San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

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September 1st, 1996

1996 Week 1

Regular Season

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49ers Home

Final

Saints Away

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Offensive Starters

QB S. Young

RB D. Loville

FB T. Vardell

WR J. Stokes

WR J. Rice

TE B. Jones

T S. Wallace

G R. Brown

C J. Sapolu

G C. Dalman

T H. Barton

Defensive Starters

DE R. Barker

DT B. Young

DT D. Stubblefield

DE C. Doleman

LB L. Woodall

LB K. Norton Jr.

LB K. Mitchell

CB T. Drakeford

CB M. Pope

S T. McDonald

S M. Hanks

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
49ers	14	10	0	3	27
Saints	0	0	3	8	11

	49ers	Saints
Q1	14	0
Q2	10	0
Q3	0	3
Q4	3	8
FINAL	27	11

Key Performers

49ers

PassingS. Young

18/29, 199 YDS

RushingD. Loville

16, 61 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingJ. Rice

5, 88 YDS

TacklesM. Pope

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsT. McDonald

Saints

PassingJ. Everett

16/41, 175 YDS, 1 TD

RushingM. Bates

14, 30 YDS

ReceivingT. Small

4, 52 YDS

TacklesG. Jackson

SacksR. Turnbull

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

49ers

Stat

Saints

First Downs

338

Total Yards

231

Rushes

157

Rush YDS

Rush TD

58.1%

PASS %

39.0%

181

NET PASS YDS

175

PASS TD

Takeaways

36:57

Time of Possession

23:03

Offensive Starters

J. Everett QB

M. Bates RB

T. Small WR

M. Haynes WR

I. Smith TE

P. Green TE

W. Roaf T

J. Dombrowski G

A. McCollum C

E. King G

C. Jones T

Defensive Starters

D. Mickell DE

W. Martin DT

W. Broughton DT

R. Turnbull DE

R. Porter LB

W. Tubbs LB

M. Fields LB

M. McMillian CB

E. Allen CB

A. Newman S

G. Jackson S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 1 match up between the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints featuring 88 receiving yards by Jerry Rice.

Legend

Moment: 49ers

Moment: Saints

49ers Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tommy Vardell middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

49ers opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerry Rice left end for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

49ers extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • SFO FG SFO FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 29 yard field goal good

49ers extends lead → 17-0

< Q2 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Derek Loville middle for 4 yards touchdown - PAT no good - PAT good

49ers extends lead → 24-0

< Q3 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 35 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 24-3

< Q4 > • SFO FG SFO FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 29 yard field goal good

49ers extends lead → 27-3

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Everett pass complete to Haywood Jeffires for 3 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Saints cuts lead → 27-11

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Lng	Sk	Rate
Steve Young	29	18	62.1	199	38	3	82.4
Elvis Grbac	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	31	18	58.1	199	38	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Derek Loville	16	61	3.8	1	14
Tommy Vardell	8	33	4.1	1	17
Steve Young	6	52	8.7	0	21
Elvis Grbac	3	-3	-1.0	0	0
Terry Kirby	2	4	2.0	0	4
Anthony Lynn	2	8	4.0	0	7
Jerry Rice	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team Totals	38	157	4.1	3	21

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Jerry Rice	8	5	88	17.6	38
Tommy Vardell	5	4	26	6.5	15
J.J. Stokes	7	4	52	13.0	14
Derek Loville	5	3	15	5.0	6
Nate Singleton	1	1	11	11.0	11
Brent Jones	3	1	7	7.0	7
Ted Popson	2	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	31	18	199	11.1	38

Player	Comb	Solo	Int
Marquez Pope	6	6	0
Kevin Mitchell	5	5	0
Ken Norton Jr.	5	5	0
Tim McDonald	4	4	1
Merton Hanks	3	3	0
Tyronne Drakeford	2	2	0
Dana Stubblefield	2	2	0
Junior Bryant	1	1	0
Chris Doleman	1	1	0
Steve Israel	1	1	0
Lee Woodall	1	1	0
Bryant Young	1	1	0
Team Totals	32	32	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	3	68	22.7	0
Team Totals	3	68	22.7	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Nate Singleton	2	32	16
Dexter Carter	1	5	5
Team Totals	3	37	12.3

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Wilkins	2	2	3	3
Team Totals	2	2	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tommy Thompson	7	319	45.6
Team Totals	7	319	45.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Everett	41	16	39.0	175	1	1	28	0	50.4
Team Totals	41	16	39.0	175	1	1	28	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Mario Bates	14	30	2.1	7
Derek Brown	2	6	3.0	3
Jim Everett	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Torrance Small	1	22	22.0	22
Team Totals	18	56	3.1	22

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Torrance Small	12	4	52	13.0	0	28
Haywood Jeffires	6	4	34	8.5	1	12
Michael Haynes	6	3	24	8.0	0	9
Henry Lusk	5	2	28	14.0	0	24
Derek Brown	5	1	6	6.0	0	6
Paul Green	1	1	16	16.0	0	16
Irv Smith	4	1	15	15.0	0	15
Mario Bates	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Lorenzo Neal	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	41	16	175	10.9	1	28

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Greg Jackson	7	7	0	0
Winfred Tubbs	7	6	1	0
Willie Broughton	6	4	2	0
Mark Fields	6	5	1	0
Anthony Newman	6	5	1	0
Eric Allen	5	5	0	0
Wayne Martin	4	4	0	1
Mark McMillian	4	3	1	0
Rufus Porter	4	4	0	0
Renaldo Turnbull	2	2	0	2
Fred Stokes	2	2	0	0
Darren Mickell	1	1	0	0
Austin Robbins	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	55	49	6	3