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- 32 - 36
Final 1 2 3 4 T 
New Orleans
Saints0 14 0 18 32 
San Francisco
49ers14 3 3 16 36 -
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Location:Candlestick Park
San Francisco, California -
Attendance:69,732
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1st quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | SF |
 | 02:08 | Vernon Davis 49 yd pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 00:41 | Michael Crabtree 4 yd pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick) | 0 | 14 |
2nd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | SF |
| 14:12 | David Akers 25 yd FG | 0 | 17 |
 | 09:32 | Jimmy Graham 14 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 04:09 | Marques Colston 25 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 14 | 17 |
3rd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | SF |
| 10:36 | David Akers 41 yd FG | 14 | 20 |
4th quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | SF |
| 13:08 | John Kasay 48 yd FG | 17 | 20 |
| 07:36 | David Akers 37 yd FG | 17 | 23 |
| 04:02 | Darren Sproles 44 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 24 | 23 |
| 02:11 | Alex Smith 28 yd run (failed 2pt Rush) | 24 | 29 |
| 01:37 | Jimmy Graham 66 yd pass from Drew Brees (Darren Sproles 2pt Pass from Drew Brees) | 32 | 29 |
| 00:09 | Vernon Davis 14 yd pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick) | 32 | 36 |
Team Stats
| New Orleans | San Francisco | |
| 1st Downs | 26 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 472 | 407 |
| Passing | 435 | 264 |
| Passing Completions/Attempts | 40/63 | 24/42 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| Rushing | 37 | 143 |
| Rushing Attempts | 14 | 22 |
| Yards/Rush | 2.6 | 6.5 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:20 | 28:40 |
New Orleans Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Drew Brees | 40 | 63 | 462 | 7.3 | 4 | 2 |
San Francisco Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Alex Smith | 24 | 42 | 299 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 |
New Orleans Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Christopher Ivory | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
San Francisco Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Frank Gore | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 0 | 42 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Kendall Hunter | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Ted Ginn Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Darren Sproles | 15 | 119 | 7.9 | 1 | 44 |
| Marques Colston | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 1 | 31 |
| Jimmy Graham | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 2 | 66 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Robert Meachem | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Michael Higgins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
San Francisco Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Frank Gore | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Vernon Davis | 7 | 180 | 25.7 | 2 | 49 |
| Michael Crabtree | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ted Ginn Jr. | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
New Orleans Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
San Francisco Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
| Tarell Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 1 | 41 | 0 |
New Orleans Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Roman Harper | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 |
| Cameron Jordan | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tracy Porter | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Patrick Robinson | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Martez Wilson | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Charleston | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Rogers | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| Dashon Goldson | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Navorro Bowman | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 |
| Patrick Willis | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Donte Whitner | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Aldon Smith | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Culliver | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tarell Brown | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Justin Smith | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carlos Rogers | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| C.J. Spillman | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Parys Haralson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| Courtney Roby | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 |
San Francisco Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
New Orleans Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
San Francisco Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
| Ted Ginn Jr. | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
New Orleans Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
| Thomas Morstead | 5 | 227 | 60 |
San Francisco Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
| Andy Lee | 8 | 396 | 63 |
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