2018 · Week 1
San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 9, 2018 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat San Francisco 49ers 24–16. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (70%) going in. Vikings improve to 1-0; 49ers fall to 0-1. Kirk Cousins led the way with 244 passing yards and 2 TDs; 26 rushing yards. 49ers turned it over 4 times to Vikings's 1.
Team stats
| SF | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 18 |
| 351 | Total yards | 360 |
| 261 | Passing yards | 244 |
| 90 | Rushing yards | 116 |
| 15/33 | Comp / Att | 20/36 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 15/33 | 261 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Breida | 11 | 46 | 0 |
| Alfred Morris | 12 | 38 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kittle | 5 | 9 | 90 | 0 |
| Dante Pettis | 2 | 5 | 61 | 1 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 1 | 2 | 56 | 0 |
| Matt Breida | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Trent Taylor | 4 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 20/36 | 244 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 16 | 40 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 11 | 42 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 6 | 12 | 102 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 6 | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 3 | 6 | 43 | 1 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| David Morgan | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |