| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 15, 1987 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 68436 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 62 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 46 pass from Steve Young (Ray Wersching kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 27 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 51 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Jones 43 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 50 pass from Harry Sydney (Ray Wersching kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Johnnie Poe 61 blocked field goal recovery (Morten Andersen kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 35 FG | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ron Heller 29 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 40 FG | 26 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| 21 | FB | Dalton Hilliard |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 27 | SS | Antonio Gibson |
| 39 | FS | Brett Maxie |
| 22 | RCB | Van Jakes |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 85 | WR | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 69 | ROG | Bruce Collie |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Pete Kugler |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 53 | LOLB | Milt McColl |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Fahnhorst |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | 1 | 181 | 6.7 | 43t | 1 | 3 | 25 | 57.8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 144 | 5.0 | 29t | 1 | 2 | 10 | 51.5 |
| Steve Young | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 80 | 13.3 | 46t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 158.3 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eric Martin | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Lonzell Hill | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Barry Word | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Pattison | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Tice | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 50t | 2 |
| John Frank | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 58 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Don Griffin | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Del Rodgers | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 23 | 0 | |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Tony Elliott | 1.0 |
| Jim Wilks | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Kevin Fagan | 1.0 |
| Clyde Glover | 1.0 |
| Larry Roberts | 0.5 |
| Jeff Stover | 0.5 |
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