| Played in San Francisco, CA, weather: 48 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| San Francisco won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (1Q: 15:00) Akili Smith pass completed to TE Freddie Jones for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Jones gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO31 (1Q: 14:35) DeShaun Foster ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. |
| 2-9-SFO32 (1Q: 14:10) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Chambers gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO41 (1Q: 13:30) Akili Smith sacked by DE Courtney Brown for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tarik Glenn. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Jim Bundren on the SFO35. |
| 2-16-SFO35 (1Q: 12:48) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Chambers. CB Kris Richard defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-SFO35 (1Q: 12:42) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerome Pathon. DT Calvin Pace hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-SFO35 (1Q: 12:36) Craig Hentrich punted 46 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Deion Porter. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 12:27) Brian Griese scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by S Adrian Wilson. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 11:45) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Rodgers, assisted by S Adrian Wilson. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (1Q: 11:20) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 17 yards. Tackled by S Rich Coady. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO45 (1Q: 10:35) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SFO50 (1Q: 10:26) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Deshea Townsend, assisted by OLB Ryan Nece. Key block delivered by Kevin McLeod. |
| 2-7-SFO42 (1Q: 09:57) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB David Macklin. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (1Q: 09:20) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Rosevelt Colvin. Key block delivered by Eric Steinbach. |
| 2-4-SFO29 (1Q: 08:36) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DE Gary Stills hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-SFO29 (1Q: 08:27) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Kevin McLeod for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McLeod gained 32 yards after the catch. Minnesota 6, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 08:27) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 08:12) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (1Q: 08:12) DeShaun Foster ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-6-SFO24 (1Q: 07:39) DeShaun Foster ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown, assisted by DT Ed Jasper. |
| 3-7-SFO23 (1Q: 06:57) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by CB Lenny Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (1Q: 06:25) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerome Pathon. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SFO25 (1Q: 06:18) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Jerome Pathon for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-17-SFO28 (1Q: 05:37) Akili Smith sacked by OLB Jay Foreman for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by DeShaun Foster. San Francisco's Freddie Jones was hurt on the play. |
| 3-23-SFO22 (1Q: 05:15) DeShaun Foster ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 4-13-SFO32 (1Q: 04:31) Craig Hentrich punted 61 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN07. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (1Q: 04:24) Brian Griese kept the ball, running around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by S Adrian Wilson. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 03:47) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Shaun Ozment. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (1Q: 03:41) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 38 yards. Tackled by CB Deshea Townsend. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glenn gained 27 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO32 (1Q: 03:01) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB David Macklin, assisted by CB Jamie Henderson. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Dishman ran over Deshea Townsend to set up the play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SFO42 (1Q: 02:52) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. DE Vincent Amey blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-SFO42 (1Q: 02:44) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Deshea Townsend. |
| 3-16-SFO38 (1Q: 02:06) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. CB Jamie Henderson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-SFO38 (1Q: 01:59) Phil Dawson attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 01:52) Phil Dawson kicked off 55 yards from the MIN35. DeShaun Foster returned the ball 21 yards to the SFO31. Tackled by David Kleinfeld. |
| 1-10-SFO31 (1Q: 01:18) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Calvin Pace, assisted by S Ryan Clark. |
| 2-6-SFO35 (1Q: 00:44) Akili Smith pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Deion Porter. OLB Jay Foreman blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-16-SFO25 (1Q: 00:38) DeShaun Foster ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. |
| 3-11-SFO30 (1Q: 00:10) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 16 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by S Brock Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-SFO46 (2Q: 15:00) Akili Smith scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling and assisted by OLB Wyatt Ashworth. |
| 2-5-MIN49 (2Q: 14:19) Alexis Shepherd ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-5-MIN49 (2Q: 13:53) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by CB Lenny Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-MIN46 (2Q: 13:42) Craig Hentrich punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:37) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. CB David Macklin knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:27) Brian Griese scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Rodgers. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (2Q: 12:58) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rosevelt Colvin, assisted by S Adrian Wilson. Goings gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 12:15) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ryan Nece. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-11-MIN29 (2Q: 11:30) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Deshea Townsend. Glenn gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-MIN35 (2Q: 11:08) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Vincent Amey, assisted by OLB Ryan Nece. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 10:39) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR MarTay Jenkins. S Adrian Wilson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (2Q: 10:32) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Warner. Key block delivered by Eric Steinbach. |
| 1-10-SFO43 (2Q: 10:02) Shaun Ozment ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Harry Deligianis, assisted by S Adrian Wilson. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-SFO24 (2Q: 09:56) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ryan Nece. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-4-SFO18 (2Q: 09:30) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. |
| 3-4-SFO18 (2Q: 09:23) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ryan Nece. Glenn gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-SFO08 (2Q: 08:53) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 16, San Francisco 0 |
| (2Q: 08:53) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 17, San Francisco 0 |
| (2Q: 08:45) Phil Dawson kicked off 68 yards from the MIN35. DeShaun Foster returned the ball 16 yards to the SFO13. Tackled by Brock Williams. |
| 1-10-SFO13 (2Q: 08:13) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Chambers. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-SFO13 (2Q: 08:07) DeShaun Foster ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-7-SFO16 (2Q: 07:25) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Jerome Pathon for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO25 (2Q: 06:55) Akili Smith sacked by OLB Henri Crockett for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Willie Roaf. |
| 2-16-SFO19 (2Q: 06:23) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Chambers. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-SFO19 (2Q: 06:18) Akili Smith pass completed to TE Deion Porter for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-SFO32 (2Q: 05:52) Craig Hentrich punted 53 yards. Jay Graham returned the kick 17 yards to the MIN32. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 05:42) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. DE Vincent Amey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN15 (2Q: 05:36) Shaun Ozment ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Raynoch Thompson. |
| 3-4-MIN21 (2Q: 05:00) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Kevin McLeod. DT Harry Deligianis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN21 (2Q: 04:54) Mitch Berger punted 35 yards. Chris Chambers returned the kick 6 yards to the SFO50. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (2Q: 04:47) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Jerome Pathon for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-SFO42 (2Q: 04:26) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong, assisted by CB Lenny Walls. Chambers gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 04:08) Akili Smith pass was intended for WR Chris Chambers and was intercepted by S Ryan Clark in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 03:56) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. Tackled by CB David Macklin, assisted by DE Ron Warner. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 03:23) Larry Ned ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB David Macklin, assisted by OLB Ryan Nece. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 2-3-MIN37 (2Q: 02:52) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Rosevelt Colvin. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 02:22) Shaun Ozment ran a trap outside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB LaVar Arrington. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SFO43 (2Q: 02:00) Larry Ned ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB LaVar Arrington, assisted by DE Gary Stills. |
| 2-14-SFO47 (2Q: 01:32) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Rosevelt Colvin. |
| 3-11-SFO44 (2Q: 01:08) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DT Harry Deligianis simply tossed Eric Steinbach aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 4-11-SFO44 (2Q: 00:58) Mitch Berger punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (2Q: 00:53) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Ed Jasper. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-SFO25 (2Q: 00:53) Akili Smith pass completed to RB DeShaun Foster for -3 yards. Tackled by S Brock Williams, assisted by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-SFO22 (2Q: 00:33) DeShaun Foster ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Williams. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-9-SFO21 (2Q: 00:25) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 1-10-SFO37 (2Q: 00:18) Akili Smith pass was intended for WR Chris Chambers and was intercepted by CB Lenny Walls at the SFO46. Tackled by Chris Chambers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO46 (2Q: 00:05) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. OLB LaVar Arrington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Steve Christie kicked off 70 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 31 yards. Tackled by S Rich Coady. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-SFO49 (3Q: 14:17) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Nick Goings. DE Ron Warner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO49 (3Q: 14:12) Brian Griese scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jamie Henderson. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-SFO44 (3Q: 14:03) Brian Griese pass completed to WR MarTay Jenkins for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jamie Henderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO33 (3Q: 13:23) Brian Griese pass was intended for WR Darnerien McCants and was intercepted by CB Jamie Henderson at the SFO19. Tackled by Shaun Ozment. |
| 1-10-SFO19 (3Q: 13:15) DeShaun Foster ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 2-13-SFO16 (3Q: 12:53) Akili Smith sacked by DE Mike Rucker for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Willie Roaf. |
| 3-20-SFO09 (3Q: 12:24) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Tito Galloway for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brock Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-SFO21 (3Q: 11:38) Craig Hentrich punted 43 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Lance Nimmo. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 11:29) Larry Ned ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB LaVar Arrington. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (3Q: 10:51) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Rodgers. |
| 3-14-MIN36 (3Q: 10:15) Larry Ned ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Adrian Wilson, assisted by OLB LaVar Arrington. |
| 4-9-MIN41 (3Q: 09:44) Mitch Berger punted 39 yards. Chris Chambers called for a fair catch at the SFO20. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 09:34) Akili Smith pass was dropped by WR Chris Chambers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO20 (3Q: 09:29) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerome Pathon. OLB Henri Crockett simply tossed Jim Bundren aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-SFO20 (3Q: 09:20) Akili Smith pass completed to FB Tony Richardson for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Richardson gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-SFO45 (3Q: 09:12) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Tito Galloway for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN48 (3Q: 08:32) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Jerome Pathon for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 08:01) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Chambers. S Ryan Clark knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (3Q: 07:56) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Richard. |
| 3-4-MIN35 (3Q: 07:10) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Chambers. OLB Jay Foreman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN35 (3Q: 07:05) Steve Christie attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, San Francisco 3 |
| (3Q: 06:58) Steve Christie kicked off 57 yards from the SFO35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Deshea Townsend. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 06:38) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Raynoch Thompson. S Adrian Wilson knocked down Eric Steinbach to break up the play. |
| 2-7-MIN37 (3Q: 06:07) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. CB David Macklin defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Tripping. |
| 2-17-MIN27 (3Q: 05:59) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 16 yards. Tackled by DE Vincent Amey. Glenn gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-MIN43 (3Q: 05:35) Larry Ned ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Harry Deligianis, assisted by OLB Raynoch Thompson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-MIN43 (3Q: 04:57) Mitch Berger punted 47 yards. Chris Chambers returned the kick 1 yard to the SFO11. Tackled by Nick Goings. |
| 1-10-SFO11 (3Q: 04:49) Akili Smith pass was dropped by TE Deion Porter. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO11 (3Q: 04:45) Akili Smith pass was intended for WR Jerome Pathon and was intercepted by S Ryan Clark at the SFO29. The interception was returned 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 23, San Francisco 3 |
| (3Q: 04:45) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 24, San Francisco 3 |
| (3Q: 04:37) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 04:37) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-SFO25 (3Q: 04:12) Akili Smith pass was dropped by RB Alexis Shepherd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-SFO25 (3Q: 04:05) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Jerome Pathon for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO31 (3Q: 03:41) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SFO26 (3Q: 03:37) Akili Smith sacked by ILB James Darling and OLB Jay Foreman for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Timmerman. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-21-SFO20 (3Q: 03:10) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls, assisted by S Ryan Clark. Chrebet gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-SFO26 (3Q: 02:28) Akili Smith pass was intended for TE Deion Porter and was intercepted by CB Lenny Walls at the SFO46. The interception was returned 46 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 30, San Francisco 3 |
| (3Q: 02:28) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 31, San Francisco 3 |
| (3Q: 02:17) Phil Dawson kicked off 68 yards from the MIN35. DeShaun Foster returned the ball 26 yards to the SFO23. Tackled by Brad Lewis. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Illegal Use of the Hands on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-SFO10 (3Q: 01:53) Akili Smith scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Richard. |
| 2-6-SFO14 (3Q: 01:08) Alexis Shepherd ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. Key block delivered by Lance Nimmo. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 00:25) Alexis Shepherd ran around right end for 49 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Key block delivered by Ike Davis. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 00:10) Akili Smith pass was intended for WR Wayne Chrebet and was intercepted by CB Walt Harris at the MIN36. The interception was returned 64 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 37, San Francisco 3 |
| (3Q: 00:10) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 38, San Francisco 3 |
| (3Q: 00:02) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. DeShaun Foster returned the ball 23 yards to the SFO27. Tackled by Kailey Wong. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Brad Lewis on the SFO27. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-SFO27 (4Q: 15:00) Brian Griese scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Raynoch Thompson. |
| 2-5-SFO22 (4Q: 14:34) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Deshea Townsend, assisted by OLB Raynoch Thompson. Glenn gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO12 (4Q: 13:58) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SFO17 (4Q: 13:51) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-SFO22 (4Q: 13:45) Shaun Ozment ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rich Coady. |
| 2-17-SFO19 (4Q: 13:06) Shaun Ozment ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Rodgers. |
| 3-14-SFO16 (4Q: 12:32) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Ian Scott. |
| 4-8-SFO10 (4Q: 12:02) Phil Dawson attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 41, San Francisco 3 |
| (4Q: 11:55) Phil Dawson kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. San Francisco's Wayne Chrebet was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (4Q: 11:55) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Tito Galloway for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. Galloway gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-SFO24 (4Q: 11:28) Akili Smith pass completed to TE Deion Porter for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO30 (4Q: 10:56) Akili Smith pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Reche Caldwell. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (4Q: 10:49) Nickolas McElroy ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-8-SFO37 (4Q: 10:06) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Reche Caldwell for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-SFO40 (4Q: 09:36) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tito Galloway. ILB James Darling knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-SFO40 (4Q: 09:30) Craig Hentrich punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN07. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (4Q: 09:19) Larry Ned ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Deshea Townsend, assisted by DT Ian Scott. |
| 2-8-MIN09 (4Q: 08:37) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Harry Deligianis. |
| 3-3-MIN14 (4Q: 07:57) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 12 yards. Tackled by S Jason Doering, assisted by CB Desmond Van Lanen. Goings gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (4Q: 07:49) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Vincent Amey, assisted by OLB Khalid Abdullah. |
| 2-9-MIN14 (4Q: 07:06) Shaun Ozment ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jason Doering. |
| 3-2-MIN21 (4Q: 06:21) George Layne ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Vincent Amey, assisted by OLB Raynoch Thompson. |
| 4-1-MIN22 (4Q: 05:34) Mitch Berger punted 54 yards. Chris Chambers returned the kick 0 yards to the SFO24. Tackled by Sheldon Jackson. |
| 1-10-SFO24 (4Q: 05:26) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Jim Bundren. |
| 2-1-SFO33 (4Q: 04:58) Akili Smith pass was dropped by WR Tito Galloway. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-1-SFO33 (4Q: 04:53) Nickolas McElroy ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Calvin Pace. Key block delivered by Willie Roaf. |
| 1-10-SFO34 (4Q: 04:22) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Chris Chambers for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-SFO37 (4Q: 04:00) Akili Smith pass completed to WR Tito Galloway for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Lenny Walls on the SFO46. |
| 1-10-SFO46 (4Q: 03:51) Larry Ned ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Khalid Abdullah. |
| 2-9-SFO45 (4Q: 03:07) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-SFO50 (4Q: 02:59) Shaun Ozment ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Raynoch Thompson. |
| 3-13-SFO49 (4Q: 02:16) Larry Ned ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Rodgers. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-10-SFO46 (4Q: 02:00) Mitch Berger punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the SFO03. |
| 1-10-SFO03 (4Q: 01:52) Alexis Shepherd ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. Key block delivered by Morris Dorman. |
| 1-10-SFO13 (4Q: 01:18) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tito Galloway. S Ryan Clark defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO13 (4Q: 01:12) Akili Smith pass was dropped by WR Reche Caldwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-SFO13 (4Q: 01:05) Akili Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reche Caldwell. CB Walt Harris knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-SFO13 (4Q: 00:58) Craig Hentrich punted 50 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Jim Bundren. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 00:47) Larry Ned ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lester Towns, assisted by DE Ron Warner. |
| 2-9-MIN43 (4Q: 00:02) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 41, San Francisco 49ers 3 |