2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · Mall of America Field
San Francisco 49ers
13
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
24
SF -6.5 upsetU 42.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 24–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SF
24/35, 204 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.0 expected points added · +1.9% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
21/35, 198 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.5 expected points added · -8.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 24/35 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Alex Smith | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kendall Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Manningham | 5 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 14% | 3.6 |
| Vernon Davis | 5 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 23% | 4.0 |
| Michael Crabtree | 6 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 23% | 0.6 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 17% | -0.5 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9% | -1.3 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Delanie Walker | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaVorro Bowman | 6 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Willis | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Sopoaga | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldon Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Culliver | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 21/35 | 198 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Christian Ponder | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Toby Gerhart | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | -7.8 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 9 | 11 | 89 | 0 | 31% | 8.0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 5 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 20% | 7.1 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | 2.9 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11% | -0.1 |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11% | 0.5 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -3.3 |
| John Carlson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.8 |
| Stephen Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cook | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Letroy Guion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -6.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- SF moneyline
- -285
- MIN moneyline
- +252
49ers closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 37 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mall of America Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ken Roan
- Rest
- SF 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Harbaugh vs Leslie Frazier