Week 6, 2005

played in Atlanta, GA

78 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	7	9	-	26
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:46 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
1Q: 00:51 MIN - Ryan Clark 19 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:18 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
3Q: 04:55 MIN - Brian Griese 12 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:54 MIN - Harold Burnett 25 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
4Q: 06:57 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:46 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
1Q: 00:51 MIN - Ryan Clark 19 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:18 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
3Q: 04:55 MIN - Brian Griese 12 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:54 MIN - Harold Burnett 25 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
4Q: 06:57 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 6-0 5-1
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 363 325
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 5.58 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 150 60
- Rushing Attempts 39 24
- Yards per Rush 3.85 2.50
Net Passing Yards 213 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 1 36 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 216 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 8.19 7.16
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/77 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/50 6/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 2/29 1/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	6-0	5-1
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	363	325
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	5.58	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	150	60
- Rushing Attempts	39	24
- Yards per Rush	3.85	2.50
Net Passing Yards	213	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 1	36 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	216	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	8.19	7.16
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/77	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/50	6/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	2/29	1/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	9:48	3:39	OWN 5	7	62	Interception
1	3:38	2:47	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
2	13:59	1:10	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
2	10:03	8:50	OWN 5	16	91	Field Goal
3	13:51	0:56	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	9:25	1:38	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	6:34	1:49	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
3	3:03	4:22	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	11:47	1:37	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	8:42	1:50	OPP 20	3	-6	Field Goal
4	5:02	2:55	OWN 24	6	25	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	3:32	OWN 18	6	30	Punt
1	6:09	2:31	OPP 37	6	23	Field Goal
1	0:51	0:12	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
1	0:39	1:40	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	12:49	2:46	OWN 20	5	75	Fumble
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	4	15	Half
3	15:00	1:09	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	12:55	3:30	OWN 15	6	66	Field Goal
3	7:47	1:13	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	4:45	1:42	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	13:41	1:54	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	10:10	1:28	OWN 29	4	-9	Downs
4	6:52	1:50	OWN 16	5	60	Downs
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 11	9	40	Interception

Game MVP: Ryan Clark, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	21	66	3.14	11	1	0
RB Fred Taylor	12	52	4.33	10	1	0
QB Brian Griese	5	35	7.00	13	3	1
RB Shaun Ozment	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Spencer George	15	34	2.27	8	0
RB J.J. Johnson	6	11	1.83	14	1
QB Adam Dunn	2	12	6.00	7	0
QB Drew Brees	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	25	15	216	1/3	1	40	1	84.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	24	14	180	1/3	0	56	1	64.6
Adam Dunn	12	4	88	0/0	0	52	1	25.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scotty Anderson	4	7	36	9.00	12	11	0
WR Darnerien McCants	4	5	68	17.00	40	40	0
WR Harold Burnett	2	3	33	16.50	19	25	1
RB Fred Taylor	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Nick Goings	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jason McKie	1	2	22	22.00	17	22	0
RB Frank Gore	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	0
TE Otis Scotti	1	1	26	26.00	24	26	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amir Montgomery	5	8	65	13.00	38	49
WR Antonio Nicas	4	9	110	27.50	74	56
WR Peter Warrick	4	8	37	9.25	16	20
TE Chris Baker	2	2	28	14.00	16	25
RB Spencer George	1	3	8	8.00	8	8
TE Erron Kinney	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Chad Johnson	1	2	11	11.00	1	11
WR Marcus Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB J.J. Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Clark	2	29	14.50	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Matt Bowmen	1	41	41.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Ryan Clark	0	1	0	0
ILB Kailey Wong	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	338	48.3	43.7	62	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	274	45.7	37.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	3	50	16.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	6	12	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	8	0	0.0	18	26
CB Ryan Clark	5	0	0.0	24	37
DE Mike Rucker	4	1	0.5	24	37
CB Randall Gay	4	2	0.0	21	24
ILB Jay Foreman	4	1	0.0	24	37
DE Cameron Wake	3	2	0.0	24	37
S Brock Williams	3	1	0.0	24	37
OLB Roger Gilmore	2	1	0.0	22	20
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	0.0	6	3
S Johndale Carty	2	0	0.0	4	10
CB Kris Richard	2	0	0.0	9	19
CB Travis Daniels	2	0	0.0	15	31
DE Courtney Brown	1	1	0.0	8	22
WR Scotty Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	0.0	22	29
DE Ron Warner	0	1	0.5	18	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	7	5	0.0	39	26
S Matt Bowmen	6	4	0.0	32	24
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	34	13
OLB Ty Myers	5	1	0.0	36	24
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	1	1.0	24	6
DT Chris Cooper	4	2	0.0	28	16
DT Trevor Pryce	3	3	0.0	39	21
CB Kevin Mathis	3	1	0.0	15	20
S Terrence Kiel	3	1	0.0	5	13
DE Lance Perea	3	0	0.0	33	22
OLB Ian Gold	3	0	0.0	17	14
S Tyrone Carter	2	1	0.0	27	16
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0.0	32	15
DT Ryan Pickett	1	1	0.0	9	15
CB Tom Knight	1	0	0.0	3	9
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Craig Terrill	1	0	0.0	11	9
DE Gavin Schneider	0	2	0.0	23	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	4	6	37
DE Ron Warner	0.5	0	0	20
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	3	0	22
ILB Jay Foreman	0.0	1	0	37

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1.0	0	0	6
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	2	1	21
S Matt Bowmen	0.0	1	0	24
DT Chris Cooper	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Zeke Moreno	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	3	1	2	37
S Brock Williams	3	0	0	37
CB Randall Gay	3	0	0	24
ILB Jay Foreman	2	1	0	37
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	0	0	26
S Johndale Carty	1	2	0	10
OLB Roger Gilmore	1	1	0	20
CB Travis Daniels	1	1	0	31
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0	37
CB Kris Richard	1	0	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	3	0	0	26
S Matt Bowmen	2	2	1	24
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0	20
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0	15
S Terrence Kiel	2	0	0	13
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0	13
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	0	16
DT Chris Cooper	1	0	0	16
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chris Dishman	5	7	39	1	26
G Wilford Brown	3	13	39	0	26
G Eric Steinbach	1	7	39	0	26
T Wade Hunter	1	4	45	0	29
TE Jason McKie	1	1	30	0	11
FB Nick Goings	0	3	19	0	15
T Adam Snyder	0	1	33	0	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jeff Backus	2	4	24	0	37
G Cooper Carlisle	1	6	24	0	37
T Chris Samuels	1	5	24	1	37
C Travis Claridge	1	4	24	0	37
G Jason Anderson	1	1	24	0	37
FB George Irwin	0	1	10	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Lewis	2	22
Troy Williamson	2	17
Jason McKie	1	24
Randall Gay	1	16
Nick Goings	1	12
Wilford Brown	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	2	17
Marcus Robinson	1	24

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Wade Hunter	45	29	---	---	9	83
WR Darnerien McCants	38	26	---	---	11	75
G Wilford Brown	39	26	---	---	9	74
G Eric Steinbach	39	26	---	---	9	74
WR Harold Burnett	25	19	---	---	24	68
QB Brian Griese	39	26	---	---	2	67
C Chris Dishman	39	26	---	---	---	65
TE Jason McKie	30	11	---	---	24	65
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	24	37	2	63
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	24	37	2	63
S Brock Williams	---	---	24	37	2	63
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	24	37	2	63
T Adam Snyder	33	23	---	---	7	63
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	24	37	2	63
CB Randall Gay	---	---	21	24	16	61
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	22	29	8	59
RB Frank Gore	24	24	---	---	6	54
WR Scotty Anderson	26	24	---	---	2	52
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	18	26	2	46
FB Nick Goings	19	15	---	---	12	46
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	15	31	---	46
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	22	20	1	43
DE Ron Warner	---	---	18	20	1	39
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	8	22	7	37
CB Kris Richard	---	---	9	19	3	31
S Johndale Carty	---	---	4	10	16	30
RB Fred Taylor	15	8	---	---	4	27
ILB Kailey Wong	---	---	6	3	17	26
ILB Brad Lewis	---	---	0	2	22	24
WR Troy Williamson	2	0	---	---	17	19
TE Otis Scotti	11	3	---	---	2	16
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	1	7	6	14
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Harris Stanton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	0	6	1	7
WR Rick McKnight	2	0	---	---	3	5
TE Patrick Estes	2	0	---	---	1	3
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	0	3	---	3
T Dylan McFarland	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Shaun Ozment	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	36	24	23	83
G Jason Anderson	24	37	---	---	8	69
G Cooper Carlisle	24	37	---	---	8	69
T Chris Samuels	24	37	---	---	8	69
T Jeff Backus	24	37	---	---	8	69
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	39	26	2	67
DE Lance Perea	---	---	33	22	9	64
RB Spencer George	17	29	---	---	17	63
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	39	21	2	62
C Travis Claridge	24	37	---	---	---	61
WR Peter Warrick	18	32	---	---	9	59
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	27	16	16	59
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	32	24	1	57
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	32	15	6	53
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	15	20	17	52
WR Amir Montgomery	21	30	---	---	---	51
WR Antonio Nicas	18	29	---	---	3	50
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	34	13	---	47
QB Drew Brees	22	25	---	---	---	47
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	28	16	2	46
TE Erron Kinney	14	27	---	---	---	41
FB George Irwin	10	5	---	---	24	39
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	22	13	1	36
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	5	13	17	35
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	23	10	1	34
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	11	9	13	33
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	17	14	1	32
WR Marcus Robinson	1	6	---	---	24	31
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	24	6	1	31
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	9	15	1	25
TE Leland Wilke	1	0	---	---	24	25
CB Tom Knight	---	---	3	9	9	21
RB J.J. Johnson	7	10	---	---	3	20
TE Chris Baker	7	12	---	---	---	19
QB Adam Dunn	2	12	---	---	---	14
WR Chad Johnson	6	5	---	---	---	11
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	7	7
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	2	2
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	23	96	4.2
Right	14	48	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	6	0.8
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	25	15	4	1	2	2	4	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	24	14	3	0	0	4	5	5	1
Adam Dunn	12	4	2	1	1	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	41	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	109	18.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	48	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	140	15.6
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	65	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scotty Anderson	7	4	1	36	0	24
WR Darnerien McCants	5	4	0	68	1	26
FB Nick Goings	4	1	0	6	0	15
WR Harold Burnett	3	2	0	33	1	19
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	0	6	0	8
TE Jason McKie	2	1	1	22	1	11
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0	19	0	24
TE Otis Scotti	1	1	0	26	1	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	9	4	0	110	2	29
WR Peter Warrick	8	4	1	37	1	32
WR Amir Montgomery	8	5	0	65	1	30
RB Spencer George	3	1	0	8	0	29
TE Erron Kinney	2	1	0	9	0	27
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	0	11	0	5
TE Chris Baker	2	2	0	28	1	12
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	3	7	2.33	3.14
QB Brian Griese	1	12	12.00	7.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.J. Johnson	1	-1	-1.00	1.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	1	9	9.00	8.64

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	9	9.00	5.14

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amir Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	8.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	6	3
QB Brian Griese	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Adam Dunn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	11	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	6	2
Adam Dunn	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scotty Anderson	3	2	1
WR Harold Burnett	3	2	1
FB Nick Goings	2	0	0
WR Darnerien McCants	2	1	1
RB Frank Gore	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	4	1	0
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	1
TE Chris Baker	2	2	1
WR Amir Montgomery	2	1	0
RB Spencer George	1	0	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (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	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (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)