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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Minnesota Vikings
9-3 258.8
261.59
 
VS
proj
San Francisco 49'ers
246.82 5-7
293.45

San Francisco 49'ers succumb to Minnesota Vikings, 258.80-246.82

There's no easy way to say it, San Francisco 49'ers underperformed, at least based on projections, as Minnesota Vikings secured a 258.80-246.82 win. Minnesota Vikings jumped out to a 191.20-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Justin Jefferson (35.22 points) and Kirk Cousins (32.88) and never looked back. Nick Chubb (26.2 points) and Amari Cooper (21.4) carried the flag for San Francisco 49'ers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Minnesota Vikings have gotten the best of San Francisco 49'ers, after winning 309.62-271.62 in their last matchup. Minnesota Vikings (9-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Vegas Raiders, while San Francisco 49'ers (5-7) try to right the ship against Seattle Seahawks.

Matchup Timeline

  Minnesota Vikings   San Francisco 49'ers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen caught 9 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown as the Vikings beat the Patriots 33-26. In doing so, he put up 23.1 points and scored 71.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Minnesota Vikings this week. Thielen will go up against the Jets next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Minnesota Vikings
Points
% of total points 258.8
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
35.22
25.5
13.6%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
32.88
22.38
12.7%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
23.1
13.47
8.9%
4
Rachaad White
RB
22.9
16.06
8.8%
San Francisco 49'ers
Points
% of total points 246.82
1
Nick Chubb
RB
26.2
17.47
10.6%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
21.4
15.81
8.7%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
17.42
17.24
7.1%
4
Ernest Jones
LB
17
13.22
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Michael Badgley had a 51-yard field goal for Minnesota Vikings, contributing to a 196.20-5.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Minnesota Vikings had a 234.90-108.22 lead. For Minnesota Vikings, Latavius Murray had a 52-yard run. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for San Francisco 49'ers with a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Minnesota Vikings   San Francisco 49'ers

What If

Minnesota Vikings would have beaten nine other teams besides San Francisco 49'ers this week.
San Francisco 49'ers would have lost to seven other teams besides Minnesota Vikings this week.
If they played San Francisco 49'ers every week, Minnesota Vikings would be 7-5 this season.
Had they played each other last week, San Francisco 49'ers would have defeated Minnesota Vikings 318.26-156.58.
Minnesota Vikings would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as San Francisco 49'ers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49'ers would be 7-3.
If Minnesota Vikings had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-80.
If they played every team every week, San Francisco 49'ers would be 99-81.

Next Week Preview

San Francisco 49'ers
Two teams with matching 5-7 records, 10th-place San Francisco 49'ers are set to battle 11th-place Seattle Seahawks in Week 13. San Francisco 49'ers might need to rearrange the deck some with Jalen Thompson out on bye next week. Seattle Seahawks will be without James Conner, Marquise Brown, Terrace Marshall Jr., and Byron Murphy Jr..
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings (9-3) will battle Vegas Raiders (4-8) in Week 13. Minnesota Vikings might have to shuffle the deck some with Greg Dortch out on bye next week. Vegas Raiders will be without Budda Baker and Zach Ertz. Over the past two weeks, Minnesota Vikings have scored 207.69 points per game, while Vegas Raiders have averaged 273.17 per contest.