Week 4
Final
SF
NO1Q 07:27
3 - 0
J. Nedney 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
2Q 09:37
3 - 7
L. Moore 5-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
2Q 03:07
3 - 14
L. Moore 33-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10
2Q 01:49
6 - 14
J. Nedney 49-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
2Q 01:01
6 - 21
R. Meachem 47-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 3
3Q 10:23
9 - 21
J. Nedney 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 14
4Q 11:26
9 - 28
D. McAllister 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 04:16
17 - 28
I. Bruce 5-yard TD catch from J.T. O'Sullivan.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
2nd & Goal
4Q 00:32
17 - 31
M. Gramatica 31-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
Top Performers
Pass Yds
363
Brees
NO
Rush Yds
82
Gore
SF
Rec Yds
120
Battle
SF
Scrim TD
2
Moore
NO
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2008 NFC West
SF NO
Cardinals 
49ers 
Seahawks 
Rams | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints decisively defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31 to 17, on September 28, 2008.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.T. O'Sullivan #14 | 18/36 | 257 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 6-36 | 59.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 23/35 | 363 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Gore #21 | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 |
D. Foster #26 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J.T. O'Sullivan #14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. McAllister #26 | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 |
R. Bush #25 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 10 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Battle #83 | 7/11 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | 36 |
I. Bruce #80 | 5/8 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 23 |
F. Gore #21 | 2/5 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 24 |
D. Walker #46 | 1/1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
V. Davis #85 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Morgan #84 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Foster #26 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Johnson #80 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Keasey #45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Moore #16 | 7/10 | 101 | 14.4 | 2 | 33 |
R. Meachem #17 | 2/3 | 99 | 49.5 | 1 | 52 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1/2 | 81 | 81.0 | 0 | 81 |
B. Miller #82 | 3/5 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Patten #86 | 1/2 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
D. McAllister #26 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
O. Sobomehin #33 | 2/3 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
R. Bush #25 | 5/8 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 |
M. Campbell #83 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J.T. O'Sullivan #14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
P. Willis #52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
O. Sobomehin #33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Lewis #32 | 11-11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
P. Willis #52 | 9-9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Spikes #51 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Smith #90 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. McDonald #91 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Clements #22 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Roman #26 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Goldson #38 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Keasey #45 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Sopoaga #90 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #46 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Franklin #92 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Harris #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Strickland #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ulbrich #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fields #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Gore #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Balmer #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Heitmann #66 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #41 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 6-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kaesviharn #34 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. David #42 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Lake #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Miller #82 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Weatherford #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Young #66 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Evans #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nedney #6 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #4 | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Weatherford #5 | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Robinson #24 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rossum #20 | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | 0 |
K. Balmer #96 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | 0 |
T. Copper #10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.T. O'Sullivan #14 | 18/36 | 257 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 6-36 | 59.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Gore #21 | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 |
D. Foster #26 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J.T. O'Sullivan #14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Battle #83 | 7/11 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | 36 |
I. Bruce #80 | 5/8 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 23 |
F. Gore #21 | 2/5 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 24 |
D. Walker #46 | 1/1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
V. Davis #85 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Morgan #84 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Foster #26 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Johnson #80 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Keasey #45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J.T. O'Sullivan #14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
P. Willis #52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Lewis #32 | 11-11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
P. Willis #52 | 9-9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Spikes #51 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Smith #90 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. McDonald #91 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Clements #22 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Roman #26 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Goldson #38 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Keasey #45 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Sopoaga #90 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #46 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Franklin #92 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Harris #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Strickland #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ulbrich #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fields #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Gore #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Balmer #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Heitmann #66 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nedney #6 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #4 | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Robinson #24 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rossum #20 | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | 0 |
K. Balmer #96 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 23/35 | 363 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. McAllister #26 | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 |
R. Bush #25 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 10 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Moore #16 | 7/10 | 101 | 14.4 | 2 | 33 |
R. Meachem #17 | 2/3 | 99 | 49.5 | 1 | 52 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1/2 | 81 | 81.0 | 0 | 81 |
B. Miller #82 | 3/5 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Patten #86 | 1/2 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
D. McAllister #26 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
O. Sobomehin #33 | 2/3 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
R. Bush #25 | 5/8 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 |
M. Campbell #83 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
O. Sobomehin #33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #41 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 6-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kaesviharn #34 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. David #42 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Lake #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Miller #82 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Weatherford #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Young #66 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Evans #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Weatherford #5 | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | 0 |
T. Copper #10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
Punt
5 plays,
19 yd,
02:120-0
Field Goal
10 plays,
58 yd,
05:263-0
Interception
6 plays,
29 yd,
03:013-0
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
00:563-0
Punt
8 plays,
30 yd,
03:313-0
Fumble
4 plays,
4 yd,
02:063-0
Touchdown
6 plays,
29 yd,
03:173-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:333-7
Touchdown
10 plays,
70 yd,
04:583-14
Field Goal
6 plays,
25 yd,
01:166-14
Touchdown
4 plays,
74 yd,
00:526-21
Punt
4 plays,
22 yd,
00:346-21
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:186-21
Field Goal
10 plays,
48 yd,
04:429-21
Punt
4 plays,
22 yd,
01:319-21
Interception
10 plays,
64 yd,
06:129-21
Touchdown
10 plays,
86 yd,
06:129-28
Interception
5 plays,
19 yd,
01:359-28
Fumble
7 plays,
92 yd,
03:229-28
Touchdown
6 plays,
54 yd,
02:1817-28
Field Goal
7 plays,
17 yd,
03:4117-31
End of Game
3 plays,
6 yd,
00:2717-31
312
Total Yds
467
221
Pass Yds
363
91
Rush Yds
104
11
Total Drives
11
61
Total Plays
67
5.1
Yards Per Play
7
5.3
Yards Per Pass
10.4
4.8
Yards Per Rush
3.3
27:05
Possession
32:55
3
Biggest Lead
19
20
1st Downs
24
12
Passing 1st Downs
12
4
Rushing 1st Downs
6
4
1st Downs from Penalties
6
3/10
3rd Down
6/11
1/1
4th Down
0/1
3
Punts
3
3
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
9
Penalties
13
0.0
Sacks
6.0
5
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0
