Week 9, 2015

played in San Francisco, CA

70 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	0	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	0	21	10	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 MIN - Nate Kaeding 20 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Carnell Williams 17 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 09:00 SFO - Frankie Rosenthal 8 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 01:40 SFO - Frankie Rosenthal 2 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 00:37 SFO - P.K. Rosenfels 6 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
3Q: 11:09 SFO - Moe Kemp 4 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
3Q: 02:38 SFO - Roger Kowal 29 field goal
4Q: 10:00 SFO - Roger Kowal 29 field goal
4Q: 06:21 SFO - Roger Kowal 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 MIN - Nate Kaeding 20 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Carnell Williams 17 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 09:00 SFO - Frankie Rosenthal 8 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 01:40 SFO - Frankie Rosenthal 2 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 00:37 SFO - P.K. Rosenfels 6 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
3Q: 11:09 SFO - Moe Kemp 4 run (Roger Kowal extra point)
3Q: 02:38 SFO - Roger Kowal 29 field goal
4Q: 10:00 SFO - Roger Kowal 29 field goal
4Q: 06:21 SFO - Roger Kowal 42 field goal

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 4-4 1-7
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 306 345
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 5.56 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 75 142
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 4.69 3.74
Net Passing Yards 231 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 20 - 3 24 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 7.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 6/99 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 44
Time of Possession 24:01 35:59

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	4-4	1-7
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	306	345
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	5.56	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	75	142
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	4.69	3.74
Net Passing Yards	231	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 20 - 3	24 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	7.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	6/99	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 44
Time of Possession	24:01	35:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	5:15	OWN 35	13	62	Field Goal
1	3:24	3:31	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	8:50	2:34	OWN 12	5	55	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 29	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 20	4	16	Interception
3	10:59	0:51	OWN 20	3	16	Interception
3	2:32	3:55	OWN 34	8	28	Punt
4	12:03	0:10	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
4	9:53	1:31	OWN 21	4	9	Downs
4	6:15	1:31	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
4	2:22	2:22	OWN 6	6	47	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 34	3	-9	Punt
1	7:28	4:04	OWN 29	8	39	Missed FG
2	14:53	6:03	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	6:16	4:44	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:22	0:52	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
3	13:09	2:10	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
3	10:08	7:36	OWN 35	13	53	Field Goal
4	13:37	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:53	2:00	OPP 11	5	-1	Field Goal
4	8:22	2:07	OPP 30	3	5	Field Goal
4	4:44	2:22	OWN 31	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Moe Kemp, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	9	43	4.78	13	2
Timothy Hightower	4	27	6.75	10	2
Trent Edwards	2	2	1.00	3	0
Carnell Williams	1	3	3.00	3	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Rosenthal	24	106	4.42	19	4	2
P.K. Rosenfels	12	18	1.50	6	0	1
Moe Kemp	2	18	9.00	14	1	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	35	18	216	1/4	1	34	3	44.4
Jason Campbell	3	2	19	0/0	0	10	0	84.0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moe Kemp	24	20	226	4/23	0	20	0	105.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	8	51	10.20	2	16	0
WR Warren Nieto	4	10	42	10.50	0	16	0
FB Josh Talent	4	4	70	17.50	39	34	0
WR Lenny Piller	3	4	36	12.00	1	13	0
RB Timothy Hightower	2	2	19	9.50	10	16	0
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	17	17.00	13	17	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Steve Smith	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE O.J. Checkovich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Craig Stevens	6	7	68	11.33	5	18
WR Michael Jenkins	3	3	32	10.67	5	17
WR Bert Moss	3	3	42	14.00	0	17
WR Courtney Kazadi	3	3	38	12.67	4	13
WR Gerald Hitchcock	2	5	23	11.50	8	20
WR Eugene Fisher	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
RB Frankie Rosenthal	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
FB Quentin McCarthy	1	1	3	3.00	4	3

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Barry Legins	1	0	0.00
CB Shane Flannery	1	3	3.00
ILB Sean Brower	1	12	12.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Smith	1	0	0	0
Scottie Benton	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Moe Kemp	1	1	0
Tyrus Montgomery	0	1	0
Kenneth Shaw	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	3	121	40.3	25.0	50	0

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Krumrei	3	166	55.3	52.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Kowal	3/4	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	1	10	10.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Jenkins	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Smith	4	63	15.8	0
Claude Wheeler	2	36	18.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
P.K. Rosenfels	2	49	24.5	0
Gerald Hitchcock	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Boomer Grigsby	11	1	0.0	35	26
DT Scottie Benton	6	1	2.0	36	28
CB R.J. Cassidy	6	2	0.0	33	26
OLB Phil Graham	5	2	0.0	17	10
S Cameron Worrell	5	0	0.0	23	22
DT Jackie Maxwell	3	2	0.5	27	18
S Marty Rose	3	1	0.0	8	8
S Gerald Alexander	3	0	0.0	35	26
DE Winfred Gerhardt	3	0	0.0	32	27
CB Irving Givens	2	5	0.0	35	27
DE Jay Moore	2	2	0.0	17	7
DT A.J. Hudson	2	1	0.0	18	8
ILB Bryan Waller	2	1	0.0	12	2
CB Corey Graham	2	0	0.0	17	18
DE Norman Bradley	1	2	1.5	21	21
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Phillip Wolfe	1	0	0.0	9	5
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	---	---	---
WR D.J. Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andy Lyle	1	0	0.0	24	23

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shane Flannery	7	1	0.0	14	38
DE Phillip Williams	5	1	0.5	16	38
CB Barry Legins	4	1	0.0	16	39
S Bryant Satterfield	3	1	0.0	13	31
S C.C. Brown	2	4	0.0	15	38
OLB Bart Napiecek	2	3	0.0	15	39
CB Lincoln Abdullah	2	1	0.0	14	32
S Tyrus Montgomery	2	0	0.0	9	30
DE Geoff Price	2	0	0.0	1	7
DT Derek Jamison	1	2	0.5	13	31
DE Bob Vasquez	1	0	0.0	15	38
ILB Lester Jacobs	1	0	0.0	4	8
CB Marlon Bellais	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Lenny Erickson	1	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Sean Brower	1	0	0.0	13	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	2.0	0	1	1	28
DE Norman Bradley	1.5	0	0	0	21
DT Jackie Maxwell	0.5	0	1	3	18
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	1	0	0	27

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Phillip Williams	0.5	1	2	38
DT Derek Jamison	0.5	0	1	31
DE Bob Vasquez	0.0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
CB R.J. Cassidy	5	26
S Cameron Worrell	4	22
ILB Boomer Grigsby	2	26
S Marty Rose	2	8
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	18
DT A.J. Hudson	1	8
CB Irving Givens	1	27
CB Corey Graham	1	18
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	27
ILB Bryan Waller	1	2
OLB Andy Lyle	1	23

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Barry Legins	4	0	1	39
CB Shane Flannery	3	1	1	38
OLB Bart Napiecek	2	1	0	39
CB Lincoln Abdullah	2	1	0	32
S C.C. Brown	2	0	0	38
S Bryant Satterfield	2	0	0	31
S Tyrus Montgomery	1	1	0	30
ILB Sean Brower	1	0	1	28
ILB Lester Jacobs	1	0	0	8
CB Marlon Bellais	1	0	0	4
DE Geoff Price	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Thatcher	3	4	10	0	20
Kennedy Gaylord	1	3	14	1	35
Alex Stepanovich	1	3	12	0	24
Sammie Hodges	1	2	10	0	26
Ken Shackleford	1	1	6	0	11
Uche Nwaneri	0	1	11	0	28

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Glover	3	7	0	27	1	22
Omar Page	2	5	0	31	0	25
Jimmy Meadows	2	3	0	7	0	3
Leroy Harris	1	9	1	32	0	27
Shane West	1	6	0	28	3	20
J.J. Thomas	1	1	0	11	0	6
O.J. Manning	1	1	0	31	0	19
Craig Stevens	0	3	0	34	0	22
Bo Sides	0	1	0	6	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Monroe	1	17
Steve Smith	1	11
Phillip Wolfe	1	7
Gerald Alexander	1	5

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Bellais	2	13
Quentin McCarthy	1	16
Kenneth Shaw	1	14
Neil Pierce	1	14
Barry Legins	1	10
Bo Sides	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Benton	---	---	36	28	4	68
Irving Givens	---	---	35	27	4	66
Gerald Alexander	---	---	35	26	5	66
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	35	26	4	65
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	33	26	6	65
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	32	27	4	63
Andy Lyle	---	---	24	23	14	61
Trent Edwards	16	36	---	---	---	52
Cameron Worrell	---	---	23	22	6	51
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	27	18	4	49
Norman Bradley	---	---	21	21	7	49
Corey Graham	---	---	17	18	14	49
Kennedy Gaylord	14	35	---	---	---	49
Warren Nieto	15	33	---	---	---	48
Josh Talent	8	25	---	---	13	46
Sammy Schlesinger	10	31	---	---	3	44
Uche Nwaneri	11	28	---	---	4	43
Roscoe Parrish	14	27	---	---	---	41
Sammie Hodges	10	26	---	---	4	40
Bert Farmer	8	17	---	---	14	39
Lenny Piller	10	25	---	---	3	38
Alex Stepanovich	12	24	---	---	1	37
Steve Smith	5	19	---	---	11	35
Horace McGregor	10	24	---	---	---	34
Carl Nicks	7	20	---	---	4	31
Johnnie Thatcher	10	20	---	---	---	30
Phil Graham	---	---	17	10	1	28
A.J. Hudson	---	---	18	8	---	26
Jay Moore	---	---	17	7	2	26
Bryan Waller	---	---	12	2	12	26
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	9	5	7	21
Carnell Williams	1	5	---	---	15	21
Claude Wheeler	---	---	3	1	17	21
Ken Shackleford	6	11	---	---	4	21
D.J. Monroe	0	2	---	---	17	19
O.J. Checkovich	4	8	---	---	6	18
Marty Rose	---	---	8	8	1	17
Travis Gerak	---	---	5	2	8	15
Timothy Hightower	5	10	---	---	---	15
B.J. Alcott	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	5	2	3	10
Corey Middleton	---	---	6	1	---	7
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jason Campbell	0	3	---	---	---	3
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Moe Kemp	38	28	---	---	---	66
Barry Legins	---	---	16	39	10	65
Omar Page	31	25	---	---	7	63
Bart Napiecek	---	---	15	39	7	61
Leroy Harris	32	27	---	---	2	61
Craig Stevens	34	22	---	---	5	61
Shane Flannery	---	---	14	38	7	59
P.K. Rosenfels	14	22	---	---	21	57
Phillip Williams	---	---	16	38	1	55
C.C. Brown	---	---	15	38	1	54
Bob Vasquez	---	---	15	38	1	54
O.J. Manning	31	19	---	---	3	53
Tyrus Montgomery	---	---	9	30	13	52
Courtney Kazadi	29	21	---	---	---	50
Travis Glover	27	22	---	---	---	49
Bryant Satterfield	---	---	13	31	5	49
Shane West	28	20	---	---	---	48
Quentin McCarthy	18	14	---	---	16	48
Lincoln Abdullah	---	---	14	32	1	47
Derek Jamison	---	---	13	31	1	45
Sean Brower	---	---	13	28	2	43
Michael Jenkins	20	18	---	---	1	39
Bobby Stubbs	17	17	---	---	4	38
Frankie Rosenthal	24	6	---	---	3	33
Gerald Hitchcock	16	14	---	---	3	33
Blake Meyer	11	2	---	---	18	31
Bert Moss	8	8	---	---	15	31
Kenneth Shaw	8	6	---	---	14	28
Damon Burgess	---	---	10	13	2	25
Lester Jacobs	---	---	4	8	11	23
Marlon Bellais	---	---	1	4	13	18
Eugene Fisher	8	7	---	---	2	17
J.J. Thomas	11	6	---	---	---	17
Jimmy Meadows	7	3	---	---	7	17
Bo Sides	6	1	---	---	7	14
Neil Pierce	0	0	---	---	14	14
Larry Grant	---	---	4	8	2	14
Roger Kowal	0	0	---	---	12	12
Geoff Price	---	---	1	7	---	8
Lenny Erickson	---	---	2	6	---	8
Reggie Krumrei	0	0	---	---	7	7
Christopher Harrington	---	---	1	1	4	6
Dwayne Rice	---	---	0	0	---	0
Johnny Gifford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Leinhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathan Warfield	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	40	3.1
Middle	21	85	4.0
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	35	18	2	3	2	4	3	0	3
Jason Campbell	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moe Kemp	24	20	1	0	1	0	2	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	92	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	101	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	25	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	61	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	162	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Warren Nieto	10	4	1	42	0	33
WR Roscoe Parrish	8	5	0	51	0	27
WR Steve Smith	5	0	2	0	0	19
WR Lenny Piller	4	3	0	36	0	25
FB Josh Talent	4	4	0	70	2	25
RB Horace McGregor	3	1	0	0	0	24
RB Timothy Hightower	2	2	0	19	0	10
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	0	17	0	5
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	0	0	0	0	8

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Craig Stevens	7	6	0	68	0	22
WR Gerald Hitchcock	5	2	1	23	1	14
WR Michael Jenkins	3	3	0	32	0	18
WR Bert Moss	3	3	0	42	0	8
WR Courtney Kazadi	3	3	0	38	0	21
WR Eugene Fisher	1	1	0	10	0	7
RB Frankie Rosenthal	1	1	0	10	0	6
FB Quentin McCarthy	1	1	0	3	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Timothy Hightower	2	7	3.50	6.75

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Rosenthal	7	19	2.71	4.42
P.K. Rosenfels	3	8	2.67	1.50
Moe Kemp	1	4	4.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	5	3	23	4.60	6.17

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moe Kemp	5	2	21	4.20	9.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Horace McGregor	2	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	17	17.00	17.00
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	6	6.00	6.38
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Hitchcock	3	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Bert Moss	1	1	10	10.00	14.00
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	11	11.00	9.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Rosenthal	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	9	6	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moe Kemp	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	2
WR Lenny Piller	2	1	1
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	0
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	0
FB Josh Talent	1	1	0
RB Timothy Hightower	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Hitchcock	2	0	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	1
WR Bert Moss	1	1	1
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	1	1
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (22,400)
End Zone 15,800 (16,200)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (22,400)
End Zone	15,800 (16,200)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,300)