2012-GameRelease-Divisional

With the win against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, the 49ers reached 9 victories
in a season for the 24th time in franchise history and 2nd year in a
row. This marks the first time that San Francisco has won 9 or more games
in back-to-back years since 2001-02. The 49ers also extended their streak
of consecutive home victories in December to 10, dating back to 12/15/07
(20-13 vs. Cin.). The 10-game December winning streak is the longest in
franchise history and 2nd longest active streak in the NFL (New England - 19).
In the 1st qtr., both teams moved the ball, but neither was able to register any
points on the scoreboard. LB Aldon Smith recorded his 1st of 2.0 sacks in the
game, on the first play of the 2nd qtr. With 2.0 sacks on the day, Smith has now
tallied 19.5 sacks on the season, setting the new single-season franchise record,
surpassing HOF DE Fred Dean (17.5 sacks in 1983). Two plays following
Smith’s sack, K Dan Carpenter made a 28-yd. FG to make the score 3-0 with
13:35 remaining in the 2nd qtr. With a balanced attack led by QB Colin Kaepernick,
the 49ers answered the Miami FG on their next possession, driving
68-yds. on 10-plays, capped off by K David Akers 30-yd. FG. Akers has now
made at least 1 FG in all 29 games as a 49er, extending the franchise record for
consecutive games with a made FG. WR Michael Crabtree got the 49ers next
possession started with a 25-yd. recept. from Kaepernick. During the game,
Crabtree tied his career high with 9 recepts. for 93-yds. WR Randy Moss also
contributed on the drive, recording 2 recepts. for 30-yds to help put Akers in
range to knock through his 2nd FG of the game, this time from 37-yds. out,
making the score 6-3 going into halftime. The 49ers forced the Dolphins to a
3-and-out with their first possession of the 3rd qtr. San Francisco’s ensuing
possession stalled, but on P Andy Lee’s 55-yd. punt, RB Marcus Thigpen
fumbled the ball and S C.J. Spillman registered his 1st career FR at the Miami
9-yd. line. Two plays later, RB Frank Gore scored on a 1-yd. TD run stretching
the 49ers lead to 13-3 with 11:21 remaining in the 3rd qtr. Gore’s TD was his
50th career rushing TD. He is now tied with HOF RB Joe Perry and RB Roger
Craig for the most rushing TDs in franchise history. On the ensuing kickoff,
Thigpen returned the ball 56-yds. to the San Francisco 49-yd. line. The 49er
defense stiffened following the return, only giving up 14-yds. on 6 plays and
held the Dolphins to a 53-yd. FG by Carpenter, to make the score 13-6. The
49ers continued to attack following the Miami FG, as Gore accounted for 50
yds. on San Francisco’s next possession. Gore rushed for 63 yds. on 12 carries
and now has 1,035 yds. rushing on the season, marking his 6th career 1,000yd.
season, the most by any player in franchise history. Gore’s 6, 1,000-yd.
rushing seasons rank 2nd among all active players (Rams RB Steven Jackson
- 7). Following a 19-yd. run by Gore, RB Anthony Dixon capped off the
13-play, 83-yd. drive with a 1-yd. TD run. The TD was Dixon’s 2nd TD of the
season and 6th of his career. The Dolphins responded to the Dixon TD with a
13-play, 75-yd. drive of their own, ending with a 3-yd. TD pass to TE Anthony
Fasano from Tannehill. The TD made the score 20-13, San Francisco leading,
with 8:01 remaining in the 4th qtr. The two teams traded possessions and with
2:19 remaining in the contest, Kaepernick bolted down the sideline for a 50yd.
TD run to put the game out of reach. The 50-yd. TD run is the longest TD
run by a quarterback in franchise history. The TD run by Kaepernick was his
5th rushing TD of the season, the most by a 49ers quarterback since QB Jeff
Garcia tallied 5 in 2001. San Francisco remains perfect in games following a
loss under head coach Jim Harbaugh. Since 2011, the 49ers are 6-0 in games
following a defeat. The 49ers are one of just 4 teams that have not lost backto-back
games in the last two seasons. (Atlanta, Baltimore and Green Bay).
NOteS: The 49ers evened the all-time series against the Dolphins at 6-6
and also tied their all-time home record vs. Mia. to 3-3...Harbaugh improved
his regular season record to 22-6-1...Under Harbaugh, the 49ers improved
to 6-1 against AFC opponents and 3-0 against the AFC East...Smith’s 19.5
sacks on the season rank t-9th in NFL history...Smith leads the NFL this season
with 19.5 sacks...Gore now has 60 career TDs (50 rushing; 10 receiving),
ranking 5th in franchise history for the most career TDs...QB colin Kaepernick
completed 18 of 23 pass atts. for 185 yds. and a QB rating of 100.2, marking
his 2nd game in 4 starts to have a QB rating of 100+...With 9 pts. on the day
(2 FGs, 3 PATs), K David akers now has 104 pts. on the season. The 104 pts.
mark his 12th career 100-pt. season, including toping the century mark in
each of the past 7 seasons...WR a.J Jenkins and RB Lamichael James each
made their NFL debut...James finished the day with 30 yds. on 8 carries and
added 1 recept. for 15 yds. He also averaged 26.3 yds. on 3 KORs.
Sunday, december 9
miami 13, San FranciSco 27
candleStick park
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts
miami 0 3 3 7 13
San Francisco 0 6 7 14 27
mia - D. Carpenter, 28 FG (13-52, 8:13)
SF - D. Akers, 30 FG (10-68, 5:31)
SF - D. Akers, 37 FG (9-61, 3:15)
SF - F. Gore, 1 run (D. Akers) (2-9, 0:48)
mia - D. Carpenter, 53 FG (6-14, 4:24)
SF - A. Dixon, 1 run (D. Akers) (13-83, 7:26)
mia - A. Fasano, 3 pass from R. Tannehill (D. Carpenter) (13-75, 6:32)
SF - C. Kaepernick, 50 run (D. Akers) (5-65, 2:00)
team StatiSticS mia SF
First Downs 17 20
Net Yards Gained 227 321
Rushes/Yards 22/94 28/155
Net Yards Passing 133 166
Att/Comp/INT 33/17/0 23/18/0
Sacked/Yards Lost 2/17 4/19
Punts/Average 3/47.3 4/48.3
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 6/45
Time of Possession 29:28 30:32
3rd Down Efficiency 5/13 (38%) 2/10 (20%)
RUSHiNG: 49eRS - F. Gore 12-63-1, C. Kaepernick 6-53-1, L. James
8-30, A. Dixon 2-9... DOLPHiNS - R. Bush 14-65, R. Tannehill 3-25, D.
Thomas 2-3, L. Miller 3-1.
ReceiViNG: 49eRS - M. Crabtree 9-93, R. Moss 2-30, F. Gore 2-22, B.
Miller 2-1, D. Walker 1-20, L. James 1-15, V. Davis 1-4... DOLPHiNS - D.
Bess 5-50, R. Bush 5-38, B. Hartline 2-34, A. Fasano 2-9-1, R. Matthews
1-8, L. Miller 1-8, C. Clay 1-3.
PaSSiNG: 49eRS - C. Kaepernick 23-18-185-0-0 TDs... DOLPHiNS - R.
Tannehill 33-17-150-0-1 TD.
iNts: 49eRS - None... DOLPHiNS - None.
SacKS: 49eRS - Ald. Smith 2.0... DOLPHiNS - C. Wake 3.0, J. Odrick 1.0.
49eRS tURNOVeR RatiO: +1 (0 fumble, 0 INT/1 fumble, 0 INT).
Weather: Sunny
temperature: 62 degrees
Wind: West 3 mph
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
time: 2:56
attendance: 69,732