Week 6, 1986

played in San Francisco, CA

53 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	14	3	6	-	23
San Francisco 49ers	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:56 SFO - Joe Danelo 46 field goal
2Q: 14:25 NOS - Ernest Givins 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:54 NOS - Bill Johnson 37 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
3Q: 04:55 SFO - Joe Danelo 22 field goal
4Q: 12:43 NOS - Rick Parros 36 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:56 SFO - Joe Danelo 46 field goal
2Q: 14:25 NOS - Ernest Givins 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:54 NOS - Bill Johnson 37 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
3Q: 04:55 SFO - Joe Danelo 22 field goal
4Q: 12:43 NOS - Rick Parros 36 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point failed)

Team Statistics NOS SFO
Record 2-3 4-2
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 9 0
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 371 268
- Offensive Plays 64 54
- Yards per Play 5.80 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 149 55
- Rushing Attempts 41 18
- Yards per Rush 3.63 3.06
Net Passing Yards 222 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 0 32 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 227 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 9.65 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 3/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:38 25:22

Team Statistics	NOS	SFO
Record	2-3	4-2
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	9	0
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	371	268
- Offensive Plays	64	54
- Yards per Play	5.80	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	149	55
- Rushing Attempts	41	18
- Yards per Rush	3.63	3.06
Net Passing Yards	222	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 0	32 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	227	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	9.65	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	3/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:38	25:22

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:58	OWN 38	9	38	Missed FG
1	4:50	5:34	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	11:54	0:14	OPP 37	1	37	Touchdown
2	8:45	3:25	OWN 2	6	19	Punt
2	3:40	2:56	OWN 4	8	74	Missed FG
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 41	0	-10	Half
3	13:54	3:51	OPP 45	6	18	Field Goal
3	4:49	2:20	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	1:03	3:35	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	10:33	3:52	OWN 21	5	14	Punt
4	5:02	3:00	OWN 35	8	47	Missed FG
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 28	1	-2	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:02	5:12	OWN 31	9	40	Field Goal
2	14:16	2:22	OWN 16	3	-6	Punt
2	11:40	2:55	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	5:20	1:40	OWN 36	4	20	Punt
2	0:44	0:30	OWN 29	2	5	Interception
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	3	2	Interception
3	10:03	5:14	OWN 14	7	81	Field Goal
3	2:29	1:26	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	12:28	1:55	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	6:41	1:39	OWN 29	7	36	Downs
4	2:02	1:45	OWN 25	8	51	Interception

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	32	82	2.56	11	1
Larry Heater	6	56	9.33	17	3
Randall Cunningham	3	11	3.67	9	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gordie Lockbaun	9	37	4.11	12	1
James Brooks	7	14	2.00	4	0
Bob Gagliano	2	4	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	22	16	227	1/5	3	37	0	145.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Gagliano	20	11	178	4/25	0	47	2	45.4
Parnell Dickinson	12	6	60	0/0	0	21	1	29.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Parros	4	5	70	17.50	11	36	1
TE Ethan Horton	4	5	55	13.75	22	34	0
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	50	16.67	11	27	1
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	37	18.50	27	37	1
RB Larry Heater	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Joe Rose	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kris Haines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rickey Young	4	7	53	13.25	12	20
TE Todd Christensen	3	6	69	23.00	32	47
WR Eric Richardson	3	4	25	8.33	7	11
TE Cliff Benson	2	2	36	18.00	8	21
WR Buster Rhymes	2	5	21	10.50	0	12
RB James Brooks	1	1	2	2.00	2	2
WR John Taylor	1	5	30	30.00	30	30
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Pat Tilley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	2	3	1.50	0
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Issiac Holt	1	0	0
Kris Haines	0	1	0
Chip Banks	0	0	1
Emanuel King	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Gagliano	1	1	0
Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	0
Kevin Greene	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	129	43.0	43.3	51	0

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	5	210	42.0	38.2	49	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/4	1/2	0/0	44	2/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	2	19	9.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Young	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	2	38	19.0	0
John Floyd	1	23	23.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Young	3	46	15.3	0
Chester Willis	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Bright	5	1	0.0	14	28
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	2	0.0	14	34
CB Gill Byrd	4	0	0.0	16	27
DT John Woodcock	3	2	0.5	13	21
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	1.5	13	18
DE Doug McDougald	2	1	0.5	11	13
DE Elvis Franks	2	0	0.5	10	27
OLB Chip Banks	2	2	0.0	16	30
S Mike Jolly	2	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	0.0	4	2
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0.0	11	30
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	1.0	7	13
S Rod Kush	1	2	0.0	0	10
S Carl Lews	1	1	0.0	12	28
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	4	19
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Sylvester Hicks	0	1	0.0	12	30

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	9	5	0.0	36	14
S Kenny Easley	7	0	0.0	29	17
ILB Bill Cowher	6	1	0.0	24	15
OLB Andre Tippett	5	3	0.5	29	18
DE Richard Dent	5	2	0.5	32	18
OLB Wilber Marshall	5	1	0.0	34	17
S Jeff Delaney	3	1	0.0	31	14
DT Carl Barzilauskas	2	2	0.0	16	13
DT Willie Broughton	2	2	0.0	29	13
CB Craig Curry	2	1	0.0	25	13
OLB Robert Braziel	2	0	0.0	25	19
TE Todd Christensen	2	0	---	---	---
S Mark Robinson	2	0	0.0	24	15
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Kevin Greene	1	2	0.0	14	7
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR John Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mario Clark	0	1	0.0	31	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.5	1	1	1	18
OLB Emanuel King	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT John Woodcock	0.5	1	0	0	21
DE Elvis Franks	0.5	0	1	0	27
DE Doug McDougald	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Chip Banks	0.0	0	0	1	30

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	0.5	0	18
DE Richard Dent	0.5	0	18
OLB Robert Braziel	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Greg Bright	4	0	0	28
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	1	0	34
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	2	27
CB Don Griffin	1	1	1	30
S Bob Glazebrook	1	1	0	19
S Carl Lews	1	1	0	28
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0	23
S Rod Kush	1	0	0	10
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	17
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0	3

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jeff Delaney	3	0	14
CB Wendell Cason	3	0	13
S Kenny Easley	2	0	17
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	18
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	1	17
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	19
ILB Bill Cowher	1	0	15
CB Craig Curry	1	0	13
S Mark Robinson	1	0	15
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron McNair	4	7	35	0	19
Edwin Bailey	3	7	34	0	19
Dan Fike	2	7	36	1	21
Steve Wilson	1	2	8	0	2
Hubert Oliver	1	2	29	0	14
Ethan Horton	1	2	36	0	18
Ron Baker	1	1	12	0	10
Jeff Dellenbach	0	9	34	0	22
John Tautolo	0	1	13	0	7
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	7	0	0

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Darwin	2	6	17	2	31
Randy Cross	0	3	16	1	32
Tom Toth	0	3	13	0	19
Jim Sweeney	0	2	9	0	19
Wayne Wilson	0	1	10	0	14
Stefan Humpries	0	1	11	0	27
Ralph Perretta	0	0	9	1	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dropkick Murphy	2	12
John Floyd	1	15
Larry Heater	1	15
Billy Jackson	1	10

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Greene	2	17
Chester Willis	1	16
Terry Taylor	1	15
Todd Christensen	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fike	36	21	---	---	7	64
Randall Cunningham	41	23	---	---	---	64
Jeff Dellenbach	34	22	---	---	7	63
Don Griffin	---	---	11	30	14	55
Hubert Oliver	29	14	---	---	11	54
Ethan Horton	36	18	---	---	---	54
Ron McNair	35	19	---	---	---	54
Edwin Bailey	34	19	---	---	---	53
Ernest Givins	31	21	---	---	---	52
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	14	34	3	51
Chip Banks	---	---	16	30	4	50
Tremain Rogers	33	15	---	---	---	48
Bill Johnson	32	15	---	---	---	47
Greg Bright	---	---	14	28	3	45
Gill Byrd	---	---	16	27	1	44
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	12	30	1	43
Elvis Franks	---	---	10	27	6	43
Carl Lews	---	---	12	28	1	41
Rick Parros	21	16	---	---	1	38
Joe Rose	17	6	---	---	15	38
John Woodcock	---	---	13	21	2	36
Mike Jolly	---	---	11	23	2	36
Issiac Holt	---	---	13	17	6	36
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	4	19	12	35
Tony Colorito	---	---	11	22	1	34
Kris Haines	11	9	---	---	13	33
Kevin Fagan	---	---	13	18	2	33
Larry Heater	9	8	---	---	15	32
Ron Baker	12	10	---	---	7	29
John Tautolo	13	7	---	---	7	27
Doug McDougald	---	---	11	13	1	25
Emanuel King	---	---	7	13	4	24
Danny Pittman	8	7	---	---	8	23
Fred Robinson	---	---	4	2	17	23
Dropkick Murphy	7	0	---	---	12	19
Steve Wilson	8	2	---	---	7	17
John Floyd	0	0	---	---	15	15
Billy Jackson	4	1	---	---	10	15
Rod Kush	---	---	0	10	1	11
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	2	3	3	8
Eric Wilson	---	---	4	1	2	7
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Braziel	---	---	25	19	18	62
Mario Clark	---	---	31	19	6	56
Richard Dent	---	---	32	18	6	56
Craig Curry	---	---	25	13	17	55
Wilber Marshall	---	---	34	17	4	55
Matt Darwin	17	31	---	---	7	55
Todd Christensen	11	26	---	---	14	51
Kenny Easley	---	---	29	17	4	50
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	36	14	---	50
Randy Cross	16	32	---	---	---	48
Jeff Delaney	---	---	31	14	2	47
Andre Tippett	---	---	29	18	---	47
Stefan Humpries	11	27	---	---	7	45
Willie Broughton	---	---	29	13	1	43
Ron Holmes	---	---	25	15	3	43
Bill Cowher	---	---	24	15	3	42
Bob Gagliano	18	24	---	---	---	42
Buster Rhymes	14	21	---	---	7	42
Eric Richardson	13	18	---	---	10	41
Mark Robinson	---	---	24	15	2	41
Wendell Cason	---	---	23	13	4	40
Tom Toth	13	19	---	---	7	39
Kevin Greene	---	---	14	7	17	38
Mark Walen	---	---	21	10	6	37
Jim Sweeney	9	19	---	---	7	35
Bob Jozwiak	7	21	---	---	7	35
Rickey Young	7	15	---	---	11	33
Wayne Wilson	10	14	---	---	9	33
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	16	13	2	31
Gordie Lockbaun	10	16	---	---	5	31
James Brooks	8	20	---	---	---	28
John Taylor	7	20	---	---	---	27
Ralph Perretta	9	17	---	---	---	26
Hokie Gajan	2	12	---	---	9	23
Mike Wilson	8	14	---	---	---	22
Terry Taylor	---	---	3	3	15	21
Cliff Benson	3	12	---	---	4	19
Chester Willis	0	0	---	---	16	16
Parnell Dickinson	0	12	---	---	---	12
Pat Tilley	5	6	---	---	---	11
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Will Brice	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Townsell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	48	3.4
Middle	17	72	4.2
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	22	16	4	2	2	1	1	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Gagliano	20	11	3	1	0	2	3	2	2
Parnell Dickinson	12	6	1	1	0	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	79	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	100	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	36	36.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	22	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	177	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Parros	5	4	0	70	1	16
TE Ethan Horton	5	4	0	55	1	18
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	1	50	1	21
TE Joe Rose	2	1	1	9	0	6
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	0	37	1	15
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	3	0	8
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	3	0	14

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Young	7	4	53	1	15
TE Todd Christensen	6	3	69	1	26
WR Buster Rhymes	5	2	21	0	21
WR John Taylor	5	1	30	1	20
WR Eric Richardson	4	3	25	0	18
TE Cliff Benson	2	2	36	1	12
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0	0	6
RB James Brooks	1	1	2	0	20
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	1	1	1.00	2.56

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	1	-4	-4.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	2	16	8.00	10.32

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Gagliano	1	1	11	11.00	8.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Parros	1	1	9	9.00	14.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	7	7.00	10.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	11	11.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	6	4

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	1	0
Bob Gagliano	1	0
Gordie Lockbaun	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	7	5

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Gagliano	5	2	1
Parnell Dickinson	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	3	2	2
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	2
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Young	3	2	1
WR Buster Rhymes	2	0	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)