Week 6, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

72 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	7	3	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 MIN - Jason Hanson 18 field goal
2Q: 13:36 ATL - John Kasay 25 field goal
2Q: 06:06 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal
2Q: 00:39 MIN - Ben Coates 15 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 06:12 MIN - Herman Fontenot 23 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 01:54 MIN - Jason Hanson 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 MIN - Jason Hanson 18 field goal
2Q: 13:36 ATL - John Kasay 25 field goal
2Q: 06:06 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal
2Q: 00:39 MIN - Ben Coates 15 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 06:12 MIN - Herman Fontenot 23 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 01:54 MIN - Jason Hanson 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 4-2
First Downs 17 10
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 322 233
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 4.60 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 125 105
- Rushing Attempts 39 27
- Yards per Rush 3.21 3.89
Net Passing Yards 197 128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 128
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.35 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/3
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 5/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:55 27:05

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	4-2
First Downs	17	10
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	322	233
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	4.60	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	125	105
- Rushing Attempts	39	27
- Yards per Rush	3.21	3.89
Net Passing Yards	197	128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	128
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.35	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/3
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	5/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:55	27:05

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	6:11	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
2	13:31	1:49	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	10:39	0:07	OWN 43	1	7	Fumble
2	9:13	3:12	OPP 40	8	29	Field Goal
2	3:20	2:47	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:14	5:14	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
3	4:26	1:51	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
3	0:48	2:43	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	9:53	3:59	OWN 23	6	19	Punt
4	4:45	1:12	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	3:01	1:15	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 27	4	-2	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
1	5:26	6:55	OWN 20	12	72	Field Goal
2	11:42	1:03	OWN 31	4	-13	Punt
2	10:32	1:19	50	3	6	Interception
2	6:01	2:41	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:11	1:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:35	1:47	OPP 39	3	-5	Punt
4	13:05	3:12	OWN 10	7	22	Punt
4	5:54	1:09	OWN 27	5	41	Downs
4	3:33	0:32	OWN 40	4	0	Downs
4	1:46	0:40	OWN 20	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	28	89	3.18	23	2
Robert Green	7	37	5.29	14	1
Dan Marino	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0
Vai Sikahema	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	20	83	4.15	20	3
Derrick Fenner	3	11	3.67	8	0
Ostell Miles	3	12	4.00	7	0
Scott Mitchell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	28	21	216	3/19	2	33	0	120.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	32	15	128	0/0	0	34	1	44.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	6	9	62	10.33	27	33	0
WR Sean Dawkins	4	5	30	7.50	0	18	0
WR Herman Fontenot	3	4	37	12.33	5	23	1
FB Brad Muster	2	2	21	10.50	12	11	0
RB Brian Mitchell	2	3	6	3.00	6	9	0
TE Ben Coates	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	1
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	33	33.00	21	33	0
WR Eric Blount	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Thurman Thomas	3	5	24	8.00	10	9
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	17	5.67	5	7
WR Dave Groh	3	6	31	10.33	3	18
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	16	8.00	2	15
WR Chris Walsh	2	5	38	19.00	3	34
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Todd Kinchen	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rob Moore	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tracy Simien	1	25	25.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Green	2	0	0	0
Herman Fontenot	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bubba McDowell	0	1	1	0
Santana Dotson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Jett	5	223	44.6	38.6	54	3
Jason Hanson	1	32	32.0	26.0	32	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	7	323	46.1	39.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	10	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	5	36	7.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	13	1	26	32
ILB Tracy Simien	7	1	27	32
S Eric Turner	5	3	25	32
CB Eric Thomas	3	0	26	30
OLB Ken Harvey	3	0	25	29
DE Robert Porcher	3	0	12	19
DE Wayne Martin	2	0	23	30
DE Charles Haley	1	2	17	15
CB Darrell McClellan	1	2	16	27
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	22	20
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	14	17
S Scott Cater	1	0	2	9
CB Eric Allen	0	3	25	32

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	8	0	0.0	31	30
CB Quintin Jones	7	0	0.0	32	25
DE Michael Strahan	6	2	1.5	25	26
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	3	0.5	31	30
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	0	0.0	38	31
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	3	0.0	24	24
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	0.0	26	21
DT Keith Hamilton	2	1	1.0	18	9
S John Booty	2	1	0.0	10	8
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	0.0	24	21
ILB Chuck Powell	2	1	0.0	15	7
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	0.0	14	5
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	0.0	20	25
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	0.0	21	25
DT Israel Miller	2	0	0.0	13	6
DT Dan Footman	2	0	0.0	15	10
ILB Ray Bentley	1	0	0.0	10	0
WR Rob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	19	6
S Marcus Robertson	0	1	0.0	26	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	2	1	29
DE Robert Porcher	2	1	19
DE Wayne Martin	2	0	30
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	17

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.5	0	0	0	26
DT Keith Hamilton	1.0	0	1	1	9
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	2	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Lynch	5	1	0	32
ILB Tracy Simien	2	1	1	32
CB Eric Thomas	2	1	0	30
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	0	29
S Eric Turner	1	1	0	32
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	0	20
CB Darrell McClellan	1	0	0	27
S Scott Cater	1	0	0	9
CB Eric Allen	0	1	0	32
ILB Shannon Briggs	0	1	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	5	0	25
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	2	31
CB Greg Jeffries	2	1	21
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	30
DE Michael Strahan	2	0	26
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	30
S John Booty	1	0	8
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	24
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	25
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	22
ILB Chuck Powell	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Gerak	4	8	0	39	0	31
Bart Oates	2	10	1	39	0	31
Keith Sims	1	10	0	39	1	31
John Wojciechowski	1	5	0	39	2	31
Antone Davis	1	2	0	39	0	31
Brad Muster	1	1	0	19	0	16

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Richard Cooper	3	5	27	31
Dermontti Dawson	2	8	27	30
Randy Shughart	1	6	27	24
Keith Slough	1	3	27	27
Doug Widell	1	3	27	32
Derrick Fenner	0	1	20	13

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	2	24
Eric Turner	2	12
Brad Muster	1	17
Ray Roberts	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Johnson	1	16
Nick Bell	1	14
Mark Stepnoski	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	39	31	---	---	9	79
Ben Coates	36	25	---	---	16	77
Eric Allen	---	---	25	32	15	72
Dan Marino	39	31	---	---	---	70
Bart Oates	39	31	---	---	---	70
John Wojciechowski	39	31	---	---	---	70
Antone Davis	39	31	---	---	---	70
John Gerak	39	31	---	---	---	70
Eric Turner	---	---	25	32	12	69
Tracy Simien	---	---	27	32	1	60
John Lynch	---	---	26	32	2	60
Eric Thomas	---	---	26	30	1	57
Ken Harvey	---	---	25	29	1	55
Brian Mitchell	31	23	---	---	---	54
Herman Fontenot	28	25	---	---	---	53
Wayne Martin	---	---	23	30	---	53
Brad Muster	19	16	---	---	17	52
Herman Moore	25	25	---	---	---	50
Johnny Holland	---	---	22	20	3	45
Darrell McClellan	---	---	16	27	---	43
Charles Haley	---	---	17	15	8	40
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	14	17	8	39
Sean Dawkins	21	16	---	---	---	37
Russell Maryland	---	---	17	15	1	33
Robert Porcher	---	---	12	19	1	32
Qadry Ismail	10	6	---	---	15	31
Adrian Cooper	13	6	---	---	7	26
Shannon Briggs	---	---	4	6	16	26
Chuck Banks	3	5	---	---	17	25
Vai Sikahema	1	0	---	---	24	25
Larry Kelm	---	---	11	2	9	22
Robert Green	7	7	---	---	6	20
Scott Cater	---	---	2	9	8	19
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	3	2	9	14
Eric Blount	1	1	---	---	11	13
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Derrick Graham	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Grecni	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Jett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darion Conner	---	---	2	3	1	6
Frank Stams	---	---	0	0	3	3
James Adams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0
Khari Erwin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	38	31	8	77
Doug Widell	27	32	---	---	8	67
Quintin Jones	---	---	32	25	7	64
Bubba McDowell	---	---	31	30	3	64
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	31	30	2	63
Keith Slough	27	27	---	---	8	62
Scott Mitchell	27	32	---	---	---	59
Richard Cooper	27	31	---	---	---	58
Dermontti Dawson	27	30	---	---	---	57
Marcus Robertson	---	---	26	22	8	56
Dave Whitmore	---	---	21	25	9	55
Michael Strahan	---	---	25	26	4	55
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	24	21	6	51
Randy Shughart	27	24	---	---	---	51
Dennis Byrd	---	---	20	25	5	50
Derrick Thomas	---	---	24	24	2	50
Greg Jeffries	---	---	26	21	2	49
John Booty	---	---	10	8	30	48
Chris Walsh	13	21	---	---	13	47
Brian Kinchen	20	17	---	---	7	44
Thurman Thomas	23	19	---	---	1	43
Derrick Fenner	20	13	---	---	7	40
Robb Thomas	19	17	---	---	1	37
Rob Moore	20	17	---	---	---	37
Roger Patrick	10	10	---	---	15	35
Keith Hamilton	---	---	18	9	5	32
Chuck Powell	---	---	15	7	8	30
Dan Footman	---	---	15	10	3	28
Santana Dotson	---	---	19	6	2	27
Bill Jones	0	5	---	---	21	26
Dave Groh	5	20	---	---	1	26
Walter Johnson	---	---	8	1	16	25
Curtis Maxie	---	---	14	5	2	21
Israel Miller	---	---	13	6	1	20
Ray Bentley	---	---	10	0	9	19
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	9	9	1	19
Todd Kinchen	0	10	---	---	9	19
Nick Bell	1	3	---	---	14	18
Paul Bingham	0	9	---	---	8	17
Mark Stepnoski	0	7	---	---	8	15
Ostell Miles	4	8	---	---	2	14
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	58	7.3
Middle	23	65	2.8
Right	5	5	1.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	7	24	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	28	21	3	0	0	3	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	32	15	1	1	2	6	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	102	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	26	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	46	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	42	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	9	6	62	1	25
WR Sean Dawkins	5	4	30	0	16
WR Herman Fontenot	4	3	37	1	25
RB Brian Mitchell	3	2	6	0	23
FB Brad Muster	2	2	21	0	16
TE Ben Coates	2	1	15	0	25
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	33	1	6
WR Eric Blount	1	1	-1	0	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	13	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Groh	6	3	1	31	0	20
RB Thurman Thomas	5	3	0	24	0	19
WR Todd Kinchen	5	1	0	-1	0	10
WR Chris Walsh	5	2	1	38	1	21
WR Rob Moore	4	0	0	0	0	17
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	0	17	0	13
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	0	16	0	17
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	2	0	0.00	3.18

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	9	3.00	4.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	1	15	7.50	7.71

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Coates	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	5	2
Robert Green	2	1
Dan Marino	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	0
Derrick Fenner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	9	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Dawkins	3	2	2
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	1
WR Herman Moore	2	2	1
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	0
WR Eric Blount	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Groh	3	3	1
WR Chris Walsh	2	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0
WR Todd Kinchen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)