San Francisco 49ers Football

Super Sunday Brunch

2010-01-08T06:05:00.001-08:00

Sunday, February 7 at 11a.m. "Super Sunday Brunch" at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Media Productions will host a Super Sunday Brunch featuring former Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys and University of Miami Hurricanes head football coach Jimmy Johnson on Sunday,
Feb. 7 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. Local sports radio talk show host and Miami Dolphins radio analyst Joe Rose will emcee the Brunch, which will also feature the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders. Guests
will be able to talk X's and O 's with Jimmy and Joe about the big game, discuss strategies, hear their keys to victory for both teams, and get their take on the 2009 pro football season. Jimmy, Joe and the Dolphins cheerleaders will also be available
for photos with guests.

Sports memorabilia company Mounted Memories also will hold a silent auction that will benefit The Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation. The foundation was founded by former Dolphins and Hurricanes linebacker Twan Russell.
Johnson coached the Cowboys to world championships in 1992 and 1993, and he guided the Hurricanes to the 1987 National Championship. Johnson coached the Dolphins from 1996-1999.

Tickets are $175/person and a table of (10) is $1500. Three Alcoholic Beverages and Full Brunch Menu Included in ticket price.

WHO: Jimmy Johnson, Joe Rose, Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders.
WHA T: Super Sunday Brunch.
WHEN : Sunday, F eb. 7, 2010 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
WHERE : Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Ballrooms A and B .

Join former NFL Coach and current FOX Broadcaster Jimmy Johnson and host Joe Rose for an intimate Q & A, and a silent auction benefiting the Russell Reading & Life Skills Foundation. Also on-hand will be Dolphin cheerleaders who will sign autographs, and interact with guests. Tables are $1,500 or individual tickets may be purchased for $175 and are available at the Hard Rock Live Box Office, open Monday – Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and on Sunday – only open on event days at noon. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. *Additional fees may apply. For more information please contact Erica Bachelor at 954-985-5701, ext.10737 or ericabachelor@semtribe.com.

Don't Count Us Out Quite Yet

2008-11-20T21:06:00.001-08:00

The Cowboys are supposed to be an NFC powerhouse and with the return of Tony Romo, some could write off the 49ers as an easy win. Not so fast there, "experts." San Francisco is experiencing a resurgence under Mike Singletary and with Shaun Hill at the helm. The way they disposed of the Rams last week was what I believe the first of many victories to close out this less than glorious season. Why not start this roll with our old rivals? The Cowboys looked strong against the Redskins last week, relying on Marion Barber to do the heavy lifting. The Redskin's defense is one of the best in NFL, so how can San Francisco be expected to stop the Barbarian? There are a couple points I would like to bring up, first and foremost the 49ers running defense. Anyone can ask Adrian Peterson what it feels like to play against Patrick Willis. He was so happy that Willis was the NFC, just so he wouldn't be against him in the Pro Bowl. Not only can Willis single-handedly stop the run if need be, he has Takeo Spikes and Michael Lewis in the middle of the field to help him out. Lewis, while not the best cover safety, is known for stopping the run and makes sure to leave a mark on his prey. Don't expect a repeat of Barber's performance this week. As for Romo, Owens, Williams, and Witten... they don't have the most favorable matchups across from them. Nate Clements always steps up against big name receivers and Owens isn't even having a good season. He should be easy to handle for Clements, as should Williams for Walt Harris. Harris is a veteran who knows how to play his man. The trouble could come from the tight end Witten... if not for the fact that Manny Lawson could end up lining up across from him. Lawson is substantially quicker than Witten (or most tight ends) and won't get beat very often. The entire Cowboy's offense could have problems with Singletary's D. On the other side of the ball, the Cowboy's defense hasn't been outstanding against the pass or run and neither has the 49ers offense. But the 49ers offensive scheme has seen change over the past couple weeks as the ball is going to Frank Gore more and more. If this philosophy stays in action, Frank Gore could tear up the Cowboy's less than stellar lineman and linebackers. Now "experts," why are you counting the San Francisco 49ers out already?
Prediction: If the 49ers lose, I guess I'll have taken a dive for them this week
SF 17, DAL 14

Signs of Life

2008-11-16T16:28:00.001-08:00

The streak is over... after 6 straight losses, the San Francisco 49ers have come away with an impressive victory over the St. Louis Rams. The entire offense was electric. Frank Gore was able to get off 106 yards on only 18 carries. As for the passing game, Shaun Hill continued to impress, throwing 15/20 for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns. The defense didn't play exceptionally well, but they got the job done as evident by the scoreboard. In the second half, San Francisco played very conservative offense and the Rams were able to make a small comeback, but this game was all about the niners. Final score: St Louis 16, San Francisco 35.

A Tough Sunday Night in Arizona

2008-11-10T22:04:00.001-08:00

So the final whistle was about an hour ago and I'm still devastated. I don't think I've ever seen a better game... well yeah I have, the last Monday Night game where we actually made the comeback. ARI 29, SF 24. I'm disappointed in the scoreboard, but not so much with the team or head coach. Shaun Hill wasn't Montana-like, but he played an o.k game until he started to force it at the end. 2 touchdowns say alot, but so do 2 interceptions. In my opinion, if he'd been starting the whole season, tonight would've been another story. All in all, Hill impressed me with his composure for the most part, but alot of the credit has to be given to the receiver core. Jason Hill had an unbelievable night for someone who had only 30yds receiving before tonight. He grabbed 7 for 84 and it would have been more if not for a horrible out-of-bounds call by the refs. Morgan and Davis did not play as well as I'd expected but they both showed up and the feel good moment of the night was Davis and Singletary embracing after his touchdown grab. Frank Gore was unstoppable the whole night until he slipped on that touchdown run. I admit, the refs made the right call in that situation, but I wish that the refs would've messed up just one more time. The defense did... an average job. They shut down the run, but what else would you expect from the likes of Patrick Willis and Takeo Spikes. As for the coverage team, they were torn apart by the likes of Warner and Co. There's a big need for help in the secondary as was made apparent tonight. Even though they were destroying us through the air, we stayed in the game thanks to a partly more conservative offense. Gore got 23 carries which is only his second 20+ carry game. He is our biggest weapon, we need to find a better way to utilize him. All things considered, I'm happy with the team's effort and I'm positive they left it all out on the field.

*Read more of my blog at 49ersblog0catch.blogspot.com*

San Francisco 49ers on MNF

2008-11-06T11:24:00.001-08:00

I'm anxious to see if our team will be able to perform on Monday Night in Phoenix. The one thing the 49ers are famous for is playing well on Monday Night, 38-23 all-time. The last Monday Night victory was against the Cardinals, but they were a different team then. I give credit when credit is due, the Cardinals have a high-octane offense (coincidentally the type that Martz would like to achieve in SF...) Kurt Warner is seemingly ageless and they have THREE good running backs, so it will be hard for our defense to cover everything. Patrick Willis will no doubt keep the middle plugged, but our secondary could have some trouble keeping up with the speedy receivers. On the opposite side of the ball, Frank Gore can and will have a field day against the Arizona D, that is... if Shaun Hill can lead the passing game to a high enough standard to keep Arizona from loading their run D. Its possible, this week more than ever. Vernon Davis may have (quote: "may have") learned his lesson after being publicly embarrased last week. He'll be out to prove that he is as good as he thinks he is and could put up a 60yd game as the linebackers focus on Gore. Also, Josh Morgan is, in my opinion, the future at the receiver position. He's also going be lining up against Rod Hood for the majority of the game, which is certainly a matchup in his favor. I expect another big game for the rookie receiver. This is the week for the 49ers to finally stop this losing streak. I'm putting my faith in my team and saying we upset the NFC West leaders and keep the division close.

San Francisco 49ers on MNF

2008-11-06T11:23:00.001-08:00

Weak

2008-09-28T13:18:00.001-07:00

The 49ers were week on both defense and offense. The offense failed to protect the quarterback, so O'Sullivan had no time to throw accurately. O'Sullivan threw when he had no receiver. The Saints out played the 49ers overall.

Consistency

2008-09-08T08:17:00.001-07:00

The 48ers can't get it together when it comes to the quarterback and the receiver. They will have a few good plays. Then it all falls apart. O'Sullivan may be better than Smith, but they did not play well enough yesterday to show case his talents.

Chargers vs 49ers

2008-08-29T08:10:00.001-07:00

I think that the 49ers are looking strong and are finally working in tandem. They should beat the Chargers easily. Smith has had time to develop and the defense is looking strong.

Please Keep Scoring!

2008-08-22T16:39:00.001-07:00

After watching the Battle of the Bay I was like - here we go again. Then I watched them romp on Green Bay and was like - ok, there is hope. I have not seen the Bears play yet this year, but its only preseason so it really doesn't matter who they play. Its more about what they are doing internally.

All I know at this point is that the talent is there on both sides of the ball, and "hope" Mike Martz can pull it together offensively so we aren't dead last in that categoryu again this year. I think there is still some hope for Alex Smith. The adversity of having 4 offenses in 4 seasons is tough, but what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

GO NINERS!

It's Just a Test!

2008-08-22T16:38:00.001-07:00

Although the 49ers won last week I wouldn't get my hopes up to high. The team was ranked 28th last year and still have a lot of rebuilding to do. Preseason is exactly what it is, a test for the non contract players to get a job, and existing players to try to keep their job.

2008 NFL Season

2008-08-14T12:17:00.001-07:00

The 2008 NFL Season will be the 89th season of the National Football League, the major professional American football league in the United States, themed with the slogan "Believe in Now." The Super Bowl championship game for this season, Super Bowl XLIII, is scheduled to be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009.^[2]

The regular season is set to begin on September 4 when the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Washington Redskins in the NFL Kickoff game. The season will conclude with the 2009 Pro Bowl on February 8, 2009.

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[edit] Schedule

Based on the NFL's scheduling formula, the intraconference and interconference matchups for 2008 are:^[3]

Division	AFC opponent	NFC opponent
AFC East	AFC West	NFC West
AFC North	AFC South	NFC East
AFC South	AFC North	NFC North
AFC West	AFC East	NFC South
NFC East	AFC North	NFC West
NFC North	AFC South	NFC South
NFC South	AFC West	NFC North
NFC West	AFC East	NFC East

The annual NFL Kickoff Game to start the season is set for September 4 and will feature the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants hosting their division rivals, the Washington Redskins, at Giants Stadium. It will be held 90 minutes earlier than previous years, at 7 p.m. EDT, because of a time conflict with the 2008 Republican National Convention.^[1]

Other featured games during the opening week include the NBC Sunday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, scheduled for 8:15 p.m. EDT, (the first regular season game at Lucas Oil Stadium and a rematch of Super Bowl XLI), and two Monday Night Football contests, both division rivalries, as part of the now annual doubleheader: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers at 7:00 p.m. EDT, and the Denver Broncos at the Oakland Raiders at 10:15 p.m. EDT.^[4]

Meanwhile, the traditional Thanksgiving Day games will be held on November 27, with the Detroit Lions hosting the Tennessee Titans at 12:30 PM EST on CBS, the Dallas Cowboys' home game following suit on FOX at 4:15 PM EST against the Seattle Seahawks. A third game on NFL Network, featuring the Arizona Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles will follow at 8:15 PM EST.^[1]^[3] It will be the first home game for the Eagles on Thanksgiving Day since 1940, and their first since the infamous Bounty Bowl Game in 1989.

In preseason games, the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game was played August 3 between the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins, which aired on NBC Sunday Night Football.^[5] Washington won the game, 30-16.^[6] On April 3, the league revealed the other preseason games^[7] which includes the first game of the Toronto Series, which will be played August 14 between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Thursday and Saturday night games will also see a change. Instead of starting on Thanksgiving as in previous years, this year's Thursday night games will begin three weeks prior, on November 6, and run through week 16. Seven Thursday night games and only one Saturday night game will take place, due to federal antitrust legislation that prohibits NFL games on Saturdays during college football season.

Despite NFL tradition to play games on Christmas if the holiday lands on a day of the week when the NFL normally plays, and the fact that Christmas lands on a Thursday in 2008, the NFL opted not to hold a Christmas game this season, instead scheduling all of its week 17 matchups for Sunday.

The 2008 season also is the third season of the use of the "flexible scheduling" for Sunday games starting with Week 11.

The NFL's Pro Bowl all-star game at the end of the season will be played at Aloha Stadium in the Honolulu suburb of ʻAiea, Hawaiʻi for the 30th consecutive season. The league had the option under their current contract to hold the game elsewhere, including the possibility of moving it to the host site of the Super Bowl.^[8]^[9]

[edit] International Play

This will be the second consecutive season that the league will play at least one regular season game outside the United States as part of its International Series. The contest between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints will be played at Wembley Stadium in London on October 26.^[10]^[11] The Chargers will play at Buffalo the week earlier on October 19 so they can immediately travel to London afterward in order to get used to the time difference.^[10]

The league has also approved the Buffalo Bills' request to play at least one regular season home game at Toronto's Rogers Centre over each of the next five seasons.^[12] Team owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. petitioned the league to play at least one game in Canada to strengthen his club's fan base in Ontario. ^[13] The game in Toronto will be on December 7, after the end of the 2008 CFL season^[12], against the Miami Dolphins. CBS will telecast both games regionally; the Toronto game will be carried across Canada on Rogers Sportsnet and City TV.

[edit] Rule Changes

The following rule changes were passed at the league's annual owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida during the week of March 31:^[14]

One defensive player will be allowed to wear a radio similar to the one worn by the quarterback to communicate with the coaching staff.
The "force-out" rule on catches made near the sidelines has been eliminated. A receiver now must come down with the ball and both feet in bounds for a pass to be ruled complete; previously, passes would be ruled complete if the receiver was pushed by a defender while in the air and the official judged that he would have come down in bounds had he not been pushed. However, if a receiver is wrapped up in mid-air by a defender and carried out of bounds before both feet touch the ground, the official can still rule the play a completion.^[15]
The 5-yard incidental grabbing of the face mask penalty has been eliminated; incidental contact will not result in a penalty, though intentional grabbing of the face mask will remain a 15-yard personal foul.
Teams that win the opening coin toss now have the option to defer the decision until the start of the second half, the same as in college football.
Field goal attempts that bounce off the goal post are now reviewable under instant replay. This change followed a decision during the previous season during a Browns-Ravens game when Phil Dawson's game-tying field goal hit an upright, then the crossbar and the back of the goal post.
Legal forward hand offs that touch the ground and attempted snaps when the ball hits the ground before the quarterback touches it are now considered fumbles; previously, forward hand offs were treated as incomplete passes, while a snap that hit the ground before the quarterback touched it was a 5-yard illegal procedure penalty.

[edit] Television in the United States

For more details on this topic, see NFL on television.

This will be the third season under the league's current television contracts with its American broadcast partners. CBS Sports and FOX Sports will televise Sunday afternoon AFC and NFC games, respectively.^[16] For primetime games, NBC will broadcast Sunday Night Football and ESPN will air Monday Night Football.^[17] The NFL Network's Run to the Playoffs will also broadcast selected seven Thursday and one Saturday late season night games,^[18] although there are reportedly negotiations to move those games to ESPN Classic.^[19]

This will also be the last NFL season to be broadcast over the air in analog television in the United States; the digital television transition occurs on February 17, 2009, just eight days after the Pro Bowl. Border stations in Canada and Mexico will continue to broadcast in analog; cable stations are unaffected and will be distributed in the format of the cable provider's choice.

NBC has the rights to broadcast Super Bowl XLIII, their first Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXII at the end of the 1997 season.^[17]

ESPN has reduced the on-air roles of sideline reporters Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber during the Monday Night Football telecast.^[20] Also, Emmitt Smith will be replaced on Sunday NFL Countdown by Cris Carter, who comes over from HBO. Meanwhile, NBC's Football Night in America will reunite Dan Patrick with Keith Olbermann on television for the first time since 1997 when they co-hosted SportsCenter. The in-house NFL Network saw Bryant Gumbel resign as their play-by-play announcer after two seasons on the network's Run to the Playoffs package that critics described as "lackluster."^[21] Taking his place will be New York Giants radio announcer Bob Papa.

Additionally, NFL Films-produced Inside the NFL has changed premium cable homes from Time Warner's HBO after three decades to CBS' Showtime. Also changed: James Brown (from the parent network's The NFL Today) as host and Phil Simms as one of the analysts. Cris Collinsworth is staying, but Dan Marino has been dropped as a studio analyst, and the aforementioned Cris Carter moved to ESPN.

On radio, Westwood One has separated from its longtime corporate sister, CBS Radio. This could possibly affect the network's NFL on Westwood One coverage, which it has carried since the two networks merged in the late 1990s. The Westwood One coverage currently uses the NFL on CBS branding on its broadcasts. Also, the Sports USA Radio Network, another syndicator, has been sold along with parent company Jones Radio Networks to the Triton Media Group.

[edit] Coaching changes

The following teams will have new head coaches in 2008:

Team	2008 Coach	Former Coach(es)	Reason for leaving	Story/Accomplishments
Atlanta Falcons	Mike Smith, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator^[22]	Bobby Petrino^[23]; Emmitt Thomas, interim for 3 games^[24]	Petrino resigned after 13 games to take the same job at the University of Arkansas.	In his first and only season, Petrino went 3-10 before resigning. Under interim head coach Thomas, the Falcons went 1-2 over the remainder of the season.
Baltimore Ravens	John Harbaugh, Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs coach ^[25]	Brian Billick^[26]	Fired	Hired in 1999, and led the Ravens to a Super Bowl title at the end of the 2000 season.
Miami Dolphins	Tony Sparano, Dallas Cowboys assistant head coach/offensive line coach^[27]	Cam Cameron^[28]	Fired	In his first and only season, the Cameron-led Dolphins finished with a league worst 1-15 record.
Washington Redskins	Jim Zorn, Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach^[29]	Joe Gibbs^[30]	Retired	Finished 16 overall seasons as Redskins head coach. During his first tenure, 1981-92, the club won three Super Bowls (XVII, XXII, and XXVI) and four NFC Championships (1982, 1983, 1987 and 1991). After being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996, he rejoined the team in 2004.

[edit] Events

[edit] New logo

This will be the first season that the league will use a new, updated logo. Unveiled on August 31, 2007 in USA Today, the new design features eight white stars, representing each of the league's eight divisions, instead of 23 on the old logo. The football has been redesigned and rotated to the same angle as the one on the top of the Vince Lombardi Trophy given to the Super Bowl champion. Darker shades of red and blue, specifically navy blue, are also used, along with font lettering to that of the league's current typeface for other logos.^[31] The new logo officially made its debut during the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26.

[edit] New stadiums

In addition to the Bills playing one home game in Toronto's Rogers Centre, this will be the first season that the Indianapolis Colts will play their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium.^[32] Meanwhile, 2008 will be the final year that the Dallas Cowboys will play at Texas Stadium; they are scheduled to move into their new stadium in Arlington, Texas in 2009.^[33] This is also the last year both the New York Giants and New York Jets will be playing at Giants Stadium. Starting in 2009 both teams will be playing in "The Meadowlands Stadium."

[edit] St. Louis Rams and Georgia Frontiere

On January 18, 2008, Georgia Frontiere, owner of the St. Louis Rams died due to complications with breast cancer.^[34] The Rams announced that during the 2008 season they will wear a commemorative patch in her honor, with her signature on their left shoulder.

[edit] Kansas City Chiefs and Lamar Hunt

On January 31, 2008, Clark Hunt, chairman of the board for the Kansas City Chiefs announced that henceforth the team's Lamar Hunt/American Football League tribute patch that was introduced in the 2007 season will be a permanent part of the Chiefs' uniform.^[35] joining the Chicago Bears (with George Halas) and the Cleveland Browns (with Al Lerner) with such a patch.

[edit] "Retirement"/Unretirement of Brett Favre

The 2008 season will mark the first time since September 20, 1992 that someone other than Brett Favre will start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, as Aaron Rodgers will become the new offensive "Leader of The Pack." At first, this was given Favre's announcement on March 4 that he would retire from the league after sixteen seasons. He owns many NFL records, including most wins as a quarterback, most touchdowns thrown, and most consecutive starts at quarterback. He started every Packers game, regular season and postseason, for nearly sixteen full seasons (September 27, 1992–January 20, 2008). The Packers were scheduled to retire Favre's #4 jersey in a ceremony during the first week of the season. However in July, he publicly indicated that he wanted to play again as the starting quarterback. The Packers did not give it to him, nor were they willing to release him, and was reinstated on August 3 by Commissioner Goodell. Three days later, Favre was traded to the New York Jets for a draft pick.

[edit] Tim Russert

The stretch of highway outside Ralph Wilson Stadium along U.S. Route 20A in Orchard Park, New York has been named the Timothy J. Russert Highway. Russert was NBC News's chief Washington bureau correspondent and the host of Meet the Press. Russert was also a noted Buffalo Bills fan, and died of a heart attack in June 2008.

[edit] Uniforms

The 2008 season will mark just the third time in the salary cap era (and first since 2001) that no NFL team made major changes to their uniforms or logo. Since 1993, half of the league's teams (Arizona, Atlanta, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Minnesota, New England, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Tennessee) have completely redesigned their uniforms (The Patriots doing it three times, though none since 2000.). However, five teams (Detroit, Green Bay, Miami, New Orleans, and Pittsburgh) will make minor but noticeable changes.

The Detroit Lions, in celebration of their 75th season in Motown, abandoned their black third jerseys in favor of 1950's style throwback uniforms. They will wear these uniforms against Jacksonville (November 9th) and Tennessee (Thanksgiving Day - November 27th).

For the 2009, the 49ers are expected to return to their 1980's style uniforms.^[36]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c NFL Considering Early Start for Opener. Associated Press. 26 March 2008.
^ ^a ^b "NFL.com: Future Super Bowl sites". Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
^ ^a ^b 2006 NFL Record and Fact Book, 16. ISBN 1-933405-32-5.
^ Kickoff Weekend primetime schedule includes Monday doubleheader. NFL.com. 31 March 2008.
^ Colts vs. Redskins in '08 HOF Game. Pro Football Hall of Fame. 10 February 2008.
^ [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29848&displayPage=tab_gamecenter&season=2008&week=PRE0 NFL.com Gamecenter: Hall of Fame Week 2008 - Colts vs. Redskins
^ Preseason national TV lineup to feature every '07 playoff team. NFL.com. 3 April 2008.
^ "Pro Bowl: More moving talk", StarBulletin.com (2007-10-14). Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
^ "NFL's Pro Bowl will stay in Honolulu", SI.com (2007-12-28). Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
^ ^a ^b "Chargers to play Saints in London", The San Diego Union-Tribune (2008-01-27). Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
^ "New Orleans Saints to host the San Diego Chargers as the NFL returns to Wembley", Daily Mail (2008-01-27). Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
^ ^a ^b "Bills have deal in place for Toronto games", The Buffalo News (2008-01-30). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
^ Chris, Mortensen (2008-01-08). "Bills likely to get OK to play game in Toronto", ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
^ "Proposal to reseed playoff teams withdrawn by owners" (2008-04-02). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
^ "Boers and Bernstein 3:00 PM 7/24/08". WSCR (2008-07-24). Retrieved on 2008-07-25.
^ Archive copy at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Archive copy at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
^ Archive copy at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
^ Pergament, Alan. Sports on the Air. The Buffalo News. 28 June 2008.
^ Hiestand, Michael (2008-02-10). "MNF' reduces roles for field reporters Kolber, Tafoya", USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
^ Gumbel decides to leave NFL Network. NFL.com. 13 April 2008.
^ Falcons hire Jaguars' Smith as head coach
^ "Petrino leaves Falcons", SI.com (2007-12-11). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
^ "Thomas named Falcons interim coach", Atlanta Journal Constitution (2007-12-12). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
^ "Ravens Hire Haubaugh As New Head Coach", NFL.com (2008-01-18). Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
^ "Billick fired", Baltimore Sun (2008-01-01). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
^ "Dolphins hire Sparano away from Cowboys", Foxsports.com (2008-01-16). Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
^ "Dolphins Fire Cameron After 1-15 Season", Washington Post (2008-01-04). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
^ "Redskins hire Jim Zorn as head coach", SI.com (2008-02-09). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
^ "Joe Gibbs Resigns as Redskins Head Coach", Washington Post (2008-01-08). Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
^ McCarthy, Michael. "NFL to revamp shield with redesigned logo", USA Today. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
^ "Lucas Oil: Lucas Oil Stadium". LucasOil.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
^ "Cowboys Build For The Future By Honoring The Past". DallasCowboys.com (2006-12-12). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
^ "Former Rams owner Frontiere dies.". MSNBC. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
^ Lamar Hunt patch becomes a permanent part of the Chiefs' uniform KCChiefs.com, 28 January 2008,
^ 49ers Blog and Q&A: New uniforms? Look for them in 2009 - Sacramento Bee

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	New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland		Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
	NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego		Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle
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Where...happens

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"San Francisco 49ers Happens (2008)"

San Francisco 49ers 2008 Schedule

2008-08-11T09:50:00.000-07:00

1 Sep 07 ARI @ SF 4:15 PM Tickets FOX

2 Sep 14 SF @ SEA 4:05 PM Tickets FOX

3 Sep 21 DET @ SF 4:05 PM Tickets FOX

4 Sep 28 SF @ NO 1:00 PM Tickets FOX

5 Oct 05 NE @ SF 4:15 PM Tickets CBS

6 Oct 12 PHI @ SF 4:15 PM Tickets FOX

7 Oct 19 SF @ NYG 1:00 PM Tickets FOX

8 Oct 26 SEA @ SF 4:15 PM Tickets FOX

9 Bye

10 Nov 10 SF @ ARI 8:30 PM Tickets ESPN

11 Nov 16 STL @ SF 4:05 PM Tickets FOX

12 Nov 23 SF @ DAL 1:00 PM Tickets FOX

13 Nov 30 SF @ BUF 1:00 PM Tickets FOX

14 Dec 07 NYJ @ SF 4:05 PM Tickets CBS

15 Dec 14 SF @ MIA 1:00 PM Tickets FOX

16 Dec 21 SF @ STL 1:00 PM Tickets FOX

17 Dec 28 WAS @ SF 4:15 PM Tickets FOX

Due to flexible scheduling, the kickoff time of games in the latter part of the season are subject to change.

San Francisco 49ers Football

Super Sunday Brunch

Don't Count Us Out Quite Yet

Signs of Life

A Tough Sunday Night in Arizona

San Francisco 49ers on MNF

San Francisco 49ers on MNF

Weak

Consistency

Chargers vs 49ers

Please Keep Scoring!

It's Just a Test!

2008 NFL Season

Contents

[edit] Schedule

[edit] International Play

[edit] Rule Changes

[edit] Television in the United States

[edit] Coaching changes

[edit] Events

[edit] New logo

[edit] New stadiums

[edit] St. Louis Rams and Georgia Frontiere

[edit] Kansas City Chiefs and Lamar Hunt

[edit] "Retirement"/Unretirement of Brett Favre

[edit] Tim Russert

[edit] Uniforms

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Where...happens

San Francisco 49ers 2008 Schedule