2008 · Week 3
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers
Sep 21, 2008 · 3Com Park · outdoors · grass
Recap
San Francisco 49ers defeated Detroit Lions 31–13. ScoutIndex had favored 49ers (60%) going in. 49ers improve to 2-1; Lions fall to 0-3. Frank Gore paced the offense with 130 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 4 catches for 32 yards. Lions turned it over 2 times to 49ers's 0.
Team stats
| DET | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 22 |
| 262 | Total yards | 371 |
| 146 | Passing yards | 189 |
| 116 | Rushing yards | 182 |
| 15/31 | Comp / Att | 16/23 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 15/30 | 146 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 14 | 83 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 16/23 | 189 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 8 | 32 | 0 |
| Frank Gore | 27 | 130 | 1 |
| Arnaz Battle | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Allen Rossum | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DeShaun Foster | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Arnaz Battle | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |