Week 13, 1995

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	14	3	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 MIN - Herman Fontenot 7 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 11:24 ATL - John Kasay 45 field goal
3Q: 10:18 MIN - Jamal Anderson 6 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 03:39 MIN - Qadry Ismail 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:05 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 MIN - Herman Fontenot 7 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 11:24 ATL - John Kasay 45 field goal
3Q: 10:18 MIN - Jamal Anderson 6 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 03:39 MIN - Qadry Ismail 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:05 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 8-4 4-8
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 18 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 378 177
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 5.40 2.85
Net Rushing Yards 93 100
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 2.51 5.56
Net Passing Yards 285 77
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 27 - 0 39 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 290 116
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/39
- Yards per Pass Play 8.64 1.75
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 7/49 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:16 25:44

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	8-4	4-8
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	18	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	378	177
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	5.40	2.85
Net Rushing Yards	93	100
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	2.51	5.56
Net Passing Yards	285	77
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 27 - 0	39 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	290	116
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/39
- Yards per Pass Play	8.64	1.75
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	7/49	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:16	25:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:00	3:34	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
1	8:57	3:41	OPP 48	8	39	Fumble
1	2:59	2:34	OWN 8	4	10	Punt
2	11:16	2:50	OWN 29	4	19	Punt
2	5:51	4:48	OWN 26	10	56	Fumble
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
3	8:15	1:07	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	5:17	1:46	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
3	0:20	3:45	OWN 9	7	30	Punt
4	8:19	3:04	OPP 29	6	9	Missed FG
4	4:02	2:04	OPP 31	4	20	Field Goal
4	1:28	0:21	OPP 29	2	4	Fumble
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 36	2	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	10:26	1:29	OWN 20	3	20	Interception
1	5:16	2:17	OWN 9	5	48	Punt
1	0:25	1:11	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
2	14:14	2:58	OPP 37	6	9	Field Goal
2	8:26	2:35	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 18	3	15	Half
3	10:12	1:57	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	7:08	1:51	OWN 3	6	11	Interception
3	3:31	3:11	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
4	11:35	3:16	OWN 28	7	1	Downs
4	5:15	1:13	OWN 35	4	-4	Downs
4	1:58	0:30	OWN 20	4	9	Downs
4	1:07	0:17	OWN 25	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	22	51	2.32	8	0	1
Robert Green	12	44	3.67	14	1	0
Dan Marino	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Junior Tautalatasi	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	12	72	6.00	28	2
Ostell Miles	3	19	6.33	9	0
John Elway	2	5	2.50	4	0
Derrick Fenner	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	27	290	1/5	2	26	0	125.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	37	15	116	5/39	0	18	2	26.4
Gary Kubiak	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	7	10	61	8.71	9	19	1
WR Charles Johnson	6	7	55	9.17	27	18	0
WR Sean Dawkins	4	4	44	11.00	12	15	0
RB Robert Green	3	4	47	15.67	48	25	0
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	52	17.33	25	26	1
TE Chuck Banks	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brian Kinchen	3	4	35	11.67	0	14
WR Robb Thomas	3	12	20	6.67	0	10
WR Dave Groh	2	2	19	9.50	7	13
WR Horace Copeland	2	8	8	4.00	0	5
WR Rob Moore	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Todd Kinchen	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Chris Walsh	1	4	18	18.00	0	18
FB Clif Groce	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Jerry Evans	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aaron Glenn	2	11	5.50	0
CB Eric Allen	1	8	8.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Blount	1	0	0	0
Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0
Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	0
Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Brian Davis	1	0
Brian Kinchen	1	0
Derrick Thomas	1	0
Greg Jefferson	1	0
Chet Brooks	0	1
Ostell Miles	0	1
Reggie Givens	0	1
Kevin Jefferson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	4	212	53.0	45.0	66	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralf Mojsiejenko	6	256	42.7	37.5	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/2	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	3	25	8.3	0
Junior Tautalatasi	1	6	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Davis	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	49	24.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	6	0	0.0	18	44
OLB Jamir Miller	5	1	1.0	12	25
S Eric Turner	5	2	0.0	18	44
S John Lynch	4	1	0.0	18	44
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0.0	18	44
OLB Frank Slade	2	2	1.0	12	37
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	0.5	12	39
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	0.0	11	34
CB Aaron Glenn	2	0	0.0	16	40
CB Butler By'not'e	2	0	0.0	1	4
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	2	1.5	13	31
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	1.0	10	20
DE Wayne Martin	1	1	0.0	14	29
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Devin Bush	1	0	0.0	2	13
ILB Shannon Briggs	0	1	0.0	8	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Reggie Givens	12	0	0.0	31	33
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	1	0.0	27	25
S Chet Brooks	5	2	0.0	37	32
ILB Kevin Jefferson	5	0	0.0	14	11
CB Brian Davis	4	3	0.0	37	33
DT Keith Hamilton	4	1	0.0	19	21
CB Greg Jeffries	4	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Chuck Powell	4	0	0.0	26	16
S Shaft Covington	4	0	0.0	32	33
DE Michael Strahan	3	1	1.0	28	32
DT Santana Dotson	2	2	0.0	18	6
DE John Copeland	2	1	0.0	29	19
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	2	0.0	26	27
S Sean Lumpkin	1	1	0.0	6	9
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	---	---	---
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
WR Chris Walsh	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Footman	1	0	0.0	12	6
CB Robert Van Winkle	0	1	0.0	5	8
DE Rick Lyle	0	1	0.0	8	14
ILB Angelo Wilson	0	1	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.5	1	1	31
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	2	2	37
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1.0	1	1	20
OLB Jamir Miller	1.0	0	0	25
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	6	3	39
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	1	0	29

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.0	0	0	32
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	1	27
DE John Copeland	0.0	0	2	19
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Lynch	3	1	0	44
CB Eric Allen	2	2	1	44
S Eric Turner	2	1	0	44
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	0	25
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	2	40
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	44
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0	39
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	37
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	0	4
S Devin Bush	1	0	0	13
ILB Shannon Briggs	0	1	0	10

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
ILB Reggie Givens	8	33
S Chet Brooks	4	32
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	25
CB Greg Jeffries	4	29
ILB Kevin Jefferson	2	11
CB Brian Davis	1	33
S Sean Lumpkin	1	9
DT Dan Footman	1	6
S Shaft Covington	1	33
ILB Angelo Wilson	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antone Davis	2	6	37	0	33
Anthony Redmon	2	4	37	0	33
Tom Nalen	1	7	37	1	33
Tony Boselli	1	7	37	0	33
Keith Sims	1	5	37	0	33
Brad Muster	0	3	19	0	11
Ben Coates	0	3	36	0	29

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Panos	2	3	0	18	0	35
Tony Mayberry	1	4	0	18	1	44
Randy Shughart	1	3	0	18	2	44
Brian Kinchen	1	2	1	16	0	37
Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	8	0	12
Hessley Hempstead	0	3	0	18	1	38
Bart Oates	0	0	0	0	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Banks	1	13
Eric Turner	1	10
Shannon Briggs	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ostell Miles	2	17
Chris Walsh	2	7
Sean Lumpkin	1	9
Robert Van Winkle	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Redmon	37	33	---	---	6	76
Eric Turner	---	---	18	44	10	72
Keith Sims	37	33	---	---	1	71
Ben Coates	36	29	---	---	6	71
Dan Marino	37	33	---	---	---	70
Antone Davis	37	33	---	---	---	70
Tom Nalen	37	33	---	---	---	70
Tony Boselli	37	33	---	---	---	70
Charles Johnson	28	32	---	---	9	69
Eric Allen	---	---	18	44	1	63
Tracy Simien	---	---	18	44	1	63
John Lynch	---	---	18	44	1	63
Darrell McClellan	---	---	11	34	14	59
Robert Porcher	---	---	12	39	7	58
Aaron Glenn	---	---	16	40	1	57
Herman Fontenot	28	24	---	---	---	52
Frank Slade	---	---	12	37	---	49
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	13	31	1	45
Wayne Martin	---	---	14	29	1	44
Brad Muster	19	11	---	---	13	43
Jamal Anderson	23	16	---	---	---	39
Jamir Miller	---	---	12	25	2	39
Robert Green	13	16	---	---	2	31
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	10	20	---	30
Sean Dawkins	11	18	---	---	---	29
Shannon Briggs	---	---	8	10	6	24
Todd Jones	---	---	4	6	14	24
Oliver Gibson	---	---	5	13	6	24
Qadry Ismail	8	9	---	---	6	23
Devin Bush	---	---	2	13	8	23
Chuck Banks	5	4	---	---	13	22
Ken Dilger	11	4	---	---	6	21
Eric Blount	2	1	---	---	14	17
Junior Tautalatasi	1	1	---	---	14	16
Darion Conner	---	---	6	7	1	14
Butler By'not'e	---	---	1	4	9	14
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Davis	---	---	37	33	11	81
Chet Brooks	---	---	37	32	10	79
Randy Shughart	18	44	---	---	7	69
Shaft Covington	---	---	32	33	3	68
Brian Kinchen	16	37	---	---	13	66
Reggie Givens	---	---	31	33	1	65
Greg Jeffries	---	---	30	29	5	64
Hessley Hempstead	18	38	---	---	7	63
Tony Mayberry	18	44	---	---	---	62
Michael Strahan	---	---	28	32	1	61
John Elway	18	42	---	---	---	60
Melvin Hayes	18	41	---	---	---	59
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	26	27	2	55
Derrick Thomas	---	---	27	25	2	54
Joe Panos	18	35	---	---	---	53
John Copeland	---	---	29	19	---	48
Chuck Powell	---	---	26	16	2	44
Robb Thomas	14	29	---	---	---	43
Ostell Miles	4	21	---	---	17	42
Keith Hamilton	---	---	19	21	---	40
Horace Copeland	14	26	---	---	---	40
Rob Moore	9	28	---	---	2	39
Thurman Thomas	13	18	---	---	1	32
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	14	11	7	32
Angelo Wilson	---	---	12	8	11	31
Chris Walsh	4	19	---	---	7	30
Rick Lyle	---	---	8	14	5	27
Derrick Fenner	8	12	---	---	5	25
Santana Dotson	---	---	18	6	1	25
Dave Groh	1	7	---	---	17	25
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	6	9	9	24
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	5	8	8	21
Dan Footman	---	---	12	6	3	21
Todd Kinchen	3	9	---	---	8	20
Jerry Evans	4	8	---	---	5	17
Clif Groce	0	6	---	---	9	15
Greg Jefferson	---	---	9	1	5	15
Gary Brown	0	6	---	---	7	13
Dwight Smith	0	4	---	---	7	11
Bart Oates	0	8	---	---	---	8
Ralf Mojsiejenko	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clayton Holmes	---	---	1	0	5	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Kubiak	0	2	---	---	---	2
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	17	37	2.2
Right	9	42	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	55	9.2
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	32	27	3	0	0	0	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	37	15	0	1	3	5	11	7	2
Gary Kubiak	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	93	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	82	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	115	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	40	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	58	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	18	2.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	10	7	61	0	24
WR Charles Johnson	7	6	55	0	32
RB Robert Green	4	3	47	1	16
WR Sean Dawkins	4	4	44	0	18
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	52	2	9
TE Chuck Banks	1	1	12	0	4
FB Brad Muster	1	1	4	0	11
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	16	0	16
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	-1	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	12	3	0	20	29
WR Horace Copeland	8	2	1	8	26
TE Brian Kinchen	4	3	0	35	37
WR Chris Walsh	4	1	0	18	19
WR Rob Moore	3	1	1	8	28
WR Todd Kinchen	2	1	0	-1	9
WR Dave Groh	2	2	0	19	7
TE Jerry Evans	2	0	1	0	8
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	0	3	21
FB Clif Groce	1	1	0	6	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	7	10	1.43	2.32
Robert Green	3	6	2.00	3.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	3	7	1.75	9.06

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	2	1	6	3.00	3.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	7	3.50	6.10
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	4	4.00	17.33
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	-4	-4.00	7.86

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	6	6.00	1.67
WR Horace Copeland	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	3	1
Robert Green	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	13	11	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	5	4	3
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	2
RB Robert Green	2	1	1
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	2
WR Sean Dawkins	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	5	1	0
WR Horace Copeland	2	1	1
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	1
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1
TE Jerry Evans	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (17,100)
End Zone 11,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (17,100)
End Zone	11,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)