Week 9, 1991

played in San Francisco, CA

51 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	0	-	13
San Francisco 49ers	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 SFO - Sammie Smith 4 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 06:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 05:42 MIN - Rich Karlis 30 field goal
2Q: 02:51 SFO - Sammie Smith 6 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:08 MIN - Herman Fontenot 2 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 06:09 SFO - Steve Christie 36 field goal
4Q: 05:04 SFO - Steve Christie 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 SFO - Sammie Smith 4 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 06:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 05:42 MIN - Rich Karlis 30 field goal
2Q: 02:51 SFO - Sammie Smith 6 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:08 MIN - Herman Fontenot 2 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 06:09 SFO - Steve Christie 36 field goal
4Q: 05:04 SFO - Steve Christie 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 6-2 4-4
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 369 373
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 5.95 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 144 156
- Rushing Attempts 28 36
- Yards per Rush 5.14 4.33
Net Passing Yards 225 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/52
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 3/110
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:22 30:39

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	6-2	4-4
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	369	373
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	5.95	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	144	156
- Rushing Attempts	28	36
- Yards per Rush	5.14	4.33
Net Passing Yards	225	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	6.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/52
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	3/110
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:22	30:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
1	9:40	3:33	OWN 17	6	82	Field Goal
1	5:13	5:24	OWN 4	10	46	Punt
2	13:12	7:35	OWN 20	13	67	Field Goal
2	2:42	1:41	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	10:43	1:26	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	6:03	2:32	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
3	1:09	1:17	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
4	10:20	0:41	OWN 20	2	25	Fumble
4	4:56	1:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	1:53	1:17	OWN 26	8	42	Downs

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	3:05	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
1	6:07	0:54	OPP 31	3	10	Interception
2	14:49	1:37	OWN 23	4	33	Punt
2	5:37	2:55	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 32	4	55	Half
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 27	8	24	Punt
3	9:17	3:14	OWN 42	8	39	Field Goal
3	3:31	2:22	OWN 8	5	9	Punt
4	14:52	4:32	OWN 20	10	39	Punt
4	9:39	4:43	OPP 32	6	10	Field Goal
4	3:08	1:15	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 32	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	19	68	3.58	12	2	0
Barry Word	9	76	8.44	62	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	24	120	5.00	39	3	0
Sammie Smith	8	34	4.25	12	1	2
Steve Beuerlein	4	2	0.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	21	237	2/12	1	47	0	98.0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	32	17	222	1/5	0	40	1	62.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	5	9	93	18.60	55	47	1
WR Brian Blades	3	3	25	8.33	3	10	0
RB Brian Mitchell	3	4	27	9.00	11	15	0
TE Ben Coates	3	4	35	11.67	14	20	0
WR Herman Moore	3	5	20	6.67	3	8	0
RB Barry Word	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
WR Eric Metcalf	2	2	32	16.00	0	19	0
WR Phil Freeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Brad Muster	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB John Settle	5	5	52	10.40	13	24
TE Shannon Sharpe	3	6	26	8.67	16	22
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	9	23	7.67	0	10
TE Manute Bol	2	2	30	15.00	14	18
WR Calvin Williams	2	4	21	10.50	7	14
WR John Taylor	1	2	40	40.00	27	40
WR Bruce Hill	1	3	30	30.00	3	30
FB Merril Hoge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Mitchell	1	1	0
Ben Coates	1	0	0
Dan Saleaumula	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Settle	1	0	0
Erroll Tucker	0	1	0
John Jackson	0	1	0
Kevin Greene	0	0	1
Delton Hall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	204	34.0	33.7	42	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	199	39.8	28.0	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	19	9.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Newsome	1	17	17.0	0
Phil Freeman	1	19	19.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Dingle	3	110	36.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	6	4	0.0	30	25
ILB Shelton Robinson	5	3	0.0	16	11
S Vince Albritton	5	2	0.0	33	28
S Vince Newsome	5	1	0.0	31	31
DT Dan Saleaumula	4	3	0.5	23	23
CB Frank Minnifield	4	1	0.0	26	28
DE Charles Haley	3	1	0.5	28	26
CB Eric Thomas	3	1	0.0	14	11
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	0	0.0	16	12
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	0.0	26	25
OLB Ken Harvey	2	2	0.0	34	30
DE Robert Goff	2	0	0.0	20	16
DE Wayne Martin	1	2	0.0	24	24
QB Dan Marino	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0.0	24	20
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	23	23
DT Russell Maryland	1	0	0.0	13	10

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	7	3	0.0	27	32
S Terry Hoage	6	2	0.5	19	27
CB Terry McDaniel	5	1	0.0	20	27
CB Najee Mustafaa	5	0	0.0	19	30
OLB Kevin Greene	4	5	0.5	25	28
ILB William Thomas	3	2	0.0	10	7
S Anthony Newman	3	1	0.0	17	27
DT Bill Pickel	3	0	0.0	10	3
DT Tony Casillas	3	0	0.0	18	31
DE Clyde Simmons	3	0	0.0	19	15
DE Leon Seals	1	0	1.0	15	12
S Mike Lush	1	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	1	1	0.0	16	15
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	0.0	13	22
CB Erroll Tucker	1	0	0.0	13	12
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0.0	15	23
CB Robert Massey	1	0	0.0	12	7
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Matt Vanderbeek	0	1	0.0	14	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.5	0	2	1	23
DE Charles Haley	0.5	0	1	1	26
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	0	4	2	30
DE Robert Goff	0.0	0	1	1	16

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leon Seals	1.0	0	1	12
OLB Kevin Greene	0.5	0	0	28
S Terry Hoage	0.5	0	0	27
DE Clyde Simmons	0.0	1	1	15
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	0	28
ILB Johnny Holland	3	0	0	25
S Vince Newsome	2	0	1	31
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0	25
CB Eric Thomas	2	0	0	11
OLB Ken Harvey	1	1	0	30
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	12
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0	11
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0	28
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	23
S Eric Turner	0	1	0	17

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	27
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	1	30
S Terry Hoage	3	1	27
OLB Kevin Greene	2	0	28
S Anthony Newman	2	0	27
ILB William Thomas	2	0	7
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	0	32
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	22
DE Clyde Simmons	1	0	15
CB Delton Hall	1	0	23
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	4	9	26	0	33
Keith Sims	3	7	27	1	28
John Wojciechowski	2	3	24	1	29
Brad Muster	1	3	15	0	16
Greg Christy	1	1	6	0	13
Harry Boatswain	0	3	26	0	25
Howard Griffith	0	2	4	0	7

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nate Newton	3	8	0	33	0	28
Tony Mandarich	3	6	1	34	1	32
Matt Darwin	3	4	0	22	0	25
John Jackson	1	4	0	30	0	31
Jeff Uhlenhake	1	3	0	31	0	22
Ron Mattes	1	2	0	6	0	2
Merril Hoge	0	2	0	24	0	15
Bill Hitchcock	0	2	0	19	0	14
Shannon Sharpe	0	1	0	27	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	2	21
Derek Loville	1	20
Keith Sims	1	7

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Croel	1	24
Erroll Tucker	1	16
Bruce Hill	1	10
Bob Mrosko	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vince Newsome	---	---	31	31	12	74
Vince Albritton	---	---	33	28	7	68
Johnny Holland	---	---	30	25	12	67
Ken Harvey	---	---	34	30	2	66
Frank Minnifield	---	---	26	28	11	65
Bart Oates	26	33	---	---	6	65
Dan Marino	28	34	---	---	---	62
Mossy Cade	---	---	26	25	11	62
Keith Sims	27	28	---	---	7	62
Charles Haley	---	---	28	26	6	60
Ben Coates	24	23	---	---	10	57
Mike Munchak	25	31	---	---	---	56
John Wojciechowski	24	29	---	---	---	53
Herman Fontenot	23	28	---	---	1	52
Harry Boatswain	26	25	---	---	---	51
Brad Muster	15	16	---	---	18	49
Wayne Martin	---	---	24	24	1	49
Herman Moore	22	26	---	---	---	48
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	23	23	1	47
Eric Allen	---	---	23	23	1	47
Larry Kelm	---	---	24	20	1	45
Brian Mitchell	19	21	---	---	---	40
Robert Goff	---	---	20	16	2	38
Shelton Robinson	---	---	16	11	9	36
Eric Turner	---	---	13	17	6	36
Eddie Johnson	---	---	16	12	6	34
Eric Metcalf	15	16	---	---	---	31
Russell Maryland	---	---	13	10	6	29
Pete Metzelaars	2	10	---	---	16	28
Greg Christy	6	13	---	---	8	27
Eric Thomas	---	---	14	11	1	26
Barry Word	9	12	---	---	4	25
Derek Loville	2	3	---	---	20	25
Brian Blados	4	9	---	---	8	21
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	21	21
Brian Blades	5	7	---	---	8	20
Howard Griffith	4	7	---	---	2	13
Curtis Rouse	2	2	---	---	8	12
Phil Freeman	0	1	---	---	11	12
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adrian Cooper	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darion Conner	---	---	2	3	---	5
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Derrick Conner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Beuerlein	36	33	---	---	---	69
Tony Mandarich	34	32	---	---	3	69
Nate Newton	33	28	---	---	6	67
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	27	32	2	61
John Jackson	30	31	---	---	---	61
Jeff Uhlenhake	31	22	---	---	7	60
Kevin Greene	---	---	25	28	3	56
Shannon Sharpe	27	23	---	---	6	56
John Settle	27	27	---	---	1	55
Tony Casillas	---	---	18	31	2	51
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	19	30	2	51
Ed McCaffrey	22	26	---	---	3	51
Terry McDaniel	---	---	20	27	2	49
Matt Darwin	22	25	---	---	1	48
Delton Hall	---	---	15	23	10	48
Terry Hoage	---	---	19	27	2	48
Merril Hoge	24	15	---	---	7	46
John Taylor	23	21	---	---	1	45
Anthony Newman	---	---	17	27	1	45
Erroll Tucker	---	---	13	12	16	41
Bruce Hill	13	18	---	---	10	41
Calvin Williams	26	14	---	---	1	41
Matt Vanderbeek	---	---	14	18	9	41
Bill Hitchcock	19	14	---	---	7	40
Kevin Brooks	---	---	13	22	4	39
Clyde Simmons	---	---	19	15	5	39
Mike Lush	---	---	12	14	9	35
Sammie Smith	9	6	---	---	20	35
Leon Seals	---	---	15	12	6	33
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	16	15	2	33
Mike Croel	---	---	5	4	24	33
Manute Bol	7	8	---	---	16	31
Robert Massey	---	---	12	7	12	31
Ray Seals	---	---	9	19	1	29
Jo Jo Townsell	2	4	---	---	17	23
William Thomas	---	---	10	7	4	21
Jeff Maddox	5	11	---	---	4	20
Ron Mattes	6	2	---	---	7	15
Bill Pickel	---	---	10	3	1	14
Bob Mrosko	0	3	---	---	10	13
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Dingle	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	0	1	2	3
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	17	107	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	76	8.4
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	13	46	3.5
None	3	-2	-0.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	32	21	3	1	3	2	3	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	32	17	4	1	1	2	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	9	5	1	93	2	28
WR Herman Moore	5	3	0	20	0	26
RB Brian Mitchell	4	3	0	27	0	21
TE Ben Coates	4	3	0	35	1	23
WR Brian Blades	3	3	0	25	0	7
RB Barry Word	2	2	0	5	0	12
FB Brad Muster	2	0	2	0	0	16
WR Eric Metcalf	2	2	0	32	0	16
WR Phil Freeman	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ed McCaffrey	9	3	0	23	0	26
TE Shannon Sharpe	6	3	1	26	1	23
RB John Settle	5	5	0	52	1	27
WR Calvin Williams	4	2	0	21	0	14
WR Bruce Hill	3	1	0	30	1	18
TE Manute Bol	2	2	0	30	0	8
WR John Taylor	2	1	0	40	1	21
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	2	3	1.50	8.44
Brian Mitchell	2	3	1.50	3.58

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Smith	2	10	5.00	4.25
John Settle	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	2	12	2.40	7.41

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	3	1	10	3.33	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	2	1.00	10.33
WR Brian Blades	1	1	10	10.00	8.33
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	1	10	5.00	2.56
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	0
Brian Mitchell	2	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	4	2
Steve Beuerlein	2	0
Sammie Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	5	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	1	1
WR Eric Metcalf	2	2	2
RB Barry Word	1	1	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Williams	2	2	1
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	0	0
WR John Taylor	1	0	0
RB John Settle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)