San Francisco 49ers (13-3) Take On New Orleans Saints (13-3) in NFC Divisional Round

Filed under Game Preview on January 12th, 2012

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The San Francisco 49ers host the New Orleans Saints with a spot in the NFC Conference Championship Game up for grabs. The game starts at 4:30 PM ET on Saturday and can be seen on FOX.

The 49ers are coming off a bye week. In the last week of the regular season they earned a 34-27 victory over the Rams. Tarell Brown registered two interceptions and one tackle. Michael Crabtree also had a solid game, piling up 86 yards on eight catches and two touchdowns. In their most recent game, the Saints brought down the Lions, 45-28. Drew Brees scored three times in addition to going 33 for 43 for 466 yards and no picks. Another strong outing came from Jabari Greer, who registered seven tackles and two interceptions.

New Orleans might be able to lean on its passing game as they are ranked first in the league, averaging 344.1 yards per week.

Saints Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
A+	100+	D. Brees	468	657	5,476	46	14

49ers Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
C+	79.8	A. Smith	273	445	3,144	17	5

Saints Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B+	88.2	D. Sproles	RB	87	603	6.9	2
B-	80.0	P. Thomas	RB	110	562	5.1	5
C	74.3	M. Ingram	RB	122	474	3.9	5

49ers Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B	83.5	F. Gore	RB	282	1,211	4.3	8
C-	71.4	K. Hunter	RB	112	473	4.2	2
C+	79.8	A. Smith	QB	52	179	3.4	2

Saints Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
A+	100+	J. Graham	TE	99	1,310	13.2	11
A	95.4	M. Colston	WR	80	1,143	14.3	8
B+	88.2	D. Sproles	RB	86	710	8.3	7

49ers Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B+	87.3	M. Crabtree	WR	72	874	12.1	4
A-	91.0	V. Davis	TE	67	792	11.8	6
C	75.3	K. Williams	WR	20	241	12.1	3