Conference Semifinals, 2003

played in Minnesota, MN

13 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	7	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	10	3	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 MIN - Nick Goings 14 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 04:37 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
2Q: 08:50 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 05:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
3Q: 08:36 ATL - Chad Johnson 13 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 14:20 ATL - Drew Brees 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 07:46 MIN - Darnerien McCants 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 MIN - Nick Goings 14 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 04:37 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
2Q: 08:50 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 05:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
3Q: 08:36 ATL - Chad Johnson 13 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 14:20 ATL - Drew Brees 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 07:46 MIN - Darnerien McCants 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 12-6 16-1
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 321 321
- Offensive Plays 58 59
- Yards per Play 5.53 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 44 162
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 2.10 5.59
Net Passing Yards 277 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 25 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 290 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 7.49 5.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 10.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 4/46
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	12-6	16-1
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	321	321
- Offensive Plays	58	59
- Yards per Play	5.53	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	44	162
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	2.10	5.59
Net Passing Yards	277	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	25 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	290	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	7.49	5.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	10.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	4/46
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	1:45	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
1	10:13	1:26	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	4:30	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:10	3:37	OWN 29	7	16	Punt
2	8:45	3:47	OWN 27	7	69	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	2	9	Half
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
3	11:35	3:07	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown
3	5:07	5:56	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
4	7:36	0:44	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	4:21	2:09	OWN 20	7	56	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	11:05	0:52	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
1	8:47	4:17	OWN 42	7	32	Field Goal
1	3:01	0:51	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	13:33	4:48	OWN 28	9	70	Field Goal
2	4:58	4:25	OWN 23	7	31	Punt
3	11:47	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	8:28	3:21	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	14:11	6:35	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	6:52	2:31	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 23	7	39	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Griffin	15	32	2.13	12	1	0
Spencer George	4	4	1.00	4	0	0
Drew Brees	2	8	4.00	6	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shaun Ozment	16	96	6.00	30	3
Brian Griese	7	49	7.00	19	3
Larry Ned	6	17	2.83	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	36	26	290	1/13	1	38	1	93.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	25	17	194	5/35	2	38	1	101.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	8	10	125	15.63	59	32	0
TE Erron Kinney	5	7	61	12.20	9	38	0
WR Antonio Nicas	4	5	19	4.75	0	7	0
WR Chad Johnson	4	6	38	9.50	2	15	1
RB Quentin Griffin	3	5	41	13.67	36	36	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Damian Vaughn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scotty Anderson	6	7	65	10.83	32	33	0
WR Terry Glenn	3	5	60	20.00	9	38	0
WR Darnerien McCants	3	4	21	7.00	4	12	1
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	25	12.50	0	22	0
TE Sheldon Jackson	1	2	3	3.00	5	3	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Nick Goings	1	4	14	14.00	8	14	1

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	16	16.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lenny Walls	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trevor Pryce	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0
Larry Ned	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	243	40.5	29.5	47	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	249	49.8	42.4	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Hayes	2	-3	-1.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	4	46	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	30	30.0	0
Peter Warrick	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	8	0	0.0	29	30
DT Trevor Pryce	7	1	2.0	23	23
S Matt Bowmen	6	2	0.0	29	30
OLB Ian Gold	5	1	1.0	25	25
CB Donnie Abraham	4	1	0.0	27	28
S Shaunard Harts	3	2	0.0	25	25
DT Ryan Pickett	3	1	0.0	21	17
ILB Shannon Taylor	3	0	0.0	11	8
DE Gavin Schneider	2	2	0.5	12	11
DE Orpheus Roye	2	1	0.5	22	28
DE Lance Perea	1	0	1.0	24	21
CB Charles Woodson	1	3	0.0	29	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	5	6
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0.0	18	23
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kris Richard	6	2	0.0	11	29
CB Walt Harris	6	0	0.0	20	37
S Ryan Clark	5	5	0.0	21	37
OLB Jay Foreman	5	2	0.0	21	37
S Paul Miranda	5	1	0.0	19	37
ILB James Darling	4	1	0.0	17	26
CB Lenny Walls	4	1	0.0	21	37
DE Mike Rucker	4	0	0.0	17	30
DE Courtney Brown	3	2	0.5	15	25
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	0.0	11	13
S Brock Williams	2	0	0.0	4	11
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Henri Crockett	0	2	0.5	18	28
DE Jay Williams	0	1	0.0	10	19
DT Calvin Pace	0	1	0.0	15	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	2.0	0	23
DE Lance Perea	1.0	1	21
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	0	25
DE Gavin Schneider	0.5	1	11
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	0	28

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Courtney Brown	0.5	1	2	1	25
OLB Henri Crockett	0.5	0	2	3	28
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	0	0	3	30
ILB James Darling	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	0	0	30
CB Donnie Abraham	4	0	0	28
S Matt Bowmen	2	1	0	30
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0	25
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	28
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0	23
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0	8
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0	6
CB Charles Woodson	0	2	1	29
OLB Ian Gold	0	1	0	25

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	5	0	0	37
OLB Jay Foreman	4	1	0	37
CB Lenny Walls	4	0	1	37
ILB James Darling	3	0	0	26
S Paul Miranda	3	0	0	37
CB Kris Richard	3	0	0	29
S Brock Williams	2	0	0	11
S Ryan Clark	1	1	0	37
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	2	7	21	0	37
Jeff Backus	1	4	21	1	37
Chris Samuels	1	2	21	0	37
Marcus Spriggs	0	2	21	0	37
Erron Kinney	0	2	15	0	23
Travis Claridge	0	2	21	0	37

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wilford Brown	3	7	29	1	30
Tony Boselli	3	4	29	1	30
Nick Goings	1	2	25	0	27
Chris Dishman	0	4	29	0	30
Jeff Grau	0	3	29	1	30
Eric Steinbach	0	2	29	2	30

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	4	15
Spencer George	1	21
George Irwin	1	16

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Graham	1	22
Kailey Wong	1	15
Brock Williams	1	13
Nick Goings	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zeke Moreno	---	---	29	30	12	71
Marcus Spriggs	21	37	---	---	7	65
Charles Woodson	---	---	29	29	7	65
Charles Johnson	17	34	---	---	13	64
Matt Bowmen	---	---	29	30	2	61
Cooper Carlisle	21	37	---	---	---	58
Travis Claridge	21	37	---	---	---	58
Chris Samuels	21	37	---	---	---	58
Drew Brees	21	37	---	---	---	58
Chad Johnson	21	37	---	---	---	58
Jeff Backus	21	37	---	---	---	58
Donnie Abraham	---	---	27	28	2	57
Quentin Griffin	20	34	---	---	3	57
Ian Gold	---	---	25	25	2	52
Shaunard Harts	---	---	25	25	2	52
Orpheus Roye	---	---	22	28	1	51
Lance Perea	---	---	24	21	3	48
Trevor Pryce	---	---	23	23	2	48
Erron Kinney	15	23	---	---	10	48
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	18	23	6	47
Antonio Nicas	15	21	---	---	7	43
Ryan Pickett	---	---	21	17	4	42
Spencer George	6	12	---	---	21	39
Chris Cooper	---	---	13	15	2	30
Gavin Schneider	---	---	12	11	7	30
Shannon Taylor	---	---	11	8	8	27
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	5	6	15	26
Damian Vaughn	2	7	---	---	16	25
George Irwin	0	7	---	---	16	23
Peter Warrick	5	4	---	---	9	18
Terrence Kiel	---	---	4	6	4	14
J.J. Johnson	4	6	---	---	1	11
Tyrone Carter	---	---	0	0	10	10
Raymond Walls	---	---	0	1	7	8
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	7	7
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Blackwell	---	---	1	0	5	6
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derrick Burgess	---	---	1	4	---	5
Mario Haggan	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walt Harris	---	---	20	37	13	70
Lenny Walls	---	---	21	37	10	68
Tony Boselli	29	30	---	---	7	66
Wilford Brown	29	30	---	---	7	66
Ryan Clark	---	---	21	37	7	65
Darnerien McCants	27	25	---	---	11	63
Nick Goings	25	27	---	---	9	61
Chris Dishman	29	30	---	---	---	59
Brian Griese	29	30	---	---	---	59
Jay Foreman	---	---	21	37	1	59
Paul Miranda	---	---	19	37	3	59
Jeff Grau	29	30	---	---	---	59
Eric Steinbach	29	30	---	---	---	59
Terry Glenn	29	28	---	---	---	57
Mike Rucker	---	---	17	30	9	56
Henri Crockett	---	---	18	28	---	46
James Darling	---	---	17	26	1	44
Courtney Brown	---	---	15	25	3	43
Shaun Ozment	21	20	---	---	---	41
Calvin Pace	---	---	15	26	---	41
Kris Richard	---	---	11	29	---	40
Kailey Wong	---	---	11	13	15	39
Scotty Anderson	15	15	---	---	---	30
Jay Williams	---	---	10	19	---	29
Sheldon Jackson	13	10	---	---	6	29
Brock Williams	---	---	4	11	13	28
Keegan McWilliams	5	12	---	---	7	24
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	22	22
Ed Jasper	---	---	8	11	1	20
Larry Ned	8	10	---	---	---	18
David Kleinfeld	1	1	---	---	15	17
Robert Royal	1	0	---	---	16	17
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	1	2	12	15
Brad Lewis	---	---	2	2	9	13
MarTay Jenkins	0	2	---	---	10	12
George Layne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michael Caston	---	---	0	0	2	2
Josiah Gaines	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Ferraro	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	12	12	1.0
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	70	11.7
Middle	17	73	4.3
Right	4	22	5.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	36	26	4	0	1	2	5	8	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	25	17	4	1	0	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	94	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	154	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	38	38.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	95	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	33	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	10	8	0	125	2	34
TE Erron Kinney	7	5	0	61	1	23
WR Chad Johnson	6	4	1	38	0	37
WR Antonio Nicas	5	4	0	19	0	21
RB Quentin Griffin	5	3	0	41	1	34
TE Damian Vaughn	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	0	-2	0	6
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	0	8	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scotty Anderson	7	6	65	2	15
WR Terry Glenn	5	3	60	1	28
TE Nick Goings	4	1	14	0	27
WR Darnerien McCants	4	3	21	0	25
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	1	3	0	10
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	25	1	2
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	6	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	8	4.00	4.00
Quentin Griffin	2	-1	-0.50	2.13

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	10	10.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	6	6	37	6.17	8.06

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	2	16	8.00	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	3	3	27	9.00	6.33
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	12.50
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	3	3.00	8.71
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.20

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nick Goings	1	1	14	14.00	3.50
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	2	2.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Ozment	4	2
Brian Griese	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	9	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	4	2	1
TE Erron Kinney	3	2	2
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	1
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scotty Anderson	3	3	1
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	0
TE Nick Goings	1	0	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)