2011 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 16, 2011 · Ford Field
San Francisco 49ersWinner
25
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Detroit Lions
19
DET -5.5 upsetU 45 ✓Dome
San Francisco 49ers 25–19.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
28/50, 293 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-14.0 expected points added · -6.0% completion over expected
Passing · SF
17/32, 125 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-16.7 expected points added · -10.9% completion over expected
Receiving · SF
9/15 for 77 yds, 0 TD
47% of team targets · -5.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 17/32 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -16.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 15 | 141 | 9.4 | 1 | 8.1 |
| Kendall Hunter | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crabtree | 9 | 15 | 77 | 0 | 47% | -5.0 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 16% | -1.2 |
| Delanie Walker | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | 2.9 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16% | -4.4 |
| Kyle Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
| Justin Peelle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaVorro Bowman | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dashon Goldson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Willis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Smith | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldon Smith | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tarell Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Culliver | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 28/50 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahvid Best | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Maurice Morris | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 7 | 9 | 113 | 0 | 19% | 4.7 |
| Jahvid Best | 6 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 17% | 0.7 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 8 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 29% | -2.4 |
| Nate Burleson | 4 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 21% | -5.0 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10% | -1.2 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Levy | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammie Lee Hill | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Spievey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -5.5
- Closing total
- 45
- SF moneyline
- +203
- DET moneyline
- -227
Lions closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 44 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- SF 7 days · DET 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Harbaugh vs Jim Schwartz