| San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: September 4, 1988 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 66357 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 34 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 1 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 2 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Robert Clark 21 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 20 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 25 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Frank 9 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Wilson 71 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Frank 17 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Lonzell Hill 18 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Safety, Steve Young tackled in end zone by Pat Swilling | 31 | 26 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 32 FG | 34 | 26 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Brett Perriman 15 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 34 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 62 | ROG | Guy McIntyre |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 86 | TE | John Frank |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| 44 | RB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Larry Roberts |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Lonzell Hill |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 21 | HB | Dalton Hilliard |
| 45 | FB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Jumpy Geathers |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 1 | 161 | 7.0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99.8 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 2 | 245 | 7.9 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 106.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| John Frank | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 17t | 2 |
| Roger Craig | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Tom Rathman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Lonzell Hill | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 18t | 1 |
| Eric Martin | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Robert Clark | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Brett Perriman | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 33 | 1 |
| John Tice | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Don Griffin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Doug DuBose | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Rueben Mayes | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Michael Carter | 2.0 |
| Kevin Fagan | 1.0 |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Larry Roberts | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
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