49ers and Vikings both remain unbeaten in NFL week five

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 07:54 · Archive

The San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings both won to maintain perfect records in week five of the NFL season.

The San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings both won on Sunday to remain unbeaten. The 49ers defeated the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 32-29 in a bruising divisional contest. The game was defined by defensive intensity, with both teams forcing a season-high seven turnovers between them. San Francisco capitalised particularly well, scoring three touchdowns from those turnovers.

The 21 points the 49ers scored off turnovers was the most the Seahawks have allowed in a decade. Both defences rank among the NFL's elite. Early in the game, 49ers defensive star Dre Greenlaw was ejected after a headbutt on Seahawks player Ernest Jones on the sidelines. Wide receiver Mike Evans, new to San Francisco, had 113 yards receiving and a touchdown, with several crucial catches late in the game helping seal victory.

Both the 49ers and Vikings are now 5-0, making them the first teams to achieve perfect records through the first five weeks of the season. The 49ers, who have a top-five scoring offence and defence, face injury concerns this season, but if Evans remains fit he could provide the missing piece for their title hopes.

How it is being reported

• Niners go 5-0 and a rare tie - five things from NFL week fiveThe San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings maintain their perfect starts to the season on another gripping Sunday in the NFL.BBC News · 12 Oct, 07:42
• Unbeaten 49ers edge Seahawks while Vikings stay perfectThirty-eight points — 21 by the Niners — scored off seven turnovers, four by Seattle, were the most in an NFL game since 2017.The Japan Times · 12 Oct, 05:49

In this story: San Francisco 49ers · Minnesota Vikings · Seattle Seahawks · Brock Purdy · Mike Evans · Dre Greenlaw · Ernest Jones

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