Week 6, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	7	3	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 MIN - Quentin Giles 27 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 04:50 ATL - Broderick Darquea 3 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Quentin Giles 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 03:10 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 8 run (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 01:22 ATL - Bryan Dennis 62 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 08:54 ATL - Frankie Blincoe 31 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:53 MIN - Dixon Cash 18 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 10:03 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 13 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:56 MIN - Jose Reed 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 MIN - Quentin Giles 27 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 04:50 ATL - Broderick Darquea 3 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Quentin Giles 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 03:10 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 8 run (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 01:22 ATL - Bryan Dennis 62 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 08:54 ATL - Frankie Blincoe 31 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:53 MIN - Dixon Cash 18 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 10:03 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 13 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:56 MIN - Jose Reed 23 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 6-0 2-4
First Downs 31 18
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 22 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 506 358
- Offensive Plays 68 52
- Yards per Play 7.44 6.88
Net Rushing Yards 147 147
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 4.45 5.07
Net Passing Yards 359 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 0 23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 368 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.26 9.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/12 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 4/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:14 25:46

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	6-0	2-4
First Downs	31	18
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	22	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	506	358
- Offensive Plays	68	52
- Yards per Play	7.44	6.88
Net Rushing Yards	147	147
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	4.45	5.07
Net Passing Yards	359	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 0	23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	368	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.26	9.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/12	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	4/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:14	25:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	3:42	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
1	4:41	3:03	OWN 27	5	62	Fumble
1	0:20	2:54	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
2	8:15	5:15	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	3	17	Half
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	8:43	4:00	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	1:26	2:57	OWN 20	7	58	Missed FG
4	11:34	0:50	OWN 6	2	8	Fumble
4	9:57	7:08	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 35	4	14	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	9:11	4:30	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	1:38	1:18	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
2	12:26	4:11	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
2	3:00	1:53	OWN 21	4	79	Touchdown
3	13:02	4:19	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
3	4:43	3:17	OWN 28	6	27	Punt
4	13:29	1:55	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	10:44	0:47	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
4	2:49	1:41	OWN 22	6	13	Downs

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitch Fulcher	19	88	4.63	20	6	1
Terry Diaz	11	43	3.91	13	2	0
Frankie Giles	3	16	5.33	12	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Broderick Darquea	13	41	3.15	9	0	1
Shawn Rehberg	13	65	5.00	14	5	0
Frankie Blincoe	2	39	19.50	31	1	1
Ike Perez	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	33	25	368	2/9	3	34	0	142.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	23	17	211	0/0	2	62	0	130.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	8	12	99	12.38	24	20	0
TE Jose Mueller	5	5	91	18.20	13	31	0
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	83	20.75	26	34	2
WR Dixon Cash	3	3	29	9.67	0	18	1
WR Bryce Perkins	2	5	15	7.50	0	13	0
WR Spanky Thompson	1	1	32	32.00	0	32	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	2	13	13.00	4	13	0
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	7	9	61	8.71	3	21	1
WR Bryan Dennis	6	8	123	20.50	58	62	1
TE Kirk Gardner	2	3	11	5.50	0	7	0
FB Ike Perez	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
Frankie Giles	1	0
Mitch Fulcher	1	0
Jose Mueller	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Grant Morton	1	0	0
Claude Adams	0	1	0
Brett Cobb	0	1	0
Max Midget	0	1	0
Winston Ansara	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	1	45	45.0	28.0	45	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	5	238	47.6	38.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	1/2	0/0	0/0	23	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	1	8	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	3	66	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Robak	3	57	19.0	0
Amos Hawkins	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	8	2	28	21
OLB Max Wedderburn	6	3	22	14
CB Doug Wright	6	0	22	17
CB Nick Blackburn	3	2	26	19
OLB Brad Jeffries	3	0	6	2
ILB Corey Logan	3	0	11	13
ILB Nolan Money	2	1	22	17
DT Perry Wilkerson	2	1	25	17
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	18	17
DT Tyrone Sawyers	2	0	15	3
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	14	19
DT Deion Palmer	1	1	19	15
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	7	3
S Fred Biakabutuka	1	0	7	9
S Harry Hines	0	2	21	18

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	8	2	0.0	27	28
ILB Brett Cobb	8	0	0.0	26	28
DT Winston Ansara	5	0	1.0	21	19
ILB Norm Sapia	5	0	0.0	20	19
CB Max Midget	4	2	0.0	28	29
DE Juan Norried	3	2	0.0	24	31
OLB Craig Lyon	3	2	0.0	19	23
S Winfred Dillon	3	0	0.0	10	15
DT Omar Blackburn	3	0	0.0	4	13
S Marlon Paswater	3	0	0.0	24	24
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	2	2	1.0	30	23
CB Norman Henry	2	3	0.0	10	11
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	1	0.0	21	14
DE Kris Mathis	1	1	0.0	18	23
CB Winfred Cooley	1	1	0.0	16	23
OLB Darryl Harts	1	0	0.0	13	8
S Nate Accimus	1	0	0.0	7	7
CB Gus Barrett	1	0	0.0	26	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
DT J.R. Packer	2	23
DE Dave Patterson	1	13
DE Gerald Rosow	1	13

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	1.0	0	0	23
DT Winston Ansara	1.0	0	0	19
DT Louis Nieves	0.0	1	1	13
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	1	0	23
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Max Wedderburn	4	0	14
CB Doug Wright	3	1	17
CB Nick Blackburn	3	0	19
S Jose Turner	2	0	21
OLB Brad Jeffries	1	0	2
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	13
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	17
S Fred Biakabutuka	1	0	9
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grant Morton	5	1	28
ILB Norm Sapia	4	0	19
ILB Brett Cobb	4	0	28
S Winfred Dillon	2	1	15
CB Max Midget	2	1	29
CB Norman Henry	2	0	11
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	24
OLB Craig Lyon	2	0	23
OLB Darryl Harts	1	0	8
DT Omar Blackburn	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	5	6	0	29	0	32
Britt Sims	4	7	1	33	1	34
Marshall Burns	2	5	0	30	1	29
Jose Mueller	1	2	0	17	0	27
Donald Starks	1	2	0	29	0	26
Kurt Drake	0	5	0	31	0	31
Kris Arnold	0	1	0	9	0	11
Pete Luster	0	1	0	4	0	9
B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	12	0	3

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Danny McClendon	4	5	0	16	8
Ike Perez	2	5	0	25	15
Phil Tikaran	2	3	1	22	18
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	5	0	23	22
Kirk Chapman	1	4	0	25	22
Mario Sanford	1	4	0	25	16
Leroy Keith	0	1	0	4	7

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	2	12
Emmitt Caldwell	1	14
Spanky Thompson	1	13
Jose Mueller	1	12
Grady Roberson	0	16
Terry Diaz	0	15
Burt Woodson	0	15
Brad Jeffries	0	11
Doug Wright	0	11
Nolan Money	0	10
Fred Biakabutuka	0	10
Jose Reed	0	8
Roman Ferrari	0	7
Perry Wilkerson	0	7
Harry Hines	0	7
Corey Logan	0	5
Nick Blackburn	0	5
Butch Blackwood	0	5
Kris Arnold	0	3
Hunter Parrish	0	3
Marshall Burns	0	3
Pete Luster	0	3
B.J. Dodge	0	3
Jeff Tosheff	0	3
Kurt Drake	0	2
J.R. Packer	0	2
Rod Erickson	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1
Max Wedderburn	0	1
Gerald Rosow	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Henry	2	17
Norm Sapia	2	16
Broderick Darquea	0	17
Edgar Owens	0	16
Claude Adams	0	12
Winfred Dillon	0	12
Darryl Harts	0	11
Amos Hawkins	0	11
Casey Fairbairn	0	11
Kirk Gardner	0	10
Ike Perez	0	7
Kendrick Robak	0	6
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	5
Leroy Keith	0	5
Troy Branch	0	5
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	5
Phil Tikaran	0	5
Danny McClendon	0	5
Charlie Mattingly	0	5
Grant Morton	0	3
Randall Osborne	0	3
Winfred Cooley	0	3
Jamie Lincoln	0	2
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	2
Brett Cobb	0	2
Juan Norried	0	2
Marlon Paswater	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	1
Louis Nieves	0	1
Nate Accimus	0	1
Louie Podbevsek	0	1
Craig Lyon	0	1
Gus Barrett	0	1
Kris Mathis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	68	6.2
Middle	12	67	5.6
Right	9	13	1.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	11	73	6.6
Right	14	55	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	33	25	6	0	1	3	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	23	17	3	0	1	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	113	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	123	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	5	132	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	116	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	12	8	1	99	1	31
WR Bryce Perkins	5	2	0	15	0	16
TE Jose Mueller	5	5	0	91	2	27
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	0	83	2	20
WR Dixon Cash	3	3	0	29	0	9
TE Roman Ferrari	2	1	0	13	0	23
WR Spanky Thompson	1	1	0	32	1	3
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	0	6	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	9	7	0	61	1	20
WR Bryan Dennis	8	6	1	123	2	20
TE Kirk Gardner	3	2	0	11	0	15
FB Ike Perez	2	1	0	5	0	15
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	1	0	11	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	6	11	1.83	4.63
Terry Diaz	4	0	0.00	3.91
Frankie Giles	2	4	2.00	5.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	2	12	6.00	5.00
Broderick Darquea	1	3	3.00	3.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	5	3	37	7.40	11.15

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	13	13.00	9.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	2	1	2	1.00	8.25
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	17	17.00	20.75
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	18	18.00	9.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	13	13.00	6.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Diaz	2	1
Mitch Fulcher	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	1	1
Broderick Darquea	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	7	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	5	4	4
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	1
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	1	0
WR Bryan Dennis	3	3	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)