Pass to TE Rob Gronkowski. The other Patriots score came from a Jake Locker fumble, recovered and ran back for a TD by Dont'a Hightower. This was the only real mistake made by Jake Locker all game.Gragg, who entered the game leading the team in receiving, left the field after being hit low trying to pull in a pass from Tyler Wilson. He went to the locker room for a few minutes and remerged late in the first half wearing a black sleeve on his injured leg. Gragg watched the second half from the sideline.

Smith had bonded with Harbaugh, accepting the NFL Coach of the Year award on his behalf on the eve of the Super Bowl. He later caddied for Harbaugh in the first round of the AT National ProAm. In turn, Harbaugh had termed Smith his guy and said the 49ers were in "lockstep as an organization," agreeing that Smith would be the starting quarterback in 2012..The NFC West, long derided as football weakest division, turned brutally good last year, thanks to Seattle and S