2012 · Week 15
San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots
Dec 16, 2012 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
San Francisco 49ers defeated New England Patriots 41–34. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving 49ers only a 31% shot beforehand. 49ers improve to 10-3-1; Patriots fall to 10-4. Colin Kaepernick paced the offense with 221 passing yards and 4 TDs; 28 rushing yards. Patriots out-gained the opponent 538–401 in total yards. Patriots turned it over 4 times to 49ers's 2.
Team stats
| SF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 30 |
| 401 | Total yards | 538 |
| 221 | Passing yards | 443 |
| 180 | Rushing yards | 95 |
| 14/25 | Comp / Att | 36/65 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Kaepernick | 14/25 | 221 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Kaepernick | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Frank Gore | 21 | 83 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| LaMichael James | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Anthony Dixon | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crabtree | 7 | 12 | 107 | 2 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Delanie Walker | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| LaMichael James | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 36/65 | 443 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 12 | 61 | 2 |
| Stevan Ridley | 9 | 23 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lloyd | 10 | 16 | 190 | 0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 10 | 19 | 92 | 1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 5 | 10 | 23 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 5 | 9 | 56 | 0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |