Week 3, 2004

played in San Francisco, CA

57 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	10	11	-	24
San Francisco 49ers	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 05:04 SFO - Jerome Pathon 21 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:25 SFO - Chris Chambers 14 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 08:50 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
3Q: 03:43 MIN - Terry Glenn 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 06:31 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 01:03 SFO - Chris Chambers 29 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 00:25 MIN - Fred Taylor 1 pass from Brian Griese (Brian Griese pass to Scotty Anderson for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 05:04 SFO - Jerome Pathon 21 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:25 SFO - Chris Chambers 14 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 08:50 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
3Q: 03:43 MIN - Terry Glenn 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 06:31 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 01:03 SFO - Chris Chambers 29 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 00:25 MIN - Fred Taylor 1 pass from Brian Griese (Brian Griese pass to Scotty Anderson for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 448 385
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 6.79 6.42
Net Rushing Yards 107 67
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 3.45 3.53
Net Passing Yards 341 318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 27 - 1 40 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 341 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.74 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	448	385
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	6.79	6.42
Net Rushing Yards	107	67
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	3.45	3.53
Net Passing Yards	341	318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 27 - 1	40 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	341	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.74	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 33	7	21	Interception
1	9:29	4:29	OWN 26	8	22	Punt
1	1:35	5:15	OWN 10	12	87	Field Goal
2	9:15	0:48	OWN 36	3	15	Fumble
2	4:49	2:31	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 36	1	9	Half
3	11:33	2:51	OWN 39	6	48	Field Goal
3	5:40	2:03	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
3	0:11	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:53	5:30	OWN 17	10	76	Field Goal
4	4:49	2:18	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
4	0:52	0:34	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	1:34	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
1	5:00	3:25	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	11:20	2:05	OPP 38	3	9	Missed FG
2	8:27	3:38	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	2:18	2:00	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 31	6	37	Missed FG
3	8:42	3:02	OWN 20	6	25	Interception
3	3:37	3:26	OWN 13	5	38	Punt
4	14:12	2:19	OWN 26	6	13	Punt
4	6:23	1:34	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
4	2:31	1:39	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	3	14	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	20	40	2.00	9	0
Shaun Ozment	9	58	6.44	12	2
Brian Griese	2	9	4.50	9	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
DeShaun Foster	13	37	2.85	9	0
Mark Brunell	3	18	6.00	12	1
Mewelde Moore	3	12	4.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	35	27	341	0/0	2	40	1	114.1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	40	28	324	1/6	3	46	1	108.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	7	10	130	18.57	40	37	1
RB Fred Taylor	7	8	50	7.14	25	24	1
FB Nick Goings	5	7	53	10.60	16	23	0
WR Darnerien McCants	3	5	57	19.00	51	21	0
WR Scotty Anderson	2	2	49	24.50	22	40	0
TE Jason McKie	2	2	3	1.50	2	3	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Chambers	11	13	166	15.09	76	46	2
WR Jerome Pathon	6	8	56	9.33	3	21	1
TE Chris Cooley	4	5	46	11.50	1	19	0
WR Keary Colbert	3	7	21	7.00	2	10	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	2	20	20.00	4	20	0
RB DeShaun Foster	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Mewelde Moore	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Marcos Sinclair	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
FB Mike Karney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ryan Clark	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
MarTay Jenkins	1	0	0
Shaun Ozment	1	0	0
Darnerien McCants	0	1	0
Artrell Hawkins	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Chambers	1	0	0
Ian Scott	0	1	1
Mike Karney	0	1	0
Nickolas McElroy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	192	48.0	38.0	52	0

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	231	46.2	38.0	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	21	10.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Chambers	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	54	27.0	0
Ernest Wilford	1	31	31.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeShaun Foster	3	87	29.0	0
Ken Hamlin	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Sellers	8	2	0.0	17	27
CB Artrell Hawkins	7	0	0.0	17	38
S Ryan Clark	6	3	0.0	19	41
CB Lenny Walls	5	2	0.0	19	41
CB Randall Gay	4	0	0.0	12	36
DT Calvin Pace	2	0	1.0	16	30
OLB Jay Foreman	2	5	0.0	19	41
S Brock Williams	2	1	0.0	12	35
S Paul Miranda	1	2	0.0	9	18
ILB Kailey Wong	1	1	0.0	10	13
DE Mike Rucker	1	1	0.0	18	35
DE Courtney Brown	1	1	0.0	12	27
DT Tommie Harris	1	1	0.0	3	11
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Brad Lewis	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Kris Richard	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Isaac Hilton	1	0	0.0	8	20

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	11	0	0.0	27	33
ILB Ed Hartwell	9	1	0.0	21	24
ILB Ray Lewis	7	6	0.0	29	33
OLB LaVar Arrington	6	3	0.0	28	26
CB Jamie Henderson	4	1	0.0	29	33
OLB Ryan Nece	3	2	0.0	27	28
OLB Lester Towns	3	0	0.0	8	12
CB David Macklin	2	1	0.0	31	34
S Ken Hamlin	2	1	0.0	7	6
DT Harry Deligianis	2	0	0.0	16	14
CB Deshea Townsend	2	0	0.0	10	12
DT Ian Scott	2	0	0.0	15	21
S Jason Doering	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Aaron Kampman	1	0	0.0	12	16
WR Keary Colbert	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shane Banks	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Rich Coady	0	2	0.0	27	31
DE Ron Warner	0	1	0.0	19	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Calvin Pace	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	1	2	35
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	1	0	26
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	1	2	41

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gino Capone	1	0	14
OLB LaVar Arrington	0	1	26
S Adrian Wilson	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	8	0	0	38
CB Lenny Walls	5	1	0	41
CB Randall Gay	4	1	0	36
S Ryan Clark	2	1	1	41
S Brock Williams	2	1	0	35
OLB Lawrence Sellers	2	0	0	27
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	26
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	0	41
S Paul Miranda	1	0	0	18
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0	27
ILB Brad Lewis	1	0	0	10

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ed Hartwell	5	0	0	24
S Adrian Wilson	3	1	0	33
OLB LaVar Arrington	3	0	1	26
OLB Lester Towns	3	0	0	12
CB Jamie Henderson	3	0	0	33
ILB Ray Lewis	2	0	0	33
CB Deshea Townsend	2	0	0	12
CB David Macklin	2	0	0	34
OLB Ryan Nece	2	0	0	28
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	0	6
CB Shane Banks	1	0	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Eric Steinbach	3	7	0	31	35
Wilford Brown	2	8	0	28	29
Wade Hunter	2	2	1	31	35
Nick Goings	1	2	0	28	34
Jason McKie	1	2	0	28	27
Tony Boselli	0	4	0	31	35
Chris Dishman	0	4	0	31	35

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Solomon Page	2	6	19	0	41
Shawn Andrews	2	4	19	0	41
Jim Bundren	1	5	19	1	41
Willie Roaf	0	1	19	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	16
Nick Goings	2	7
Jason McKie	1	16
Darnerien McCants	1	15

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Hartwell	3	10
Deshea Townsend	1	25
Nickolas McElroy	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darnerien McCants	29	31	---	---	15	75
Eric Steinbach	31	35	---	---	7	73
Jason McKie	28	27	---	---	16	71
Lenny Walls	---	---	19	41	11	71
Nick Goings	28	34	---	---	7	69
Tony Boselli	31	35	---	---	2	68
Ryan Clark	---	---	19	41	7	67
Chris Dishman	31	35	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	31	35	---	---	---	66
Wade Hunter	31	35	---	---	---	66
Terry Glenn	30	34	---	---	1	65
Jay Foreman	---	---	19	41	2	62
Brock Williams	---	---	12	35	14	61
Mike Rucker	---	---	18	35	7	60
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	17	38	2	57
Wilford Brown	28	29	---	---	---	57
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	17	27	12	56
Fred Taylor	22	26	---	---	---	48
Randall Gay	---	---	12	36	---	48
Calvin Pace	---	---	16	30	1	47
Henri Crockett	---	---	13	26	2	41
Kailey Wong	---	---	10	13	16	39
Courtney Brown	---	---	12	27	---	39
Isaac Hilton	---	---	8	20	2	30
Paul Miranda	---	---	9	18	2	29
Brad Lewis	---	---	3	10	10	23
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	22	22
Tommie Harris	---	---	3	11	7	21
Harold Burnett	3	4	---	---	13	20
Shaun Ozment	9	9	---	---	---	18
Robert Royal	0	0	---	---	17	17
Scotty Anderson	6	10	---	---	---	16
Jeff Grau	3	6	---	---	5	14
Kris Richard	---	---	2	2	10	14
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clay Astley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dylan McFarland	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jordan King	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ernest Wilford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jamal Brooks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
DeAndre Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brant Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Lewis	---	---	29	33	13	75
David Macklin	---	---	31	34	3	68
Jim Bundren	19	41	---	---	7	67
Jamie Henderson	---	---	29	33	5	67
Shawn Andrews	19	41	---	---	7	67
Chris Cooley	15	34	---	---	16	65
Adrian Wilson	---	---	27	33	3	63
Rich Coady	---	---	27	31	4	62
LaVar Arrington	---	---	28	26	8	62
Chris Chambers	14	34	---	---	13	61
Willie Roaf	19	41	---	---	---	60
Mark Brunell	19	41	---	---	---	60
Ross Verba	19	41	---	---	---	60
Solomon Page	19	41	---	---	---	60
Ryan Nece	---	---	27	28	3	58
Ed Hartwell	---	---	21	24	10	55
DeShaun Foster	18	26	---	---	7	51
Deshea Townsend	---	---	10	12	25	47
Jerome Pathon	16	30	---	---	---	46
Vincent Amey	---	---	20	22	2	44
Ron Warner	---	---	19	19	6	44
Ian Scott	---	---	15	21	3	39
Harry Deligianis	---	---	16	14	3	33
Keary Colbert	11	17	---	---	4	32
Aaron Kampman	---	---	12	16	3	31
Tony Richardson	9	10	---	---	11	30
Gino Capone	---	---	12	14	3	29
Lester Towns	---	---	8	12	8	28
Mewelde Moore	4	24	---	---	---	28
Mike Karney	2	16	---	---	10	28
Ken Hamlin	---	---	7	6	10	23
Marcos Sinclair	2	6	---	---	12	20
Freddie Jones	4	8	---	---	5	17
Nickolas McElroy	0	0	---	---	16	16
Shane Banks	---	---	1	1	9	11
Jason Doering	---	---	2	6	1	9
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Grayson Wilcox	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lance Nimmo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	2	2
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	---	0
James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kobe Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justin Bannan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	22	81	3.7
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	35	27	7	1	2	1	2	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	40	28	5	1	1	4	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	60	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	183	14.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	44	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	155	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	69	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	10	7	1	130	3	34
RB Fred Taylor	8	7	0	50	1	26
FB Nick Goings	7	5	0	53	1	34
WR Darnerien McCants	5	3	1	57	1	31
WR Scotty Anderson	2	2	0	49	1	10
TE Jason McKie	2	2	0	3	0	27
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	0	-1	0	9

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Chambers	13	11	1	166	3	34
WR Jerome Pathon	8	6	0	56	1	30
WR Keary Colbert	7	3	0	21	0	17
TE Chris Cooley	5	4	0	46	0	34
TE Freddie Jones	2	1	0	20	1	8
WR Marcos Sinclair	2	1	0	13	0	6
RB DeShaun Foster	1	1	0	5	0	26
RB Mewelde Moore	1	1	0	-3	0	24
FB Mike Karney	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	6	10	1.67	2.00

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	8	5	23	2.88	9.74

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	1	14	7.00	8.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	6	3.00	13.00
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	1	0.50	6.25
FB Nick Goings	2	1	8	4.00	7.57
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	9	9.00	24.50

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Chambers	2	1	14	7.00	12.77

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	2	0
Shaun Ozment	2	1
Brian Griese	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Brunell	1	0
Mewelde Moore	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	5	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	3	3	2
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	1
FB Nick Goings	2	1	1
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Chambers	4	4	4
WR Keary Colbert	3	2	1
WR Jerome Pathon	2	2	1
RB Mewelde Moore	1	1	0
TE Chris Cooley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)