2012 · Week 3
San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 23, 2012 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat San Francisco 49ers 24–13. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 31% chance going in. Vikings improve to 2-1; 49ers fall to 2-1. Christian Ponder led the way with 198 passing yards and 2 TDs; 33 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| SF | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 21 |
| 293 | Total yards | 344 |
| 204 | Passing yards | 198 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 146 |
| 24/35 | Comp / Att | 21/35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 24/35 | 204 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Gore | 12 | 63 | 0 |
| Kendall Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mario Manningham | 5 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| Vernon Davis | 5 | 8 | 53 | 1 |
| Michael Crabtree | 6 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Delanie Walker | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 21/35 | 198 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 7 | 33 | 1 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 86 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 9 | 11 | 89 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 5 | 7 | 36 | 2 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Stephen Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Carlson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |