| San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 26, 1997 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 60443 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Garrison Hearst 19 pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 36 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 51 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 29 FG | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.J. Stokes 5 pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick) | 23 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 83 | WR | J.J. Stokes |
| 63 | LOT | Derrick Deese |
| 60 | LOG | Joe Rudolph |
| 67 | C | Chris Dalman |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 76 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 85 | TE | Greg Clark |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 20 | RB | Garrison Hearst |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 90 | LDT | Junior Bryant |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 51 | RILB | Ken Norton |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 36 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 38 | RCB | Darnell Walker |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Randal Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 67 | LOG | Andy McCollum |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 76 | ROG | Keno Hills |
| 71 | ROT | Ricky Siglar |
| 87 | TE | John Farquhar |
| 82 | TE | Irv Smith |
| 7 | QB | Danny Wuerffel |
| 34 | FB | Ray Zellars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Darren Mickell |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 99 | RDT | Pio Sagapolutele |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 52 | SLB | Richard Harvey |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 29 | FS | Sammy Knight |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terry Kirby | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Garrison Hearst | 17 | 53 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Brohm | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ray Zellars | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Heath Shuler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Nussmeier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wes Bender | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 0 | 230 | 7.2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 104.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Danny Wuerffel | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 60 | 4.0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 29.9 |
| Doug Nussmeier | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 0 | 36 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.8 |
| Heath Shuler | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Terrell Owens | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| J.J. Stokes | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| Greg Clark | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Garrison Hearst | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19t | 1 | ||||||
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Mark Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| William Floyd | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Randal Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Randal Hill | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Ray Zellars | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Irv Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Zack Bronson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 53 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mark Royals | 8 | 379 | 47.4 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 5 | 2 | 53 | 10.6 | 21 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 5 | 339 | 67.8 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 5 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dana Stubblefield | 2.0 |
| Roy Barker | 1.0 |
| Junior Bryant | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| La'Roi Glover | 1.0 |
| Mark Fields | 1.0 |
| Brady Smith | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: November 13, 2025 |