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Leading up to a Week 15 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick noted the 49ers' strong special teams and made mention of the fact that they were the No. 1 ranked unit during the previous season. The rankings which...

As noted by Mike Reiss in his overview of the defensive snaps played in Sunday night's game against the 49ers, Patriots safety Patrick Chung took over for Steve Gregory in the team's base defense following a third quarter catch by Michael Crabtree. T...

Why San Francisco is now the undisputed champion of football, plus the rest of the Week 15 news.

Colleen Dominguez reports from Foxborough, Mass., as the 49ers prepare to face the Patriots....

Mark Schlereth and Tedy Bruschi are pointing to the San Francisco 49ers' game against New England as the NFL's best matchup in Week 15. They offer thoughts on that game and a few others in the video above. 49ers-Patriots is the only game involv...

Jeff Gold gives a gambling preview of the Sunday night game between the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots.

Story | Conversation | December 16, 2012

• 49ers DE Aldon Smith and ESPN Dallas' Drew Pearson join Greeny and Golic to preview 49ers-Patriots and Steelers-Cowboys. Smith and Pearson • ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski talks about the sloppy Thursday night win for the Bengals in Ph...

Every week before the Patriots play a game, Tedy Bruschi and Mike Reiss dissect the action as part of "Bruschi's Breakdown." This week's breakdown is posted for a Sunday night matchup against the 49ers. Bruschi starts off by discussing whether the...

Prim Siripipat goes inside the numbers for the San Francisco-New England matchup....

Kaepernick's inexperience could be the Patriots' biggest advantage on Sunday.

49ers-Patriots Preview

The Detroit Lions' game at the Green Bay Packers will remain on Sunday night Dec. 9, as will the 49ers-Patriots showdown the next week.

Tom Brady is one of eight Patriots and Patrick Willis one of eight 49ers to make the Pro Bowl, the most on each roster.

In the second of a two-part series looking at linebacking situations in 2010, Matt Williamson examines the 49ers, Patriots and Jaguars.

Story | Conversation | July 05, 2010

49ers Received Patriots Received 2007 1st (Joe Staley) 2008 1st (traded down, took Jerod Mayo) -- 2007 4th (traded for Randy Moss) Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Paul from the United Kingdom asks ...

Rick Reilly submits his ballot for the top 20 coaches in NFL history. He lets you see whom he voted for and whom he didn't.