Week 6, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	0	13	-	26
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 MIN - Quentin Giles 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 03:11 ATL - Jackie Malone 2 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 07:22 MIN - Bryce Perkins 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point failed)
3Q: 04:17 ATL - Jackie Malone 3 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 06:57 MIN - Richie Forbes 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 01:55 MIN - Glen Jeffers 13 run (Frankie Giles pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 MIN - Quentin Giles 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 03:11 ATL - Jackie Malone 2 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 07:22 MIN - Bryce Perkins 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point failed)
3Q: 04:17 ATL - Jackie Malone 3 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 06:57 MIN - Richie Forbes 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 01:55 MIN - Glen Jeffers 13 run (Frankie Giles pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 6-0 4-2
First Downs 25 22
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 446 352
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 6.56 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 172 151
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 5.73 5.59
Net Passing Yards 274 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 280 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 5/22 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:45 31:15

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	6-0	4-2
First Downs	25	22
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	446	352
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	6.56	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	172	151
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	5.73	5.59
Net Passing Yards	274	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	280	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	5/22	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:45	31:15

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	2:04	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
1	9:41	2:52	OWN 32	7	33	Punt
1	3:02	1:38	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	13:42	6:29	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
2	2:13	2:13	OWN 13	7	62	Half
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	8:14	1:15	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
3	4:10	4:28	OWN 35	8	17	Punt
4	10:15	3:28	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	4:28	2:39	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	11:28	1:47	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	6:49	2:05	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	4:44	1:42	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
1	1:24	2:42	OWN 9	9	45	Punt
2	7:13	5:00	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
3	12:58	4:44	OWN 3	10	71	Interception
3	6:59	2:49	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
4	14:42	4:27	OWN 15	10	57	Missed FG
4	6:47	2:19	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 36	8	59	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	21	89	4.24	20	3	0
Glen Jeffers	7	54	7.71	15	2	1
Frankie Giles	2	29	14.50	23	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Oukac	20	89	4.45	36	1	0
Jackie Malone	5	48	9.60	19	2	1
Duane Boswell	2	14	7.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	37	22	280	1/6	3	26	0	110.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duane Boswell	39	24	206	1/5	1	18	1	73.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Claude Adams	5	8	76	15.20	10	26	0
WR Bryce Perkins	4	6	57	14.25	13	18	1
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	63	15.75	28	21	1
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	20	6.67	16	12	1
WR Arnold Gaden	2	6	19	9.50	6	19	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	5	38	19.00	8	21	0
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Clyde Parra	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leland Norman	7	10	79	11.29	8	18	0
RB Skip Oukac	7	8	65	9.29	3	15	0
WR Randall Humphrey	3	4	21	7.00	0	11	0
TE Daniel Baker	2	3	18	9.00	3	14	0
RB Jackie Malone	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	1
RB Bob McNally	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Clay Anderson	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Brant Shaw	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Clyde Parra	1	0
Frankie Giles	1	0
Kendall Rawson	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Clay Anderson	1	0
Harvey Soltis	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	228	45.6	38.4	60	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	272	45.3	41.7	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Parra	4	18	4.5	0
Glen Jeffers	1	4	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob McNally	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	39	19.5	0
Alvin Harrison	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Carhart	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	9	1	0.0	27	40
S Richard Kerner	6	3	0.0	25	40
S Jose Turner	6	3	0.0	27	40
CB Daniel Shearer	5	0	0.0	20	35
CB Percy Garcia	4	0	0.0	26	35
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	0	0.0	20	21
ILB Ernest May	3	4	0.5	26	30
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	5	0.0	23	37
ILB Timothy Floyd	3	0	0.0	8	7
DE Dexter Rose	2	2	0.0	17	32
DT Randy Murray	2	1	0.0	26	35
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	0.5	23	33
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0.0	7	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	12	3	0.0	28	38
OLB Vernon Douglas	5	0	0.0	16	18
S Leslie Ramthun	5	0	0.0	28	37
S Preston Ackerman	4	1	0.0	24	34
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	1	0.0	29	36
DE Kendall Hape	3	1	1.0	26	34
CB Damon Nash	3	2	0.0	28	36
CB Matt Carhart	3	1	0.0	16	29
OLB R.J. Myers	2	3	0.0	22	30
DT Duane Jones	2	1	0.0	26	37
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0.0	10	10
DE Dusty Bronson	2	0	0.0	30	38
OLB Alex Shook	1	1	0.0	4	1
TE Clay Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dusty West	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	0.5	1	1	3	33
ILB Ernest May	0.5	0	1	0	30
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	0	1	1	8
DE Dexter Rose	0.0	0	0	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	0	1	1	34
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	2	1	0	38
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	2	3	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	5	3	1	35
S Richard Kerner	4	2	0	40
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	1	0	37
CB Daniel Shearer	3	0	0	35
OLB Shannon Bynaker	3	0	0	21
S Jose Turner	2	0	0	40
ILB Timothy Floyd	1	0	0	7
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	0	40
DE Dexter Rose	1	0	0	32
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damon Nash	4	1	36
ILB Seth Levine	4	1	38
CB Matt Carhart	3	0	29
S Preston Ackerman	2	0	34
OLB R.J. Myers	2	0	30
CB Jumbo Clayton	2	0	36
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	37
S Quinn Crum	1	0	10
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	18
DT Duane Jones	1	0	37
OLB Alex Shook	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	2	6	1	27	1	33
Will Mendheim	2	5	0	30	0	38
Luther Winslett	2	3	0	24	0	29
Clyde Jordan	1	5	0	24	0	33
Ralph Ingram	1	1	0	9	0	15
Kendall Rawson	0	3	0	15	0	10
Tom Swisher	0	3	0	21	0	32
Jose Mueller	0	2	0	14	0	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Hamilton	3	4	0	21	0	30
Harvey Soltis	2	5	0	25	0	35
Clay Wallenbrock	1	5	0	27	0	40
Isaac Whalen	1	4	1	24	1	35
Amos Webster	1	3	0	27	0	38
Clay Anderson	1	1	0	10	0	17
Sean Loucks	0	2	0	15	0	25
Daniel Baker	0	1	0	18	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	2	13
Max Wedderburn	1	15
Todd Gauthier	1	13
Bernard Branch	0	18
Tyrone Prosser	0	15
Clyde Parra	0	13
Roman Ferrari	0	13
Arnold Gaden	0	8
Quentin Thomason	0	8
Timothy Floyd	0	7
Dexter Rose	0	7
Daniel Shearer	0	7
Alvin Harrison	0	7
Jose Mueller	0	7
Leslie Fields	0	6
Bubba Heath	0	6
Claude Adams	0	6
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Kendall Rawson	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Donnell Wilcox	0	5
Dwight Grolitzer	0	5
Glen Jeffers	0	5
Craig Atkins	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	4
Robbie Cassidy	0	3
Clyde Jordan	0	1
Will Mendheim	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Ernest May	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Bensen	3	12
Bob McNally	1	20
Jackie Malone	1	15
Quinn Crum	1	8
Harvey Soltis	1	5
Randall Humphrey	1	2
Daniel Baker	0	15
Dusty Sampson	0	14
Brant Shaw	0	14
Clay Anderson	0	14
Fernando Singleton	0	14
Sean Loucks	0	9
Dixon Lofton	0	7
Eddie Newsome	0	7
Raymond Matos	0	7
Alex Shook	0	7
Matt Carhart	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Jamie Lincoln	0	5
Herman Long	0	5
Dusty West	0	5
Irv Terry	0	4
Leslie Ramthun	0	4
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	4
Clay Wallenbrock	0	3
Kurt Drake	0	2
Brent Compton	0	1
Preston Ackerman	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1
Damon Nash	0	1
Stan Legg	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	14	107	7.6
Right	9	43	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	16	97	6.1
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	37	22	3	3	3	3	4	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duane Boswell	39	24	0	0	2	6	3	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	86	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	133	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	132	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Claude Adams	8	5	0	76	1	27
WR Arnold Gaden	6	2	0	19	0	17
WR Bryce Perkins	6	4	0	57	0	26
TE Jose Mueller	5	2	1	38	1	23
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	0	63	1	19
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	0	20	0	26
TE Roman Ferrari	3	1	1	3	0	10
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	0	4	0	13
WR Clyde Parra	1	0	1	0	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Leland Norman	10	7	0	79	30
RB Skip Oukac	8	7	1	65	21
WR Randall Humphrey	4	3	0	21	23
TE Daniel Baker	3	2	1	18	17
WR Brant Shaw	3	0	0	0	22
TE Clay Anderson	3	1	0	6	17
RB Jackie Malone	3	2	0	6	19
WR Marco Bensen	2	1	0	8	18
RB Bob McNally	1	1	0	3	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	2	4	2.00	4.24
Glen Jeffers	1	13	13.00	7.71

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Malone	1	2	2.00	9.60
Skip Oukac	1	-2	-2.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	3	38	9.50	7.57

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duane Boswell	9	5	27	3.00	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnold Gaden	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	6	6.00	6.67
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	13	13.00	9.50
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	19	19.00	15.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brant Shaw	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jackie Malone	2	2	6	3.00	2.00
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
TE Daniel Baker	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	3	3.00	5.25
WR Leland Norman	1	1	10	10.00	7.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	4	2
Glen Jeffers	1	1
Frankie Giles	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Boswell	1	1
Jackie Malone	1	1
Skip Oukac	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	10	7	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duane Boswell	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	4	3	3
WR Claude Adams	2	2	2
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	1
WR Clyde Parra	1	0	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leland Norman	5	3	2
RB Jackie Malone	2	1	1
RB Bob McNally	1	1	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	0
TE Clay Anderson	1	1	1
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (5,000)