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491 | MINNESOTA | 41 | -1.5 | 492 | SAN FRANCISCO | -3.5 | 41.5 |
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All Games | 7-9 | -1 | 10-6 | 6-10 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 314.9 | (5.4) | 1.2 | 21.4 | 11.1 | 344.7 | (5.6) | 1.2 | Road Games | 2-6 | -3.7 | 5-3 | 2-6 | 18.7 | 9.5 | 307.5 | (5.4) | 1.1 | 21.5 | 10.2 | 353.2 | (5.8) | 1.6 | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 20.7 | 11.3 | 342.7 | (5.9) | 1.3 | 20.7 | 6.7 | 330.0 | (5.4) | 0.7 | Grass Games | 1-3 | -2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 19.2 | 7.5 | 307.7 | (5.3) | 1.2 | 28.2 | 12.2 | 376.5 | (6) | 1.7 |
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Offense (All Games) | 20.3 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 28:52 | 26-113 | (4.4) | 20-32 | 62.3% | 202 | (6.3) | 58-315 | (5.4) | (15.5) | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 23.3 | 11.6 | 20.1 | 30:55 | 26-108 | (4.1) | 22-35 | 63.8% | 239 | (6.9) | 61-348 | (5.7) | (14.9) | Offense Road Games | 18.7 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 29:06 | 24-113 | (4.7) | 20-33 | 62.2% | 195 | (5.9) | 57-307 | (5.4) | (16.4) | Defense (All Games) | 21.4 | 11.1 | 20.1 | 31:26 | 28-122 | (4.3) | 22-33 | 66.2% | 223 | (6.7) | 61-345 | (5.6) | (16.1) | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.5 | 11.3 | 20.4 | 30:21 | 26-106 | (4.1) | 23-36 | 63.6% | 243 | (6.7) | 62-349 | (5.7) | (15.5) | Defense Road Games | 21.5 | 10.2 | 20.6 | 30:56 | 26-107 | (4.2) | 25-35 | 70.6% | 246 | (7) | 61-353 | (5.8) | (16.4) |
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Stats For (All Games) | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 13-5 | 39.0% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 3-73 | (21.7) | 2-19 | (10.6) | 6-52 | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 13-5 | 41.4% | 1-0 | 49.7% | 2-56 | (23.5) | 17-2 | (8.9) | 6-55 | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 13-5 | 35.8% | 1-0 | 66.7% | 3-76 | (22.6) | 2-14 | (7.4) | 6-53 | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | | 14-6 | 41.5% | 1-1 | 64.3% | 2-36 | (20.7) | 2-16 | (6.7) | 7-59 | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | | 13-5 | 40.5% | 1-0 | 45.3% | 2-55 | (23) | 17-2 | (9.2) | 7-57 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | 13-5 | 41.7% | 1-1 | 83.3% | 1-26 | (17.3) | 3-14 | (5.3) | 7-54 |
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All Games | 8-8 | -8.1 | 6-10 | 5-11 | 19.1 | 13.3 | 327.6 | (5.5) | 1.4 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 321.4 | (5.4) | 1.8 | Home Games | 4-4 | -6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 19.1 | 13.0 | 338.2 | (5.6) | 2.0 | 20.7 | 11.5 | 290.2 | (5.1) | 1.7 | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -1.3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 20.7 | 16.0 | 362.3 | (6.2) | 1.0 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 377.7 | (5.7) | 2.3 | Grass Games | 4-6 | -10.5 | 2-8 | 3-7 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 326.4 | (5.5) | 1.9 | 23.2 | 12.3 | 307.1 | (5.4) | 1.4 |
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Offense (All Games) | 19.1 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 31:44 | 29-136 | (4.6) | 18-30 | 59.8% | 191 | (6.3) | 60-328 | (5.5) | (17.1) | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.5 | 11.5 | 19.5 | 30:09 | 26-111 | (4.2) | 22-34 | 63.4% | 237 | (6.9) | 61-348 | (5.7) | (15.5) | Offense Home Games | 19.1 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 32:25 | 31-161 | (5.2) | 17-29 | 60.3% | 177 | (6.1) | 60-338 | (5.6) | (17.7) | Defense (All Games) | 21.2 | 10.4 | 19.2 | 29:11 | 25-100 | (4) | 20-34 | 58.9% | 222 | (6.4) | 60-321 | (5.4) | (15.1) | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.7 | 11.2 | 20 | 30:07 | 26-111 | (4.2) | 22-35 | 63.3% | 237 | (6.9) | 61-348 | (5.7) | (15.3) | Defense Home Games | 20.7 | 11.5 | 17.4 | 28:11 | 23-92 | (4) | 19-33 | 58.2% | 198 | (5.9) | 57-290 | (5.1) | (14) |
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Stats For (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 13-5 | 40.2% | 1-1 | 55.6% | 3-69 | (24.5) | 2-14 | (6.5) | 7-59 | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 13-5 | 39.6% | 1-0 | 41.2% | 3-60 | (23.6) | 17-2 | (9.1) | 7-59 | Stats For (Home Games) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 13-5 | 40.2% | 1-0 | 66.7% | 4-90 | (23.9) | 2-15 | (6.5) | 8-61 | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | | 13-5 | 43.3% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 2-57 | (22.7) | 2-21 | (9.3) | 8-57 | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | 13-5 | 40.6% | 1-0 | 45.1% | 2-54 | (23.4) | 19-2 | (9.4) | 7-58 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | | 12-5 | 37.8% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 3-62 | (22.6) | 2-27 | (11.8) | 8-57 |
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| | | MINNESOTA: Offensive coordinator Norv Turner planned on building this offense around the power running game and Adrian Peterson in Year 1. Those plans obviously fell through after Peterson's nearly season-long suspension. Now he'll use him heavily in a scheme that skews toward a lot of gap blocking and banging between the tackles. Turner's offense takes downfield shots off play-action. Charles Johnson emerged as Teddy Bridgewater's favorite target in the second half of last season, working deep on the perimeter. Mike Wallace gives them another field stretcher on the other side of the field, which would open things up for Kyle Rudolph. Although the Vikings were one of only eight teams with fewer than 20 takeaways in 2014, the team did show an ability to get to the quarterback, finishing tied for ninth in the NFL with 41 sacks. The Vikes have promising young talent in OLB Anthony Barr, CB Xavier Rhodes and rookie CB Trae Waynes. | | SAN FRANCISCO: New offensive coordinator Geep Chryst came to the 49ers as quarterbacks coach when the Jim Harbaugh era began, so there shouldn't be many changes to what has been an offense built around the running game. Carlos Hyde will be the primary back with Reggie Bush sprinkled in on passing downs and as a change-of-pace back. They might also bring back the zone-read with Colin Kaepernick, something they moved away from last season. Chryst had been Colin Kaepernick's position coach since the QB entered the league, and the Niners figure to get more aggressive with their downfield passing game again. That's especially true with the arrival of Torrey Smith, as the Niners didn't have a true field-stretcher last year. Anquan Boldin will continue to work underneath as a catch-and-run target. The Niners ranked fifth in total defense in 2014, but this year's team has some major holes to fill. San Francisco lost starting CBs Chris Culliver and Perrish Cox to free agency, and LBs Chris Borland and Patrick Willis and DE Justin Smith all retired. |
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*Vikings-49ers Preview* =======================
By KEVIN MASSOTH STATS Writer
Most believe Adrian Peterson will return to form after a year away from football. Many think Teddy Bridgewater will only get better from a solid rookie season.
The question lingers, what can they do together?
It's happening a year late, but the Minnesota Vikings will finally see their all-league running back and young quarterback side by side in a game in Monday night's opener against the San Francisco 49ers.
Peterson and Bridgewater are at opposite ends of their careers but figure to overlap the middle portion enough to make Minnesota relevant in the NFC North.
Last year's 7-9 record doesn't do much to shower postseason predictions on the Vikings, but the addition of Peterson in the backfield is a huge boost. Minnesota ranked 14th in the NFL last year with 112.8 rushing yards per game and tied for 14th with 12 rushing touchdowns.
Peterson, who didn't play in the preseason, finished with less than 1,200 rushing yards once in his career and never posted less than 10 rushing touchdowns - not including the single game he played last season before the child abuse case surfaced that placed him on the commissioner's exempt list.
Still, Peterson says, "Teddy, I feel like he's the key."
'"There's not too many guys that come into the league that have that talent, especially at the quarterback position," he added. "He's just so poised. He has a great arm. He's mature. And he's a competitor."
Bridgewater was thrust into the starting role last year with an injury to Matt Cassel, and he impressed in 13 games - 12 starts. He ranked 11th in the NFL with a 64.4 completion percentage, though he was 22nd with an 85.2 passer rating.
Bridgewater threw for 2,919 yards and had 14 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. He added 209 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
The bigger running threat at the quarterback position Monday night will be Colin Kaepernick. San Francisco's signal-caller totaled 639 rushing yards last season, second behind Russell Wilson's 849.
"All quarterbacks, they put an extra dimension in when they can run the football," Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer said. "They can create space with their legs, so you have to be careful with your rush lanes, and we anticipate they're going to get out of the pocket with some bootlegs and things like that."
The 49ers will look far different around Kaepernick after a disappointing 8-8 record last year left them out of the playoffs for the first time since 2010. The changes start at the top with new coach Jim Tomsula, who replaces Jim Harbaugh.
Tomsula hasn't had an easy go of it so far as San Francisco's offseason was plagued by unlikely retirements and legal issues.
The 49ers lost Patrick Willis, Anthony Davis, Chris Borland and Justin Smith to retirement and were forced to release Aldon Smith after he was arrested for hit and run, drunken driving and vandalism in August.
Franchise rushing leader Frank Gore and former first-round pick Mike Iupati also left in free agency.
San Francisco still has veteran offensive threats for Kaepernick to utilize in wideouts Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith and tight end Vernon Davis. Carlos Hyde and Reggie Bush fill the gap left by Gore in the backfield.
"The way that you prepare gives you an opportunity," Boldin said. "The guys that we have in the locker room, I know what kind of guys we have in here. Those are guys that are going to bust their butt, try to do things the right way as much as possible. Nobody's perfect. We're going to try to go out and try for perfection each day."
San Francisco's defense also gets a much-needed boost with the return of linebacker NaVorro Bowman, who hasn't played since suffering a brutal knee injury during the NFC championship game at Seattle in January 2014.
The 49ers hope a strong preseason is a sign that Bowman will return to his 2013 numbers: 118 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions. Bowman made three tackles in three snaps in his return during San Francisco's second preseason game, and he sacked Peyton Manning twice in the third.
"I'm satisfied with how much work I've put in, how far I've come, how fast I'm able to recover coverage-wise," Bowman said.
Minnesota has won three straight and five of the last six meetings.
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