49ers Blog and Q&A

HALFTIME: Aside from one Frank Gore run and one end-of-half drive, the 49ers offense looks pretty stale. But those two exceptions give the 49ers 14 points. Meanwhile, the defense is forcing Manning and the Colts into far more punts than they are accustomed. ... Josh Morgan started the game at WR, but he's only seen action in 3-WR sets since ... Michael Crabtree has played every offensive snap ... Nate Clements mostly has been relegated to punt returns and likely hurt his shoulder during a return ...

4Q

.... Colts have 1st and 10 at 49ers' 22: Addai halfback option pass to Wayne for 22-yard TD, fools Spencer ... Colts go for 2 but Manning's pass is too high ... 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:10 ... Colts 18, 49ers 14 ...

49ers take over at 21 ... Bruce drops pass, would have been a 1st down ... 2nd and 10: Nice catch by Crabtree, who goes up to snag high pass, gain of 11 ... 1st and 10: Smith nice pass to Bruce down right sideline, gain of 20 ... 1st and 10: Gore carries, gains seven ... 2nd and 3 at Indy 41: Coffee runs, breaks a tackle, gains eight ... 1st and 10: Slow-developing screen goes inc., nearly picked off ... 2nd and 10: quick out to Morgan, gains three ... 3rd and 7: Delay of game on 49ers = 3rd and 12: Mathis gets past Snyder, sacks Smith for loss of eight ... 49ers were within Nedney's range; now punt ... Colts take over at own 10

Colts take over at own 10: Addai runs for three on first down ... 2nd and 7: Manning and Clark completely fool the 49ers' defense on pass to the 49ers' 47 ... 1st and 10: Addai carries, gains 1 ... 2nd and 9: Pass to Wayne, gains 7 ... Spikes is *hurt* ... 3rd and 3: Pass to Collie is too deep ... PUNT to Brandon Jones, who fields the ball at the three and is tackled at the 5 ...

49ers take over at own 6: Gore loses two yards on first down, but offsides on Colts makes it 1st and 5: Dump to Gore, he dives for first down ... 1st and 10 at the 18: Smith flushed, runs out of bounds for no gain, technically a sack ... 2nd and 10: Great pass over LB Clint Session to Crabtree, gain of 17 (Crabtree now has 81 yards) ... 1st and 10: Pass to Crabtree too high ... 2nd and 10: Brandon Jones in for Crabtree ... pass to Bruce too high, nearly picked off ... 3rd and 10: Freeney sacks Smith -- that gives Freeney a sack in eight straight games, a franchise record ...

Colts take over at own 33 ... Pass to Collie for two ... Pass to Clark gains four ... 3rd and 3: Manning's pass to Clark is complete ... 1st and 10 and looking bleak for the 49ers: Addai runs through the middle for 13 yards ... 1st and 10: Spikes takes down Addai after 1 yard ... 2nd and 9: Pass to Garcon snuffed out by Willis. ... 2 MIN WARNING w/ 1:58 ... 49ers have two timeouts ... 3rd and 4: Manning to Clark gets a first down and effectively ends the game ...

3Q

Colts take over at 26 ... Addai 2-yard gain ... False start on Wayne makes it 2nd and 13: Sopoaga sacks Manning, doubling the QBs sack total for the season ... Manning hits Garcon deep down field .... 1st and 10: Inc. ... 2nd and 10 pass to Addai snuffed out after 2-yard gain ... 3rd and 8: manning to Wayne for nine ... 1st and 10: Manning to Wayne gains 20 to the SF 21 ... 1st and 10: Manning too far for Wayne in the end zone ... 2nd and 10: pass to Collie complete, picks up six ... 3rd and 4: Manning sacked by Ray McDonald, loses 12, brings Stover back in for a 40 yarder ... 49ers 14, Colts 12

49ers take over at own 22: 1st and 10: Gore up middle for 2 ... 2nd and 8: Pass to Gore in the flat, cuts it up, powers forward for seven ... 3rd and inches: Coffee and Moran Norris are in, so is Morgan ... Hands to Norris for first down ... 1st and 10: Chilo loses man who tackles Gore for 1-yard loss ... 2nd and 11: Misdirection pass to Gore, cuts back up middle for 10 yards ... 3rd and 1: (same combo) handoff to Norris picks up 1 ... 1st and 10: Pass to Bruce can't be hauled in ... 2nd and 10 from SF 44: Smith to Crabtree, he fights for extra yardage and appears to have been stripped of the ball... Indy recovers and SF challenges ... Ruling upheld, Indy takes over at SF 42, 49ers docked time out ...

Colts take over at SF 42 ... Manning pass to Garcon is inc., no p.i. called (but there could have been) ... 2nd and 10: Pass to Wayne too far inside ... 3rd and 10: Pass to Garcon broken up when Goldson blasts Garcon out of bounds ... PUNT ... Brandon Jones takes punt two yards to the 20. CLEMENTS IS OUT W/ A BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER

49ers take over at own 20 ... Gore picks up three on first ... 2nd and 7: Another Norris run, no gain ... 3rd and 7: Smith pressured, has nowhere to throw, inc. ...

Colts take over at own 30 ... Pass to Collie is inc. ... Crossing pattern to Garcon, gains five ... quick pass to Wayne picks up first down ... Haralson is *hurt* .. 1st and 10: Pass to Dallas Clark ... 2nd and short: Addai picks up the first down ... 1st and 10: Manning to Baskett inc. ... 2nd and 10: Manning to Collie, hit by Willis after 5-yard gain ... Neutral zone infraction by Sopoaga gives Indy first down ... 1st and 10 at SF 32: Addai 10-yard gain ... END OF 3rd Q

2Q

49ers take over at own 30 ... 1st down: Gore up the gut for a yard ... 2nd and 9: Gore runs right, cuts it up for two yards ... 3rd and 7: Pass to Davis is complete, but he's immediately taken down. Two-yard gain ... PUNT

Colts take over at own 25 ... 1st down: Addai carries for 7 ... 2nd and 3: Addai carries, gains 1 ... 3rd and 2: Short pass to Wayne but he's plastered immediately by Brown, no gain ... Punt ... Clements has nice return but fumbles out of bounds ...

49ers take over at own 28 ... Smith to Norris on first down, dropped ... 2nd and 10: Smith to Davis for first down, but holding on Baas makes it 2nd and 20: draw to Gore gains two ... 3rd and 18: Smith takes off and runs for 10 ... PUNT

Colts take over at own 18: 1st and 10: Manning to Wayne for big gain ... 1st and 10: Manning to Wayne for 5 ... 2nd and 5: Good coverage -- Manning sacked by Aubrayo Franklin ... 3rd and 10: Pass to Baskett broken up ... PUNT

49ers take over at own 22 ... 1st and 10: Gore runs left, gains 2 ... 2nd and 8: Davis false start makes it 2nd and 13: Smith rollout does nothing, throws inc. ,,, 3rd and 13: Pass to Crabtree is on target, but Crabtree comes back to the ball and is a yard short of first down ... PUNT, another boomer b y Lee.

Colts take over at own 18 ... Manning inc. to Clark on deep pass ... 2nd and 10: Addai taken down after short gain ... 3rd and nine: Pass to Garcon gets 11 ... 1st and 10: Pass to Wayne gets seven ... 2nd and 3: RB Chad Simpson run down by Willis, minus 1 ... 2 MIN WARNING ... 3rd and 4, Colts at own 36: Manning pass to Wayne inc. PUNT

49ers take over at own 11 ... 1:44 to go, both teams have three timeouts ... Smith bullet to Crabtree gains 27 ... 1st and 10: Smith hits Bruce for 12 to the 50 ... 1st and 10: Pass to Davis gains 10 ... Smith to Davis inc. ... 2nd and 10 w/ :51 ...Blitz, Smith reads it and throws to Gore for 15; low hit on Smith puts ball on the 12 with :43 ... 1st and 10: Smith to Gore to the 8, hit out of bounds w/ :38 ... 2nd and 6: Smith over the middle to Davis for a touchdown, nice grab by Davis... unsportsmanlike penalty called on Morgan; 15 yards will be assessed on kickoff ... 49ers 14, Colts 6 ... 7 plays, 89 yards, 1:11 and 49ers still have three timeouts ...

49ers kick off from own 15 ... Colts return to their 39 w/ :26 left ... 1st and 10: Manning blitzed, but pass complete to Collie for big gain ... 1st and 10; Pass to Clark, nine yards, goes out of bounds at SF 29, Indy calls time out w/ 14 ... Pass to Collie to the 13, Colts call second t.o. w/ six seconds, bring in Stover for 31 field goal -- good. 49ers 14, Colts 9 ... Colts go 48 yards in 25 seconds.

CLEMENTS HAS BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER, WILL BE EVALUATED AT HALF

1Q

49ers take over at own 29 ... Crabtree and Morgan are the wideouts ... Joe Staley goes down on first-down run (7 yards) by Gore. He's still on the ground; Barry Sims is in ...Staley eventually walks off the field under own power ... 2nd and 4: Taser -- Gore picks up 1 yard ... 3rd down pass to Vernon Davis is complete but out of bounds ... PUNT ... Crabtree & Morgan in on two plays, Crabtree & Bruce in on one

STALEY HAS SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE; DOUBTFUL TO RETURN

Colts take over at own 15 ... Brown and Spencer start at CB ... Brown nearly to torched by Garcon ... Short gain ... Third-down pass to Dallas Clark, fumbles, recovered by SF at Indy 26 but will be reviewed ... Call reversed, fourth-down PUNT ... Nate Clements, who hasn't been in on defense yet, is back to return the punt ... and loses at least five yards. Penalty on the Colts, so there's a re-kick ... Big punt and Clements returns it to the 30

49ers take over at own 30 ... Short pass to Bruce on 1st picks up 5 ... 2nd: Gore squeezes through line and he's gone -- 64-yard touchdown run. Heitmann and Rachal do a good job of springing Gore. Drive takes 70 seconds ... 49ers 7, Indy 0

Colts take over at own 23 ... Short pass to Addai on 1st down ... 2nd and 8: Addai picks up six ... 3rd and 2: Manning pass nearly picked off by Bly (shoulda had it) ... 4th down PUNT ... Clements fair catch at the 27 ... Clements hasn't played a defensive snap yet. Bly has been in on third down ...

49ers take over at own 27 ... Baas steps on Smith and both go down; loss of three ... Gore loses a yard ... 3rd and 14: Smith pressured by Mathis, throws ball away ... Great punt by Lee backs Colts to own 23 ...

Colts take over at 23 ... Pass incomplete to Wayne ... Tarell Brown got tangled with Garcon and lost his shoe ... Clements is in on second and 10 ... Addai picks up 2 ... 3rd and 8: Simple screen to Wayne goes for a big gain to the SF 43 ... 1st down: inc to Wayne ... 2nd: Addai gains 1 ... 3rd and 9 (Brown back in) Manning to Collie picks up 1st down, gains 14 ... 1st and 10: Holding on Garcon backs the Colts up to the SF 38 ... 1st and 20: Manning's end-zone pass broken up nicely by Spencer ... 2nd and 20: Manning to Clark picks up 18 ... 3rd and 2: Adda hit by Balmer for no gain ... Stover 38-yard FG is good. SF 7, Indy 3

49ers take over at own 12 after Robinson is upended ... 1st: no fullback, Gore picks up three ... 2nd and 7: Smith complete to Bruce for 1st down, 13 yards ... 1st: Pass to Crabtree dropped (Crabtree's 1st drop!) ... Smith comes back to Crabtree for first down ... 1st and 10: Smith's pass to Crabtree is tipped and picked off by Bob Sanders ... to the SF 34

Colts take over at 34 ... Manning to Wayne on first down to the 21 ... 1st: Addai no gain ... 2nd: Manning to Wayne ... 3rd-down pass to Clark in the end zone is off target ... Stover boots in 33-yard FG to make score SF 7, Indy 6