Week 12, 2000

played in San Francisco, CA

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	3	0	0	-	13
San Francisco 49ers	14	3	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:30 NED - Antonio Freeman 38 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 08:18 SFO - Ricky Watters 1 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 03:16 NED - Cole Ford 40 field goal
1Q: 01:20 SFO - Malcolm Johnson 26 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 06:21 NED - Cole Ford 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SFO - Steve Christie 44 field goal
3Q: 09:41 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 14 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 14:39 SFO - Ray Lewis 74 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 09:39 SFO - David Macklin 53 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:30 NED - Antonio Freeman 38 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 08:18 SFO - Ricky Watters 1 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 03:16 NED - Cole Ford 40 field goal
1Q: 01:20 SFO - Malcolm Johnson 26 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 06:21 NED - Cole Ford 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SFO - Steve Christie 44 field goal
3Q: 09:41 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 14 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 14:39 SFO - Ray Lewis 74 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 09:39 SFO - David Macklin 53 interception return (Steve Christie extra point)

Team Statistics NED SFO
Record 3-8 4-7
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 316 289
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 4.51 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 93 82
- Rushing Attempts 23 31
- Yards per Rush 4.04 2.65
Net Passing Yards 223 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 25 - 4 24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 223 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 7.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/75
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 5/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 4/143
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:53 31:07

Team Statistics	NED	SFO
Record	3-8	4-7
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	316	289
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	4.51	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	93	82
- Rushing Attempts	23	31
- Yards per Rush	4.04	2.65
Net Passing Yards	223	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 25 - 4	24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	223	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	7.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	7/75
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	5/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	4/143
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:53	31:07

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:31	1:18	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
1	9:27	0:10	OWN 4	1	0	Interception
1	8:11	1:53	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
1	4:52	1:43	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
1	1:08	1:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	11:28	5:15	OWN 6	13	76	Field Goal
2	5:21	1:54	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	2:00	1:38	OWN 18	6	24	Interception
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	9:31	2:49	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	4:25	1:50	OWN 16	4	10	Punt
3	1:27	1:57	OWN 35	5	41	Interception
4	14:30	2:48	OWN 6	7	24	Punt
4	9:44	0:16	OWN 49	2	0	Interception
4	9:28	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:25	0:59	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 11	3	28	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:29	OWN 20	2	-10	Punt
1	13:13	3:46	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
1	9:17	1:06	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
1	6:18	1:26	OWN 21	3	-3	Interception
1	3:09	2:01	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	14:52	3:24	OWN 38	6	22	Punt
2	6:13	0:52	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:27	1:27	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OPP 37	1	10	Field Goal
3	13:34	4:03	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	6:42	2:17	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
3	2:35	1:08	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	11:42	1:58	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	8:01	3:36	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	3:26	2:22	OPP 45	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Ray Lewis, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Robert Holcombe	16	62	3.88	9
J.T. Ogden	5	23	4.60	8
Don Majkowski	2	8	4.00	5

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Bettis	20	45	2.25	11	1	0
Ricky Watters	10	30	3.00	12	1	1
Mark Brunell	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	47	25	223	0/0	1	38	4	37.8

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	24	16	219	2/12	2	31	1	106.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Robert Holcombe	6	11	29	4.83	16	17	0
WR Antonio Freeman	4	7	73	18.25	38	38	1
TE Wesley Walls	3	5	52	17.33	32	29	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	7	20	6.67	14	18	0
WR Evan Toomer	3	7	25	8.33	2	11	0
FB Mike Alstott	2	4	-4	-2.00	0	-1	0
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	24	12.00	19	14	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Eric Moulds	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB J.T. Ogden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	7	60	12.00	16	25	1
WR Chandler Bing	4	8	69	17.25	4	31	0
WR Malcolm Johnson	4	4	66	16.50	3	26	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jerome Bettis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Parker Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Allen Rossum	1	7	7.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ray Lewis	2	74	37.00	1
CB Terrance Shaw	1	16	16.00	0
CB David Macklin	1	53	53.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	9	422	46.9	44.0	58	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	10	467	46.7	44.5	60	6

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	3	22	7.3	0
Greg Myers	1	0	0.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	5	26	5.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	16	16.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Sam Adams	8	1	1.0	28	24
S Greg Myers	8	1	0.0	29	26
ILB Desmond Grasso	5	1	0.0	27	26
CB Tory James	5	0	0.0	23	21
S Zack de la Rocha	4	4	0.0	28	25
DT Reggie McGrew	3	2	0.0	15	12
OLB Tucker Brock	2	1	0.0	20	19
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	0.0	25	16
CB Allen Rossum	2	0	0.0	24	17
DE Erik Flowers	2	0	0.0	20	17
OLB Hannibal Navies	1	0	1.0	8	9
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0.0	11	7
CB Terrell Buckley	1	0	0.0	20	18
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	0
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Mark Walhberg	0	2	0.0	21	17
DE Ben Karpinski	0	1	0.0	24	17
S Todd Franz	0	1	0.0	4	5

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	10	3	0.0	20	41
ILB Ray Lewis	8	5	0.0	21	36
S Rich Coady	5	1	0.0	21	41
CB Terrance Shaw	4	2	0.0	21	44
CB Deshea Townsend	4	0	0.0	7	27
DE Lance Johnstone	2	1	0.0	11	34
CB David Macklin	2	0	0.0	23	42
DT Stimpson Cat	1	1	0.0	19	32
S Willie Clay	1	1	0.0	20	43
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	1	0.0	6	5
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Kuberski	1	0	0.0	14	28
DE Lorenzo Bromell	1	0	0.0	8	25
CB Terry Fair	1	0	0.0	2	12
S Lance Schulters	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Gary Stills	1	0	0.0	20	29
DT Kevin Landolt	1	0	0.0	18	33
ILB Lester Towns	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Jamal Brooks	0	2	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Sam Adams	1.0	1	24
OLB Hannibal Navies	1.0	0	9
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	2	17
DE Erik Flowers	0.0	1	17

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Johnstone	2	0	0	34
DT Bob Kuberski	1	0	1	28
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	0	2	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tory James	5	0	0	21
S Greg Myers	4	0	0	26
ILB Desmond Grasso	3	1	0	26
CB Allen Rossum	2	0	1	17
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	0	25
OLB Tucker Brock	1	0	0	19
CB Mark Walhberg	0	1	0	17

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	7	0	0	41
CB Deshea Townsend	4	0	0	27
S Rich Coady	4	0	0	41
CB Terrance Shaw	3	2	1	44
CB David Macklin	2	2	1	42
ILB Ray Lewis	2	1	2	36
S Lance Schulters	1	0	0	7
ILB Lester Towns	1	0	0	9
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Mandarich	3	6	23	46
Leon Searcy	3	5	23	47
Mo Collins	2	3	23	47
Damien Woody	2	3	22	43
John St. Clair	0	2	22	42
Mike Alstott	0	1	13	29
Brad Hoover	0	1	7	8

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Solomon Page	2	9	29	1	26
Tarik Glenn	1	6	29	0	26
Mike Devlin	1	4	30	0	26
Travis Claridge	1	4	28	0	26
Adam Timmerman	0	3	30	1	26
Tony Richardson	0	2	18	0	19
Jim Bundren	0	1	3	0	0
L.J. Shelton	0	1	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Walhberg	2	29
Damian Vaughn	1	21
Tucker Brock	1	15
Mike Utley	1	11

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Clay	2	23
Ricky Watters	1	30
Tony Richardson	1	17
Malcolm Johnson	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Searcy	23	47	---	---	11	81
Mo Collins	23	47	---	---	10	80
John St. Clair	22	42	---	---	11	75
Don Majkowski	23	47	---	---	---	70
Tony Mandarich	23	46	---	---	---	69
Mark Walhberg	---	---	21	17	29	67
Antonio Freeman	13	34	---	---	20	67
Robert Holcombe	18	42	---	---	7	67
Damien Woody	22	43	---	---	---	65
Mike Alstott	13	29	---	---	18	60
Greg Myers	---	---	29	26	2	57
Desmond Grasso	---	---	27	26	3	56
Allen Rossum	---	---	24	17	15	56
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	28	25	2	55
Erik Flowers	---	---	20	17	18	55
Tucker Brock	---	---	20	19	15	54
Sam Adams	---	---	28	24	1	53
Tory James	---	---	23	21	9	53
Derrick Thomas	---	---	11	7	31	49
Evan Toomer	15	34	---	---	---	49
Ed McCaffrey	9	24	---	---	12	45
Jeff Lageman	---	---	25	16	1	42
Ben Karpinski	---	---	24	17	1	42
Jamie Asher	16	25	---	---	1	42
Terrell Buckley	---	---	20	18	1	39
J.T. Ogden	5	5	---	---	29	39
Wesley Walls	11	13	---	---	8	32
Damian Vaughn	3	5	---	---	21	29
Reggie McGrew	---	---	15	12	2	29
Hannibal Navies	---	---	8	9	4	21
Brad Hoover	7	8	---	---	5	20
Todd Franz	---	---	4	5	9	18
Mike Utley	1	5	---	---	11	17
Eric Moulds	4	8	---	---	2	14
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	5	9	---	14
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ted Johnson	---	---	4	0	6	10
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Yeast	1	8	---	---	---	9
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	0	0	8	8
Cameron Spikes	1	5	---	---	1	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nickolas Fox	---	---	5	1	---	6
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ed Toner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	20	43	23	86
Terrance Shaw	---	---	21	44	9	74
Deshea Townsend	---	---	7	27	38	72
Ray Lewis	---	---	21	36	12	69
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	20	41	6	67
David Macklin	---	---	23	42	2	67
Rich Coady	---	---	21	41	3	65
Solomon Page	29	26	---	---	9	64
Stimpson Cat	---	---	19	32	10	61
Kevin Landolt	---	---	18	33	9	60
Mike Devlin	30	26	---	---	1	57
Mark Brunell	31	26	---	---	---	57
Adam Timmerman	30	26	---	---	---	56
Tarik Glenn	29	26	---	---	---	55
Tony Richardson	18	19	---	---	17	54
Travis Claridge	28	26	---	---	---	54
Ricky Watters	13	9	---	---	30	52
Kyle Brady	24	21	---	---	6	51
Gary Stills	---	---	20	29	2	51
Wayne Chrebet	24	24	---	---	1	49
Lance Johnstone	---	---	11	34	1	46
Parker Griffith	18	7	---	---	20	45
Bob Kuberski	---	---	14	28	1	43
Chandler Bing	20	18	---	---	4	42
Jerome Bettis	21	18	---	---	---	39
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	8	25	2	35
Peter Warrick	7	5	---	---	18	30
LaVar Arrington	---	---	12	17	1	30
Malcolm Johnson	9	8	---	---	11	28
Jamal Brooks	---	---	3	6	18	27
Terry Fair	---	---	2	12	9	23
Lance Schulters	---	---	3	7	10	20
Lester Towns	---	---	2	9	6	17
Jim Bundren	3	0	---	---	11	14
Francisco Atkins	3	0	---	---	10	13
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	6	5	2	13
Eric Bateman	1	0	---	---	11	12
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	11	11
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alexis Shepherd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marshall Mathers	---	---	2	6	---	8
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	7	7
L.J. Shelton	2	0	---	---	2	4
Darrin Chiaverini	1	1	---	---	---	2
Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	1	1
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	20	41	2.1
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	47	25	4	3	5	5	2	1	4

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	24	16	4	1	0	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	9	60	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	12	90	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	88	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	80	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	11	6	0	29	0	42
WR Ed McCaffrey	7	3	2	20	0	24
WR Antonio Freeman	7	4	1	73	2	34
WR Evan Toomer	7	3	1	25	0	34
TE Wesley Walls	5	3	1	52	2	13
FB Mike Alstott	4	2	0	-4	0	29
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	0	24	0	8
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0	-1	0	25
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	0	5	0	8
RB J.T. Ogden	1	0	0	0	0	5

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Bing	8	4	69	2	18
WR Wayne Chrebet	7	5	60	1	24
WR Malcolm Johnson	4	4	66	1	8
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	5	0	9
RB Jerome Bettis	1	0	0	0	18
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	13	0	21
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	6	0	19
TE Parker Griffith	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	1	5	5.00	4.00

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	3	8	2.67	2.25
Ricky Watters	2	4	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	5	1	6	1.20	4.74

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	1	1	14	14.00	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	3	1	6	2.00	2.64
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	2.86
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	10.43

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	1	14	14.00	8.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	2	1
Don Majkowski	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Jerome Bettis	3	1
Ricky Watters	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	8	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	5	4	1
WR Antonio Freeman	4	2	2
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	2	0
WR Evan Toomer	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Bing	4	0	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	2	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	0
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)