San Francisco 49ers 26 at New Orleans Saints 23
Sunday, September 7, 1980
San Francisco 49ers 26, New Orleans Saints 23
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco 49ers (1-0-0) | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| New Orleans Saints (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| | SFO | NOR |
| NOR | Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Russell Erxleben kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SFO | Earl Cooper 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SFO | Earl Cooper 6 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 7 |
| SFO | Paul Hofer 27 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (kick failed) | 20 | 7 |
| NOR | Chuck Muncie 7 yard rush (run failed) | 20 | 13 |
| SFO | Ray Wersching 37 yard field goal | 23 | 13 |
| NOR | Wes Chandler 49 yard pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick) | 23 | 20 |
| NOR | Russell Erxleben 37 yard field goal | 23 | 23 |
| SFO | Ray Wersching 38 yard field goal | 26 | 23 |
| SFO | NOR |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-154-2 | 22-90-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-29-223-1-1 | 25-41-314-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-27 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 196 | 304 |
| Total yards | 350 | 394 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-87 | 8-70 |