Week 6, 2044

played in Atlanta, GA

70 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 1 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
1Q: 02:16 ATL - Ty Hampton 28 field goal
3Q: 07:03 MIN - Chris Dunn 27 run (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 07:10 MIN - Brock Pucillo 13 pass from Santiago Henry (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 00:48 MIN - Wally Banks 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 1 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
1Q: 02:16 ATL - Ty Hampton 28 field goal
3Q: 07:03 MIN - Chris Dunn 27 run (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 07:10 MIN - Brock Pucillo 13 pass from Santiago Henry (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 00:48 MIN - Wally Banks 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 1-5
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 245 319
- Offensive Plays 55 77
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 94 117
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 3.36 3.66
Net Passing Yards 151 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 0 42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 151 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 4.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 6/56
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:29 34:31

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	1-5
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	245	319
- Offensive Plays	55	77
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	94	117
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	3.36	3.66
Net Passing Yards	151	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 0	42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	151	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	4.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	6/56
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:29	34:31

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:08	1:14	OWN 17	3	-4	Punt
1	2:11	1:31	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
2	8:57	3:23	OWN 7	5	31	Punt
2	4:16	1:11	OWN 31	5	11	Punt
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 20	4	8	Half
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	11:52	1:36	OPP 46	3	1	Punt
3	8:55	2:06	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
3	1:59	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	13:29	1:40	OWN 38	5	13	Punt
4	9:54	2:53	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
4	4:40	2:22	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	1:31	0:50	OPP 29	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:01	0:01	OPP 49	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:52	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
1	6:54	4:43	OWN 41	11	48	Field Goal
1	0:40	6:43	OWN 31	13	62	Fumble
2	5:34	1:18	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
2	3:05	1:17	OWN 37	4	19	Punt
3	12:22	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	10:16	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:49	4:50	OWN 10	9	46	Punt
3	0:36	2:07	OWN 21	6	27	Interception
4	11:49	1:55	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
4	7:01	2:21	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	2:18	0:47	OWN 26	4	3	Downs
4	0:41	0:40	OWN 43	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Tristan Wiggins, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chris Dunn	17	73	4.29	27	1	1
QB Santiago Henry	6	15	2.50	12	1	0
RB Henry Harper	3	4	1.33	3	0	0
RB Cam Wheat	2	2	1.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	25	94	3.76	26	3	1
QB Paul Hickman	3	26	8.67	12	1	0
RB Brad Head	2	3	1.50	3	0	0
WR Norm Rhodes	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jorge Shin	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Santiago Henry	27	13	151	0/0	1	32	0	77.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	42	26	213	3/11	0	16	1	64.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Amos Martin	4	5	28	7.00	6	18	0
WR Bryson Clayton	4	12	42	10.50	10	27	0
WR Brock Pucillo	2	4	45	22.50	11	32	1
WR Walt Carrico	2	4	20	10.00	18	17	0
RB Henry Harper	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
RB Cam Wheat	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Glenn Upshaw	8	13	57	7.13	7	14
WR Jorge Shin	4	6	38	9.50	19	12
TE Javier Rigsby	4	6	31	7.75	7	16
WR Roman Wilson	3	4	34	11.33	2	15
TE Tommy Keith	3	3	18	6.00	2	11
WR Wade Raymond	2	7	23	11.50	0	13
WR Norm Rhodes	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Brad Head	1	1	16	16.00	5	16

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gene Sawyer	1	12	12.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Amos Martin	1	0	0
WR Brock Pucillo	0	1	0
DE Mykel Williams	0	1	0
DE Tristan Wiggins	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Paul Hickman	1	0	0	0
CB Mo Rauch	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Hutchins	9	435	48.3	37.7	61	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	7	299	42.7	34.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Banks	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ty Hampton	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Norris	2	21	10.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	6	56	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garrett Burks	2	37	18.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Rhodes	2	58	29.0	0
Mo Rauch	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Maxwell Hairson	7	1	0.0	32	45
OLB Gene Sawyer	7	0	0.0	19	33
DT Ruke Orhorhoro	6	0	0.0	19	22
S Emmanuel Zimmerman	5	2	0.0	26	37
OLB Silas Nicas	4	4	0.0	25	25
S Norbert Moll	4	0	0.0	30	33
DE Tristan Wiggins	3	0	2.0	18	25
ILB Richie Dandron	3	3	0.0	17	22
CB Calen Bullock	3	2	0.0	32	43
DT Desmond Henson	3	1	0.0	20	27
CB Brock Camp	3	1	0.0	21	31
ILB Gabe Yarmak	3	0	0.0	14	22
DT Glenn Engram	2	2	0.0	16	29
DE Reginald Garner	2	0	0.0	24	33
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	2	0	0.0	8	20
DE Mykel Williams	1	1	1.0	24	35
OLB Nickolas Zenger	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Kent Lofton	1	0	0.0	6	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Verse	9	1	0.0	28	27
S Erick Halcomb	8	1	0.0	28	27
ILB Bubba Bailen	4	4	0.0	26	12
DE Teddye Buchanan	4	2	0.0	22	22
CB Devon Engler	3	0	0.0	13	20
DT Alexander Combs	2	1	0.0	21	13
CB Mo Rauch	2	0	0.0	26	25
DT Diego Perry	1	2	0.0	14	16
S Landon Delgado	1	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Cooper Snee	1	1	0.0	14	13
S Jessie Humphries	1	0	0.0	28	27
WR Wade Raymond	1	0	---	---	---
DE Conrad Poole	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Jamarree Caldwell	1	0	0.0	10	8
DT Roderick Burke	0	1	0.0	11	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tristan Wiggins	2.0	1	0	25
DE Mykel Williams	1.0	0	0	35
DE Reginald Garner	0.0	0	1	33
ILB Gabe Yarmak	0.0	0	1	22
DT Ruke Orhorhoro	0.0	0	1	22

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
DE Teddye Buchanan	2	22
DE Stevon Barker	1	10
DT Roderick Burke	1	17
OLB Jared Verse	1	27
DT Alexander Combs	1	13
OLB Arturo Ford	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maxwell Hairson	4	0	0	45
OLB Gene Sawyer	3	1	1	33
S Emmanuel Zimmerman	3	0	0	37
S Norbert Moll	3	0	0	33
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	2	1	0	20
ILB Gabe Yarmak	2	0	0	22
CB Calen Bullock	2	0	0	43
CB Kent Lofton	1	3	0	12
ILB Richie Dandron	1	1	0	22
CB Brock Camp	1	1	0	31
DE Reginald Garner	1	0	0	33
OLB Nickolas Zenger	1	0	0	1
DT Desmond Henson	1	0	0	27
OLB Silas Nicas	1	0	0	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mo Rauch	3	1	25
OLB Jared Verse	3	1	27
S Erick Halcomb	2	1	27
CB Devon Engler	1	1	20
S Jessie Humphries	1	0	27
DT Jamarree Caldwell	1	0	8
DE Teddye Buchanan	1	0	22
S Landon Delgado	1	0	27
OLB Cooper Snee	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Ernie Folk	2	8	28	27
G Avery Glenn	1	9	28	27
T Josh Conerly Jr.	1	6	28	27
C Javier Blincoe	0	2	28	27
TE Amos Martin	0	1	28	23
T J.C. Beyer	0	1	28	27

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dwight Meier	3	10	32	0	45
T Michael Rhodes	3	6	32	1	45
G Elliot Brandon	2	8	32	0	45
T Rusty Kaplan	1	2	32	0	45
G Edward Wayne	0	2	32	1	45
TE Javier Rigsby	0	1	25	0	38
RB Glenn Upshaw	0	0	28	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Cook	2	24
Cam Wheat	2	24
Alex Lifeson	1	23
Luther Norris	1	23
Edwin Abdul-Malik	1	14
Sammy Thomas	1	10
Chris Vranjen	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Keith	2	24
Ike Cabrer	1	24
Erick Halcomb	1	24

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Maxwell Hairson	---	---	32	45	1	78
CB Calen Bullock	---	---	32	43	1	76
DE Mykel Williams	---	---	24	35	8	67
T Josh Conerly Jr.	28	27	---	---	10	65
S Emmanuel Zimmerman	---	---	26	37	1	64
S Norbert Moll	---	---	30	33	1	64
DE Reginald Garner	---	---	24	33	1	58
QB Santiago Henry	28	27	---	---	---	55
G Avery Glenn	28	27	---	---	---	55
T J.C. Beyer	28	27	---	---	---	55
C Javier Blincoe	28	27	---	---	---	55
G Ernie Folk	28	27	---	---	---	55
OLB Gene Sawyer	---	---	19	33	1	53
CB Brock Camp	---	---	21	31	1	53
DT Glenn Engram	---	---	16	29	8	53
WR Brock Pucillo	23	27	---	---	2	52
TE Amos Martin	28	23	---	---	---	51
OLB Silas Nicas	---	---	25	25	---	50
DT Desmond Henson	---	---	20	27	1	48
ILB Gabe Yarmak	---	---	14	22	11	47
WR Bryson Clayton	22	25	---	---	---	47
DE Tristan Wiggins	---	---	18	25	---	43
WR Walt Carrico	19	19	---	---	5	43
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	---	---	8	20	14	42
DT Ruke Orhorhoro	---	---	19	22	---	41
RB Chris Dunn	22	13	---	---	6	41
TE Tony Cook	10	6	---	---	24	40
ILB Richie Dandron	---	---	17	22	---	39
RB Cam Wheat	3	10	---	---	24	37
WR Luther Norris	1	5	---	---	23	29
OLB Nickolas Zenger	---	---	1	1	23	25
CB Alex Lifeson	---	---	0	0	23	23
CB Kent Lofton	---	---	6	12	---	18
WR Garrett Burks	0	2	---	---	15	17
CB Jim Dillingham	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Henry Harper	7	3	---	---	2	12
G Sammy Thomas	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Elliot Farley	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Miles Frazier	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Norman Hutchins	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Chris Vranjen	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Devan Lareche	5	2	---	---	---	7
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Nathaniel Galarza	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mark Mueller	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Erick Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Roman Wilson	32	43	---	---	24	99
G Elliot Brandon	32	45	---	---	8	85
T Rusty Kaplan	32	45	---	---	8	85
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	28	27	24	79
QB Paul Hickman	32	45	---	---	1	78
C Dwight Meier	32	45	---	---	---	77
G Edward Wayne	32	45	---	---	---	77
T Michael Rhodes	32	45	---	---	---	77
S Landon Delgado	---	---	28	27	17	72
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	28	27	12	67
RB Glenn Upshaw	28	38	---	---	1	67
TE Javier Rigsby	25	38	---	---	4	67
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	26	25	15	66
WR Wade Raymond	27	31	---	---	---	58
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	28	27	1	56
WR Jorge Shin	21	31	---	---	---	52
ILB Bubba Bailen	---	---	26	12	13	51
TE Tommy Keith	8	14	---	---	24	46
DE Teddye Buchanan	---	---	22	22	1	45
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	11	17	10	38
DT Alexander Combs	---	---	21	13	1	35
CB Devon Engler	---	---	13	20	1	34
WR Norm Rhodes	11	15	---	---	7	33
DT Diego Perry	---	---	14	16	---	30
TE Ike Cabrer	1	3	---	---	24	28
OLB Cooper Snee	---	---	14	13	1	28
DT Jamarree Caldwell	---	---	10	8	9	27
OLB Arturo Ford	---	---	0	5	21	26
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	13	10	---	23
RB Brad Head	7	9	---	---	7	23
OLB Tyrone Fauria	---	---	13	7	1	21
DE Conrad Poole	---	---	8	11	---	19
CB Lionel Vandersommen	---	---	5	10	1	16
T Cesar Jefferson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Percy Reid	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Luke Newman	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Trevor Etienne	0	3	---	---	3	6
K Ty Hampton	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Reuben Werner	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Mel Owens	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Manuel Ford	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Dylan Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Teddy Pinner	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Riley Carlisle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	7	19	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	3	0.4
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Santiago Henry	27	13	2	1	1	5	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	42	26	0	2	2	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	4	21	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	31	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	129	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryson Clayton	12	4	1	42	1	25
TE Amos Martin	5	4	0	28	0	23
WR Brock Pucillo	4	2	0	45	1	27
WR Walt Carrico	4	2	0	20	0	19
RB Cam Wheat	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Henry Harper	1	1	0	16	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Glenn Upshaw	13	8	0	57	38
WR Wade Raymond	7	2	0	23	31
WR Jorge Shin	6	4	1	38	31
TE Javier Rigsby	6	4	1	31	38
WR Roman Wilson	4	3	0	34	43
TE Tommy Keith	3	3	0	18	14
WR Norm Rhodes	2	1	0	-4	15
RB Brad Head	1	1	0	16	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Upshaw	5	8	1.60	3.76
QB Paul Hickman	1	9	9.00	8.67
RB Brad Head	1	0	0.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Santiago Henry	2	1	13	6.50	5.59

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	4	2	14	3.50	5.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brock Pucillo	1	1	13	13.00	11.25
WR Bryson Clayton	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Raymond	2	0	0	0.00	3.29
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	1	8	8.00	4.38
WR Jorge Shin	1	1	6	6.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Santiago Henry	1	0
RB Cam Wheat	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Paul Hickman	1	0
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Santiago Henry	10	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	15	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryson Clayton	6	1	1
WR Walt Carrico	2	1	0
TE Amos Martin	1	1	1
RB Cam Wheat	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Glenn Upshaw	6	3	2
WR Wade Raymond	4	1	1
WR Roman Wilson	1	1	1
WR Norm Rhodes	1	1	0
WR Jorge Shin	1	0	0
TE Tommy Keith	1	1	1
TE Javier Rigsby	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (25,300)
End Zone 13,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (25,300)
End Zone	13,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,400 (9,900)