| First Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers kicks off to the NO0. Travaris Cadet return for 31 yards to NO26. Tackled by Bruce Miller. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO26 | Drew Brees pass to the right to David Thomas for 2 yards to the NO28. Tackled by Donte Whitner. | | |
| NO | 2nd&8 | NO28 | Mark Ingram rush to the left for no gain to the NO28. Tackled by Aldon Smith. | | |
| NO | 3rd&8 | NO28 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the middle intended for David Thomas. | | |
| NO | 4th&8 | NO28 | Thomas Morstead punts for 56 yards to SF16. Ted Ginn Jr. return for 13 yards to SF29. Tackled by Jonathan Casillas. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF29 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 2 yards to the SF31. Tackled by Jonathan Vilma and Roman Harper. | | |
| SF | 2nd&8 | SF31 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 4 yards to the SF35. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins and Sedrick Ellis. | | |
| SF | 3rd&4 | SF35 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Mario Manningham for 3 yards to the SF38. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. | | |
| SF | 4th&1 | SF38 | Andy Lee punts for 52 yards to NO10. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO10 | Chris Ivory rush to the right for 2 yards to the NO12. Tackled by Justin Smith. | | |
| NO | 2nd&8 | NO12 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 4 yards to the NO16. Tackled by Donte Whitner and Chris Culliver. | | |
| NO | 3rd&4 | NO16 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Darren Sproles for 1 yard to the NO17. Tackled by Donte Whitner. | | |
| NO | 4th&3 | NO17 | Thomas Morstead punts for 45 yards to SF38. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF38 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 2 yards to the SF40. Tackled by Will Smith and David Hawthorne. | | |
| SF | 2nd&8 | SF40 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. | | |
| SF | 2nd&8 | SF40 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Mario Manningham for 40 yards to the NO20. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO20 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Mario Manningham for 13 yards to the NO7. Tackled by Jabari Greer. | | |
| SF | 1st&7 | NO7 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the left for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| SF | | | David Akers extra point is good. | | |
| SF | | | Drive Stats: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2min 6sec | 7 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers kicks off to the NO0. Travaris Cadet return for 26 yards to NO21. Tackled by Delanie Walker. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO21 | Mark Ingram rush to the right for 3 yards to the NO24. Tackled by Ray McDonald. | | |
| NO | 2nd&7 | NO24 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Marques Colston for 13 yards to the NO37. Tackled by Dashon Goldson. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO37 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Joseph Morgan for 33 yards to the SF30. Tackled by Tarell Brown. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF30 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Jed Collins for 7 yards to the SF23. Tackled by Aldon Smith. | | |
| NO | 2nd&3 | SF23 | Mark Ingram rush to the left for 6 yards to the SF17. Tackled by Donte Whitner. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF17 | Mark Ingram rush to the right for 2 yards to the SF15. Tackled by Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 2nd&8 | SF15 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Lance Moore for 7 yards to the SF8. Tackled by Dashon Goldson. | | |
| NO | 3rd&1 | SF8 | Mark Ingram rush to the right for 2 yards to the SF6. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman. | | |
| NO | 1st&6 | SF6 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. | | |
| NO | 1st&6 | SF6 | Pierre Thomas rush to the left for no gain to the SF6. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman and Justin Smith. | | |
| NO | 2nd&6 | SF6 | Drew Brees pass to the right to David Thomas for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| NO | | | Garrett Hartley extra point is good. | | |
| NO | | | Drive Stats: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5min 36sec | 7 | 7 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | | | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SF3. Kyle Williams return for 23 yards to SF26. Tackled by Isa Abdul-Quddus. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF26 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the left for 3 yards to the SF29. Tackled by Cameron Jordan. | | |
| SF | 2nd&7 | SF29 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Jonathan Goodwin) -10 yards. | | |
| SF | 2nd&17 | SF19 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Bruce Miller for 26 yards to the SF45. Tackled by Curtis Lofton and Roman Harper. | | |
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| Second Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF45 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the right for 1 yard to the SF46. Tackled by Cameron Jordan. | | |
| SF | 2nd&9 | SF46 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right intended for Frank Gore. | | |
| SF | 3rd&9 | SF46 | Penalty: Delay of Game on San Francisco (Colin Kaepernick) -5 yards. | | |
| SF | 3rd&14 | SF41 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the left intended for Michael Crabtree. | | |
| SF | 4th&14 | SF41 | Andy Lee punts for 59 yards to NO0. Touchback. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO20 | Mark Ingram rush to the right for 2 yards to the NO22. Tackled by Ahmad Brooks. | | |
| NO | 2nd&8 | NO22 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Marques Colston for 5 yards to the NO27. Tackled by Donte Whitner. | | |
| NO | 3rd&3 | NO27 | Penalty: Offside on San Francisco (Aldon Smith) 5 yards. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO32 | Chris Ivory rush to the right for 3 yards to the NO35. Tackled by Ray McDonald. | | |
| NO | 2nd&7 | NO35 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Mark Ingram. | | |
| NO | 3rd&7 | NO35 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Jimmy Graham for 12 yards to the NO47. Tackled by Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO47 | Chris Ivory rush to the right for 7 yards to the SF46. Tackled by Patrick Willis and Dashon Goldson. | | |
| NO | 2nd&3 | SF46 | Drew Brees pass to the middle to David Thomas for 7 yards to the SF39. Tackled by Ahmad Brooks. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF39 | Chris Ivory rush to the right for no gain to the SF39. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman and Donte Whitner. | | |
| NO | 2nd&10 | SF39 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Lance Moore. | | |
| NO | 3rd&10 | SF39 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right. Penalty: Intentional Grounding on New Orleans (Drew Brees) -20 yards. | | |
| NO | 4th&30 | NO41 | Thomas Morstead punts for 48 yards to SF11. Ted Ginn Jr. - no return. FUMBLE, recovered by NO (Rafael Bush). Tackled by Ted Ginn Jr.. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF11 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Darren Sproles for 1 yard to the SF10. Tackled by Aldon Smith. | | |
| NO | 2nd&9 | SF10 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Marques Colston for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| NO | | | Garrett Hartley extra point is good. | | |
| NO | | | Drive Stats: 2 plays, 11 yards, 48sec | 7 | 14 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | | | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SF0. Touchback. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF20 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 4 yards to the SF24. Tackled by Cameron Jordan. | | |
| SF | 2nd&6 | SF24 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the left intended for Vernon Davis. | | |
| SF | 3rd&6 | SF24 | Colin Kaepernick rush up the middle for 15 yards to the SF39. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF39 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Delanie Walker for 11 yards to the SF50. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins and Tom Johnson. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF50 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Anthony Davis) -10 yards. | | |
| SF | 1st&20 | SF40 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 1 yard to the SF41. Tackled by Will Smith. | | |
| SF | 2nd&19 | SF41 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right defensed by Turk McBride. | | |
| SF | 3rd&19 | SF41 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Frank Gore for 12 yards to the NO47. Tackled by Isa Abdul-Quddus. | | |
| SF | 4th&7 | NO47 | Andy Lee punts for 36 yards to NO11. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO11 | Mark Ingram rush to the right for 5 yards to the NO16. Tackled by Ricky Jean Francois and NaVorro Bowman. | | |
| NO | 2nd&5 | NO16 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Jimmy Graham for 4 yards to the NO20. Tackled by Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 3rd&1 | NO20 | Mark Ingram rush to the left for no gain to the NO20. Tackled by Isaac Sopoaga. | | |
| NO | 4th&1 | NO20 | New Orleans Saints timeout. | | |
| NO | 4th&1 | NO20 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| NO | 4th&1 | NO20 | Thomas Morstead punts for 53 yards to SF27. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF27 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the left to Mario Manningham for 7 yards to the SF34. Tackled by Curtis Lofton and Patrick Robinson. | | |
| SF | 2nd&3 | SF34 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the left for 1 yard to the SF35. Tackled by Will Smith. | | |
| SF | 3rd&2 | SF35 | Frank Gore rush to the right for 4 yards to the SF39. Tackled by Isa Abdul-Quddus and Will Smith. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF39 | Colin Kaepernick pass intended for Kyle Williams INTERCEPTED by Patrick Robinson. No return. Tackled by Kyle Williams. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO44 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Devery Henderson. | | |
| NO | 2nd&10 | NO44 | Drew Brees pass intended for Jimmy Graham INTERCEPTED by Ahmad Brooks and returned for 50 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers extra point is good. | | |
| SF | | | Drive Stats: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0sec | 14 | 14 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers kicks off to the NO0. Travaris Cadet return for 23 yards to NO18. Tackled by Tavares Gooden. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO18 | Drew Brees rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the NO17. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| |
| Third Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | | | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SF0. Touchback. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF20 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 4 yards to the SF24. Tackled by Will Smith and David Hawthorne. | | |
| SF | 2nd&6 | SF24 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 4 yards to the SF28. Tackled by Sedrick Ellis. | | |
| SF | 3rd&2 | SF28 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the left to Delanie Walker for 45 yards to the NO27. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO27 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right intended for Michael Crabtree defensed by Patrick Robinson. | | |
| SF | 2nd&10 | NO27 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 21 yards to the NO6. Tackled by Jabari Greer. | | |
| SF | 1st&6 | NO6 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Frank Gore for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| SF | | | David Akers extra point is good. | | |
| SF | | | Drive Stats: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2min 43sec | 21 | 14 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers kicks off to the NO0. Travaris Cadet return for 36 yards to NO30. Tackled by Perrish Cox. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO30 | Drew Brees sacked at NO22 for a loss of 8 yards by Justin Smith. | | |
| NO | 2nd&18 | NO22 | Drew Brees pass intended for Marques Colston INTERCEPTED by Donte Whitner and returned for 42 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers extra point is good. | | |
| SF | | | Drive Stats: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0sec | 28 | 14 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers kicks off to the NO0. Touchback. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO20 | Chris Ivory rush to the right for 7 yards to the NO27. Tackled by Ahmad Brooks. | | |
| NO | 2nd&3 | NO27 | Chris Ivory rush to the right for 4 yards to the NO31. Tackled by Patrick Willis and Isaac Sopoaga. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO31 | Drew Brees pass to the left to David Thomas for 9 yards to the NO40. Tackled by Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 2nd&1 | NO40 | Mark Ingram rush to the left for 7 yards to the NO47. Tackled by Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO47 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Lance Moore for 43 yards to the SF10. Tackled by Tarell Brown. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF10 | Chris Ivory rush to the right for 5 yards to the SF5. Tackled by Donte Whitner. | | |
| NO | 2nd&5 | SF5 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Chris Culliver) 3 yards. | | |
| NO | 1st&2 | SF2 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Lance Moore. | | |
| NO | 2nd&2 | SF2 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Jed Collins for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| NO | | | Garrett Hartley extra point is good. | | |
| NO | | | Drive Stats: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4min 11sec | 28 | 21 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | | | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SF0. Touchback. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF20 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the middle to Michael Crabtree for 6 yards to the SF26. Tackled by David Hawthorne. | | |
| SF | 2nd&4 | SF26 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Leonard Davis) -10 yards. | | |
| SF | 2nd&14 | SF16 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the left intended for Kendall Hunter. | | |
| SF | 3rd&14 | SF16 | Penalty: Delay of Game on San Francisco (Colin Kaepernick) -5 yards. | | |
| SF | 3rd&19 | SF11 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 11 yards to the SF22. Tackled by Roman Harper and Curtis Lofton. | | |
| SF | 4th&8 | SF22 | Andy Lee punts for 40 yards to NO38. Darren Sproles return for 3 yards to NO41. Tackled by C.J. Spillman. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO41 | Chris Ivory rush to the left for 6 yards to the NO47. Tackled by Tarell Brown and Dashon Goldson. | | |
| NO | 2nd&4 | NO47 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Jimmy Graham. | | |
| NO | 3rd&4 | NO47 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 11 yards to the SF42. Tackled by Chris Culliver. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF42 | Mark Ingram rush to the left for no gain to the SF42. Tackled by Ricky Jean Francois. | | |
| NO | 2nd&10 | SF42 | Penalty: Pass Interference on New Orleans (Joseph Morgan) -10 yards. | | |
| NO | 2nd&20 | NO48 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Pierre Thomas. | | |
| NO | 3rd&20 | NO48 | Drew Brees sacked at NO44 for a loss of 4 yards by Aldon Smith. | | |
| NO | 4th&24 | NO44 | Thomas Morstead punts for 50 yards to SF6. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF6 | Frank Gore rush to the right for 2 yards to the SF8. Tackled by Cameron Jordan. | | |
| SF | 2nd&8 | SF8 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Michael Crabtree for 15 yards to the SF23. Tackled by Roman Harper and Jabari Greer. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF23 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 2 yards to the SF25. Tackled by Jonathan Vilma and Brodrick Bunkley. | | |
| SF | 2nd&8 | SF25 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Mario Manningham for 6 yards to the SF31. Tackled by Jabari Greer. | | |
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| Fourth Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | 3rd&2 | SF31 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the left to Michael Crabtree for 5 yards to the SF36. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | SF36 | Frank Gore rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the SF35. Tackled by Cameron Jordan and Sedrick Ellis. | | |
| SF | 2nd&11 | SF35 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the left for no gain to the SF35. Tackled by Roman Harper. | | |
| SF | 3rd&11 | SF35 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the middle to Delanie Walker for 25 yards to the NO40. Tackled by Isa Abdul-Quddus. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO40 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Bruce Miller for 2 yards to the NO38. Tackled by Jonathan Vilma. | | |
| SF | 2nd&8 | NO38 | Anthony Dixon rush to the left for 5 yards to the NO33. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins. | | |
| SF | 3rd&3 | NO33 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Bruce Miller for 9 yards to the NO24. Tackled by David Hawthorne and Tom Johnson. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO24 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 14 yards to the NO10. Tackled by Roman Harper and Jabari Greer. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO10 | Penalty: False Start on San Francisco (Anthony Davis) -5 yards. | | |
| SF | 1st&15 | NO15 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 10 yards to the NO5. Tackled by Curtis Lofton and Tom Johnson. | | |
| SF | 2nd&5 | NO5 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the left intended for Randy Moss defensed by Malcolm Jenkins. | | |
| SF | 3rd&5 | NO5 | Frank Gore rush to the left for a loss of 4 yards to the NO9. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. | | |
| SF | 4th&9 | NO9 | David Akers 27 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Andy Lee. | | |
| SF | | | Drive Stats: 16 plays, 85 yards, 9min 28sec | 31 | 21 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SF | NO |
| SF | | | David Akers kicks off to the NO0. Travaris Cadet return for 32 yards to NO23. Tackled by Tramaine Brock. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO23 | Drew Brees sacked at NO15 for a loss of 8 yards by Aldon Smith and Justin Smith. | | |
| NO | 2nd&18 | NO15 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Devery Henderson for 6 yards to the NO21. Tackled by Chris Culliver. | | |
| NO | 3rd&12 | NO21 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Chris Culliver) 5 yards. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO26 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Lance Moore for 11 yards to the NO37. Tackled by Dashon Goldson and Donte Whitner. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO37 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO37 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the middle intended for Darren Sproles. | | |
| NO | 2nd&10 | NO37 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Marques Colston for 8 yards to the NO45. Tackled by Dashon Goldson. | | |
| NO | 3rd&2 | NO45 | Drew Brees sacked at NO36 for a loss of 9 yards by Ahmad Brooks and Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 4th&11 | NO36 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Joseph Morgan defensed by Tarell Brown. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO36 | Frank Gore rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the NO37. Tackled by Roman Harper. | | |
| SF | 2nd&11 | NO37 | New Orleans Saints timeout. | | |
| SF | 2nd&11 | NO37 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 5 yards to the NO32. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. | | |
| SF | 3rd&6 | NO32 | New Orleans Saints timeout. | | |
| SF | 3rd&6 | NO32 | Colin Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right. | | |
| SF | 4th&6 | NO32 | 50 yard field goal attempt by David Akers is NO GOOD. Holder: Andy Lee. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO40 | Drew Brees sacked at NO33 for a loss of 7 yards by Ahmad Brooks. | | |
| NO | 2nd&17 | NO33 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 7 yards to the NO40. Tackled by Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 3rd&10 | NO40 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 6 yards to the NO46. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman. | | |
| NO | 4th&4 | NO46 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Lance Moore. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO45 | Frank Gore rush to the right for 11 yards to the NO34. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins and Sedrick Ellis. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO34 | New Orleans Saints timeout. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO34 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 5 yards to the NO29. Tackled by David Hawthorne and Sedrick Ellis. | | |
| SF | 2nd&5 | NO29 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 5 yards to the NO24. Tackled by Will Smith and Akiem Hicks. Penalty: Face Mask on New Orleans (Curtis Lofton) 12 yards. | | |
| SF | 1st&10 | NO12 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 2 yards to the NO10. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. | | |
| SF | 2nd&8 | NO10 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Mike Iupati) -10 yards. | | |
| SF | 2nd&18 | NO20 | Brandon Jacobs rush to the left for 1 yard to the NO19. Tackled by Jonathan Vilma. | | |
| SF | 3rd&17 | NO19 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| SF | 3rd&17 | NO19 | Frank Gore rush to the right for 4 yards to the NO15. Tackled by David Hawthorne and Curtis Lofton. | | |
| SF | 4th&13 | NO15 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. | | |
| SF | 4th&13 | NO15 | David Akers 33 yard field goal attempt is BLOCKED by Malcolm Jenkins. Penalty: Disqualification on New Orleans (Brodrick Bunkley) 11 yards. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO11 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Devery Henderson. | | |
| NO | 2nd&10 | NO11 | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Darren Sproles. | | |
| NO | 3rd&10 | NO11 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Jimmy Graham for 8 yards to the NO19. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman. | | |
| NO | 4th&2 | NO19 | Drew Brees pass to the right to Jimmy Graham for 9 yards to the NO28. Tackled by Patrick Willis. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | NO28 | Drew Brees pass to the left to Darren Sproles for 35 yards to the SF37. Tackled by Tarell Brown. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF37 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. | | |
| NO | 1st&10 | SF37 | Drew Brees rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the SF38. | | |