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49ers at texans saturday, august 18, 2018 . 5:00 PM PT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS GAME RELEASE san francisco 49ersat Houston Texans ( 1-0 ) ( 1-0 ) SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018 || 5:00 PM PT || NRG STADIUM || HOUSTON, TX || KPIX 5 49ERS AT TEXANS 2018 SEASON SCHEDULE The 49ers open their 2018 road schedule as they travel to Houston to DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) take on the Texans at NRG Stadium. The two teams have faced each other PRESEASON (1-0) five times in the preseason with the last matchup coming in 2016. Ahead of both team’s second preseason matchup this week, the teams will hold two AUG. 9 DALLAS W, 24-21 joint practices at Houston’s Methodist Training Center. This marks the sec- AUG. 18 @ HOUSTON 5:00 PM ond time in three preseasons the two will practice together prior to their preseason matchup, with the Niners playing host for the first time in 2016. AUG. 25 @ INDIANAPOLIS 1:30 PM San Francisco opened the preseason with a 24-21 come-from-behind win AUG. 30 LA CHARGERS 7:00 PM over the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium. Trailing 16-21 with two minutes remaining in regulation, QB Nick Mullens engineered a six-play, 77-yard REGULAR SEASON drive which resulted in a seven-yard touchdown pass to WR Richie James Jr. The 49ers were also successful in their two-point conversion attempt SEPT. 9 @ MINNESOTA 10:00 AM as Mullens connected with TE Wes Saxton. RBs Jeremy McNichols and Joe SEPT. 16 DETROIT 1:05 PM Williams each added a touchdown on the ground while QB C.J. Beathard threw for 181 yards on the night. SEPT. 23 @ KANSAS CITY 10:00 AM On the defensive side of the ball, the Niners registered two sacks on SEPT. 30 @ LA CHARGERS 1:25 PM the night, with DT Jullian Taylor finishing with one sack and DLs DeForest OCT. 7 ARIZONA 1:25 PM Buckner and Solomon Thomas combining for the other. OCT. 15 @ GREEN BAY 5:15 PM RADIO & TV COVERAGE OCT. 21 LA RAMS 5:20 PM OCT. 28 @ ARIZONA 1:25 PM 49ERS TELEVISION NETWORK KPIX 5 and CW Bay Area are the official television partners of the San Fran- NOV. 1 OAKLAND 5:20 PM cisco 49ers preseason broadcasts, and the flagship television stations of NOV. 12 NY GIANTS 5:15 PM the 49ers Television Network. Ted Robinson, the 49ers radio play-by-play NOV. 25 @ TAMPA BAY 10:00 AM voice, will have the call. He enters his 10th season with the 49ers. He is joined by former Chicago Bears and USC All-American defensive lineman DEC. 2 @ SEATTLE 5:20 PM Tim Ryan, who enters his fifth season in the 49ers radio booth. Ryan is a DEC. 9 DENVER 1:05 PM Bay Area native who was previously a color analyst for 49ers preseason DEC. 16 1:05 PM games along with 12 seasons with the NFL on FOX. Veteran broadcaster SEATTLE Dennis O’Donnell returns for his 18th season as part of the 49ers pre- DEC. 23 CHICAGO 1:05 PM season broadcast. He will be handling sideline duties. DEC. 30 @ LA RAMS 1:25 PM 49ERS RADIO NETWORK All 49ers preseason games can be heard on KGO (810-AM), The Bone (KSAN 107.7-FM) and the 49ers Radio Network. Bob Fitzgerald will be on MEDIA CENTER play-by-play. He currently calls NFL and college football games for Sports The 49ers media center is updated daily and contains all USA Radio and is the lead play-by-play announcer for Golden State War- of the necessary information to cover the team. On the site, riors basketball on NBC Sports Bay Area. Fitzgerald is also a co-host of the you will find a compilation of 49ers game releases, rosters, “Fitz and Brooks” show on KNBR 680-AM. Former 49ers linebacker, Keena updated player bios, gamebooks, transcriptions, statistics, au- Turner will be the color analyst. Turner played for San Francisco from dio files and much more. 1980-90, and currently serves as the team’s vice president and senior advi- To access the site, please visit: media.49ers.com sor to the general manager. Joining Fitzgerald and Turner in the booth this year is former 49ers defensive end Dennis Brown. He previously worked as an in-studio analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area and also served as an an- MEDIA GUIDE alyst for their pre-game and post-game shows. Originally drafted by the The 49ers 2018 media guide is available online at 49ers in the second round (47th overall) in the 1990 NFL Draft, he spent all http://49ers.1stroundmediagroup.com/ and will be up- seven years of his career with the 49ers and was a member of the Super dated weekly throughout the season. Bowl XXIX Championship team. 49ERS SPANISH BROADCAST WEEKLY RELEASE New this season, all 49ers games will be broadcast in Spanish online at www.49ers.com/news/Espanol. The Faithful can listen to Jesús Zárate The electronic version of the 49ers weekly book is avail- and Gabriel Sotelo call all 20 49ers games. Both Zárate and Sotelo have able online. To access the book, please visit: been contributors to select 49ers Spanish broadcasts in previous years. http://49ers.1stroundmediagroup.com/weeklybooks/ Bob Lange - Vice President of Communications • Dan Beckler - Director of Football Communications Mike Chasanoff - Senior Manager of Football Communications • Peter Volmut - Coordinator of Football Communications THE HEAD COACHES STRONG FINISH Kyle Shanahan was named the 20th head coach • The 49ers finished the of the San Francisco 49ers on February 6, 2017. 2017 regular season as LONGEST WIN STREAK TO He enters his second season with the 49ers after winners of six out of their FINISH THE 2017 SEASON spending the previous two seasons as the offensive final seven games, includ- Team Games coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons. Shanahan has ing victories in five-con- 1. San Francisco 49ers 5 2. Kansas City Chiefs* 4 14 seasons of coaching experience at the NFL level, secutive games to close 3t. Minnesota Vikings* 3 including nine of the previous 10 as an offensive co- out the year. The team’s New England Patriots* 3 ordinator for the Atlanta Falcons (2015-16), Cleveland Browns (2014), five-game win streak was 5t. Four Teams 2 Washington Redskins (2010-13) and Houston Texans (2008-09) prior the longest active streak *2017 Playoff Team to joining San Francisco. In six of his nine seasons as an offensive coor- in the NFL at the end of dinator (2008-09, 2012-13 and 2015-16), Shanahan directed an offense the season. that ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in yards gained. Following the 2016 season, Shanahan was named Associated Press Assistant Coach • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 2017 49ers and their of the Year, Coordinator of the Year by The Sporting News and As- six wins were the most by a team in NFL history that started the sistant Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America after season 0-9. a record-setting performance by the Falcons offense en route to cap- turing the NFC South division title and an appearance in Super Bowl LI. Under Shanahan, the 2016 Falcons set franchise records in yards per game (415.8), points scored (540), net passing yards per game (295.3) and average yards per play (6.7). Atlanta QB Matt Ryan, who was named Associated Press Most Valuable Player, Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player/Offensive Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America and FedEx Air Player of the Year, threw for a single-season franchise record and career-high 4,944 passing yards and 38 touchdowns, ranking second in the NFL in both categories. WR Julio Jones recorded 83 receptions for 1,409 yards (17.0 average) and six touchdowns in 14 games played. COACHES COMPARISON Kyle Shanahan Bill O’Brien 3-2 (.600) Preseason Record as Head Coach 10-6-1 (.618) 3-2 (.600) Preseason Record with Current Team 10-6-1 (.618) 6-10 (.375) Overall Record (Regular/Postseason) 32-35 (.478) 2nd Years as Head Coach with Team 5th 2nd Years as Head Coach in NFL 5th 15th Years as an NFL Coach 10th • San Francisco became the first team with 10-or-more losses pri- or to December to go undefeated from December 1st until the end Bill O’Brien is in his fifth season as head coach of of the season since the 1986 Indianapolis Colts (started 0-13 prior the Houston Texans. O’Brien and the Texans fin- to December and finished the season 3-0), according to the Elias ished 4-12 last season. The team saw their prom- Sports Bureau. ising rookie QB Watson set NFL records for most passing touchdowns (19) through a player’s first • The Niners and their five- LONGEST WIN STREAKS TO seven career games in NFL history and most pass- game win streak to close END A REGULAR SEASON ing touchdowns (18, Weeks 3-8) by a rookie over out the season marked IN 49ERS HISTORY any five-game span in NFL history. In 2016, the Texans finished with the longest winning streak Year Games a 9-7 record, winning the AFC South, and defeated the Oakland Raid- to end a regular season by 1. 1984 9 ers in the AFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs. O’Brien’s Texans went the 49ers since 2013 and 2. 1992 8 9-7 in his first two seasons as head coach, including an AFC South the 8th time in franchise 3t.