Week 6, 1996

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	13	7	3	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:08 MIN - Jamal Anderson 29 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 06:32 ATL - Scott Schwedes 23 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:20 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 09:53 MIN - Herman Moore 14 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 03:45 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal
3Q: 11:39 ATL - Dale Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 04:41 MIN - Darrell McClellan 88 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 05:52 ATL - Steve Broussard 1 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:10 MIN - Jason Hanson 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:08 MIN - Jamal Anderson 29 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 06:32 ATL - Scott Schwedes 23 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:20 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 09:53 MIN - Herman Moore 14 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 03:45 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal
3Q: 11:39 ATL - Dale Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 04:41 MIN - Darrell McClellan 88 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 05:52 ATL - Steve Broussard 1 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:10 MIN - Jason Hanson 42 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 2-4
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 367 402
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 6.33 6.38
Net Rushing Yards 111 146
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 4.11 5.84
Net Passing Yards 256 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.26 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/71 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 4/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/88 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:26 29:34

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	2-4
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	367	402
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	6.33	6.38
Net Rushing Yards	111	146
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	4.11	5.84
Net Passing Yards	256	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.26	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/71	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	4/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/88	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:26	29:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	10:30	1:16	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	6:21	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:12	4:30	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	7:39	4:02	OWN 38	6	44	Field Goal
2	2:09	2:08	OWN 28	7	61	Field Goal
3	11:33	3:20	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
3	1:57	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:08	1:33	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	11:18	3:12	OWN 22	8	21	Punt
4	5:41	3:28	OWN 28	4	3	Punt
4	1:41	0:38	OPP 27	5	2	Field Goal
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 23	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	2:22	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
1	9:14	2:53	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:14	5:02	OWN 32	10	66	Field Goal
2	9:42	2:03	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
2	3:37	1:28	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 18	6	50	Field Goal
3	8:13	3:42	OWN 20	7	42	Interception
3	4:31	2:34	OWN 28	4	23	Punt
3	0:08	1:00	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	12:35	1:17	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	8:06	2:25	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	2:13	0:32	OWN 27	4	0	Downs
4	1:03	0:58	OWN 41	4	43	Missed FG

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	21	105	5.00	29	3	1
Scottie Graham	3	4	1.33	2	0	0
Herman Moore	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Dan Marino	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Broussard	12	98	8.17	39	2
Ken Liggett	12	49	4.08	17	1
Ramon Shonta	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	29	23	265	2/9	1	27	0	116.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	37	21	260	1/4	2	42	1	85.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	8	11	80	10.00	35	27	0
WR Herman Moore	7	9	117	16.71	7	26	1
TE Ben Coates	4	5	54	13.50	16	21	0
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	4	2.00	0	2	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Gault	5	11	50	10.00	8	16	0
WR Tom Waddle	4	6	85	21.25	42	42	0
FB Derrick Fenner	3	4	43	14.33	31	29	0
WR Rob Moore	3	6	26	8.67	2	14	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
RB Steve Broussard	2	3	11	5.50	6	10	1
WR Scott Schwedes	1	2	23	23.00	1	23	1
RB Ken Liggett	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darrell McClellan	1	88	88.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jamir Miller	0	0	1	0
Scott Slutzker	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Willie Gault	2	0
Eric Kattus	0	1
Tom Waddle	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	339	48.4	39.6	61	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	296	49.3	40.3	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	3	34	11.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	4	22	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	42	21.0	0
Reggie Barlow	2	31	15.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	3	69	23.0	0
Willie Gault	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darren Anderson	6	1	0.0	19	32
S Eric Turner	6	0	0.0	25	38
OLB Jamir Miller	5	1	0.0	20	30
CB Eric Allen	4	1	0.0	23	38
ILB Tracy Simien	4	1	0.0	25	38
S Devin Bush	4	0	0.0	3	10
DE Wayne Martin	3	1	0.0	18	22
CB Darrell McClellan	3	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	0.0	21	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	3	0.0	20	29
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	0	0.0	8	7
DE Robert Porcher	1	2	1.0	17	32
S Willie Kramer	1	1	0.0	23	37
DT Oliver Gibson	0	1	0.0	7	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	8	2	0.5	27	31
S Garth Algar	7	1	0.0	27	31
OLB Howard Dinkins	6	4	0.0	19	21
DE Michael Strahan	5	3	1.5	27	31
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	4	0.0	27	30
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	1	0.0	23	28
CB Greg Jeffries	3	1	0.0	25	27
S Jerome Woods	3	1	0.0	26	31
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0.0	26	31
S Sean Lumpkin	3	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	0.0	11	3
DE Orpheus Roye	1	1	0.0	26	31
S Shaft Covington	1	0	0.0	0	10
CB Bob Knight	1	0	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Porcher	1.0	0	1	1	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	1	1	3	29
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	0	2	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.5	0	31
ILB Yev Kassem	0.5	0	31
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	30
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Turner	5	3	0	38
CB Eric Allen	4	0	0	38
OLB Jamir Miller	4	0	0	30
CB Darrell McClellan	3	0	1	36
S Devin Bush	2	1	0	10
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	38
CB Darren Anderson	1	0	0	32
S Willie Kramer	1	0	0	37

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Howard Dinkins	4	0	21
ILB Yev Kassem	4	0	31
S Sean Lumpkin	2	1	4
S Garth Algar	2	1	31
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	31
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	27
S Jerome Woods	2	0	31
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	2	28
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	31
S Shaft Covington	1	0	10
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	3
CB Bob Knight	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	2	6	27	1	31
Keith Sims	1	6	27	0	31
Tony Boselli	1	6	27	0	31
Ben Coates	1	1	23	0	26
Antone Davis	0	5	27	1	31
Brad Muster	0	2	13	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	3	4	25	0	38
Hessley Hempstead	3	3	25	1	38
Gregg Gamble	2	7	25	0	38
Melvin Hayes	1	4	25	0	38
Joe Panos	0	4	25	0	38
Brian Kinchen	0	1	18	0	31
Frank Wainright	0	1	4	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Goganious	4	19
Greg Hill	1	22
Scott Slutzker	1	22
Ken Dilger	1	20
Eric Turner	1	15
James Palmer	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Douglass	3	18
Ken Liggett	2	26
Eric Kattus	1	21
Titus Dixon	1	21

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Turner	---	---	25	38	15	78
Eric Allen	---	---	23	38	15	76
Darren Anderson	---	---	19	32	21	72
Keith Sims	27	31	---	---	10	68
Antone Davis	27	31	---	---	10	68
Tracy Simien	---	---	25	38	3	66
Willie Kramer	---	---	23	37	2	62
Darrell McClellan	---	---	22	36	2	60
Dan Marino	27	31	---	---	---	58
Chuck Belin	27	31	---	---	---	58
Tony Boselli	27	31	---	---	---	58
Cory Raymer	27	31	---	---	---	58
Terry Glenn	26	31	---	---	---	57
Frank Slade	---	---	21	32	3	56
Ben Coates	23	26	---	---	6	55
Herman Moore	24	30	---	---	1	55
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	20	29	4	53
Robert Porcher	---	---	17	32	3	52
Jamir Miller	---	---	20	30	1	51
Wayne Martin	---	---	18	22	8	48
Jamal Anderson	22	24	---	---	---	46
La'roi Glover	---	---	15	22	5	42
Terry Crews	---	---	9	5	25	39
Brad Muster	13	17	---	---	8	38
Ken Dilger	10	6	---	---	20	36
Charles Johnson	7	12	---	---	15	34
Scott Slutzker	1	0	---	---	22	23
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	22	22
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	19	19
Qadry Ismail	0	0	---	---	18	18
Oliver Gibson	---	---	7	10	1	18
Derrick Harris	2	2	---	---	14	18
Shannon Briggs	---	---	8	7	1	16
Devin Bush	---	---	3	10	1	14
Scottie Graham	5	7	---	---	---	12
Reggie Barlow	0	0	---	---	11	11
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tom Nalen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Dawkins	2	0	---	---	4	6
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jay Williams	---	---	0	0	1	1
Darion Conner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Shughart	25	38	---	---	9	72
Hessley Hempstead	25	38	---	---	9	72
Willie Gault	23	33	---	---	15	71
Michael Strahan	---	---	27	31	10	68
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	26	31	9	66
Gregg Gamble	25	38	---	---	---	63
Ramon Shonta	25	38	---	---	---	63
Joe Panos	25	38	---	---	---	63
Melvin Hayes	25	38	---	---	---	63
Garth Algar	---	---	27	31	3	61
Yev Kassem	---	---	27	31	3	61
Jerome Woods	---	---	26	31	4	61
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	27	30	3	60
Orpheus Roye	---	---	26	31	3	60
Brian Kinchen	18	31	---	---	7	56
Greg Jeffries	---	---	25	27	3	55
Derrick Thomas	---	---	23	28	3	54
Howard Dinkins	---	---	19	21	14	54
Ken Liggett	12	13	---	---	26	51
Derrick Fenner	17	21	---	---	9	47
Chuck Osborne	---	---	25	20	2	47
Tom Waddle	12	26	---	---	5	43
Rob Moore	18	23	---	---	---	41
Steve Broussard	13	25	---	---	2	40
Titus Dixon	2	7	---	---	21	30
Scott Schwedes	3	7	---	---	19	29
Eric Kattus	3	2	---	---	21	26
Bob Knight	---	---	2	10	13	25
Maurice Douglass	---	---	0	0	18	18
Frank Wainright	4	2	---	---	12	18
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	2	4	12	18
Patrise Alexander	---	---	11	3	3	17
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	10	4	14
Todd Jones	---	---	0	0	11	11
Greg Jefferson	---	---	3	2	6	11
Drayton Swinton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	1	0	7	8
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	0	4	4
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	3	3
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Freddie Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	43	8.6
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	4	14	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	5	29	5.8
Right	9	84	9.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	29	23	6	0	0	4	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	37	21	4	3	2	4	4	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	58	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	135	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	74	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	73	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	51	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	11	8	80	2	31
WR Herman Moore	9	7	117	3	30
TE Ben Coates	5	4	54	1	26
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	4	0	24
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	10	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	11	5	0	50	0	33
WR Tom Waddle	6	4	0	85	2	26
WR Rob Moore	6	3	2	26	0	23
FB Derrick Fenner	4	3	0	43	1	21
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	0	14	0	31
RB Steve Broussard	3	2	0	11	0	25
WR Scott Schwedes	2	1	0	23	1	7
RB Ken Liggett	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	2	3	1.50	5.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Liggett	3	5	1.67	4.08
Steve Broussard	1	-1	-1.00	8.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	1	14	7.00	9.14

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	6	4	24	4.00	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	1	1	14	14.00	13.00
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0	0.00	7.27

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Steve Broussard	2	2	11	5.50	3.67
WR Willie Gault	1	1	5	5.00	4.55
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
RB Ken Liggett	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Liggett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	8	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	5	4	2
TE Ben Coates	2	2	1
WR Herman Moore	2	0	0
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	3	1	0
WR Tom Waddle	2	2	1
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1
RB Steve Broussard	1	0	0
WR Rob Moore	1	1	0
RB Ken Liggett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (17,100)
End Zone 11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (17,100)
End Zone	11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (7,500)