NFL game summary for 10/18/1970:
Billy Kilmer's 13-yard touchdown pass to Dave Parks and Tom Dempsey's extra point with 42 seconds remaining gave New Orleans a 20-20 tie. Kilmer set up the TD pass with two consecutive completions covering 34 yards. San Francisco quarterback John Brodie gained 264 yards on 17 completions to boost his career yardage to 25,028 and become the fourth player to reach 25,000 yards passing.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 91.5 (24) | 131.2 (21) | 222.8 (24) | 11 |
| DEFENSE | 150.5 (23) | 186.8 (23) | 337.2 (25) | 10 | |
 | OFFENSE | 130.2 (8) | 201.8 (4) | 332.0 (4) | 5 |
| DEFENSE | 125.5 (14) | 179.0 (19) | 304.5 (20) | 12 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (1-3-1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ers (3-1-1) | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
( 3- 0) NO Tom Dempsey 40 yard field goal ( 3- 3) SF Bruce Gossett 21 yard field goal ( 6- 3) NO Tom Dempsey 24 yard field goal ( 6-10) SF Gene Washington 46 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 6-13) SF Bruce Gossett 48 yard field goal (13-13) NO Danny Abramowicz 7 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick) (13-20) SF Gene Washington 9 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) (20-20) NO Dave Parks 13 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick)
NO SF
First Downs: 14 14
Rushes-yards: 30-80 32-73
Yards/rush: 2.7 2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-34-211-2 17-37-264-3
Sacked-yards: 1-8 0-0
Net pass yards: 203 264
Net yards/pass: 5.8 7.1
Total net yards: 283 337
Total plays: 65 (46% run) 69 (46% run)
Yards/play: 4.4 4.9
Fumbles-lost: 4-2 3-1
Turnovers: 4 4
Penalties-yards: 5-64 6-65
Attendance: 39,446
Passing:
NO: Edd Hargett, 7 of 21 for 101 yards (1 int); Billy Kilmer, 8 of 13 for 110 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) SF: John Brodie, 17 of 36 for 264 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); John Isenbarger, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NO: Elijah Pitts, 15 for 51 yards; Tony Baker, 7 for 16 yards; Jim Otis, 3 for 9 yards; Billy Kilmer, 2 for 2 yards; Edd Hargett, 2 for -2 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 4 yards SF: Ken Willard, 17 for 52 yards; Doug Cunningham, 8 for 35 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 2 yards; Bill Tucker, 2 for 1 yard; John Isenbarger, 2 for -4 yards; Steve Spurrier, 1 for -13 yards
Receiving:
NO: Ken Burrough, 3 for 83 yards; Dave Parks, 3 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Danny Abramowicz, 3 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Jim Otis, 3 for 22 yards; Elijah Pitts, 2 for 23 yards; Tony Baker, 1 for 0 yards SF: Gene Washington, 4 for 126 yards and 2 TDs; Doug Cunningham, 3 for 18 yards; Bill Tucker, 3 for 18 yards; John Isenbarger, 2 for 65 yards; Bob Windsor, 2 for 24 yards; Ken Willard, 2 for 18 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 1 for -5 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Tom Barrington, 2 for 52 yards; Bill Dusenbery, 2 for 45 yards SF: Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 67 yards; Ed Beard, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Hugo Hollas, 2 for 11 yards; Gene Howard, 1 for 5 yards SF: Bruce Taylor, 3 for 49 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Hugo Hollas, 1 for 29 yards; Delles Howell, 1 for 28 yards; Elijah Nevett, 1 for 2 yards SF: Rosey Taylor, 2 for 27 yards
Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 7 for 285 yards SF: Steve Spurrier, 5 for 202 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Tom Dempsey, 2/2 SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3
NO: Edd Hargett, 7 of 21 for 101 yards (1 int); Billy Kilmer, 8 of 13 for 110 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) SF: John Brodie, 17 of 36 for 264 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); John Isenbarger, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NO: Elijah Pitts, 15 for 51 yards; Tony Baker, 7 for 16 yards; Jim Otis, 3 for 9 yards; Billy Kilmer, 2 for 2 yards; Edd Hargett, 2 for -2 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 4 yards SF: Ken Willard, 17 for 52 yards; Doug Cunningham, 8 for 35 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 2 yards; Bill Tucker, 2 for 1 yard; John Isenbarger, 2 for -4 yards; Steve Spurrier, 1 for -13 yards
Receiving:
NO: Ken Burrough, 3 for 83 yards; Dave Parks, 3 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Danny Abramowicz, 3 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Jim Otis, 3 for 22 yards; Elijah Pitts, 2 for 23 yards; Tony Baker, 1 for 0 yards SF: Gene Washington, 4 for 126 yards and 2 TDs; Doug Cunningham, 3 for 18 yards; Bill Tucker, 3 for 18 yards; John Isenbarger, 2 for 65 yards; Bob Windsor, 2 for 24 yards; Ken Willard, 2 for 18 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 1 for -5 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Tom Barrington, 2 for 52 yards; Bill Dusenbery, 2 for 45 yards SF: Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 67 yards; Ed Beard, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Hugo Hollas, 2 for 11 yards; Gene Howard, 1 for 5 yards SF: Bruce Taylor, 3 for 49 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Hugo Hollas, 1 for 29 yards; Delles Howell, 1 for 28 yards; Elijah Nevett, 1 for 2 yards SF: Rosey Taylor, 2 for 27 yards
Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 7 for 285 yards SF: Steve Spurrier, 5 for 202 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Tom Dempsey, 2/2 SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3