1st |
| Team | | Time | Down | Distance | Pos | Description | Score | Max Pts |
|---|
| SF | 1st | 15:00 | | | SF 35 | David Akers Kick Return Attempt | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 15:00 | 1st | 10 | NO 20 | Darren Sproles 5 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Navorro Bowman | 0-0 | 0.5 |
| NO | 1st | 13:58 | 2nd | 5 | NO 25 | Mike Higgins 10 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Donte Whitner | 0-0 | 1 |
| NO | 1st | 13:58 | 1st | 10 | NO 35 | Chris Ivory 4 yard Rushing Attempt Navorro Bowman | 0-0 | 0.4 |
| NO | 1st | 13:30 | 2nd | 6 | NO 39 | Darren Sproles 12 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Chris Culliver | 0-0 | 1.2 |
| NO | 1st | 12:50 | 1st | 10 | SF 49 | Robert Meachem 5 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 0-0 | 0.5 |
| NO | 1st | 12:30 | 2nd | 5 | SF 44 | Chris Ivory Rushing Attempt Patrick Willis | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 11:45 | 3rd | 5 | SF 44 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Jimmy Graham | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 11:33 | 1st | 10 | SF 21 | Pierre Thomas 6 yard Rushing Attempt Patrick Willis | 0-0 | 0.6 |
| NO | 1st | 10:58 | 2nd | 4 | SF 15 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Devery Henderson | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 10:50 | 3rd | 4 | SF 15 | Marques Colston 4 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 0-0 | 0.4 |
| NO | 1st | 10:15 | 1st | 10 | SF 11 | Darren Sproles Rushing Attempt Dashon Goldson | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 9:40 | 2nd | 10 | SF 11 | Darren Sproles 4 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Donte Whitner | 0-0 | 0.4 |
| NO | 1st | 9:00 | 3rd | 6 | SF 7 | Pierre Thomas Passing Completion from Drew Brees Fumble Lost recovered by Patrick Willis | 0-0 | 1 |
| SF | 1st | 8:44 | 1st | 10 | SF 2 | Michael Crabtree 9 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Malcolm Jenkins | 0-0 | 0.9 |
| SF | 1st | 8:10 | 2nd | 1 | SF 11 | Frank Gore 5 yard Rushing Attempt Cameron Jordan | 0-0 | 0.5 |
| SF | 1st | 7:30 | 1st | 10 | SF 16 | Frank Gore 15 yard Rushing Attempt Malcolm Jenkins | 0-0 | 1.5 |
| SF | 1st | 6:50 | 1st | 10 | SF 31 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Kyle Williams | 0-0 | |
| SF | 1st | 6:43 | 2nd | 10 | SF 31 | Ted Ginn 11 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Tracy Porter | 0-0 | 1.1 |
| SF | 1st | 6:00 | 1st | 10 | SF 42 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Ted Ginn | 0-0 | |
| SF | 1st | 5:57 | 2nd | 10 | SF 42 | Vernon Davis 5 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Malcolm Jenkins | 0-0 | 0.5 |
| SF | 1st | 5:15 | 3rd | 5 | SF 47 | -10 yard Sack | 0-0 | |
| SF | 1st | 4:33 | 4th | 5 | SF 47 | Andy Lee Punt Return Attempt | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 4:20 | 1st | 10 | NO 19 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Darren Sproles | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 4:13 | 2nd | 10 | NO 19 | Chris Ivory 2 yard Rushing Attempt Navorro Bowman | 0-0 | 0.2 |
| NO | 1st | 3:30 | 3rd | 8 | NO 21 | -11 yard Sack | 0-0 | |
| NO | 1st | 3:05 | 4th | 19 | NO 10 | Ted Ginn 60 yard Punt Return Attempt Jonathan Casillas | 0-0 | |
| SF | 1st | 2:54 | 1st | 10 | SF 46 | Kendall Hunter 5 yard Rushing Attempt Cameron Jordan | 0-0 | 0.5 |
| SF | 1st | 2:08 | 2nd | 5 | NO 49 | Vernon Davis 49 yard Passing TD from Alex Smith | 0-6 | 12.9 |
| SF | 1st | 2:08 | | | NO 2 | David Akers XP | 0-7 | 1 |
| SF | 1st | 2:08 | | | SF 35 | Courtney Roby 0 yard Kick Return Attempt Shaun Rogers | 0-7 | |
| NO | 1st | 2:03 | 1st | 10 | NO 14 | Jimmy Graham 4 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Navorro Bowman | 0-7 | 0.4 |
| NO | 1st | 1:35 | 2nd | 6 | NO 18 | Darren Sproles 7 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 0-7 | 0.7 |
| NO | 1st | 1:15 | 1st | 10 | NO 25 | Drew Brees Pass Interception by Dashon Goldson | 0-7 | 2 |
| SF | 1st | 0:56 | 1st | Goal | NO 4 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Vernon Davis | 0-7 | |
| SF | 1st | 0:47 | 2nd | Goal | NO 4 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Michael Crabtree | 0-7 | |
| SF | 1st | 0:41 | 3rd | Goal | NO 4 | Michael Crabtree 4 yard Passing TD from Alex Smith | 0-13 | 6.4 |
| SF | 1st | 0:41 | | | NO 2 | David Akers XP | 0-14 | 1 |
| SF | 1st | 0:41 | | | SF 35 | Courtney Roby 0 yard Kick Return Attempt | 0-14 | |
| SF | 1st | 0:35 | 1st | 10 | NO 13 | Frank Gore 2 yard Rushing Attempt Sedrick Ellis | 0-14 | 0.2 |
|
2nd |
| SF | 2nd | 15:00 | 2nd | 8 | NO 11 | Justin Peelle 4 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Tracy Porter | 0-14 | 0.4 |
| SF | 2nd | 14:30 | 3rd | 4 | NO 7 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Michael Crabtree | 0-14 | |
| SF | 2nd | 14:12 | 4th | 4 | NO 7 | David Akers 25 yard Field Goal Made | 0-17 | 3 |
| SF | 2nd | 14:12 | | | SF 35 | David Akers Kick Return Attempt | 0-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 14:12 | 1st | 10 | NO 20 | Robert Meachem 8 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Chris Culliver | 0-17 | 0.8 |
| NO | 2nd | 13:50 | 2nd | 2 | NO 28 | Jed Collins 8 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Navorro Bowman | 0-17 | 0.8 |
| NO | 2nd | 13:15 | 1st | 10 | NO 36 | Marques Colston 20 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 0-17 | 2 |
| NO | 2nd | 12:55 | 1st | 10 | SF 44 | Darren Sproles 5 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Donte Whitner | 0-17 | 0.5 |
| NO | 2nd | 12:30 | 2nd | 5 | SF 39 | Marques Colston 11 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Navorro Bowman | 0-17 | 1.1 |
| NO | 2nd | 11:45 | 1st | 10 | SF 28 | Drew Brees 5 yard Rushing Attempt Patrick Willis | 0-17 | 0.5 |
| NO | 2nd | 11:15 | 2nd | 5 | SF 23 | Jimmy Graham 7 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Patrick Willis | 0-17 | 0.7 |
| NO | 2nd | 10:40 | 1st | 10 | SF 16 | Chris Ivory 2 yard Rushing Attempt Patrick Willis | 0-17 | 0.2 |
| NO | 2nd | 9:32 | 2nd | 8 | NO 14 | Jimmy Graham 14 yard Passing TD from Drew Brees | 6-17 | 7.4 |
| NO | 2nd | 9:32 | | | NO 2 | John Kasay XP | 7-17 | 1 |
| NO | 2nd | 9:32 | | | NO 35 | Thomas Morstead Kick Return Attempt | 7-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 9:32 | 1st | 10 | SF 20 | Frank Gore -1 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 7-17 | -0.05 |
| SF | 2nd | 8:59 | 2nd | 11 | SF 19 | Frank Gore Rushing Attempt Roman Harper | 7-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 8:20 | 3rd | 11 | SF 19 | Frank Gore 9 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Malcolm Jenkins | 7-17 | 0.9 |
| SF | 2nd | 7:39 | 4th | 2 | SF 28 | Darren Sproles 49 yard Punt Return Attempt Tavares Gooden | 7-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 7:13 | 1st | 5 | NO 39 | Marques Colston 13 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 7-17 | 1.3 |
| NO | 2nd | 6:45 | 1st | 10 | SF 48 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Mike Higgins | 7-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 6:24 | 2nd | 10 | SF 48 | Darren Sproles 2 yard Rushing Attempt Navorro Bowman | 7-17 | 0.2 |
| NO | 2nd | 5:50 | 3rd | 8 | SF 46 | Adrian Arrington 14 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Tarell Brown | 7-17 | 1.4 |
| NO | 2nd | 5:10 | 1st | 10 | SF 32 | Devery Henderson 7 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Carlos Rogers | 7-17 | 0.7 |
| NO | 2nd | 4:30 | 2nd | 3 | SF 25 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Darren Sproles | 7-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 4:09 | 3rd | 3 | NO 25 | Marques Colston 25 yard Passing TD from Drew Brees | 13-17 | 8.5 |
| NO | 2nd | 4:09 | | | NO 2 | John Kasay XP | 14-17 | 1 |
| NO | 2nd | 4:09 | | | NO 35 | Thomas Morstead Kick Return Attempt | 14-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 4:09 | 1st | 10 | SF 20 | Kendall Hunter 11 yard Rushing Attempt Malcolm Jenkins | 14-17 | 1.1 |
| SF | 2nd | 3:50 | 1st | 10 | SF 31 | Frank Gore 9 yard Rushing Attempt Martez Wilson | 14-17 | 0.9 |
| SF | 2nd | 3:10 | 2nd | 1 | SF 40 | Vernon Davis 20 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Roman Harper | 14-17 | 2 |
| SF | 2nd | 2:35 | 1st | 10 | NO 40 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Michael Crabtree | 14-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 2:29 | 2nd | 10 | NO 40 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Michael Crabtree | 14-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 2:26 | 3rd | 10 | NO 40 | -9 yard Sack | 14-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 2:22 | 4th | 19 | NO 49 | Andy Lee Punt Return Attempt | 14-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 2:14 | 1st | 10 | NO 20 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass | 14-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 2:10 | 2nd | 10 | NO 20 | Darren Sproles 2 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 14-17 | 0.2 |
| NO | 2nd | 2:00 | 3rd | 8 | NO 22 | Drew Brees Pass Interception by Tarell Brown | 14-17 | 2 |
| SF | 2nd | 1:49 | 1st | 10 | SF 29 | Vernon Davis 7 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Roman Harper | 14-17 | 0.7 |
| SF | 2nd | 1:30 | 2nd | 3 | SF 36 | Kyle Williams 7 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Patrick Robinson | 14-17 | 0.7 |
| SF | 2nd | 1:24 | 1st | 10 | SF 43 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass | 14-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 1:21 | 2nd | 10 | SF 43 | Frank Gore 1 yard Rushing Attempt Roman Harper | 14-17 | 0.1 |
| SF | 2nd | 1:17 | 3rd | 9 | SF 44 | Kyle Williams 6 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Patrick Robinson | 14-17 | 0.6 |
| SF | 2nd | 1:06 | 4th | 3 | Midfield | Darren Sproles 35 yard Punt Return Attempt | 14-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 0:59 | 1st | 10 | NO 15 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Marques Colston | 14-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 0:55 | 2nd | 10 | NO 15 | Darren Sproles -4 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Aldon Smith | 14-17 | -0.2 |
| NO | 2nd | 0:47 | 3rd | 14 | NO 11 | Darren Sproles 7 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Patrick Willis | 14-17 | 0.7 |
| NO | 2nd | 0:40 | 4th | 7 | NO 18 | Kyle Williams 43 yard Punt Return Attempt Isa Abdul-Quddus | 14-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 0:29 | 1st | 10 | SF 45 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Kyle Williams | 14-17 | |
| SF | 2nd | 0:24 | 2nd | 10 | SF 45 | Alex Smith Sack Martez Wilson Fumble Lost recovered by Jonathan Vilma | 14-17 | 1 |
| NO | 2nd | 0:17 | 1st | 10 | SF 45 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Devery Henderson | 14-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 0:12 | 2nd | 10 | SF 45 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Jimmy Graham | 14-17 | |
| NO | 2nd | 0:04 | 3rd | 10 | SF 45 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass | 14-17 | |
|
3rd |
| NO | 3rd | 15:00 | | | NO 35 | Thomas Morstead Kick Return Attempt | 14-17 | |
| SF | 3rd | 15:00 | 1st | 10 | SF 20 | Michael Crabtree 7 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Tracy Porter | 14-17 | 0.7 |
| SF | 3rd | 14:30 | 2nd | 3 | SF 27 | Frank Gore 2 yard Rushing Attempt Cameron Jordan | 14-17 | 0.2 |
| SF | 3rd | 13:55 | 3rd | 1 | SF 29 | Frank Gore 4 yard Rushing Attempt Jabari Greer | 14-17 | 0.4 |
| SF | 3rd | 13:20 | 1st | 10 | SF 33 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Vernon Davis | 14-17 | |
| SF | 3rd | 13:01 | 2nd | 10 | SF 33 | Kendall Hunter 1 yard Rushing Attempt Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 14-17 | 0.1 |
| SF | 3rd | 12:30 | 3rd | 9 | SF 34 | -13 yard Sack | 14-17 | |
| SF | 3rd | 11:50 | 4th | 22 | SF 21 | Darren Sproles 57 yard Punt Return Attempt | 14-17 | |
| SF | 3rd | 11:35 | 1st | 10 | NO 26 | Frank Gore 3 yard Rushing Attempt Cameron Jordan | 14-17 | 0.3 |
| SF | 3rd | 11:00 | 2nd | 7 | NO 23 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Kyle Williams | 14-17 | |
| SF | 3rd | 10:44 | 3rd | 7 | NO 23 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Michael Crabtree | 14-17 | |
| SF | 3rd | 10:36 | 4th | 7 | NO 23 | David Akers 41 yard Field Goal Made | 14-20 | 4 |
| SF | 3rd | 10:36 | | | SF 35 | David Akers Kick Return Attempt | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 10:36 | 1st | 10 | NO 20 | Darren Sproles 6 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Donte Whitner | 14-20 | 0.6 |
| NO | 3rd | 10:05 | 2nd | 4 | NO 26 | Marques Colston 31 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Tarell Brown | 14-20 | 3.1 |
| NO | 3rd | 9:25 | 1st | 10 | SF 43 | Chris Ivory 2 yard Rushing Attempt Patrick Willis | 14-20 | 0.2 |
| NO | 3rd | 8:50 | 2nd | 8 | SF 41 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Darren Sproles | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 8:43 | 3rd | 8 | SF 41 | -9 yard Sack | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 8:15 | 4th | 17 | Midfield | Ted Ginn 38 yard Punt Return Attempt Courtney Roby | 14-20 | |
| SF | 3rd | 8:00 | 1st | 10 | SF 19 | Ted Ginn 3 yard Rushing Attempt Jonathan Vilma | 14-20 | 0.3 |
| SF | 3rd | 7:28 | 2nd | 7 | SF 22 | Alex Smith -6 yard Rushing Attempt | 14-20 | -0.6 |
| SF | 3rd | 6:40 | 3rd | 13 | SF 16 | Frank Gore 7 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 14-20 | 0.7 |
| SF | 3rd | 6:08 | 4th | 6 | SF 23 | Andy Lee Punt Return Attempt | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 5:42 | 1st | 10 | NO 14 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Adrian Arrington | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 5:30 | 2nd | 10 | NO 14 | Devery Henderson 19 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Tarell Brown | 14-20 | 1.9 |
| NO | 3rd | 5:05 | 1st | 10 | NO 33 | Chris Ivory 7 yard Rushing Attempt Patrick Willis | 14-20 | 0.7 |
| NO | 3rd | 4:40 | 2nd | 3 | NO 40 | Jimmy Graham 12 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Navorro Bowman | 14-20 | 1.2 |
| NO | 3rd | 3:55 | 1st | 10 | SF 48 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Adrian Arrington | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 3:37 | 2nd | 10 | SF 48 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Jimmy Graham | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 3:31 | 3rd | 10 | SF 48 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Adrian Arrington | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 3:28 | 4th | 10 | SF 48 | Ted Ginn 33 yard Punt Return Attempt | 14-20 | |
| SF | 3rd | 3:21 | 1st | 10 | SF 15 | Brock Miller 16 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Jeff Charleston | 14-20 | 1.6 |
| SF | 3rd | 2:40 | 1st | 10 | SF 31 | Kendall Hunter Rushing Attempt Shaun Rogers | 14-20 | |
| SF | 3rd | 2:00 | 2nd | 10 | SF 31 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Ted Ginn | 14-20 | |
| SF | 3rd | 1:48 | 3rd | 10 | SF 31 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Michael Crabtree | 14-20 | |
| SF | 3rd | 1:42 | 4th | 10 | SF 31 | Andy Lee Punt Return Attempt | 14-20 | |
| NO | 3rd | 1:34 | 1st | 10 | NO 34 | Darren Sproles 12 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Parys Haralson | 14-20 | 1.2 |
| NO | 3rd | 0:59 | 1st | 10 | NO 46 | Chris Ivory 5 yard Rushing Attempt Justin Smith | 14-20 | 0.5 |
| NO | 3rd | 0:30 | 2nd | 5 | SF 49 | Devery Henderson 10 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 14-20 | 1 |
|
4th |
| NO | 4th | 15:00 | 1st | 10 | SF 39 | Marques Colston 9 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Ahmad Brooks | 14-20 | 0.9 |
| NO | 4th | 14:35 | 2nd | 1 | SF 30 | Chris Ivory 3 yard Rushing Attempt Carlos Rogers | 14-20 | 0.3 |
| NO | 4th | 14:10 | 1st | 10 | SF 27 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Jimmy Graham | 14-20 | |
| NO | 4th | 13:57 | 2nd | 10 | SF 27 | Chris Ivory -2 yard Rushing Attempt Ahmad Brooks | 14-20 | -0.2 |
| NO | 4th | 13:25 | 3rd | 12 | SF 29 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Marques Colston | 14-20 | |
| NO | 4th | 13:08 | 4th | 12 | NO 30 | John Kasay 48 yard Field Goal Made | 17-20 | 4 |
| NO | 4th | 13:08 | | | NO 35 | Kendall Hunter 0 yard Kick Return Attempt Kendall Hunter | 17-20 | |
| SF | 4th | 13:02 | 1st | 10 | SF 28 | Michael Crabtree 5 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Scott Shanle | 17-20 | 0.5 |
| SF | 4th | 12:28 | 2nd | 5 | SF 33 | Frank Gore 1 yard Rushing Attempt Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 17-20 | 0.1 |
| SF | 4th | 12:00 | 3rd | 4 | SF 34 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Kyle Williams | 17-20 | |
| SF | 4th | 11:38 | 4th | 4 | SF 34 | Darren Sproles 61 yard Punt Return Attempt C.J. Spillman | 17-20 | |
| NO | 4th | 11:27 | 1st | 10 | NO 18 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Jed Collins | 17-20 | |
| NO | 4th | 11:22 | 2nd | 10 | NO 18 | -7 yard Sack | 17-20 | |
| NO | 4th | 10:59 | 3rd | 17 | NO 11 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Adrian Arrington | 17-20 | |
| NO | 4th | 10:46 | 4th | 17 | NO 11 | Thomas Morstead Punt Return Attempt | 17-20 | |
| SF | 4th | 10:38 | 1st | 10 | SF 36 | Frank Gore 42 yard Rushing Attempt Tracy Porter | 17-20 | 4.2 |
| SF | 4th | 10:00 | 1st | 10 | NO 22 | Kendall Hunter 4 yard Rushing Attempt Jonathan Vilma | 17-20 | 0.4 |
| SF | 4th | 9:15 | 2nd | 6 | NO 18 | Anthony Dixon Rushing Attempt Will Smith | 17-20 | |
| SF | 4th | 8:45 | 3rd | 6 | NO 18 | Frank Gore Passing Completion from Alex Smith | 17-20 | |
| SF | 4th | 7:36 | 4th | 7 | NO 19 | David Akers 37 yard Field Goal Made | 17-23 | 3 |
| SF | 4th | 7:36 | | | SF 35 | Darren Sproles 0 yard Kick Return Attempt Eric Olsen | 17-23 | |
| NO | 4th | 7:29 | 1st | 10 | NO 21 | Darren Sproles 1 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Navorro Bowman | 17-23 | 0.1 |
| NO | 4th | 7:00 | 2nd | 9 | NO 22 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Devery Henderson | 17-23 | |
| NO | 4th | 6:50 | 3rd | 9 | NO 22 | Devery Henderson 13 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Chris Culliver | 17-23 | 1.3 |
| NO | 4th | 6:18 | 1st | 10 | NO 35 | Marques Colston 11 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 17-23 | 1.1 |
| NO | 4th | 5:40 | 1st | 10 | NO 46 | Robert Meachem 4 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Tarell Brown | 17-23 | 0.4 |
| NO | 4th | 5:15 | 2nd | 6 | Midfield | Darren Sproles 5 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 17-23 | 0.5 |
| NO | 4th | 5:00 | 3rd | 1 | SF 45 | Darren Sproles 1 yard Rushing Attempt Aldon Smith | 17-23 | 0.1 |
| NO | 4th | 4:20 | 1st | 10 | SF 44 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Robert Meachem | 17-23 | |
| NO | 4th | 4:02 | 2nd | 10 | NO 44 | Darren Sproles 44 yard Passing TD from Drew Brees | 23-23 | 12.4 |
| NO | 4th | 4:02 | | | NO 2 | John Kasay XP | 24-23 | 1 |
| NO | 4th | 4:02 | | | NO 35 | Thomas Morstead Kick Return Attempt | 24-23 | |
| SF | 4th | 4:02 | 1st | 10 | SF 20 | Kendall Hunter 13 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Patrick Robinson | 24-23 | 1.3 |
| SF | 4th | 3:35 | 1st | 10 | SF 33 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass | 24-23 | |
| SF | 4th | 3:14 | 2nd | 10 | SF 33 | Vernon Davis 37 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Malcolm Jenkins | 24-23 | 3.7 |
| SF | 4th | 3:08 | 1st | 10 | NO 30 | Frank Gore 5 yard Rushing Attempt Patrick Robinson | 24-23 | 0.5 |
| SF | 4th | 2:40 | 2nd | 5 | NO 25 | Kendall Hunter 2 yard Rushing Attempt Cameron Jordan | 24-23 | 0.2 |
| SF | 4th | 2:11 | 3rd | 8 | NO 28 | Alex Smith 28 yard Rushing TD | 24-29 | 8.8 |
| SF | 4th | 2:11 | | | SF 2 | Darren Sproles 0 yard Kick Return Attempt Ramon Humber | 24-29 | |
| NO | 4th | 2:08 | 1st | 10 | NO 12 | Darren Sproles 10 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees Dashon Goldson | 24-29 | 1 |
| NO | 4th | 2:00 | 1st | 10 | NO 22 | Drew Brees Incomplete Pass to Marques Colston | 24-29 | |
| NO | 4th | 1:54 | 2nd | 10 | NO 22 | Marques Colston 12 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees | 24-29 | 1.2 |
| NO | 4th | 1:37 | 1st | 10 | SF 34 | Jimmy Graham 66 yard Passing TD from Drew Brees | 30-29 | 14.6 |
| NO | 4th | 1:37 | 1st | 2 | NO 2 | Darren Sproles 2 Pt Conversion Passing from Drew Brees | 32-29 | 2 |
| NO | 4th | 1:37 | | | NO 2 | Kyle Williams 0 yard Kick Return Attempt Kendall Hunter | 32-29 | |
| SF | 4th | 1:32 | 1st | 10 | SF 15 | Frank Gore 7 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Roman Harper | 32-29 | 0.7 |
| SF | 4th | 1:10 | 2nd | 3 | SF 22 | Frank Gore 11 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Roman Harper | 32-29 | 1.1 |
| SF | 4th | 0:50 | 1st | 10 | SF 33 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass to Brett Swain | 32-29 | |
| SF | 4th | 0:40 | 2nd | 10 | SF 33 | Vernon Davis 47 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Malcolm Jenkins | 32-29 | 4.7 |
| SF | 4th | 0:31 | 1st | 10 | NO 20 | Frank Gore 6 yard Passing Completion from Alex Smith Scott Shanle | 32-29 | 0.6 |
| SF | 4th | 0:20 | 2nd | 4 | NO 14 | Alex Smith Incomplete Pass | 32-29 | |
| SF | 4th | 0:09 | 3rd | 4 | NO 14 | Vernon Davis 14 yard Passing TD from Alex Smith | 32-35 | 7.4 |
| SF | 4th | 0:09 | | | NO 2 | David Akers XP | 32-36 | 1 |
| SF | 4th | 0:09 | | | SF 35 | Courtney Roby 0 yard Kick Return Attempt Ramon Humber | 32-36 | |
| NO | 4th | 0:03 | 1st | 10 | NO 14 | Darren Sproles 1 yard Passing Completion from Drew Brees C.J. Spillman | 32-36 | 0.1 |