Game Preview - Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco: Alex Smith has been cleared for "light throwing" but likely won't return this week much to the chagrin of the 49er faithful who witnessed Trent Dilfer throw four interceptions last week. Ahh, it doesn't matter anyway… San Francisco has lost nine out of its last ten and posses the worst passing offense in the league. So what's the silver lining for the 49ers? They've won eight straight games against Minnesota in San Francisco but I just can't bring myself to ride that trend… the Vikes in a laugher.

Start: TE Vernon Davis
Consider: RB Frank Gore
Sit: WR Darrell Jackson, QB Trent Dilfer, WR Arnaz Battle, 49ers D/ST

Minnesota: That "Adrian Peterson" guy is good, isn't he? After missing two weeks with torn PCL, the rookie made Lions' defenders look silly on his way to 116 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 carries. Chester Taylor chipped in with 70 yards of his own and another score as Minnesota throttled Detroit 42-10. The Vikings will take their ground-show on the road this week, facing a 49ers team that's mediocre against the run. Tarvaris Jackson posted his first 200-yd passing game of the season but remember, that was against the Lions defense. Look for Jackson to sink back to normal but as long as he's able to hand-off the Vikings should be in good shape.

Start: RB Adrian Peterson, RB Chester Taylor
Consider: N/A
Sit: QB Tarvaris Jackson, TE Visanthe Shiancoe WR Troy Williamson, WR Bobby Wade, WR Sidney Rice

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Tarvaris Jackson	Pass: 175, 1 Rush: 15, 0
RB 2	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 120, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 18	Chester Taylor	Rush: 80, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 44	Sidney Rice	Rec: 5-55, 0
WR 57	Bobby Wade	Rec: 4-40, 0
TE 21	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 3-30, 0

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	Trent Dilfer	Pass: 210, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 26	Frank Gore	Rush: 50, 0 Rec: 6-40, 0
WR 60	Darrell Jackson	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 66	Arnaz Battle	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 87	Bryan Gilmore	Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 9	Vernon Davis	Rec: 4-40, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	ATL	H	W 24-3	+21
2	2007-09-16	DET	A	L 17-20	-3
3	2007-09-23	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
4	2007-09-30	GB	H	L 16-23	-7
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	CHI	A	W 34-31	+3
7	2007-10-21	DAL	A	L 14-24	-10
8	2007-10-28	PHI	H	L 16-23	-7
9	2007-11-04	SD	H	W 35-17	+18
10	2007-11-11	GB	A	L 0-34	-34
11	2007-11-18	OAK	H	W 29-22	+7
12	2007-11-25	NYG	A	W 41-17	+24
13	2007-12-02	DET	H	W 42-10	+32
14	2007-12-09	SF	A	W 27-7	+20
15	2007-12-17	CHI	H
16	2007-12-23	WAS	H
17	2007-12-30	DEN	A

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	ARI	H	W 20-17	+3
2	2007-09-16	STL	A	W 17-16	+1
3	2007-09-23	PIT	A	L 16-37	-21
4	2007-09-30	SEA	H	L 3-23	-20
5	2007-10-07	BAL	H	L 7-9	-2
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	NYG	A	L 15-33	-18
8	2007-10-28	NO	H	L 10-31	-21
9	2007-11-04	ATL	A	L 16-20	-4
10	2007-11-12	SEA	A	L 0-24	-24
11	2007-11-18	STL	H	L 9-13	-4
12	2007-11-25	ARI	A	W 37-31	+6
13	2007-12-02	CAR	A	L 14-31	-17
14	2007-12-09	MIN	H	L 7-27	-20
15	2007-12-15	CIN	H
16	2007-12-23	TB	H
17	2007-12-30	CLE	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIN Offense	SF Offense	NFL Average
Points for	30.3	12.3	21.8
Rushing yards	169.0	84.3	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	5.79	4.25	3.94
Completion %	66.9%	50.2%	61.1%
Passing yards	172.3	165.0	218.1
Passing yards per completion	11.68	9.01	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	7.82	4.53	6.47
Interceptions	0.5	1.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.5	1.0	0.8
Sacked	2.8	2.8	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2007 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIN Defense	SF Defense	NFL Average
Points against	19.8	26.5	21.8
Rushing yards	60.0	116.3	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	2.92	3.65	3.94
Completion %	59.2%	68.7%	61.1%
Passing yards	274.8	224.5	218.1
Passing yards per completion	11.18	10.06	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.62	6.91	6.47
INT return	0.8	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.5	0.8
Sacks	2.3	2.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	4	2003-09-28	SF	MIN	7-35	MIN
2006	9	2006-11-05	MIN	SF	3-9	SF

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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