2011 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 14, 2012 · Candlestick Park
New Orleans Saints
32
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San Francisco 49ersWinner
36
NO -3.5 upsetO 46.5 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 36–32.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
40/63, 462 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
14.8 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected
Passing · SF
24/42, 299 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
-1.1 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Receiving · NO
9/12 for 136 yds, 1 TD
19% of team targets · 10.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 40/63 | 462 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ivory | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 9 | 12 | 136 | 1 | 19% | 10.8 |
| Darren Sproles | 15 | 19 | 118 | 1 | 31% | 6.2 |
| Jimmy Graham | 5 | 8 | 103 | 2 | 13% | 8.8 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 13% | 2.8 |
| Robert Meachem | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 10% | -7.8 |
| Mike Higgins | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | -3.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Jordan | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korey Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martez Wilson | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 24/42 | 299 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Kendall Hunter | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Davis | 7 | 10 | 180 | 2 | 24% | 13.9 |
| Frank Gore | 7 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 17% | -2.4 |
| Michael Crabtree | 4 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 27% | -2.4 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 15% | -3.0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -0.0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
| Brett Swain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dashon Goldson | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Willis | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Culliver | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tarell Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Smith | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldon Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Spillman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- NO moneyline
- -165
- SF moneyline
- +149
Saints closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 68 — over by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Candlestick Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NO 7 days · SF 13 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Jim Harbaugh