Week 6, 1989

played in San Francisco, CA

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	7	-	14
San Francisco 49ers	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 SFO - Warren Williams 2 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
1Q: 00:21 NOS - Ethan Horton 46 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 07:50 SFO - Roger Ruzek 39 field goal
2Q: 00:34 SFO - Warren Williams 10 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 07:22 NOS - Jimmie Johnson 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 SFO - Warren Williams 2 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
1Q: 00:21 NOS - Ethan Horton 46 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 07:50 SFO - Roger Ruzek 39 field goal
2Q: 00:34 SFO - Warren Williams 10 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 07:22 NOS - Jimmie Johnson 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics NOS SFO
Record 3-2 4-2
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 215 296
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 4.06 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 86 166
- Rushing Attempts 22 42
- Yards per Rush 3.91 3.95
Net Passing Yards 129 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 2 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 141 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.16 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/7 11/72
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:52 37:08

Team Statistics	NOS	SFO
Record	3-2	4-2
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	215	296
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	4.06	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	86	166
- Rushing Attempts	22	42
- Yards per Rush	3.91	3.95
Net Passing Yards	129	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 2	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	141	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.16	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/7	11/72
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:52	37:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
1	11:43	0:50	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
1	6:39	3:55	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	1:06	1:00	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
2	7:43	6:02	OWN 20	12	51	Interception
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	12:22	0:53	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
3	7:05	1:23	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	4:23	1:23	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	1:28	1:34	OPP 37	4	9	Downs
4	12:08	1:32	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	9:18	2:03	OPP 38	4	38	Touchdown
4	1:38	1:10	OWN 6	7	40	Interception

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:38	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
1	10:53	4:14	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
1	2:44	1:38	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
1	0:06	7:23	OWN 20	13	58	Field Goal
2	1:41	1:14	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	11:29	4:24	OWN 45	9	26	Missed FG
3	5:42	1:19	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:00	1:32	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
4	14:54	2:46	OWN 28	5	11	Punt
4	10:36	1:18	OWN 37	3	14	Fumble
4	7:15	5:37	OWN 22	9	27	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 39	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Karl Mecklenburg, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	10	47	4.70	13	2
Ottis Anderson	7	15	2.14	5	0
Randall Cunningham	5	24	4.80	11	1

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warren Williams	22	92	4.18	11	2	2
Sammie Smith	17	71	4.18	15	2	0
John Taylor	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Steve Beuerlein	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Bruce Hill	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	29	14	141	2/12	2	46	2	56.8

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	26	18	137	1/7	0	19	0	81.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Parros	3	4	20	6.67	0	8	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	5	62	31.00	29	46	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	4	20	10.00	0	11	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	3	12	6.00	0	10	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ottis Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Craig Heyward	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Chris Brewer	5	6	38	7.60	18	19
WR Bruce Hill	5	7	41	8.20	0	11
WR John Taylor	3	6	30	10.00	6	15
WR Scott Schwedes	3	3	17	5.67	0	7
WR Alvin Moore	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Warren Williams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Clint Sampson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Andre Tippett	1	34	34.00	0
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ottis Anderson	1	0	0
Greg Jackson	0	1	1
Ethan Horton	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Taylor	1	0	0	0
Chris Gaines	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	347	49.6	42.1	56	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	7	314	44.9	43.0	58	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	7	7.0	0
Greg Bright	1	6	6.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	3	28	9.3	0
Terry Hoage	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	4	72	18.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	10	1	0.0	34	24
S Marcus Paul	9	4	0.0	39	25
CB Lorenzo Lynch	6	1	0.0	30	25
S Greg Bright	5	2	0.0	37	25
ILB Cliff Odom	5	2	0.0	37	26
DE Pierce Holt	4	0	1.0	37	21
S Carl Lews	3	1	0.0	32	22
DE Ron Holmes	3	0	0.0	28	20
DT Curt Jarvis	3	0	0.0	19	12
S Greg Jackson	2	3	0.0	28	22
DE Kevin Fagan	2	2	0.0	30	17
DE Tony Colorito	2	1	0.0	20	12
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	34	23
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0.0	13	7
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	---	---	---
DT Andrew Provence	0	2	0.0	13	6
OLB Chip Banks	0	1	0.0	15	6

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	2	1.0	21	29
S Anthony Newman	4	1	0.0	18	25
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0.0	16	25
CB Erroll Tucker	3	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Kevin Greene	3	0	0.0	21	31
S Chris Mandeville	3	0	0.0	9	15
DE Clyde Simmons	2	0	1.0	13	15
CB Delton Hall	2	1	0.0	8	11
DE Leon Seals	2	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Andre Tippett	1	1	0.0	16	28
DE Joe Campbell	1	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Michael Green	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Bill Pickel	1	0	0.0	12	18
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0.0	18	20
DT Tim Goad	1	0	0.0	10	15
RB Warren Williams	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	1	3	21
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	0	1	0	12

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Clyde Simmons	1.0	1	15
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	29
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	2	18
OLB Scot Brantley	0.0	1	3
OLB Andre Tippett	0.0	1	28
OLB Kevin Greene	0.0	1	31
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	16
DT Tim Goad	0.0	1	15
DE Ray Seals	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	0	24
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	0	25
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	23
S Greg Jackson	2	1	22
S Greg Bright	1	0	25
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	7
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	12
S Marcus Paul	1	0	25

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chris Mandeville	3	1	0	15
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	2	1	1	29
CB Terry McDaniel	2	0	0	25
S Terry Hoage	2	0	0	21
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	1	28
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0	20
CB Erroll Tucker	1	0	0	12
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0	11
S Anthony Newman	1	0	0	25
OLB Kevin Greene	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Slough	2	4	18	1	23
Ed Simmons	2	4	19	0	28
Tony Jones	1	3	20	0	27
Todd Kalis	1	1	5	0	7
Rick Donnalley	0	3	20	1	28
Hubert Oliver	0	1	13	0	19
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	18	0	29

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	3	9	0	37	0	26
Blake Moore	3	8	1	37	0	23
Bob Jozwiak	2	5	0	32	0	19
John Jackson	2	5	0	37	0	24
Wes Phillips	2	3	0	15	1	9
Matt Darwin	1	5	1	31	0	26
John Smith	1	2	0	6	0	4
Mark Lewis	1	2	0	26	0	13
Sean Lee	0	2	0	15	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Johnson	2	13
Craig Heyward	2	12
Emanuel King	1	13
Mike Kelley	1	6

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Gentry	1	23
Chris Gaines	1	15
Terry Hoage	1	13
Scott Schwedes	1	12
Clint Sampson	1	9
Anthony Newman	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	39	25	12	76
Greg Bright	---	---	37	25	6	68
Cliff Odom	---	---	37	26	3	66
Greg Jackson	---	---	28	22	14	64
Carl Lews	---	---	32	22	9	63
Gill Byrd	---	---	34	23	5	62
Pierce Holt	---	---	37	21	3	61
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	34	24	2	60
Ron Holmes	---	---	28	20	9	57
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	30	25	2	57
Randall Cunningham	22	31	---	---	---	53
Ethan Horton	18	26	---	---	9	53
Rick Donnalley	20	28	---	---	4	52
Jeff Dellenbach	18	29	---	---	4	51
Kevin Fagan	---	---	30	17	1	48
Ed Simmons	19	28	---	---	---	47
Tony Jones	20	27	---	---	---	47
Keith Slough	18	23	---	---	6	47
Ottis Anderson	10	11	---	---	20	41
Hubert Oliver	13	19	---	---	9	41
Jimmie Johnson	11	16	---	---	13	40
Bill Johnson	12	20	---	---	4	36
Tony Colorito	---	---	20	12	4	36
Craig Heyward	11	11	---	---	12	34
Ernest Givins	13	19	---	---	---	32
Curt Jarvis	---	---	19	12	---	31
Wes Pritchett	---	---	9	3	17	29
Mike Kelley	8	10	---	---	6	24
Andrew Provence	---	---	13	6	4	23
Chip Banks	---	---	15	6	1	22
Issiac Holt	---	---	13	7	2	22
Rick Parros	8	11	---	---	---	19
Kenny Jackson	2	3	---	---	14	19
Todd Kalis	5	7	---	---	7	19
Odessa Turner	6	10	---	---	---	16
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	13	13
Buster Rhymes	6	7	---	---	---	13
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	5	1	7	13
David Jones	2	3	---	---	7	12
Danny Pittman	0	2	---	---	7	9
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	0	7	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Beuerlein	42	27	---	---	---	69
Blake Moore	37	23	---	---	8	68
Tony Mandarich	37	26	---	---	---	63
John Jackson	37	24	---	---	---	61
Matt Darwin	31	26	---	---	2	59
Bob Jozwiak	32	19	---	---	7	58
John Frank	24	15	---	---	15	54
Wilber Marshall	---	---	18	20	15	53
Bruce Hill	30	23	---	---	---	53
Kevin Greene	---	---	21	31	---	52
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	21	29	---	50
Chris Brewer	23	14	---	---	13	50
Anthony Newman	---	---	18	25	7	50
Terry Hoage	---	---	14	21	13	48
Mark Lewis	26	13	---	---	7	46
Warren Williams	24	19	---	---	3	46
Andre Tippett	---	---	16	28	1	45
Leon Seals	---	---	19	24	1	44
Erroll Tucker	---	---	14	12	15	41
Terry McDaniel	---	---	16	25	---	41
Scott Schwedes	15	11	---	---	12	38
Alvin Moore	21	13	---	---	2	36
Sammie Smith	18	8	---	---	8	34
Wes Phillips	15	9	---	---	9	33
Dennis Gentry	6	4	---	---	23	33
Bill Pickel	---	---	12	18	3	33
Wendell Cason	---	---	11	22	---	33
Clyde Simmons	---	---	13	15	3	31
John Taylor	18	12	---	---	---	30
Sean Lee	15	4	---	---	9	28
Joe Campbell	---	---	10	16	---	26
Tim Goad	---	---	10	15	---	25
Chris Mandeville	---	---	9	15	---	24
John Smith	6	4	---	---	9	19
Delton Hall	---	---	8	11	---	19
Clint Sampson	5	3	---	---	9	17
Ray Seals	---	---	3	7	7	17
Scot Brantley	---	---	6	3	7	16
Chris Gaines	---	---	0	0	15	15
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	11	11
Michael Green	---	---	3	4	3	10
LaSalle Harper	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	77	5.5
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	13	36	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	29	14	1	0	1	3	9	0	2

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	26	18	0	0	3	2	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	31	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	94	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ethan Horton	5	2	0	62	1	26
WR Odessa Turner	5	1	0	3	0	10
WR Rick Parros	4	3	0	20	0	11
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	0	20	0	19
RB Bill Johnson	3	2	0	9	0	20
TE Jimmie Johnson	3	2	0	12	0	16
FB Craig Heyward	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Ottis Anderson	1	0	1	0	0	11
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	5	0	19
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	0	10	0	7

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	7	5	0	41	23
FB Chris Brewer	6	5	0	38	14
WR John Taylor	6	3	2	30	12
WR Scott Schwedes	3	3	0	17	11
WR Alvin Moore	2	1	0	5	13
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	1	0	3
RB Warren Williams	1	1	0	6	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warren Williams	2	12	6.00	4.18
Sammie Smith	2	16	8.00	4.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	2	18	9.00	4.86

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	1	1	8	8.00	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	16	16.00	12.40
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Taylor	1	1	8	8.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	4	1
Bill Johnson	2	1
Randall Cunningham	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Williams	4	2
Sammie Smith	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	4	2	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Chris Brewer	3	3	3
WR John Taylor	3	2	2
WR Bruce Hill	2	1	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)