Rookies in italics [3] [4] San Francisco knocked Atlanta out of a tie for first in the NFC West, sacking Falcons quarterback Steve Bartkowski seven times for a loss of 76 yards.
Ray Wersching booted a 33-yard field goal in overtime to cap a second half San Francisco rally and give his team a comeback win over New Orleans.
Wersching had a chance to end the game in regulation time when his 50-yard field goal was miss midway through the fourth quarter.
In a game that has no playoff berths at stake but pride, the Saints added to their lead as Archie Manning scored from 1 yard out.
But the 49ers came back on the legs of Wilbur Jackson who ran for 190 yards on 16 carries before he left the game in the fourth quarter with a pulled hamstring.