| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 23, 1990 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 60112 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 42 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tom Rathman 1 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Greg Scales 5 pass from Steve Walsh (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 30 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 30 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 40 FG | 13 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 74 | LOT | Kevin Haverdink |
| 72 | LOG | Jim Dombrowski |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 4 | QB | Steve Walsh |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| 34 | FB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Michael Simmons |
| 91 | NT | Robert Goff |
| 97 | RDE | Renaldo Turnbull |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 40 | LCB | Robert Massey |
| 39 | SS | Brett Maxie |
| 28 | FS | Gene Atkins |
| 41 | RCB | Toi Cook |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 79 | ROG | Harris Barton |
| 74 | ROT | Steve Wallace |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 35 | RB | Dexter Carter |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Pierce Holt |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 54 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 59 | RILB | Keith DeLong |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 40 | SS | Johnnie Jackson |
| 43 | FS | Dave Waymer |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Gill Fenerty | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Walsh | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Young | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Steve Walsh | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 2 | 112 | 4.5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 30.7 |
| John Fourcade | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 0 | 208 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 75.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Craig Heyward | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Tice | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Floyd Turner | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Gill Fenerty | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Greg Scales | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| John Taylor | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Kevin Lewis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 7 | 248 | 35.4 | 41 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 6 | 201 | 33.5 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Vince Buck | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Eric Davis | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| John Taylor | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gill Fenerty | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Gene Atkins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Renaldo Turnbull | 2.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Michael Simmons | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Kevin Fagan | 1.0 |
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