Conference Semifinals, 2014

played in San Francisco, CA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	7	0	-	28
San Francisco 49ers	7	10	0	9	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 SFO - Ronald Howard 6 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
1Q: 08:24 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 30 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:10 SFO - Rick Thweat 7 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 09:18 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 03:48 SFO - Karl Schulz 29 field goal
2Q: 00:30 MIN - Quentin Giles 31 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 11:54 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 07:59 SFO - Karl Schulz 37 field goal
4Q: 06:14 SFO - Lamar Bergman 26 interception return (Lorenzo Crane run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 SFO - Ronald Howard 6 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
1Q: 08:24 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 30 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:10 SFO - Rick Thweat 7 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 09:18 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 03:48 SFO - Karl Schulz 29 field goal
2Q: 00:30 MIN - Quentin Giles 31 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 11:54 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 07:59 SFO - Karl Schulz 37 field goal
4Q: 06:14 SFO - Lamar Bergman 26 interception return (Lorenzo Crane run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 414 376
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards per Play 6.68 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 119 64
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 4.25 3.05
Net Passing Yards 295 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 2 48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 301 318
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.68 6.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/22 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:04 31:56

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	414	376
- Offensive Plays	62	70
- Yards per Play	6.68	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	119	64
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	4.25	3.05
Net Passing Yards	295	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 2	48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	301	318
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.68	6.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/22	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:04	31:56

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	3:09	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	2:24	0:10	OWN 36	1	9	Fumble
2	14:04	4:52	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	3:40	1:51	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	1:01	0:42	50	5	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	10:32	3:03	OWN 37	5	3	Punt
3	5:49	0:55	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	1:57	4:13	OWN 30	9	61	Interception
4	7:51	1:47	OWN 20	3	-11	Interception
4	6:04	4:11	OWN 44	8	45	Fumble
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 30	2	-3	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	8:07	5:43	OWN 20	12	55	Missed FG
1	2:14	3:10	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
2	9:12	5:32	OWN 27	10	61	Field Goal
2	1:49	0:48	OWN 30	3	11	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 35	1	-2	Half
3	11:49	1:17	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	7:29	1:40	OWN 24	5	10	Punt
3	4:54	2:57	OWN 46	7	37	Missed FG
4	12:44	4:53	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:33	OWN 17	7	13	Downs

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	18	87	4.83	17	2	1
Lionel Hutchins	8	35	4.38	13	1	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Lorenzo Crane	14	49	3.50	8
Rick Thweat	6	17	2.83	5
Al An	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	33	21	301	1/6	3	32	2	98.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	48	28	318	1/6	2	24	1	83.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Calvin Truong	5	6	34	6.80	8	10	0
WR Alvin Cortez	4	8	56	14.00	9	27	0
WR Jose Scott	3	4	54	18.00	9	31	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	8	56	18.67	7	31	1
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	2	37	18.50	7	32	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	39	19.50	19	30	1
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0
FB Bernard Branch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Howard	7	12	104	14.86	21	24	1
WR Wesley Stone	6	13	77	12.83	15	19	0
WR Derrick Hamilton	5	9	75	15.00	2	20	0
WR Butch Erickson	4	4	32	8.00	0	9	0
TE Antonio Cato	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	0
RB Rick Thweat	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Baum	1	6	6.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shane Calmus	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lamar Bergman	1	26	26.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Calvin Truong	1	0	0	0
Lionel Hutchins	1	0	0	0

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Isaac Sopoaga	1	0
Adrian Kolker	1	0
Roderick Green	0	1
Lamar Bergman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	110	36.7	35.0	41	0

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Bynum	2	88	44.0	41.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Schulz	2/4	0/1	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	5	5.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Hamilton	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	82	27.3	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Howard	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	8	4	0.0	20	48
ILB Kurt Willis	8	1	0.0	21	49
S Richard Kerner	7	3	0.0	21	49
CB Walt Tanner	6	0	0.0	16	41
CB Dwight Grolitzer	5	1	1.0	18	48
S Kirk Baum	4	0	0.0	17	46
CB Calvin Bauer	2	2	0.0	18	46
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	1	0.0	20	43
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	0	---	---	---
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0.0	6	16
DT Joel Dole	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0.0	19	47
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	10	8
DT Edgar Morrison	0	1	0.0	14	30

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shane Calmus	7	1	0.0	21	31
CB Lamar Bergman	6	1	0.0	22	28
OLB Roderick Green	4	2	0.0	27	30
ILB Chester Evans	4	2	0.0	14	15
ILB Adrian Kolker	4	0	0.0	14	20
S Anthony Harmon	3	1	0.0	21	22
DT Wesley Boone	2	1	0.5	18	13
DE Leonard Gardener	2	0	0.5	6	12
CB Brett Parrish	2	1	0.0	25	25
DE Melvin Braico	2	1	0.0	22	22
OLB Lincoln Reid	2	0	0.0	13	14
CB Brent Crowley	2	0	0.0	6	18
DT Isaac Sopoaga	1	0	0.0	24	27
DE Buddy Morton	1	0	0.0	23	31
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	0.0	9	10
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leo Sheldon	0	2	0.0	9	13
CB Glen Strayhorn	0	1	0.0	19	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1.0	0	0	0	48
DE Brent Beeston	0.0	1	2	0	42
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	1	2	0	43
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	1	0	0	6
DT Edgar Morrison	0.0	0	3	0	30
DT Cory Rose	0.0	0	2	1	47
ILB Kurt Willis	0.0	0	1	0	49

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wesley Boone	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Leonard Gardener	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Melvin Braico	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Buddy Morton	0.0	0	2	2	31
DT Isaac Sopoaga	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	1	0	48
CB Walt Tanner	5	1	0	41
ILB Kurt Willis	4	1	0	49
S Richard Kerner	4	0	0	49
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	0	48
S Kirk Baum	2	1	1	46
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0	16
CB Calvin Bauer	1	0	0	46
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0	8

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lamar Bergman	7	0	1	28
CB Brett Parrish	4	1	0	25
OLB Roderick Green	3	1	0	30
S Anthony Harmon	2	1	0	22
ILB Chester Evans	2	0	0	15
CB Brent Crowley	1	1	0	18
S Shane Calmus	1	0	1	31
OLB Lincoln Reid	1	0	0	14
CB Glen Strayhorn	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Upshaw	3	7	21	0	25
Clyde Jordan	3	5	14	0	13
Dwayne Moline	2	4	21	0	28
Britt Sims	1	5	27	0	33
Howie Prior	1	3	19	1	27
Damon Manning	0	1	21	0	29
Bernard Branch	0	1	16	0	15

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Ferguson	3	6	1	20	0	46
Lorenzo McGee	2	4	0	20	0	48
J.B. Mejia	1	3	0	20	1	40
Daryl Shelton	1	3	0	5	0	12
Shawn Sherman	1	1	0	17	0	41
Dean Lutey	0	1	0	15	0	22
Harry Whetstone	0	1	0	7	0	19
Alfred Conover	0	1	0	15	0	38

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Louis Downs	1	14
Warren Pigg	1	13
Calvin Truong	1	11
Leslie Fields	1	8
Walt Tanner	0	19
Bernard Branch	0	16
Grant Clinton	0	14
Mo Harvey	0	14
Tyrone Prosser	0	13
Roosevelt Crane	0	11
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Antoine Stein	0	8
Donnell Wilcox	0	5
Brent Beeston	0	4
Calvin Bauer	0	4
Chuck Laxdal	0	4
Edgar Morrison	0	4
Cory Rose	0	4
Richard Kerner	0	4
Warren Elrifai	0	4
Kurt Willis	0	4
Kirk Baum	0	4
Clyde Jordan	0	3
Will Mendheim	0	3
Michael Shaw	0	3
Lionel Hutchins	0	3
Herman Burns	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Marc Lewis	0	3
Junior Siavii	0	2
Damon Manning	0	2
Jose Scott	0	2
Antoine Upshaw	0	1

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Crowley	2	13
Skip Flynn	1	8
Daryl Shelton	1	6
Jason Witten	0	17
Rick Thweat	0	16
Fernando Wilczewski	0	15
Butch Erickson	0	12
Chester Evans	0	11
Anthony Harmon	0	11
Derrick Hamilton	0	10
Karl Schulz	0	10
Antonio Cato	0	10
Dean Lutey	0	8
Fred Kemp	0	7
Ricky Glaspie	0	7
Glen Strayhorn	0	6
Rodney Bynum	0	6
Harry Whetstone	0	6
Alfred Conover	0	6
George Holm	0	6
Lamar Bergman	0	6
Ronald Howard	0	5
Willie Ferguson	0	4
Adrian Kolker	0	3
Leo Sheldon	0	3
C.J. Cofield	0	3
Keith Farr	0	3
Lincoln Reid	0	1
Lorenzo Crane	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	7	1.2
Middle	15	86	5.7
Right	5	29	5.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	9	32	3.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	33	21	6	0	0	5	4	2	2

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	48	28	3	2	0	4	10	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	118	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	78	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	94	31.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	12	179	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	8	4	56	1	28
WR Quentin Giles	8	3	56	2	17
TE Calvin Truong	6	5	34	0	22
WR Jose Scott	4	3	54	1	22
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	2	37	1	15
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	39	1	13
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	14	0	5
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	0	0	15
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	11	0	31

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wesley Stone	13	6	77	0	38
WR Ronald Howard	12	7	104	2	42
WR Derrick Hamilton	9	5	75	1	31
WR Fernando Wilczewski	4	2	12	0	11
WR Butch Erickson	4	4	32	0	12
TE Antonio Cato	3	2	9	0	29
TE Ricky Glaspie	2	1	2	0	10
RB Rick Thweat	1	1	7	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	6	19	3.17	4.83
Lionel Hutchins	2	4	2.00	4.38

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Crane	4	6	1.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	1	5	1.25	9.12

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	7	2	13	1.86	6.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	2	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Jose Scott	1	0	0	0.00	13.50
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	5	5.00	18.50

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Hamilton	2	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Wesley Stone	2	0	0	0.00	5.92
WR Ronald Howard	1	1	6	6.00	8.67
RB Rick Thweat	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	2	2
Lionel Hutchins	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Thweat	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	5	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Scott	3	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	3	0	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	1
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Stone	4	1	1
WR Ronald Howard	3	1	1
WR Derrick Hamilton	2	0	0
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	1	1
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (71,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (18,900)
End Zone 13,600 (13,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Club Seats 14,500 (14,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (71,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (18,900)
End Zone	13,600 (13,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Club Seats	14,500 (14,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,400)