2012 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2012 · Gillette Stadium
San Francisco 49ersWinner
41
at
New England Patriots
34
NE -4 upsetO 47 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 41–34.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
36/65, 443 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-2.1 expected points added · -4.3% completion over expected
Passing · SF
14/25, 221 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
8.3 expected points added · +1.2% completion over expected
Receiving · SF
7/12 for 107 yds, 2 TD
48% of team targets · 6.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Kaepernick | 14/25 | 221 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Dashon Goldson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| LaMichael James | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Anthony Dixon | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crabtree | 7 | 12 | 107 | 2 | 48% | 6.4 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 16% | -0.4 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 8% | 3.4 |
| Delanie Walker | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 8% | -1.6 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12% | -0.0 |
| LaMichael James | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaVorro Bowman | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Willis | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Brown | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Culliver | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Rogers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray McDonald | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tramaine Brock | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Jean Francois | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 36/65 | 443 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Woodhead | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Stevan Ridley | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | -14.9 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lloyd | 10 | 16 | 190 | 0 | 25% | 8.9 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 10 | 19 | 92 | 1 | 30% | -2.3 |
| Wes Welker | 5 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 14% | -3.0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2% | 2.8 |
| Deion Branch | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 8% | 4.4 |
| Danny Woodhead | 5 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 16% | -5.6 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -3.4 |
| Stevan Ridley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Francis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Slater | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Love | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -4
- Closing total
- 47
- SF moneyline
- +179
- NE moneyline
- -199
Patriots closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 75 — over by 28.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 34°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- SF 7 days · NE 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Harbaugh vs Bill Belichick