Conference Finals, 2021

played in San Francisco, CA

66 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings77710-31
San Francisco 49ers7707-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:36 MIN - Nicky Winters 3 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 01:17 SFO - Isaac Webster 36 pass from Matt Leinhart (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 12:00 SFO - Isaac Webster 85 punt return (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 01:02 MIN - Gerald Clark 5 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 07:58 MIN - Ike Dodge 9 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 09:47 MIN - Adrian Brizzolara 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 04:39 SFO - Kenny Britt 7 pass from Matt Leinhart (Roger Kowal extra point)
4Q: 01:13 MIN - Ron Kariger 43 field goal

Team StatisticsMINSFO
Record15-413-5
First Downs2814
- by Rushing113
- by Passing159
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards392226
- Offensive Plays8141
- Yards per Play4.845.51
Net Rushing Yards15845
- Rushing Attempts3916
- Yards per Rush4.052.81
Net Passing Yards234181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 25 - 222 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards239203
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/22
- Yards per Pass Play5.577.24
Fumbles/Lost2/01/1
3rd Down Conversions12/183/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.07.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/396/45
Punt Returns/Yards1/131/85
Kick Returns/Yards3/795/103
Interception Ret./Yards1/102/31
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 27
Time of Possession38:4021:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:360:09OPP 313Touchdown
18:445:31OWN 51050Interception
11:054:16OWN 10723Punt
211:493:23OWN 3663Interception
26:405:47OWN 11399Touchdown
315:007:13OWN 341866Touchdown
33:495:20OWN 51157Punt
412:382:57OPP 49749Touchdown
44:313:25OWN 30744Field Goal
40:490:49OPP 182-2Game
San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:24OWN 203-6Fumble
113:274:43OWN 16743Punt
13:132:08OPP 42642Touchdown
28:261:46OPP 493-5Punt
20:530:53OWN 34224Half
37:473:58OWN 24625Punt
413:290:51OWN 203-1Punt
49:415:10OWN 111089Touchdown
41:060:17OWN 1510Interception

Game MVP: Nicky Winters, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Nicky Winters23913.962621
Gerald Clark12484.00901
Matt Ryan331.00500
A.J. Murray11616.001610
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Andy Wilkerson9232.56800
T.J. Starks4102.50500
Kenny Britt294.50900
Matt Leinhart133.00300

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan41252391/5225273.1
San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Leinhart22172033/222361116.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Emmitt Palmer811749.2517140
WR Eddie Royal6127011.6717250
TE Ike Dodge45369.0010111
WR Adrian Brizzolara222814.000151
RB Nicky Winters2384.00660
FB A.J. Murray2363.00150
TE Leon Beltramini131717.000170
WR Louis Murphy0100.00000
WR Wayne Calixto0100.00000
San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Craig Stevens444511.2510170
WR Isaac Webster447619.0041361
RB Andy Wilkerson23115.50360
WR Kenny Britt232613.008191
WR Ted Allard242613.002170
FB Bernie Martinez1166.00260
RB T.J. Starks1122.00020
WR Zach Lowrey121111.000110

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S R.J. Dodge11010.000
San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
S Clyde Ingalls11313.000
ILB Clifton Talley11818.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Gerald Clark2000
Adrian Brizzolara0100
Desmond Hout0100
Matt Ryan0100
Tim Crowder0010
San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Matt Leinhart1000
Clyde Ingalls0010
Stephen Palmer0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber29045.09.0521
San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Reggie Krumrei417844.541.3533

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ron Kariger1/11/10/0434/4
San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Roger Kowal0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Palmer11313.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Isaac Webster18585.01

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Calixto37926.30
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Britt49122.80
Isaac Webster11212.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB R.J. Cassidy520.01223
S Tracy Sherry411.01419
ILB Phil Gaylor420.01216
OLB Harvey Emmons311.01623
S R.J. Dodge300.01422
ILB Lester Jacobs200.057
CB Desmond Hout200.036
DE Shawn Carpenter200.0511
OLB Cody Brown200.025
DT Scottie Benton110.51620
DE Tim Crowder100.51117
ILB Rufus Rasmussen100.035
DE DeMario Pressley100.058
S Caleb Campbell100.0919
TE Ike Dodge10---------
WR Louis Murphy10---------
ILB Andre Poston100.033
OLB Fernando Sanford100.01114
CB Chad Neasman020.01118
S Harry Anaya010.01114
San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Mitchell Bullock800.02629
ILB Sean Brower630.03231
DT Lenny Erickson421.02426
S Ernest Melendez410.01317
ILB Jonathan Goff410.01716
CB Rickey Van Diver400.02928
CB Jon Swinton340.02632
CB Chevis Jackson320.02229
DT Derek Jamison310.02624
OLB Roosevelt Meinhart300.01528
DE Stephen Palmer300.01424
S Clyde Ingalls250.02935
ILB Clifton Talley240.01916
DE Myron Carlson210.01612
CB Fred Anglin200.01827
S Dan Clinton200.02522
ILB Willie Collett200.02210
DE Norbert Schoeppner100.02212
WR Zach Lowrey10---------
WR Kenny Britt10---------
CB Sherrod Martin100.068

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons1.001023
S Tracy Sherry1.000019
DE Tim Crowder0.500117
DT Scottie Benton0.500020
CB R.J. Cassidy0.010023
San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Lenny Erickson1.001026
DE Stephen Palmer0.004024
DE Myron Carlson0.002012
DE Erik Walden0.000136

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor40016
CB R.J. Cassidy31023
S R.J. Dodge20122
S Caleb Campbell20019
S Tracy Sherry20019
ILB Lester Jacobs1007
CB Desmond Hout1006
ILB Andre Poston1003
OLB Cody Brown1005
CB Chad Neasman01018
San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rickey Van Diver40028
OLB Roosevelt Meinhart31028
S Ernest Melendez30017
S Clyde Ingalls20135
ILB Sean Brower20031
ILB Willie Collett20010
CB Chevis Jackson11029
CB Jon Swinton11032
S Dan Clinton11022
ILB Clifton Talley10116
DT Derek Jamison10024
DT Lenny Erickson10026
ILB Jonathan Goff10016
CB Fred Anglin10027
DE Stephen Palmer10024

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kennedy Gaylord57032035
Renaldo Becker310039041
Uche Nwaneri35027032
Casey Heath26134139
Levon McIntyre220705
O.J. Riley03034036
Ike Dodge01029025
A.J. Murray01021021
Deron Roberson01012011
San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Josh Willis23013018
Leroy Harris16012015
Cedric Byerly1208211
Norbert Wells120515
Ralph Bensen12011020

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Louis Murphy113
Wayne Calixto111
Rufus Rasmussen110
Caleb Campbell110
Tracy Sherry19
San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Clyde Ingalls116
Chevis Jackson110
Fred Anglin18
Bernie Martinez15

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Emmitt Palmer3942------485
Matt Ryan3942---------81
Renaldo Becker3941---------80
O.J. Riley3436------373
Casey Heath3439---------73
Eddie Royal3133------569
Kennedy Gaylord3235---------67
Ike Dodge2925------1367
Uche Nwaneri2732------362
A.J. Murray2121------1355
Nicky Winters2430---------54
R.J. Cassidy------12231449
Louis Murphy1318------1344
Gerald Clark1512------1744
Tracy Sherry------1419942
Harvey Emmons------1623140
Leon Beltramini1619------439
Caleb Campbell------9191038
R.J. Dodge------1422---36
Scottie Benton------1620---36
Chad Neasman------1118433
Phil Gaylor------1216230
Terry Fitzgerald------1114429
Tim Crowder------1117---28
Fernando Sanford------1114227
Deron Roberson1211------326
Harry Anaya------1114---25
Stanley Olmstead1011------324
Shawn Carpenter------511319
Rufus Rasmussen------351018
Adrian Brizzolara79---------16
Lester Jacobs------57416
Levon McIntyre75------315
Andrew Linquist------011213
DeMario Pressley------58---13
Wayne Calixto01------1112
Desmond Hout------36110
Cody Brown------2529
Ron Kariger00------77
Andre Poston------3317
Ron Brace------15---6
Calvin Vila------15---6
Louie Shaw------0033
Kevin Huber00------22
Aaron Rodgers00------11
Unknown------00---0
San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Clyde Ingalls------29351680
Jon Swinton------26321068
Erik Walden------2836165
Sean Brower------3231164
Chevis Jackson------22291061
Rickey Van Diver------2928158
Mitchell Bullock------2629---55
Roosevelt Meinhart------15281053
Fred Anglin------1827853
Lenny Erickson------2426252
Derek Jamison------2624151
Dan Clinton------2522---47
Jonathan Goff------17161043
Matt Leinhart1625---------41
Stephen Palmer------1424---38
Craig Stevens1620---------36
Norbert Schoeppner------2212236
Clifton Talley------1916136
Zach Lowrey517------1234
Willie Collett------2210234
Ralph Bensen1120------233
Isaac Webster816------832
Ernest Melendez------1317131
Karl Wolfe1120---------31
Josh Willis1318---------31
Myron Carlson------1612230
Rickey Gustafson711------1129
Leroy Harris1215------128
Bernie Martinez1011------526
Kenny Britt714------526
Mo Coleman814------426
Kasey Studdard810------422
Andy Wilkerson1012---------22
Cedric Byerly811------120
Scottie Hudson412------420
T.J. Starks613---------19
Jumbo Kudlacz31------1418
Pete Campana00------1616
Ramses Barden23------1015
Norbert Wells55------414
Sherrod Martin------68---14
Ted Allard67---------13
Reggie Krumrei00------44
Roger Kowal00------44
Josh Johnson00---------0
Jeffrey Richard00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14725.1
Middle16462.9
Right7426.0
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left252.5
Middle10222.2
Right4184.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan41251124712
San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Leinhart22171002111

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53173.4
Short (0-8 Yds)21141024.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)106797.9
Long (19+ Yds)52418.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1211978.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)7610615.1
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Royal126170133
WR Emmitt Palmer118074042
TE Ike Dodge54036025
RB Nicky Winters3208030
TE Leon Beltramini31017019
FB A.J. Murray3206021
WR Adrian Brizzolara2202809
WR Louis Murphy1000018
WR Wayne Calixto101001
San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Craig Stevens44045020
WR Ted Allard4202607
WR Isaac Webster44076116
RB Andy Wilkerson32011012
WR Kenny Britt32026014
WR Zach Lowrey21011017
FB Bernie Martinez1106011
RB T.J. Starks1102013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gerald Clark372.334.00
Matt Ryan2-2-1.001.00
Nicky Winters210.503.96
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan75456.435.83
San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Leinhart22168.009.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ike Dodge33268.677.20
WR Adrian Brizzolara111313.0014.00
WR Eddie Royal1000.005.83
RB Nicky Winters1166.002.67
TE Leon Beltramini1000.005.67
San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kenny Britt1177.008.67
WR Ted Allard1199.006.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Nicky Winters43
Gerald Clark22
San FranciscoRushesConversions
T.J. Starks10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan1277
San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Matt Leinhart543

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Eddie Royal311
WR Emmitt Palmer322
WR Adrian Brizzolara222
TE Ike Dodge111
TE Leon Beltramini111
WR Louis Murphy100
WR Wayne Calixto100
San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
RB T.J. Starks110
RB Andy Wilkerson111
WR Zach Lowrey111
WR Kenny Britt100
WR Isaac Webster111

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,000 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck19,700 (22,400)
End Zone15,500 (16,200)
Mezzanine8,800 (9,300)
Sideline Seats13,500 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes1,500 (2,300)