TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter) SXM App: San Francisco | Minnesota
All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 23-20-1 (Home team won past 6) Postseason: SF leads series, 5-1 (won past 4)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/23/23: SF 17 at MIN 22 Postseason: NFC-D 1/11/20: MIN 10 at SF 27
HEAD COACHES:
Kyle Shanahan vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 65-51 (.560) Postseason: 8-4 (.667)
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 21-14 (.600) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
49ERS NOTES:
• QB BROCK PURDY has 23 TDs (22 pass, 1 rush) vs. 5 INTs for 110 rating in 11 career road starts. Has 2+ TD passes & 120+ rating in 4 of his past 5 on road. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY can make season debut. Had 1,144 scrimmage yards (127.1 per game) in 9 road games last season & has 15 TDs (10 rush, 5 rec.) in 13 road games with SF. Had rush TD & rec. TD in last meeting. • RB JORDAN MASON had career-high 147 rush yards & 5th-career rush TD in Week 1, most rush yards in NFC & 2nd-most rush yards in NFL in Week 1. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 77 scrimmage yards (54 rec., 23 rush) & 20th-career rush TD in Week 1. Had 9 TDs (5 rec. 4 rush) in 8 road games last season & aims for his 6th in row on road with TD. Had 2 rush TDs in his only career game vs. Min. (11/28/21). • WR BRANDON AIYUK has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 road games. • WR JAUAN JENNINGS had 5 catches for team-high 64 rec. yards last week. Had 5 catches for 54 yards in last meeting. • TE GEORGE KITTLE has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 6 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row at Min. with 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards. • DL NICK BOSA aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with TFL. Has 36 TFL in 34 career road games, including TFL in 7 of his past 8 on road. • DL LEONARD FLOYD had sack in SF debut last week. Has 9 TFL in 7 career games vs. Min. • DL MALIEK COLLINS had 7th-career FR in SF debut last week. • LB FRED WARNER had 12th-career FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at Min. with 10+ tackles, TFL & PD. • LB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL has 62 tackles (8.9 per game) in 7 career games vs. Min. • CB CHARVARIUS WARD had 15 PD & 5 INTs in 9 road games last season. Aims for his 7th in row on road with PD.
VIKINGS NOTES:
• QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 208 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 113.2 rating in Week 1. Had 3rd-highest comp. pct. in NFL (79.2). Spent 2023 season with SF & had 189 yards & TD vs. 0 INT for 96.5 rating in only start (1/7/24). • RB AARON JONES had team-high 109 scrimmage yards (94 rush, 15 rec.) & rush TD in Min. debut last week. Aims for his 3rd in row, incl. playoffs, vs. SF & 7th in row overall, incl. playoffs, with 100+ scrimmage yards. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON has 50+ rec. yards in each of his last 5 & rec. TD in 3 of his last 4 games. Had 4 catches for 83 yards in his only career game vs. SF (11/28/21). Has 396 catches for 5,958 yards & at 25 years & 91 days old on Sunday, can become youngest player ever to 6,000 rec. yards & 3rdyoungest player ever to reach 400 catches. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 7 catches for career-high 123 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had sack and INT in Min. debut in Week 1, 2nd-career INT-TD & 3rd career defensive TD. • LB PATRICK JONES II led team and tied career-high with 2 sacks in Week 1. • LB IVAN PACE aims for his 3rd home game in row with 9+ tackles. • LB DALLAS TURNER (rookie) had sack in NFL debut last week. • CB BYRON MURPHY led team with 9 tackles & had TFL & PD in Week 1. • S HARRISON SMITH had 35th career INT in Week 1, most among active players. • CB STEPHON GILMORE has 140 PD in 166 career games, 2nd-most among active players. Has PD in 3 of his 4 career games vs. SF. • S CAMRYN BYNUM aims for 4th in row at home with 8+ tackles. Had 9 tackles, 2 PD & 2 INTs in last meeting. • S JOSH METELLUS aims for 8th in row at home with 5+ tackles. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
