Week 6, 2002

played in Atlanta, GA

81 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	12	14	14	0	-	40
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	6	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 MIN - Brian Griese 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
1Q: 02:02 MIN - Terry Glenn 9 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
2Q: 13:15 MIN - Fred Taylor 10 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:00 MIN - Brian Griese 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:43 ATL - Chad Johnson 6 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 11:43 MIN - Darnerien McCants 19 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:44 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal
3Q: 05:24 MIN - Fred Taylor 18 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:00 ATL - Derek Whaley 40 field goal
4Q: 01:55 ATL - Chad Johnson 11 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 MIN - Brian Griese 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
1Q: 02:02 MIN - Terry Glenn 9 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
2Q: 13:15 MIN - Fred Taylor 10 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:00 MIN - Brian Griese 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:43 ATL - Chad Johnson 6 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 11:43 MIN - Darnerien McCants 19 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:44 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal
3Q: 05:24 MIN - Fred Taylor 18 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:00 ATL - Derek Whaley 40 field goal
4Q: 01:55 ATL - Chad Johnson 11 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 3-3
First Downs 27 19
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 440 357
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 6.67 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 165 106
- Rushing Attempts 36 19
- Yards per Rush 4.58 5.58
Net Passing Yards 275 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 25 - 0 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 279 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 9.17 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 6/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:18 26:42

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	3-3
First Downs	27	19
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	440	357
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	6.67	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	165	106
- Rushing Attempts	36	19
- Yards per Rush	4.58	5.58
Net Passing Yards	275	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 25 - 0	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	279	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	9.17	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	6/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:18	26:42

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	2:08	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
1	6:11	4:20	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
1	1:15	3:08	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
2	10:59	1:32	OPP 34	3	-8	Punt
2	8:27	4:35	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	5	34	Half
3	15:00	3:28	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	8:39	3:22	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	1:53	4:44	OWN 27	8	44	Missed FG
4	9:07	3:33	OWN 12	5	35	Punt
4	1:45	0:47	OWN 12	3	0	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 26	8	9	Fumble
1	8:23	2:12	OWN 11	4	24	Punt
1	1:51	0:36	OWN 42	1	4	Fumble
2	13:07	2:08	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	9:27	1:00	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	3:52	2:18	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
3	11:32	2:53	OWN 20	6	77	Field Goal
3	5:17	3:24	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal
4	12:09	3:02	OWN 36	6	6	Punt
4	5:34	3:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 40	4	34	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	25	89	3.56	9	0	0
Shaun Ozment	6	27	4.50	26	1	0
Brian Griese	5	49	9.80	20	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudi Johnson	11	75	6.82	52	1
Spencer George	5	9	1.80	6	0
Drew Brees	3	22	7.33	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	29	25	279	1/4	4	29	0	146.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	35	21	282	4/31	2	48	0	104.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	9	12	78	8.67	23	17	1
RB Fred Taylor	7	8	86	12.29	64	27	2
WR Darnerien McCants	5	5	86	17.20	39	29	1
WR Scotty Anderson	2	2	8	4.00	0	7	0
FB Patrick Pass	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Nick Goings	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	8	13	147	18.38	68	48	2
WR Antonio Nicas	5	8	41	8.20	9	23	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	9	44	11.00	10	16	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	40	20.00	16	28	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Jay Foreman	1	0
Paul Miranda	1	0
Dan Wilkinson	0	1
Henri Crockett	0	1
Michael Caston	0	1
Lenny Walls	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Drew Brees	2	0
Charles Johnson	1	2
Rudi Johnson	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	143	47.7	34.3	53	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	159	39.8	33.3	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/6

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	26	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	4	92	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jay Foreman	6	4	1.0	17	38
CB Lenny Walls	6	1	0.0	19	39
OLB Henri Crockett	5	3	0.0	16	26
ILB James Darling	5	2	0.0	16	26
CB Walt Harris	4	2	0.0	19	38
S Paul Miranda	4	1	0.0	19	39
DT Dan Wilkinson	3	0	1.0	11	24
DE Mike Rucker	2	0	1.0	16	33
S Ryan Clark	2	1	0.0	19	39
DE Michael Caston	2	0	0.0	14	21
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	1.0	8	15
S Brock Williams	1	1	0.0	3	14
DE Jay Williams	1	0	0.0	8	24
CB Kris Richard	1	0	0.0	18	37

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor	14	1	0.0	23	20
S Matt Bowmen	7	1	0.0	31	26
DT Trevor Pryce	5	1	0.0	22	21
S Shaunard Harts	5	0	0.0	30	28
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	3	0.0	31	24
OLB Ian Gold	4	2	0.0	35	27
S Tyrone Carter	3	1	0.0	7	8
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	1	0.0	26	25
CB Charles Woodson	2	2	0.0	32	27
S Willie Clay	2	1	0.0	6	4
DE Lance Perea	2	1	0.0	24	15
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	0.0	16	22
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	1.0	3	6
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	30	28
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0.0	17	13
DE Orpheus Roye	0	1	0.0	29	17
DT Chris Cooper	0	1	0.0	14	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	1	0	33
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.0	0	3	24
OLB Jay Foreman	1.0	0	1	38
DT Delbert Cowsette	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	3	26
DE Jay Williams	0.0	1	0	24
ILB James Darling	0.0	1	0	26

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerry Drake	1.0	0	0	0	6
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lenny Walls	4	2	39
OLB Jay Foreman	3	1	38
S Paul Miranda	3	1	39
OLB Henri Crockett	3	0	26
CB Walt Harris	2	0	38
ILB James Darling	2	0	26
S Ryan Clark	1	1	39
S Brock Williams	1	0	14
DE Michael Caston	1	0	21
CB Kris Richard	1	0	37

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor	7	0	20
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	28
S Shaunard Harts	3	0	28
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	24
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	27
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	26
S Willie Clay	1	1	4
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	13
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	27
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	8
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	22
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	4	10	36	0	30
Tony Boselli	3	8	36	0	30
Chris Dishman	3	6	36	0	30
Wilford Brown	1	4	36	0	30
Anthony Redmon	1	1	23	1	25
Jason McKie	1	1	13	0	3
Kevin McLeod	0	2	24	0	16

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spriggs	2	3	17	2	34
Cooper Carlisle	1	4	17	1	35
Chris Samuels	1	3	18	1	35
George Irwin	1	1	7	0	12
Travis Claridge	0	3	17	0	32
Marco Rivera	0	2	19	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Goings	2	8
Jay Graham	1	20

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Vaughn	1	18
Willie Clay	1	16
Kevin Mathis	1	16
Craig Yeast	1	14
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	13
Tyrone Carter	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darnerien McCants	30	28	---	---	16	74
Lenny Walls	---	---	19	39	14	72
Wilford Brown	36	30	---	---	4	70
Walt Harris	---	---	19	38	10	67
Tony Boselli	36	30	---	---	---	66
Cory Raymer	36	30	---	---	---	66
Chris Dishman	36	30	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	36	30	---	---	---	66
Terry Glenn	35	30	---	---	---	65
Ryan Clark	---	---	19	39	6	64
Paul Miranda	---	---	19	39	2	60
Jay Foreman	---	---	17	38	2	57
Kris Richard	---	---	18	37	2	57
Fred Taylor	29	27	---	---	---	56
Mike Rucker	---	---	16	33	6	55
Nick Goings	21	24	---	---	8	53
Anthony Redmon	23	25	---	---	---	48
James Darling	---	---	16	26	1	43
Henri Crockett	---	---	16	26	1	43
Kevin McLeod	24	16	---	---	3	43
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	11	24	1	36
Michael Caston	---	---	14	21	1	36
Jay Williams	---	---	8	24	1	33
Brock Williams	---	---	3	14	16	33
Jason McKie	13	3	---	---	15	31
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	8	15	5	28
Grey Ruegamer	13	5	---	---	4	22
Brad Lewis	---	---	2	8	12	22
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	20	20
Scotty Anderson	6	13	---	---	---	19
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	3	6	9	18
Kailey Wong	---	---	1	1	15	17
Patrick Pass	8	4	---	---	4	16
David Kleinfeld	1	0	---	---	13	14
Sheldon Jackson	5	2	---	---	6	13
George Layne	0	0	---	---	12	12
MarTay Jenkins	1	0	---	---	9	10
Shaun Ozment	7	3	---	---	---	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ron Frederick	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Curtis Perkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Malik Walker	---	---	0	1	---	1
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	32	27	9	68
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	31	24	9	64
Ian Gold	---	---	35	27	1	63
Charles Johnson	14	30	---	---	15	59
Spencer George	9	29	---	---	21	59
Matt Bowmen	---	---	31	26	2	59
Shaunard Harts	---	---	30	28	1	59
Donnie Abraham	---	---	30	28	---	58
Cooper Carlisle	17	35	---	---	6	58
Drew Brees	19	39	---	---	---	58
Marco Rivera	19	36	---	---	1	56
Chad Johnson	18	36	---	---	---	54
Chris Samuels	18	35	---	---	---	53
Zeke Moreno	---	---	26	25	1	52
Marcus Spriggs	17	34	---	---	---	51
Travis Claridge	17	32	---	---	---	49
Orpheus Roye	---	---	29	17	1	47
Kevin Mathis	---	---	17	13	16	46
Shannon Taylor	---	---	23	20	3	46
Antonio Nicas	15	30	---	---	---	45
Lance Perea	---	---	24	15	4	43
Trevor Pryce	---	---	22	21	---	43
Derrick Burgess	---	---	16	22	1	39
George Irwin	7	12	---	---	18	37
Erron Kinney	11	17	---	---	3	31
Damian Vaughn	3	8	---	---	18	29
Tom Blackwell	---	---	12	6	11	29
Rudi Johnson	13	15	---	---	---	28
Willie Clay	---	---	6	4	16	26
Chris Cooper	---	---	14	9	1	24
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	6	4	13	23
Craig Yeast	2	6	---	---	14	22
Tyrone Carter	---	---	7	8	6	21
Casey Webster	4	10	---	---	6	20
Mike Pritchard	3	12	---	---	---	15
L.J. Shelton	2	7	---	---	6	15
Todd McClure	1	6	---	---	5	12
Jerry Drake	---	---	3	6	---	9
Quincy Monk	---	---	2	0	6	8
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Largent	---	---	0	0	7	7
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	2	2
James Allen	---	---	0	0	2	2
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	25	110	4.4
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	7	52	7.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	29	25	4	0	1	2	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	35	21	5	3	2	5	4	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	68	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	116	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	66	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	27	27.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	86	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	48	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	12	9	1	78	0	30
RB Fred Taylor	8	7	0	86	2	27
WR Darnerien McCants	5	5	0	86	2	28
WR Scotty Anderson	2	2	0	8	0	13
FB Patrick Pass	1	1	0	8	0	4
TE Nick Goings	1	1	0	13	0	24

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	13	8	2	147	3	36
WR Charles Johnson	9	4	0	44	0	30
WR Antonio Nicas	8	5	0	41	1	30
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	0	40	1	12
TE Erron Kinney	2	1	0	7	0	17
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	4	12	3.00	3.56
Brian Griese	2	10	5.00	9.80

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	1	3	3.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	4	56	14.00	9.62

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	7	4	25	3.57	8.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	28	14.00	10.75
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	19	19.00	17.20

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	3	3	20	6.67	11.31
WR Antonio Nicas	2	1	5	2.50	5.13
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.89
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	3	1
Brian Griese	2	2
Shaun Ozment	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	1	1
Rudi Johnson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	1
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	1
TE Nick Goings	1	1	1
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	1	1
WR Chad Johnson	3	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (17,100)
End Zone 10,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (17,100)
End Zone	10,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)