NFL game summary for 10/21/1973:
San Francisco's defense held New Orleans to two first downs and limited the Saints to 97 yards rushing and minus 15 passing en route to a 40-0 victory. John Brodie, replacing Steve Spurrier in the second quarter, completed eight of nine, including a 23-yard scoring strike to Dan Abramowicz. 49ers' punter Tom Wittum ran 63 yards from punt formation which proved to be the longest NFC run from scrimmage in 1973.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 137.2 (16) | 133.0 (16) | 270.2 (17) | 15 |
| DEFENSE | 179.0 (23) | 181.4 (24) | 360.4 (25) | 12 | |
 | OFFENSE | 118.6 (21) | 204.8 (4) | 323.4 (6) | 10 |
| DEFENSE | 147.6 (15) | 147.6 (14) | 295.2 (15) | 13 |
Line: 49ers by 11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (2-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers (3-3-0) | 0 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 40 |
( 0- 7) SF Danny Abramowicz 23 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-10) SF Bruce Gossett 54 yard field goal
( 0-17) SF Vic Washington 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-24) SF Vic Washington 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-31) SF Ken Willard 3 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 0-33) SF Safety, Bobby Scott tackled in end zone by Cedrick Hardman
( 0-40) SF Ted Kwalick 36 yard pass from Joe Reed (Bruce Gossett kick)
NO SF
First Downs: 2 21
Rushes-yards: 27-97 43-203
Yards/rush: 3.6 4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 5-18-17-1 17-31-221-2
Sacked-yards: 4-32 0-0
Net pass yards: -15 221
Net yards/pass: -0.7 7.1
Total net yards: 82 424
Total plays: 49 (55% run) 74 (58% run)
Yards/play: 1.7 5.7
Fumbles-lost: 2-2 1-0
Turnovers: 3 2
Penalties-yards: 4-29 8-88
Attendance: 52,881
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 5 of 16 for 17 yards (1 int); Bobby Scott, 0 of 2 for 0 yards SF: Steve Spurrier, 5 of 13 for 23 yards (2 int); John Brodie, 8 of 9 for 131 yards and 1 TD; Joe Reed, 4 of 9 for 67 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NO: Jess Phillips, 10 for 14 yards; Bill Butler, 7 for 28 yards; Howard Stevens, 6 for 32 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 14 yards; Bob Newland, 1 for 6 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 3 yards SF: Vic Washington, 18 for 38 yards and 2 TDs; Ken Willard, 14 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 5 for 24 yards; Joe Reed, 3 for 2 yards; Randy Jackson, 2 for 10 yards; Tom Wittum, 1 for 63 yards
Receiving:
NO: Bob Newland, 3 for 9 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for 4 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 4 yards SF: Danny Abramowicz, 4 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 3 for 33 yards; Vic Washington, 3 for 23 yards; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 57 yards and 1 TD; John Isenbarger, 2 for 11 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 1 yard; Gene Washington, 1 for -5 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 75 yards; Odell Lawson, 2 for 24 yards SF: Ralph McGill, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 2 for 41 yards SF: Ralph McGill, 5 for 39 yards; Bruce Taylor, 3 for 51 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Ernie Jackson, 1 for 7 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 0 yards SF: Windlan Hall, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Steve O'Neal, 11 for 456 yards SF: Tom Wittum, 8 for 347 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Happy Feller, 0/1 SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/1
NO: Archie Manning, 5 of 16 for 17 yards (1 int); Bobby Scott, 0 of 2 for 0 yards SF: Steve Spurrier, 5 of 13 for 23 yards (2 int); John Brodie, 8 of 9 for 131 yards and 1 TD; Joe Reed, 4 of 9 for 67 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NO: Jess Phillips, 10 for 14 yards; Bill Butler, 7 for 28 yards; Howard Stevens, 6 for 32 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 14 yards; Bob Newland, 1 for 6 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 3 yards SF: Vic Washington, 18 for 38 yards and 2 TDs; Ken Willard, 14 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Doug Cunningham, 5 for 24 yards; Joe Reed, 3 for 2 yards; Randy Jackson, 2 for 10 yards; Tom Wittum, 1 for 63 yards
Receiving:
NO: Bob Newland, 3 for 9 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for 4 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 4 yards SF: Danny Abramowicz, 4 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 3 for 33 yards; Vic Washington, 3 for 23 yards; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 57 yards and 1 TD; John Isenbarger, 2 for 11 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 1 yard; Gene Washington, 1 for -5 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 75 yards; Odell Lawson, 2 for 24 yards SF: Ralph McGill, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 2 for 41 yards SF: Ralph McGill, 5 for 39 yards; Bruce Taylor, 3 for 51 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Ernie Jackson, 1 for 7 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 0 yards SF: Windlan Hall, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Steve O'Neal, 11 for 456 yards SF: Tom Wittum, 8 for 347 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Happy Feller, 0/1 SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/1