
| Eric Wright | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Collier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Gary | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 38 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dwaine Board | 2.0 |
| Fred Dean | 2.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Tony Elliott | 1.0 |
| Rob Nairne | 1.0 |
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