Week 3, 1994

played in New Orleans, LA

73 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	6	0	3	0	-	9
New Orleans Saints	0	13	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 SFO - Steve Christie 45 field goal
1Q: 06:52 SFO - Steve Christie 29 field goal
2Q: 13:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 55 field goal
2Q: 03:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
2Q: 00:37 NOS - Ethan Horton 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:03 SFO - Steve Christie 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 SFO - Steve Christie 45 field goal
1Q: 06:52 SFO - Steve Christie 29 field goal
2Q: 13:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 55 field goal
2Q: 03:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
2Q: 00:37 NOS - Ethan Horton 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:03 SFO - Steve Christie 40 field goal

Team Statistics SFO NOS
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 12 14
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 206 324
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 3.07 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 50 48
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 1.67 2.00
Net Passing Yards 156 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.22 7.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	SFO	NOS
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	12	14
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	206	324
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	3.07	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	50	48
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	1.67	2.00
Net Passing Yards	156	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.22	7.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	3:55	OWN 36	7	36	Field Goal
1	8:38	1:51	OPP 13	3	1	Field Goal
1	5:48	3:43	OWN 28	6	22	Punt
2	13:18	2:10	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	9:33	1:48	OWN 37	5	15	Punt
2	3:35	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	8:43	2:55	OWN 13	6	23	Punt
3	4:57	3:02	OPP 29	6	6	Field Goal
3	0:29	1:16	OWN 16	5	10	Punt
4	10:10	3:39	OWN 42	7	42	Missed FG
4	3:51	1:17	OWN 42	4	2	Downs
4	2:03	1:11	OWN 20	5	8	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	9:16	0:38	OWN 20	2	3	Fumble
1	6:47	0:59	OWN 20	4	-6	Punt
1	2:05	3:47	OWN 20	9	42	Field Goal
2	11:08	1:35	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
2	7:45	4:10	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:20	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	12:13	3:30	OWN 26	6	26	Punt
3	5:48	0:51	OWN 22	2	15	Fumble
3	1:55	1:26	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	14:13	4:03	OWN 24	8	40	Fumble
4	6:31	2:40	OWN 23	5	42	Missed FG
4	2:34	0:31	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 28	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Keith Woodside	20	37	1.85	11	1
Mario Bates	5	-4	-0.80	5	0
Mark Brunell	4	13	3.25	5	0
Jim Branson	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Owen Gill	14	28	2.00	17	1
Vince Workman	6	23	3.83	11	1
Randall Cunningham	3	0	0.00	3	0
Odessa Turner	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	32	17	180	5/24	0	36	0	69.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	37	25	276	0/0	1	39	0	98.4

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Shannon Sharpe	4	5	84	21.00	53	36
WR Stacey Bailey	3	10	23	7.67	8	11
WR Chandler Bing	3	7	31	10.33	12	21
RB Keith Woodside	2	2	0	0.00	0	1
WR Tommy Kane	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Todd McNair	1	2	12	12.00	2	12
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Mario Bates	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Willie Jackson	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
FB Jim Branson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odessa Turner	6	8	73	12.17	41	23	0
WR Jeff Graham	6	10	49	8.17	11	20	0
TE Ethan Horton	5	5	69	13.80	1	35	1
WR Rob Carpenter	2	5	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	3	13	13.00	7	13	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	39	39.00	37	39	0
RB Vince Workman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Andreas Sims	1	1
William Thomas	1	0
Lee Carter	1	0
Anthony Newman	0	1
Michael Bankston	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Owen Gill	2	0	0	0
Vince Workman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	7	350	50.0	41.4	55	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	268	44.7	39.8	62	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	3/4	2/2	0/0	45	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	2/3	1/2	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	2	9	4.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Gill	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Gill	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	9	2	24	37
OLB William Thomas	5	1	23	35
S Willie Clay	5	1	23	37
DE Lee Carter	4	1	17	29
S Dedrick Dodge	4	0	14	19
S Anthony Newman	3	2	23	35
DT Kelvin Pritchett	3	1	12	24
ILB Ed McDaniel	2	1	6	14
CB Malcolm Frank	2	1	19	31
CB Willie Beamon	2	1	20	32
DT Andreas Sims	2	1	11	16
CB Koby Thomas	2	0	6	9
DE Michael Bankston	1	0	22	31
DE Joe Johnson	1	0	7	8
S Cliff Martin	1	0	2	0
DT Bill Pickel	0	2	15	27

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	9	0	0.0	30	37
ILB Kevin McArthur	7	4	0.0	30	37
CB John Mangum	5	1	0.0	24	32
DT Craig Veasley	4	0	0.5	19	26
S Rich Miano	4	1	0.0	30	37
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	1	0.0	25	28
CB Fred Foggie	3	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	3	0	0.0	11	6
DE Robert Harris	2	0	2.0	5	9
DE Pierce Holt	2	3	1.5	27	33
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	0.0	28	36
DE Kevin Fagan	1	2	1.0	19	26
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	0.0	14	14
DT Walt Murphy	1	1	0.0	15	19
QB Randall Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
T Tony Jones	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Claudis Klemm	1	0	0.0	18	16
S Deke McQuay	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Jesse Solomon	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Michael Bankston	0.0	0	1	0	31

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	2.0	0	1	1	9
DE Pierce Holt	1.5	1	2	0	33
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	0	1	0	26
DT Craig Veasley	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	0	1	1	14
S Marcus Paul	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB William Thomas	4	2	35
S Dedrick Dodge	4	0	19
S Willie Clay	4	0	37
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	3	1	37
CB Willie Beamon	2	1	32
CB Malcolm Frank	2	0	31
CB Koby Thomas	2	0	9
S Anthony Newman	1	1	35
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	24
ILB Ed McDaniel	1	0	14
DE Lee Carter	1	0	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB John Mangum	4	0	32
S Marcus Paul	3	1	37
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	2	36
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	1	37
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	6
S Rich Miano	1	0	37
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	26
CB Fred Foggie	1	0	32
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Harris	1	6	30	2	37
David Walker	1	5	30	2	37
Mike Devlin	1	5	30	0	37
Sid Miller	1	4	30	0	37
Jim Branson	1	3	20	0	22
Darryl Ashmore	0	3	30	1	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alan Veingard	2	5	24	37
Bruce Wilkerson	1	4	24	37
Tony Jones	1	4	24	37
Ethan Horton	1	3	15	27
Jeff Dellenbach	0	2	24	37
Craig Heyward	0	2	13	16
Carl Bax	0	2	24	37

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Branson	1	24
Tommy Kane	1	20
Todd McNair	1	13
Cliff Martin	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Owen Gill	1	24
Rob Carpenter	1	12
Marcus Paul	1	6

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shannon Sharpe	29	35	---	---	16	80
Sid Miller	30	37	---	---	11	78
Darryl Ashmore	30	37	---	---	11	78
Mark Brunell	30	37	---	---	4	71
Mike Devlin	30	37	---	---	---	67
David Walker	30	37	---	---	---	67
Eric Harris	30	37	---	---	---	67
Jim Branson	20	22	---	---	24	66
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	24	37	3	64
Willie Clay	---	---	23	37	3	63
Anthony Newman	---	---	23	35	3	61
William Thomas	---	---	23	35	3	61
Michael Bankston	---	---	22	31	3	56
Chandler Bing	19	29	---	---	8	56
Willie Beamon	---	---	20	32	3	55
Stacey Bailey	24	30	---	---	---	54
Malcolm Frank	---	---	19	31	4	54
Lee Carter	---	---	17	29	4	50
Keith Woodside	24	22	---	---	---	46
Bill Pickel	---	---	15	27	3	45
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	12	24	7	43
Mario Bates	6	15	---	---	20	41
Tommy Kane	11	9	---	---	20	40
Todd McNair	11	15	---	---	13	39
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	14	19	5	38
Andreas Sims	---	---	11	16	1	28
Joe Bowden	---	---	5	3	17	25
Ed McDaniel	---	---	6	14	4	24
Milton Mack	---	---	7	7	8	22
Koby Thomas	---	---	6	9	7	22
Adrian Cooper	6	6	---	---	9	21
Joe Johnson	---	---	7	8	6	21
Jamar Harris	---	---	8	11	---	19
Willie Jackson	0	2	---	---	14	16
Dale Hellestrae	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Shade	0	0	---	---	11	11
Abner Wilson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bernard Clark	---	---	0	2	8	10
Cliff Martin	---	---	2	0	8	10
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jo Jo Townsell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	4	4
Doug Flutie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Darwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Matthews	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	30	37	6	73
Kevin McArthur	---	---	30	37	5	72
Rich Miano	---	---	30	37	4	71
Alan Veingard	24	37	---	---	9	70
Bruce Wilkerson	24	37	---	---	9	70
Carl Bax	24	37	---	---	9	70
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	28	36	4	68
Pierce Holt	---	---	27	33	4	64
Randall Cunningham	24	37	---	---	---	61
Jeff Dellenbach	24	37	---	---	---	61
Tony Jones	24	37	---	---	---	61
Jeff Graham	24	35	---	---	2	61
Fred Foggie	---	---	17	32	12	61
John Mangum	---	---	24	32	4	60
Jessie Armstead	---	---	25	28	5	58
Craig Veasley	---	---	19	26	6	51
Owen Gill	16	10	---	---	24	50
Kevin Fagan	---	---	19	26	5	50
Ethan Horton	15	27	---	---	7	49
Craig Heyward	13	16	---	---	19	48
Vince Workman	8	27	---	---	8	43
Jimmie Johnson	8	16	---	---	15	39
Odessa Turner	17	21	---	---	---	38
Walt Murphy	---	---	15	19	4	38
Claudis Klemm	---	---	18	16	2	36
Marvin Washington	---	---	14	14	7	35
Rob Carpenter	8	12	---	---	12	32
Ernest Givins	8	11	---	---	7	26
Marc Logan	0	4	---	---	22	26
Jesse Solomon	---	---	5	8	10	23
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	11	6	3	20
Buster Rhymes	3	6	---	---	9	18
Dewayne Washington	---	---	6	5	7	18
Robert Harris	---	---	5	9	2	16
Deke McQuay	---	---	4	5	7	16
Barry Minter	---	---	3	1	7	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Barnes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Grant	---	---	0	0	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rob Holmberg	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kyle Perkins	---	---	0	0	3	3
Wang Weilin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-4	-0.8
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	10	15	1.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	16	45	2.8
Right	2	6	3.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	32	17	3	0	2	4	8	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	37	25	4	0	4	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	112	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	59	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	95	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	87	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stacey Bailey	10	3	0	23	0	30
WR Chandler Bing	7	3	2	31	1	29
TE Shannon Sharpe	5	4	0	84	2	35
WR Tommy Kane	2	1	0	8	0	9
RB Keith Woodside	2	2	0	0	0	22
WR Todd McNair	2	1	0	12	0	15
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	0	3	0	6
FB Jim Branson	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB Mario Bates	1	1	0	3	0	15
WR Willie Jackson	1	1	0	16	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	10	6	3	49	1	35
WR Odessa Turner	8	6	0	73	1	21
TE Ethan Horton	5	5	0	69	1	27
WR Rob Carpenter	5	2	1	17	0	12
WR Ernest Givins	3	1	0	13	0	11
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	0	5	0	6
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	6	0	4
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	0	0	16
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	39	1	16
RB Vince Workman	1	1	0	5	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mario Bates	3	-5	-1.67	-0.80
Keith Woodside	2	-7	-3.50	1.85
Jim Branson	1	4	4.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	1	1	8	8.00	5.63

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	1	6	6.00	7.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Kane	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	6	6.00	13.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Woodside	1	0
Mark Brunell	1	0
Mario Bates	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Gill	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Bing	4	2	1
WR Stacey Bailey	3	1	0
RB Keith Woodside	2	2	0
WR Todd McNair	1	0	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	1
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Carpenter	3	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	3	2	2
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)