The 49ers (9-2) travel to the Louisiana Superdome for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the New Orleans Saints (4-7). Jim Mora is the head coach. Jim Everett is the starter. Mario Bates is the back. Michael Haynes and Torrance Small are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 31-27 home win over the Rams. Steve Young is the starter.[1][2]
Jim Mora's Saints are 4-7 with Jim Everett at quarterback. The 49ers' Sunday at the Superdome is the road game where the offensive line has the chance to define whether the back-half pace stays intact. Win and the 49ers head to 10-2.
The Sunday's biggest unknown is the secondary's coverage on Michael Haynes. The Sunday at the Superdome is the road game where the front rotation has the matchup the staff has been pointing toward.
Week 13 has the schedule's NFC West road game plus a slate where the playoff race is settling. The Cowboys sit at 9-2; the Packers 9-2; the Lions 8-3. The AFC has the Dolphins at 11-0 and the Patriots 7-4. Conference reading list the storyline is the Dolphins' chase of 1972's perfect season. The 49ers' Sunday at the Superdome is the only NFC West road game on the slate.
Through eleven games the 49ers sit at 9-2 with a plus 113 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for 750 rushing. The Saints are 4-7 with Everett averaging 220 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 6-point road favorites. A figure to follow: Watters' chase of 1,000 rushing yards.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 8-3 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-3 | W3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-9 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-10 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 7-4 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-5 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 6-5 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 5-6 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 5-6 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 8-3 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-4 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 6-5 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 5-6 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 9-2 | W6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-6 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-7 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-7 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 7-4 | W3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-4 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6-5 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-6 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-9 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 9-2 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-4 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-6 | -- |
| New York Giants | 4-7 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 2-9 | L3 |
Steve Young threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns, Brent Jones caught 5 for 39 with two touchdowns and the 49ers beat the New Orleans Saints 35-14 at the Louisiana Superdome. Ricky Watters ran for 105 on 26 carries. Jim Everett threw for 147 with no touchdowns. The 49ers led 21-7 at halftime.[1][2]
Steve Young threw four touchdowns at the Louisiana Superdome and the 49ers won 35-14. Brent Jones caught two of them. Ricky Watters ran for one hundred and five yards on twenty-six carries. The 49ers' offense scored on five of seven possessions across the cleanest road afternoon of the year.
The defensive front produced four sacks of Jim Everett. The Saints' offense, with Everett throwing for 147 and Mario Bates running for 69, produced 14 points across the full sixty minutes. Michael Haynes was held to 66 receiving against Sanders' coverage.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 10-2 with the home game against Atlanta on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Watters' second 100-yard rushing day. The film room is going to spend the week on the front rotation's four-sack afternoon.
49ers 35, Saints 14. Margin: plus 21. Record: 10-2.
A 35-14 road win at the Louisiana Superdome. The 49ers improve to 10-2.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a touchdown drive ending in a Brent Jones 12-yard score. A Watters rushing touchdown made it 14-0. A Saints touchdown cut it to 14-7. A Young touchdown to Rice pushed the lead to 21-7. A Young touchdown to Brent Jones made it 28-7 at the half. The third quarter saw a Watters second touchdown to make it 35-7. A Saints fourth-quarter touchdown made the final 35-14.
The turning point
The second-quarter Brent Jones second touchdown. With the 49ers up 14-7 and the offense facing third-and-six at the Saints' 11, Young found Jones on a corner route. The 21-7 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the second quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 24-of-30 for 281 with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Watters 105 on 26 carries; his second 100-yard rushing day. Rice 7 catches for 80. Brent Jones 5 catches for 39 with two touchdowns; the tight end's second multi-touchdown afternoon of the year. Defensively the front produced four sacks (Bryant Young 2, Stubblefield 1, Junior Bryant 1).
Personnel watch
The defensive front is the headline. Bryant Young's 8 sacks across 12 games puts him on the franchise's all-time pace. Watters' 100-yard rushing day puts him at 575 across 11 games. Brent Jones' two-touchdown afternoon was his third of the year.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 24/30 | 281 | 4 | 0 | |
| NOR | |||||
| Jim Everett | 13/25 | 147 | 0 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 26 | 105 | 0 | 19 |
| Steve Young #8 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| William Floyd | 8 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NOR | ||||
| Mario Bates | 14 | 69 | 1 | 13 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Derek Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 29 |
| Nate Singleton | 1 | 43 | 1 | 43 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 14 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 37 | 0 | 29 |
| John Taylor #82 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 17 |
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Ted Popson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| NOR | ||||
| Michael Haynes | 4 | 66 | 0 | 52 |
| Torrance Small | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Wesley Walls | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Mario Bates | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Derek Brown | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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