Week 6, 2038

played in Atlanta, GA

73 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	13	3	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 ATL - Gavin Ford 3 run (Shaun Long extra point)
1Q: 02:10 MIN - Irv Vaughn 49 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Gavin Ford 3 run (Shaun Long extra point failed)
2Q: 08:59 MIN - Jared Wiley 10 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 03:18 ATL - Gavin Ford 8 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 01:14 MIN - Irv Vaughn 53 field goal
3Q: 02:07 ATL - Shaun Long 45 field goal
4Q: 05:08 MIN - Irv Vaughn 25 field goal
4Q: 03:01 ATL - Dakota Poteet 43 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 ATL - Gavin Ford 3 run (Shaun Long extra point)
1Q: 02:10 MIN - Irv Vaughn 49 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Gavin Ford 3 run (Shaun Long extra point failed)
2Q: 08:59 MIN - Jared Wiley 10 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 03:18 ATL - Gavin Ford 8 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 01:14 MIN - Irv Vaughn 53 field goal
3Q: 02:07 ATL - Shaun Long 45 field goal
4Q: 05:08 MIN - Irv Vaughn 25 field goal
4Q: 03:01 ATL - Dakota Poteet 43 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 3-3 4-2
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 390 410
- Offensive Plays 75 57
- Yards per Play 5.20 7.19
Net Rushing Yards 105 87
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 4.38 3.11
Net Passing Yards 285 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 31 - 0 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 11.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:14 26:46

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	3-3	4-2
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	390	410
- Offensive Plays	75	57
- Yards per Play	5.20	7.19
Net Rushing Yards	105	87
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	4.38	3.11
Net Passing Yards	285	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 31 - 0	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	11.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:14	26:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
1	9:10	2:30	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	5:12	3:10	OWN 49	5	19	Field Goal
2	14:49	5:57	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	3:09	2:01	OWN 40	5	24	Field Goal
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 41	3	21	Half
3	12:35	2:22	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	8:34	2:41	OWN 33	5	23	Punt
3	2:01	6:22	OWN 15	12	58	Missed FG
4	9:13	4:11	OWN 19	10	73	Field Goal
4	2:47	2:26	OWN 25	12	51	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	3:25	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	6:40	1:28	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
1	2:02	2:13	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	8:52	5:43	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	1:08	0:48	OWN 40	4	26	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
3	10:13	1:39	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	5:53	3:52	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
4	10:39	1:26	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	5:02	2:15	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 24	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Paul Hickman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Edward Strickland	12	57	4.75	24	2
RB Van Ensey	6	16	2.67	7	0
QB Santiago Henry	3	21	7.00	9	0
RB Jim Hayes	3	11	3.67	10	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gavin Ford	27	88	3.26	14	4	2
QB Paul Hickman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Santiago Henry	49	31	302	2/17	1	31	0	87.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	29	18	323	0/0	2	44	0	123.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	8	12	105	13.13	16	31	0
WR Eddie Van Halen	7	15	97	13.86	34	29	0
TE Geddy Lee	6	9	43	7.17	12	11	0
RB Van Ensey	3	4	8	2.67	9	16	0
RB Edward Strickland	2	2	14	7.00	7	12	0
WR Les Kamin	2	3	2	1.00	0	2	0
WR Neil Peart	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Jim Hayes	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
TE Jared Wiley	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gavin Ford	5	7	61	12.20	17	17	1
WR Bob Spiak	4	6	52	13.00	17	18	0
TE Dakota Poteet	3	3	123	41.00	96	44	1
WR Roman Wilson	3	5	41	13.67	26	26	0
WR John Metchie	1	3	28	28.00	18	28	0
WR Dustin Terrell	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Ike Cabrer	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Morrison	4	177	44.3	33.5	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	4	178	44.5	30.8	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Vaughn	3/4	2/3	1/1	53	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Long	1/2	1/2	0/1	45	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Van Halen	3	35	11.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Hayes	4	95	23.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Ford	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Oscar Gibson	9	1	22	23
S Shannon Tapp	6	0	28	29
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	4	1	27	24
S Javier Lapuente	4	1	22	21
DT Blaine Hartzell	4	0	11	13
ILB Derek Blair	3	1	17	12
DT Rusty Klepfer	3	0	16	12
DT Logan Hall	2	1	14	20
DE Brett Vishlitzky	2	0	26	24
S Dwight Clinton	2	0	6	8
DE George Kerlaftis	1	2	22	24
CB Alex Lifeson	1	0	25	27
CB Bradley Donovan	0	1	19	24
ILB Monte Cristo	0	1	12	18
DT Warren Hanks	0	1	6	8
DT Ruke Orhorhoro	0	1	9	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	11	2	0.0	24	51
OLB Jared Verse	5	2	0.0	24	51
CB Sweet Pea Smith	5	1	0.0	12	40
S Jessie Humphries	5	1	0.0	24	51
DT Bernard Pierce	4	1	1.0	17	31
S Jahan Dotson	4	4	0.0	24	51
ILB Trey Ruggiero	4	4	0.0	21	29
CB Devon Engler	4	0	0.0	21	35
DE Brandon Grier	3	2	0.0	17	32
CB Mo Rauch	3	1	0.0	24	51
DT Roderick Burke	2	0	1.0	7	20
S Erick Halcomb	2	0	0.0	3	14
CB Louie Grodin	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Cory Hines	1	0	0.0	17	30
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	0	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Kerlaftis	2	0	24
DE Brett Vishlitzky	1	0	24
ILB Monte Cristo	1	0	18
DT Logan Hall	0	1	20

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bernard Pierce	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Roderick Burke	1.0	0	0	0	20
CB Devon Engler	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Brandon Grier	0.0	0	4	2	32
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	0	1	1	24
ILB Trey Ruggiero	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Jared Verse	0.0	0	1	0	51
DE Cory Hines	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Oscar Gibson	6	1	23
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	3	0	24
S Shannon Tapp	2	1	29
S Javier Lapuente	2	0	21
ILB Derek Blair	2	0	12
DE Brett Vishlitzky	1	0	24
DT Blaine Hartzell	1	0	13
S Dwight Clinton	1	0	8
CB Alex Lifeson	0	2	27
CB Bradley Donovan	0	1	24

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	7	0	51
CB Devon Engler	5	0	35
CB Sweet Pea Smith	4	0	40
S Jessie Humphries	3	2	51
OLB Jared Verse	3	1	51
CB Mo Rauch	2	1	51
S Erick Halcomb	2	0	14
ILB Trey Ruggiero	2	0	29
S Jahan Dotson	1	1	51
CB Louie Grodin	1	0	7
DE Cory Hines	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Francisco Richard	2	4	1	24	0	51
G Avery Glenn	2	3	0	24	0	51
G Harrison Gottesmann	1	6	0	24	0	51
C Landon Schroeder	1	5	0	24	1	51
T Bernard Raimann	1	3	0	24	0	51
TE Geddy Lee	0	0	0	24	1	50

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Trey Rice	3	7	28	29
T Earnest Albee	3	6	28	29
G Bart Cooley	1	5	28	29
G Corwin Schultz	1	5	28	29
TE Ike Cabrer	1	2	8	7
T Bobby Fry	1	2	28	29

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Van Ensey	1	23
Les Kamin	1	18
Bradley Donovan	1	17
Jimmy Ray Brown	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Leon Patterson	1	21
Ike Cabrer	1	21
Kayvon Thibodeaux	1	20
Roman Wilson	1	20
Mo Rauch	1	19
Jared Verse	1	18
Earnest Albee	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Francisco Richard	24	51	---	---	8	83
G Harrison Gottesmann	24	51	---	---	8	83
WR Eddie Van Halen	24	51	---	---	5	80
C Landon Schroeder	24	51	---	---	---	75
T Bernard Raimann	24	51	---	---	---	75
QB Santiago Henry	24	51	---	---	---	75
TE Geddy Lee	24	50	---	---	1	75
G Avery Glenn	24	51	---	---	---	75
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	18	33	---	---	14	65
CB Alex Lifeson	---	---	25	27	11	63
S Shannon Tapp	---	---	28	29	3	60
CB Bradley Donovan	---	---	19	24	17	60
WR Les Kamin	11	30	---	---	18	59
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	---	---	27	24	1	52
DE Brett Vishlitzky	---	---	26	24	1	51
OLB Oscar Gibson	---	---	22	23	3	48
DE George Kerlaftis	---	---	22	24	1	47
RB Van Ensey	8	13	---	---	23	44
S Javier Lapuente	---	---	22	21	1	44
ILB Derek Blair	---	---	17	12	11	40
DT Logan Hall	---	---	14	20	5	39
RB Edward Strickland	13	16	---	---	6	35
RB Jim Hayes	4	15	---	---	15	34
ILB Monte Cristo	---	---	12	18	1	31
DT Rusty Klepfer	---	---	16	12	2	30
S Dwight Clinton	---	---	6	8	15	29
TE Rico Ely	0	4	---	---	22	26
TE Jared Wiley	6	19	---	---	---	25
DT Blaine Hartzell	---	---	11	13	---	24
WR Neil Peart	6	14	---	---	1	21
OLB Nicholas Buckley	---	---	11	7	1	19
OLB Derrick Castillo	---	---	0	0	17	17
FB Micah Spencer	6	9	---	---	---	15
CB Darnell Sadler	---	---	1	4	10	15
DT Warren Hanks	---	---	6	8	1	15
DT Ruke Orhorhoro	---	---	9	5	---	14
CB Joey Cobb	---	---	6	6	1	13
DE Terrell Fenwick	---	---	2	4	6	12
DE Peyton Vega	---	---	6	6	---	12
K Irv Vaughn	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Evan Neal	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Vincent Morrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Teddy Fanning	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Rod Von Wyss	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Carson Goon	0	1	---	---	5	6
QB Dominic Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	24	51	19	94
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	24	51	18	93
S Jahan Dotson	---	---	24	51	4	79
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	24	51	4	79
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	24	51	4	79
RB Gavin Ford	28	29	---	---	11	68
G Bart Cooley	28	29	---	---	6	63
T Earnest Albee	28	29	---	---	6	63
ILB Trey Ruggiero	---	---	21	29	10	60
QB Paul Hickman	28	29	---	---	2	59
CB Devon Engler	---	---	21	35	2	58
C Trey Rice	28	29	---	---	---	57
G Corwin Schultz	28	29	---	---	---	57
T Bobby Fry	28	29	---	---	---	57
WR Bob Spiak	28	28	---	---	---	56
CB Sweet Pea Smith	---	---	12	40	4	56
WR John Metchie	23	20	---	---	11	54
DE Cory Hines	---	---	17	30	7	54
WR Roman Wilson	16	18	---	---	20	54
TE Dakota Poteet	21	26	---	---	5	52
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	17	32	1	50
DT Bernard Pierce	---	---	17	31	---	48
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	---	---	12	13	20	45
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	12	24	1	37
TE Ike Cabrer	8	7	---	---	21	36
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	7	20	8	35
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	3	14	16	33
TE Leon Patterson	2	3	---	---	21	26
DE Tyler Raymer	---	---	2	16	3	21
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	2	9	3	14
RB Lester Neely	7	5	---	---	1	13
WR Dustin Terrell	3	7	---	---	1	11
S O.J. Vanderjagt	---	---	0	1	9	10
CB Louie Grodin	---	---	1	7	---	8
K Shaun Long	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Nolan Dougan	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roderick Chandler	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Monty Vonnegut	4	2	---	---	---	6
T Leo Harding	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Brandon Coleman	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Bryant Brady	---	---	0	5	---	5
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jonathan Famie	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Roy Porcaro	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Calen Bullock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	15	94	6.3
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	5	31	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Santiago Henry	49	31	2	1	3	5	7	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	29	18	5	0	2	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	119	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	114	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	63	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	85	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	72	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	166	16.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Van Halen	15	7	0	97	1	51
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	12	8	2	105	1	33
TE Geddy Lee	9	6	1	43	0	50
RB Van Ensey	4	3	0	8	0	13
WR Les Kamin	3	2	0	2	0	30
RB Edward Strickland	2	2	0	14	0	16
WR Neil Peart	1	1	0	9	0	14
RB Jim Hayes	1	1	0	14	0	15
TE Jared Wiley	1	1	0	10	0	19

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Gavin Ford	7	5	0	61	0	29
WR Bob Spiak	6	4	0	52	0	28
WR Roman Wilson	5	3	2	41	1	18
WR John Metchie	3	1	0	28	1	20
TE Ike Cabrer	3	1	0	11	0	7
TE Dakota Poteet	3	3	0	123	3	26
WR Dustin Terrell	2	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jim Hayes	2	6	3.00	3.67
RB Edward Strickland	1	4	4.00	4.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Ford	5	6	1.20	3.26

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Santiago Henry	2	1	10	5.00	6.16

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	2	2	18	9.00	11.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Geddy Lee	1	0	0	0.00	4.78
TE Jared Wiley	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Ford	2	2	18	9.00	8.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Santiago Henry	1	0
RB Jim Hayes	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gavin Ford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Santiago Henry	13	9	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	9	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Van Halen	6	3	2
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	4	4	4
WR Neil Peart	1	1	0
WR Les Kamin	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Spiak	3	1	1
WR John Metchie	2	0	0
TE Ike Cabrer	2	0	0
RB Gavin Ford	1	1	1
WR Roman Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (25,300)
End Zone 14,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (25,300)
End Zone	14,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,600 (9,900)