2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · 3Com Park
New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
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San Francisco 49ers
27
SF -3 upsetO 47.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 31–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 12/29 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 0 | 11.4 |
| Terry Allen | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Terrelle Smith | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Chad Morton | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 5 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 38% | 2.4 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 14% | 3.2 |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | 1.6 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 28% | -1.1 |
| Chad Morton | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10% | 0.3 |
| Terrelle Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Lamont Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Smith | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fred Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 25/38 | 305 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 9 | 129 | 1 | 24% | 5.9 |
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 18% | 5.5 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 16% | -3.0 |
| Greg Clark | 4 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 16% | 3.0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11% | 2.1 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 13% | 0.4 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfred Tubbs | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Norton | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Artie Ulmer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -3
- Closing total
- 47.5
- NO moneyline
- —
- SF moneyline
- —
49ers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 58 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- 3Com Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- NO 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Steve Mariucci
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.