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San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CIN
PHI		 34
 13
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WAS
CLE		 38
 21
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TB
NO		 0
 41
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NYG
ATL		 0
 34
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MIN
STL		 36
 22
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JAC
MIA		 3
 24
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IND
HOU		 17
 29
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DEN
BAL		 34
 17
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GB
CHI		 21
 13
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SEA
BUF		 50
 17
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CAR
SD		 31
 7
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DET
ARI		 10
 38
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KC
OAK		 0
 15
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PIT
DAL		 24
 27
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SF
NE		 41
 34
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NYJ
TEN		 10
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 27, 49ers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 18 Frank Gore Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 14 Michael Crabtree Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
 WR 70 Mario Manningham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
WR 72 Randy Moss Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 10 Vernon Davis Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 34 Delanie Walker Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 19 David Akers FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
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New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Tom Brady Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Stevan Ridley Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 39 Shane Vereen Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 54 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 10 Wes Welker Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 49 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 1 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 5 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is 1st QB in NFL history with 175+ pass yards & 50+ yard run in consecutive games... RB Frank Gore aims for 5th in row vs. AFC with rush TD. Had rush TD last week & surpassed 1,000 rush yards for 6th time... WR Randy Moss played 52 games for NE (2007-10) & had 259 catches for 3,904 yards & 50 TDs. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), TE Vernon Davis leads NFC TEs with 35 TDs. WR Michael Crabtree has 90+ yards or TD in 5 of past 6... 49ers lead NFL allowing 14.2 points per game (184 points). Team ranks 2nd in NFL in total defense (275.5 yards per game) & pass defense (184.7 yards per game). Defense is holding opposing QBs to 77 passer rating. LB Aldon Smith has 33.5 career sacks, most by player in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Leads NFL with team-record 19.5 sacks. Has 15 sacks in past 7. LB NA VORRO BOWMAN leads team with 113 tackles. LB Patrick Willis is 2nd with 99.

Patriots With win, NE can surpass Dal. (13, 1968-72) for 2nd-most consecutive wins in Dec. in NFL history... NE has won 20 straight at home in Dec... QB Tom Brady posted 36th career game with 3+ TD & 0 INTs last week, tied for 2nd-most in NFL history (PEYTON MANNING, 37; BRETT FAVRE, 36). Needs 167 passing yards to reach 4,000 for 5th time. Has thrown TD pass in 45 straight games, 3rd-longest streak in NFL history. Needs TD pass to reach 30 for 4th time. In past 7 (all wins), has 19 TDs vs. 1 INT... RB Stevan Ridley aims for 7th straight game w/ rush TD. WR Wes Welker (95) needs 5 rec. to become 1st player in NFL history with 5 100-catch seasons. WR Brandon Lloyd was selected in 4th round of '03 NFL Draft by 49ers. WR DONTE' STALLWORTH had 63-yard TD rec. last week, 1st catch in '12... TE Aaron Hernandez tied career best with 2 TD rec. last week... LB Jerod Mayo leads club w/ 125 tackles.


Results and Schedule
San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 GB A W 30-22 +8
2 2012-09-16 DET H W 27-19 +8
3 2012-09-23 MIN A L 13-24 -11
4 2012-09-30 NYJ A W 34-0 +34
5 2012-10-07 BUF H W 45-3 +42
6 2012-10-14 NYG H L 3-26 -23
7 2012-10-18 SEA H W 13-6 +7
8 2012-10-29 ARI A W 24-3 +21
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 STL H T 24-24 0
11 2012-11-19 CHI H W 32-7 +25
12 2012-11-25 NO A W 31-21 +10
13 2012-12-02 STL A L 13-16 -3
14 2012-12-09 MIA H W 27-13 +14
15 2012-12-16 NE A W 41-34 +7
16 2012-12-23 SEA A    
17 2012-12-30 ARI H    
   
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TEN A W 34-13 +21
2 2012-09-16 ARI H L 18-20 -2
3 2012-09-23 BAL A L 30-31 -1
4 2012-09-30 BUF A W 52-28 +24
5 2012-10-07 DEN H W 31-21 +10
6 2012-10-14 SEA A L 23-24 -1
7 2012-10-21 NYJ H W 29-26 +3
8 2012-10-28 STL A W 45-7 +38
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 BUF H W 37-31 +6
11 2012-11-18 IND H W 59-24 +35
12 2012-11-22 NYJ A W 49-19 +30
13 2012-12-02 MIA A W 23-16 +7
14 2012-12-10 HOU H W 42-14 +28
15 2012-12-16 SF H L 34-41 -7
16 2012-12-23 JAC A    
17 2012-12-30 MIA H    

Injury Report
San Francisco 49ers
Questionable  WR Mario Manningham (shoulder)
IR  DE Demarcus Dobbs (knee, 12/11)
 OLB Parys Haralson (undisclosed, 9/3)
 RB Kendall Hunter (achilles-tendon, 11/27)
 WR Kyle Williams (knee, 11/27)
PUP  OLB Darius Fleming (knee)
   
New England Patriots
Out  TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm)
Questionable  CB Aqib Talib (hip)
IR  CB Will Allen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SS Josh Barrett (undisclosed, 8/27)
 CB Ras-I Dowling (quadriceps, 10/26)
 WR Julian Edelman (foot, 12/5)
 MLB Dane Fletcher (knee, 8/15)
 FB Spencer Larsen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 DT Myron Pryor (shoulder, 11/7)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Offense 		 NE
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.3 42.7 23.0 NE
Rushing yards 149.0 120.7 119.5 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.77 3.94 4.36 SF
Completion % 69.5% 62.1% 60.5% SF
Passing yards 196.0 280.7 228.4 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.99 12.60 10.94 NE
Passing yards per attempt 7.64 7.83 6.62 NE
Interceptions 0.0 0.3 0.9 SF
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.6 NE
Sacks allowed 3.0 0.7 2.2 NE
3rd down conversions 33.8% 59.1% 38.2% NE
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 47.4% SF
Time of possession 31:50 29:01 30:31 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Defense 		 NE
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.7 19.7 23.0 SF
Rushing yards 88.0 113.0 119.5 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.57 4.45 4.36 SF
Completion % 63.1% 59.7% 60.5% NE
Passing yards 190.7 276.0 228.4 SF
Passing yards per completion 8.37 11.69 10.94 SF
Passing yards per attempt 5.28 6.98 6.62 SF
INT return 0.7 1.0 0.9 NE
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.3 0.6 NE
Sacks 3.0 2.3 2.2 SF
3rd down conversions 30.9% 40.3% 38.2% SF
4th down conversions 40.0% 37.5% 47.4% NE
Time of possession 32:01 30:59 30:31 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SF   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.6 18.0 10.3 NE
Yards per kick return 23.6 16.9 23.0 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 4.8 2.7 10.3 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 24.8 18.6 23.0 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SF   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 6.3 6.4 NE
Penalty yards 61.3 58.7 53.3 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Francisco 49ers vs. New England Patriots
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 17 2005-01-02 SF NE 7-21 NE
2008 5 2008-10-05 NE SF 30-21 NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.