Conference Finals, 2019

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

San Francisco 49ers	7	3	14	3	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 SFO - Butch Erickson 6 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
1Q: 01:40 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 9 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 09:43 MIN - Bruce Clements 10 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:54 SFO - Damon Farmer 38 field goal
3Q: 11:55 SFO - Arnold Webster 17 run (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 06:25 SFO - Antonio Cato 3 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
4Q: 14:53 SFO - Damon Farmer 38 field goal
4Q: 06:04 MIN - Quentin Giles 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 SFO - Butch Erickson 6 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
1Q: 01:40 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 9 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 09:43 MIN - Bruce Clements 10 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:54 SFO - Damon Farmer 38 field goal
3Q: 11:55 SFO - Arnold Webster 17 run (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 06:25 SFO - Antonio Cato 3 pass from Al An (Damon Farmer extra point)
4Q: 14:53 SFO - Damon Farmer 38 field goal
4Q: 06:04 MIN - Quentin Giles 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics SFO MIN
Record 15-3 16-2
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 15 21
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 340 412
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards per Play 5.15 7.23
Net Rushing Yards 146 100
- Rushing Attempts 39 23
- Yards per Rush 3.74 4.35
Net Passing Yards 194 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 1 33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 318
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 9.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/41 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:08 26:52

Team Statistics	SFO	MIN
Record	15-3	16-2
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	15	21
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	340	412
- Offensive Plays	66	57
- Yards per Play	5.15	7.23
Net Rushing Yards	146	100
- Rushing Attempts	39	23
- Yards per Rush	3.74	4.35
Net Passing Yards	194	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 1	33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	318
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	9.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/41	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:08	26:52

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:35	OWN 11	14	89	Touchdown
1	1:34	3:03	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	9:37	1:08	OWN 28	2	2	Interception
2	7:06	5:18	OWN 20	12	59	Field Goal
3	12:32	0:52	OPP 35	2	35	Touchdown
3	9:44	3:29	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
3	4:02	4:14	OWN 35	10	44	Field Goal
4	11:11	3:33	OWN 2	6	4	Punt
4	5:55	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:23	0:35	OWN 31	3	2	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:25	4:51	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	13:31	3:54	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
2	8:29	1:23	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 16	4	27	Half
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 27	4	21	Fumble
3	11:40	1:56	OWN 27	3	13	Interception
3	6:15	2:13	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:48	3:37	OWN 20	6	78	Fumble
4	7:38	1:43	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
4	4:01	2:38	OWN 38	9	31	Downs
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 4	5	23	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ted Bednarsh	22	44	2.00	10	1	0
Arnold Webster	16	99	6.19	18	5	1
Rick Thweat	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randall Papadopulos	14	58	4.14	15	1	1
Dominic Henry	6	28	4.67	9	0	0
Frankie Giles	3	14	4.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Al An	27	16	194	0/0	2	29	1	90.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	33	24	318	1/6	2	24	1	110.4

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Antonio Cato	4	5	32	8.00	0	15	1
WR William Hannon	4	5	78	19.50	18	29	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Butch Erickson	2	9	22	11.00	3	16	1
WR Wesley Stone	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Charlie Green	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	10	12	174	17.40	43	24	0
WR Quentin Giles	6	9	61	10.17	15	14	1
RB Randall Papadopulos	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	3	29	14.50	7	19	0
WR Bruce Clements	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
WR Claude Adams	1	2	18	18.00	4	18	0
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	0
TE Jose Mueller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tyrell Cox	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brad Jeffries	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Tyrell Cox	1	0
Jorge Winkler	1	0
Antonio Cato	0	1
Roy Magana	0	1
Troy Ammons	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Dwight Grolitzer	1	1
Randall Papadopulos	1	0
Dominic Henry	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Daileader	4	213	53.3	44.5	63	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	2	91	45.5	31.5	48	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Damon Farmer	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Bednarsh	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Green	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	58	19.3	0
Austin Scott	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Troy Ammons	6	2	0.0	22	27
ILB Melvin Light	6	0	0.0	9	10
CB Reggie Wallace	6	0	0.0	19	26
ILB Tyrell Cox	5	2	0.0	18	29
S Jorge Winkler	4	4	0.0	21	29
DT Roy Magana	3	2	1.0	9	13
S Shane Calmus	3	1	0.0	21	26
S Burt Wynn	3	1	0.0	4	11
DT Trent Fulcher	2	1	0.0	17	24
CB Skip Flynn	1	3	0.0	15	27
DE Max McElroy	1	1	0.0	20	31
DE Leonard Gardener	1	0	0.0	18	28
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	0.0	9	9
WR Butch Erickson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brent Crowley	1	0	0.0	17	30
OLB Artie Cavallo	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Reuben Carnation	0	1	0.0	8	11
DT Dale Tubbs	0	1	0.0	12	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	10	5	0.0	39	27
S Jose Turner	8	3	0.0	39	27
ILB Archie O'Neal	4	2	0.0	16	8
CB Michael Huffman	4	2	0.0	29	21
S Jim Abrams	4	1	0.0	29	24
CB J.C. Sturm	4	1	0.0	33	25
DE Teddy Davison	4	0	0.0	32	23
DT Randy Murray	3	1	0.0	33	24
OLB Brad Jeffries	3	1	0.0	37	18
DE Everett Cash	3	0	0.0	14	5
CB Nick Blackburn	2	1	0.0	38	27
OLB A.J. Crawford	1	2	0.0	22	19
DE Clay Szymanski	1	1	0.0	32	26
WR Edwin Holliday	1	0	---	---	---
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	---	---	---
DT Clarence Snellings	1	0	0.0	12	5
OLB J.B. Winkler	0	2	0.0	15	6

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Roy Magana	1.0	0	0	13
DE Leonard Gardener	0.0	3	0	28
DE Max McElroy	0.0	1	2	31
DT Trent Fulcher	0.0	1	0	24

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	3	1	23
DE Clay Szymanski	2	0	26
OLB J.B. Winkler	1	1	6
DT Randy Murray	1	0	24
DT Clarence Snellings	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Wallace	5	0	0	26
ILB Melvin Light	3	0	0	10
OLB Troy Ammons	3	0	0	27
ILB Tyrell Cox	2	1	1	29
S Burt Wynn	2	0	0	11
CB Brent Crowley	1	1	0	30
S Shane Calmus	1	0	0	26
DT C.J. Cofield	1	0	0	9
DT Roy Magana	1	0	0	13
S Jorge Winkler	1	0	0	29
DE Max McElroy	1	0	0	31
CB Kennedy Gerald	1	0	0	2
OLB Artie Cavallo	1	0	0	8
S Tony Merriman	1	0	0	5

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jim Abrams	4	0	0	24
CB Nick Blackburn	3	1	0	27
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	0	25
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	0	27
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0	21
S Jose Turner	1	1	0	27
DT Clarence Snellings	1	0	0	5
OLB Brad Jeffries	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Willie Ferguson	3	8	34	26
Shawn Sherman	2	6	31	24
Fred Sanderson	2	6	18	5
Ralph Fore	2	6	28	15
George Holm	2	5	20	13
Ralph Clayton	1	3	29	18
Alfred Conover	0	4	24	22
J.B. Mejia	0	1	34	22

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	2	8	0	23	0	34
Kurt Drake	2	4	0	21	0	29
Luther Winslett	1	2	1	20	1	25
Rico Cade	1	1	0	19	0	32
Rod Erickson	0	3	0	20	0	33
Clyde Jordan	0	1	0	6	0	11
Tom Swisher	0	1	0	6	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Cato	3	10
Brad Renwick	2	16
Kennedy Gerald	2	13
Rick Thweat	0	18
Charlie Green	0	15
William Hannon	0	12
Burt Wynn	0	10
Melvin Light	0	10
Ted Bednarsh	0	8
Damon Farmer	0	8
Ralph Fore	0	7
Artie Cavallo	0	7
George Holm	0	6
Fred Sanderson	0	6
Jackie Burks	0	6
Ricky Glaspie	0	5
Tony Merriman	0	5
Wesley Stone	0	4
Willie Ferguson	0	4
Alfred Conover	0	4
Reggie Wallace	0	4
Renaldo Daileader	0	4
Zach Palmer	0	2
Skip Flynn	0	2
Trent Fulcher	0	2
Ralph Clayton	0	2
Tyrell Breneman	0	2
C.J. Cofield	0	1
Fernando Wilczewski	0	1
Brent Crowley	0	1
Tyrell Cox	0	1
Reuben Carnation	0	1
Dale Tubbs	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Branch	2	11
Nick Blackburn	0	18
Randall Papadopulos	0	16
Max Wedderburn	0	16
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Bruce Clements	0	10
Archie O'Neal	0	10
Austin Scott	0	10
Claude Adams	0	10
Roman Ferrari	0	10
Michael Huffman	0	8
Jose Mueller	0	7
Marco Keyser	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	4
Bryce Perkins	0	4
Jim Abrams	0	4
Everett Cash	0	4
Robbie Cassidy	0	4
Trent Dawson	0	4
Clyde Jordan	0	2
Ike Forman	0	2
A.J. Crawford	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Herman Burns	0	2
Clay Szymanski	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Tom Swisher	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Brad Jeffries	0	2
Rod Erickson	0	2
J.B. Winkler	0	2
Jose Turner	0	2
Frank Lyle	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	2
Teddy Davison	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	22	79	3.6
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Al An	27	16	2	0	0	2	8	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	33	24	4	0	0	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	42	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	130	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	112	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	186	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Erickson	9	2	22	0	25
TE Antonio Cato	5	4	32	0	13
WR William Hannon	5	4	78	2	14
WR Fernando Wilczewski	3	2	18	0	17
WR Wesley Stone	2	1	7	0	4
TE Ricky Glaspie	1	1	15	0	9
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	5	0	15
WR Charlie Green	1	1	17	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Holliday	12	10	174	4	29
WR Quentin Giles	9	6	61	0	30
WR Bryce Perkins	3	2	29	0	4
RB Randall Papadopulos	2	2	8	0	14
WR Claude Adams	2	1	18	0	10
WR Bruce Clements	1	1	10	0	13
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	3	0	18
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	0	0	18
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	15	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Webster	3	27	9.00	6.19
Ted Bednarsh	2	1	0.50	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	3	26	8.67	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Al An	4	3	21	5.25	7.19

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	4	52	13.00	9.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Erickson	2	1	6	3.00	2.44
TE Antonio Cato	1	1	3	3.00	6.40
WR William Hannon	1	1	12	12.00	15.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	26	13.00	6.78
WR Bruce Clements	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Edwin Holliday	1	1	16	16.00	14.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Ted Bednarsh	2	0
Rick Thweat	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	0
Dominic Henry	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Al An	13	9	9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Erickson	4	1	1
WR William Hannon	3	3	3
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	1	1
WR Wesley Stone	1	1	1
TE Antonio Cato	1	1	1
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	1
WR Charlie Green	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Claude Adams	2	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
WR Edwin Holliday	1	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (22,100)
End Zone 15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (22,100)
End Zone	15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)