Sunday, 10/07/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| San Francisco | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:56 |
| Attendance | 69,732 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Buf35 | 15:00 | John Potter kicks off to the SF0. Kyle Williams return for 17 yards to SF14. Tackled by Chris White. |
| San Francisco - 14:53 | ||
| 1st-10, SF14 | 14:53 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 5 yards to the SF19. Tackled by George Wilson. |
| 2nd-5, SF19 | 14:18 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Michael Crabtree for 4 yards to the SF23. Tackled by Kelvin Sheppard. |
| 3rd-1, SF23 | 13:41 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Mike Iupati) -10 yards. |
| 3rd-11, SF13 | 13:10 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Mario Manningham for 9 yards to the SF22. Tackled by Aaron Williams. |
| 4th-2, SF22 | 12:31 | Andy Lee punts for 58 yards to Buf20. Leodis McKelvin return for 28 yards to Buf48. Penalty: Holding on Buffalo (Jairus Byrd) -10 yards. |
| Buffalo - 12:15 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf38 | 12:15 | Fred Jackson rush to the right for 4 yards to the Buf42. Tackled by Justin Smith. |
| 2nd-6, Buf42 | 11:33 | Fred Jackson rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Buf41. Tackled by Ahmad Brooks. |
| 3rd-7, Buf41 | 10:56 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the right intended for Stevie Johnson. |
| 4th-7, Buf41 | 10:49 | Shawn Powell punts for 59 yards to SF0. Touchback. |
| San Francisco - 10:42 | ||
| 1st-10, SF20 | 10:42 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 19 yards to the SF39. Tackled by Stephon Gilmore. |
| 1st-10, SF39 | 10:02 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Vernon Davis for 53 yards to the Buf8. Tackled by Aaron Williams. |
| 1st-8, Buf8 | 9:28 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 7 yards to the Buf1. Tackled by Kyle Williams. |
| 2nd-1, Buf1 | 8:52 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for no gain to the Buf1. Tackled by Nick Barnett. |
| 3rd-1, Buf1 | 8:14 | Frank Gore rush to the left for no gain to the Buf1. Tackled by Nick Barnett. |
| 4th-1, Buf1 | 7:29 | David Akers 19 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Andy Lee. |
| 0-0, SF35 | 7:25 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf0. Leodis McKelvin return for 59 yards to SF44. Tackled by Tramaine Brock. |
| Buffalo - 7:14 | ||
| 1st-10, SF44 | 7:14 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to Stevie Johnson for 7 yards to the SF37. |
| 2nd-3, SF37 | 6:46 | Fred Jackson rush to the right for 4 yards to the SF33. Tackled by Justin Smith. |
| 1st-10, SF33 | 6:01 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the right intended for Stevie Johnson. |
| 2nd-10, SF33 | 5:56 | C.J. Spiller rush to the left for a loss of 5 yards to the SF38. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman. |
| 3rd-15, SF38 | 5:14 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the middle to Brad Smith for 1 yard to the SF37. Tackled by Patrick Willis. |
| 4th-14, SF37 | 4:37 | Shawn Powell punts for 24 yards to SF13. No return. |
| San Francisco - 4:29 | ||
| 1st-10, SF13 | 4:29 | Alex Smith pass to the left to Michael Crabtree for 19 yards to the SF32. Tackled by Kelvin Sheppard. |
| 1st-10, SF32 | 3:45 | Penalty: False Start on San Francisco (Joe Staley) -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, SF27 | 3:24 | Kyle Williams rush to the left for 6 yards to the SF33. Tackled by Arthur Moats. |
| 2nd-9, SF33 | 2:58 | Penalty: Illegal Block on San Francisco (Frank Gore) -15 yards. |
| 2nd-24, SF18 | 2:27 | Alex Smith incomplete pass to the left intended for Kendall Hunter. |
| 3rd-24, SF18 | 2:23 | Alex Smith pass to the left to Michael Crabtree for 16 yards to the SF34. Tackled by Bryan Scott and Aaron Williams. |
| 4th-8, SF34 | 1:40 | Andy Lee punts for 54 yards to Buf12. No return. |
| Buffalo - 1:30 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf12 | 1:30 | C.J. Spiller rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Buf16. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman. |
| 2nd-6, Buf16 | 0:50 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to Donald Jones for 8 yards to the Buf24. Tackled by Carlos Rogers and NaVorro Bowman. |
| 1st-10, Buf24 | 0:03 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to Stevie Johnson for 14 yards to the Buf38. Tackled by Tarell Brown. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf38 | 15:00 | C.J. Spiller rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Buf40. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman. |
| 2nd-8, Buf40 | 14:24 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to Scott Chandler for 3 yards to the Buf43. Tackled by Patrick Willis. |
| 3rd-5, Buf43 | 13:41 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the right to T.J. Graham for 9 yards to the SF48. Tackled by Dashon Goldson and Chris Culliver. |
| 1st-10, SF48 | 13:01 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the right to Scott Chandler for 20 yards to the SF28. Tackled by Donte Whitner. |
| 1st-10, SF28 | 12:18 | C.J. Spiller rush to the right for 12 yards to the SF16. Tackled by Donte Whitner. |
| 1st-10, SF16 | 11:41 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the right intended for Stevie Johnson. |
| 2nd-10, SF16 | 11:36 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to Stevie Johnson for 8 yards to the SF8. Tackled by Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers. |
| 3rd-2, SF8 | 10:54 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the middle intended for Donald Jones. |
| 4th-2, SF8 | 10:50 | Penalty: False Start on Buffalo (Alex Carrington) -5 yards. |
| 4th-7, SF13 | 10:50 | Rian Lindell 31 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Shawn Powell. |
| 0-0, Buf35 | 10:46 | John Potter kicks off to the SF0. Kyle Williams return for 28 yards to SF26. Tackled by Brad Smith. |
| San Francisco - 10:40 | ||
| 1st-10, SF26 | 10:40 | Penalty: False Start on San Francisco (Mike Iupati) -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, SF21 | 10:40 | Alex Smith pass to the middle to Michael Crabtree for 36 yards to the Buf43. Tackled by Stephon Gilmore. |
| 1st-10, Buf43 | 10:02 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Kyle Williams for 43 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Buf2 | 9:54 | David Akers extra point is good. |
| 0-0, SF35 | 9:54 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf0. Touchback. |
| Buffalo - 9:54 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf20 | 9:54 | C.J. Spiller rush to the right for 3 yards to the Buf23. Tackled by Patrick Willis. |
| 2nd-7, Buf23 | 9:13 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the right to Stevie Johnson for 8 yards to the Buf31. Tackled by Chris Culliver. |
| 1st-10, Buf31 | 8:32 | C.J. Spiller rush to the left for 5 yards to the Buf36. Tackled by Justin Smith. |
| 2nd-5, Buf36 | 7:54 | C.J. Spiller rush to the left for 3 yards to the Buf39. Tackled by Dashon Goldson. |
| 3rd-2, Buf39 | 7:13 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the left intended for C.J. Spiller. |
| 4th-2, Buf39 | 7:08 | Shawn Powell punts for 58 yards to SF3. No return. |
| San Francisco - 6:59 | ||
| 1st-10, SF3 | 6:59 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 1 yard to the SF4. Tackled by Mario Williams. |
| 2nd-9, SF4 | 6:21 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 2 yards to the SF6. Tackled by Nick Barnett. |
| 3rd-7, SF6 | 5:39 | Penalty: Tripping on San Francisco (Delanie Walker) -3 yards. |
| 3rd-10, SF3 | 5:13 | Kendall Hunter rush up the middle for 12 yards to the SF15. Tackled by Jairus Byrd and Aaron Williams. |
| 1st-10, SF15 | 4:32 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 1 yard to the SF16. Tackled by Mark Anderson. |
| 2nd-9, SF16 | 3:52 | Alex Smith pass to the left to Mario Manningham for no gain to the SF16. Tackled by George Wilson. |
| 3rd-9, SF16 | 3:10 | Alex Smith rush up the middle for 24 yards to the SF40. |
| 1st-10, SF40 | 2:26 | Penalty: Offside on Buffalo (Kyle Williams) 5 yards. |
| 1st-5, SF45 | 2:05 | Alex Smith incomplete pass to the middle intended for Michael Crabtree defensed by Stephon Gilmore. |
| 2nd-5, SF45 | 2:00 | Two Minute Warning. |
| 2nd-5, SF45 | 2:00 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Vernon Davis for 17 yards to the Buf38. Tackled by Stephon Gilmore. |
| 1st-10, Buf38 | 1:31 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Vernon Davis for 1 yard to the Buf37. Tackled by Nigel Bradham. |
| 2nd-9, Buf37 | 1:26 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. |
| 2nd-9, Buf37 | 1:26 | Alex Smith pass to the middle to Vernon Davis for 11 yards to the Buf26. Tackled by Justin Rogers. |
| 1st-10, Buf26 | 0:58 | Alex Smith incomplete pass to the left intended for Vernon Davis. |
| 2nd-10, Buf26 | 0:58 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the left for 6 yards to the Buf20. Tackled by Nick Barnett. FUMBLE, recovered by Buf (Marcell Dareus). Tackled by Delanie Walker. |
| Buffalo - 0:49 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf17 | 0:49 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the left intended for T.J. Graham. |
| 2nd-10, Buf17 | 0:40 | Fred Jackson rush to the left for 4 yards to the Buf21. Tackled by Patrick Willis. |
| 3rd-7, Buf21 | 0:37 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. |
| 3rd-6, Buf21 | 0:37 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the middle to Scott Chandler for 11 yards to the Buf32. Tackled by Patrick Willis. FUMBLE, recovered by SF (Dashon Goldson) and returned for 5 yards. Tackled by Fred Jackson. |
| San Francisco - 0:29 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf28 | 0:29 | Alex Smith pass to the left to Michael Crabtree for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Buf2 | 0:24 | David Akers extra point is good. |
| 0-0, SF35 | 0:24 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf0. Touchback. |
| Buffalo - 0:24 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf20 | 0:24 | Ryan Fitzpatrick rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Buf19. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, SF35 | 15:00 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf0. Touchback. |
| Buffalo - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf20 | 15:00 | Fred Jackson rush to the right for 7 yards to the Buf27. Tackled by Justin Smith. |
| 2nd-3, Buf27 | 14:23 | Fred Jackson rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Buf31. Tackled by Carlos Rogers. |
| 1st-10, Buf31 | 13:45 | Ryan Fitzpatrick sacked at Buf20 for a loss of 11 yards by Ahmad Brooks. |
| 2nd-21, Buf20 | 13:08 | Ryan Fitzpatrick rush to the right for 2 yards to the Buf22. Tackled by Patrick Willis. |
| 3rd-19, Buf22 | 12:28 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the right to Fred Jackson for 5 yards to the Buf27. Tackled by Perrish Cox. |
| 4th-14, Buf27 | 12:01 | Shawn Powell punts for 39 yards to SF34. Ted Ginn Jr. - no return. Tackled by Garrison Sanborn. |
| San Francisco - 11:50 | ||
| 1st-10, SF34 | 11:50 | Penalty: False Start on San Francisco (Frank Gore) -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, SF29 | 11:50 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Vernon Davis for 24 yards to the Buf47. Tackled by Arthur Moats. |
| 1st-10, Buf47 | 11:22 | Penalty: Holding on San Francisco (Joe Staley) -10 yards. |
| 1st-20, SF43 | 11:14 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Michael Crabtree for 10 yards to the Buf47. Tackled by Jairus Byrd and Aaron Williams. |
| 2nd-10, Buf47 | 10:35 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 31 yards to the Buf16. Tackled by Marcell Dareus. |
| 1st-10, Buf16 | 10:01 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the left for 15 yards to the Buf1. Tackled by Stephon Gilmore and Jairus Byrd. |
| 1st-1, Buf1 | 10:01 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Buf2 | 9:06 | David Akers extra point is good. |
| 0-0, SF35 | 9:06 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf0. Touchback. |
| Buffalo - 9:06 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf20 | 9:06 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the right to Scott Chandler for 6 yards to the Buf26. Tackled by Patrick Willis. |
| 2nd-4, Buf26 | 8:27 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the right intended for Scott Chandler. |
| 3rd-4, Buf26 | 8:22 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to T.J. Graham for 19 yards to the Buf45. Tackled by Donte Whitner. |
| 1st-10, Buf45 | 7:52 | Brad Smith rush to the left for 35 yards to the SF20. Tackled by Dashon Goldson. |
| 1st-10, SF20 | 7:10 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass intended for Donald Jones INTERCEPTED by Chris Culliver and returned for 4 yards. Tackled by Donald Jones. |
| San Francisco - 7:00 | ||
| 1st-10, SF6 | 7:00 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 2 yards to the SF8. Tackled by Nigel Bradham. |
| 2nd-8, SF8 | 6:22 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 3 yards to the SF11. Tackled by Mark Anderson. |
| 3rd-5, SF11 | 5:43 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 6 yards to the SF17. Tackled by Marcell Dareus. |
| 1st-10, SF17 | 4:58 | Penalty: Encroachment on Buffalo (Chris Kelsay) 5 yards. |
| 1st-5, SF22 | 4:40 | Bruce Miller rush to the left for 9 yards to the SF31. Tackled by Nigel Bradham. |
| 1st-10, SF31 | 3:57 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Mario Manningham for 7 yards to the SF38. Tackled by Da'Norris Searcy. |
| 2nd-3, SF38 | 3:27 | Frank Gore rush to the left for 17 yards to the Buf45. Tackled by Da'Norris Searcy. |
| 1st-10, Buf45 | 2:43 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Randy Moss for 11 yards to the Buf34. Tackled by George Wilson. |
| 1st-10, Buf34 | 2:02 | Alex Smith incomplete pass to the left intended for Mario Manningham. |
| 2nd-10, Buf34 | 1:58 | Anthony Dixon rush to the left for 9 yards to the Buf25. Tackled by George Wilson. |
| 3rd-1, Buf25 | 1:16 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. |
| 3rd-1, Buf25 | 1:14 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Buf21. Tackled by Stephon Gilmore. |
| 1st-10, Buf21 | 0:34 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Garrett Celek for 4 yards to the Buf17. Tackled by Nigel Bradham. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco - 15:00 | ||
| 2nd-6, Buf17 | 15:00 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 7 yards to the Buf10. Tackled by Kyle Williams. |
| 1st-10, Buf10 | 14:16 | Alex Smith pass to the right to Mario Manningham for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Buf2 | 14:12 | David Akers extra point is good. |
| 0-0, SF35 | 14:12 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf0. Touchback. |
| Buffalo - 14:12 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf20 | 14:12 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to Stevie Johnson for 2 yards to the Buf22. Tackled by Aldon Smith. |
| 2nd-8, Buf22 | 13:31 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the right intended for Scott Chandler defensed by NaVorro Bowman. |
| 3rd-8, Buf22 | 13:26 | Ryan Fitzpatrick incomplete pass to the left intended for Stevie Johnson. |
| 4th-8, Buf22 | 13:22 | Shawn Powell punts for 62 yards to SF16. Ted Ginn Jr. return for 10 yards to SF26. Tackled by Garrison Sanborn. |
| 4th-8, Buf22 | 13:09 | Shawn Powell punts for 56 yards to SF22. Ted Ginn Jr. return for 11 yards to SF33. Tackled by Da'Norris Searcy. |
| San Francisco - 13:00 | ||
| 1st-10, SF33 | 13:00 | Frank Gore rush up the middle for 10 yards to the SF43. Tackled by George Wilson. |
| 1st-10, SF43 | 12:15 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 11 yards to the Buf46. Tackled by Nigel Bradham. |
| 1st-10, Buf46 | 11:32 | Alex Smith incomplete pass to the right intended for Randy Moss. |
| 2nd-10, Buf46 | 11:26 | Alex Smith incomplete pass to the right intended for Vernon Davis. |
| 3rd-10, Buf46 | 11:21 | Alex Smith rush up the middle for 8 yards to the Buf38. Tackled by Alex Carrington. |
| 4th-2, Buf38 | 10:50 | Alex Smith rush to the left for 17 yards to the Buf21. |
| 1st-10, Buf21 | 10:00 | San Francisco 49ers timeout. Penalty: Offside on Buffalo (Mark Anderson) 5 yards. |
| 1st-5, Buf16 | 10:00 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the left for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Buf2 | 9:55 | David Akers extra point is good. |
| 0-0, SF35 | 9:55 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf0. Touchback. |
| Buffalo - 9:52 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf20 | 9:52 | Fred Jackson rush to the right for 2 yards to the Buf22. Tackled by C.J. Spillman. |
| 2nd-8, Buf22 | 9:14 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left to Stevie Johnson for no gain to the Buf22. Tackled by Tramaine Brock. |
| 3rd-8, Buf22 | 8:31 | Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the middle to Donald Jones for 5 yards to the Buf27. Tackled by Darcel McBath. |
| 4th-3, Buf27 | 7:52 | Shawn Powell punts for 50 yards to SF23. Ted Ginn Jr. return for 8 yards to SF31. Tackled by Brad Smith. |
| San Francisco - 7:40 | ||
| 1st-10, SF31 | 7:40 | Kendall Hunter rush up the middle for 5 yards to the SF36. Tackled by Kyle Williams. |
| 2nd-5, SF36 | 7:00 | Colin Kaepernick rush to the right for 2 yards to the SF38. Tackled by Bryan Scott. |
| 3rd-3, SF38 | 6:30 | Colin Kaepernick pass to the right to Kyle Williams for 7 yards to the SF45. Tackled by Terrence McGee. |
| 1st-10, SF45 | 5:48 | Kendall Hunter rush to the right for 6 yards to the Buf49. Tackled by Nigel Bradham. |
| 2nd-4, Buf49 | 5:03 | Kendall Hunter rush to the left for 26 yards to the Buf23. Tackled by Da'Norris Searcy. |
| 1st-10, Buf23 | 4:14 | Kendall Hunter rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Buf20. Tackled by Mario Williams. |
| 2nd-7, Buf20 | 3:32 | Kendall Hunter rush to the right for 5 yards to the Buf15. Tackled by George Wilson. |
| 3rd-2, Buf15 | 2:54 | Kendall Hunter rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Buf12. Tackled by Mark Anderson. |
| 1st-10, Buf12 | 2:24 | Anthony Dixon rush to the right for 5 yards to the Buf7. Tackled by Bryan Scott. |
| 2nd-5, Buf7 | 2:00 | Two Minute Warning. |
| 2nd-5, Buf7 | 2:00 | Anthony Dixon rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Buf3. Tackled by Chris Kelsay. |
| 3rd-1, Buf3 | 1:17 | Anthony Dixon rush to the right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Buf2 | 1:11 | David Akers extra point is good. |
| 0-0, SF35 | 1:11 | David Akers kicks off to the Buf10. Brad Smith return for 28 yards to Buf38. Tackled by Anthony Dixon. |
| Buffalo - 1:03 | ||
| 1st-10, Buf38 | 1:03 | Fred Jackson rush to the left for 4 yards to the Buf42. Tackled by Ricky Jean Francois. |
| 2nd-6, Buf42 | 0:26 | Fred Jackson rush to the left for 1 yard to the Buf43. Tackled by Larry Grant and Demarcus Dobbs. |
