Week 3, 1990

played in San Francisco, CA

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	7	-	17
San Francisco 49ers	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 SFO - Steve Christie 51 field goal
1Q: 05:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
2Q: 11:20 SFO - John Settle 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 05:36 NOS - Ernest Givins 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:51 SFO - John Settle 6 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:08 SFO - John Settle 20 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 02:44 NOS - Pierce Holt 38 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 SFO - Steve Christie 51 field goal
1Q: 05:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
2Q: 11:20 SFO - John Settle 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 05:36 NOS - Ernest Givins 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:51 SFO - John Settle 6 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:08 SFO - John Settle 20 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 02:44 NOS - Pierce Holt 38 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics NOS SFO
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 12 8
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 325 290
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 149 194
- Rushing Attempts 31 35
- Yards per Rush 4.81 5.54
Net Passing Yards 176 96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.33 3.84
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:23 30:37

Team Statistics	NOS	SFO
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	12	8
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	325	290
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	149	194
- Rushing Attempts	31	35
- Yards per Rush	4.81	5.54
Net Passing Yards	176	96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	109
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.33	3.84
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:23	30:37

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	5:42	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
1	1:49	1:41	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
2	11:11	5:41	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	2:58	2:58	OWN 20	10	59	Half
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 30	8	40	Missed FG
3	8:38	0:53	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	4:45	1:52	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
3	1:00	1:00	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
4	9:54	3:23	OWN 23	7	35	Punt
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 19	7	63	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 24	7	42	Field Goal
1	5:14	3:25	OWN 9	6	34	Punt
1	0:08	3:57	OPP 49	10	49	Touchdown
2	5:30	2:32	OWN 19	5	24	Punt
3	9:58	1:20	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	7:45	3:00	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
3	2:53	1:53	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
4	15:00	5:06	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
4	6:31	3:54	OWN 20	6	18	Fumble
4	2:37	1:10	OWN 24	5	23	Punt

Game MVP: John Settle, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	21	67	3.19	11	1
Bill Johnson	5	42	8.40	23	1
Randall Cunningham	5	40	8.00	11	1

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	24	135	5.63	34	3	3
Sammie Smith	9	53	5.89	19	2	0
Steve Beuerlein	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	32	17	180	1/4	1	32	0	80.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	23	13	109	2/13	0	19	0	68.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	6	10	31	5.17	1	11	1
WR Buster Rhymes	4	5	64	16.00	31	32	0
WR Odessa Turner	2	4	31	15.50	1	20	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	2	30	15.00	8	23	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	0
RB Chris Warren	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Rick Parros	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB John Settle	3	5	19	6.33	1	10
WR Bruce Hill	2	3	18	9.00	2	11
WR Scott Schwedes	2	3	14	7.00	1	9
RB Sammie Smith	2	2	9	4.50	5	5
TE Manute Bol	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
WR John Taylor	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	3	19	19.00	8	19

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Pierce Holt	1	0	1
Kurt Gouveia	0	1	0
Marcus Paul	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
John Settle	1	0
Sammie Smith	1	0
Blake Moore	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	207	41.4	37.4	46	0

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	249	49.8	43.2	57	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	2	8	4.0	0
Chris Warren	1	5	5.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	3	62	20.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Gentry	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	8	0	0.0	18	15
S Marcus Paul	8	0	0.0	30	19
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	0	0.0	16	13
ILB Cliff Odom	4	3	0.0	30	22
DE Kevin Fagan	3	1	1.5	28	21
OLB Chip Banks	2	2	0.0	24	19
DE Pierce Holt	2	2	0.0	25	22
DT Craig Veasley	2	1	0.0	16	12
ILB Kurt Gouveia	2	0	0.0	5	3
DE Clarence Goodburn	2	0	0.0	26	18
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0.0	22	21
DT Andrew Provence	1	2	0.5	29	22
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	0.0	21	18
S Bob Orlando	1	1	0.0	14	6
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	14	3
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	0.0	27	18
OLB Wes Pritchett	0	1	0.0	11	4

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	7	1	0.0	26	28
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	2	1.0	28	30
S Terry Hoage	6	2	0.0	23	27
S Anthony Newman	5	2	0.0	27	28
CB Delton Hall	4	1	0.0	23	25
CB Wendell Cason	4	0	0.0	16	25
OLB Kevin Greene	3	0	0.0	24	13
DT Bill Pickel	2	2	0.0	16	25
S Chris Mandeville	2	1	0.0	13	20
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	2	1	0.0	15	11
DE Clyde Simmons	2	0	0.0	17	14
CB Robert Massey	2	0	0.0	16	22
ILB Matt Vanderbeek	1	2	0.0	7	5
DE Leon Seals	1	0	0.0	27	26
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.0	14	20
DT Tim Goad	0	1	0.0	16	9
DE Ray Seals	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.5	1	1	2	21
DT Andrew Provence	0.5	0	0	0	22

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	2	1	30
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	0	3	0	20
OLB Kevin Greene	0.0	0	1	1	13
DE Leon Seals	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	4	0	15
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	13
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	19
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	18
S Greg Jackson	1	1	21
S Marcus Paul	1	1	19
CB Lee Davis	1	0	6
S Carl Lews	1	0	6

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	3	0	28
CB Delton Hall	3	0	25
S Anthony Newman	3	0	28
S Terry Hoage	2	1	27
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	25
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	0	30
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	20
CB Robert Massey	1	0	22
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	1	0	11
S Chris Mandeville	0	1	20
CB Terry McDaniel	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Simmons	4	7	0	23	0	25
Jeff Dellenbach	3	6	0	25	0	26
Rick Donnalley	3	4	1	28	0	28
Keith Slough	1	4	0	21	0	25
Tony Jones	1	2	0	24	1	28
Mike Brennan	0	2	0	8	0	8
Craig Heyward	0	1	0	16	0	19

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Darwin	2	7	0	29	0	18
Tony Mandarich	2	5	1	30	0	20
Blake Moore	2	5	0	27	1	17
Manute Bol	2	3	0	14	0	7
John Jackson	2	2	0	28	0	18
Ron Mattes	1	2	1	12	0	12
Jeff Uhlenhake	1	2	0	9	0	10
Bill Hitchcock	1	1	0	13	1	10
Nate Newton	0	5	0	27	0	20
Merril Hoge	0	1	0	23	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Johnson	1	21
Mike Alexander	1	16
Carl Lews	1	10

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Gustafson	2	15
Dennis Gentry	1	20
James Haynes	1	20
Wendell Cason	1	10
Terry Hoage	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	31	33	---	---	---	64
Ethan Horton	26	25	---	---	8	59
Jeff Dellenbach	25	26	---	---	6	57
Rick Donnalley	28	28	---	---	---	56
Ernest Givins	27	29	---	---	---	56
Cliff Odom	---	---	30	22	3	55
Andrew Provence	---	---	29	22	1	52
Tony Jones	24	28	---	---	---	52
Chris Warren	25	24	---	---	3	52
Craig Heyward	16	19	---	---	16	51
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	26	18	6	50
Keith Slough	21	25	---	---	4	50
Marcus Paul	---	---	30	19	1	50
Kevin Fagan	---	---	28	21	---	49
Ed Simmons	23	25	---	---	---	48
Pierce Holt	---	---	25	22	1	48
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	27	18	2	47
Chip Banks	---	---	24	19	2	45
Greg Jackson	---	---	22	21	2	45
Gill Byrd	---	---	21	18	5	44
Bill Johnson	8	10	---	---	21	39
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	16	13	9	38
Buster Rhymes	12	15	---	---	11	38
Issiac Holt	---	---	18	15	4	37
Rick Parros	11	11	---	---	14	36
Dan Fike	15	14	---	---	7	36
Jimmie Johnson	11	11	---	---	14	36
Odessa Turner	17	18	---	---	---	35
John Mangum	---	---	14	7	9	30
Craig Veasley	---	---	16	12	1	29
Lee Davis	---	---	6	6	14	26
Wes Pritchett	---	---	11	4	9	24
Bob Orlando	---	---	14	6	3	23
Carl Lews	---	---	6	6	10	22
Mike Alexander	2	3	---	---	16	21
David Jones	8	5	---	---	7	20
Mike Brennan	8	8	---	---	3	19
Darryl Sims	---	---	14	3	---	17
Todd Kalis	3	6	---	---	7	16
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	5	3	1	9
Emanuel King	---	---	3	0	5	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Beuerlein	35	25	---	---	1	61
Terry Hoage	---	---	23	27	10	60
Shannon Sharpe	32	23	---	---	5	60
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	28	30	1	59
Leon Seals	---	---	27	26	4	57
Anthony Newman	---	---	27	28	1	56
Wilber Marshall	---	---	26	28	1	55
Merril Hoge	23	16	---	---	15	54
Nate Newton	27	20	---	---	5	52
Wendell Cason	---	---	16	25	10	51
Matt Darwin	29	18	---	---	3	50
Tony Mandarich	30	20	---	---	---	50
Delton Hall	---	---	23	25	1	49
Terry McDaniel	---	---	24	23	2	49
Blake Moore	27	17	---	---	4	48
Robert Massey	---	---	16	22	10	48
John Jackson	28	18	---	---	---	46
John Settle	25	19	---	---	1	45
John Taylor	24	20	---	---	---	44
Bill Pickel	---	---	16	25	2	43
Chris Mandeville	---	---	13	20	10	43
Kevin Greene	---	---	24	13	3	40
Scott Schwedes	16	10	---	---	14	40
Manute Bol	14	7	---	---	15	36
Clyde Simmons	---	---	17	14	4	35
Joe Campbell	---	---	14	20	---	34
Bruce Hill	19	13	---	---	---	32
James Haynes	---	---	5	5	20	30
Ron Mattes	12	12	---	---	6	30
Bill Hitchcock	13	10	---	---	6	29
Sammie Smith	15	10	---	---	3	28
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	15	11	2	28
Tim Goad	---	---	16	9	2	27
Jeff Uhlenhake	9	10	---	---	6	25
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	20	20
Ray Seals	---	---	4	7	6	17
Calvin Williams	7	6	---	---	4	17
Matt Vanderbeek	---	---	7	5	5	17
Jim Gustafson	0	1	---	---	15	16
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Otis Grant	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Gaines	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	59	7.4
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	74	9.3
Middle	18	87	4.8
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	32	17	5	0	1	3	8	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	23	13	0	2	3	3	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	71	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	86	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	10	6	0	31	0	29
WR Buster Rhymes	5	4	1	64	2	15
WR Rick Parros	4	0	0	0	0	11
WR Odessa Turner	4	2	0	31	1	18
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	2	0	30	1	11
RB Chris Warren	2	1	0	1	0	24
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	10
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0	0	25
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0	20	1	3

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB John Settle	5	3	0	19	19
WR John Taylor	4	1	0	11	20
WR Bruce Hill	3	2	1	18	13
WR Scott Schwedes	3	2	1	14	10
TE Shannon Sharpe	3	1	1	19	23
TE Manute Bol	2	1	0	15	7
RB Sammie Smith	2	2	0	9	10
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	0	4	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	3	15	5.00	3.19

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	4	30	7.50	5.63
Sammie Smith	1	4	4.00	5.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	1	2	1.00	5.63

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	1	0	0	0.00	4.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	2	2.00	3.10
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	7.75

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	2
Randall Cunningham	3	3
Chris Warren	2	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	3	2
Sammie Smith	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	3	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	3	1	1
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB John Settle	4	3	2
TE Manute Bol	2	1	1
WR Bruce Hill	2	1	1
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	1
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,800 (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 3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,800 (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	3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)