15. 1986 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at 2. 2014 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
2. 2014 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 4th
Def: 8th
1st AFC East
d. Ravens Div Rnd 35-31
d. Colts AFC Title 45-7
d. Seahawks Super Bowl 28-24
Gillette Stadium: 50 degrees
Bob Socci/Scott Zolak
HC: Bill Belichick OC Josh McDaniels DC Matt Patricia
Offense
QB Tom Brady (37 Michigan)
RB Shane Vereen (25 Cal)
RB Stevan Ridley (25 LSU)
WR Julian Edelman (28 Kent St)
WR Brandon LaFell (28 LSU)
TE Rob Gronkowski (25 Arizona)
LT Nate Solder (26 Colorado)
LG Dan Connolly (32 SE Missouri St)
C Bryan Stork (24-R Florida St)
RG Ryan Wendell (28 Fresno St)
RT Sebastian Vollmer (30 Houston)
Defense
LDE Rob Ninkovich (30 Purdue)
LDT Vince Wilfork (33 Miami)
RDT Chris Jones (24 BGreen)
RDE Chandler Jones (24 Syracuse)
LLB Jamie Collins (25 S Miss)
MLB Jerod Mayo (28 Tenn)
RLB Dont'a Hightower (24 Alabama)
LCB Darrelle Revis (29 Pitt) All Pro
RCB Brandon Browner (30 Ore St)
SS Patrick Chung (27 Ore)
FS Devin McCourty (27 Rutgers)
K Stephen Gostkowski (30 Memphis)
P Ryan Allen (24 La Tech)
KR Danny Amendola (29 TTech)
PR Julian Edelman (28 Kent St)
Belichick v. Walsh closes out region 6, round 1. Belichick's got the 2nd seed in the Region, the 27th overall seeds in the field, the Super Bowl Champs from 2014. 4th best offense in the league, Brady's 37, 33 scores and 9 picks. Gronk's 25, All Pro, 12 scores. The defense is fine, 29 year old Darrelle Revis is a lockdown All Pro corner. The '14 group looks to join the '06 and '07 squads who have advanced already.
15. 1986 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Record: 10-5-1
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 7th
Def: 3rd
1st NFC West
lost Div Rnd Giants 49-3
HC Bill Walsh, DC George Seifert
Offense
QB Joe Montana (30 N Dame)
RB Joe Cribbs (28 Auburn)
FB Roger Craig (26 Nebraska)
WR Dwight Clark (29 Clemson)
WR Jerry Rice (24 Miss Vall St) All Pro
TE Russ Francis (33 Ore)
LT Bubba Paris (26 Michigan)
LG John Ayers (33 Tex A&M)
C Fred Quillan (30 Ore)
RG Randy Cross (32 UCLA)
RT Keith Fahnhorst (34 Minn)
Defense
LDE Jeff Stover (28 Ore)
NT Michael Carter (26 SMU)
RDE Dwaine Board (30 NC A&T)
LOLB Milt McColl (27 Stanford)
LILB Riki Ellison (26 USC)
RILB Jim Fahnhorst (28 Minn)
ROLB Keena Turner (28 Purdue)
LCB Tim McKyer (23-R UT Arlington)
RCB Don Griffin (22-R Mid Tenn St)
SS Carlton Williamson (28 Pitt)
FS Ronnie Lott (27 USC) All Pro
K Ray Wersching (36 Cal)
P Max Runager (30 S Carol)
KR Derrick Crawford (26 Mem)
PR Don Griffin (22-R Mid Tenn St)
The Walsh/Seifert era dynasty Niners don't have a representative yet into Rnd 2 - this group's seeded 15. 3rd best defense in '86. 27 year old Ronnie Lott is an All Pro. He had 10 picks. 19 combined sacks for 29 year old Jeff Stover, 30 year old Dwaine Board. The offense is okay - 30 year old Joe Montana played half the season, 8 scores and 9 picks. 24 year old Jerry Rice is, of course, an All Pro, 16 scores, over 1500 yards receiving.
The '86 Niners head to New England to face the '14 Patriots. Let's go for the kick, let's end Region 6, Rnd 1.
1st qtr
Patriots start at the 24.
1/10 - Stevan Ridley 6 yard gain to open.
2/4 - Tom Brady against Joe Montana here, Brady finds Julian Edelman for 22 and the Pats are in Niners territory.
1/10 - Brady goes for the home run - 43 yards to Rob Gronkowski - huge shot and he's down at the Niner 5.
But they stop here - the Niner defense stiffens and forces the FG. 3-0
Niners at the 31.
3 and out.
Patriots great field position at the 40. 3 and out.
Niners at the 37, little less than 8 left in the qtr.
1/10 - Roger Craig gets a yard.
2/9 - Joe Cribbs gets a yard.
3/8 - Joe Montana's first completion is to Jerry Rice - 10 and the first down. Rice v. Revis is the big matchup today.
1/10 - Montana flushed, picks up a couple yards.
2/8 - Montana dumps off to Craig, picks up 5.
3/3 - Montana finds Rice again - another third down pickup, 15 yards, Niners to the 29.
1/10 - Cribbs for 2
2/8 - Incomplete, another third down.
3/8 - This time Montana goes to Clark - Dwight's got a 14 yard gain and San Francisco is at the 13.
1/10 - Cribbs for 2.
2/8 - Craig up the middle - Craig's going into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN NINERS - Roger Craig 11 yard run and the 49ers go up 7-3.
Patriots at the 32.
1/10 - Brady to Brandon LaFell, 10 yds.
1/10 - Shane Vereen gets 2.
2/8 - 2 for Ridley as the qtr ends.
2nd qtr
Offense in the first qtr, long drives for both teams, NE had to settle for a FG and it's 7-3 Niners, NE has a 3rd and 6 at their own 46.
They don't pick it up. After the punt the Niners take over at the 26.
1/10 - Montana short to Craig, 5 yds.
2/5 - Pitch to Craig - he's got a seam and he's got 16 yards. Niners near midfield.
1/10 - Cribbs for 3.
2/7 - Craig for 2.
3/5 - Montana finds Clark - but he's stopped just short of the sticks - it's 4th and a long yard at the Patriot 44 yard line.
Walsh decides to go for it - alright - that's a modern decision - Niners going to keep their foot on the pedal.
4/1- It's Craig -- he picks his way for 3 yards that is a first down.
But that's it - the drive stalls - after a punt, NE starts at the 16.
1/10 - Vereen on the draw, big play - Vereen is into the secondary, it's 42 yards and a huge first down.
1/10 - It's an end around to Matthew Slater - he's got 7 yards to the Niner 35.
2/3 - Vereen gets a yard. Third and short.
3/2 - LaGarrette Blount busts his way across the line - Blount into the secondary - Blound cuts to the sideline and Blount will go All The Way into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - just 4 plays, all runs, and the Pats go 84 yards to take the 10-7 lead, less than 6 minutes left in the half.
Niners at the 36.
3 and out.
Patriots at the 26.
1/10 - Vereen gets 2.
2/8 - Brady finds Danny Amendola to the 12, Pats at the 40.
1/10 - Brady to Julian Edelman, that's 9 yards at the 2 min warning.
2/1 - Ridley loses 2 - third and short.
3/3 - Brady picks it up -- 37 yards to Brandon LaFell, it's a big strike - the Pats are at the Niner 16.
That's it though - the drive stalls and it's another short Gostkowski FG, Pats up 13-7.
Niners start at the 22. It's a 3 and out.
Patriots will regain at 44 seconds left after a big Edelman punt return goes all the way to midfield.
Brady to LaFell - 25 yards - Patriots use their second timeout at the Niner 18.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Edelman gets 7, Patriots last timeout at 20 seconds left.
3/3 - Incomplete
The half ends with another short Gostkowski kick - Patriots up 16-7.
3rd Qtr
Pats doing what you'd expect, moving the ball - Niners may be challenged in pushing for a comeback.
Niners at the 29.
1/10 - Craig gets a yard.
2/9 - Joe Cribbs breaks one, 28 yards, Niners into Patriot territory.
1/10 - Craig gets 1.
2/9 - Montana's sacked - Chandler Jones gets him and its third and a bunch.
3/13- Montana picks it up - 16 to Clark and the Niners are at the 25, they go back 5 on the false start.
1/15 - Montana 10 yards to Rice. Niners at the 20.
2/5 - Tom Rathman's first carry, he gets 2.
3/3 - Cribbs gets right to the sticks, it's 4th and inches just outside the 15 - Niners down 9- Niners to go for it again.
4/1 - Montana sneak....he's got it.
1/10 - Craig is stacked up.
2/10 - Rathman's stacked up. Third and 10 at the 15.
3/10 - Montana - over the middle -- goal line -- Rice --- TOUCHDOWN NINERS - Joe Montana to Jerry Rice from 15 - the Niners drive 71 yards, taking nearly 8 minutes -- and it's 16-14 Patriots.
Patriots at the 28.
3 and out.
Niners at the 30. They get 1 first down, Montana 20 yards to Clark - but a Rob Ninkovich sack moves San Francisco back and they punt from their own territory.
Pats at the 18.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Brady to Slater, 16 yards - Pats to the 34.
1/10 - Ridley is stopped at the line as the quarter ends.
4th Qtr
That long Niner drive brings San Francisco within 2, NE at their own 34, second and 10.
2/10 - LaGarrette Blount gets a yard. Third and 9.
3/9 - Brady going downfield -- Slater -- all the way to the Niner 43 and a first down.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Ridley gets 1 - another 3rd and 9 for the Pats.
3/9 - Brady to LaFell -- 10 yards and the Patriots are at the 32.
That's it however -- Gostkowski will hit the 47 yard FG and it's 19-14 Patriots.
Niners at the 33. 10:31 left in the game.
1/10 - Joe Cribbs with a huge gain -- Cribbs daylight, 46 yards all the way to the NE 21 yard line.
1/10 - Montana to Russ Francis for 3.
2/7 - Montana -- End Zone -- Francis ---- TOUCHDOWN NINERS -- TOUCHDOWN NINERS -- Woooo, boy, the 15th seeded Niners have pulled ahead of the 2nd seeded Ptriots -- and when Montana hits Francis again for the 2 point conversion the score is 22-19 San Francisco.
Patriots at the 22. 8:47 left. 22-19. Can Brady drive NE down the field?
1/10 - Vereen gets 4.
2/6 - Brady to Edelman -- 19 yards to the 45.
1/10 - Brady in trouble -- Brady escapes containment, Brady scambles for 9 yards.
2/1 - Ridley gets 4. First down at the 42. 6 minutes left. 22-19.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete. Big third down.
3/10 - Brady to LaFell....it's 11 yards, it's a big first down to the 31.
1/10 - Give to Ridley, nothing. there's an offsides on the next play and it's 2nd and 5 at the 26, little less than 4 to go.
2/5 - Give to Vereen, he gets nothing at all and here's another 3rd down for the Patriots.
3/5 - Incomplete.
And so the Pats have a 43 yard FG attempt......it is good, Gostkowski ties the score and with just 3 minutes to go it is 22-22.
Niners at the 33.
Here we go. Joe Montana in New England against Bill Belichick. 22-22. 3 minutes left.
1/10 - Montana to Craig, he runs for a dozen, Niners at their own 45. A FG wins this game.
1/10 - Incomplete.
2/10 - Craig gets a couple of yards - we hit the 2 minute warning. Third and 8 at the 47.
3/8 - Montana looking to Rice --- INTERCEPTED BY REVIS -- Darrelle Revis picks off Joe Montana and with just 1:50 left, the Patriots have the ball at the Niner 45 yard line.
1/10 - Montana to Edelman. 7 yards.
2/3 - Incomplete
3/3 - Brady to Amendola -- he just picks it up -- Patriots at the Niner 35 with 1:30 left in the game and the Pats call timeout.
1/10 - Ridley is stopped at the line. Patriots letting the clock run --
2/10 -- Brady drops back -- Brady throwing to the endzone -- Edelman -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS...TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS...TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS...Julian Edelman catches the 35 yard scoring strike from Tom Brady and the Patriots take the 29-22 lead with a minute left. Huge turn of events -- the Revis pick leads to the Brady score and it's 29-22.
It's the Niners now. At the 36. Minute left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Incomplete.
4th down. This is it.
4/10 -- Montana looking for Rice --- INTERCEPTED BY REVIS -- DARRELLE REVIS WITH ANOTHER INTERCEPTION.
And that will end the game, victory formation for Brady and it is done.
Final: Patriots 29 49ers 22
Darrelle Revis intercepts Joe Montana twice in the final 2 minutes and the Patriots survive a potential 15/2 upset.
Brady: 18 for 30, 304 yds, 1 TD/1 INT
Montana: 15 for 27, 162 yds, 2 TD/2 INT
Vereen: 9 for 52
Cribbs: 11 for 102
Edelman: 7 for 105, 1 TD
Rice: 4 for 52, 1 TD
Revis: 2 INT
Gostkowski: 5 FG
Player of the Game: Darrelle Revis
