Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

21 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	8	0	-	18
Minnesota Vikings	21	14	7	3	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:37 MIN - Jordan Matthews 13 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 06:45 ATL - Braylon Edwards 2 pass from Jake Locker (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 06:37 MIN - Landon Collins 100 kickoff return (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 01:09 MIN - Stevie Johnson 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 11:17 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 8 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 04:27 MIN - Stevie Johnson 4 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Owen Pochman 29 field goal
3Q: 05:44 MIN - Adrian Arrington 17 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 03:37 ATL - Christine Michael 11 run (Jake Locker pass to Will Franklin for conversion)
4Q: 02:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:37 MIN - Jordan Matthews 13 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 06:45 ATL - Braylon Edwards 2 pass from Jake Locker (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 06:37 MIN - Landon Collins 100 kickoff return (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 01:09 MIN - Stevie Johnson 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 11:17 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 8 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 04:27 MIN - Stevie Johnson 4 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Owen Pochman 29 field goal
3Q: 05:44 MIN - Adrian Arrington 17 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 03:37 ATL - Christine Michael 11 run (Jake Locker pass to Will Franklin for conversion)
4Q: 02:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 43 field goal

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 438 344
- Offensive Plays 72 64
- Yards per Play 6.08 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 150 111
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 6.00 4.83
Net Passing Yards 288 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 1 41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/196
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 44
Time of Possession 31:36 28:24

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	438	344
- Offensive Plays	72	64
- Yards per Play	6.08	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	150	111
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	6.00	4.83
Net Passing Yards	288	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 1	41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/196
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 44
Time of Possession	31:36	28:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	12:31	5:54	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
1	6:22	2:05	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	1:01	1:19	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	14:11	1:27	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
2	11:08	1:43	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	6:47	1:10	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	4:18	1:14	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	2:27	2:01	OWN 20	7	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 25	7	37	Punt
3	5:33	2:03	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	1:57	6:25	OWN 35	12	62	Downs
4	4:15	1:08	OWN 10	5	25	Downs
4	1:57	1:57	OWN 25	5	29	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
1	13:16	0:45	OPP 23	2	2	Fumble
1	4:17	3:16	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	14:42	0:31	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
2	12:44	1:36	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
2	9:25	2:38	OWN 37	5	14	Punt
2	5:37	1:19	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
2	3:04	0:37	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 38	2	11	Half
3	12:20	6:47	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	3:30	1:33	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	10:32	6:17	OWN 3	9	39	Punt
4	3:07	1:10	OPP 35	3	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	19	127	6.68	32	5	0
RB Christine Michael	4	15	3.75	11	1	1
WR Matt Jones	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
QB Jake Locker	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	23	111	4.83	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	47	27	288	0/0	1	37	1	73.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	41	27	233	0/0	4	31	0	113.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	9	13	76	8.44	9	33	0
WR Rico Finch	4	5	44	11.00	7	25	0
WR Braylon Edwards	3	3	50	16.67	30	37	1
WR Matt Jones	3	12	35	11.67	9	27	0
TE Heath Miller	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR David Anderson	2	4	22	11.00	0	12	0
WR Will Franklin	1	3	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE John Phillips	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Christine Michael	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Tommy Bohanon	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	11	15	95	8.64	28	31	2
WR Adrian Arrington	7	11	58	8.29	21	17	1
TE John Cooley	4	7	24	6.00	2	14	0
WR Jordan Matthews	3	5	49	16.33	30	29	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	3	7	3.50	2	9	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drew Floyd	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
S Clayton Geathers	1	0
S Adrian Ward	0	1
G Brandon Brooks	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
CB Drew Floyd	1	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0
DT Aaron Donald	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caiden Rodgers	8	318	39.8	28.8	57	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	5	234	46.8	41.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	1	9	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	48	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Coffey	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Collins	2	125	62.5	1
Kellen Clemens	1	71	71.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Ward	9	2	0.0	22	34
CB Michael Griffin	6	0	0.0	21	35
OLB Anthony Cannon	4	3	0.0	19	39
OLB Casey Matthews	3	4	0.0	21	33
DE Terrance Knighton	3	2	0.0	16	28
CB David Jones	3	1	0.0	16	29
DE Athyba Rubin	3	1	0.0	23	39
CB Duane Winslett	3	0	0.0	3	11
CB Amari Coffey	3	0	0.0	22	37
ILB Jarvis Jones	2	2	0.0	21	36
S Shane Banks	2	0	0.0	11	23
DT Trey Lewis	1	1	0.0	3	12
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0.0	20	29
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	---	---	---
S Clayton Geathers	1	0	0.0	13	25
OLB Scottie Barker	0	2	0.0	9	20
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	0	1	0.0	5	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	9	3	23	43
CB Kerry Baker	8	0	24	45
CB Ezra Wells	6	1	22	44
DT Aaron Donald	5	0	24	46
DE Tyrone Crawford	4	1	24	47
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	4	1	25	47
S Landon Collins	4	0	23	44
ILB Greg Lloyd	3	2	12	23
DE Stephen Tulloch	3	1	23	41
OLB Ray Jones	1	2	20	41
CB Drew Floyd	1	1	13	21
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	1	23	43
OLB Brant Hume	1	0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Anthony Cannon	1	0	0	39
DE Terrance Knighton	0	2	1	28
DT Carlton Powell	0	2	0	29
ILB Jarvis Jones	0	1	1	36
DE Athyba Rubin	0	1	0	39
OLB Scottie Barker	0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	2	0	47
DT Aaron Donald	1	1	1	46
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	1	1	41
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	1	1	43
DT Todd Cunningham	0	1	0	11
OLB Ray Jones	0	0	4	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	6	0	35
CB Duane Winslett	3	1	11
S Adrian Ward	3	0	34
S Clayton Geathers	2	2	25
DE Terrance Knighton	2	0	28
CB Amari Coffey	2	0	37
S Shane Banks	1	0	23
OLB Anthony Cannon	1	0	39
DT Trey Lewis	1	0	12
CB David Jones	1	0	29
DE Athyba Rubin	1	0	39
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	29
OLB Casey Matthews	1	0	33
OLB Scottie Barker	1	0	20
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	36

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ezra Wells	5	2	0	44
ILB Arthur Brown	5	0	0	43
CB Kerry Baker	4	3	0	45
S Landon Collins	4	0	0	44
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	0	0	47
OLB Jordan Sanford	2	0	0	43
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	1	1	0	47
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	1	21
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	0	41
OLB Brant Hume	1	0	0	2
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	0	46
ILB Greg Lloyd	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Ryan Pontbraind	4	8	25	47
T Lamar Holmes	2	4	25	47
G Dan Buenning	1	4	23	44
T T.J. Lang	1	4	25	47
G Nicky Delgado	1	1	21	37
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	22	45
G Gosder Cherilus	0	1	2	3
T Jason Fox	0	1	4	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jared Veldheer	5	8	23	41
C Ramon Harewood	4	7	23	41
C Joe Looney	2	2	23	41
G Logan Whiting	1	3	23	41
T King Dunlap	1	2	23	41
TE John Cooley	0	1	22	40

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Brooks	2	8
DeAndre Sullivan	1	25
John Phillips	1	12
Matt Jones	1	2

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Jones	1	26
Jordan Sanford	1	25

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Eric Ebron	22	45	---	---	12	79
G Dan Buenning	23	44	---	---	8	75
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	21	36	17	74
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	21	35	17	73
C Ryan Pontbraind	25	47	---	---	---	72
T T.J. Lang	25	47	---	---	---	72
QB Jake Locker	25	47	---	---	---	72
T Lamar Holmes	25	47	---	---	---	72
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	23	39	6	68
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	22	37	9	68
WR Matt Jones	23	36	---	---	2	61
OLB Anthony Cannon	---	---	19	39	1	59
G Nicky Delgado	21	37	---	---	---	58
S Adrian Ward	---	---	22	34	1	57
OLB Casey Matthews	---	---	21	33	1	55
CB David Jones	---	---	16	29	6	51
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	20	29	1	50
DE Terrance Knighton	---	---	16	28	5	49
RB LeGarrette Blount	21	25	---	---	1	47
WR Braylon Edwards	12	22	---	---	12	46
S Clayton Geathers	---	---	13	25	8	46
TE Heath Miller	5	12	---	---	24	41
WR Will Franklin	9	15	---	---	16	40
WR David Anderson	12	19	---	---	7	38
S Shane Banks	---	---	11	23	2	36
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	5	5	25	35
FB Tommy Bohanon	4	12	---	---	18	34
DT Erik Walden	---	---	7	12	14	33
WR Rico Finch	9	22	---	---	---	31
OLB Scottie Barker	---	---	9	20	1	30
RB Christine Michael	4	20	---	---	---	24
TE John Phillips	4	7	---	---	12	23
T Jason Fox	4	10	---	---	8	22
RB Melvin Gordon	0	0	---	---	20	20
DT Trey Lewis	---	---	3	12	---	15
G Gosder Cherilus	2	3	---	---	9	14
CB Duane Winslett	---	---	3	11	---	14
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Caiden Rodgers	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Steve Justice	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Demetrius Fattel	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Shane Ray	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	23	43	25	91
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	20	41	26	87
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	24	46	9	79
RB Ameer Abdullah	23	40	---	---	16	79
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	25	47	2	74
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	24	47	1	72
S Landon Collins	---	---	23	44	4	71
T King Dunlap	23	41	---	---	6	70
T Jared Veldheer	23	41	---	---	6	70
C Ramon Harewood	23	41	---	---	6	70
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	24	45	1	70
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	23	43	1	67
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	22	44	1	67
WR Stevie Johnson	23	41	---	---	1	65
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	23	41	---	64
QB Andy Dalton	23	41	---	---	---	64
C Joe Looney	23	41	---	---	---	64
G Logan Whiting	23	41	---	---	---	64
TE John Cooley	22	40	---	---	---	62
WR Adrian Arrington	19	41	---	---	1	61
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	13	21	12	46
WR Jordan Matthews	15	31	---	---	---	46
TE Corbin Pang	3	9	---	---	25	37
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	12	23	---	35
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	8	13	8	29
CB Michael Hamlin	---	---	4	4	20	28
FB Jared Leisle	3	1	---	---	21	25
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	3	11	9	23
WR Alexander Osborne	1	1	---	---	20	22
ILB Brad Jones	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Dominique Byrd	4	0	---	---	9	13
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	1	2	---	3
TE Tommy Buford	2	0	---	---	---	2
DT Jeremiah Rogers	---	---	1	1	---	2
DT Donald Foster	---	---	2	0	---	2
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	1	---	---	---	1
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Sean Walsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	50	8.3
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	10	49	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	47	27	5	1	2	7	6	7	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	41	27	2	0	3	3	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	19	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	92	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	90	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	87	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	77	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	64	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	31	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	13	9	1	76	2	45
WR Matt Jones	12	3	0	35	1	36
WR Rico Finch	5	4	0	44	1	22
WR David Anderson	4	2	1	22	0	19
TE Heath Miller	3	2	0	11	0	12
WR Braylon Edwards	3	3	0	50	1	22
WR Will Franklin	3	1	0	15	0	15
TE John Phillips	2	1	0	8	0	7
RB Christine Michael	1	1	0	10	0	20
FB Tommy Bohanon	1	1	0	17	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	15	11	0	95	1	41
WR Adrian Arrington	11	7	2	58	0	41
TE John Cooley	7	4	0	24	0	40
WR Jordan Matthews	5	3	1	49	1	31
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2	0	7	0	40

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	4	1.33	6.68
RB Christine Michael	1	11	11.00	3.75

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	25	5.00	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	8	4	8	1.00	6.13

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	5	4	45	9.00	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Jones	3	0	0	0.00	2.92
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	-2	-1.00	5.85
WR Braylon Edwards	1	1	2	2.00	16.67
WR David Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Rico Finch	1	1	8	8.00	8.80

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	2	2	15	7.50	6.33
WR Adrian Arrington	2	1	17	8.50	5.27
WR Jordan Matthews	1	1	13	13.00	9.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0
RB Christine Michael	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	14	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	3	1	0
WR David Anderson	3	2	2
TE Eric Ebron	3	2	1
WR Rico Finch	2	1	1
TE Heath Miller	1	0	0
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0
RB Christine Michael	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	4	3	2
WR Adrian Arrington	3	3	3
TE John Cooley	2	1	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	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)