2021 · Week 12
Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers
Nov 28, 2021 · Levi's Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
San Francisco 49ers beat Minnesota Vikings 34–26. ScoutIndex had favored 49ers (57%) going in. 49ers improve to 6-5; Vikings fall to 5-6. Elijah Mitchell led the way with 133 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 5 catches for 35 yards.
Team stats
| MIN | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 21 |
| 329 | Total yards | 438 |
| 262 | Passing yards | 230 |
| 67 | Rushing yards | 208 |
| 21/33 | Comp / Att | 17/26 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:32) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 19-A.Thielen for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q1(5:39) (Shotgun) 19-D.Samuel right end for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on MIN-22-H.Smith, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q19-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(12:49) 8-K.Cousins pass deep left to 19-A.Thielen for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q2(:22) (Shotgun) 10-J.Garoppolo pass short right to 15-J.Jennings for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught at Min 1. 1-YAC
- Q29-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q3(11:36) (Shotgun) 19-D.Samuel left end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q39-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q3(11:13) 25-E.Mitchell right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q39-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q3(8:34) 25-A.Mattison left end for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q3(5:03) 9-R.Gould 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q318-M.Wishnowsky kicks 64 yards from SF 35 to MIN 1. 26-K.Nwangwu for 99 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q3(1:02) (Shotgun) 10-J.Garoppolo pass short right to 15-J.Jennings for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 10-J.Garoppolo pass incomplete short right to 15-J.Jennings.
- Q3(:13) 9-R.Gould 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(2:00) 9-R.Gould 42 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 20/32 | 238 | 2 | 1 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1/1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 10 | 39 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 7 | 21 | 1 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 4 | 9 | 83 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 6 | 7 | 64 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 5 | 7 | 62 | 2 |
| Tyler Conklin | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 17/26 | 230 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 27 | 133 | 1 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 6 | 66 | 2 |
| Jeff Wilson | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Mitchell | 5 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 3 | 6 | 91 | 0 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Jauan Jennings | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
| George Kittle | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Woerner | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |