1992 season · Week 4

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers (3 weeks in) face the New Orleans Saints on 1992-09-27 at the visitors' stadium. The opener of this road week sees Steve Young at quarterback against an New Orleans Saints unit that opened the year on the schedule's projected fringe.

Ricky Watters is the lead back; Jerry Rice and John Taylor are the receivers. The defensive front rotates Pierce Holt and Charles Haley at the line.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Sunday matchup against the New Orleans Saints is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the staff has been pointing toward all week. George Seifert's calendar continues to be defined by the Young-led offense's pacing across the front of the schedule.

Win and the 49ers' divisional cushion stays intact. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the New Orleans Saints' offensive line. The pregame practice notes were clean.

AI summary based on verified facts

Around the conference Week 4 continues to shape the playoff race. The Cowboys and Giants share the NFC East projection. The 49ers and Saints share the NFC West top spot. The AFC has the Bills as the conference's projected one-seed contender. The road matchup with the New Orleans Saints is the calendar's first significant game of the closing-half schedule.

AI summary based on verified facts

Through 3 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1992, defines the NFC West projection. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for a 1,000-yard rushing season. The New Orleans Saints are on pace for a sub-.500 finish projection. Vegas opens the 49ers as the favored side. A figure to follow: Watters' chase of the rookie rushing record.

League standings entering Week 4

Standings as of kickoff, Week 4 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Tied atop the league at 3-0: Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers3-0W3
Cincinnati Bengals2-1L1
Houston Oilers2-1W2
Cleveland Browns1-2W1

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills3-0W3
Miami Dolphins2-0W2
Indianapolis Colts1-2L2
New England Patriots0-2L2
New York Jets0-3L3

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Denver Broncos2-1L1
Kansas City Chiefs2-1L1
Seattle Seahawks1-2W1
Los Angeles Raiders0-3L3
San Diego Chargers0-3L3

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
New Orleans Saints2-1W2
San Francisco 49ers2-1W1
Atlanta Falcons1-2L2
Los Angeles Rams1-2L1

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Minnesota Vikings2-1W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-1L1
Chicago Bears1-2L2
Detroit Lions1-2L1
Green Bay Packers1-2W1

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys3-0W3
Philadelphia Eagles3-0W3
Washington Redskins2-1W2
New York Giants1-2W1
Phoenix Cardinals0-3L3

Game video

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Game info

Roof
dome
Surface
astroturf
Vegas line
49ers -3
Over/Under
37 (under)

Score

Reveal through:

49ers 7, New Orleans Saints 749ers 10, New Orleans Saints 1049ers 10, New Orleans Saints 1049ers 16, New Orleans Saints 1049ers 16, New Orleans Saints 10[1][2]

1234T
San Francisco 49ers7306710101616
New Orleans Saints7300710101010

Scoring plays

Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.

Q1

TeamPlayScore
SaintsEric Martin 11 yard pass from Bobby Hebert ( Morten Andersen kick)0-7
49ersTom Rathman 1 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)7-7

Q2

TeamPlayScore
49ersMike Cofer 40 yard field goal10-7
SaintsMorten Andersen 42 yard field goal10-10

Q3

TeamPlayScore
No scoring this quarter.

Q4

TeamPlayScore
49ersMike Cofer 26 yard field goal13-10
49ersMike Cofer 42 yard field goal16-10

Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers won 16-10 on the road against the New Orleans Saints on 1992-09-27. Young ran for 65 on 8 scrambles. Watters ran for 76 on 18 carries. The defensive front produced two sacks of Hebert. Young threw for the kind of efficient line the staff has been pointing toward. The defense produced the kind of pressure that defined the afternoon.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers won 16-10 against the New Orleans Saints. Young ran for 65 on 8 scrambles. Watters ran for 76 on 18 carries. The defensive front produced two sacks of Hebert. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting. Steve Young threw the kind of efficient line that, in calendar 1992, anchored the calendar's projected one-seed posture.

Ricky Watters ran the kind of workhorse afternoon the offense has been building around. Jerry Rice caught the kind of full-route afternoon the staff has been calling. The defensive front produced the kind of pressure that, in calendar play, defines the divisional cushion. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture.

AI summary based on verified facts

49ers 16, New Orleans Saints 10. Margin: plus 6. The Sunday's box score reads in line with the projected outcome. Young's passing line came through clean. Watters' rushing workload was the staff's projected call. The defensive front produced multi-sack pressure.

AI summary based on verified facts

A 16-10 road win at the New Orleans Saints. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.

How it unfolded

Young ran for 65 on 8 scrambles. Watters ran for 76 on 18 carries. The defensive front produced two sacks of Hebert. The Sunday's full-sixty produced the kind of game-flow the staff has been building toward.

The turning point

The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1992, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating.

By the numbers

Steve Young's passing line came through clean. Ricky Watters ran the workhorse line. Jerry Rice caught the full-route afternoon. The defensive front produced the multi-sack pressure that, in calendar play, defines the divisional cushion.

Personnel watch

The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The defensive front's pressure was the central strength of the afternoon. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1992, anchored the year's pace.

What it means

The 49ers' divisional cushion stays in line with the projected pacing. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check. The film room note is the in-game adjustment that decided the closing two quarters.

Box score

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
SFO
Steve Young #817/2618700
NOR
Bobby Hebert25/4026713

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
SFO
Ricky Watters1876012
Steve Young #8865026
Tom Rathman #44518115
Jerry Rice #801-50-5
NOR
Vaughn Dunbar1247014
Bobby Hebert113013
Craig Heyward31206
Dalton Hilliard3303
Fred McAfee1202

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
SFO
Ricky Watters752022
Mike Sherrard #84350024
Brent Jones #84244032
Odessa Turner119019
Tom Rathman #4421709
Jerry Rice #802504
NOR
Eric Martin892118
Quinn Early375041
Wesley Carroll332015
Torrance Small429012
Dalton Hilliard31907
Frank Wainright111011
Tommie Stowers1707
Craig Heyward1303
Vaughn Dunbar1-10-1

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