Conference Semifinals, 2016

played in San Francisco, CA

51 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	17	6	-	40
San Francisco 49ers	6	0	7	21	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 SFO - Karl Schulz 27 field goal
1Q: 02:04 SFO - Karl Schulz 40 field goal
2Q: 13:32 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:42 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 24 field goal
3Q: 04:48 MIN - Alvin Cortez 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:17 SFO - Butch Erickson 2 pass from Alan Downs (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 34 field goal
4Q: 11:09 SFO - Butch Erickson 8 pass from Alan Downs (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 07:06 MIN - Glen Jeffers 21 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 05:02 MIN - Claude Adams 16 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:22 SFO - Karl Schulz 25 field goal
4Q: 01:12 SFO - Butch Erickson 12 pass from Alan Downs (Daniel McCarthy run for conversion)
4Q: 00:02 SFO - Karl Schulz 42 field goal
OT: 10:17 MIN - Richie Forbes 11 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 SFO - Karl Schulz 27 field goal
1Q: 02:04 SFO - Karl Schulz 40 field goal
2Q: 13:32 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:42 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 24 field goal
3Q: 04:48 MIN - Alvin Cortez 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:17 SFO - Butch Erickson 2 pass from Alan Downs (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 34 field goal
4Q: 11:09 SFO - Butch Erickson 8 pass from Alan Downs (Karl Schulz extra point)
4Q: 07:06 MIN - Glen Jeffers 21 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 05:02 MIN - Claude Adams 16 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:22 SFO - Karl Schulz 25 field goal
4Q: 01:12 SFO - Butch Erickson 12 pass from Alan Downs (Daniel McCarthy run for conversion)
4Q: 00:02 SFO - Karl Schulz 42 field goal
OT: 10:17 MIN - Richie Forbes 11 run

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 15-3 14-3
First Downs 34 20
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 29 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 599 328
- Offensive Plays 88 58
- Yards per Play 6.81 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 145 54
- Rushing Attempts 40 18
- Yards per Rush 3.63 3.00
Net Passing Yards 454 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 36 - 2 40 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 458 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.46 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/54 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/126 6/160
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 7 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 42
Time of Possession 41:48 23:01

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	15-3	14-3
First Downs	34	20
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	29	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	599	328
- Offensive Plays	88	58
- Yards per Play	6.81	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	145	54
- Rushing Attempts	40	18
- Yards per Rush	3.63	3.00
Net Passing Yards	454	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 36 - 2	40 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	458	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.46	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/54	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/126	6/160
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	7	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 42
Time of Possession	41:48	23:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	5:14	OWN 25	9	47	Missed FG
1	1:57	3:32	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	11:44	3:07	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
2	7:42	6:05	OWN 13	14	80	Field Goal
2	1:19	1:14	OWN 42	4	23	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 27	6	12	Interception
3	9:32	4:52	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
3	2:08	2:55	OWN 46	5	37	Field Goal
4	12:16	0:31	OWN 10	2	10	Interception
4	11:02	4:10	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
4	6:10	1:18	OPP 44	3	44	Touchdown
4	1:05	0:45	OPP 40	3	7	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	4:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:52	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	14:08	2:33	OPP 30	5	20	Field Goal
1	6:21	4:24	OWN 35	10	42	Field Goal
2	13:25	1:41	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	8:37	0:55	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	1:37	0:18	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 42	1	0	Half
3	11:50	2:18	OPP 43	4	18	Missed FG
3	4:40	2:32	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	14:13	1:57	OWN 41	5	16	Punt
4	11:45	0:43	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
4	6:52	0:42	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
4	4:52	2:37	OWN 42	8	50	Field Goal
4	2:11	1:06	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 40	1	35	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	34	104	3.06	16	2	1
Glen Jeffers	5	34	6.80	21	1	1
Ben Roethlisberger	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	10	19	1.90	6	0	0
Rick Thweat	8	35	4.38	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	47	36	458	1/4	3	34	2	110.0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Downs	40	21	274	0/0	3	35	2	78.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	12	16	150	12.50	51	24	0
WR Alvin Cortez	11	13	148	13.45	41	24	1
RB Richie Forbes	5	6	74	14.80	35	34	1
WR Claude Adams	3	3	49	16.33	11	21	1
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	15	7.50	10	14	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bryce Perkins	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Lionel Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Erickson	5	9	47	9.40	9	13	3
TE Antonio Cato	4	5	43	10.75	6	18	0
TE Ricky Glaspie	4	7	53	13.25	17	19	0
WR Wesley Stone	3	9	44	14.67	6	23	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	5	13	6.50	0	10	0
WR William Hannon	2	2	39	19.50	15	28	0
RB Rick Thweat	1	1	35	35.00	0	35	0
WR Derek Abney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Antonio Watson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	0.00	0
S Jose Turner	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lincoln Reid	2	30	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
Oliver Palmer	1	0
Glen Jeffers	0	1

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Skip Flynn	1	0
Leonard Gardener	0	1
Anthony Harmon	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	1	53	53.0	33.0	53	0

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Burks	4	181	45.3	43.3	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/5	0/3	0/2	34	4/4

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Schulz	4/5	2/3	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	1	8	8.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	5	126	25.2	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Erickson	4	116	29.0	0
Derek Abney	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	8	3	0.0	18	40
CB Quentin Thomason	4	0	0.0	2	18
CB Percy Garcia	3	1	0.0	17	39
ILB Kurt Willis	2	3	0.0	18	39
S Richard Kerner	2	2	0.0	17	38
DE Brent Beeston	2	1	0.0	15	39
DT Randy Murray	2	1	0.0	16	21
OLB Tyrone Prosser	2	1	0.0	8	4
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	1	0.0	18	40
DE Clay Szymanski	2	0	0.0	15	39
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	0.0	16	39
CB Daniel Shearer	1	2	0.0	12	38
DT Edgar Morrison	1	1	0.0	5	3
DT Cory Rose	1	1	0.0	11	20
CB Robert Blackford	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dexter Rose	0	1	0.0	5	19

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shane Calmus	11	5	0.0	29	41
CB Brent Crowley	7	2	0.0	39	41
CB Lamar Bergman	6	3	0.0	34	44
S Anthony Harmon	6	1	0.0	32	46
OLB Lincoln Reid	5	6	0.0	34	44
DT C.J. Cofield	5	1	0.0	30	39
ILB Adrian Kolker	4	2	0.0	22	21
DE Buddy Morton	4	2	0.0	25	41
ILB Tyrell Cox	4	2	0.0	20	28
DE Melvin Braico	3	1	0.0	26	35
OLB Fred Kemp	3	1	0.0	18	15
DT Trent Fulcher	3	0	0.0	13	7
DE Leonard Gardener	2	0	0.5	15	14
CB Skip Flynn	2	1	0.0	3	5
CB Brett Parrish	2	0	0.0	22	31
S Burt Wynn	2	0	0.0	11	7
DT Wesley Boone	1	1	0.5	27	41
DE Keith Farr	1	1	0.0	15	7
WR Wesley Stone	1	0	---	---	---
TE Antonio Watson	1	0	---	---	---
S Jorge Winkler	1	0	0.0	7	1
OLB Buddy Wiggins	0	1	0.0	11	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1	4	0	39
DE Clay Szymanski	0	3	1	39
DT Randy Murray	0	2	0	21
ILB Kurt Willis	0	1	0	39
DT Dexter Rose	0	0	1	19

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wesley Boone	0.5	1	0	0	41
DE Leonard Gardener	0.5	0	1	0	14
DE Melvin Braico	0.0	0	2	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	5	2	1	39
S Jose Turner	4	1	1	40
CB Quentin Thomason	4	0	0	18
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	1	0	39
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	0	40
CB Daniel Shearer	1	1	0	38
S Richard Kerner	1	0	0	38
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	0	39
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	0	39

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shane Calmus	5	1	0	41
CB Lamar Bergman	5	1	0	44
ILB Adrian Kolker	4	1	0	21
S Anthony Harmon	4	0	0	46
OLB Lincoln Reid	3	0	2	44
CB Brett Parrish	3	0	0	31
OLB Fred Kemp	3	0	0	15
DE Buddy Morton	2	0	0	41
CB Brent Crowley	2	0	0	41
CB Skip Flynn	2	0	0	5
DE Melvin Braico	1	0	0	35
S Burt Wynn	1	0	0	7
ILB Tyrell Cox	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	2	12	1	40	1	48
Clyde Jordan	2	7	0	33	0	41
Ralph Ingram	2	5	0	33	0	33
Will Mendheim	2	2	0	6	0	18
Tom Swisher	1	4	0	32	0	38
Calvin Truong	1	1	0	26	0	30
Bernard Branch	1	1	0	18	0	18
Rod Erickson	0	4	0	37	0	37
Luther Winslett	0	3	0	18	0	24

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Shawn Sherman	2	4	0	17	33
Willie Ferguson	2	3	1	13	34
Lorenzo McGee	1	4	0	15	36
Daryl Shelton	1	2	0	10	13
Alfred Conover	1	2	0	12	29
J.B. Mejia	0	1	0	10	31
Dean Lutey	0	1	0	14	16
Harry Whetstone	0	1	0	8	18

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Truong	3	12
Mo Harvey	2	16
Lionel Benton	1	24
Jumbo Sandberg	1	9
Bernard Branch	0	21
Todd Gauthier	0	21
Clyde Parra	0	20
Claude Adams	0	19
Robert Blackford	0	15
Timothy Floyd	0	15
Dwight Grolitzer	0	13
Donnell Wilcox	0	12
Tyrone Prosser	0	12
Daniel Shearer	0	11
Quentin Thomason	0	11
Louis Downs	0	8
Clyde Jordan	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	6
Kendall Rawson	0	6
Alvin Cortez	0	6
Brent Beeston	0	5
Percy Garcia	0	5
Richard Kerner	0	5
Jackie Huntley	0	5
Clay Szymanski	0	5
Kurt Willis	0	5
Dexter Rose	0	5
Shannon Bynaker	0	5
Jose Turner	0	5
Edgar Morrison	0	4
Randy Murray	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Oliver Palmer	0	4
Ralph Ingram	0	2
Cory Rose	0	2
Britt Sims	0	1
Herman Burns	0	1

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Flynn	3	12
Derek Abney	1	21
Dean Lutey	1	19
Anthony Harmon	1	7
Rick Thweat	0	25
Antonio Watson	0	23
Brett Parrish	0	19
Burt Wynn	0	16
Tyrell Cox	0	16
Antonio Cato	0	15
Fernando Wilczewski	0	15
Karl Schulz	0	13
Lorenzo McGee	0	9
Daryl Shelton	0	9
Harry Whetstone	0	9
Fred Sanderson	0	9
Buddy Wiggins	0	9
Alfred Conover	0	8
William Hannon	0	8
Butch Erickson	0	7
Lincoln Reid	0	6
Shane Calmus	0	5
Buddy Morton	0	5
C.J. Cofield	0	5
Brent Crowley	0	5
Lamar Bergman	0	5
Alan Downs	0	5
Gilbert Burks	0	4
Melvin Braico	0	4
Adrian Kolker	0	3
Wesley Boone	0	3
Leonard Gardener	0	3
Fred Kemp	0	2
Trent Fulcher	0	2
J.B. Mejia	0	1
Roy Magana	0	1
Keith Farr	0	1
Jorge Winkler	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	55	3.7
Middle	14	30	2.1
Right	11	60	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	47	36	6	1	1	3	3	1	2

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Downs	40	21	3	1	0	5	10	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	21	211	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	184	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	116	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	77	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	16	12	1	150	1	38
WR Alvin Cortez	13	11	0	148	3	41
RB Richie Forbes	6	5	0	74	1	32
TE Calvin Truong	3	1	0	6	0	30
WR Claude Adams	3	3	0	49	1	14
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	0	15	0	18
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	0	6	0	25
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	0	10	0	5
RB Lionel Benton	1	0	0	0	0	8

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wesley Stone	9	3	44	1	26
WR Butch Erickson	9	5	47	0	36
TE Ricky Glaspie	7	4	53	0	21
TE Antonio Cato	5	4	43	0	16
WR Fernando Wilczewski	5	2	13	0	22
WR William Hannon	2	2	39	1	10
WR Derek Abney	1	0	0	0	7
RB Rick Thweat	1	1	35	1	20
TE Antonio Watson	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	7	17	2.43	3.06
Glen Jeffers	1	9	9.00	6.80

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rick Thweat	3	16	5.33	4.38
Daniel McCarthy	3	5	1.67	1.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	5	43	7.17	9.74

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Downs	8	4	33	4.13	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	3	2	13	4.33	11.38
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	8	8.00	12.33
WR Claude Adams	1	1	16	16.00	16.33

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Erickson	4	3	22	5.50	5.22
WR Wesley Stone	2	0	0	0.00	4.89
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	0	0	0.00	7.57
WR William Hannon	1	1	11	11.00	19.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	7	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	8	8

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Downs	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	3	3	3
WR Alvin Cortez	2	2	2
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Stone	3	1	0
TE Antonio Cato	2	2	1
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	0	0
WR Butch Erickson	2	2	2
WR Derek Abney	1	0	0
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (71,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (18,900)
End Zone 13,600 (13,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Club Seats 14,500 (14,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (71,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (18,900)
End Zone	13,600 (13,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Club Seats	14,500 (14,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,400)