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MINvsSF

Vikings offensevs49ers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Vikings, 7 for 49ers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

MIN offenseSF offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

49ers give up 7.9 targets a game to tight ends (19th), against a league average of 7.6. Vikings' tight ends produce 7.6 (14th).

02
Opportunity

Short left is open

49ers are worst against short left throws, allowing +0.36 EPA per attempt. Vikings send 32% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Nowhere to run

Vikings' run game is 28th in EPA per carry (-0.21). 49ers allow -0.18 (2nd).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Vikings succeed on 37% of plays (31st) against a defense that allows 44% (20th).

Players to watch

MIN Vikings

1Kyler MurrayQB · 100/154 · 1022 yds · 5 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback -0.06 · 26th27Jordan MasonRB · 38 car · 147 yds · 1 TD · 0 recEPA per touch -0.2618Justin JeffersonWR · 28 rec · 335 yds · 4 TD · 40 tgtEPA per target +0.54 · 16th87T.J. HockensonTE · 31 rec · 295 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.67 · 3rd43Andrew Van GinkelWeakside Linebacker · 21 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 1 INT · 1 PD6.5 sacks · T-5th in the NFL51Blake CashmanRight Inside Linebacker · 62 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 5 PD4.5 sacks · T-17th in the NFL

SF 49ers

13Brock PurdyQB · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.29 · 2nd23Christian McCaffreyRB · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 7th85George KittleTE · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgtEPA per target +0.35 · 13th5Mike EvansWR · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgtEPA per target +1.05 · 2nd0Renardo GreenLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL99DeForest BucknerRight Defensive Tackle · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL
The series · Vikings and 49ers since 1999, and this season's records12 meetings

The Vikings lead the series 8–4 since 1999. They have won the last 2. Sep 15, 2024, at U.S. Bank Stadium: the Vikings won 23–17. Sam Darnold started at quarterback for the Vikings and Brock Purdy for the 49ers; Kevin O'Connell and Kyle Shanahan coached.

Vikings at home7–0the Vikings' record
In San Francisco1–4the Vikings' record
Most pointsVikings 40 · 49ers 341999 · 2021
Biggest winVikings by 28 · 49ers by 172003 · 2015
Playoffs0–1the Vikings' record

The last 5

2024 · Wk 2SF 17 at MIN 23
2023 · Wk 7SF 17 at MIN 22
2021 · Wk 12MIN 26 at SF 34
2019 · Wk 19 · playoffsMIN 10 at SF 27
2018 · Wk 1SF 16 at MIN 24

2026 records

Vikings49ers
Overall6–16–1
Division2–13–0
Conference4–14–1
Other conference2–02–0
Home3–04–0
Away3–12–1
Last 5WWWWLWWWWL
StreakLost 1Lost 1
Points a game20.0 – 13.328.1 – 19.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Vikings' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Vikings offense against the 49ers defenseDepth charts
49ers defense · 4-3 DVikings offense · 3WR 1TE71Darrisaw60Huber64Brandel76Fries75O'Neill87Hockenson1Murray27Mason18Jefferson14Jennings3Addison97Bosa99Buckner92Odighizuwa56White57Greenlaw54Warner53Dugger2Lenoir0Green20Stout36Sigle27Brown

Vikings offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBKyler Murray#1 · 100/154 · 1022 yds · 5 TD · 3 INT
  • RBJordan Mason#27 · 38 car · 147 yds · 1 TD · 0 rec
  • WRJustin Jefferson#18 · 28 rec · 335 yds · 4 TD · 40 tgt
  • WRJordan Addison#3 · 16 rec · 249 yds · 1 TD · 33 tgt
  • WRJauan Jennings#14 · 6 rec · 54 yds · 0 TD · 10 tgt
  • TET.J. Hockenson#87 · 31 rec · 295 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgt
  • LTChristian Darrisaw#71
  • LGJoe Huber#60
  • CBlake Brandel#64
  • RGWill Fries#76
  • RTBrian O'Neill#75

49ers defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDENick Bosa#97 · 7 tackles
  • RDTDeForest Buckner#99 · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD
  • LDTOsa Odighizuwa#92 · 13 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEKeion White#56 · 13 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • WLBDre Greenlaw#57 · 49 tackles
  • MLBFred Warner#54 · 70 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 3 PD
  • SLBJaden Dugger#53 · 30 tackles · 1 sack
  • RCBDeommodore Lenoir#2 · 30 tackles · 1 PD
  • LCBRenardo Green#0 · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD
  • NBUpton Stout#20 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • SSMarques Sigle#36 · 26 tackles · 1 sack
  • FSJi'Ayir Brown#27 · 44 tackles · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · MIN offense against SF defense
StatMIN MIN offFavors MIN · Favors SFSF SF def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.10#28
-0.05#8+0.00
Success rate
37%#31
44%#2044%
Yards per play
4.9#24
4.8#45.4
Explosive play rate
9%#15
4%#19%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.08#24
+0.04#18+0.03
Sack rate
10%#29
6%#227%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.21#28
-0.18#2-0.08
Yards per carry
3.8#21
3.6#74.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#20
38%#1141%
Red zone TD rate
59%#16
48%#761%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
105#30
132#11147
TE yards per game
61#13
44#755
TE targets per game
7.6#14
7.9#197.6
RB receiving yards per game
19#28
49#3232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Vikings: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.3111% of throws
+0.783% of throws
+0.307% of throws
Short
-0.3132% of throws
+0.3716% of throws
+0.1431% of throws

49ers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.0514 throws
+0.637 throws
+0.0823 throws
Short
+0.3685 throws
-0.2024 throws
-0.0391 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.