2008 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2008 · Candlestick Park

Detroit Lions

San Francisco 49ersWinner

SF -5 ✓U 47 ✓49ers closed -5 and covered, winning by 18.

San Francisco 49ers 31–13 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · SF

16/23, 189 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

8.9 expected points added · +5.8% completion over expected

Passing · DET

15/30, 146 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-8.7 expected points added · -14.6% completion over expected

Rushing · SF

27 att, 130 yds, 1 TD

-1.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

14 att, 83 yds, 0 TD

3.2 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jon Kitna	15/30	146	1	1	4	-8.7
Dan Orlovsky	0/1	0	0	1	0	-1.1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Rudi Johnson	14	83	5.9	3.2
Jon Kitna	3	19	6.3	3.7
Kevin Smith	3	14	4.7	-0.3

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Ernie Sims	9	2	0.0
Alex Lewis	4	3	0.0
Kalvin Pearson	2	3	0.0
Paris Lenon	4	1	0.0
Dwight Smith	3	2	0.0
Daniel Bullocks	3	1	0.0
Corey Smith	3	0	1.0
Leigh Bodden	2	0	0.0
Jared DeVries	2	0	0.0
Brian Kelly	2	0	0.0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
J.T. O'Sullivan	16/23	189	2	0	1	8.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Frank Gore	27	130	4.8	1	-1.2
J.T. O'Sullivan	8	32	4.0	0	3.8
Arnaz Battle	1	18	18.0	0	1.0
Allen Rossum	1	1	1.0	1	2.9
DeShaun Foster	2	1	0.5	0	-0.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Patrick Willis	3	2	0.0	0	0
Walt Harris	4	0	0.0	0	0
Michael Lewis	3	1	0.0	0	0
Nate Clements	3	0	0.0	0	0
Aubrayo Franklin	2	1	0.0	0	0
Justin Smith	2	1	1.0	1	1
Roderick Green	2	0	2.0	0	0
Isaac Sopoaga	1	1	0.0	0	0
Takeo Spikes	1	1	0.0	0	1
Parys Haralson	1	1	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

49ers closed -5 and covered, winning by 18.

Total closed 47; the game landed 44 — under by 3.0.

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