Week 6, 1987

played in Atlanta, GA

83 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings01000-10
Atlanta Falcons01400-14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:32 ATL - Scott Schwedes 17 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 05:18 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
2Q: 02:35 MIN - Sammy Winder 3 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Glen Kozlowski 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team StatisticsMINATL
Record4-23-3
First Downs1812
- by Rushing32
- by Passing1210
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards295273
- Offensive Plays6961
- Yards per Play4.284.48
Net Rushing Yards9450
- Rushing Attempts2623
- Yards per Rush3.622.17
Net Passing Yards201223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 19 - 136 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards212235
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/112/12
- Yards per Pass Play4.675.87
Fumbles/Lost2/22/2
3rd Down Conversions1/132/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.57.4
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/4411/74
Punt Returns/Yards4/126/25
Kick Returns/Yards3/382/40
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 30
Time of Possession29:1330:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:07OWN 18622Fumble
110:302:59OWN 20520Punt
16:181:27OWN 3134Punt
12:222:59OWN 15746Punt
210:222:16OWN 2039Punt
27:232:10OPP 28720Field Goal
24:392:13OPP 30430Touchdown
21:310:51OWN 2525Fumble
20:210:21OWN 191-1Half
312:232:21OWN 27514Punt
38:530:51OWN 4231Punt
34:291:43OWN 10417Punt
414:511:26OWN 5313Punt
411:551:07OWN 2033Punt
46:330:55OWN 2035Punt
43:541:23OWN 33533Downs
41:411:12OWN 14648Interception
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:531:23OPP 4034Punt
17:311:13OWN 1335Punt
14:512:29OWN 29416Punt
214:234:01OWN 20880Touchdown
28:060:43OWN 1929Fumble
25:130:34OWN 2812Fumble
22:260:55OWN 2033Punt
20:400:19OPP 22222Touchdown
315:002:37OWN 2038Punt
310:021:09OWN 2131Punt
38:023:33OWN 12742Punt
32:462:55OWN 37511Punt
413:251:30OWN 4836Punt
410:484:15OWN 35724Punt
45:381:44OWN 2036Punt
42:310:50OWN 343-9Punt
40:290:29OWN 251-2Game

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sammy Winder15674.471020
Bruce King10282.80800
Dan Marino1-1-1.00-100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jamie Mueller12242.00400
Robert Lavette7162.29800
Tommy Kramer242.00600
Eric Lane263.00400

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Marino41192122/11129160.2
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer36242352/122270103.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wilbert Montgomery576212.4014170
RB Sammy Winder35175.67081
WR Herman Fontenot373210.675160
TE Jimmie Giles222110.500140
WR Don Bass262512.507170
WR Bobby Howard274020.007290
TE Pete Metzelaars1255.00050
RB Bruce King121010.002100
TE Larry Kinnebrew0200.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Scott Schwedes79598.431171
WR Zach Thomas444310.754180
WR Glen Kozlowski355117.001271
RB Jamie Mueller34227.338130
RB Robert Lavette23168.0012120
TE Thornton Chandler233417.0021210
WR Dwight Stone2352.50980
FB Tommie Agee1355.00350
TE Kellen Winslow0100.00000
RB Eric Lane0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB William Judson100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Dan Marino1000
Bruce King1000
Rickey Jackson0100
Mossy Cade0100
Eddie Johnson0010
Dave Frye0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Jamie Mueller1000
Scott Schwedes1000
Gary Cobb0100
Allen Lyday0100
Antonio Gibson0010
Terry Wright0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rohn Stark1043743.739.2603
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sean Landeta1252543.837.8513

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis1/10/00/0251/1
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Vince Albritton4123.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
William Judson6254.20

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wilbert Montgomery33812.70
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Lane24020.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti730.02029
S Vince Newsome710.01628
S Gary Fencik510.01935
OLB Rickey Jackson301.01932
DE Leonard Marshall310.52128
OLB Dave Frye320.01920
S Vince Albritton310.01833
DE Lee Williams300.02127
CB Mossy Cade230.01535
CB Eric Wright200.01727
CB Frank Minnifield200.01935
DT Leo Wisniewski150.51924
OLB Larry Kelm110.066
WR Don Bass10---------
ILB Eddie Johnson100.094
ILB Shelton Robinson100.039
C Curtis Rouse10---------
DT Dan Saleaumula010.0414
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers610.01627
CB William Judson510.01839
S Terry Wright410.0720
S Antonio Gibson350.52032
OLB Ravin Caldwell300.01637
DE Reggie Rogers300.01113
DE Steve Hamilton211.01530
OLB Gary Cobb210.5129
DT Terry Unrien210.0922
ILB Hardy Nickerson210.02117
CB Jim Burroughs200.01119
CB Sam Seale200.01729
CB Reggie Sutton200.0912
OLB Mel Owens130.01931
ILB Don Graham120.0106
DT Charlie Johnson110.01721
OLB Hugh Green110.01426
CB Allen Lyday110.01027
S Michael Stewart100.01831

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson1.000032
DT Leo Wisniewski0.501024
DE Leonard Marshall0.500028
DE Mark Gastineau0.001021
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Steve Hamilton1.000030
OLB Gary Cobb0.50009
S Antonio Gibson0.500032
DE Don Fielder0.020016
DT Charlie Johnson0.010021
OLB Hugh Green0.010026
DE Reggie Rogers0.010013
DE Lawrence Pillers0.001027
OLB Alex Moyer0.00109
OLB Mel Owens0.000131

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Vince Newsome51028
S Gary Fencik31035
ILB Ken Fantetti31029
CB Eric Wright30027
OLB Dave Frye20020
S Vince Albritton20033
CB Mossy Cade20035
CB Frank Minnifield11035
ILB Eddie Johnson1004
ILB Shelton Robinson1009
DE Lee Williams10027
OLB Rickey Jackson01032
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB William Judson40139
S Terry Wright31020
CB Reggie Sutton21012
DE Lawrence Pillers20027
OLB Ravin Caldwell20037
S Antonio Gibson11032
OLB Mel Owens10031
CB Jim Burroughs10019
CB Sam Seale10029
ILB Don Graham1006
ILB Hardy Nickerson10017
S Michael Stewart02031

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mike Munchak26123040
Bart Oates24114027
Brian Blados22018026
Doug Smith16112016
Tim Irwin14024039
Marvin Powell03026037
Curtis Rouse00011222
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Derrel Gofourth15018036
Dan Alexander14021031
Jeff Criswell12016031
Curt Marsh03020132
Sylvester Croom02010015
Tommie Agee02016027
Dean Steinkuhler01019135
Revie Sorey010403
Karl Baldischwiler010707

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Frank Minnifield328
Larry Kinnebrew125
Chris Brewer117
Mossy Cade116
Derrick Burroughs13
Bruce King13
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Eric Lane227
Allen Lyday216
Thornton Chandler117
Robert Lavette17
Terry Wright15

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Frank Minnifield------19352882
Dan Marino2643---------69
Vince Albritton------18331869
Mossy Cade------15351666
Marvin Powell2637---------63
Tim Irwin2439---------63
Mike Munchak2340---------63
Larry Kinnebrew1521------2561
Leonard Marshall------21281261
Jimmie Giles1624------1656
Gary Fencik------1935---54
Ken Fantetti------2029554
Herman Fontenot2033------154
Rickey Jackson------1932---51
Wilbert Montgomery1829------350
Brian Blados1826------650
Don Bass1631------148
Lee Williams------2127---48
Sammy Winder1630------147
Eric Wright------1727---44
Vince Newsome------1628---44
Bart Oates1427------344
Leo Wisniewski------1924---43
Curtis Rouse1122------942
Pete Metzelaars915------1741
Dave Frye------1920---39
Doug Smith1216------937
Larry Kelm------662436
Bruce King1215------330
Dan Saleaumula------4141230
Mark Gastineau------421---25
Chris Brewer25------1724
Bobby Howard612------624
Shelton Robinson------39820
Ron Middleton00------1717
Steve Courson22------1115
Eddie Johnson------94215
James Harrell------24612
Derrick Burroughs------27312
Johnny Holland------001212
Franky Smith00------1111
Rohn Stark00------1010
John Wojciechowski06------28
Rich Karlis00------44
Mike Loyd00------11
Scott Stankavage00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
William Judson------18391471
Thornton Chandler1731------1765
Derrel Gofourth1836------862
Dan Alexander2131------961
Tommy Kramer2338---------61
Ravin Caldwell------1637659
Tommie Agee1627------1659
Jeff Criswell1631------1259
Dean Steinkuhler1935---------54
Antonio Gibson------2032254
Mel Owens------1931353
Allen Lyday------10271653
Curt Marsh2032---------52
Jim Burroughs------11192252
Zach Thomas1523------1250
Steve Hamilton------1530550
Michael Stewart------1831150
Sam Seale------1729147
Dwight Stone1117------1947
Lawrence Pillers------1627245
Hugh Green------1426444
Scott Schwedes1528------144
Eric Lane610------2743
Glen Kozlowski1118------1443
Charlie Johnson------1721341
Alex Moyer------692641
Hardy Nickerson------2117341
Sylvester Croom1015------1237
Don Fielder------10161036
Terry Unrien------922334
Robert Lavette718------732
Terry Wright------720532
Jamie Mueller1415---------29
Reggie Rogers------1113---24
Gary Cobb------129122
Karl Baldischwiler77------721
Reggie Sutton------912---21
Revie Sorey43------1219
Don Graham------106---16
Sean Landeta00------1212
Kellen Winslow33------17
Chris Bahr00------33
Ken Rose------0033
Ed Luther00---------0
Sean Salisbury00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13463.5
Middle4164.0
Right8334.1
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left341.3
Middle14352.5
Right5132.6
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Marino41191265211
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer36242055200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1912985.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)156855.7
Long (19+ Yds)61294.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96333.7
Short (0-8 Yds)18121015.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)74578.1
Long (19+ Yds)224422.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery75062029
WR Herman Fontenot73232033
WR Bobby Howard72240112
WR Don Bass62125031
RB Sammy Winder53117030
TE Jimmie Giles22021024
TE Pete Metzelaars2105015
TE Larry Kinnebrew2000021
RB Bruce King21010015
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Scott Schwedes97059028
WR Glen Kozlowski53151118
WR Zach Thomas44043023
RB Jamie Mueller43022015
RB Robert Lavette32016018
TE Thornton Chandler32134131
FB Tommie Agee3115027
WR Dwight Stone3215017
TE Kellen Winslow100003
RB Eric Lane1010010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sammy Winder4164.004.47
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jamie Mueller122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Marino3131.005.17
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer222613.006.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Sammy Winder1133.003.40
TE Larry Kinnebrew1000.000.00
WR Herman Fontenot1000.004.57
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Glen Kozlowski1199.0010.20
WR Scott Schwedes111717.006.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Sammy Winder20
AtlantaRushesConversions
Eric Lane11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Dan Marino1141
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer1241

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
RB Sammy Winder420
WR Don Bass211
WR Herman Fontenot200
WR Wilbert Montgomery110
TE Pete Metzelaars100
RB Bruce King100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Glen Kozlowski311
RB Robert Lavette210
FB Tommie Agee210
WR Scott Schwedes200
RB Eric Lane100
TE Thornton Chandler100
WR Dwight Stone110

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,900 (17,100)
End Zone12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes6,600 (7,500)