Week 6, 2011

played in Atlanta, GA

80 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	0	3	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	3	6	0	11	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 ATL - Matt Prater 23 field goal
1Q: 05:13 MIN - Brian Griese 13 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:13 MIN - Marcus Thomas 2 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 09:48 ATL - Matt Prater 55 field goal
2Q: 06:03 ATL - Matt Prater 36 field goal
2Q: 00:09 MIN - Pat McAfee 58 field goal
4Q: 10:23 MIN - Pat McAfee 41 field goal
4Q: 06:20 ATL - Alan Ratto 10 pass from Jake Locker (Jake Locker pass to Chad Johnson for conversion)
4Q: 00:54 ATL - Matt Prater 27 field goal
OT: 00:43 ATL - Matt Prater 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 ATL - Matt Prater 23 field goal
1Q: 05:13 MIN - Brian Griese 13 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:13 MIN - Marcus Thomas 2 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 09:48 ATL - Matt Prater 55 field goal
2Q: 06:03 ATL - Matt Prater 36 field goal
2Q: 00:09 MIN - Pat McAfee 58 field goal
4Q: 10:23 MIN - Pat McAfee 41 field goal
4Q: 06:20 ATL - Alan Ratto 10 pass from Jake Locker (Jake Locker pass to Chad Johnson for conversion)
4Q: 00:54 ATL - Matt Prater 27 field goal
OT: 00:43 ATL - Matt Prater 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 4-2 3-3
First Downs 18 28
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 349 389
- Offensive Plays 61 86
- Yards per Play 5.72 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 154 175
- Rushing Attempts 27 37
- Yards per Rush 5.70 4.73
Net Passing Yards 195 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 15 - 1 46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 210 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 4.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 11/86 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/36 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:32 41:52

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	4-2	3-3
First Downs	18	28
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	349	389
- Offensive Plays	61	86
- Yards per Play	5.72	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	154	175
- Rushing Attempts	27	37
- Yards per Rush	5.70	4.73
Net Passing Yards	195	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 15 - 1	46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	210	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	4.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	11/86	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/36	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:32	41:52

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:16	3:11	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	3:26	4:20	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	9:43	2:28	OWN 25	6	17	Interception
2	5:57	1:23	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	1:04	1:00	OWN 41	4	18	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
3	6:49	1:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	2:48	2:59	OWN 8	6	34	Punt
4	13:21	3:04	50	4	26	Field Goal
4	6:13	3:12	OWN 25	5	16	Fumble
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 32	4	34	Missed FG
OT1	3:12	1:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:44	OWN 34	12	60	Field Goal
1	5:05	1:39	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	14:06	4:23	OWN 25	8	37	Field Goal
2	7:15	1:18	OPP 18	3	-1	Field Goal
2	4:34	3:30	OWN 2	6	7	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 25	1	6	Half
3	12:26	5:37	OWN 20	14	77	Interception
3	5:40	2:52	OWN 32	6	28	Punt
4	14:49	1:28	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	10:17	4:04	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	3:01	2:12	OPP 41	6	31	Field Goal
OT1	10:00	6:48	OWN 25	13	63	Interception
OT1	1:49	1:13	OWN 37	4	43	Field Goal

Game MVP: Matt Prater, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	11	91	8.27	23	3	0
RB Marcus Thomas	11	35	3.18	9	0	1
QB Brian Griese	4	24	6.00	13	1	1
RB Willie Dawkins	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	22	110	5.00	18	3
QB Jake Locker	5	40	8.00	10	1
RB Xavier Omon	4	17	4.25	7	0
RB Brenden Streets	4	6	1.50	2	0
FB Alan Ratto	2	2	1.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	32	15	210	2/15	0	27	1	55.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	46	30	227	3/13	1	36	2	66.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnerien McCants	5	8	65	13.00	24	25
WR Stevie Johnson	5	14	54	10.80	28	22
WR Adrian Arrington	4	7	66	16.50	39	27
WR D.J. Labelle	1	2	25	25.00	15	25
RB Brandon Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Golden Tate	11	13	71	6.45	21	14	0
WR Chad Johnson	8	13	90	11.25	40	36	0
TE Shawn Nelson	3	3	28	9.33	0	16	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	4	3	1.50	3	2	0
TE Brad Cottam	2	2	12	6.00	6	6	0
RB Brenden Streets	2	4	9	4.50	3	6	0
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
TE Oscar Wang	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR David Anderson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Will Franklin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Clark	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jeff Greene	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Butler	1	40	40.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Michael Griffin	0	1	0	0
OLB Rocky McIntosh	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	5	224	44.8	37.6	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	4	174	43.5	34.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	2/3	2/3	1/2	58	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	5/5	1/1	1/1	55	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	36	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	44	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Samuel Gaylor	11	0	0.0	25	36
OLB Ray Jones	8	3	0.0	35	46
CB Kerry Baker	8	2	0.0	20	25
DE Stephen Tulloch	6	3	1.5	37	49
CB Ryan Clark	6	4	0.0	37	49
ILB Jalen Tatum	6	1	0.0	22	35
CB Greg Blue	6	1	0.0	30	40
DT Kedrick Golston	3	1	1.0	19	33
ILB Caleb Fox	3	4	0.0	32	38
DT Quentin Groves	3	1	0.0	35	46
CB Arnold Parrish	3	0	0.0	18	20
DE Calvin Pace	2	1	0.5	37	47
ILB Victor Barlow	2	0	0.0	2	3
CB Jeff Greene	1	3	0.0	36	48
WR D.J. Labelle	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zachery Bowman	9	0	0.0	24	23
OLB Brandon Spikes	6	0	0.0	24	32
ILB Jamie McCleskey	4	4	0.0	17	10
DT Cornelius Pisano	4	1	0.0	21	16
OLB Rocky McIntosh	4	0	0.0	22	24
DE Athyba Rubin	3	1	1.0	27	34
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	0.0	26	33
CB Manny Pacquiao	2	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	0	0.0	24	23
CB David Jones	2	0	0.0	9	21
QB Jake Locker	2	0	---	---	---
DT Drake Nevis	2	0	0.0	6	19
CB Michael Griffin	1	0	1.0	25	32
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	0.0	6	12
S Rich Greer	0	2	0.0	22	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	1.5	0	1	3	49
DT Kedrick Golston	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Calvin Pace	0.5	1	0	0	47
DT Todd Cunningham	0.0	0	2	0	21
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.0	0	1	0	35
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	0	1	0	46
ILB Victor Barlow	0.0	0	1	0	3
OLB Ray Jones	0.0	0	1	0	46

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	1.0	3	2	34
CB Michael Griffin	1.0	0	0	32
OLB Brandon Spikes	0.0	2	0	32
DT Drake Nevis	0.0	2	0	19
OLB Rocky McIntosh	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jalen Tatum	5	0	0	35
CB Greg Blue	5	0	0	40
OLB Ray Jones	5	0	0	46
S Samuel Gaylor	4	0	0	36
CB Ryan Clark	3	0	1	49
CB Kerry Baker	3	0	0	25
CB Arnold Parrish	1	1	0	20
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	0	33
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	0	49
ILB Caleb Fox	1	0	0	38
ILB Victor Barlow	1	0	0	3
CB Jeff Greene	0	0	1	48

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	0	0	32
S Zachery Bowman	2	1	0	23
CB Manny Pacquiao	2	0	0	12
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	0	0	23
OLB Rocky McIntosh	2	0	0	24
CB David Jones	1	1	0	21
CB Drew Coleman	1	0	0	33
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	0	12
DT Drake Nevis	1	0	0	19
S Rich Greer	0	1	0	22
CB Craig Steltz	0	1	0	12
S James Butler	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	7	10	27	0	34
T King Dunlap	1	5	27	1	34
C Ramon Harewood	1	4	27	0	34
G Eric Steinbach	1	3	27	0	34
T Terrance Pennington	1	2	27	1	34
TE Malcolm Beyer	1	1	7	0	0

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Wood	3	6	0	37	0	49
T Jason Fox	3	5	0	37	2	49
G David Stewart	2	9	0	37	1	49
G Tyronne Green	2	5	0	37	0	49
T T.J. Lang	2	4	1	37	0	49
TE Brad Cottam	0	2	0	37	0	49
FB Alan Ratto	0	1	0	5	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blue	3	23

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Griffin	2	13
T.J. Lang	2	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	35	46	25	106
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	36	48	21	105
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	37	49	15	101
CB Greg Blue	---	---	30	40	23	93
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	37	47	8	92
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	37	49	5	91
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	35	46	5	86
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	32	38	3	73
WR Stevie Johnson	26	34	---	---	12	72
G Wilford Brown	27	34	---	---	8	69
G Eric Steinbach	27	34	---	---	8	69
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	25	36	5	66
QB Brian Griese	27	34	---	---	3	64
WR Adrian Arrington	24	34	---	---	6	64
WR Darnerien McCants	12	32	---	---	19	63
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	22	35	4	61
T Terrance Pennington	27	34	---	---	---	61
T King Dunlap	27	34	---	---	---	61
C Ramon Harewood	27	34	---	---	---	61
TE John Cooley	26	32	---	---	---	58
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	19	33	4	56
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	20	25	3	48
RB Marcus Thomas	13	9	---	---	24	46
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	18	21	2	41
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	18	20	2	40
RB Brandon Jackson	12	15	---	---	---	27
TE Joe Klopfenstein	2	0	---	---	24	26
FB Harris Stanton	11	2	---	---	9	22
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	1	0	21	22
TE Malcolm Beyer	7	0	---	---	6	13
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	0	0	10	10
RB Willie Dawkins	1	8	---	---	---	9
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jared Veldheer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jamal Edwards	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Victor Barlow	---	---	2	3	1	6
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	2	3	1	6
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR D.J. Labelle	0	4	---	---	---	4
DE Lawrence Carpenter	---	---	0	0	4	4
WR Edmond Gates	1	0	---	---	---	1
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	1	0	---	1
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G David Stewart	37	49	---	---	9	95
G Tyronne Green	37	49	---	---	9	95
T T.J. Lang	37	49	---	---	9	95
T Jason Fox	37	49	---	---	9	95
TE Brad Cottam	37	49	---	---	1	87
C Eric Wood	37	49	---	---	---	86
QB Jake Locker	37	49	---	---	---	86
WR Chad Johnson	36	47	---	---	---	83
WR Golden Tate	32	43	---	---	---	75
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	27	34	13	74
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	25	32	13	70
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	24	32	13	69
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	26	33	3	62
TE Shawn Nelson	15	18	---	---	25	58
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	24	23	8	55
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	24	23	2	49
RB Quentin Griffin	25	22	---	---	---	47
OLB Rocky McIntosh	---	---	22	24	1	47
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	21	16	8	45
S Rich Greer	---	---	22	22	1	45
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	6	12	23	41
CB Manny Pacquiao	---	---	6	12	19	37
CB David Jones	---	---	9	21	7	37
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	17	18	1	36
RB Brenden Streets	9	23	---	---	3	35
WR David Anderson	16	17	---	---	---	33
RB Xavier Omon	4	7	---	---	21	32
FB Alan Ratto	5	7	---	---	19	31
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	17	10	1	28
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	5	12	8	25
DT Drake Nevis	---	---	6	19	---	25
WR Artie Brock	0	0	---	---	22	22
DE John McCargo	---	---	6	14	2	22
WR Will Franklin	4	6	---	---	12	22
S James Butler	---	---	1	3	17	21
DT Erik Walden	---	---	6	4	5	15
S Stanford Routt	---	---	3	10	1	14
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Oscar Wang	2	6	---	---	---	8
WR Greg Little	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	18	114	6.3
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	29	124	4.3
Right	7	45	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	32	15	6	3	1	4	8	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	46	30	2	4	1	1	7	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	101	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	109	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	25	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	118	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	14	5	0	54	2	34
WR Darnerien McCants	8	5	0	65	1	32
WR Adrian Arrington	7	4	1	66	2	34
WR D.J. Labelle	2	1	0	25	1	4
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	13	8	1	90	2	47
WR Golden Tate	13	11	0	71	0	43
RB Quentin Griffin	4	2	0	3	0	22
RB Brenden Streets	4	2	0	9	0	23
TE Shawn Nelson	3	3	0	28	0	18
WR David Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Brad Cottam	2	2	0	12	0	49
WR Will Franklin	2	0	0	0	0	6
TE Oscar Wang	2	1	0	4	0	6
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	0	10	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	2	9	4.50	6.00
RB Brandon Jackson	1	-2	-2.00	8.27
RB Marcus Thomas	1	2	2.00	3.18

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	5	16	3.20	5.00
FB Alan Ratto	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
RB Xavier Omon	1	3	3.00	4.25
RB Brenden Streets	1	2	2.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	1	0	0.00	6.56

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	10	4	24	2.40	4.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	1	0	0.00	3.86

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	3	1	8	2.67	6.92
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Will Franklin	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Golden Tate	2	2	6	3.00	5.46
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	2	1
RB Marcus Thomas	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Streets	2	1
QB Jake Locker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	4	1	0
WR Darnerien McCants	3	3	2
WR D.J. Labelle	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	5	5	4
WR Golden Tate	3	2	2
RB Brenden Streets	2	2	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	0

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)