Conference Finals, 2002

played in San Francisco, CA

57 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	17	-	24
San Francisco 49ers	0	3	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:43 SFO - Steve Christie 23 field goal
2Q: 09:40 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:43 SFO - Mark Brunell 13 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 12:28 MIN - Fred Taylor 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:53 MIN - Fred Taylor 45 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 28 field goal
4Q: 00:47 SFO - Chris Chambers 31 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:43 SFO - Steve Christie 23 field goal
2Q: 09:40 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:43 SFO - Mark Brunell 13 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 12:28 MIN - Fred Taylor 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:53 MIN - Fred Taylor 45 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 28 field goal
4Q: 00:47 SFO - Chris Chambers 31 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 16-2 16-2
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 466 343
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 8.03 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 285 119
- Rushing Attempts 35 33
- Yards per Rush 8.14 3.61
Net Passing Yards 181 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 20 - 0 28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.87 7.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 2/8
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 18
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	16-2	16-2
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	466	343
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	8.03	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	285	119
- Rushing Attempts	35	33
- Yards per Rush	8.14	3.61
Net Passing Yards	181	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 20 - 0	28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.87	7.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	2/8
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 18
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 20	6	77	Fumble
1	8:41	3:52	OWN 17	8	41	Punt
2	13:35	4:01	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	6:49	4:56	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
3	7:34	3:35	OWN 16	5	17	Punt
3	2:16	4:55	OPP 49	10	49	Touchdown
4	10:26	1:48	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	7:15	3:51	OWN 24	5	65	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 49	2	-3	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	3:25	OWN 3	6	31	Punt
1	4:49	6:14	OWN 20	16	74	Field Goal
2	9:34	2:45	OWN 36	4	23	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	7	48	Half
3	15:00	7:26	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
3	3:59	1:43	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
4	12:21	1:55	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:38	1:23	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	3:24	2:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	25	211	8.44	45	6	3
Shaun Ozment	7	75	10.71	43	1	0
Brian Griese	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
DeShaun Foster	15	29	1.93	16	1	0
Alexis Shepherd	10	36	3.60	9	0	0
Mark Brunell	8	54	6.75	13	1	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	23	20	181	0/0	0	41	0	99.4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	28	21	235	2/11	1	33	0	111.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Fred Taylor	5	6	31	6.20	15	16
WR Darnerien McCants	4	5	39	9.75	9	21
TE Nick Goings	3	3	51	17.00	30	41
WR Herman Moore	2	2	23	11.50	8	15
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	2	11	5.50	10	7
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	15	7.50	0	12
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	7	7.00	4	7
WR Terry Glenn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Chambers	10	12	142	14.20	32	33	1
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	6	59	19.67	10	28	0
WR Jerome Pathon	3	4	15	5.00	0	9	0
TE Cam Cleeland	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB DeShaun Foster	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Fred Taylor	1	0
MarTay Jenkins	1	0
Mike Rucker	0	1

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Deshea Townsend	1	0
Eric Bateman	0	1
Lester Towns	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	146	48.7	35.3	64	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	243	48.6	37.2	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	4	37	9.3	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	22	22.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeShaun Foster	3	76	25.3	0
Jerome Pathon	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jay Foreman	8	2	0.0	33	30
S Ryan Clark	7	2	0.0	33	30
CB Artrell Hawkins	7	1	0.0	26	30
OLB Henri Crockett	6	0	1.0	28	18
ILB James Darling	5	2	0.0	27	17
S Paul Miranda	5	1	0.0	31	30
CB Walt Harris	4	1	0.0	33	28
DE Courtney Brown	3	0	1.0	25	23
DE Mike Rucker	3	1	0.0	26	25
S Brock Williams	2	1	0.0	11	13
ILB Kailey Wong	1	2	0.0	11	12
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	0.0	20	17
DE Jay Williams	1	1	0.0	15	12
CB Lenny Walls	1	0	0.0	25	27
DT Delbert Cowsette	0	1	0.0	15	13

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	7	7	33	21
CB Deshea Townsend	7	0	31	22
S Adrian Wilson	5	5	35	23
CB David Macklin	5	2	35	23
OLB Raynoch Thompson	5	1	16	8
OLB LaVar Arrington	4	0	25	18
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	3	2	34	23
S Jason Doering	3	1	18	15
CB Jamie Henderson	2	2	33	21
DE Gary Stills	2	0	19	10
DE Aaron Kampman	2	0	23	17
DT Rob Davis	1	0	8	5
DE Vincent Amey	1	0	15	10
DE Ron Warner	1	0	22	16
ILB Lester Towns	1	0	4	2
OLB Ryan Nece	1	0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	1	3	18
DE Courtney Brown	1.0	0	1	23
DE Jay Williams	0.0	1	0	12
ILB Kailey Wong	0.0	1	0	12
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	0	25
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	17

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Jamie Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB LaVar Arrington	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	30
CB Walt Harris	3	28
OLB Jay Foreman	3	30
S Ryan Clark	3	30
ILB James Darling	2	17
OLB Henri Crockett	2	18
S Paul Miranda	2	30
S Brock Williams	1	13
CB Lenny Walls	1	27

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Deshea Townsend	4	0	22
ILB Ray Lewis	3	0	21
S Jason Doering	3	0	15
CB David Macklin	2	0	23
S Adrian Wilson	2	0	23
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	1	1	23
CB Jamie Henderson	1	1	21
DE Gary Stills	1	0	10
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	0	18
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	8
OLB Ryan Nece	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Dishman	7	10	2	35	23
Anthony Redmon	4	7	0	35	23
Tony Boselli	3	5	0	35	23
Wilford Brown	3	4	0	35	23
Cory Raymer	3	3	1	35	23
Kevin McLeod	1	1	0	22	16
Nick Goings	0	2	0	28	20

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Devlin	2	6	33	0	30
Solomon Page	2	4	33	1	30
Willie Roaf	2	3	33	1	30
Tony Richardson	1	3	22	0	20
Jim Bundren	0	5	33	0	30
Tarik Glenn	0	3	33	0	30
Freddie Jones	0	1	10	0	4
Cam Cleeland	0	1	24	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	12
Nick Goings	1	11
Brock Williams	1	11

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Deshea Townsend	2	15
Ed Hartwell	1	14
Jim Bundren	1	6
Eric Bateman	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lenny Walls	---	---	25	27	20	72
Ryan Clark	---	---	33	30	6	69
Jay Foreman	---	---	33	30	1	64
Walt Harris	---	---	33	28	1	62
Paul Miranda	---	---	31	30	1	62
Wilford Brown	35	23	---	---	4	62
Darnerien McCants	31	20	---	---	9	60
Nick Goings	28	20	---	---	11	59
Anthony Redmon	35	23	---	---	---	58
Tony Boselli	35	23	---	---	---	58
Cory Raymer	35	23	---	---	---	58
Chris Dishman	35	23	---	---	---	58
Brian Griese	35	23	---	---	---	58
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	26	30	1	57
Mike Rucker	---	---	26	25	6	57
Courtney Brown	---	---	25	23	---	48
Henri Crockett	---	---	28	18	1	47
James Darling	---	---	27	17	1	45
Fred Taylor	27	18	---	---	---	45
MarTay Jenkins	19	11	---	---	13	43
Kevin McLeod	22	16	---	---	3	41
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	20	17	1	38
Kailey Wong	---	---	11	12	12	35
Brock Williams	---	---	11	13	11	35
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	15	13	5	33
Jay Williams	---	---	15	12	1	28
Herman Moore	13	9	---	---	---	22
David Kleinfeld	8	4	---	---	10	22
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	18	18
Jason McKie	3	2	---	---	13	18
Terry Glenn	7	8	---	---	---	15
Shaun Ozment	8	5	---	---	---	13
Brad Lewis	---	---	1	2	9	12
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	10	10
George Layne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sheldon Jackson	2	2	---	---	5	9
Patrick Pass	7	0	---	---	---	7
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	3	3	---	6
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ron Frederick	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Curtis Perkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Bundren	33	30	---	---	6	69
Deshea Townsend	---	---	31	22	15	68
Wayne Chrebet	27	28	---	---	12	67
Mike Devlin	33	30	---	---	---	63
Willie Roaf	33	30	---	---	---	63
Mark Brunell	33	30	---	---	---	63
Tarik Glenn	33	30	---	---	---	63
Solomon Page	33	30	---	---	---	63
David Macklin	---	---	35	23	4	62
Chris Chambers	31	29	---	---	---	60
Adrian Wilson	---	---	35	23	2	60
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	34	23	1	58
Tony Richardson	22	20	---	---	15	57
Cam Cleeland	24	18	---	---	15	57
Ray Lewis	---	---	33	21	1	55
Jamie Henderson	---	---	33	21	1	55
DeShaun Foster	20	12	---	---	17	49
LaVar Arrington	---	---	25	18	1	44
Alexis Shepherd	18	19	---	---	6	43
Aaron Kampman	---	---	23	17	---	40
Ron Warner	---	---	22	16	1	39
Jason Doering	---	---	18	15	1	34
Gary Stills	---	---	19	10	1	30
Jerome Pathon	9	12	---	---	8	29
Vincent Amey	---	---	15	10	4	29
Justin Bannan	---	---	18	11	---	29
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	16	8	---	24
Peter Warrick	2	6	---	---	10	18
Ed Hartwell	---	---	2	2	14	18
Freddie Jones	10	4	---	---	3	17
Rob Davis	---	---	8	5	3	16
Ryan Nece	---	---	8	5	3	16
Lester Towns	---	---	4	2	9	15
Terrance Shaw	---	---	4	0	9	13
Scott Galyon	---	---	0	0	9	9
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raymond Walls	---	---	2	1	3	6
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Edwin Fleming	2	2	---	---	---	4
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gregory Writt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kobe Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	78	8.7
Middle	19	141	7.4
Right	5	69	13.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	28	108	3.9
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	23	20	2	0	0	2	1	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	28	21	4	0	3	0	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	93	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	61	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Fred Taylor	6	5	31	0	18
WR Darnerien McCants	5	4	39	1	20
TE Nick Goings	3	3	51	1	20
WR Herman Moore	2	2	23	0	9
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	2	11	0	2
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	15	0	11
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	4	0	4
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0	0	8
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	7	0	16

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Chambers	12	10	0	142	3	29
WR Wayne Chrebet	6	3	1	59	1	28
WR Jerome Pathon	4	3	1	15	0	12
TE Cam Cleeland	2	2	0	12	0	18
RB DeShaun Foster	2	1	1	-4	0	12
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0	8	0	20
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	10	30	3.00	8.44

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexis Shepherd	5	11	2.20	3.60
Mark Brunell	2	9	4.50	6.75
DeShaun Foster	1	-4	-4.00	1.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	2	8	4.00	7.87

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	1	12	6.00	8.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.17
TE Nick Goings	1	1	9	9.00	17.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Chambers	2	1	12	6.00	11.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	3	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Alexis Shepherd	3	2
Mark Brunell	2	2
DeShaun Foster	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	6	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	11	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	1
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	2	2
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Chambers	7	6	6
WR Jerome Pathon	3	3	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)