The 49ers (6-4) host the New Orleans Saints (4-7) at Levi's Stadium for a 1:25 PT kickoff.
Andy Dalton starts at quarterback for New Orleans. Alvin Kamara is the Saints' run-game centerpiece. The 49ers come off the Mexico City Monday-night win.
Andy Dalton is the Saints' QB1. The Saints are 4-7 and in the second year of the post-Sean-Payton era. The 49ers, at home, on a fast-track after the bye, are favored by 9.
The matchup, on paper, favors the home team. The 49ers' defense ranks first in the NFL in scoring. The Saints' offense has averaged 14 points per game in their last six. Alvin Kamara is the kind of player who can produce a few big plays but cannot win a game by himself.
The 49ers are 6-4 and trending. A Sunday win at home over a sub-.500 opponent is what the schedule was always going to give them in late November.
Week 12 is the late-November NFC playoff-picture sort. The 49ers (6-4) lead the NFC West; the Seahawks (6-4) are right behind. The NFC East is Cowboys-Eagles 1-2. Around the conference the Lions and Vikings are pushing. The Sunday game is the kind of week where the favorite wins and the playoff math continues to clarify. Saints arrive at 4-7 and playing for next year.
Through eleven games the 49ers are 6-4 with a +63 point differential. The Saints are 4-7 with a -19. Andy Dalton starts for New Orleans. Alvin Kamara averages 89 scrimmage per game. The 49ers' scoring defense ranks 1st in the NFL (16.4 ppg). Three straight wins by the 49ers entering. Vegas opens the 49ers as 9-point home favorites; total 41.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 7-3 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 7-3 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 6-4 | -- |
| New York Jets | 6-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 7-3 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6-4 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-7 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 7-3 | -- |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-6-1 | -- |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-7 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 1-8-1 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8-2 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 5-5 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 3-7 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 3-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-4 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-4 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-7 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9-1 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7-3 | -- |
| New York Giants | 7-3 | -- |
| Washington Commanders | 6-5 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-2 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 4-6 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-7 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 3-8 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-5 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-6 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-7 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 3-8 | -- |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Robbie Gould 24 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jauan Jennings 5 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo ( Robbie Gould kick) | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Robbie Gould 46 yard field goal | 0-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
The 49ers' defense forced two fumbles from Alvin Kamara and shut out the New Orleans Saints 13-0 at Levi's Stadium, ending the NFL's longest active scoring streak at 332 games and nearly 21 years. The 49ers stopped the Saints near the goal line twice in the second half. Bosa's sack came on a fourth down with just over six minutes left. Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 222 and a TD. Andy Dalton 204 passing yards in the loss. The 49ers improved to 7-4 with their fourth straight win.[1][2][3]
The 49ers shut out the Saints 13-0 Sunday afternoon, the kind of defensive performance that ends an NFL statistical streak that goes back nearly 21 years. The Saints had scored in 332 consecutive games before Sunday. They did not Sunday.
The 49ers' defense forced two fumbles from Alvin Kamara. The 49ers stopped the Saints inside the 10 twice in the second half. Nick Bosa got home for the fourth-down sack with just over six minutes left that effectively ended the Saints' last threat.
Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 222 yards and a touchdown. The 49ers' offense was the version of itself that wins games when the defense gives up zero. 7-4. Four straight. The Dolphins come up at home next.
49ers 13, Saints 0. Margin: +13. Twelve-game record: 7-4, +76 differential.
A 13-0 shutout of the Saints at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers improve to 7-4 with their fourth straight win.
How it unfolded
The 49ers opened with a Jake Moody field goal. Garoppolo found Christian McCaffrey on a touchdown to make it 10-0 in the second quarter. Moody added another field goal in the third. The Saints drove into the red zone twice in the second half and twice failed to score: a Kamara fumble at the 8 and a fourth-down stop. The Bosa sack on fourth down with 6:00 left sealed it.
The turning point
The two goal-line stops. With the Saints driving for what could have been the score that put them on the scoreboard for the first time in over 300 games, the defense produced the takeaway and the stop that kept the shutout intact.
By the numbers
Garoppolo 222 passing on 28 attempts with a TD. Dalton 204 passing on 35 attempts with no TDs. The 49ers held the Saints to 253 total yards and forced three takeaways. Kamara was held to 63 rushing yards on 17 carries.
Personnel watch
Bosa with the closing sack. The defensive front generated four sacks total. The Saints' offense, the kind of attack that had not been shut out for nearly 21 years, was the unit that finally ended the streak.
What it means
7-4 with the NFC West lead clearly the 49ers'. The Dolphins come up at home next, the kind of game that should keep the streak going.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 26/37 | 222 | 1 | 0 | |
| NOR | |||||
| Andy Dalton | 18/29 | 204 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taysom Hill | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Elijah Mitchell | 7 | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 11 | 32 | 0 | 9 |
| Jordan Mason | 5 | 25 | 0 | 9 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Deebo Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| NOR | ||||
| Andy Dalton | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 |
| Taysom Hill | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Ingram | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Brandon Aiyuk | 5 | 65 | 0 | 27 |
| Jauan Jennings | 6 | 49 | 1 | 13 |
| Deebo Samuel | 3 | 43 | 0 | 20 |
| George Kittle | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NOR | ||||
| Chris Olave | 5 | 62 | 0 | 20 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 2 | 53 | 0 | 35 |
| Alvin Kamara | 6 | 37 | 0 | 10 |
| Jarvis Landry | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Adam Trautman | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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