New Orleans (4-8) at San Francisco (9-3)

  N.O. offense  14th   113.1 rush - [6th] / 172.7 pass - [22nd]
       defense  4th    58.6 rush - [3rd] / 186.2 pass - [14th]
       scoring          9.7 for - [27th] / 16.6 against - [10th]

  S.F. offense  11th   102.2 rush - [9th] / 186.8 pass - [12th]
       defense  19th   80.7 rush - [6th] / 208.5 pass - [23rd]
       scoring         20.8 for - [7th] / 14.7 against - [6th]


   key matchups:
       QB Jim Plunkett (21 TDs/2529 yds) vs. New Orleans pass D
       HB Rick Lockwood (931 yds/2 TDs) vs. San Francisco run D (3.5 rush avg)
       TE Bruce Hardy (10 rec/87 yds/0 TDs) vs. LB Willie Harper (2 INTs)

   prediction:
       New Orleans 12, San Francisco 22