| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 31 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Derek Whaley kicked off 60 yards from the ATL35. Jay Graham returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Damian Vaughn. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 14:37) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR Herman Moore. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (1Q: 14:30) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Quincy Monk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glenn gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (1Q: 13:55) Shaun Ozment ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Quincy Monk. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 2-1-ATL35 (1Q: 13:19) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor, assisted by DT Chris Cooper. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (1Q: 12:40) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Nick Goings. OLB Ian Gold hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL33 (1Q: 12:34) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Quincy Monk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL13 (1Q: 11:52) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 11:52) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 11:41) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Kevin Mathis returned the ball 24 yards to the ATL28. Tackled by Jason McKie. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Nick Goings for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 11:41) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 14, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 11:32) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 26 yards to the ATL30. Tackled by Brad Lewis. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (1Q: 10:59) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. Key block delivered by Travis Claridge. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (1Q: 10:25) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-10-ATL41 (1Q: 09:59) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Williams. |
| 3-5-ATL46 (1Q: 09:35) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 09:00) Drew Brees pass completed to FB George Irwin for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (1Q: 08:40) Drew Brees pass completed to RB Spencer George for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN40 (1Q: 07:54) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Erron Kinney for 4 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 07:14) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Chris Samuels. |
| 2-4-MIN30 (1Q: 06:34) Drew Brees pass completed to RB Rudi Johnson for 30 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 21 yards after the catch. Minnesota 14, Atlanta 6 |
| (1Q: 06:34) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Minnesota 14, Atlanta 7 |
| (1Q: 06:19) Derek Whaley kicked off 62 yards from the ATL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 34 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Damian Vaughn. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 05:56) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Drake, assisted by DE Lance Perea. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Dishman ran over Quincy Monk to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 05:32) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno, assisted by ILB Shannon Taylor. |
| 2-8-MIN49 (1Q: 04:59) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno, assisted by S Shaunard Harts. Taylor gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (1Q: 04:21) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold, assisted by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| 2-10-ATL36 (1Q: 03:40) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. |
| 3-10-ATL36 (1Q: 03:34) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. Moore gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL19 (1Q: 02:51) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. |
| 2-10-ATL19 (1Q: 02:25) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. S Shaunard Harts defended the pass. |
| 3-10-ATL19 (1Q: 02:17) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Fred Taylor. DT Chris Cooper blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-ATL19 (1Q: 02:08) Phil Dawson attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Atlanta 7 |
| (1Q: 02:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 62 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 24 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by George Layne. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (1Q: 01:33) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-10-ATL27 (1Q: 01:05) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. |
| 3-10-ATL27 (1Q: 00:33) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Erron Kinney. CB Artrell Hawkins knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-ATL27 (1Q: 00:24) Mike Flaherty punted 41 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN41. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 00:14) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by DE Derrick Burgess. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-MIN25 (2Q: 15:00) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. CB Donnie Abraham defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN25 (2Q: 14:51) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DE Derrick Burgess hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN25 (2Q: 14:42) Mitch Berger punted 48 yards. Kevin Mathis returned the kick 0 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Grey Ruegamer. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (2Q: 14:31) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-9-ATL28 (2Q: 13:52) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 3-5-ATL32 (2Q: 13:24) Drew Brees scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-15-ATL22 (2Q: 13:15) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Craig Yeast. DT Dan Wilkinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-ATL22 (2Q: 13:07) Mike Flaherty punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN30. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 12:58) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 8 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by ILB Zeke Moreno. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-MIN38 (2Q: 12:31) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham, assisted by ILB Zeke Moreno. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 11:50) Shaun Ozment ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| 2-8-MIN46 (2Q: 11:08) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. OLB Ian Gold hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN46 (2Q: 11:00) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-ATL48 (2Q: 10:22) Mitch Berger punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 10:16) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 2-9-ATL21 (2Q: 09:31) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Travis Claridge. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (2Q: 09:09) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown. Key block delivered by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 2-4-ATL36 (2Q: 08:34) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (2Q: 08:06) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong. Key block delivered by Marco Rivera. |
| 2-3-MIN45 (2Q: 07:24) Drew Brees scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins and assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 07:00) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Mike Rucker simply tossed Travis Claridge aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (2Q: 06:47) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN30 (2Q: 06:26) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. Pritchard gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (2Q: 05:59) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 17, Atlanta 13 |
| (2Q: 05:59) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Minnesota 17, Atlanta 14 |
| (2Q: 05:50) Derek Whaley kicked off 53 yards from the ATL35. Jay Graham returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Big Play Clay. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 05:11) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 04:28) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Quincy Monk. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (2Q: 04:04) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 8 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by ILB Shannon Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-ATL33 (2Q: 03:37) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Quincy Monk. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (2Q: 02:55) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Burgess, assisted by DT Chris Cooper. Key block delivered by Kevin McLeod. |
| 2-4-ATL24 (2Q: 02:14) Fred Taylor ran a draw inside the right guard for 23 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-1-ATL01 (2Q: 02:00) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. Minnesota 23, Atlanta 14 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 24, Atlanta 14 |
| (2Q: 01:50) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 23 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (2Q: 01:41) Rudi Johnson ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-13-ATL24 (2Q: 01:18) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 22 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. 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. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (2Q: 00:50) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Sellers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-1-MIN45 (2Q: 00:40) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 00:29) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brock Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-7-MIN30 (2Q: 00:03) Derek Whaley attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Atlanta 17 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 65 yards from the MIN35. Kevin Mathis returned the ball 27 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Brock Williams. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (3Q: 14:23) Drew Brees kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-9-ATL28 (3Q: 13:59) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 3-7-ATL30 (3Q: 13:21) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 22 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 12:48) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. Key block delivered by Marcus Spriggs. |
| 2-4-MIN42 (3Q: 12:05) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-4-MIN42 (3Q: 11:25) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 10:55) Spencer George ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Marco Rivera. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 10:26) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-10-MIN18 (3Q: 09:49) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-8-MIN16 (3Q: 09:21) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. OLB Jay Foreman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN16 (3Q: 09:16) Derek Whaley attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Atlanta 20 |
| (3Q: 09:08) Derek Whaley kicked off 74 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:08) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (3Q: 08:25) Brian Griese pass completed to WR David Kleinfeld for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-MIN27 (3Q: 07:50) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 07:23) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by CB Donnie Abraham. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN28 (3Q: 07:17) Brian Griese scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor and assisted by CB Charles Woodson. |
| 2-12-MIN36 (3Q: 06:46) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno, assisted by DE Lance Perea. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 3-2-MIN46 (3Q: 06:04) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (3Q: 05:35) Brian Griese scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor and assisted by ILB Zeke Moreno. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (3Q: 05:26) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-7-ATL36 (3Q: 05:03) Brian Griese scrambled for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno and assisted by ILB Quincy Monk. |
| 3-9-ATL38 (3Q: 04:38) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. McCants gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-9-ATL38 (3Q: 04:13) Phil Dawson attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Atlanta 20 |
| (3Q: 04:06) Phil Dawson kicked off 63 yards from the MIN35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 26 yards to the ATL28. Tackled by Nick Goings. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (3Q: 03:35) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-ATL33 (3Q: 03:28) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by DT Delbert Cowsette. Johnson gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 02:49) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-7-MIN46 (3Q: 02:22) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-8-MIN47 (3Q: 02:00) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Erron Kinney for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Kinney gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (3Q: 01:17) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-8-MIN13 (3Q: 00:41) Spencer George ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-4-MIN09 (3Q: 00:02) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Damian Vaughn for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 27, Atlanta 26 |
| (3Q: 00:02) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Minnesota 27, Atlanta 27 |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| (4Q: 15:00) Derek Whaley kicked off 61 yards from the ATL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 31 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Damian Vaughn. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (4Q: 14:28) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 13:58) Brian Griese pass was intended for TE Nick Goings and was intercepted by S Matt Bowmen at the MIN41. Tackled by Nick Goings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 13:50) Drew Brees sacked by OLB Jay Foreman for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Spriggs. |
| 2-15-MIN46 (4Q: 13:09) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN42 (4Q: 12:28) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brock Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN39 (4Q: 11:55) Mike Flaherty punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 11:50) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Lance Perea. |
| 2-12-MIN18 (4Q: 11:09) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Taylor. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 3-2-MIN28 (4Q: 10:28) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 4-6-MIN24 (4Q: 09:55) Mitch Berger punted 34 yards. Kevin Mathis called for a fair catch at the ATL42. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (4Q: 09:44) Drew Brees scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-7-ATL45 (4Q: 09:17) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-11-ATL41 (4Q: 08:35) Drew Brees scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (4Q: 08:24) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL41 (4Q: 08:14) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-ATL36 (4Q: 08:07) Rudi Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown. Atlanta's Rudi Johnson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-16-ATL40 (4Q: 07:32) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Erron Kinney for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S Ryan Clark. Kinney gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Atlanta's George Irwin was hurt on the play. |
| 3-5-MIN49 (4Q: 06:50) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Johnson gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 06:15) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN23 (4Q: 06:09) Drew Brees scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. |
| 3-5-MIN18 (4Q: 05:29) Rudi Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN CB Artrell Hawkins for 14 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Antonio Nicas. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 05:20) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 2-7-MIN35 (4Q: 04:51) Brian Griese scrambled for 14 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 04:18) Shaun Ozment ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. |
| 2-8-ATL49 (4Q: 03:59) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. CB Donnie Abraham defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-ATL49 (4Q: 03:52) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (4Q: 03:46) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Kevin Mathis, assisted by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 2-9-ATL38 (4Q: 03:12) Brian Griese pass was intended for WR Herman Moore and was intercepted by OLB Ian Gold at the ATL12. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Herman Moore. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 03:03) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. OLB Jay Foreman simply tossed Cooper Carlisle aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 02:54) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-ATL22 (4Q: 02:18) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. S Paul Miranda defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-ATL22 (4Q: 02:08) Mike Flaherty punted 43 yards. MarTay Jenkins called for a fair catch at the MIN35. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Dishman ran over Shaunard Harts to set up the play. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (4Q: 01:29) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. Taylor gained 34 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL12 (4Q: 00:58) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 2-9-ATL11 (4Q: 00:47) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Burgess. |
| 3-7-ATL09 (4Q: 00:36) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Minnesota 33, Atlanta 27 |
| (4Q: 00:36) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 34, Atlanta 27 |
| (4Q: 00:30) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 00:30) Drew Brees pass was dropped by WR Charles Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 00:22) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. CB Lenny Walls defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-ATL20 (4Q: 00:15) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Pritchard gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 4-1-ATL29 (4Q: 00:05) Drew Brees pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 34, Atlanta Falcons 27 |