1980 New Orleans at San Francisco

December 7, 1980 • Candlestick Park • San Francisco, CA • CBS • 1:05 p.m. PST New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers 35 Team 1 2 3 4 OT Totals Saints 14 21 0 0 0 35 49ers 0 7 14 14 3 38 38

At halftime, the Saints had a 28 point lead. The comeback victory for the Niners was, at the time, the largest deficit overcome in NFL history.

Scoring Summary

First quarter

• NOR - Ike Harris 33 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)
• NOR - Henry Childs 21 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)

Second quarter

• NOR - Jack Holmes 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
• SFO - Freddie Solomon 57 yard punt return (Ray Wersching kick)
• NOR - Jack Holmes 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
• NOR - Ike Harris 41 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)

Third quarter

• SFO - Joe Montana 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
• SFO - Dwight Clark 71 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)

Fourth quarter

• SFO - Freddie Solomon 14 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
• SFO - Lenvil Elliott 7 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)

Overtime

• SFO - Ray Wersching 36 yard field goal

External Links

Pro Football Reference