Week 3, 2023

played in San Francisco, CA

46 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	7	7	-	31
San Francisco 49ers	7	7	3	11	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 76 fumble return (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 04:23 SFO - Bo Everett 8 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
2Q: 06:13 MIN - Bernie Hassler 18 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 06:02 SFO - Butch Erickson 99 kickoff return (Damon Farmer extra point)
2Q: 02:37 MIN - Jose Reed 21 field goal
3Q: 12:14 SFO - Damon Farmer 45 field goal
3Q: 09:31 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 9 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 14:52 SFO - Damon Farmer 37 field goal
4Q: 10:13 MIN - Bryce Perkins 36 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 00:12 SFO - Brad Renwick 2 pass from Al An (Al An pass to Bo Everett for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 76 fumble return (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 04:23 SFO - Bo Everett 8 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
2Q: 06:13 MIN - Bernie Hassler 18 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 06:02 SFO - Butch Erickson 99 kickoff return (Damon Farmer extra point)
2Q: 02:37 MIN - Jose Reed 21 field goal
3Q: 12:14 SFO - Damon Farmer 45 field goal
3Q: 09:31 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 9 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 14:52 SFO - Damon Farmer 37 field goal
4Q: 10:13 MIN - Bryce Perkins 36 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 00:12 SFO - Brad Renwick 2 pass from Al An (Al An pass to Bo Everett for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 361 428
- Offensive Plays 62 90
- Yards per Play 5.82 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 106 105
- Rushing Attempts 23 24
- Yards per Rush 4.61 4.38
Net Passing Yards 255 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 15 - 0 64 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 335
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.54 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 10/24
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 5/39
Kick Returns/Yards 5/130 5/196
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:20 34:40

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	361	428
- Offensive Plays	62	90
- Yards per Play	5.82	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	106	105
- Rushing Attempts	23	24
- Yards per Rush	4.61	4.38
Net Passing Yards	255	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 15 - 0	64 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	335
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.54	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	10/24
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	5/39
Kick Returns/Yards	5/130	5/196
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:20	34:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	0:42	OWN 9	1	91	Touchdown
1	4:13	1:39	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
1	0:48	0:48	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	14:01	1:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:48	3:46	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	5:49	3:17	OWN 38	8	58	Field Goal
2	1:46	0:40	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	0:44	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	12:08	2:44	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
3	8:47	3:30	OWN 36	8	26	Punt
3	3:05	1:06	OWN 43	3	-6	Punt
4	14:45	1:15	OWN 27	2	36	Fumble
4	11:59	1:59	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	7:50	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:59	1:08	OWN 23	4	20	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 29	5	14	Punt
1	11:36	7:23	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
1	2:34	1:46	OWN 10	4	25	Punt
2	15:00	0:59	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	12:46	2:58	OWN 44	6	21	Missed FG
2	2:32	0:46	OWN 49	3	10	Fumble
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 5	4	21	Half
3	14:16	2:08	OWN 39	5	33	Field Goal
3	9:24	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:17	2:12	OWN 5	6	12	Punt
3	1:59	2:14	OWN 27	8	53	Field Goal
4	13:30	1:31	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	10:00	2:10	OWN 18	7	24	Punt
4	7:22	4:23	OWN 35	12	42	Downs
4	1:51	1:47	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown

Game MVP: Mitch Fulcher, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitch Fulcher	16	96	6.00	16	4	1
Terry Diaz	6	5	0.83	5	0	0
Frankie Giles	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ted Bednarsh	15	48	3.20	7	0
Bo Everett	5	30	6.00	11	1
Ralph Fore	4	27	6.75	34	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	39	15	255	0/0	2	41	0	78.4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	64	28	335	2/12	2	58	0	70.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	4	7	56	14.00	15	21	1
WR Bryce Perkins	3	5	57	19.00	36	36	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	12	29	14.50	8	15	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	8	41	20.50	27	35	0
TE B.J. Dodge	2	2	51	25.50	28	41	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Terry Diaz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Erickson	10	14	150	15.00	38	40	0
RB Ted Bednarsh	4	7	72	18.00	52	58	0
TE Brad Renwick	4	8	32	8.00	0	13	1
WR Marcus Simmons	3	6	21	7.00	3	13	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	10	3	1.50	0	2	0
WR Neil Borders	2	7	30	15.00	0	18	0
FB Ralph Fore	1	2	13	13.00	13	13	0
RB Bo Everett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Carlton Davidson	1	6	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Charlie Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0
Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0
Terry Diaz	1	0	0	0
Mitch Fulcher	0	1	0	1
Rod Erickson	0	1	0	0
J.C. Sturm	0	1	0	0
Emmitt Caldwell	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ted Bednarsh	1	0	0
Rex McQuitty	0	1	0
Todd Daughtry	0	0	1
C.J. Gaylor	0	0	1
Desmond Peace	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	9	385	42.8	38.4	52	4

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Daileader	7	319	45.6	37.4	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	4/4

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Damon Farmer	2/3	1/2	0/1	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	1	17	17.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Bednarsh	5	39	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spanky Thompson	3	86	28.7	0
Butch Blackwood	2	44	22.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Erickson	3	157	52.3	1
Charlie Green	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	9	4	0.0	24	66
OLB Max Wedderburn	5	0	0.0	17	52
ILB Nolan Money	4	1	0.0	17	46
CB Nick Blackburn	4	1	0.0	22	55
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	0	0.0	11	50
DT J.R. Packer	3	1	1.5	19	59
DE Carey Richardson	3	2	0.5	23	57
ILB Corey Logan	3	1	0.0	8	28
CB J.C. Sturm	3	1	0.0	14	40
OLB Brad Jeffries	2	1	0.0	11	11
CB Doug Wright	2	1	0.0	3	20
DT Deion Palmer	2	0	0.0	6	14
S Harry Hines	2	0	0.0	18	47
DT Tyrone Sawyers	2	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0.0	7	11
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0.0	18	57
DE Gerald Rosow	0	1	0.0	18	62

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Todd Daughtry	7	1	20	37
OLB Artie Cavallo	4	1	18	32
S Rex McQuitty	4	0	14	30
S C.J. Gaylor	2	1	23	39
OLB Desmond Raymond	2	1	17	30
S Jorge Winkler	2	0	10	10
DE Max McElroy	2	0	8	12
CB Heath Pierce	2	0	16	27
CB Dexter Kirk	2	0	20	34
DE Lonnie Eggert	1	2	17	29
DE Harold Blades	1	2	6	10
DT Trent Fulcher	1	1	14	17
CB Desmond Peace	1	1	15	27
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	9	22
CB Reggie Wallace	1	0	5	10
OLB Billy Joe Marsh	1	0	7	10
DT Dale Tubbs	0	2	15	27
OLB Kerry Pinkston	0	1	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.R. Packer	1.5	0	1	0	59
DE Carey Richardson	0.5	2	7	2	57
DE Gerald Rosow	0.0	1	2	0	62
DT Perry Wilkerson	0.0	1	0	0	31
ILB Corey Logan	0.0	0	1	0	28
ILB Nolan Money	0.0	0	1	0	46
DT Deion Palmer	0.0	0	1	0	14

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Desmond Raymond	1	3	30
DT Dale Tubbs	1	2	27
DE Lonnie Eggert	1	1	29
DE Harold Blades	1	0	10
DT C.J. Cofield	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	7	1	66
CB Nick Blackburn	3	3	55
OLB Max Wedderburn	3	2	52
CB J.C. Sturm	3	1	40
ILB Nolan Money	3	0	46
S Emmitt Caldwell	3	0	50
CB Michael Huffman	1	3	57
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	1	11
CB Doug Wright	1	0	20
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	28
S Harry Hines	1	0	47
DT Tyrone Sawyers	1	0	13

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S C.J. Gaylor	3	3	39
ILB Todd Daughtry	3	0	37
CB Dexter Kirk	2	1	34
CB Reggie Wallace	1	1	10
OLB Artie Cavallo	1	1	32
S Rex McQuitty	1	1	30
CB Desmond Peace	1	1	27
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	22
CB Heath Pierce	1	0	27
OLB Desmond Raymond	1	0	30
DE Harold Blades	0	1	10
S Stan Wilkens	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rod Erickson	2	5	1	20	36
Britt Sims	2	5	0	23	37
Marshall Burns	2	5	0	22	37
Donald Starks	1	3	0	15	36
Kurt Drake	1	1	0	20	28
Jose Mueller	1	1	0	18	26
Pete Luster	1	1	0	8	3
Kris Arnold	0	1	0	7	15

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edward Cox	3	5	0	19	0	45
Ralph Clayton	3	4	0	21	0	52
Shawn Sherman	2	6	1	24	1	60
Fred Sanderson	2	5	0	23	1	59
Jackie Burks	1	1	0	8	0	36
Tyrell Breneman	0	2	0	15	0	45
Ralph Fore	0	1	0	14	0	35

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	5	17
Harry Hines	2	18
Jose Mueller	1	21
Spanky Thompson	1	17
Terry Diaz	0	23
Burt Woodson	0	22
Emmitt Caldwell	0	22
Nolan Money	0	21
Grady Roberson	0	19
Michael Huffman	0	17
Roman Ferrari	0	15
Doug Wright	0	13
Corey Logan	0	12
Hunter Parrish	0	10
Pete Luster	0	10
Jeff Tosheff	0	10
Kris Arnold	0	9
Nick Blackburn	0	9
Marshall Burns	0	7
Jose Reed	0	7
Rod Erickson	0	6
Perry Wilkerson	0	6
Gerald Rosow	0	6
Butch Blackwood	0	6
Kurt Drake	0	5
Carey Richardson	0	5
Tyrone Sawyers	0	5
Jose Turner	0	3
Max Wedderburn	0	3
J.R. Packer	0	3
B.J. Dodge	0	2
Brad Jeffries	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Bernie Hassler	0	1

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Simmons	2	27
Desmond Raymond	2	17
Bo Everett	1	21
Rex McQuitty	1	12
James Benson	0	22
Kerry Pinkston	0	22
Brad Renwick	0	19
Charlie Green	0	16
Dexter Kirk	0	16
Carlton Davidson	0	13
Neil Borders	0	12
Desmond Peace	0	12
Fred Sanderson	0	10
Renaldo Daileader	0	10
Edward Cox	0	10
Roderick Vreede	0	10
Steven Shotwell	0	10
Max McElroy	0	9
Ted Bednarsh	0	9
Damon Farmer	0	9
Lonnie Eggert	0	9
Ralph Fore	0	8
Jackie Burks	0	7
Artie Cavallo	0	7
C.J. Cofield	0	6
Butch Erickson	0	5
Tyrell Cox	0	5
Trent Fulcher	0	4
Shawn Sherman	0	3
Buddy Wiggins	0	3
Heath Pierce	0	2
Billy Joe Marsh	0	2
Reggie Wallace	0	1
Jorge Winkler	0	1
Harold Blades	0	1
C.J. Gaylor	0	1
Stan Wilkens	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	61	6.8
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	8	23	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	11	67	6.1
Right	10	38	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	39	15	4	1	2	10	7	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	64	28	4	2	4	11	13	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	132	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	123	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	129	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	30	11	167	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	39	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	12	2	1	29	0	30
TE Jose Mueller	8	2	1	41	1	26
WR Bernie Hassler	7	4	0	56	1	27
WR Bryce Perkins	5	3	0	57	1	16
TE B.J. Dodge	2	2	0	51	1	9
WR Dixon Cash	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	0	11	0	18
RB Terry Diaz	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	0	10	0	3

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Erickson	14	10	1	150	3	52
WR Fernando Wilczewski	10	2	1	3	0	37
TE Brad Renwick	8	4	0	32	0	38
RB Ted Bednarsh	7	4	0	72	1	43
WR Neil Borders	7	2	2	30	0	37
WR Marcus Simmons	6	3	0	21	0	22
TE Carlton Davidson	6	1	0	6	0	24
FB Ralph Fore	2	1	0	13	0	35
WR Charlie Green	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Bo Everett	1	1	0	8	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	5	28	5.60	6.00

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Everett	1	7	7.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	5	1	18	3.60	6.54

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	7	4	23	3.29	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	2	0	0	0.00	2.42
TE Jose Mueller	2	0	0	0.00	5.13
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	18	18.00	8.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	0	0	0.00	0.30
WR Butch Erickson	1	1	13	13.00	10.71
TE Brad Renwick	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
WR Marcus Simmons	1	1	0	0.00	3.50
RB Bo Everett	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mitch Fulcher	2	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Ted Bednarsh	1	1
Bo Everett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	10	2	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	22	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	4	0	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	1
WR Bryce Perkins	2	0	0
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fernando Wilczewski	5	1	1
WR Butch Erickson	5	3	3
WR Neil Borders	3	1	1
RB Ted Bednarsh	2	1	0
WR Marcus Simmons	2	1	1
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	1
WR Charlie Green	1	0	0
TE Brad Renwick	1	0	0
TE Carlton Davidson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,900 (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 4,000 (4,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,900 (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	4,000 (4,400)