| Played in San Francisco, CA, weather: 59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| San Francisco won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 69 yards from the NOS30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 23 yards to the SFO24. Tackled by Bill Johnson. |
| 1-10-SFO24 (1Q: 14:30) John Settle ran around left end for 34 yards. Tackled by S Greg Jackson. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 13:53) John Settle ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt. |
| 2-9-NOS41 (1Q: 13:09) Sammie Smith ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Clarence Goodburn. |
| 3-5-NOS37 (1Q: 12:31) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Settle gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (1Q: 11:49) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Taylor. CB Gill Byrd defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS28 (1Q: 11:43) Steve Beuerlein sacked by DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bill Hitchcock. |
| 3-16-NOS34 (1Q: 11:10) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB John Settle. DE Kevin Fagan blocked the pass. |
| 4-16-NOS34 (1Q: 11:02) Steve Christie attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:56) Steve Christie kicked off 75 yards from the SFO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:56) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (1Q: 10:14) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-NOS18 (1Q: 10:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Massey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (1Q: 09:26) Bill Johnson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 08:43) Chris Warren ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Wendell Cason, assisted by DT Bill Pickel. |
| 2-7-SFO50 (1Q: 08:10) Chris Warren ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Clyde Simmons, assisted by S Chris Mandeville. |
| 3-3-SFO46 (1Q: 07:31) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 1-10-SFO40 (1Q: 06:46) Chris Warren ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Clyde Simmons. |
| 2-8-SFO38 (1Q: 06:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 3-2-SFO32 (1Q: 05:28) Chris Warren ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Wendell Cason. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-SFO31 (1Q: 05:19) Morten Andersen attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco 3, New Orleans 3 |
| (1Q: 05:14) Morten Andersen kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 25 yards to the SFO27. Tackled by Mike Alexander. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-SFO09 (1Q: 04:52) John Settle ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Andrew Provence, assisted by DT Craig Veasley. Key block delivered by Blake Moore. |
| 1-10-SFO19 (1Q: 04:15) Sammie Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. DE Pierce Holt knocked down Merril Hoge to break up the play. |
| 2-7-SFO22 (1Q: 03:29) Sammie Smith ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Key block delivered by Blake Moore. |
| 1-10-SFO34 (1Q: 02:43) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Taylor. |
| 2-10-SFO34 (1Q: 02:35) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Scott Schwedes for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Carl Lews. Schwedes gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-SFO43 (1Q: 02:05) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Bruce Hill. |
| 4-1-SFO43 (1Q: 01:59) Greg Montgomery punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS02. |
| 1-10-NOS02 (1Q: 01:49) Chris Warren ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall, assisted by ILB Matt Vanderbeek. |
| 2-6-NOS06 (1Q: 01:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. CB Terry McDaniel defended the pass. |
| 3-6-NOS06 (1Q: 00:53) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by CB Delton Hall. |
| 4-3-NOS09 (1Q: 00:17) Mike Saxon punted 38 yards. Jo Jo Townsell returned the kick 19 yards to the NOS28. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (1Q: 00:08) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Sammie Smith for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-NOS45 (2Q: 15:00) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by TE Shannon Sharpe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-NOS45 (2Q: 14:55) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 14:07) Sammie Smith ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Manute Bol. |
| 2-5-NOS30 (2Q: 13:34) John Settle ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by DT Andrew Provence. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 13:10) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by DT Andrew Provence. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-NOS28 (2Q: 13:02) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Scott Schwedes. |
| 2-15-NOS28 (2Q: 12:57) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for RB John Settle. S Marcus Paul defended the pass. |
| 3-15-NOS28 (2Q: 12:50) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 19 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Sharpe gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (2Q: 12:05) Sammie Smith ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-5-NOS05 (2Q: 11:20) John Settle ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jeff Uhlenhake. San Francisco 9, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 11:20) Extra point by Steve Christie was good. San Francisco 10, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 11:11) Steve Christie kicked off 62 yards from the SFO30. Rick Parros returned the ball 29 yards to the NOS37. Tackled by James Haynes. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (2Q: 10:38) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Wendell Cason. Givins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-NOS45 (2Q: 09:52) Chris Warren ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Rick Donnalley. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 09:13) Chris Warren ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Massey. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-3-SFO46 (2Q: 08:41) Chris Warren ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Vanderbeek. Key block delivered by Ed Simmons. |
| 1-10-SFO39 (2Q: 08:17) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall. |
| 1-10-SFO28 (2Q: 07:35) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Turnbull. Turner gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO17 (2Q: 06:57) Chris Warren ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-8-SFO15 (2Q: 06:35) Chris Warren ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall, assisted by DT Tim Goad. Key block delivered by Rick Donnalley. Donnalley ran over Terry Hoage to set up the play. |
| 1-4-SFO04 (2Q: 06:11) Chris Warren ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. |
| 2-2-SFO02 (2Q: 05:43) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. OLB Kevin Greene drove right through Keith Slough to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-2-SFO02 (2Q: 05:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! San Francisco 10, New Orleans 9 |
| (2Q: 05:36) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. San Francisco 10, New Orleans 10 |
| (2Q: 05:30) Morten Andersen kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 24 yards to the SFO19. Tackled by Carl Lews. |
| 1-10-SFO19 (2Q: 05:10) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to FB Merril Hoge for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. Hoge gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-SFO23 (2Q: 04:41) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR John Taylor for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO34 (2Q: 03:56) John Settle ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Blake Moore to the SFO43. |
| 2-1-SFO43 (2Q: 03:32) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Taylor. |
| 3-1-SFO43 (2Q: 03:25) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 4-1-SFO43 (2Q: 03:05) Greg Montgomery punted 57 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 02:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Jimmie Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| 2-3-NOS27 (2Q: 02:32) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Delton Hall. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 02:00) Chris Warren ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Greene. |
| 2-10-NOS33 (2Q: 01:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Wendell Cason. Rhymes gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (2Q: 00:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Delton Hall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-9-SFO46 (2Q: 00:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. ILB Karl Mecklenburg drove right through Rick Donnalley to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-SFO46 (2Q: 00:43) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Chris Mandeville. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-SFO37 (2Q: 00:31) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. S Chris Mandeville defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO37 (2Q: 00:23) Randall Cunningham sacked by ILB Karl Mecklenburg for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Jones. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-14-SFO41 (2Q: 00:11) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Mike Alexander for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. Alexander gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Steve Christie kicked off 57 yards from the SFO30. Rick Parros returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Wendell Cason. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 14:38) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Delton Hall. |
| 2-4-NOS36 (3Q: 13:59) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. Key block delivered by Keith Slough. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 13:18) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall, assisted by S Anthony Newman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO49 (3Q: 12:43) Chris Warren ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chris Mandeville, assisted by DT Bill Pickel. Key block delivered by Ed Simmons. |
| 2-2-SFO41 (3Q: 11:59) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Greene. Key block delivered by Ed Simmons. |
| 1-10-SFO39 (3Q: 11:33) Chris Warren ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Joe Campbell. |
| 2-9-SFO38 (3Q: 11:05) Chris Warren ran a trap outside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel, assisted by DE Ray Seals. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| 3-1-SFO30 (3Q: 10:33) Chris Warren ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Greene, assisted by OLB Renaldo Turnbull. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-SFO30 (3Q: 10:05) Morten Andersen attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-SFO37 (3Q: 09:58) John Settle ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Clarence Goodburn, assisted by DE Pierce Holt. |
| 2-7-SFO40 (3Q: 09:29) John Settle ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 3-8-SFO39 (3Q: 08:55) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Manute Bol. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Ron Mattes to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Tripping. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-8-SFO39 (3Q: 08:45) Greg Montgomery punted 50 yards. Rick Parros returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS14. Tackled by Terry Hoage. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (3Q: 08:38) Chris Warren ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-10-NOS14 (3Q: 08:11) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Buster Rhymes. |
| 3-10-NOS14 (3Q: 08:01) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Joe Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS14 (3Q: 07:55) Mike Saxon punted 38 yards. Jo Jo Townsell called for a fair catch at the SFO48. |
| 1-10-SFO48 (3Q: 07:45) Steve Beuerlein scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| 2-6-NOS48 (3Q: 07:08) John Settle ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Orlando. |
| 3-2-NOS44 (3Q: 06:39) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Bruce Hill for 11 yards. Tackled by S Greg Jackson, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (3Q: 05:56) John Settle ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-7-NOS30 (3Q: 05:11) Sammie Smith ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Manute Bol. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 04:58) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. S Greg Jackson defended the pass. |
| 2-6-NOS06 (3Q: 04:51) John Settle ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ron Mattes. Mattes ran over Issiac Holt to set up the play. San Francisco 16, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 04:51) Extra point by Steve Christie was good. San Francisco 17, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 04:45) Steve Christie kicked off 62 yards from the SFO30. Gill Byrd returned the ball 24 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Wendell Cason. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 04:21) Chris Warren ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Turnbull, assisted by OLB Wilber Marshall. |
| 2-9-NOS12 (3Q: 03:39) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall. |
| 3-8-NOS13 (3Q: 03:08) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. ILB Karl Mecklenburg hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-NOS13 (3Q: 03:03) Mike Saxon punted 46 yards. Jo Jo Townsell called for a fair catch at the SFO41. |
| 1-10-SFO41 (3Q: 02:53) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Scott Schwedes for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-SFO46 (3Q: 02:25) Steve Beuerlein sacked by DE Kevin Fagan and DT Andrew Provence for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Blake Moore. |
| 3-12-SFO39 (3Q: 01:48) John Settle ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 4-11-SFO40 (3Q: 01:10) Greg Montgomery punted 48 yards. Rick Parros returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS17. Tackled by Jim Gustafson. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (3Q: 01:00) Chris Warren ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Leon Seals, assisted by S Anthony Newman. CB Terry McDaniel knocked down Mike Brennan to break up the play. |
| 2-13-NOS14 (3Q: 00:20) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chris Warren. S Terry Hoage defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-NOS14 (3Q: 00:14) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. DE Joe Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-NOS14 (3Q: 00:10) Mike Saxon punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the SFO43. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-SFO43 (4Q: 15:00) John Settle ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by S Bob Orlando. |
| 2-12-SFO41 (4Q: 14:28) Steve Beuerlein scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 3-10-SFO43 (4Q: 13:40) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Manute Bol for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 13:14) John Settle ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by OLB Wes Pritchett. OLB Lawrence Taylor knocked down Matt Darwin to break up the play. |
| 2-8-NOS40 (4Q: 12:37) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Bruce Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Hill gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-NOS33 (4Q: 12:12) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Sammie Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lee Davis. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (4Q: 11:38) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Merril Hoge. CB Issiac Holt defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (4Q: 11:29) John Settle ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley. |
| 2-6-NOS19 (4Q: 10:52) John Settle ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley, assisted by DE Pierce Holt. |
| 3-7-NOS20 (4Q: 10:08) John Settle ran a draw inside the right guard for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. San Francisco 23, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 10:08) Extra point by Steve Christie was good. San Francisco 24, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 09:54) Steve Christie kicked off 63 yards from the SFO30. Rick Parros returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Jim Gustafson. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (4Q: 09:35) Chris Warren ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-5-NOS28 (4Q: 09:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Leon Seals hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS28 (4Q: 08:55) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall, assisted by S Terry Hoage. Key block delivered by Ed Simmons. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 08:14) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Jimmie Johnson for 23 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO42 (4Q: 07:30) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel, assisted by ILB Matt Vanderbeek. Key block delivered by Rick Donnalley. |
| 2-5-SFO37 (4Q: 06:57) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rick Parros. DT Bill Pickel blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-SFO37 (4Q: 06:53) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-SFO42 (4Q: 06:46) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Bill Pickel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-SFO42 (4Q: 06:36) Mike Saxon punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (4Q: 06:31) John Settle ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. Mandarich flattened Andrew Provence to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-5-SFO25 (4Q: 05:47) John Settle ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-2-SFO28 (4Q: 04:59) John Settle ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. Key block delivered by Matt Darwin. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (4Q: 04:14) John Settle ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-6-SFO39 (4Q: 03:28) John Settle ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-7-SFO38 (4Q: 02:44) Sammie Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DE Pierce Holt for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! San Francisco 24, New Orleans 16 |
| (4Q: 02:44) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. San Francisco 24, New Orleans 17 |
| (4Q: 02:37) Morten Andersen kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 11 yards to the SFO24. Tackled by Mike Alexander. |
| 1-10-SFO24 (4Q: 02:27) Sammie Smith ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Bill Hitchcock. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-SFO46 (4Q: 02:18) John Settle ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. Key block delivered by Matt Darwin. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-1-NOS45 (4Q: 02:08) John Settle ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Blake Moore. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-SFO45 (4Q: 02:00) John Settle ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-8-SFO48 (4Q: 01:48) Sammie Smith ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-9-SFO47 (4Q: 01:38) Greg Montgomery punted 39 yards. Chris Warren returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Dennis Gentry. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 01:27) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 20 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 01:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Delton Hall. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS42 (4Q: 00:49) Randall Cunningham spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-7-NOS42 (4Q: 00:46) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman and assisted by S Terry Hoage. |
| 1-10-SFO50 (4Q: 00:25) Randall Cunningham spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-SFO50 (4Q: 00:20) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Joe Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-SFO50 (4Q: 00:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for 32 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rhymes gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: San Francisco 49ers 24, New Orleans Saints 17 |