2012 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 7, 2012 · Candlestick Park
Buffalo Bills
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San Francisco 49ersWinner
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SF -10 ✓O 45.5 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 45–3 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SF
18/24, 303 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
18.6 expected points added · +15.0% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
16/26, 126 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-8.1 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected
Receiving · SF
6/7 for 113 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 8.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 16/26 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Smith | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Fred Jackson | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.4 |
| C.J. Spiller | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Chandler | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 23% | -2.9 |
| Steve Johnson | 6 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 38% | -1.6 |
| Trevor Graham | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12% | 3.5 |
| Donald Jones | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 15% | -5.7 |
| Fred Jackson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
| C.J. Spiller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Bradham | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 18/24 | 303 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Kendall Hunter | 11 | 81 | 7.4 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Anthony Dixon | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crabtree | 6 | 7 | 113 | 1 | 28% | 8.5 |
| Vernon Davis | 5 | 7 | 106 | 0 | 28% | 5.6 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 8% | 5.1 |
| Mario Manningham | 4 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 20% | 1.2 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8% | 0.1 |
| Garrett Celek | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
| Kendall Hunter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Willis | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tramaine Brock | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Culliver | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -10
- Closing total
- 45.5
- BUF moneyline
- +393
- SF moneyline
- -460
49ers closed -10 and covered, winning by 42.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 48 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Candlestick Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Chan Gailey vs Jim Harbaugh