2015 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 14, 2015 · Levi's Stadium

Minnesota Vikings

San Francisco 49ersWinner

MIN -2.5 upsetU 42.5 ✓Vikings closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

San Francisco 49ers 20–3 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Teddy BridgewaterQB

23/32, 231 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-18.1 expected points added · +10.7% completion over expected

Passing · SF

Colin KaepernickQB

17/26, 165 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

1.1 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected

Rushing · SF

Carlos HydeRB

26 att, 168 yds, 2 TD

9.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SF

Colin KaepernickQB

7 att, 41 yds, 0 TD

1.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Mike WallaceWR

6/7 for 63 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 2.3 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Kyle RudolphTE

5/7 for 53 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · -5.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Teddy Bridgewater	23/32	231	0	1	5	-18.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Adrian Peterson	10	31	3.1	-0.9
Jerick McKinnon	3	20	6.7	0.9
Teddy Bridgewater	3	16	5.3	0.7
Matt Asiata	1	4	4.0	-0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Mike Wallace	6	7	63	23%	2.3
Kyle Rudolph	5	7	53	23%	-5.8
Matt Asiata	2	2	28	6%	0.6
Charles D. Johnson	2	3	27	10%	1.8
Jarius Wright	1	4	27	13%	-3.0
Adrian Peterson	3	3	21	10%	-0.7
Jerick McKinnon	2	2	8	6%	0.1
Rhett Ellison	1	2	3	6%	-1.5
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	1	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Anthony Barr	8	2	0.0	1
Harrison Smith	5	4	0.0	0
Gerald Hodges	4	3	0.0	0
Terence Newman	6	0	0.0	0
Xavier Rhodes	5	0	0.0	0
Everson Griffen	2	1	0.5	0
Andrew Sendejo	3	0	0.0	0
Tom Johnson	1	1	0.0	0
Chad Greenway	1	1	0.5	0
Robert Blanton	2	0	0.0	0

San Francisco 49ers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Colin Kaepernick	17/26	165	0	0	1	1.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Carlos Hyde	26	168	6.5	2	9.5
Colin Kaepernick	7	41	5.9	0	1.8
Jarryd Hayne	4	13	3.3	0	-0.7
Reggie Bush	2	8	4.0	0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Vernon Davis	3	6	47	23%	3.3
Garrett Celek	3	4	40	15%	2.2
Anquan Boldin	4	5	36	19%	0.7
Carlos Hyde	2	2	14	8%	-0.1
Torrey Smith	1	3	11	12%	-0.1
Jarryd Hayne	1	1	7	4%	-0.6
Vance McDonald	1	1	5	4%	-0.1
Bruce Ellington	2	2	5	8%	-1.1
Reggie Bush	0	1	0	4%	-1.2
Quinton Patton	0	1	0	4%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
NaVorro Bowman	7	0	1.0	0	0
Antoine Bethea	6	1	1.0	0	1
Kenneth Acker	3	1	0.0	0	0
Ian Williams	2	1	0.0	0	0
Michael Wilhoite	3	0	0.0	0	0
Aaron Lynch	3	0	1.0	0	1
Jaquiski Tartt	3	0	1.0	0	0
Tramaine Brock	2	0	0.0	1	2
Ahmad Brooks	2	0	0.0	0	0
Eric Reid	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -2.5
Closing total: 42.5
MIN moneyline: -155
SF moneyline: +140

Vikings closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 42.5; the game landed 23 — under by 19.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Levi's Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 70°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: MIN 7 days · SF 7 days
Coaches: Mike Zimmer vs Jim Tomsula