AT SAN FRANCISCO NEW ENGLAND 49ERS PATRIOTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 - 5:20PM (PT) San FranCiSCo 49erS gaMe reLeaSe For iMMeDIATE reLeaSe San FranCiSCo 49erS (9-3-1) vS. new engLanD PatriotS (10-3) Sunday, December 16, 2012 • 5:20 p.m. PT • Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA • TV: NBC 49erS at PatriotS 49ers 2012 schedule The 49ers will travel across the country to face the New England Patriots in a battle between division leaders on Sunday Night Football. San Francisco REGULAR SEASON (9-3-1) leads the all-time series 7-4 and this matchup marks the first primetime game between the two clubs. Date Opponent Time (PT) Last week, San Francisco defeated the Miami Dolphins, 27-13. The 49ers de- Sep. 9 @ Green Bay W, 30-22 fense held the Dolphins to just 227 yds. of offense, as LB aldon Smith recorded Sep. 16 Detroit W, 27-19 2.0 sacks. With 19.5 sacks on the season, Smith set the single-season franchise record, surpassing HOF DE Fred Dean (17.5 sacks in 1983). Sep. 23 @ Minnesota L, 13-24 The 49ers rushed for 155 yds. and 3 TDs on 28 carries against Miami. RB Sep. 30 @ New York Jets W, 34-0 Frank gore eclipsed the 1,000-yd. plateau for the season, marking his fran- Oct. 7 Buffalo W, 45-3 chise-record 6th, 1,000 yd. season. QB Colin Kaepernick also added a 50-yd. TD Oct. 14 New York Giants L, 3-26 run, the longest TD run by a QB in franchise history. Oct. 18 Seattle W, 13-6 Oct. 29 @ Arizona W, 24-3 By the numberS Nov. 5 BYE 115.9 The 49ers have a QB rating of 115.9 on passing plays of 21-yds. or more Nov. 11 St. Louis T, 24-24 (OT) this season, ranking 2nd in the NFL (Green Bay - 116.5). Nov. 19 Chicago W, 32-7 56.5 San Francisco has gained 4 or more yds. on 56.5 pct. (209 of 370) of Nov. 25 @ New Orleans W, 31-21 first down plays, ranking 1st in the NFL. Dec. 2 @ St. Louis L, 13-16 (OT) 50 RB Frank gore has registered 50 career rushing TDs, ranking t-1st in Dec. 9 Miami W, 27-13 franchise history with HOF RB Joe Perry and RB roger Craig. Dec. 16 @ New England 5:20 p.m. Dec. 23 @ Seattle 1:25 p.m. 31.4 49ers opponents are 55-of-175 (31.4 pct.) on 3rd down this season, the 2nd lowest pct. in the NFL. [Hou. – 52-of-174 (29.9 pct.)]. Dec. 30 Arizona 1:25 p.m. 10 The 49ers are 10-4 (.714) on the road under head coach Jim Harbaugh. MeDia guiDe The 10 wins are t-3rd most in the NFL since 2011. 9 Since entering the NFL in 2011, LB aldon Smith has recorded at least 2.0 The 49ers 2012 media guide is now available online at sacks in 9 games, the most in the NFL during that span. http://media.49ers.com and will be updated weekly through- out the season. raDio & TV Coverage teLeviSion: CBS 49erS raDio networK MeDia Center Play-By-Play: Al Michaels KNBR 680 & The Bone 107.7 FM The 49ers media center is updated daily and contains all of Color analyst: Cris Collinsworth Play-By-play: Ted Robinson the necessary information to cover the team. On the site, you Sideline reporter: Michele Tafoya Color analyst: Eric Davis will find a compilation of 49ers game releases, rosters, up- dated player bios, gamebooks, transcriptions, statistics, audio DiaL gLoBaL raDio SPortS SPaniSh raDio: KtrB 860 files and much more. Play-By-Play: Dave Sims Play-By-Play: Erwin Higueros To access the site, please visit http://media.49ers.com. Color analyst: James Lofton Color analyst: Juan Carlos Sierra Sideline reporter: Steve Tasker Bob Lange - Director of Public Relations • Mike Chasanoff - Public Relations Manager • Dan Beckler - Public Relations Manager the heaD CoaCheS 49erS reCorD when... Jim harbaugh is in his second season as head coach teaM 2012 Under harbaugh after leading the 49ers to a 13-3 regular season re- Overall 9-3-1 22-6-1 cord, its best since 1997, and a NFC West Division At Home 5-1-1 12-2-1 title, its first since 2002, last year. The consensus on the road 4-2 10-4 NFL Coach of the Year also led his squad to its first appearance in the NFC Championship game since in Primetime 4-0 5-1 1998. Known to routinely deflect all credit for success In Dome 2-2 4-3 to his players, Harbaugh had a great deal to be proud of in 2011. San In September 3-1 5-2 Francisco boasted a league-high five First-Team Associated Press All- In October 3-1 7-1 Pros - DT Justin Smith, LB Patrick Willis, LB NaVorro Bowman, K David In November 2-0-1 5-1-1 Akers and P Andy Lee (Justin Smith as a DE , LT Joe Staley and CB in December 1-1 4-2 Carlos Rogers were named to the Second Team). The 49ers also posted In January 0-0 1-0 a NFL-high nine Pro Bowl selections – Smith, Willis, Akers, Lee, Rog- Vs. NFC 6-3-1 16-5-1 ers, Staley, S Dashon Goldson, RB Frank Gore, and LS Brian Jennings. Vs. NFC West 2-1-1 7-2-1 Harbaugh joined the 49ers after a four-year stint as the head coach at Vs. NFC East 0-1 3-2 Stanford University, composing the biggest turnaround in school his- tory over a four-year span (2007-10). He posted a 20-6 record over Vs. NFC North 3-1 4-1 the last two seasons, which included a historic 12-1 season (2010) that Vs. NFC South 1-0 2-0 was punctuated by an Orange Bowl win in the first Bowl Championship Vs. AFC West 0-0 0-0 Series bowl appearance in school history. Harbaugh orchestrated two vs. aFC east 3-0 3-0 of the highest scoring teams in school history, three of the top four Vs. AFC North 0-0 3-1 rushing teams in program history and back-to-back bowl appearances Vs. AFC South 0-0 0-0 for the first time since 1995 and ’96. Along his coaching trail, Harbaugh Scoring on opening drive 2-0 5-0 served stints as the head coach at the University of San Diego (2004- Scoring first 7-2 14-4 06) and as an offensive assistant with the Oakland Raiders (2002-03). Leading at half 7-1 17-3 As a first round draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 1987, Harbaugh played for five teams over 15 seasons and ranks in the NFL’s top-50 in Leading after three quarters 9-1 19-3 two career passing categories - completions (41st) and pass attempts Winning time of possession 7-1 16-2 (45th). As a player, he helped lead the University of Michigan to two Out-rushing opponent 9-1-1 20-3-1 bowl appearances, garnering Big Ten Player of the Year honors. Out-passing opponent 5-1 11-1 Out-gaining opponent 9-1 17-1 Jim harbaugh Bill Belichick 23-7-1 (.758) record as head Coach (win %) 202-107 (.654) 23-7-1 (.758) record with Current team (win %) 165-62 (.727) oFFenSe 2nd years as head Coach with team 13th 40% + 3rd down conversions 3-2 5-3 2nd years as head Coach in nFL 18th 50% + 3rd down conversions 2-0 2-1 4th years as an nFL Coach 38th Not throwing an INT 7-1-1 17-2-1 Passing for 300+yards 1-0 1-0 Bill Belichick is in his 13th season as head coach of the Having a 100+ yard rusher 3-0 8-0 New England Patriots. Through 12 seasons, Belichick Having a 100+ yard receiver 1-1 4-1 has delivered three Super Bowl championships, five conference titles, nine division crowns and 16 play- Scoring 20+ points 8-0-1 18-1-1 off victories. Belichick directed the Patriots to victo- Scoring 30+ points 5-0 8-0 ries in Super Bowls XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) and Rushing for 150+ yards 5-0-1 11-0-1 XXXIX (2004), and in 2007 he became the only NFL Having 20+ first downs 5-0-1 10-0-1 head coach to guide his team to a 16-0 regular season. Despite an NFL Not allowing a sack 2-0 6-0 system designed to ensure parity, Belichick’s program has produced Allowing two or fewer sacks 5-0 14-0 a remarkable run of sustained on-field success. From 2001-11, the Pa- triots won 76.1 pct. of their regular-season games (134-42), recording DeFenSe the highest winning percentage of any major American professional Opp. less than 40% on 3rd down 7-2 15-3 sports team over that span. Belichick has led the Patriots to a winning record in each of the last 11 seasons. Belichick’s 17 career playoff wins Opp. less than 30% on 3rd down 5-1 9-2 rank tied for third all-time, while New England’s 16 playoff victories in Scoring a defensive TD 2-0 3-0 the 2000s are tied for the highest total in any decade in NFL history. Returning an INT for a TD 1-0 2-0 In 2011, Belichick guided the Patriots to a 13-3 record, his fifth AFC Con- Returning a fumble for a TD 1-0 1-0 ference Championship and the team’s ninth division title in 12 years.