2008 · Week 5
New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers
Oct 5, 2008 · 3Com Park · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots defeated San Francisco 49ers 30–21. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (72%). Patriots improve to 3-1; 49ers fall to 2-3. Matt Cassel paced the offense with 259 passing yards and 1 TD; 5 rushing yards. Patriots out-gained the opponent 403–207 in total yards.
Team stats
| NE | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 10 |
| 403 | Total yards | 207 |
| 259 | Passing yards | 130 |
| 144 | Rushing yards | 77 |
| 22/32 | Comp / Att | 14/29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 22/32 | 259 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 16 | 63 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 7 | 32 | 2 |
| Laurence Maroney | 10 | 26 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 5 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 0 | 111 | 1 |
| Wes Welker | 8 | 1 | 73 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 14/29 | 130 | 3 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Gore | 12 | 54 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |