2009 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2009 · Candlestick Park
Detroit Lions
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San Francisco 49ersWinner
20
SF -14 pushU 41 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 20–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SF
20/31, 230 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.8 expected points added · +2.2% completion over expected
Passing · DET
11/21, 130 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-17.7 expected points added · -8.4% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
7/12 for 96 yds, 0 TD
36% of team targets · -6.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Stanton | 11/21 | 130 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -17.7 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 7/12 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Morris | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Drew Stanton | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Derrick Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 7 | 12 | 96 | 0 | 36% | -6.5 |
| Maurice Morris | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 21% | -2.4 |
| Will Heller | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 15% | -2.6 |
| Bryant Johnson | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12% | 0.2 |
| Jake Nordin | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Derrick Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -6.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Levy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Peterson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William James | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin White | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Avril | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Henry | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turk McBride | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 20/31 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 28 | 71 | 2.5 | 1 | -15.5 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 4 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 19% | 5.1 |
| Michael Crabtree | 4 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 16% | 2.4 |
| Delanie Walker | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 13% | 1.6 |
| Josh Morgan | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 23% | -1.2 |
| Vernon Davis | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 10% | 2.9 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10% | -2.2 |
| Moran Norris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Jason Hill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Willis | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Manny Lawson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrayo Franklin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawntae Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dashon Goldson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Roman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parys Haralson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -14
- Closing total
- 41
- DET moneyline
- +655
- SF moneyline
- -835
49ers closed -14 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 41; the game landed 26 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Candlestick Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- DET 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Mike Singletary