Conference Finals, 2018

played in San Francisco, CA

62 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	3	14	-	31
San Francisco 49ers	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 MIN - Bryce Perkins 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 04:11 SFO - Arnold Webster 1 run (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 14:21 MIN - Edwin Holliday 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 05:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
3Q: 03:36 SFO - Butch Erickson 11 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 13:08 MIN - Edwin Holliday 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 10:24 MIN - Richard Kerner 96 interception return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 MIN - Bryce Perkins 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 04:11 SFO - Arnold Webster 1 run (Karl Schulz extra point)
2Q: 14:21 MIN - Edwin Holliday 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 05:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
3Q: 03:36 SFO - Butch Erickson 11 pass from Al An (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 13:08 MIN - Edwin Holliday 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 10:24 MIN - Richard Kerner 96 interception return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 13-6 12-7
First Downs 25 20
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 379 317
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 6.32 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 119 58
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.22
Net Passing Yards 260 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 0 40 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 260 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.39 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 5/139
Interception Ret./Yards 4/119 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:35 28:25

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	13-6	12-7
First Downs	25	20
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	379	317
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	6.32	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	119	58
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.22
Net Passing Yards	260	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 0	40 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	260	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.39	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	5/139
Interception Ret./Yards	4/119	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:35	28:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	4:02	4:49	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	12:19	2:04	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	6:37	2:04	OWN 27	4	18	Punt
2	2:40	2:40	OWN 25	8	47	Half
3	13:19	2:09	OWN 18	5	23	Punt
3	8:07	2:21	OPP 47	6	33	Field Goal
3	3:31	1:47	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	13:54	0:52	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
4	6:05	6:05	OWN 7	11	55	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	5:53	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	14:13	1:54	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
2	10:15	3:38	OWN 18	7	50	Interception
2	4:33	1:53	OWN 3	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
3	11:10	3:03	OWN 5	5	29	Interception
3	5:46	2:15	50	4	50	Touchdown
3	1:44	2:50	OWN 14	6	12	Interception
4	13:02	2:48	OWN 46	6	31	Interception
4	10:14	4:09	OWN 14	11	33	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Randall Papadopulos	18	82	4.56	11	1
Dominic Henry	7	22	3.14	8	0
Frankie Giles	3	17	5.67	10	1
Donnell Crosland	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnold Webster	14	48	3.43	10	1	1
Rick Thweat	4	10	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	31	20	260	0/0	3	30	0	123.0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	34	21	239	0/0	1	24	4	53.0
Zach Palmer	6	3	28	1/8	0	10	0	63.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	8	9	143	17.88	35	30	2
WR Quentin Giles	6	7	54	9.00	13	13	0
WR Bryce Perkins	3	9	21	7.00	1	10	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	3	30	15.00	9	16	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Arnold Gaden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Donnell Crosland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wesley Stone	7	10	81	11.57	9	24	0
WR Butch Erickson	6	10	73	12.17	24	19	1
TE Ricky Glaspie	4	5	46	11.50	4	16	0
TE Antonio Cato	3	4	24	8.00	6	9	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	4	22	11.00	2	11	0
WR William Hannon	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Charlie Green	1	3	12	12.00	4	12	0
RB Rick Thweat	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Percy Garcia	1	9	9.00	0
S Richard Kerner	1	96	96.00	1
S Jose Turner	1	8	8.00	0
CB Nick Blackburn	1	6	6.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kirk Baum	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie Green	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	211	52.8	52.0	55	4

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Burks	4	202	50.5	43.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	2	9	4.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Hannon	3	3	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	3	55	18.3	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Erickson	4	118	29.5	0
Charlie Green	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	7	2	0.0	18	41
S Richard Kerner	6	1	0.0	13	35
OLB Shannon Bynaker	5	1	0.0	13	27
CB Nick Blackburn	4	2	0.0	16	39
CB Percy Garcia	4	1	0.0	15	39
DE Frank Lyle	3	1	0.0	16	36
S Jose Turner	2	1	0.0	18	41
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	0.0	9	10
ILB Vinny Bryant	2	0	0.0	4	2
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0.0	1	12
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	1.0	11	36
DT Clarence Snellings	1	1	0.0	2	7
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0.0	15	39
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0.0	16	36
ILB Archie O'Neal	0	1	0.0	8	11

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shane Calmus	6	2	0.0	22	23
S Jorge Winkler	5	0	0.0	21	26
CB Brent Crowley	4	1	0.0	25	30
ILB Tyrell Cox	4	1	0.0	20	28
OLB Reuben Carnation	4	1	0.0	17	15
DE Max McElroy	4	0	0.0	24	29
S Derek Alcott	3	0	0.0	12	11
DT Roy Magana	2	2	0.0	16	21
DT C.J. Cofield	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Skip Flynn	2	1	0.0	18	26
DE Melvin Braico	2	0	0.0	14	26
DE Leonard Gardener	1	2	0.0	20	8
CB Daniel Shearer	1	2	0.0	10	17
OLB Buddy Wiggins	1	1	0.0	18	8
OLB Troy Ammons	1	1	0.0	21	27
RB Rick Thweat	1	0	---	---	---
DE Keith Farr	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Melvin Light	1	0	0.0	11	3
RB Arnold Webster	1	0	---	---	---
FB Ralph Fore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dale Tubbs	1	0	0.0	20	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	1.0	0	2	0	36
OLB Neal Kelleher	0.0	1	1	0	39
DT Randy Murray	0.0	1	0	0	36
DE Frank Lyle	0.0	0	1	1	36

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	1	23
DT Dale Tubbs	1	0	0	12
DE Max McElroy	0	4	2	29
S Jorge Winkler	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	4	0	1	39
S Richard Kerner	4	0	1	35
CB Nick Blackburn	4	0	1	39
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	0	41
OLB Shannon Bynaker	3	0	0	27
S Jose Turner	2	1	1	41
S Kirk Baum	1	1	0	12
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0	10
S Gino Shields	1	0	0	4
DT Clarence Snellings	1	0	0	7

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Shane Calmus	4	1	23
CB Brent Crowley	4	0	30
OLB Reuben Carnation	3	0	15
S Jorge Winkler	2	1	26
CB Skip Flynn	2	0	26
OLB Buddy Wiggins	1	1	8
DE Melvin Braico	1	0	26
S Derek Alcott	1	0	11
ILB Tyrell Cox	1	0	28
OLB Troy Ammons	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Britt Sims	3	8	1	29	31
Kurt Drake	3	6	0	22	26
Rico Cade	2	5	0	29	31
Sean Loucks	2	2	0	22	15
Rod Erickson	2	2	0	20	28
Tom Swisher	1	2	0	7	5
Luther Winslett	0	2	0	25	26

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alfred Conover	2	3	16	0	33
Shawn Sherman	2	3	15	0	35
Willie Ferguson	1	2	15	0	36
Harry Whetstone	1	1	7	0	14
George Holm	0	3	11	0	18
Ralph Fore	0	2	12	0	19
Lorenzo McGee	0	1	11	1	33
Antonio Cato	0	1	6	0	13
Ricky Glaspie	0	1	14	0	21
Fred Sanderson	0	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	3	13
Neal Kelleher	3	10
Sean Loucks	2	8
Clyde Jordan	1	5
Donnell Crosland	0	17
Vinny Bryant	0	16
Roman Ferrari	0	14
Claude Adams	0	12
Arnold Gaden	0	10
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Austin Scott	0	9
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Oliver Palmer	0	6
Dominic Henry	0	6
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Britt Sims	0	5
Chuck Laxdal	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Archie O'Neal	0	4
Gino Shields	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Jose Mueller	0	4
J.C. Sturm	0	4
Clarence Snellings	0	3
Robbie Cassidy	0	2
Shannon Bynaker	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	1
Tom Swisher	0	1
Randall Papadopulos	0	1
Edwin Holliday	0	1
Frankie Giles	0	1
Nick Blackburn	0	1

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Cato	2	13
Rick Thweat	1	17
Kennedy Gerald	1	13
George Holm	1	4
Derek Alcott	0	14
William Hannon	0	13
Joe Johansson	0	11
Ricky Glaspie	0	10
Butch Erickson	0	10
Buddy Wiggins	0	10
Charlie Green	0	10
Melvin Light	0	9
Daniel Shearer	0	8
Ralph Fore	0	7
Keith Farr	0	5
Gilbert Burks	0	4
Willie Ferguson	0	4
Harry Whetstone	0	4
Alfred Conover	0	4
Skip Flynn	0	4
Fred Sanderson	0	4
Cornell Carrubba	0	4
Karl Schulz	0	3
Leonard Gardener	0	3
Wesley Stone	0	1
Shane Calmus	0	1
Melvin Braico	0	1
C.J. Cofield	0	1
Brent Crowley	0	1
Tyrell Cox	0	1
Reuben Carnation	0	1
Max McElroy	0	1
Dale Tubbs	0	1
Troy Ammons	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	17	74	4.4
Right	8	43	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	31	20	3	0	1	3	5	3	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	34	21	1	0	3	1	3	1	4
Zach Palmer	6	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	110	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	115	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	128	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Perkins	9	3	0	21	0	25
WR Edwin Holliday	9	8	0	143	3	27
WR Quentin Giles	7	6	1	54	0	21
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	0	30	0	15
WR Arnold Gaden	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Donnell Crosland	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Claude Adams	1	1	0	12	0	9

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wesley Stone	10	7	1	81	1	30
WR Butch Erickson	10	6	0	73	0	20
TE Ricky Glaspie	5	4	0	46	0	21
TE Antonio Cato	4	3	1	24	0	13
WR Fernando Wilczewski	4	2	0	22	0	24
WR William Hannon	3	1	0	9	0	23
WR Charlie Green	3	1	1	12	0	8
RB Rick Thweat	1	0	1	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	1	5	5.00	4.56

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Webster	3	16	5.33	3.43
Rick Thweat	1	3	3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	5	3	27	5.40	8.39

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	1	1	11	11.00	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Holliday	3	2	20	6.67	15.89
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	7	7.00	2.33
RB Donnell Crosland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Erickson	1	1	11	11.00	7.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	8	3	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	8	3	3
Zach Palmer	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	2	0	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	1	1
WR Arnold Gaden	1	0	0
WR Edwin Holliday	1	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
RB Donnell Crosland	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Stone	3	2	2
WR William Hannon	2	0	0
WR Charlie Green	2	1	1
TE Antonio Cato	1	1	1
RB Rick Thweat	1	0	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	1	1
WR Butch Erickson	1	0	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)