| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 81 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 22 yards to the ATL26. Tackled by Jay Graham. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (1Q: 14:20) Drew Brees pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. |
| 2-10-ATL26 (1Q: 14:12) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 3-6-ATL30 (1Q: 13:28) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (1Q: 12:45) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-ATL40 (1Q: 12:18) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Richard. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (1Q: 11:47) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-7-ATL49 (1Q: 11:23) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 3-11-ATL45 (1Q: 10:43) Drew Brees sacked by DT Dan Wilkinson for a loss of 10 yards. Wilkinson ran right past Marcus Spriggs and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Jay Foreman on the ATL35. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (1Q: 10:31) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-11-ATL36 (1Q: 10:02) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-ATL31 (1Q: 09:33) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Scotty Anderson for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL24 (1Q: 09:08) Brian Griese kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-4-ATL04 (1Q: 08:31) Brian Griese scrambled for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 08:31) Extra point by Phil Dawson was blocked. |
| (1Q: 08:23) Phil Dawson kicked off 58 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 17 yards to the ATL24. Tackled by Jay Graham. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-ATL11 (1Q: 08:04) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nicas gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (1Q: 07:32) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brock Williams, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-ATL37 (1Q: 07:03) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-ATL32 (1Q: 06:55) Drew Brees pass completed to RB Rudi Johnson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-ATL35 (1Q: 06:27) Drew Brees pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-ATL35 (1Q: 06:20) Mike Flaherty punted 44 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Damian Vaughn. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 06:11) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 2-3-MIN39 (1Q: 05:40) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. CB Donnie Abraham defended the pass. |
| 3-3-MIN39 (1Q: 05:35) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for 26 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (1Q: 04:54) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| 2-10-ATL35 (1Q: 04:18) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Patrick Pass for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-ATL27 (1Q: 03:34) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-ATL21 (1Q: 03:10) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold, assisted by ILB Zeke Moreno. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. Minnesota's Nick Goings was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-ATL15 (1Q: 02:31) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-ATL10 (1Q: 02:24) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts, assisted by CB Charles Woodson. |
| 2-9-ATL09 (1Q: 02:02) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta's Derrick Burgess was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Minnesota 12, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 02:02) Extra point by Phil Dawson missed. |
| (1Q: 01:51) Phil Dawson kicked off 54 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 31 yards to the ATL42. Tackled by Nick Goings. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (1Q: 01:22) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Caston. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN S Paul Miranda to the ATL46. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (1Q: 01:15) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR Terry Glenn. |
| 2-10-ATL46 (1Q: 01:09) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN49 (1Q: 01:03) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Glenn gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (1Q: 00:34) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Mathis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-ATL27 (2Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno, assisted by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| 3-2-ATL26 (2Q: 14:34) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Glenn gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (2Q: 13:52) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 2-3-ATL10 (2Q: 13:15) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Taylor gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 18, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 13:15) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 19, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 13:07) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 13:07) Drew Brees sacked by OLB Jay Foreman for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Spriggs. |
| 2-26-ATL04 (2Q: 12:32) Rudi Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 3-25-ATL05 (2Q: 11:51) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Williams, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 4-16-ATL14 (2Q: 11:06) Mike Flaherty punted 35 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 15 yards to the ATL34. Tackled by Benjamin Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (2Q: 10:59) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-ATL39 (2Q: 10:51) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Glenn gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-14-ATL38 (2Q: 10:15) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. S Big Play Clay defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-14-ATL38 (2Q: 10:06) Brian Griese sacked by DT Jerry Drake for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Redmon. |
| 4-18-ATL42 (2Q: 09:34) Mitch Berger punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 09:27) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-14-ATL16 (2Q: 08:51) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. ILB James Darling hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-ATL16 (2Q: 08:45) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. OLB Jay Foreman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-ATL16 (2Q: 08:36) Mike Flaherty punted 37 yards. MarTay Jenkins called for a fair catch at the MIN47. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 08:27) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold, assisted by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 2-4-ATL47 (2Q: 08:04) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lance Perea. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (2Q: 07:34) Shaun Ozment ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno, assisted by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 2-12-ATL45 (2Q: 06:57) Fred Taylor ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Burgess, assisted by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 3-6-ATL39 (2Q: 06:28) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 13 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Carter. Goings gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (2Q: 05:55) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Taylor gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-ATL05 (2Q: 05:19) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson, assisted by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 2-2-ATL02 (2Q: 04:40) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-ATL07 (2Q: 04:34) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 3-6-ATL06 (2Q: 04:00) Brian Griese scrambled for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 25, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 04:00) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 26, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 03:52) Phil Dawson kicked off 56 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 17 yards to the ATL26. Tackled by Nick Goings. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (2Q: 03:23) Drew Brees scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. |
| 2-2-ATL34 (2Q: 03:00) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Marcus Spriggs. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (2Q: 02:35) Drew Brees scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Charles Johnson for 7 yards to the ATL50. |
| 1-10-ATL50 (2Q: 02:09) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 48 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-2-MIN02 (2Q: 02:00) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-12-MIN12 (2Q: 01:51) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. OLB Henri Crockett simply tossed Chris Samuels aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (2Q: 01:43) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 26, Atlanta 6 |
| (2Q: 01:43) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Minnesota 26, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 01:34) Derek Whaley kicked off 74 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 01:34) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 15 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Burgess. Taylor gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 00:57) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for -4 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts, assisted by CB Charles Woodson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-14-MIN31 (2Q: 00:50) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. McCants gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN44 (2Q: 00:15) Brian Griese scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Carter. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (2Q: 00:07) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. OLB Ian Gold hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Derek Whaley kicked off 53 yards from the ATL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Kevin Mathis. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 14:24) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-4-MIN44 (3Q: 13:55) Brian Griese scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (3Q: 13:20) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Scotty Anderson for 1 yard. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-9-ATL46 (3Q: 12:38) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DE Lance Perea hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (3Q: 12:32) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. McCants gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL21 (3Q: 12:04) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 2 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-ATL19 (3Q: 11:43) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McCants gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 32, Atlanta 7 |
| (3Q: 11:43) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 33, Atlanta 7 |
| (3Q: 11:32) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 11:32) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. S Ryan Clark defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (3Q: 11:26) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Johnson gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (3Q: 10:52) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 52 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Johnson made a great move on Kris Richard. Key block delivered by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (3Q: 10:08) Spencer George ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by S Ryan Clark. |
| 2-6-MIN06 (3Q: 09:23) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by CB Lenny Walls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (3Q: 08:49) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. CB Lenny Walls defended the pass. |
| 4-3-MIN03 (3Q: 08:44) Derek Whaley attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 33, Atlanta 10 |
| (3Q: 08:39) Derek Whaley kicked off 55 yards from the ATL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 29 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Craig Yeast. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 08:10) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 2-3-MIN46 (3Q: 07:50) Fred Taylor ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Lance Perea. |
| 3-4-MIN45 (3Q: 07:16) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. Taylor gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (3Q: 06:44) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor, assisted by DE Lance Perea. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Minnesota's Anthony Redmon was hurt on the play. |
| 2-4-ATL22 (3Q: 05:59) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (3Q: 05:24) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Taylor gained 8 yards after the catch. Minnesota 39, Atlanta 10 |
| (3Q: 05:24) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 40, Atlanta 10 |
| (3Q: 05:17) Phil Dawson kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 05:17) Spencer George ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-8-ATL22 (3Q: 04:49) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 26 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (3Q: 04:18) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 03:50) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Charles Johnson on the MIN24. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 03:12) Spencer George ran around right end for -6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-16-MIN30 (3Q: 02:41) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN23 (3Q: 02:10) Drew Brees pass was dropped by WR Chad Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN23 (3Q: 02:00) Derek Whaley attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 40, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 01:53) Derek Whaley kicked off 66 yards from the ATL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Tyrone Carter. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 01:17) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor, assisted by DE Orpheus Roye. |
| 2-8-MIN29 (3Q: 00:37) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 17 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glenn gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 00:09) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. Glenn gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (4Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by S Willie Clay. Key block delivered by Jason McKie. |
| 2-1-ATL35 (4Q: 14:18) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Big Play Clay. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (4Q: 13:49) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 2-7-ATL30 (4Q: 13:23) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 3-5-ATL28 (4Q: 12:45) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. |
| 4-6-ATL29 (4Q: 12:15) Phil Dawson attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (4Q: 12:09) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by CB Walt Harris. Key block delivered by Chris Samuels. |
| 2-4-ATL42 (4Q: 11:31) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-3-ATL43 (4Q: 10:56) Spencer George ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Caston. Key block delivered by Marcus Spriggs. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (4Q: 10:19) Drew Brees sacked by DT Delbert Cowsette for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 2-12-ATL45 (4Q: 09:53) Drew Brees pass was dropped by WR Chad Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-ATL45 (4Q: 09:46) Drew Brees sacked by DE Mike Rucker for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Samuels. |
| 4-15-ATL42 (4Q: 09:16) Mike Flaherty punted 43 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 20 yards to the MIN35. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 09:07) Shaun Ozment ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Carter, assisted by ILB Shannon Taylor. |
| 2-8-MIN14 (4Q: 08:35) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 29 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. McCants gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 07:57) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| 2-7-MIN46 (4Q: 07:14) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. |
| 3-7-MIN46 (4Q: 06:31) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-MIN41 (4Q: 06:23) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by DT Chris Cooper. |
| 4-6-MIN47 (4Q: 05:40) Mitch Berger punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 05:34) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-ATL26 (4Q: 05:10) Drew Brees scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (4Q: 04:24) Spencer George ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. Key block delivered by George Irwin. |
| 2-4-ATL40 (4Q: 03:42) Drew Brees pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-ATL40 (4Q: 03:34) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S Brock Williams. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 02:57) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. S Paul Miranda defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (4Q: 02:49) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. Pritchard gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (4Q: 02:08) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Erron Kinney. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (4Q: 02:00) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN11 (4Q: 01:55) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 40, Atlanta 19 |
| (4Q: 01:55) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Minnesota 40, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 01:45) Derek Whaley kicked off 62 yards from the ATL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 9 yards to the MIN12. Tackled by Willie Clay. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 01:36) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-13-MIN09 (4Q: 01:26) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-13-MIN09 (4Q: 01:17) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor, assisted by S Tyrone Carter. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 4-10-MIN12 (4Q: 01:05) Mitch Berger punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL40. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (4Q: 00:58) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Johnson gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 00:31) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Erron Kinney for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN26 (4Q: 00:16) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. CB Lenny Walls defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN26 (4Q: 00:06) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. DE Jay Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 40, Atlanta Falcons 20 |