Week 3, 2005

played in San Francisco, CA

52 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	10	6	-	19
San Francisco 49ers	3	3	7	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:08 SFO - Steve Christie 35 field goal
2Q: 03:42 SFO - Steve Christie 38 field goal
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 02:40 SFO - Deshea Townsend 16 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 05:16 MIN - Darnerien McCants 32 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:55 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
OT: 10:37 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:08 SFO - Steve Christie 35 field goal
2Q: 03:42 SFO - Steve Christie 38 field goal
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 02:40 SFO - Deshea Townsend 16 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 05:16 MIN - Darnerien McCants 32 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:55 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
OT: 10:37 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 12 2
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 390 268
- Offensive Plays 73 63
- Yards per Play 5.34 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 164 68
- Rushing Attempts 39 25
- Yards per Rush 4.21 2.72
Net Passing Yards 226 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 1 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.65 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 5/67 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:11 30:23

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	12	2
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	390	268
- Offensive Plays	73	63
- Yards per Play	5.34	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	164	68
- Rushing Attempts	39	25
- Yards per Rush	4.21	2.72
Net Passing Yards	226	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 1	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.65	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	5/67	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:11	30:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	8:24	1:23	OWN 36	3	18	Interception
1	5:01	5:06	OWN 25	9	34	Punt
2	13:59	3:57	OWN 24	7	32	Punt
2	8:13	1:00	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
2	3:37	2:55	OWN 45	8	39	Field Goal
3	13:32	2:56	OWN 42	4	15	Punt
3	6:42	2:32	OWN 43	5	16	Punt
3	2:40	0:14	OWN 19	1	-3	Fumble
3	2:26	2:43	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
4	9:54	0:48	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	6:46	1:45	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	2:19	1:32	OWN 7	6	63	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	4:34	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	4:38	OWN 19	9	45	Downs
1	7:01	2:00	OPP 32	4	14	Field Goal
2	14:55	0:56	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:02	1:49	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:13	3:36	OWN 14	7	65	Field Goal
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	3	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
3	10:36	3:54	OWN 8	8	39	Punt
3	4:10	1:30	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:43	4:49	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
4	9:06	2:20	OWN 10	5	16	Punt
4	5:01	2:42	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 17	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Darnerien McCants, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	18	48	2.67	16	2	0
RB Fred Taylor	11	68	6.18	19	3	1
QB Brian Griese	9	42	4.67	12	2	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mewelde Moore	15	41	2.73	9	0
QB Kobe Bryant	5	27	5.40	10	1
WR Santana Moss	2	2	1.00	2	0
FB Mike Karney	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
TE Christian Fauria	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	33	18	229	1/3	1	33	1	73.9

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kobe Bryant	35	21	213	3/13	0	44	0	77.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	8	11	137	17.13	35	33	1
RB Frank Gore	5	5	50	10.00	20	21	0
WR Harold Burnett	3	8	27	9.00	6	21	0
WR Scotty Anderson	2	7	15	7.50	0	8	0
FB Nick Goings	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Braylon Edwards	9	9	63	7.00	13	30
WR Santana Moss	5	8	51	10.20	29	24
WR Chris Chambers	3	5	59	19.67	6	44
WR Terry Glenn	2	5	26	13.00	0	17
RB Mewelde Moore	2	5	14	7.00	0	8
TE Chris Cooley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB LaVar Arrington	1	33	33.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	0
QB Brian Griese	1	0	0
G Wilford Brown	0	1	0
DE Mike Rucker	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Kobe Bryant	1	0	0	0
CB Deshea Townsend	0	1	0	1
TE Chris Cooley	0	1	0	0
ILB Ray Lewis	0	0	1	0
S Adrian Wilson	0	0	1	0
DE Chris Canty	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	8	372	46.5	35.9	59	4

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	8	384	48.0	39.6	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	5	67	13.4	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alonzo Hancock	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick McKnight	1	29	29.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Glenn	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	8	0	0.0	25	38
DE Cameron Wake	7	0	2.0	25	38
CB Ryan Clark	7	3	0.0	25	38
S Brock Williams	5	3	0.0	25	38
DE Mike Rucker	4	0	1.0	25	38
S Chris Gamble	3	0	0.0	8	23
CB Kris Richard	2	5	0.0	16	34
DE Ron Warner	2	1	0.0	16	19
CB Randall Gay	2	1	0.0	18	26
OLB Roger Gilmore	2	1	0.0	21	23
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	0.0	10	5
S Jacob Padilla	2	0	0.0	2	7
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	1	0.0	23	26
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brad Lewis	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Calvin Pace	0	2	0.0	22	33

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	11	4	0.0	39	34
S Adrian Wilson	9	6	0.0	39	34
CB Jamie Henderson	6	2	0.0	36	26
CB David Macklin	6	1	0.0	39	34
CB Jason Doering	4	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Ryan Nece	4	0	0.0	34	31
ILB LaVar Arrington	3	1	0.0	38	34
CB Deshea Townsend	3	0	0.0	24	32
ILB Ed Hartwell	3	0	0.0	16	4
DE Harry Deligianis	2	4	0.0	32	25
DT Anthony Bryant	2	1	0.0	13	16
DE Chris Canty	1	1	0.5	23	20
S Rich Coady	1	1	0.0	21	11
DE Aaron Kampman	0	1	0.5	18	16
DE Vincent Amey	0	1	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Wake	2.0	0	0	1	38
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	1	2	2	38
DE Calvin Pace	0.0	0	1	0	33

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Canty	0.5	1	0	20
DE Aaron Kampman	0.5	0	0	16
DE Harry Deligianis	0.0	1	2	25
OLB Ryan Nece	0.0	1	1	31
DT Anthony Bryant	0.0	1	0	16
DE Vincent Amey	0.0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	4	1	38
S Brock Williams	4	0	38
DE Cameron Wake	3	0	38
S Chris Gamble	2	2	23
DE Ron Warner	2	0	19
OLB Roger Gilmore	2	0	23
ILB Jay Foreman	1	1	38
CB Kris Richard	1	1	34
CB Randall Gay	1	0	26
S Jacob Padilla	1	0	7

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Doering	5	0	0	30
S Adrian Wilson	3	1	0	34
CB Jamie Henderson	3	0	0	26
CB David Macklin	2	0	0	34
CB Deshea Townsend	1	1	0	32
OLB Ryan Nece	1	1	0	31
ILB LaVar Arrington	1	0	1	34
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	0	34
DE Chris Canty	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	5	10	1	39	1	34
T Wade Hunter	4	9	0	39	0	34
C Chris Dishman	2	7	0	39	0	34
T Adam Snyder	1	4	0	39	0	34
G Eric Steinbach	0	3	0	39	0	34
FB Nick Goings	0	2	0	35	0	32

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Solomon Page	2	8	25	0	38
T James P. Sullivan	1	3	25	1	38
G Shawn Andrews	1	3	25	0	38
C Jason Brown	1	2	25	0	38
T Ross Verba	0	2	25	2	38
FB Mike Karney	0	1	14	0	7
TE Chris Cooley	0	1	18	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Williamson	1	27
Kailey Wong	1	25
Harold Burnett	1	9
Harris Stanton	1	6

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
LaVar Arrington	2	14
Deshea Townsend	1	25
Jeffery Jefferson	1	25
Rich Coady	1	19
Solomon Page	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
FB Nick Goings	35	32	---	---	27	94
G Wilford Brown	39	34	---	---	10	83
G Eric Steinbach	39	34	---	---	10	83
T Wade Hunter	39	34	---	---	10	83
T Adam Snyder	39	34	---	---	10	83
WR Darnerien McCants	38	34	---	---	9	81
QB Brian Griese	39	34	---	---	2	75
C Chris Dishman	39	34	---	---	---	73
WR Harold Burnett	31	29	---	---	9	69
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	25	38	3	66
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	25	38	3	66
S Brock Williams	---	---	25	38	3	66
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	25	38	3	66
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	22	33	11	66
RB Frank Gore	27	31	---	---	8	66
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	25	38	3	66
WR Scotty Anderson	28	33	---	---	---	61
CB Randall Gay	---	---	18	26	17	61
CB Kris Richard	---	---	16	34	3	53
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	23	26	3	52
S Chris Gamble	---	---	8	23	20	51
TE Jason McKie	14	5	---	---	27	46
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	21	23	---	44
DE Ron Warner	---	---	16	19	8	43
ILB Kailey Wong	---	---	10	5	25	40
WR Troy Williamson	4	2	---	---	27	33
ILB Brad Lewis	---	---	1	0	25	26
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	8	9	9	26
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	4	15	2	21
RB Fred Taylor	11	1	---	---	---	12
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	1	8	3	12
WR Rick McKnight	4	2	---	---	5	11
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Jacob Padilla	---	---	2	7	---	9
P Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Patrick Estes	2	0	---	---	5	7
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Harris Stanton	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	---	---	---	2
C Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dylan McFarland	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Otis Scotti	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Ray Lewis	---	---	39	34	14	87
ILB LaVar Arrington	---	---	38	34	14	86
CB Deshea Townsend	---	---	24	32	25	81
RB Mewelde Moore	24	35	---	---	20	79
TE Chris Cooley	18	33	---	---	28	79
CB David Macklin	---	---	39	34	3	76
S Adrian Wilson	---	---	39	34	2	75
T Ross Verba	25	38	---	---	11	74
C Solomon Page	25	38	---	---	11	74
T James P. Sullivan	25	38	---	---	11	74
G Shawn Andrews	25	38	---	---	11	74
OLB Ryan Nece	---	---	34	31	2	67
CB Jamie Henderson	---	---	36	26	2	64
QB Kobe Bryant	25	38	---	---	---	63
C Jason Brown	25	38	---	---	---	63
WR Santana Moss	21	35	---	---	5	61
WR Chris Chambers	24	36	---	---	---	60
DE Harry Deligianis	---	---	32	25	1	58
CB Jason Doering	---	---	23	30	---	53
S Rich Coady	---	---	21	11	19	51
WR Braylon Edwards	12	29	---	---	8	49
DE Aaron Kampman	---	---	18	16	10	44
DE Chris Canty	---	---	23	20	---	43
WR Terry Glenn	7	13	---	---	20	40
DT Anthony Bryant	---	---	13	16	8	37
RB Alonzo Hancock	0	0	---	---	28	28
DT Darwin Walker	---	---	15	11	1	27
DE Jeffery Jefferson	---	---	0	0	25	25
ILB Ed Hartwell	---	---	16	4	2	22
FB Mike Karney	14	7	---	---	---	21
DE Vincent Amey	---	---	11	6	2	19
S Shane Banks	---	---	1	1	16	18
P Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Gino Capone	---	---	3	7	1	11
K Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Christian Fauria	4	2	---	---	---	6
OLB Lester Towns	---	---	4	2	---	6
TE David LaFleur	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB DeShaun Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jeremy Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB T.J. Darnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Elton Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Pat Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	22	90	4.1
Right	12	45	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	33	18	6	1	2	3	4	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kobe Bryant	35	21	4	2	3	5	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	109	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	65	16.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	32	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	38	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	52	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	91	15.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	11	8	0	137	4	34
WR Harold Burnett	8	3	1	27	1	29
WR Scotty Anderson	7	2	1	15	0	33
RB Frank Gore	5	5	0	50	1	31
FB Nick Goings	2	0	0	0	0	32

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braylon Edwards	9	9	0	63	2	29
WR Santana Moss	8	5	0	51	1	35
WR Terry Glenn	5	2	1	26	0	13
WR Chris Chambers	5	3	0	59	1	36
RB Mewelde Moore	5	2	1	14	0	35
TE Chris Cooley	3	0	1	0	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	2	1	0.50	2.67
RB Fred Taylor	1	4	4.00	6.18

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	2	6	2.00	6.94

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kobe Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	6.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	3	3.00	12.45
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	0	0.00	3.38
RB Frank Gore	1	1	3	3.00	10.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mewelde Moore	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	4	1
QB Brian Griese	2	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kobe Bryant	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	5	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kobe Bryant	13	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scotty Anderson	3	1	1
WR Harold Burnett	3	1	0
RB Frank Gore	2	2	2
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braylon Edwards	4	4	1
WR Terry Glenn	3	2	1
WR Chris Chambers	3	1	0
RB Mewelde Moore	2	0	0
WR Santana Moss	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)