Week 3, 2003

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings17770-31
Atlanta Falcons0006-6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 MIN - Fred Taylor 11 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 06:26 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
1Q: 03:40 MIN - Fred Taylor 21 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 08:10 MIN - Fred Taylor 11 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:15 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 04:53 ATL - Charles Johnson 3 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsMINATL
Record3-00-3
First Downs2218
- by Rushing118
- by Passing107
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards363244
- Offensive Plays6259
- Yards per Play5.854.14
Net Rushing Yards211158
- Rushing Attempts4130
- Yards per Rush5.155.27
Net Passing Yards15286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt20 - 16 - 026 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards157111
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/25
- Yards per Pass Play7.242.97
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions8/145/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.49.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/504/32
Punt Returns/Yards3/181/10
Kick Returns/Yards1/262/43
Interception Ret./Yards1/210/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 17
Time of Possession32:2127:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:003:47OWN 31769Touchdown
19:072:48OPP 25622Field Goal
14:361:07OPP 47447Touchdown
10:532:42OWN 22627Punt
211:093:09OPP 32632Touchdown
25:212:09OWN 13428Punt
20:130:13OWN 21216Half
315:006:52OWN 201280Touchdown
36:541:38OWN 4638Punt
32:295:04OWN 161040Punt
44:422:32OWN 3334Punt
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:00OWN 2039Punt
16:191:43OWN 2033Punt
13:292:36OWN 20525Interception
213:112:02OWN 63-5Punt
28:002:39OWN 31831Punt
23:122:59OWN 13920Punt
38:081:14OWN 2034Punt
35:162:47OWN 20429Punt
412:257:43OWN 51795Touchdown
42:102:10OWN 19661Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Fred Taylor331464.422163
Shaun Ozment5295.801110
Brian Griese33612.001910
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Quentin Griffin16694.312520
Spencer George11706.361640
Drew Brees3196.331210

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Griese20161571/51230116.0
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Brees26181113/25125174.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terry Glenn575611.2033230
RB Fred Taylor334214.0043211
WR MarTay Jenkins233115.507210
TE Nick Goings22178.508110
WR David Kleinfeld11-1-1.000-10
RB Shaun Ozment1100.00000
WR Darnerien McCants1266.00060
TE Jason McKie1166.00660
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Antonio Nicas78385.43390
WR Peter Warrick46194.755180
WR Charles Johnson2563.00031
WR Marcus Robinson1133.00030
TE Damian Vaughn11-4-4.000-40
TE Erron Kinney111515.000150
TE Chris Baker112525.007250
RB Quentin Griffin1399.00290

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brock Williams12121.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Paul Miranda0100
Walt Harris0010
Kailey Wong0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Antonio Nicas1000
Peter Warrick1000
Charles Johnson0100

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mitch Berger522044.038.0543
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Flaherty726638.035.4462

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Phil Dawson1/10/00/0204/4
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
MarTay Jenkins3186.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Mathis11010.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Shannon Burgess12626.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Peter Warrick24321.50

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Walt Harris800.03029
CB Kris Richard600.01524
OLB Jay Foreman500.02929
DE Courtney Brown412.02017
OLB Wyatt Ashworth440.02422
ILB James Darling430.03029
DE Jay Williams301.01318
S Paul Miranda320.02929
DE Mike Rucker310.02723
DT Calvin Pace230.02620
ILB Kailey Wong210.073
CB Lenny Walls210.0119
OLB Lawrence Sellers110.01515
S Brock Williams110.03029
DT Ed Jasper100.059
CB Artrell Hawkins100.01712
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor810.03617
OLB Ian Gold610.03116
DT Chris Cooper500.02312
DE Orpheus Roye450.02615
S Shaunard Harts430.03416
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt410.0179
CB Raymond Walls400.02913
ILB Zeke Moreno310.03420
CB Tom Knight300.01711
S Tyrone Carter220.03921
CB Donnie Abraham210.03421
ILB Tom Blackwell200.052
DE Gavin Schneider200.03115
DT Trevor Pryce121.02214
CB Kevin Mathis110.02611
OLB Mario Haggan110.071
S Terrence Kiel110.095
WR Antonio Nicas10---------
ILB Quincy Monk100.0105

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Courtney Brown2.001017
DE Jay Williams1.000018
DT Calvin Pace0.002020
DT Ed Jasper0.00109
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Trevor Pryce1.000014
ILB Quincy Monk0.00105

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walt Harris60029
CB Kris Richard50024
ILB James Darling20029
OLB Wyatt Ashworth20022
OLB Jay Foreman20029
OLB Lawrence Sellers10015
S Brock Williams00129
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tom Knight31011
CB Donnie Abraham20021
DE Orpheus Roye20015
CB Raymond Walls20013
S Shaunard Harts20016
ILB Shannon Taylor11017
CB Kevin Mathis10011
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt1009
OLB Ian Gold10016
S Tyrone Carter10021

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tony Boselli511041021
Chris Dishman26141021
Wade Hunter26041021
Kevin McLeod2402308
Cory Raymer23041121
Eric Steinbach16041021
Nick Goings11040018
Rusty Ross010906
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Marcus Spriggs47030028
Jeff Backus35029127
Travis Claridge24028127
Cooper Carlisle16028125
George Irwin110506
Chris Baker110403
Chris Samuels02028026
Erron Kinney01014010

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
David Kleinfeld113
Kailey Wong18
Kevin McLeod15
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Spencer George120
Kevin Mathis120
George Irwin113
Shaunard Harts110

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Paul Miranda------29291573
Nick Goings4018------1371
Eric Steinbach4121------668
Tony Boselli4121---------62
Cory Raymer4121---------62
Chris Dishman4121---------62
Brian Griese4121---------62
Brock Williams------3029362
Wade Hunter4121---------62
Walt Harris------3029---59
James Darling------3029---59
Terry Glenn3919---------58
Mike Rucker------2723858
Jay Foreman------2929---58
Fred Taylor3619---------55
Kris Richard------15241453
Darnerien McCants2815------851
Calvin Pace------2620147
Wyatt Ashworth------2422---46
Lawrence Sellers------15151444
MarTay Jenkins1812------939
Courtney Brown------2017138
Kevin McLeod238------536
Jay Williams------1318---31
Artrell Hawkins------1712---29
Lenny Walls------119525
Jay Graham32------1823
Kailey Wong------73818
David Kleinfeld22------1317
Ed Jasper------59317
Jason McKie22------1317
Brad Lewis------221317
Rusty Ross96------116
George Layne00------99
Sheldon Jackson00------88
Phil Dawson00------77
Shaun Ozment52---------7
Troy Sadowski00------66
Dino Smith00------66
Manuia Savea00------66
Jeff Grau00------66
Mitch Berger00------55
Shannon Burgess00------55
Michael Caston------0011
Josiah Gaines00------11
Chad Hutchison00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tyrone Carter------39211070
Marcus Spriggs3028------765
Shaunard Harts------34161060
Drew Brees3029---------59
Antonio Nicas3028---------58
Raymond Walls------29131658
Charles Johnson2519------1357
Kevin Mathis------26112057
Shannon Taylor------3617457
Donnie Abraham------3421156
Jeff Backus2927---------56
Travis Claridge2827---------55
Zeke Moreno------3420155
Chris Samuels2826---------54
Cooper Carlisle2825---------53
Spencer George1219------2051
Gavin Schneider------3115551
Ian Gold------3116249
Peter Warrick2018------644
Orpheus Roye------2615142
Chris Cooper------2312540
Trevor Pryce------2214137
Quentin Griffin1913------335
Damian Vaughn710------1532
Lance Perea------217129
Tom Knight------1711---28
Clint Kreiwaldt------179127
George Irwin56------1324
Erron Kinney1410---------24
Donald Hayes912---------21
Marcus Robinson57------820
Quincy Monk------105520
Mario Haggan------711119
Todd McClure46------717
Terrence Kiel------95115
Chris Baker43------714
Tom Blackwell------52714
L.J. Shelton23------712
Darnell Alford13------711
Johnny Minevich00------77
Mike Flaherty00------77
Derek Whaley00------22
Kerry Collins00---------0
Adam Dunn00---------0
Adrian Klemm00---------0
Wayne Lucier00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7446.3
Middle311524.9
Right3155.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left66210.3
Middle18583.2
Right6386.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Griese20164102100
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Brees26181120401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)42102.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)64416.8
Long (19+ Yds)112323.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1411553.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)73385.4
Long (19+ Yds)212512.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terry Glenn75056119
RB Fred Taylor33042219
WR MarTay Jenkins32031112
TE Nick Goings22017018
WR Darnerien McCants2106015
WR David Kleinfeld110-102
RB Shaun Ozment110002
TE Jason McKie110602
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas87038028
WR Peter Warrick64119018
WR Charles Johnson5216019
RB Quentin Griffin3109013
WR Marcus Robinson110307
TE Damian Vaughn110-4010
TE Erron Kinney11015010
TE Chris Baker1102513

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Fred Taylor6305.004.42
Brian Griese188.0012.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Spencer George155.006.36
Quentin Griffin133.004.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Griese1000.007.85
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Brees1133.004.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants1000.003.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charles Johnson1133.001.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Fred Taylor43
Brian Griese21
Shaun Ozment21
AtlantaRushesConversions
Quentin Griffin20
Spencer George10
Drew Brees10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Brian Griese643
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Drew Brees865

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Terry Glenn211
WR David Kleinfeld110
WR MarTay Jenkins100
TE Nick Goings111
TE Jason McKie111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Peter Warrick310
WR Charles Johnson222
WR Antonio Nicas111
TE Erron Kinney111
RB Quentin Griffin111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,000 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)