| Played in San Francisco, CA, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Christie kicked off 74 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 15:00) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett, assisted by ILB Ed McDaniel. |
| 2-11-NOS19 (1Q: 14:18) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. DE James Jones drove right through Tony Jones to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-11-NOS19 (1Q: 14:12) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lorenzo White. DE Lee Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-NOS19 (1Q: 14:05) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Tommy Kane called for a fair catch at the SFO37. |
| 1-10-SFO37 (1Q: 13:54) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-7-SFO40 (1Q: 13:29) Mark Brunell pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. DT J.R. Green blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-SFO40 (1Q: 13:25) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 4-9-SFO38 (1Q: 12:53) Matt Turk punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS06. |
| 1-10-NOS06 (1Q: 12:44) Lorenzo White ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-10-NOS06 (1Q: 12:17) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DE James Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS06 (1Q: 12:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 44 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. Graham gained 44 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO50 (1Q: 11:43) Ken Liggett ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas, assisted by S Anthony Newman. |
| 2-11-NOS49 (1Q: 11:04) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. |
| 3-10-SFO50 (1Q: 10:23) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. CB Koby Thomas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-SFO50 (1Q: 10:15) Mike Saxon punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the SFO07. |
| 1-10-SFO07 (1Q: 10:07) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-SFO11 (1Q: 09:27) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington, assisted by S Deke McQuay. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO21 (1Q: 08:53) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay, assisted by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-SFO16 (1Q: 08:44) Mario Bates ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by CB John Mangum. |
| 2-15-SFO16 (1Q: 08:17) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-20-SFO11 (1Q: 08:07) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Jerome Bettis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-SFO14 (1Q: 07:21) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for -1 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. |
| 4-18-SFO13 (1Q: 06:45) Matt Turk punted 41 yards. Ernest Givins returned the kick -2 yards to the NOS44. Tackled by Mike Barber. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 06:35) Lorenzo White ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. |
| 2-11-NOS43 (1Q: 06:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Bob Kuberski. |
| 3-12-NOS42 (1Q: 05:21) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 58 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McKnight gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 6, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 05:21) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 05:02) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (1Q: 05:02) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay, assisted by DE Marvin Washington. |
| 2-10-SFO20 (1Q: 04:19) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay, assisted by CB Lorenzo Lynch. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 3-17-SFO13 (1Q: 04:10) Mark Brunell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Tony Richardson. |
| 4-17-SFO13 (1Q: 04:00) Matt Turk punted 53 yards. Ernest Givins returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Shannon Sharpe. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 03:52) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Tyrone Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. Davis gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 03:27) Ken Liggett ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. Key block delivered by Craig Heyward. |
| 2-5-SFO49 (1Q: 02:43) Lorenzo White ran inside the right guard for 47 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. Key block delivered by Marcus Spears. |
| 1-2-SFO02 (1Q: 01:58) Dropkick Murphy ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE James Jones, assisted by S Willie Clay. |
| 2-2-SFO02 (1Q: 01:32) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Lee Carter for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Wilkerson. |
| 3-6-SFO06 (1Q: 00:48) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by RB Ken Liggett. |
| 4-6-SFO06 (1Q: 00:43) Morten Andersen attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 00:35) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (1Q: 00:35) Jerome Bettis ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-12-SFO18 (2Q: 15:00) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Jerome Bettis for 1 yard. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. |
| 3-11-SFO19 (2Q: 14:29) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. DE Marvin Washington defended the pass. |
| 4-11-SFO19 (2Q: 14:22) Matt Turk punted 71 yards. Ernest Givins returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Eric Harris. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 14:13) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS16 (2Q: 14:03) Lorenzo White ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas, assisted by S Anthony Newman. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 13:34) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lorenzo White. ILB Karl Mecklenburg defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS26 (2Q: 13:28) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Ken Liggett for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon, assisted by ILB Ed McDaniel. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-14-NOS22 (2Q: 13:18) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman and assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. |
| 4-5-NOS31 (2Q: 12:37) Mike Saxon punted 50 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 0 yards to the SFO19. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-SFO10 (2Q: 12:26) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by WR Shawn Jefferson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-SFO15 (2Q: 12:17) Mark Brunell pass completed to FB Jim Branson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by S Deke McQuay. |
| 2-11-SFO14 (2Q: 11:30) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-7-SFO18 (2Q: 10:59) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. Jefferson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO32 (2Q: 10:31) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SFO27 (2Q: 10:21) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. CB Dewayne Washington defended the pass. |
| 2-15-SFO27 (2Q: 10:13) Mark Brunell sacked by DE Robert Harris for a loss of 6 yards. Harris ran right past Darryl Ashmore and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-21-SFO21 (2Q: 09:41) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-18-SFO24 (2Q: 09:00) Matt Turk punted 46 yards. Ernest Givins called for a fair catch at the NOS30. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 08:51) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (2Q: 08:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 31 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO39 (2Q: 07:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel, assisted by DE James Jones. Graham gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO21 (2Q: 07:34) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE James Jones and DE Lee Carter for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Wilkerson. |
| 2-16-SFO27 (2Q: 07:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. CB Koby Thomas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-16-SFO27 (2Q: 06:53) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. |
| 4-10-SFO21 (2Q: 06:09) Morten Andersen attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 13, San Francisco 0 |
| (2Q: 06:04) Morten Andersen kicked off 66 yards from the NOS35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 24 yards to the SFO23. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (2Q: 05:27) Mark Brunell sacked by DE Robert Harris for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Eric Harris. |
| 2-26-SFO07 (2Q: 04:42) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Darryl Ashmore to the SFO12. |
| 3-21-SFO12 (2Q: 04:14) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-SFO21 (2Q: 03:52) Matt Turk punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS23. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 03:45) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Lorenzo White for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas, assisted by S Anthony Newman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-NOS28 (2Q: 03:22) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas, assisted by S Willie Clay. Carpenter gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-NOS30 (2Q: 02:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Joe Johnson. Heyward gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS32 (2Q: 02:07) Mike Saxon punted 55 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 2 yards to the SFO15. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SFO15 (2Q: 02:00) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Mario Bates for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 2-7-SFO18 (2Q: 01:19) Mario Bates ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS S Deke McQuay to the SFO27. |
| 1-10-SFO27 (2Q: 01:12) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Michael Bankston for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Dellenbach. New Orleans's Lorenzo White was hurt on the play. |
| 2-20-SFO37 (2Q: 00:46) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-25-SFO42 (2Q: 00:46) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. S Anthony Newman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New Orleans's James McKnight was hurt on the play. |
| 3-25-SFO42 (2Q: 00:37) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Rob Carpenter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-25-SFO42 (2Q: 00:30) Morten Andersen attempted a 59 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-SFO49 (2Q: 00:23) Mark Brunell scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 2-7-NOS48 (2Q: 00:12) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-12-SFO47 (2Q: 00:12) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Mario Bates for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by S Deke McQuay. Bates gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-22-SFO37 (2Q: 00:02) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Pete Bercich. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 15:00) Mario Bates ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 2-10-SFO20 (3Q: 14:27) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-SFO24 (3Q: 13:49) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 4-5-SFO25 (3Q: 13:14) Matt Turk punted 44 yards. Ernest Givins returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS37. Tackled by Mario Bates. New Orleans's Lorenzo Lynch was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 13:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 3 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS40 (3Q: 12:19) Ken Liggett ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 3-4-NOS43 (3Q: 11:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jennings gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (3Q: 11:09) Ken Liggett ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Stimpson Cat, assisted by DT Kelvin Pritchett. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-5-SFO30 (3Q: 10:44) Ken Liggett ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. |
| 3-4-SFO29 (3Q: 10:07) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. S Willie Clay defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-SFO39 (3Q: 10:01) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DE Lee Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-SFO39 (3Q: 09:53) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 09:48) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. DE Marvin Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO20 (3Q: 09:41) Mark Brunell scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. |
| 3-2-SFO28 (3Q: 09:07) Mark Brunell scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. |
| 1-10-SFO41 (3Q: 08:23) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Chrebet. OLB Jessie Armstead defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO41 (3Q: 08:14) Mark Brunell sacked by DT Walt Murphy and DT J.R. Green for a loss of 1 yard. Sack allowed by Darryl Ashmore. |
| 3-11-SFO40 (3Q: 07:32) Mario Bates ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. Key block delivered by Mike Devlin. |
| 4-3-SFO48 (3Q: 07:09) Matt Turk punted 44 yards. Ernest Givins called for a fair catch at the NOS08. |
| 1-10-NOS08 (3Q: 06:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NOS11 (3Q: 06:29) Ken Liggett ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 05:55) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. DT Stimpson Cat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS23 (3Q: 05:47) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. San Francisco's Koby Thomas was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious foot injury. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 05:07) Ken Liggett ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Joe Bowden. |
| 2-6-NOS39 (3Q: 04:27) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Ken Liggett for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NOS41 (3Q: 03:40) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Stimpson Cat for a loss of 10 yards. Cat ran right past Marcus Spears and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-14-NOS31 (3Q: 03:14) Mike Saxon punted 43 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 3 yards to the SFO29. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 03:06) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by TE Ethan Horton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (3Q: 03:02) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DT Stimpson Cat blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS46 (3Q: 02:56) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Jeff Graham on the SFO44. |
| 1-10-SFO44 (3Q: 02:30) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SFO49 (3Q: 02:21) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Carter. Heyward gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-SFO36 (3Q: 01:45) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. ILB Ed McDaniel defended the pass. |
| 3-2-SFO36 (3Q: 01:38) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 11 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO25 (3Q: 01:06) Ken Liggett ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. Key block delivered by Carl Bax. |
| 1-10-SFO10 (3Q: 00:34) Ken Liggett ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. |
| 2-8-SFO08 (3Q: 00:04) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. DT Kelvin Pritchett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-8-SFO08 (4Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. S Dedrick Dodge defended the pass. |
| 4-8-SFO08 (4Q: 14:52) Morten Andersen attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 16, San Francisco 0 |
| (4Q: 14:45) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (4Q: 14:45) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 80 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Chrebet gained 64 yards after the catch. New Orleans 16, San Francisco 6 |
| (4Q: 14:45) Extra point by Steve Christie was good. New Orleans 16, San Francisco 7 |
| (4Q: 14:26) Steve Christie kicked off 62 yards from the SFO35. Ernest Givins returned the ball 29 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Jim Branson. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 14:02) Ken Liggett ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Craig Heyward to the NOS35. |
| 2-7-NOS35 (4Q: 13:36) Ken Liggett ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Stimpson Cat. |
| 3-7-NOS35 (4Q: 13:08) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Rob Carpenter. |
| 4-7-NOS35 (4Q: 13:02) Mike Saxon punted 48 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 8 yards to the SFO25. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-SFO25 (4Q: 12:55) Mark Brunell sacked by DE Marvin Washington for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Timmerman. |
| 2-17-SFO18 (4Q: 12:23) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. Jefferson gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (4Q: 12:14) Mark Brunell scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-8-SFO25 (4Q: 11:44) Mark Brunell scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 1-10-SFO36 (4Q: 11:01) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Jerome Bettis for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| 2-2-SFO44 (4Q: 10:25) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington, assisted by S Deke McQuay. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 09:47) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green, assisted by S Deke McQuay. Key block delivered by Mike Devlin. |
| 2-4-NOS40 (4Q: 09:05) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Mario Bates for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 08:36) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. Key block delivered by Adam Timmerman. |
| 2-5-NOS24 (4Q: 07:53) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Mario Bates for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland Mitchell. Bates gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (4Q: 07:15) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by RB Mario Bates. |
| 2-10-NOS18 (4Q: 07:10) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 3-3-NOS11 (4Q: 06:40) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 0 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. |
| 4-3-NOS11 (4Q: 06:01) Steve Christie attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 16, San Francisco 10 |
| (4Q: 05:55) Steve Christie kicked off 72 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 05:55) Ken Liggett ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by OLB William Thomas. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (4Q: 05:08) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 0 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NOS21 (4Q: 04:24) Ken Liggett ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 4-7-NOS23 (4Q: 03:41) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 4 yards to the SFO37. Tackled by Fred Foggie. |
| 1-10-SFO37 (4Q: 03:30) Mark Brunell sacked by DE Robert Harris and DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Devlin. |
| 2-14-SFO33 (4Q: 02:50) Mark Brunell scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 3-11-SFO36 (4Q: 02:31) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-SFO43 (4Q: 02:13) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 5 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. Jefferson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SFO48 (4Q: 02:00) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Sharpe gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (4Q: 01:38) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by WR Shawn Jefferson. |
| 2-10-NOS37 (4Q: 01:31) Mark Brunell pass was intended for WR Shawn Jefferson and was intercepted by CB Dewayne Washington at the NOS28. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Shawn Jefferson. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 01:18) Ken Liggett ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 2-11-NOS28 (4Q: 01:06) Ken Liggett ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge, assisted by DT Kelvin Pritchett. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 3-13-NOS26 (4Q: 00:55) Ken Liggett ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel, assisted by S Willie Clay. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 4-12-NOS27 (4Q: 00:46) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Tommy Kane called for a fair catch at the SFO29. |
| 1-10-SFO29 (4Q: 00:39) Mark Brunell sacked by DT J.R. Green for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Devlin. New Orleans's Kyle Perkins was hurt on the play. |
| 2-14-SFO25 (4Q: 00:23) Mark Brunell spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-14-SFO25 (4Q: 00:20) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Chrebet. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Darryl Ashmore to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-SFO25 (4Q: 00:11) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jerome Bettis. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-SFO25 (4Q: 00:04) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 16, San Francisco 49ers 10 |