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Monday, December 17, 2012

PHOTOS: Patriots Comeback Falls Short in Wild Loss to 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers blew a 28-point lead but held on to beat the New England Patriots, 41-34 at Gillette Stadium Sunday night.

As much as the first half was one to forget for the New England Patriots Sunday Night, the second half was nearly one to remember in a wild and sloppy, 41-34 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. "Obviously we just didn’t do anything well enough to win," said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. "It starts with me – didn’t do a good job of coaching, didn’t coach well, we didn’t play well, we weren’t good on offense, weren’t good on defense, weren’t good enough on special teams. They just did a better job than we did. We just have to perform better than that. We didn’t so that’s the result. We just didn’t do a good job, it’s as simple as that." San Francisco (10-3-1) built a 31-3 lead in the third quarter; sending Patriots fans home in droves …

Sunday, December 16, 2012

5 Things to Know About Sunday's Patriots Game vs. San Francisco 49ers at Gillette Stadium

The New England Patriots (10-3) host the NFC powerhouse San Francisco 49ers (9-3-1) Sunday night at Gillette Stadium. Kick-off is 8:20 p.m. on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

The New England Patriots will play a primetime nationally televised game for the second consecutive week when they host the NFC West-leading San Francisco 49ers in a Sunday Night Football matchup at Gillette Stadium. While the Patriots enter this week’s game first in the NFL with an average of 36.3 points per game, the San Francisco defense is first in the NFL, allowing just 14.2 points per game. The Patriots beat the Houston Texans, 42-14, last week on Monday Night Football to improve to a 10-3 record. The Patriots defense held the Texans to just 14 points after Houston entered the game averaging 29.3 points per game, which had been the second highest total in the NFL. The Patriots shut out the Texans in the first half and built a 42-7 …

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