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ALL-TIME RESULTSOVERTIME GAMESJanuary 1, 2006San Francisco 20, Houston 17The San Francisco 49ers rallied from a 10-0 firstquarter deficit for a 20-17 overtime victory over theHouston Texans to close out the 2005 campaign withtwo consecutive wins for a 4-12 record. The 49ersdominated the line of scrimmage, gaining 182 yardson the ground and controlling the clock for 44:03. The49ers used a combination of RB Frank Gore (108 yards)and RB Maurice Hicks (64 yards) to take control on theground. S Mike Adams was the star of the game ondefense after finishing with two interceptions, one thatwas returned for a touchdown and the other that led tothe game-winning field goal in overtime. QB Alex Smithhelped lead the 49ers to a touchdown at the end of thefirst half by converting a key third-and-13 situationwith a 14-yard strike to WR Brandon Lloyd and thenthree plays later threw his first NFL touchdown passwhen he rolled to his right and found Lloyd in the backof the end zone for a 14-yard score. The 49ers tookthe second half kick and went on a 14-play, 56-yarddrive that ended with a 42-yard field goal by Nedneyto tie the game at 10-10. Houston responded whenBanks fired a 31-yard pass to WR Corey Bradford toget into San Francisco territory followed by a 25-yardtouchdown pass to Bradford to retake the lead at 17-10. Adams, who made his first NFL start at cornerback,intercepted QB Tony Banks at the end of the third quarterand returned it 40 yards for a touchdown to tie thegame at 17-17. Then in overtime, Banks went deepbut Adams intercepted the pass and alertly lateraled toS Ben Emanuel, who ran 35 yards to the Houston 21-yard line. After two short runs, PK Joe Nedney nailed a33-yard field goal to give the 49ers the 20-17 victory.1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final49ers 0 7 10 0 3 20Texans 10 0 7 0 0 17December 31, 2006San Francisco 26, Denver 23The San Francisco 49ers overcame a 13-0 deficit topull out a 26-23 win over the Denver Broncos at InvescoField at Mile High. The 49ers played the role ofspoilers when the victory knocked the Broncos out ofthe playoffs. The 49ers come-from-behind win wasled by three outstanding individual efforts: RB FrankGore gained 153 rushing yards, PK Joe Nedney kickedfour field goals along with the game winner in overtime,and CB Walt Harris snagged two interceptions, includinga 28-yard touchdown return in the third quarter.WR Bryan Gilmore had two key plays in overtime toadvance the 49ers into field goal range for the gamewinning kick. During the first half, strong 49ers goallinedefense helped limit Denver to a pair of field goalson drives that were stopped when the Broncos werein first-and-goal situations. The 49ers defense againheld Denver to a field goal in the third quarter when theBroncos had a first-and-goal inside the five-yard line.Denver went ahead 13-0 in the second quarter whenCB Champ Bailey took a deflected theft 70 yards intothe end zone. Nedney booted a 46-yard field goal toput the score at 13-3 in Denver’s favor at the end ofthe half. San Francisco rallied in the second half, convertingits first series into a 12-play, 76-yard touchdowndrive. FB Moran Norris caught a short pass fromSmith and weaved in and out of traffic for a 32-yardtouchdown. The 49ers took the lead on the ensuingdrive when Harris picked off QB Jay Cutler and went 28yards untouched for a touchdown that gave the 49ers a17-13 lead. Denver responded with a field goal on thenext series, but the 49ers added two field goals in thefourth quarter for a 23-16 advantage with 6:14 to playin regulation. Cutler completed a nine-yard touchdownpass to TE Tony Scheffler to tie the game at 23-23 andsend it into overtime. Denver won the coin toss, but wasforced to punt on two drives before a 12-yard returnby PR Brandon Williams allowed the 49ers to start theirgame-winning drive at their own 39-yard line. Gilmoregained 20 yards on an end route and then caught a14-yard pass from QB Alex Smith for a first down at theDenver 25-yard line. Two plays later, Nedney kicked a36-yard field goal to give San Francisco the win.1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final49ers 0 3 14 6 3 26Broncos 3 10 3 7 0 23November 25, 2007San Francisco 37, Arizona 31The San Francisco 49ers completed a series sweep ofthe Arizona Cardinals with a 37-31 overtime victory tosnap an eight-game losing streak at the University ofPhoenix Stadium. DE Ron Fields forced QB Kurt Warnerto fumble on a sack in the end zone, and LB Tully Banta-Cain recovered the ball for a touchdown in overtime toseal the win. The play was set up after PK Neil Rackersmissed a 32-yard field goal in overtime. Rackers wassuccessful on a field goal from the San Francisco nineyardline, but the Cardinals were penalized for a delayof game penalty, moving the ball back to the 14-yardline where Rackers was wide to the left. A 59-yard puntby P Andy Lee followed by an Arizona penalty forcedthe Cardinals to begin their next drive at the three-yardline, setting up the 49ers defensive touchdown to getthe win. RB Frank Gore went over the 100-yard markfor the first time in 2007, finishing with 116 yards andtwo touchdowns, including a 35-yard touchdown runwith 1:25 to play to give the 49ers a 31-28 lead. Warnercompleted five passes on the ensuing drive to getArizona to the one-yard line with six seconds to play.CB Donald Strickland broke up a pass in the end zoneto force Arizona to settle for a 19-yard field goal astime expired in regulation. In overtime, Warner completeda short pass to WR Sean Morey, who raced downthe sidelines for a 62-yard gain before LP Patrick Williscaught up with him to make a game-saving tackle atthe 14-yard line. That set up Rackers game-winningfield goal attempt. The 49ers had three first half turnoverswith two CB Walt Harris interceptions and a stripby CB Nate Clements to lead to 14 points. San Franciscohad a 17-7 lead and appeared to be in position to takea 17-14 halftime lead after Harris’ second interceptiongave the 49ers a first down at their own 41-yard line.QB Trent Dilfer moved the team inside Arizona territoryto the 37-yard line with 11 seconds to go to set up afield goal attempt. PK Joe Nedney attempted a 55-yardfield goal that went wide, leaving six seconds on theboard for the Cardinals. Warner completed a short passto the sideline and then with two seconds left completeda 48-yard Hail Mary pass to WR Larry Fitzgeraldfor a touchdown and a 21-17 halftime lead. A 57-yardtouchdown pass from Dilfer to WR Arnaz Battle in thethird quarter pushed the 49ers back in front, 24-21,heading into the final quarter. Cardinals backup QB TimRattay completed a two-yard touchdown on a fourthdownplay midway in the fourth quarter to take a 28-24lead. Gore’s 35-yard touchdown with 1:25 recapturedthe lead for San Francisco, but Rackers last second fieldgoal sent the game to overtime.1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final49ers 7 10 7 7 6 37Cardinals 7 14 0 10 0 31September 14, 2008San Francisco 33, Arizona 30The San Francisco 49ers overcame a 14-point firstquarter deficit to win 33-30 in overtime after PK JoeNedney nailed a 40-yard game-winning field goal.After closing the gap to 20-13 at halftime, the 49ersintercepted Seattle on the first two drives of the secondquarter, including one that was returned for a touchdown.On the first series of the second half, CB WaltHarris tipped a QB Matt Hasselbeck pass that waspicked off and returned 86 yards for a touchdown byLB Patrick Willis to tie the game at 20-20. On the nextseries, DE Ray McDonald tipped a pass that was interceptedby Harris at the Seattle 41-yard line to helpset up the go-ahead touchdown. QB J.T. O’Sullivancompleted back-to-back passes to WR Bryant Johnsonto move the 49ers to the 22-yard line to help getinto position for a two-yard touchdown run by RBFrank Gore to lift the 49ers in front, 27-20. Seattleresponded with a 15-play, 74-yard drive that endedin a touchdown to tie the game at 27-27. After bothteams exchanged field goals to get the score tied at30-30, the 49ers forced Seattle to punt from its own12-yard line and the 49ers began a drive at the Seattle49-yard line with 1:09 to play in regulation. The teammoved to the 23-yard line with three seconds to playto set up a game-winning field goal attempt. Nedney’s41-yard attempt sailed wide to the right to send thegame to overtime. The 49ers won the toss and electedto receive. O’Sullivan completed a 33-yard pass to WRIsaac Bruce on third-and-seven and a five-yard passto WR Arnaz Battle on a third-and-two situation topush the 49ers to the 23-yard line where Nedney connectedon a 40-yard field goal to give San Franciscothe win. O’Sullivan registered his first 300-yard game,finishing 20-of-32 for 321 yards with one touchdown.Bruce had his first 100-yard game as a member of the49ers with 153 yards on four catches, including a 63-yard catch in the second quarter to help get the 49ersin position for O’Sullivan’s three-yard touchdown passto Johnson. Seattle jumped to a 14-0 first quarterafter taking advantage of two miscues by the 49ers.LB Manny Lawson blocked a Seattle punt early in thegame, however Seattle recovered the loose ball andconverted it into a first down inside San Francisco territoryon a drive that ended with a Seattle touchdown.On the next series, Seattle forced Gore to fumble deepin Seahawks territory on a play that resulted in a 10-yard touchdown return by DT Craig Terrill.1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final49ers 3 10 14 3 3 33Seahawks 14 6 0 10 0 30November 14, 2010San Francisco 23, Arizona 20The San Francisco 49ers Week 10 matchup would be abattle between NFC West foes as they hosted the divisionleading St. Louis Rams at Candlestick Park. Withthe chance to get back into the hunt for the NFC Westand compile back-to-back wins for the first time thisseason, the 49ers would take a big step and put thegame in the hands of former Heisman Trophy winnerQB Troy Smith. Along with late game heroics thatcame down to the first overtime contest for the 49ersthis season, the game proved to be a classic NFC Westshootout. The Rams would also rely on a former HeismanTrophy winner in QB Sam Bradford to come inand test the 49ers at home. With two quarterbacks ofstoried pasts, the game turned out to be an offensiveshowcase as both teams would throw for a combined607 yds., as well as 753 yds. of total offense. AllSAN FRANCISCO 49ERS \\337// MEDIA GUIDE