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San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints Match Player Stats (Sep 14, 2025)

Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes in his San Francisco 49ers debut โ€” including a 42-yard strike to Jauan Jennings that put the game away in the fourth quarter โ€” as the 49ers beat the New Orleans Saints 26-21 at Caesars Superdome on September 14, 2025. Jones completed 26 of 39 passes for 279 yards with no interceptions, starting in place of Brock Purdy, who had been ruled out with a turf toe variant from the previous week’s game in Seattle.



Final Score and Game Details

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
San Francisco 49ers (2-0)6103726
New Orleans Saints (0-2)077721
DateSeptember 14, 2025
Kickoff10:00 PM ET
VenueCaesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Attendance70,078
BroadcastFOX
RefereeShawn Smith

Scoring Summary

QtrTimeTeamScoring PlayDriveScore
1st3:25SFLuke Farrell 11-yd pass from Mac Jones โ€” Piรฑeiro PAT failed14 plays, 80 yds, 7:56SF 6 โ€“ NO 0
2nd11:23SFEddy Piรฑeiro 44-yd field goal9 plays, 39 yds, 5:02SF 9 โ€“ NO 0
2nd1:14NOJuwan Johnson 18-yd pass from Spencer Rattler โ€” Grupe kick12 plays, 84 yds, 5:34SF 9 โ€“ NO 7
2nd0:07SFChristian McCaffrey 7-yd pass from Mac Jones โ€” Piรฑeiro kick9 plays, 77 yds, 1:07SF 16 โ€“ NO 7
3rd7:11NORashid Shaheed 3-yd pass from Spencer Rattler โ€” Grupe kick10 plays, 47 yds, 5:08SF 16 โ€“ NO 14
3rd3:20SFEddy Piรฑeiro 46-yd field goal8 plays, 49 yds, 3:51SF 19 โ€“ NO 14
4th12:18SFJauan Jennings 42-yd pass from Mac Jones โ€” Piรฑeiro kick7 plays, 68 yds, 4:20SF 26 โ€“ NO 14
4th6:18NODevaughn Vele 3-yd pass from Spencer Rattler โ€” Grupe kick13 plays, 71 yds, 6:00SF 26 โ€“ NO 21

Bryce Huff’s sack on fourth down ended New Orleans’ final possession.


Passing Stats: Mac Jones and Spencer Rattler

PlayerTeamC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTSACKSQBRRTG
Mac JonesSF26/392797.2303โ€“1268.0113.1
Spencer RattlerNO25/342076.1303โ€“2153.3118.1

Jones, in his 50th career NFL start, posted a 150.0 passer rating on throws between 10 and 19 yards downfield and 0.14 expected points added per play โ€” 14th among NFL quarterbacks through two weeks of the 2025 season. His three scoring passes covered 11 yards to Farrell (Q1), 7 yards to McCaffrey (Q2), and 42 yards to Jennings (Q4). Rattler scored through Johnson (18 yards, Q2), Shaheed (3 yards, Q3), and Vele (3 yards, Q4), and fell to 0-8 in career starts despite zero interceptions.


Rushing Stats

San Francisco 49ers Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLG
Christian McCaffrey13554.2010
Brian Robinson Jr.6203.307
Mac Jones661.0013
Ricky Pearsall1-4-4.00-4
Team26773.0013

New Orleans Saints Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLG
Alvin Kamara21994.7015
Spencer Rattler4143.509
Kendre Miller581.606
Team301214.0015

Kamara’s 99-yard rushing performance was offset by a fumble in San Francisco territory in the third quarter, ruled lost on replay review. McCaffrey combined for 107 yards and a touchdown on 19 touches โ€” 13 rushes and 6 receptions.


Receiving Stats: San Francisco 49ers

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLGTGT
Jauan Jennings58917.814210
Ricky Pearsall45614.00156
Christian McCaffrey6528.71147
Kendrick Bourne33210.70133
Jake Tonges4317.80115
Luke Farrell2157.51113
Kyle Juszczyk155.0051
Brian Robinson Jr.1-1-1.00-11
Marquez Valdes-Scantling0โ€”โ€”0โ€”1
Brayden Willis0โ€”โ€”0โ€”1
Team2627910.734238

Jones distributed the ball to eight different receivers. Jennings averaged 17.8 yards per catch across five receptions. Farrell’s 11-yard touchdown reception was his first in the NFL.


Receiving Stats: New Orleans Saints

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLGTGT
Chris Olave6549.001410
Rashid Shaheed45213.01395
Juwan Johnson5499.81189
Brandin Cooks22613.00202
Alvin Kamara6213.5066
Devaughn Vele133.0131
Kendre Miller122.0021
Team252078.333934

Olave led New Orleans with six catches on 10 targets but did not score. On an early first-half possession, Rattler missed an open Olave in the end zone โ€” the sequence ended with Grupe’s missed 40-yard field goal attempt.


Defensive Stats

San Francisco 49ers Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTS
Fred Warner1170110
Nick Bosa931102
Dee Winters860000
Renardo Green550010
Upton Stout541101
Mykel Williams540200
Marques Sigle520000
Deommodore Lenoir440100
Bryce Huff431101
Jason Pinnock320000
Luke Gifford300000
Kalia Davis210000
Darrell Luter Jr.210000
Ji’Ayir Brown210010
Jordan Elliott200000
Alfred Collins200001
Yetur Gross-Matos110000
Chase Lucas110000
Tatum Bethune110000
Siran Neal100000
Sam Okuayinonu100000
Team77463735

New Orleans Saints Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTS
Demario Davis1150000
Jonas Sanker850000
Isaac Yiadom760100
Carl Granderson752303
Alontae Taylor630120
Justin Reid550010
Pete Werner550120
Vernon Broughton300000
Chris Rumph II221101
Nathan Shepherd210001
Cameron Jordan110000
Davon Godchaux110000
Quincy Riley110000
Kool-Aid McKinstry110000
Danny Stutsman110000
Bryan Bresee000011
Team61423766

Special Teams Stats

Kicking

PlayerTeamFGPCTLGXPPTS
Eddy PiรฑeiroSF2/2100.046 yds2/38
Blake GrupeNO0/10.0โ€”3/33

Piรฑeiro made field goals from 44 and 46 yards. Grupe missed a 40-yard attempt in the first half; Piรฑeiro’s only miss was the extra point attempt following Farrell’s first-quarter touchdown.

Punting

PlayerTeamNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LG
Thomas MorsteadSF417343.30249
Kai KroegerNO417142.81152

Kick Returns

PlayerTeamNOYDSAVGLGTD
Isaac GuerendoSF24723.5250
Kendre MillerNO38227.3340

Punt Returns

PlayerTeamNOYDSAVGLGTD
Skyy MooreSF111.010
Rashid ShaheedNO22311.5190

Full Team Box Score

StatSan Francisco 49ersNew Orleans Saints
Score2621
Total Yards344307
Total Plays6867
Yards per Play5.14.6
Net Passing Yards267186
Completions/Attempts26/3925/34
Yards per Pass Attempt6.45.0
Interceptions Thrown00
Sacks โ€“ Yards Lost3 โ€“ 123 โ€“ 21
Rushing Yards77121
Rushing Attempts2630
Yards per Rush3.04.0
First Downs2321
Passing First Downs1512
Rushing First Downs56
Penalty First Downs33
3rd Down Efficiency8/15 (53.3%)4/11 (36.4%)
4th Down Efficiency0/01/2
Red Zone (Made/Att)2/23/3
Penalties5 for 40 yds7 for 45 yds
Turnovers11
Fumbles Lost11
Interceptions Thrown00
Defensive/ST Touchdowns00
Time of Possession30:4529:15

Net passing yards reflect sack yardage deducted from individual totals. Jones: 279 gross passing yards; Rattler: 207 gross passing yards.


Notable Absences

PlayerTeamInjuryGame Status
Brock PurdySFTurf toe variant (suffered Week 1 at Seattle)Out โ€” projected 2 to 5 weeks
George KittleSFHamstringOut โ€” injured reserve
Kyle JuszczykSFConcussionLeft in first half, did not return
Ben BartchSFHigh ankle sprainLeft game โ€” expected to miss several weeks
Trevor PenningNOFootOut โ€” second consecutive absence
Chase YoungNOCalfOut โ€” second consecutive absence

The win gave San Francisco a 2-0 start for the fourth time since 2019, each instance coming by way of back-to-back road victories. The three prior campaigns that opened that way โ€” 2019, 2021, and 2023 โ€” all reached at minimum the NFC Championship Game, with two going on to the Super Bowl. New Orleans fell to 0-2 under first-year head coach Kellen Moore, having now lost both home openers by a touchdown or fewer with the ball and an opportunity to tie or take the lead in the final minutes of each game.

Bobby Smith
Bobby Smithhttps://thesportie.com/
Bobby A. Smith is a Senior Sports Analyst with over nine years of professional experience, specializing in forensic analysis of game strategy and player performance. His work provides a definitive lens on a broad spectrum of professional sports, delivering expert commentary on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, Soccer, Boxing, Cricket, F1, and NASCAR. Unlike surface-level reporting, Bobbyโ€™s analysis is known for identifying the critical, game-deciding patterns that raw statistics often obscure. Every article is grounded in rigorous, fact-based research and an unwavering commitment to journalistic integrity.

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