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New
Orleans Saints running back Ricky Williams (34) tries to get away from
San Francisco 49ers defender Monty Montgomery (24) during the first half
in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000. (AP Photo/Bill
Haber) |
NEW ORLEANS (Nov.
5, 2000) — The New Orleans Saints' offense finally kept pace with their
defense on Sunday.
Jeff Blake threw three touchdown
passes as New Orleans opened a 28-0 halftime lead, and New Orleans didn't
punt until the fourth quarter in a 31-15 victory over San Francisco.
San Francisco, the No. 2 offense
in the NFC, was stymied most of the game by the NFC's No. 1 defense. The
49ers scored 20 or more points in 12 of the previous 13 games.
Although San Francisco held New
Orleans to just a field goal in the second half, the damage had already
been done.
The Saints' 28 points in the first
half were the fourth-most points they have scored against San Francisco
in 62 complete games. New Orleans had four first-half drives and scored
on each — going 63, 76, 80 and 74 yards to touchdowns. The Saints had a
fourth-down conversion in three of the four drives.
In the first half, New Orleans converted
six of nine third downs, outgained the 49ers 278-107 and held the ball
for 20 minutes, 43 seconds.
Blake opened the scoring with a
one-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Glover in the first quarter. In the second
quarter, Blake passed to Willie Jackson for a four-yard TD and Joe Horn
for a 43-yard score before Ricky Williams ran for a one-yard touchdown.
Blake completed 20-of-26 passes
for 275 yards and no interceptions. Horn finished the day with 167 yards
on nine catches, and Williams gained 81 yards on 27 carries.
Other than a 47-yard completion
to Terrell Owens, San Francisco's longest gain in the first half was a
15-yard penalty for roughing the passer against the Saints.
The 49ers' only scoring chance in
the first half was Wade Richey's 34-yard field-goal attempt that went wide.
San Francisco used a fourth-down
conversion of its own to keep a third-quarter drive going. Then Saints
cornerback Fred Weary drew an interference call on third-and-goal from
the one, and two plays later, Charlie Garner scored to make it 31-7.
Weary got some payback in the fourth
quarter when he leaped in front of Jerry Rice in the end zone and intercepted
a pass from
Jeff Garcia.
The 49ers scored again with 47 seconds
remaining on an 11-yard touchdown reception by Terry Jackson. It was Gracia's
25th touchdown pass of the year.
Garcia, who had thrown only five
interceptions the entire season, threw two on Sunday. He completed 22-of-36
passes for 262 yards, while Owens finished with 97 yards on six catches.
| FINAL |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Total
|
| San Francisco |
0
|
0
|
7
|
8
|
15
|
| New Orleans |
7
|
21
|
3
|
0
|
34
|
.....
| SCORING
SUMMARY |
| 1st
Quarter |
| NOR |
TD |
ANDREW GLOVER 1 YD PASS
FROM JEFF BLAKE (DOUG BRIEN KICK), 8:31. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards in 5:38.
Key plays: Blake 21-yard pass to Glover on 3rd-and-7 to San Francisco 39;
Blake 6-yard pass to Horn on 4th-and-4 to San Francisco 27; Blake 11-yard
pass to Horn to San Francisco 16; Blake 12-yard run on 3rd-and-7 to San
Francisco 1. New Orleans 7-0 |
| 2nd
Quarter |
| NOR |
TD |
WILLIE JACKSON 4 YD PASS FROM JEFF
BLAKE (DOUG BRIEN KICK), 1:19. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards in 5:32. Key plays:
Blake 13-yard pass to Jackson to New Orleans 42; Horn 13-yard run to midfield;
Williams 10-yard run to San Francisco 40; Blake 20-yard pass to Horn to
San Francisco 9. New Orleans 14-0 |
| NOR |
TD |
JOE HORN 43 YD PASS FROM JEFF BLAKE
(DOUG BRIEN KICK), 10:26. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 6:47. Key plays:
Blake 15-yard pass to Glover to New Orleans 29; Blake 2-yard run on 4th-and-1
to New Orleans 31; Blake 15-yard pass to Williams to New Orleans 46. New
Orleans 21-0 |
| NOR |
TD |
RICKY WILLIAMS 1 YD RUN (DOUG BRIEN
KICK), 14:51. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards in 2:46. Key plays: Blake 26-yard
pass to Horn to San Francisco 49; Williams 7-yard run to San Francisco
42; 10-yard pass interference penalty on 49ers' Webster on 4th-and-7 to
San34; Francisco 24; Blake 22-yard pass to Horn to San Francisco 2. New
Orleans 28-0 |
| 3rd
Quarter |
| NOR |
FG |
DOUG BRIEN 44 YD, 2:59. Drive: 6
plays, 34 yards in 2:59. Key plays: Blake 15-yard pass to Horn to San Francisco
45; Blake 12-yard pass to Horn to San Francisco 33; Williams 7-yard run
to San Francisco 26. New Orleans 31-0 |
| SFO |
TD |
CHARLIE GARNER 1 YD RUN (WADE RICHEY
KICK), 7:08. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards in 4:09. Key plays: Garcia 19-yard
pass to Owens on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 37; Garner 11-yard run to New
Orleans 26; Garcia 9-yard pass to Jackson on 4th-and-1 to New Orleans 8.
New Orleans 31-7 |
| 4th
Quarter |
| SFO |
TD |
TERRY JACKSON 11 YD PASS FROM JEFF
GARCIA (TERRY JACKSON RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 14:13. Drive: 8 plays,
71 yards in 1:50. Key plays: Garcia 19-yard pass to Owens on 3rd-and-10
to San Francisco 48; Garcia 23-yard pass to Stokes to New Orleans 29; Garcia
18-yard pass to Rice to New Orleans 11. New Orleans 31-15 |
| Team
Stats |
SFO |
NOR |
FIRST
DOWNS
Passing
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total plays
Average gain
NET YARDS RUSHING
Rushes
Average per rush
NET YARDS PASSING
Completed-attempted
Yards per pass
Sacked-yards lost
PUNTS-AVERAGE
RETURN YARDAGE
Punts-returns
Kickoffs-returns
Interceptions-returns
PENALTIES-YARDS
FUMBLES-LOST
TIME OF POSSESSION |
19
12
4-11
2-2
346
56
6.2
84
20
4.2
262
22-36
7.3
0-0
3-38.7
132
1-1
5-131
0-0
14-97
1-0
23:10 |
25
15
8-15
2-2
360
69
5.2
124
39
3.2
236
20-26
7.9
4-39
3-46.3
22
1-6
1-16
2-0
10-54
0-0
36:50 |
| INDIVIDUAL
LEADERS |
Missed field goals
San Francisco (Wade Richey 34).
San Francisco rushing
Charlie Garner 13-49, Jeff Garcia
4-24, Fred Beasley 2-11, Terry Jackson 1-0.
New Orleans rushing
Ricky Williams 27-81, Jeff Blake
6-23, Joe Horn 1-13, Terrelle Smith 2-6, Chad Morton 1-3, Aaron Brooks
2-minus 2.
San Francisco passing
Jeff Garcia 22-36 for 262 yards,
2 INT, 1 TD.
New Orleans passing
Jeff Blake 20-26 for 275 yards,
0 INT, 3 TD.
San Francisco receiving
Terrell Owens 6-97, Greg Clark 4-53,
Jj Stokes 4-51, Jerry Rice 3-28, Terry Jackson 3-20, Tai Streets 1-7, Charlie
Garner 1-6.
New Orleans receiving
Joe Horn 9-167, Willie Jackson 4-34,
Andrew Glover 3-37, Ricky Williams 2-17, Chad Morton 1-14, Lamont Hall
1-6.
San Francisco tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial)
Ken Norton 7-5-0, Lance Schulters
7-5-0, Julian Peterson 7-4-2, Bryant Young 6-4-2, Pierson Prioleau 5-1-0,
Jason Webster 5-0-0, Ahmed Plummer 5-0-0, Winfred Tubbs 3-2-0, Chike Okeafor
2-1-0, Monty Montgomery 2-1-0, Anthony Pleasant 2-1-0, John Engelberger
2-0-0, Brentson Buckner 1-1-0, Jeff Posey 1-0-0, Anthony Parker 1-0-0,
John Milem 1-0-0.
New Orleans tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial)
Darrin Smith 12-2-0, Sammy Knight
5-5-0, Darren Perry 5-1-0, Keith Mitchell 3-2-0, Fred Weary 3-1-0, Darren
Howard 2-1-0, Norman Hand 2-0-0, Kevin Mathis 2-0-0, Mark Fields 1-1-0,
Joe Johnson 1-0-0, Alex Molden 1-0-0, Fred Thomas 1-0-0, Rob Kelly 1-0-0,
William Whitehead 1-0-0, La'roi Glover 0-1-0.
Interceptions
New Orleans (Sammy Knight 1 for
0 yards, Fred Weary 1 for 0 yards).
Fumbles lost
None.
Opponent's fumbles recovered
None.
Officials
Referee-Phil Luckett, Umpire-Perry
Paganelli, Head linesman-Gary Slaughter, Line judge-Ron Marinucci, Field
judge-Lloyd Mcpeters, Side judge-Terry Mcaulay, Back judge-Bob Lawing.
A: 64,900; T: 3:21. |
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