Week 3, 2014

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers	0	0	14	7	-	21
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 MIN - Quentin Giles 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 28 field goal
3Q: 07:27 SFO - Derrick Hamilton 4 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
3Q: 00:06 SFO - Antonio Cato 7 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 10:06 MIN - Jose Scott 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 03:34 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 53 field goal
4Q: 00:43 SFO - Wesley Stone 1 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 MIN - Quentin Giles 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 28 field goal
3Q: 07:27 SFO - Derrick Hamilton 4 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
3Q: 00:06 SFO - Antonio Cato 7 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 10:06 MIN - Jose Scott 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 03:34 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 53 field goal
4Q: 00:43 SFO - Wesley Stone 1 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)

Team Statistics SFO MIN
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 23 25
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 16 18
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 309 444
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 5.83 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 64 110
- Rushing Attempts 18 32
- Yards per Rush 3.56 3.44
Net Passing Yards 245 334
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 1 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 256 350
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 8.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 13/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/46 7/66
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/149 4/103
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:38 34:22

Team Statistics	SFO	MIN
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	23	25
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	16	18
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	309	444
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	5.83	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	64	110
- Rushing Attempts	18	32
- Yards per Rush	3.56	3.44
Net Passing Yards	245	334
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 1	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	256	350
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	8.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	13/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/46	7/66
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/149	4/103
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:38	34:22

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:25	4:38	OWN 31	8	31	Punt
2	14:55	1:06	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
2	5:49	2:56	OPP 49	5	9	Punt
2	1:53	1:15	OWN 48	5	27	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 28	6	34	Interception
3	9:27	2:08	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
3	5:05	5:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:01	2:32	OWN 39	4	22	Punt
4	3:26	2:51	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:35	OWN 49	12	51	Touchdown
1	4:47	4:52	OWN 20	11	56	Missed FG
2	13:49	8:00	OWN 21	15	68	Field Goal
2	2:53	1:00	OWN 20	4	32	Fumble
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 32	3	20	Half
3	11:54	2:27	OWN 16	5	19	Fumble
3	7:19	2:14	OWN 37	4	19	Punt
4	15:00	4:59	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	7:29	4:03	OWN 20	7	44	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 29	1	36	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rick Thweat	10	23	2.30	8	0	0
Lorenzo Crane	8	41	5.13	10	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	22	94	4.27	17	3
Lionel Hutchins	8	11	1.38	4	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	5	2.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	33	23	256	2/11	3	23	1	110.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	37	26	350	1/16	2	46	0	118.0

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Howard	10	13	134	13.40	8	23	0
WR Derrick Hamilton	4	4	40	10.00	0	14	1
WR Wesley Stone	3	5	32	10.67	14	19	1
TE Antonio Cato	3	6	32	10.67	0	18	1
RB Rick Thweat	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Lorenzo Crane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	8	11	153	19.13	47	46	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	5	7	61	12.20	7	23	0
TE Calvin Truong	3	5	13	4.33	5	6	0
RB Richie Forbes	3	5	19	6.33	11	9	0
WR Jose Scott	2	2	25	12.50	3	20	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	23	11.50	7	13	0
WR Quentin Giles	2	3	32	16.00	10	21	1
TE Dana Dakis	1	2	24	24.00	0	24	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Calvin Bauer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Herman Norton	1	1
Glen Strayhorn	1	0
Buddy Morton	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Calvin Truong	1	0	0	0
Ernest Sullivan	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Bynum	4	169	42.3	25.8	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	1	44	44.0	24.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Schulz	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/3	1/2	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg
Ronald Howard	3	98	32.7
Derrick Hamilton	1	24	24.0
Britt Stanton	1	27	27.0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	66	22.0	0
Roosevelt Crane	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Adrian Kolker	9	1	0.0	17	17
OLB Roderick Green	7	3	0.0	31	37
S Shane Calmus	6	3	0.0	26	34
CB Brent Crowley	5	0	0.0	17	30
DT Isaac Sopoaga	4	2	1.0	21	34
S Herman Norton	4	1	0.0	16	27
ILB Chester Evans	3	2	0.0	15	21
CB Glen Strayhorn	3	1	0.0	25	28
DT C.J. Cofield	3	0	0.0	15	7
DE Leonard Gardener	2	1	0.0	6	3
DE Buddy Morton	2	0	0.0	28	35
OLB Lincoln Reid	2	0	0.0	17	14
DT Wesley Boone	1	3	0.0	18	25
DT Leo Sheldon	1	2	0.0	11	8
DE Melvin Braico	1	0	0.0	30	36
WR Ronald Howard	1	0	---	---	---
S Burt Wynn	1	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Fred Kemp	0	2	0.0	6	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	2	0.0	18	34
S Kirk Baum	6	0	0.0	17	33
S Richard Kerner	5	2	0.0	18	34
ILB Kurt Willis	5	1	0.0	18	35
CB Percy Garcia	3	2	0.0	17	34
CB Calvin Bauer	3	0	0.0	14	33
DE Brent Beeston	2	0	1.0	14	30
DT Junior Siavii	2	0	0.0	4	2
DT Joel Dole	2	0	0.0	4	3
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Cory Rose	1	2	1.0	15	33
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	1	0.0	17	33
CB Daniel Shearer	1	1	0.0	13	10
TE Calvin Truong	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0.0	4	21
DT Edgar Morrison	0	1	0.0	5	25
OLB Louis Downs	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Isaac Sopoaga	1.0	0	2	3	34
DT Leo Sheldon	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Buddy Morton	0.0	0	2	1	35
DE Melvin Braico	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Wesley Boone	0.0	0	1	0	25

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1.0	0	1	2	30
DT Cory Rose	1.0	0	0	0	33
OLB Tyrone Prosser	0.0	1	0	0	4
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	0	2	0	33
OLB Warren Elrifai	0.0	0	1	1	34
DE Randy Murray	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Herman Norton	5	0	27
OLB Roderick Green	4	0	37
CB Brent Crowley	4	0	30
ILB Adrian Kolker	3	0	17
S Shane Calmus	2	1	34
CB Glen Strayhorn	2	0	28
ILB Chester Evans	2	0	21
OLB Lincoln Reid	2	0	14
DE Buddy Morton	1	0	35
S Burt Wynn	1	0	13
CB Brett Parrish	0	1	36

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	0	0	34
S Kirk Baum	5	2	0	33
ILB Kurt Willis	4	0	0	35
CB Calvin Bauer	3	0	1	33
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	0	34
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0	33
S Richard Kerner	1	0	0	34
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lorenzo McGee	2	3	0	13	0	23
Willie Ferguson	1	4	1	16	1	33
J.B. Mejia	1	3	0	17	0	24
Shawn Sherman	1	3	0	15	0	32
Alfred Conover	1	2	0	15	1	24
Daryl Shelton	0	2	0	7	0	24
Harry Whetstone	0	1	0	7	0	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Moline	4	5	26	0	30
Damon Manning	2	3	21	0	26
Antoine Upshaw	1	5	22	0	29
Bernard Branch	1	1	14	0	17
Michael Shaw	1	1	11	0	15
Britt Sims	0	6	30	0	35
Howie Prior	0	5	29	1	34
Clyde Jordan	0	4	19	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Evans	1	15
Derrick Hamilton	1	9
Britt Stanton	1	9
Skip Flynn	1	8
Willie Ferguson	1	5
Rick Thweat	0	13
Herman Norton	0	11
Dean Lutey	0	11
Ricky Glaspie	0	11
Bo Lucas	0	11
Fred Kemp	0	9
Brent Crowley	0	8
Antonio Cato	0	7
Rodney Bynum	0	5
Karl Schulz	0	5
Daryl Shelton	0	5
Alfred Conover	0	5
George Holm	0	5
Ronald Howard	0	4
Harry Whetstone	0	4
Roderick Green	0	3
Isaac Sopoaga	0	3
Glen Strayhorn	0	3
Shane Calmus	0	3
Buddy Morton	0	3
Melvin Braico	0	3
Wesley Boone	0	3
Adrian Kolker	0	2
Brett Parrish	0	2
Lincoln Reid	0	2
Lorenzo Crane	0	2
Burt Wynn	0	2
Fernando Wilczewski	0	2
C.J. Cofield	0	1
Shawn Sherman	0	1
Roy Magana	0	1
Keith Farr	0	1
Lamar Bergman	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Branch	2	17
Calvin Truong	1	11
Mo Harvey	1	10
Louis Downs	1	10
Warren Pigg	0	13
Tyrone Prosser	0	13
Roosevelt Crane	0	12
Dana Dakis	0	11
Leslie Fields	0	11
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Antoine Stein	0	8
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Daniel Shearer	0	8
Jose Scott	0	7
Junior Siavii	0	4
Damon Manning	0	4
Clyde Jordan	0	4
Will Mendheim	0	4
Edgar Morrison	0	4
Michael Shaw	0	4
Lionel Hutchins	0	4
Randy Murray	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Brent Beeston	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Marcus Reese	0	1
Calvin Bauer	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Herman Burns	0	1
Warren Elrifai	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	15	71	4.7
Right	8	25	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	33	23	2	1	0	2	5	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	37	26	6	0	1	2	7	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	57	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	14	176	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	86	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	182	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Howard	13	10	134	2	32
TE Antonio Cato	6	3	32	0	27
WR Wesley Stone	5	3	32	0	26
WR Derrick Hamilton	4	4	40	0	21
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	1	8	0	8
RB Lorenzo Crane	1	0	0	0	16
RB Rick Thweat	1	1	7	0	15
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	1	3	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	11	8	1	153	2	30
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	5	0	61	1	33
TE Calvin Truong	5	3	0	13	0	25
RB Richie Forbes	5	3	0	19	0	26
WR Quentin Giles	3	2	0	32	1	16
WR Jose Scott	2	2	0	25	1	11
TE Dana Dakis	2	1	0	24	1	13
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	0	23	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rick Thweat	2	3	1.50	2.30
Lorenzo Crane	1	6	6.00	5.13

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	5	19	3.80	4.27
Lionel Hutchins	3	5	1.67	1.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	5	5	37	7.40	7.76

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	2	16	4.00	9.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Hamilton	2	2	16	8.00	10.00
WR Wesley Stone	1	1	1	1.00	6.40
TE Antonio Cato	1	1	7	7.00	5.33
WR Ronald Howard	1	1	13	13.00	10.31

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	11	5.50	10.67
WR Jose Scott	1	1	5	5.00	12.50
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	13.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Thweat	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	4	4
Lionel Hutchins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	7	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	12	10	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Antonio Cato	2	1	0
WR Ronald Howard	2	1	1
WR Wesley Stone	1	1	1
RB Lorenzo Crane	1	0	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	8	7	6
RB Richie Forbes	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,100 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,100 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)