Week 6, 1999

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	7	7	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	8	-	11

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 12:24 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
2Q: 07:24 ATL - Neil Rackers 33 field goal
2Q: 00:29 MIN - Charles Johnson 13 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 12:12 MIN - Brian Griese 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:01 MIN - Ken Dilger 5 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:11 ATL - Hart Lee Dykes 10 pass from Ramon Shonta (Ramon Shonta pass to Ryan Thelwell for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 12:24 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
2Q: 07:24 ATL - Neil Rackers 33 field goal
2Q: 00:29 MIN - Charles Johnson 13 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 12:12 MIN - Brian Griese 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:01 MIN - Ken Dilger 5 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:11 ATL - Hart Lee Dykes 10 pass from Ramon Shonta (Ramon Shonta pass to Ryan Thelwell for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 2-4
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 389 236
- Offensive Plays 68 52
- Yards per Play 5.72 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 215 82
- Rushing Attempts 45 19
- Yards per Rush 4.78 4.32
Net Passing Yards 174 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 0 29 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 174 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:19 25:41

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	2-4
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	389	236
- Offensive Plays	68	52
- Yards per Play	5.72	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	215	82
- Rushing Attempts	45	19
- Yards per Rush	4.78	4.32
Net Passing Yards	174	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 0	29 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	174	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:19	25:41

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	3:39	OWN 37	6	33	Field Goal
1	7:55	1:17	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
1	3:51	6:35	OWN 16	12	68	Field Goal
2	7:17	3:58	OWN 9	7	27	Punt
2	2:40	2:18	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	8:51	1:39	OWN 47	4	18	Missed FG
3	5:13	1:48	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
3	1:55	3:01	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	11:27	1:38	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
4	9:05	3:40	OWN 32	6	34	Missed FG
4	3:02	0:40	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 49	3	5	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	9:39	1:44	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	6:38	2:47	OWN 30	5	11	Punt
2	12:16	4:59	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
2	3:19	0:39	OWN 31	2	8	Interception
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	3	Half
3	12:01	3:10	OWN 13	6	40	Fumble
3	7:12	1:59	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
3	3:25	1:30	50	3	0	Punt
4	13:54	2:27	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
4	9:49	0:44	OWN 44	2	4	Interception
4	5:25	2:23	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	2:22	0:24	OWN 36	3	0	Interception

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	34	186	5.47	57	5	0
Spencer George	6	17	2.83	6	0	0
Brian Griese	5	12	2.40	8	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	16	78	4.88	28	3
Olandis Gary	2	-2	-1.00	3	0
Ramon Shonta	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	23	16	174	0/0	2	33	0	120.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	21	11	126	2/9	1	21	2	47.0
Duante Culpepper	8	7	50	2/13	0	31	1	53.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	7	10	74	10.57	30	33	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	3	18	9.00	7	13	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	1
RB Fred Taylor	2	3	57	28.50	46	32	0
WR Terry Glenn	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB George Irwin	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	9	65	13.00	26	31	1
WR Jerome Pathon	4	6	15	3.75	4	14	0
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	28	9.33	2	18	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	2	36	18.00	18	21	0
WR Tom Waddle	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	2	8	8.00	9	8	0
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Darling	2	9	4.50	0
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	28	28.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fred Taylor	1	0	0
James Darling	0	1	1
Anthony Redmon	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tiki Barber	1	0	0	0
Spencer Curley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	237	47.4	42.8	51	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	273	45.5	41.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/4	1/3	0/2	47	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	29	29.0	0
MarTay Jenkins	1	13	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	9	1	0.0	19	33
S Devin Bush	5	0	0.0	19	33
OLB Jay Foreman	4	3	1.0	16	25
OLB Henri Crockett	4	2	1.0	18	31
DT Dan Wilkinson	3	0	1.5	13	24
S John Lynch	3	2	0.0	19	33
CB Roy Koehn	3	2	0.0	13	30
CB Walt Harris	3	0	0.0	19	31
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	1	0.0	18	31
DE La'roi Glover	1	2	0.5	11	21
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0.0	19	29

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	12	3	0.0	45	22
OLB Jeff Posey	6	2	0.0	33	13
S Jason Perry	5	2	0.0	42	20
DE Orpheus Roye	4	2	0.0	42	20
DE Michael Strahan	3	2	0.0	39	21
DT D'Marco Farr	3	2	0.0	32	15
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	2	0.0	32	19
DT Spencer Curley	3	1	0.0	32	13
S Jerome Woods	3	1	0.0	43	23
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	0.0	18	7
CB Charles Woodson	2	2	0.0	45	22
DE Raylee Johnson	2	1	0.0	20	11
CB Michael Booker	2	0	0.0	44	22
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	0.0	3	4
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	---	---	---
S Garth Algar	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	0.0	13	8
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Oliver Augustynowicz	1	0	0.0	4	4
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.5	1	0	2	24
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	0	0	1	31
OLB Jay Foreman	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE La'roi Glover	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	0	0	1	4

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jeff Posey	1	0	13
S Garth Algar	0	1	5
DT Spencer Curley	0	1	13
DT D'Marco Farr	0	1	15
DE Orpheus Roye	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB James Darling	3	0	2	33
S John Lynch	3	0	0	33
CB Walt Harris	3	0	0	31
CB Roy Koehn	3	0	0	30
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	1	1	31
S Devin Bush	1	2	0	33
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0	21
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	31
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	0	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	4	1	22
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	0	19
S Jerome Woods	2	0	23
OLB Jeff Posey	2	0	13
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	21
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	1
CB Michael Booker	1	0	22
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	4
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	22
OLB Derrick Thomas	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Dishman	4	14	0	45	23
Cory Raymer	4	7	2	45	23
Tony Boselli	2	8	0	45	23
Chuck Belin	1	4	0	32	12
Anthony Redmon	1	1	0	13	11
Antone Davis	0	6	0	45	23
George Irwin	0	1	0	27	14

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	2	6	19	0	30
Tomur Barnes	1	1	15	0	20
Doug Brzezinski	0	4	19	0	29
Barry Sims	0	3	19	1	30
Joe Panos	0	3	19	0	28
Randy Shughart	0	1	19	3	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	1	24
O.J. McDuffie	1	20
Derrick Harris	1	17
Chuck Belin	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Nickerson	1	27
Henry Anderko	1	15
Hart Lee Dykes	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	39	23	---	---	15	77
Antone Davis	45	23	---	---	6	74
Ken Dilger	37	21	---	---	15	73
Chris Dishman	45	23	---	---	3	71
Tony Boselli	45	23	---	---	---	68
Cory Raymer	45	23	---	---	---	68
Brian Griese	45	23	---	---	---	68
Terry Glenn	45	22	---	---	---	67
Devin Bush	---	---	19	33	10	62
Henri Crockett	---	---	18	31	13	62
Fred Taylor	39	19	---	---	---	58
Walt Harris	---	---	19	31	7	57
Mike Rucker	---	---	19	29	7	55
Chuck Belin	32	12	---	---	9	53
John Lynch	---	---	19	33	1	53
James Darling	---	---	19	33	1	53
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	18	31	1	50
Roy Koehn	---	---	13	30	1	44
Jay Foreman	---	---	16	25	3	44
George Irwin	27	14	---	---	1	42
O.J. McDuffie	13	7	---	---	20	40
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	13	24	1	38
Spencer George	6	4	---	---	24	34
La'roi Glover	---	---	11	21	---	32
Derrick Harris	9	4	---	---	17	30
Donte Rocco	---	---	8	16	1	25
Paul Miranda	---	---	6	10	9	25
Anthony Redmon	13	11	---	---	---	24
Qadry Ismail	3	1	---	---	13	17
Scott Galbraith	7	0	---	---	9	16
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	6	9	---	15
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	14	14
Tracy Simien	---	---	4	3	6	13
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	6	6
Frank Slade	---	---	1	4	---	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	4	4
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	45	22	10	77
Michael Booker	---	---	44	22	10	76
Jason Perry	---	---	42	20	14	76
Yev Kassem	---	---	45	22	4	71
Jerome Woods	---	---	43	23	4	70
Michael Strahan	---	---	39	21	9	69
Orpheus Roye	---	---	42	20	4	66
Doug Brzezinski	19	29	---	---	7	55
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	32	19	4	55
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	18	7	27	52
Ryan Thelwell	11	25	---	---	16	52
D'Marco Farr	---	---	32	15	3	50
Jeff Posey	---	---	33	13	4	50
Courtney Hall	19	30	---	---	---	49
Randy Shughart	19	30	---	---	---	49
Barry Sims	19	30	---	---	---	49
Hart Lee Dykes	18	26	---	---	4	48
Spencer Curley	---	---	32	13	2	47
Joe Panos	19	28	---	---	---	47
Derrick Fenner	8	20	---	---	14	42
Jerome Pathon	15	21	---	---	5	41
Tomur Barnes	15	20	---	---	5	40
Tiki Barber	17	18	---	---	1	36
Raylee Johnson	---	---	20	11	2	33
Ramon Shonta	6	23	---	---	---	29
Eddie Watson	3	6	---	---	20	29
Chuck Johnson	---	---	13	8	6	27
Henry Anderko	3	6	---	---	15	24
Duante Culpepper	13	10	---	---	---	23
Tom Waddle	1	8	---	---	13	22
Olandis Gary	4	15	---	---	3	22
Garth Algar	---	---	4	5	9	18
Eric Warfield	---	---	3	4	9	16
Derrick Thomas	---	---	3	3	9	15
Scott Rehberg	0	5	---	---	7	12
Rod Payne	0	3	---	---	7	10
Marcus Spriggs	0	3	---	---	7	10
Oliver Augustynowicz	---	---	4	4	2	10
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Washington	0	4	---	---	---	4
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Patrise Alexander	---	---	1	1	1	3
Stanley Bridges	0	3	---	---	---	3
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	31	123	4.0
Right	5	57	11.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	59	5.9
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	23	16	3	0	0	2	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	21	11	1	2	0	3	2	3	2
Duante Culpepper	8	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	129	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	85	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	10	7	74	1	23
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	2	18	0	7
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	57	2	19
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	9	0	21
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	12	0	22
FB George Irwin	2	1	-4	0	14
RB Spencer George	1	1	8	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes	9	5	65	1	26
WR Jerome Pathon	6	4	15	0	21
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	28	0	20
WR Tom Waddle	3	1	10	0	8
TE Tomur Barnes	3	1	8	0	20
RB Tiki Barber	2	1	8	0	18
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	2	36	1	25
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	18	3.60	5.47
Spencer George	1	6	6.00	2.83
Brian Griese	1	2	2.00	2.40

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	1	-2	-2.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	6	3	17	2.83	7.57

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
Duante Culpepper	1	1	2	2.00	6.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	4	2	12	3.00	7.40
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	5	5.00	4.50
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	10	10.00	7.22
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	2	2.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	6	2
Spencer George	2	0
Brian Griese	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	1
Ramon Shonta	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	3	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	5	2	2
Duante Culpepper	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	2
WR Jerome Pathon	2	1	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	0	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	0	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (17,100)
End Zone 11,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (17,100)
End Zone	11,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)