Week 3, 2003

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	17	7	7	0	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	6	-	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)

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 Statistics MIN ATL
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 363 244
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 5.85 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 211 158
- Rushing Attempts 41 30
- Yards per Rush 5.15 5.27
Net Passing Yards 152 86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 16 - 0 26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 157 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 2.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 17
Time of Possession 32:21 27:39

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	363	244
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	5.85	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	211	158
- Rushing Attempts	41	30
- Yards per Rush	5.15	5.27
Net Passing Yards	152	86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 16 - 0	26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	157	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	2.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 17
Time of Possession	32:21	27:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	3:47	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	9:07	2:48	OPP 25	6	22	Field Goal
1	4:36	1:07	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
1	0:53	2:42	OWN 22	6	27	Punt
2	11:09	3:09	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
2	5:21	2:09	OWN 13	4	28	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 21	2	16	Half
3	15:00	6:52	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	6:54	1:38	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
3	2:29	5:04	OWN 16	10	40	Punt
4	4:42	2:32	OWN 33	3	4	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	6:19	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	3:29	2:36	OWN 20	5	25	Interception
2	13:11	2:02	OWN 6	3	-5	Punt
2	8:00	2:39	OWN 31	8	31	Punt
2	3:12	2:59	OWN 13	9	20	Punt
3	8:08	1:14	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:16	2:47	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
4	12:25	7:43	OWN 5	17	95	Touchdown
4	2:10	2:10	OWN 19	6	61	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	33	146	4.42	21	6	3
Shaun Ozment	5	29	5.80	11	1	0
Brian Griese	3	36	12.00	19	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Griffin	16	69	4.31	25	2
Spencer George	11	70	6.36	16	4
Drew Brees	3	19	6.33	12	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	20	16	157	1/5	1	23	0	116.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	26	18	111	3/25	1	25	1	74.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	5	7	56	11.20	33	23	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	42	14.00	43	21	1
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	3	31	15.50	7	21	0
TE Nick Goings	2	2	17	8.50	8	11	0
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jason McKie	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Nicas	7	8	38	5.43	3	9	0
WR Peter Warrick	4	6	19	4.75	5	18	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	5	6	3.00	0	3	1
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Chris Baker	1	1	25	25.00	7	25	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	3	9	9.00	2	9	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brock Williams	1	21	21.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Paul Miranda	1	0
Walt Harris	0	1
Kailey Wong	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Antonio Nicas	1	0
Peter Warrick	1	0
Charles Johnson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	220	44.0	38.0	54	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	266	38.0	35.4	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	3	18	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Burgess	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Warrick	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	8	0	0.0	30	29
CB Kris Richard	6	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Jay Foreman	5	0	0.0	29	29
DE Courtney Brown	4	1	2.0	20	17
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	4	4	0.0	24	22
ILB James Darling	4	3	0.0	30	29
DE Jay Williams	3	0	1.0	13	18
S Paul Miranda	3	2	0.0	29	29
DE Mike Rucker	3	1	0.0	27	23
DT Calvin Pace	2	3	0.0	26	20
ILB Kailey Wong	2	1	0.0	7	3
CB Lenny Walls	2	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Lawrence Sellers	1	1	0.0	15	15
S Brock Williams	1	1	0.0	30	29
DT Ed Jasper	1	0	0.0	5	9
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.0	17	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor	8	1	0.0	36	17
OLB Ian Gold	6	1	0.0	31	16
DT Chris Cooper	5	0	0.0	23	12
DE Orpheus Roye	4	5	0.0	26	15
S Shaunard Harts	4	3	0.0	34	16
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	1	0.0	17	9
CB Raymond Walls	4	0	0.0	29	13
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	1	0.0	34	20
CB Tom Knight	3	0	0.0	17	11
S Tyrone Carter	2	2	0.0	39	21
CB Donnie Abraham	2	1	0.0	34	21
ILB Tom Blackwell	2	0	0.0	5	2
DE Gavin Schneider	2	0	0.0	31	15
DT Trevor Pryce	1	2	1.0	22	14
CB Kevin Mathis	1	1	0.0	26	11
OLB Mario Haggan	1	1	0.0	7	1
S Terrence Kiel	1	1	0.0	9	5
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Quincy Monk	1	0	0.0	10	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Courtney Brown	2.0	1	17
DE Jay Williams	1.0	0	18
DT Calvin Pace	0.0	2	20
DT Ed Jasper	0.0	1	9

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	0	0	0	14
ILB Quincy Monk	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	6	0	29
CB Kris Richard	5	0	24
ILB James Darling	2	0	29
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	2	0	22
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	29
OLB Lawrence Sellers	1	0	15
S Brock Williams	0	1	29

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tom Knight	3	1	11
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	21
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	15
CB Raymond Walls	2	0	13
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	16
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	1	17
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	11
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	9
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	16
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Boselli	5	11	0	41	0	21
Chris Dishman	2	6	1	41	0	21
Wade Hunter	2	6	0	41	0	21
Kevin McLeod	2	4	0	23	0	8
Cory Raymer	2	3	0	41	1	21
Eric Steinbach	1	6	0	41	0	21
Nick Goings	1	1	0	40	0	18
Rusty Ross	0	1	0	9	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spriggs	4	7	30	0	28
Jeff Backus	3	5	29	1	27
Travis Claridge	2	4	28	1	27
Cooper Carlisle	1	6	28	1	25
George Irwin	1	1	5	0	6
Chris Baker	1	1	4	0	3
Chris Samuels	0	2	28	0	26
Erron Kinney	0	1	14	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
David Kleinfeld	1	13
Kailey Wong	1	8
Kevin McLeod	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	1	20
Kevin Mathis	1	20
George Irwin	1	13
Shaunard Harts	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Miranda	---	---	29	29	15	73
Nick Goings	40	18	---	---	13	71
Eric Steinbach	41	21	---	---	6	68
Tony Boselli	41	21	---	---	---	62
Cory Raymer	41	21	---	---	---	62
Chris Dishman	41	21	---	---	---	62
Brian Griese	41	21	---	---	---	62
Brock Williams	---	---	30	29	3	62
Wade Hunter	41	21	---	---	---	62
Walt Harris	---	---	30	29	---	59
James Darling	---	---	30	29	---	59
Terry Glenn	39	19	---	---	---	58
Mike Rucker	---	---	27	23	8	58
Jay Foreman	---	---	29	29	---	58
Fred Taylor	36	19	---	---	---	55
Kris Richard	---	---	15	24	14	53
Darnerien McCants	28	15	---	---	8	51
Calvin Pace	---	---	26	20	1	47
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	24	22	---	46
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	15	15	14	44
MarTay Jenkins	18	12	---	---	9	39
Courtney Brown	---	---	20	17	1	38
Kevin McLeod	23	8	---	---	5	36
Jay Williams	---	---	13	18	---	31
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	17	12	---	29
Lenny Walls	---	---	11	9	5	25
Jay Graham	3	2	---	---	18	23
Kailey Wong	---	---	7	3	8	18
David Kleinfeld	2	2	---	---	13	17
Ed Jasper	---	---	5	9	3	17
Jason McKie	2	2	---	---	13	17
Brad Lewis	---	---	2	2	13	17
Rusty Ross	9	6	---	---	1	16
George Layne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sheldon Jackson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaun Ozment	5	2	---	---	---	7
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dino Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Grau	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shannon Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michael Caston	---	---	0	0	1	1
Josiah Gaines	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrone Carter	---	---	39	21	10	70
Marcus Spriggs	30	28	---	---	7	65
Shaunard Harts	---	---	34	16	10	60
Drew Brees	30	29	---	---	---	59
Antonio Nicas	30	28	---	---	---	58
Raymond Walls	---	---	29	13	16	58
Charles Johnson	25	19	---	---	13	57
Kevin Mathis	---	---	26	11	20	57
Shannon Taylor	---	---	36	17	4	57
Donnie Abraham	---	---	34	21	1	56
Jeff Backus	29	27	---	---	---	56
Travis Claridge	28	27	---	---	---	55
Zeke Moreno	---	---	34	20	1	55
Chris Samuels	28	26	---	---	---	54
Cooper Carlisle	28	25	---	---	---	53
Spencer George	12	19	---	---	20	51
Gavin Schneider	---	---	31	15	5	51
Ian Gold	---	---	31	16	2	49
Peter Warrick	20	18	---	---	6	44
Orpheus Roye	---	---	26	15	1	42
Chris Cooper	---	---	23	12	5	40
Trevor Pryce	---	---	22	14	1	37
Quentin Griffin	19	13	---	---	3	35
Damian Vaughn	7	10	---	---	15	32
Lance Perea	---	---	21	7	1	29
Tom Knight	---	---	17	11	---	28
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	17	9	1	27
George Irwin	5	6	---	---	13	24
Erron Kinney	14	10	---	---	---	24
Donald Hayes	9	12	---	---	---	21
Marcus Robinson	5	7	---	---	8	20
Quincy Monk	---	---	10	5	5	20
Mario Haggan	---	---	7	1	11	19
Todd McClure	4	6	---	---	7	17
Terrence Kiel	---	---	9	5	1	15
Chris Baker	4	3	---	---	7	14
Tom Blackwell	---	---	5	2	7	14
L.J. Shelton	2	3	---	---	7	12
Darnell Alford	1	3	---	---	7	11
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adrian Klemm	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Lucier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	31	152	4.9
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	62	10.3
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	20	16	4	1	0	2	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	26	18	1	1	2	0	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	83	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	10	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-7	-2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	38	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	7	5	56	1	19
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	42	2	19
WR MarTay Jenkins	3	2	31	1	12
TE Nick Goings	2	2	17	0	18
WR Darnerien McCants	2	1	6	0	15
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	-1	0	2
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	0	0	2
TE Jason McKie	1	1	6	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	8	7	0	38	0	28
WR Peter Warrick	6	4	1	19	0	18
WR Charles Johnson	5	2	1	6	0	19
RB Quentin Griffin	3	1	0	9	0	13
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0	3	0	7
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	0	-4	0	10
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	0	15	0	10
TE Chris Baker	1	1	0	25	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	6	30	5.00	4.42
Brian Griese	1	8	8.00	12.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	1	5	5.00	6.36
Quentin Griffin	1	3	3.00	4.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0.00	7.85

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	3	3.00	4.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	1.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	4	3
Brian Griese	2	1
Shaun Ozment	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Griffin	2	0
Spencer George	1	0
Drew Brees	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	1
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	0	0
TE Nick Goings	1	1	1
TE Jason McKie	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peter Warrick	3	1	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	2
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)