Week 6, 2001

played in San Francisco, CA

77 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	10	3	7	0	-	30
San Francisco 49ers	3	17	7	3	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
1Q: 04:06 SFO - Steve Christie 54 field goal
1Q: 02:30 NOS - Jeff Graham 63 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 14:00 SFO - Alexis Shepherd 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Alvis Whitted 6 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 04:18 SFO - Rich Coady 53 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:09 SFO - Steve Christie 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 39 field goal
3Q: 08:12 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
3Q: 01:53 SFO - Cam Cleeland 9 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 01:08 NOS - John Davis 11 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 00:20 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal
OT: 11:28 SFO - Steve Christie 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
1Q: 04:06 SFO - Steve Christie 54 field goal
1Q: 02:30 NOS - Jeff Graham 63 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 14:00 SFO - Alexis Shepherd 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Alvis Whitted 6 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 04:18 SFO - Rich Coady 53 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:09 SFO - Steve Christie 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 39 field goal
3Q: 08:12 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
3Q: 01:53 SFO - Cam Cleeland 9 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 01:08 NOS - John Davis 11 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 00:20 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal
OT: 11:28 SFO - Steve Christie 24 field goal

Team Statistics NOS SFO
Record 2-3 3-3
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 20 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 495 309
- Offensive Plays 77 54
- Yards per Play 6.43 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 95 145
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 3.28 4.83
Net Passing Yards 400 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 32 - 0 21 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 413 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.33 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/155 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 35:13 28:26

Team Statistics	NOS	SFO
Record	2-3	3-3
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	20	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	495	309
- Offensive Plays	77	54
- Yards per Play	6.43	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	95	145
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	3.28	4.83
Net Passing Yards	400	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 32 - 0	21 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	413	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.33	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/155	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	35:13	28:26

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	4:38	OWN 32	9	47	Field Goal
1	3:59	1:46	OWN 42	3	58	Touchdown
2	13:53	3:09	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	7:50	3:38	OWN 1	8	52	Fumble
2	4:12	1:54	OWN 4	4	22	Punt
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 46	5	32	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 36	6	34	Missed FG
3	10:26	2:19	OWN 47	4	32	Field Goal
3	3:59	1:41	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
3	1:47	3:35	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
4	11:01	2:04	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
4	7:29	3:02	OWN 26	7	30	Punt
4	2:39	1:41	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 36	1	0	Half
OT1	15:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	0	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	7:36	3:37	OWN 36	6	27	Field Goal
1	2:13	3:20	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	10:44	2:54	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	2:18	1:15	OPP 19	3	-1	Field Goal
3	11:41	1:15	OWN 37	4	40	Fumble
3	8:07	4:08	OWN 36	6	18	Punt
3	2:18	0:31	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
4	13:12	2:11	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
4	8:57	1:28	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:27	1:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:58	0:45	OWN 20	5	65	Field Goal
OT1	13:50	2:29	OWN 40	4	53	Field Goal

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	19	48	2.53	17	1
Abraham Marschalk	9	39	4.33	27	1
Matt Hassebeck	1	8	8.00	8	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Bettis	14	71	5.07	22	2	0
Alexis Shepherd	13	64	4.92	20	2	1
Forrest Gump	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
Mark Brunell	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	46	32	413	2/13	3	63	0	119.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	21	18	185	3/21	1	48	0	119.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE John Davis	9	11	90	10.00	37	24	1
WR Jeff Graham	5	6	111	22.20	52	63	1
WR Kevin Alexander	3	7	49	16.33	28	26	0
WR Alvis Whitted	3	6	19	6.33	0	9	1
RB Abraham Marschalk	3	4	12	4.00	6	6	0
RB LaMont Jordan	3	5	21	7.00	1	14	0
WR Karl Williams	2	2	36	18.00	14	22	0
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	23	11.50	6	12	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	34	34.00	3	34	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Eli Reid	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Bing	5	5	73	14.60	52	48	0
WR Chris Chambers	5	8	49	9.80	23	23	0
FB Tony Richardson	4	4	7	1.75	3	6	0
TE Cam Cleeland	3	3	53	17.67	24	29	1
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Hassebeck	1	0	0
Antoine Winfield	1	0	0
LaMont Jordan	1	0	0
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	1	0
J.J. Johnson	0	1	0
Kelly Herndon	0	1	0
Lorenzo Styles	0	0	1
Dhani Jones	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerome Bettis	1	0	0	0
Chris Chambers	1	0	0	0
Rich Coady	0	1	1	1
Alexis Shepherd	0	1	0	0
Forrest Gump	0	0	1	0
Adrian Wilson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	219	36.5	26.0	54	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	287	47.8	46.0	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	3/4	0/1	0/0	39	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	4/4	1/1	1/1	54	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	2	11	5.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Chambers	1	23	23.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	4	114	28.5	0
Kevin Alexander	1	41	41.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Simmons	7	1	0.0	30	24
ILB Dhani Jones	6	1	0.0	18	10
CB Antoine Winfield	5	3	0.0	27	23
S Buddy Love	5	1	0.0	30	24
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	1	0.5	20	17
CB Kelly Herndon	4	0	0.0	30	24
DE Noel Scarlett	3	1	1.5	19	18
DE Lamar King	3	2	1.0	20	13
S Dwight Smith	3	1	0.0	30	24
S Donovin Darius	3	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Lorenzo Styles	2	0	0.0	6	5
DT William Munny	1	0	0.0	17	18
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0.0	10	3
DT William Carr	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Daylon McCutcheon	1	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Jessie Armstead	0	4	0.0	20	19

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	8	1	1.0	28	41
S Rich Coady	8	0	0.0	28	44
CB David Macklin	7	2	0.0	28	47
S Adrian Wilson	7	2	0.0	28	42
CB Deshea Townsend	5	2	0.0	28	45
DE Lorenzo Bromell	5	1	0.0	20	29
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	4	4	0.0	24	41
CB Terrance Shaw	4	0	0.0	16	35
OLB LaVar Arrington	3	0	1.0	22	26
DE Gary Stills	3	1	0.0	20	26
DT Bob Kuberski	2	2	0.0	18	31
OLB Raynoch Thompson	2	0	0.0	13	11
DT Kevin Landolt	1	2	0.0	16	27
T Tarik Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Willie McGinest	0	1	0.0	14	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	PPlay
DE Noel Scarlett	1.5	18
DE Lamar King	1.0	13
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.5	17

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB LaVar Arrington	1.0	1	26
ILB Ray Lewis	1.0	0	41
DT Bob Kuberski	0.0	2	31
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	1	32
DE Gary Stills	0.0	1	26
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	0.0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	5	1	23
CB Kelly Herndon	5	0	24
ILB Brian Simmons	2	0	24
OLB Lorenzo Styles	1	0	5
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	17
S Donovin Darius	1	0	3
DE Lamar King	1	0	13
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	10
S Dwight Smith	1	0	24

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rich Coady	9	0	44
CB David Macklin	7	0	47
CB Deshea Townsend	5	0	45
CB Terrance Shaw	4	1	35
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	2	0	41
S Adrian Wilson	1	1	42
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	41
DE Lorenzo Bromell	1	0	29
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	11
CB Ike Charlton	1	0	10
ILB Ed Hartwell	0	1	11
S Jason Doering	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Russ Hochstein	2	8	0	29	0	48
Ike Davis	2	5	1	29	0	48
Damion McIntosh	1	5	0	29	2	48
Larry Heck	1	5	0	29	0	48
John Davis	1	1	0	24	0	37
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	2	0	29	0	48
Graham Somerville	0	2	0	10	0	21

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Roaf	4	7	0	30	1	24
Solomon Page	3	6	0	30	1	24
Adam Timmerman	2	7	0	30	0	24
Mike Devlin	1	5	1	30	1	24
Tarik Glenn	1	3	0	30	0	24
Tony Richardson	0	1	1	13	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Styles	5	14

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Deshea Townsend	3	18
Forrest Gump	2	12
Tony Richardson	1	24
Chandler Bing	1	20

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	29	48	---	---	10	87
Ike Davis	29	48	---	---	10	87
John Davis	24	37	---	---	24	85
Gary Ivan Gordon	29	48	---	---	---	77
Matt Hassebeck	29	48	---	---	---	77
Damion McIntosh	29	48	---	---	---	77
Russ Hochstein	29	48	---	---	---	77
Kevin Alexander	25	33	---	---	8	66
Karl Williams	22	33	---	---	5	60
Antoine Winfield	---	---	27	23	10	60
Buddy Love	---	---	30	24	4	58
Brian Simmons	---	---	30	24	4	58
Kelly Herndon	---	---	30	24	4	58
Dwight Smith	---	---	30	24	4	58
Graham Somerville	10	21	---	---	24	55
Jeff Graham	16	34	---	---	1	51
LaMont Jordan	20	31	---	---	---	51
Jessie Armstead	---	---	20	19	11	50
Noel Scarlett	---	---	19	18	10	47
Stimpson Cat	---	---	23	14	4	41
William Munny	---	---	17	18	6	41
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	10	3	27	40
Dexter Coakley	---	---	20	17	2	39
Marcus Pollard	10	10	---	---	15	35
Lamar King	---	---	20	13	2	35
Bobby Taylor	---	---	4	2	27	33
Dhani Jones	---	---	18	10	3	31
Abraham Marschalk	11	19	---	---	---	30
J.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	29	29
Daylon McCutcheon	---	---	11	13	4	28
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	6	5	14	25
Alvis Whitted	5	18	---	---	1	24
Vinny Sutherland	1	3	---	---	20	24
William Carr	---	---	11	9	2	22
Eli Reid	1	1	---	---	19	21
Keith Lyle	---	---	0	1	17	18
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Donovin Darius	---	---	4	3	3	10
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	10	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Spears	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrell Russell	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deshea Townsend	---	---	28	45	18	91
Ray Lewis	---	---	28	41	10	79
David Macklin	---	---	28	47	3	78
Rich Coady	---	---	28	44	5	77
Adrian Wilson	---	---	28	42	3	73
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	24	41	5	70
Terrance Shaw	---	---	16	35	14	65
Chandler Bing	22	22	---	---	20	64
Solomon Page	30	24	---	---	10	64
Chris Chambers	26	20	---	---	12	58
Mike Devlin	30	24	---	---	---	54
Willie Roaf	30	24	---	---	---	54
Mark Brunell	30	24	---	---	---	54
Willie McGinest	---	---	14	32	8	54
Adam Timmerman	30	24	---	---	---	54
Tarik Glenn	30	24	---	---	---	54
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	20	29	4	53
Bob Kuberski	---	---	18	31	3	52
Malcolm Johnson	20	14	---	---	18	52
Kevin Landolt	---	---	16	27	8	51
Alexis Shepherd	13	8	---	---	30	51
Cam Cleeland	23	21	---	---	6	50
LaVar Arrington	---	---	22	26	2	50
Tony Richardson	13	12	---	---	24	49
Gary Stills	---	---	20	26	2	48
Lester Towns	---	---	10	11	18	39
Jason Doering	---	---	1	18	16	35
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	13	11	8	32
Freddie Jones	4	3	---	---	24	31
Jerome Bettis	15	14	---	---	---	29
Ike Charlton	---	---	2	10	15	27
Ed Hartwell	---	---	2	11	13	26
Forrest Gump	3	4	---	---	12	19
Herman Moore	11	2	---	---	---	13
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	12	12
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Bundren	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Bateman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jamie Henderson	---	---	1	1	1	3
Jamal Brooks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Darrin Chiaverini	0	0	---	---	---	0
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Louis Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	18	40	2.2
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	16	103	6.4
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	46	32	5	0	4	4	6	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	21	18	3	2	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	169	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	202	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	34	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	66	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	37	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE John Davis	11	9	0	90	1	37
WR Kevin Alexander	7	3	3	49	1	33
WR Jeff Graham	6	5	0	111	1	34
WR Alvis Whitted	6	3	0	19	0	18
RB LaMont Jordan	5	3	1	21	0	31
RB Abraham Marschalk	4	3	0	12	0	19
WR Karl Williams	2	2	0	36	1	33
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	0	23	0	21
WR Eli Reid	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	0	34	1	10
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	0	18	0	3

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Chambers	8	5	49	1	20
WR Chandler Bing	5	5	73	1	22
FB Tony Richardson	4	4	7	0	12
TE Cam Cleeland	3	3	53	1	21
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	1	3	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Marschalk	1	-1	-1.00	4.33

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	3	1	0.33	5.07
Alexis Shepherd	3	3	1.00	4.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	17	8.50	8.98

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	3	3	11	3.67	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Davis	1	1	11	11.00	8.18
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	6	6.00	3.17

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tony Richardson	2	2	2	1.00	1.75
TE Cam Cleeland	1	1	9	9.00	17.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Marschalk	2	0
LaMont Jordan	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Alexis Shepherd	5	3
Forrest Gump	2	0
Mark Brunell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	13	8	5

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	3	1
WR Kevin Alexander	3	0	0
TE John Davis	2	2	2
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	1
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	0
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	1
RB LaMont Jordan	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	1	0
WR Chris Chambers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)