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2012 NFL Opponents |
AFC EAST New England Patriots Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks New York Jets Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins Home: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Away: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Buffalo Bills Home: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Away: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers AFC NORTH Baltimore Ravens Home: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Away: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Cincinnati Bengals Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants AFC SOUTH Houston Texans Home: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Away: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis Colts Home: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Away: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions AFC WEST Denver Broncos Home: Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Away: Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers San Diego Chargers Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oakland Raiders Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Kansas City Chiefs Home: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Away: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- -- -- = NFC EAST New York Giants Home: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Away: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys Home: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Away: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Washington Redskins Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions Home: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Away: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears Home: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Away: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Minnesota Vikings Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts NFC SOUTH New Orleans Saints Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Atlanta Falcons Home: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Away: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers Home: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Away: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders NFC WEST San Francisco 49ers Home: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Away: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, New York Jets Arizona Cardinals Home: St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Away: St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, New York Jets Seattle Seahawks Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, New York Jets Away: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, New York Jets Away: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Thanks for visiting our blog =). 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San Francisco 49ers are winning the turnover… |
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In this Jan. 2, 2008, file photo, San Francisco 49ers general manager Scot McCloughlan is shown at a news conference in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers are cutting ties with McCloughan over what has been described as a “personal matter” not related to team issues. Reached Thursday, march 18, 2010, McCloughan told FanHouse via text message, “I’m fine and moving forward.” He would not elaborate further. (AP Photo/Mercury News, Patrick Tehan, file)
The 49ers’ persona has been identified, at least in terms of how they have forced a league-high 35 turnovers. They have patterned themselves after the honey badger, dubbed nature’s most fearless animal by the Guinness Book of World Records. The 49ers recently saw a viral video of the honey badger at work. A beehive was invaded for its larvae. A cobra snake was consumed, regardless of venom. Holes were trenched to nab mice. “Honey badger don’t care. … It just takes what it wants,” said a narrator in the video that’s generated nearly 28 million views on YouTube this year. A couple weeks ago, the 49ers (11-3) spliced highlights from this NFC West-winning season into the honey badger video, making for a rousing film session at a team meeting. That explains why coach Jim Harbaugh referred to the honey badger in his locker room address after Monday night’s 20-3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, a victory overshadowed by two power outages at Candlestick Park. “Honey badger don’t care about no lights,” Harbaugh said, as captured by video on the 49ers website. This “honey badger” business isn’t new to sports. It became the nickname of LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu en route to his fifth-place finish in this year’s Heisman Trophy voting. After Harbaugh’s honey badger drop, he resumed his locker-room speech with the 49ers’ more renown catchphrase: “Let me ask you a question, who could possibly have it any better than us?” A team-wide chorus responded: “Nobody!” And nobody has a better turnover differential than the 49ers at plus-25 (10 turnovers, 35 takeaways). Their closest competitor is the team they’re chasing for the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, the Green Bay Packers, who have a plus-20 margin (12 turnovers, 32 takeaways). Although the 49ers have forced the league’s most turnovers, their host Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks, have tallied a league-high 18 since Week 10. The 49ers have the second-most, with 16 turnovers in that six-game span. On Tuesday in the 49ers’ locker room, footballs sat in the lockers of cornerback Tarell Brown and safety Dashon Goldson, footballs they intercepted against the Steelers. Carlos Rogers recorded the first of Monday night’s three interceptions, but he threw that ball into the crowd. Rogers has a team-high six interceptions this season, and he hasn’t kept any of those footballs as mementos. He instead prefers a team-issued game ball that Harbaugh distributes as weekly rewards. In a season bursting with run-defense records, the 49ers aren’t near a record pace for forcing turnovers. Their respectable tally of 35 takeaways is far off the standards set by the 1961 San Diego Chargers (66), 1984 Seahawks (63) and 1983 Washington Redskins (61). The 49ers’ 21 interceptions are their most since 2003, when they tallied 23. The franchise record is 39 interceptions in 1986. Although they have recovered a league-high 14 fumbles by their opponents, the 49ers’ record is 27, in 1978. It’s safe to say these 49ers won’t be duplicating the efforts of the franchise’s first Super Bowl team, a 1981 squad that forced 48 turnovers (27 interceptions, 21 fumble recoveries). Nor will these 49ers match the 1983 Redskins’ plus-43 turnover differential. But defensive backs have stayed after practice to catch balls thrown by quarterbacks and a machine. Linebackers have done turnover drills before practice. The results are showing. “It’s remarkable,” Rogers said of the turnover tally. “I just saw that we lead the league. It’s a credit to the players and the coaches who’ve put us in the right situations. “And we’re hanging on to the ball.” So is the 49ers’ offense. That unit’s persona: ball hog. The 49ers have committed only 10 turnovers, including Alex Smith’s five interceptions and two lost fumbles. Harbaugh said Smith has been “uncanny in the pocket” in holding on to the ball despite being sacked a league-high 39 times. But the honey badger probably doesn’t care about all that. For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman’s Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. Posted in 49ers-news | Comments Off
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Giants meet 49ers in clash of first-place teams |
The New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers are two of the biggest surprises at the halfway point of the season in the National Football League. The 49ers (7-1), who have a comfortable lead in the NFC West, and the NFC East-leading Giants (6-2) meet Sunday in a mid-season clash. “We just feel like this is a team, it’s not individual play no more,” said tackle Ricky Jean Francois of San Francisco, who can move closer to clinching a division title before the end of the month by extending their longest winning streak in 14 years. The Giants have failed to make it to the post-season each of the last two seasons. They are two games ahead of the second-placed Dallas Cowboys and three ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles, who were expected to dominate the division. But that has not happened and the Giants bolstered their status as viable contenders for a division title by beating the New England Patriots 24-20 last week, as quarterback Eli Manning hit tight end Jake Ballard for a one-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds left in the game. While New York’s rise has been unexpected, the 49ers surprisingly have the NFL’s second-best record under first-year coach Jim Harbaugh. San Francisco have finished at or below .500 in each of the past eight years. “A lot of people doubted us, a lot of people put us out because we didn’t have an offseason, we had a whole new staff, we’re going to be lost and running around with our heads cut off,” Francois said. “But with the dedication and all the time everybody put aside to build it we weren’t going to have no lacking.” The 49ers have the league’s top-ranked run defense, yielding 70.8 yards per game and 61.3 over the last three games. In another key Sunday matchup, the New York Jets meet their rivals the New England Patriots. It has been four weeks since the Jets lost to the Patriots, and subsequently had their postseason hopes called into question. Jets coach Rex Ryan would love nothing more than to give the Patriots a similar experience. The now red-hot Jets have a chance at MetLife Stadium to send the struggling Patriots to their first three-game losing skid in nine years. The Jets are 4-0 at home this season. “Both teams are going to be humming for this one, no question,” Ryan said. “You can sugarcoat it all you want, but they know they need it and we know we need it. Both teams are going to be hungry.” In the Monday night game, the Green Bay Packers will try to keep their perfect record intact by tightening up on the defensive end when they host the Minnesota Vikings. “We’re 8-0. We’ve earned it,” coach Mike McCarthy said. “But we have expectations and the level of play that not only the individual expects of himself but what we expect of each position, each unit.” Despite returning two interceptions for touchdowns last Sunday, the Packers conceded its most points of the season and almost blew a 21-point lead in a 45-38 win over the Chargers in San Diego. The reigning Super Bowl champion Packers (8-0) are off to their best start since opening with 10 consecutive victories in 1962. The Vikings do not plan to back down, said receiver Percy Harvin. “We’ve shown on tape that if we execute, we can play with any team in this league,” he said. This week’s action kicked off Thursday night as the Oakland Raiders seized first place in the AFC West by beating the San Diego Chargers 24-17. Carson Palmer threw two touchdown passes and Michael Bush ran 30 times for a season-high 157 yards and one touchdown to lead the Raiders over the Chargers, who suffered their fourth-straight loss. Other games on Sunday are Rams at Browns, Steelers at Bengals, Saints at Falcons, Bills at Cowboys, Titans at Panthers, Broncos at Chiefs, Jaguars at Colts, Cardinals at Eagles, Texans at Buccaneers, Redskins at Dolphins, Ravens at Seahawks and Lions at Bears. What are your opinions. Posted in 49ers-news | Comments Off
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NFL Roster Cuts: San Francisco 49ers Release Josh… |
Read More: nfl roster cuts, 49ers roster cuts, Josh McCown (QB – SFX), Adam Snyder (OT – SFX), Tony Wragge (G – SFX), Daniel Kilgore (G – SFX), Ronald Johnson (WR – SFX), San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers cut their roster down to the 53-player limit Saturday afternoon as they released 27 players. The most notable cuts were probably QB Josh McCown, OL Tony Wragge and WR Ronald Johnson. The team has some areas they might be looking to fill with a veteran presence, which means current members of the 53-man roster are not necessarily safe. McCown was signed early last week to provide a veteran backup to QB Alex Smith. He had a solid performance against the San Diego Chargers Thursday evening, but it wasn’t enough to secure a roster spot. He will head back to North Carolina where he was working as a high school football coach. The 49ers likely figured they either want another veteran, or if they need a veteran they can get McCown on the phone fairly quickly. Wragge has been a utility man for the 49ers offensive line, filling in ably at center and guard. The team has given Adam Snyder significant center time and appears comfortable with Daniel Kilgore as a long term option. Ronald Johnson was a sixth round draft choice this past April but has struggled this preseason and might end up on the practice squad. It is interesting to note that the 49ers released two tight ends competing for the third tight end position, leaving them with only two tight ends. With no third tight end or third quarterback, that could leave two current rostered players still on the bubble. For more on the 49ers roster, head over to Niners Nation and SB Nation Bay Area. Subscribe to our feed!. Posted in 49ers-news | Comments Off
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Dixon scores twice in 49ers’ 20-17 win |
Now that the exhibition season is over, the San Diego Chargers have just over a week to get ready for Adrian Peterson. That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. Posted in 49ers-news | Comments Off
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