2011 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2011 · Paul Brown Stadium
San Francisco 49ersWinner
13
at
Cincinnati Bengals
8
CIN -1 upsetU 38.5 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 13–8.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SF
20/30, 201 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.7 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
17/32, 157 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-14.6 expected points added · -9.0% completion over expected
Receiving · CIN
6/12 for 53 yds, 0 TD
38% of team targets · -6.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 20/30 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Kendall Hunter | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Andy Lee | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Davis | 8 | 9 | 114 | 0 | 30% | 6.6 |
| Bruce Miller | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 17% | 1.6 |
| Michael Crabtree | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 20% | -1.0 |
| Josh Morgan | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13% | -0.3 |
| Kendall Hunter | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | 1.0 |
| Delanie Walker | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Frank Gore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaVorro Bowman | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Willis | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Madieu Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tarell Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Snyder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Costanzo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 17/32 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -14.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Bernard Scott | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Andy Dalton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Caldwell | 6 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 38% | -6.0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 4 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 25% | -3.4 |
| A.J. Green | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 16% | 0.1 |
| Donald Lee | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Brian Leonard | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Jerome Simpson | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13% | -4.2 |
| Cedric Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Nelson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Howard | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Lawson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Skuta | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frostee Rucker | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -1
- Closing total
- 38.5
- SF moneyline
- +102
- CIN moneyline
- -113
Bengals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 21 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- SF 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Harbaugh vs Marvin Lewis