2012 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 25, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
San Francisco 49ersWinner
31
at
New Orleans Saints
21
SF -1 ✓O 50 ✓Dome
San Francisco 49ers 31–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/41, 267 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-21.8 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected
Passing · SF
16/25, 231 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
10.7 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Kaepernick | 16/25 | 231 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Kendall Hunter | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delanie Walker | 3 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 13% | 7.8 |
| Mario Manningham | 5 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 22% | 3.9 |
| Bruce Miller | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 13% | 3.5 |
| Michael Crabtree | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 22% | 1.4 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 13% | 0.4 |
| Kendall Hunter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Kyle Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -2.3 |
| Randy Moss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| Vernon Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Willis | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dashon Goldson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Aldon Smith | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Culliver | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/41 | 267 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -21.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ivory | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Mark Ingram | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 23% | -1.1 |
| Lance Moore | 3 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 15% | -0.0 |
| Marques Colston | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 13% | -2.9 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 15% | -6.9 |
| Joseph Morgan | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 5% | -0.9 |
| David Thomas | 4 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 13% | 1.1 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -0.6 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Pierre Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -1
- Closing total
- 50
- SF moneyline
- -127
- NO moneyline
- +115
49ers closed -1 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 50; the game landed 52 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- SF 6 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Harbaugh vs Joe Vitt