Week 9, 2000

played in San Francisco, CA

51 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	20	3	3	-	33
San Francisco 49ers	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 SFO - Steve Christie 31 field goal
1Q: 04:29 MIN - Brian Griese 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 06:04 MIN - Charles Johnson 18 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal
3Q: 07:39 MIN - Phil Dawson 48 field goal
3Q: 05:51 SFO - Darrin Chiaverini 6 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 SFO - Steve Christie 31 field goal
1Q: 04:29 MIN - Brian Griese 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 06:04 MIN - Charles Johnson 18 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal
3Q: 07:39 MIN - Phil Dawson 48 field goal
3Q: 05:51 SFO - Darrin Chiaverini 6 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 8-0 2-6
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 18 2
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 470 295
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 6.91 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 301 33
- Rushing Attempts 47 17
- Yards per Rush 6.40 1.94
Net Passing Yards 169 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 14 - 0 37 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.05 6.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:49 23:11

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	8-0	2-6
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	18	2
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	470	295
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	6.91	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	301	33
- Rushing Attempts	47	17
- Yards per Rush	6.40	1.94
Net Passing Yards	169	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 14 - 0	37 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.05	6.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:49	23:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:22	4:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	2:14	2:24	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	12:49	2:09	OWN 28	4	48	Field Goal
2	8:35	2:42	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
2	3:50	1:15	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 38	4	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:26	OWN 24	10	45	Field Goal
3	5:41	3:59	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
3	1:33	1:41	OPP 2	3	0	Field Goal
4	12:39	1:55	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	9:01	3:39	OWN 2	7	27	Punt
4	3:48	1:53	OWN 22	4	19	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	2	-2	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:38	OWN 41	13	45	Field Goal
1	4:18	2:04	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	14:50	2:01	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
2	10:40	2:05	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	5:53	2:03	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	2:35	1:19	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	7:34	1:53	OWN 19	3	81	Touchdown
3	1:42	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	14:52	2:13	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
4	10:44	1:43	OWN 42	4	12	Punt
4	5:22	1:34	OWN 34	6	44	Downs
4	1:55	1:20	OWN 26	6	54	Fumble

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	36	277	7.69	49	11	1
Brian Griese	7	19	2.71	9	0	1
Miles Walker	4	5	1.25	7	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Watters	8	3	0.38	7	0
Jerome Bettis	7	4	0.57	5	0
Mark Brunell	2	26	13.00	19	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	20	14	176	1/7	1	39	0	113.8

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	37	18	274	2/12	1	65	1	71.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ken Dilger	4	5	82	20.50	49	39	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	5	41	13.67	7	20	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	3	12	6.00	7	9	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	3	36	18.00	6	18	1
FB George Irwin	2	2	9	4.50	6	6	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Bing	6	14	125	20.83	65	65	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	10	32	10.67	1	15	0
RB Ricky Watters	2	3	17	8.50	13	13	0
WR Darrin Chiaverini	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	1
WR Malcolm Johnson	2	3	54	27.00	3	36	0
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	22	11.00	0	12	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Parker Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
C Elian Gonzalez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jay Foreman	1	22	22.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Henri Crockett	1	1
O.J. McDuffie	0	1
Anthony Becht	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
Malcolm Johnson	1	1
Willie Clay	1	0
Terry Fair	1	0
Ricky Watters	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	220	44.0	34.4	56	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	7	341	48.7	43.7	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	4	35	8.8	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	28	28.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	3	64	21.3	0
Willie Clay	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	8	1	1.0	16	23
S Paul Miranda	6	1	0.0	17	39
OLB Jay Foreman	3	4	0.0	17	39
S John Lynch	3	1	0.0	17	39
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	1	0.0	14	37
CB Walt Harris	3	0	0.0	16	39
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	1.0	8	31
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0.0	6	5
DE Mike Rucker	1	2	0.0	15	37
CB Eric Warfield	1	1	0.0	12	32
S Devin Bush	1	0	0.0	4	20
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0.0	9	8
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0.0	12	25

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	10	1	0.0	36	20
CB Terrance Shaw	6	2	0.0	37	17
DT Stimpson Cat	6	1	0.0	35	18
S Willie Clay	5	2	0.0	46	20
OLB Raynoch Thompson	4	0	0.0	9	1
S Rich Coady	3	4	0.0	37	21
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	3	1	0.0	37	16
CB David Macklin	3	1	0.0	39	21
DT Bob Kuberski	2	1	1.0	31	16
OLB Jamal Brooks	2	1	0.0	10	5
OLB LaVar Arrington	2	1	0.0	16	1
CB Deshea Townsend	2	0	0.0	28	20
ILB Lester Towns	2	0	0.0	11	1
DE Lorenzo Bromell	1	1	0.0	28	10
DE Gary Stills	1	1	0.0	25	5
DT Kevin Landolt	1	1	0.0	28	15
CB Marshall Mathers	1	1	0.0	10	0
WR Chandler Bing	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0.0	39	15
CB Terry Fair	1	0	0.0	10	5
S Lance Schulters	1	0	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	1	1	1	31
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	1	0	0	16
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	3	1	39
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	0	3	0	37
DT Cletidus Hunt	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	0	1	29

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Kuberski	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Lorenzo Bromell	0.0	1	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	3	2	0	39
S John Lynch	3	0	0	39
ILB James Darling	3	0	0	23
S Paul Miranda	3	0	0	39
OLB Jay Foreman	2	2	1	39
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	2	0	37
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	31
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0	8

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Willie Clay	3	0	20
ILB Ray Lewis	3	0	20
CB Deshea Townsend	2	0	20
S Rich Coady	1	1	21
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	5
CB Terrance Shaw	1	0	17
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	1	0	16
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	1
CB David Macklin	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	4	9	1	47	0	21
Antone Davis	4	8	0	47	0	21
Anthony Redmon	4	7	1	47	0	21
George Irwin	4	6	0	26	0	13
Cory Raymer	3	5	0	47	1	21
Tony Boselli	3	4	0	47	0	21
Pete Russell	1	1	0	7	0	4
Ken Dilger	1	1	0	38	0	18

San Francisco	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Timmerman	4	17	0	29
Mike Devlin	3	17	1	35
Jim Bundren	3	17	1	36
Travis Claridge	3	17	0	31
Tony Richardson	1	8	0	17
Solomon Page	1	17	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Becht	3	19
O.J. McDuffie	3	18
Devin Bush	1	21

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Brady	2	16
Willie Clay	1	18
Malcolm Johnson	1	15
Alexis Shepherd	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Redmon	47	21	---	---	9	77
O.J. McDuffie	40	16	---	---	18	74
Antone Davis	47	21	---	---	---	68
Charles Johnson	44	20	---	---	4	68
Tony Boselli	47	21	---	---	---	68
Cory Raymer	47	21	---	---	---	68
Chris Dishman	47	21	---	---	---	68
Brian Griese	47	21	---	---	---	68
Paul Miranda	---	---	17	39	11	67
Ken Dilger	38	18	---	---	4	60
Fred Taylor	41	19	---	---	---	60
Mike Rucker	---	---	15	37	8	60
Eric Warfield	---	---	12	32	15	59
John Lynch	---	---	17	39	1	57
Jay Foreman	---	---	17	39	1	57
Walt Harris	---	---	16	39	1	56
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	14	37	1	52
Qadry Ismail	21	11	---	---	14	46
George Irwin	26	13	---	---	7	46
Devin Bush	---	---	4	20	21	45
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	11	29	2	42
Courtney Brown	---	---	12	25	4	41
James Darling	---	---	16	23	1	40
Henri Crockett	---	---	8	31	1	40
Kailey Wong	---	---	9	8	15	32
Anthony Becht	10	0	---	---	19	29
Aaron Hayden	0	0	---	---	26	26
Donte Rocco	---	---	7	16	---	23
MarTay Jenkins	1	2	---	---	16	19
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	16	16
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	6	10	---	16
Pete Russell	7	4	---	---	2	13
Tracy Simien	---	---	6	5	1	12
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Miles Walker	6	2	---	---	---	8
Sheldon Jackson	1	0	---	---	7	8
Spencer George	0	0	---	---	6	6
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeremy Staat	---	---	0	0	4	4
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	46	20	18	84
Deshea Townsend	---	---	28	20	21	69
Ray Lewis	---	---	36	20	12	68
Terrance Shaw	---	---	37	17	13	67
David Macklin	---	---	39	21	4	64
Rich Coady	---	---	37	21	5	63
Stimpson Cat	---	---	35	18	9	62
Ricky Watters	10	30	---	---	22	62
Chandler Bing	14	34	---	---	11	59
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	37	16	5	58
Jim Bundren	17	36	---	---	4	57
Mark Brunell	17	39	---	---	---	56
Lance Johnstone	---	---	39	15	1	55
Solomon Page	17	30	---	---	8	55
Mike Devlin	17	35	---	---	---	52
Bob Kuberski	---	---	31	16	4	51
Kevin Landolt	---	---	28	15	7	50
Malcolm Johnson	11	22	---	---	15	48
Travis Claridge	17	31	---	---	---	48
Adam Timmerman	17	29	---	---	---	46
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	28	10	3	41
Wayne Chrebet	13	22	---	---	1	36
Tony Richardson	8	17	---	---	10	35
Gary Stills	---	---	25	5	2	32
Parker Griffith	6	15	---	---	8	29
Peter Warrick	4	16	---	---	6	26
LaVar Arrington	---	---	16	1	9	26
Jamal Brooks	---	---	10	5	10	25
Elian Gonzalez	10	11	---	---	4	25
Lance Schulters	---	---	5	4	13	22
Eric Bateman	0	13	---	---	8	21
Terry Fair	---	---	10	5	6	21
Jerome Bettis	8	11	---	---	---	19
Francisco Atkins	0	11	---	---	8	19
Alexis Shepherd	0	11	---	---	8	19
Kyle Brady	1	1	---	---	16	18
L.J. Shelton	0	10	---	---	8	18
Lester Towns	---	---	11	1	5	17
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	9	1	1	11
Marshall Mathers	---	---	10	0	---	10
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darrin Chiaverini	0	5	---	---	---	5
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joey Kent	0	0	---	---	---	0
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	44	14.7
Middle	34	221	6.5
Right	8	38	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	16	33	2.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	20	14	3	1	2	1	1	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	37	18	2	2	0	6	8	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	105	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	181	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR O.J. McDuffie	5	3	1	41	1	16
TE Ken Dilger	5	4	0	82	2	18
WR Qadry Ismail	3	2	0	12	0	11
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	0	36	0	20
FB George Irwin	2	2	0	9	0	13
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	0	-4	0	19
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	0	1	0	0	2

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Bing	14	6	125	1	34
WR Wayne Chrebet	10	3	32	0	22
RB Ricky Watters	3	2	17	0	30
WR Malcolm Johnson	3	2	54	1	22
WR Darrin Chiaverini	2	2	12	0	5
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	22	0	16
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	12	0	17
TE Parker Griffith	1	0	0	0	15
C Elian Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	15	3.00	7.69
Brian Griese	1	6	6.00	2.71

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	2	1	0.50	0.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	2	27	9.00	8.80

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	1	6	3.00	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	9	9.00	4.00
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0	0.00	8.20
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	18	18.00	12.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Parker Griffith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Darrin Chiaverini	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	6	2
Miles Walker	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	1	0
Mark Brunell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	3	2	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Chrebet	4	2	1
WR Chandler Bing	3	1	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	1
TE Parker Griffith	1	0	0
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	0	0
C Elian Gonzalez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)