The 49ers (2-0) host the New England Patriots (1-1) at 3Com Park. Bill Parcells is in his third year as head coach. Drew Bledsoe is the starter. Curtis Martin is the rookie back. Ben Coates and Troy Brown are the receivers.
Steve Young is the starter. Derek Loville is the lead back. Jerry Rice is on a 167-yard rolling start to the year.[1][2]
Bill Parcells brings the Patriots to 3Com Park in his third year. Drew Bledsoe is in his third NFL season. Curtis Martin is the rookie back, a third-round pick out of Pittsburgh. The Sunday matchup is the kind of home game where the schedule offers the 49ers the chance to put together back-to-back home wins against a Parcells team that, in any other Sunday, is the kind of opponent the championship defense should handle.
Week 3 has the schedule's home matchup against the AFC East's projected wild-card team plus a slate where the early-season tiers are clarifying. The Cowboys sit at 2-0; the Packers 2-0; the Lions 2-0. The AFC East has the Dolphins at 2-0 and the Patriots 1-1. Around the league the storyline is the Packers' continued offensive success. The 49ers' Sunday at 3Com is the conference's only NFC-AFC home game on the slate.
Through two games the 49ers sit at 2-0 with a plus 33 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,800 passing yards. Rice has caught 17 for 254 across the first two. The Patriots are 1-1 with Bledsoe averaging 235 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 7-point home favorites. Stat worth watching today: Rice's chase of 1,500 receiving yards.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-0 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-0 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1-1 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-1 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 2-0 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1-1 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-1 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 1-1 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2-0 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2-0 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 1-1 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1-1 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-0 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 2-0 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1-1 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 0-2 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 1-1 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1-1 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1-1 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-1 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 2-0 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-1 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 1-1 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0-2 | -- |
| New York Giants | 0-2 | L2 |
1995 Patriots at 49ers Week 3
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49ers vs Patriots 1995 SF 28-NE 3 #49ersfan #49ersfaithful #newenglandpatriots 12Steve Young threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns, Jerry Rice caught 6 for 87 with two scores and the 49ers beat the New England Patriots 28-3 at 3Com Park. Derek Loville ran for 58. Drew Bledsoe was 21 of 51 for 241 yards with no touchdowns. Curtis Martin ran for 63 on 24 carries. The 49ers' defense produced two sacks and held the Patriots to one field goal.[1][2]
Steve Young threw three touchdowns at 3Com Park and the 49ers shut out the Patriots' offense from the end zone in a 28-3 win. Jerry Rice caught two of them. Drew Bledsoe went 21-of-51 with no touchdowns. The third-year Patriots quarterback's pocket reads against the 49ers' defensive front did not produce the kind of explosive plays the Sunday's wire copy projected.
Curtis Martin's rookie debut against the 49ers produced 63 rushing on 24 carries (2.6 ypc). The defensive front held the Patriots' running game below 3.0 a carry. The 49ers' offense scored on five of seven possessions.
The 49ers walk away 3-0 with the road trip to Detroit on Sunday next. The home record is 2-0. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the defensive front's continued multi-sack production. The film room is going to spend the week on the third-down defense.
49ers 28, Patriots 3. Margin: plus 25. Record: 3-0.
A 28-3 home win over the Patriots. The 49ers improve to 3-0 in the title defense.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a touchdown drive ending in a Rice 18-yard score. A Wade Richey field goal made it 10-0. Young added a 4-yard rushing touchdown to push the lead to 17-0. A Patriots field goal cut it to 17-3 at the half. The third quarter saw a Young touchdown to Rice to make it 24-3. A Loville rushing touchdown made the final 28-3 (with the closing extra point made).
The turning point
The second-quarter Young rushing touchdown. With the 49ers up 10-0 and the offense facing third-and-three at the Patriots' 4, the staff called the quarterback draw. Young walked in untouched. The 17-0 cushion put the home team in script-the-clock posture from the second quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 29-of-42 for 284 with three touchdowns and one pick. Rice 6 catches for 87 with two scores. Brent Jones 6 for 67. Floyd 8 for 49. Loville 58 on 12 carries. Defensively the front produced two sacks; the linebacker rotation held Curtis Martin to 63 on 24 carries.
Personnel watch
The defensive front is the headline. The unit's third straight game with multi-sack production. Bryant Young has 3 sacks through three games. The third-down defense held the Patriots' offense to 6-of-17. Rice's 87 was his third 80-plus receiving day of the year.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 29/42 | 284 | 3 | 1 | |
| NWE | |||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 21/51 | 241 | 0 | 3 | |
| Scott Zolak | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Derek Loville | 12 | 58 | 0 | 27 |
| Steve Young #8 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 11 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamal Willis | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Elvis Grbac | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NWE | ||||
| Curtis Martin | 24 | 63 | 0 | 9 |
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Corey Croom | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Zolak | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 6 | 87 | 2 | 21 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 21 |
| William Floyd | 8 | 49 | 0 | 10 |
| Derek Loville | 6 | 42 | 1 | 17 |
| Nate Singleton | 2 | 31 | 0 | 23 |
| Ted Popson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| NWE | ||||
| Troy Brown | 5 | 72 | 0 | 25 |
| Ben Coates | 5 | 72 | 0 | 31 |
| Vincent Brisby | 4 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| Will Moore | 3 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9 |
| John Burke | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
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