2008 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 28, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome
San Francisco 49ers
17
at
New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
NO -4 ✓U 48.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 31–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
23/35, 363 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
12.1 expected points added · +10.0% completion over expected
Passing · SF
18/36, 257 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-8.7 expected points added · -8.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 18/36 | 257 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -8.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| DeShaun Foster | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lewis | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Takeo Spikes | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Willis | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McDonald | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Roman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delanie Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrayo Franklin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/35 | 363 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 20 | 73 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Young | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason David | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4
- Closing total
- 48.5
- SF moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Saints closed -4 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 48 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- SF 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Nolan vs Sean Payton