Week 6, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	3	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:54 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
2Q: 04:07 MIN - Clyde Uerling 10 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 09:50 ATL - Gerald Yantis 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:36 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 13:34 MIN - Kevin Matthews 27 field goal
4Q: 07:37 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:54 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
2Q: 04:07 MIN - Clyde Uerling 10 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 09:50 ATL - Gerald Yantis 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:36 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 13:34 MIN - Kevin Matthews 27 field goal
4Q: 07:37 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 38 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 4-2 3-3
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 379 265
- Offensive Plays 54 60
- Yards per Play 7.02 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 124 115
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 5.39 3.83
Net Passing Yards 255 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 26 - 0 27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.23 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:50 30:10

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	4-2	3-3
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	379	265
- Offensive Plays	54	60
- Yards per Play	7.02	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	124	115
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	5.39	3.83
Net Passing Yards	255	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 26 - 0	27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.23	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:50	30:10

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 9	7	59	Punt
1	3:47	3:04	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
2	14:03	2:08	OWN 23	4	14	Punt
2	10:22	2:01	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
2	7:18	3:20	OWN 10	8	90	Touchdown
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	1	7	Half
3	9:40	5:10	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	3:02	4:33	OWN 37	8	53	Field Goal
4	7:31	2:55	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	2:51	2:32	OWN 2	7	44	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	7:48	OWN 20	13	54	Field Goal
1	0:43	1:40	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
2	11:55	1:33	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
2	8:21	1:03	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
2	3:58	3:14	OWN 11	9	42	Punt
3	15:00	5:20	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
3	4:30	1:28	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	13:29	5:58	OWN 24	10	55	Field Goal
4	4:36	1:45	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 5	2	14	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	12	65	5.42	24	3
Mitch Fulcher	9	47	5.22	19	2
Rick Collins	1	10	10.00	10	1
Sherman Styles	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	17	70	4.12	13	1	0
Gerald Yantis	7	25	3.57	10	1	1
Frankie Blincoe	4	13	3.25	6	0	0
Martin Lofton	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Gerald Buchanan	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	31	26	255	0/0	2	36	0	122.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	27	14	171	3/21	0	23	0	71.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jeremy Kirk	5	6	37	7.40	11	18	1
WR Rick Collins	5	5	56	11.20	22	36	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	5	40	13.33	14	22	0
WR Sherman Styles	3	4	31	10.33	4	16	0
FB Clyde Uerling	3	3	49	16.33	29	35	1
TE B.J. Dodge	2	2	13	6.50	1	7	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	3	12	6.00	0	11	0
TE Josh Harding	2	2	10	5.00	3	7	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bryan Dennis	6	11	66	11.00	11	20
TE Kirk Gardner	4	7	66	16.50	34	23
FB Ike Perez	1	1	11	11.00	12	11
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	4	16	16.00	0	16
RB Andy Alston	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Gerald Yantis	1	1	9	9.00	10	9
WR Quentin Neufeldt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Johnnie Haus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clyde Uerling	1	1	0	0
Mark Archer	0	0	2	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	0
Andy Alston	1	0	0
Danny McClendon	0	1	0
Max Midget	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	6	251	41.8	32.0	49	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	6	257	42.8	38.5	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	1	6	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	1	19	19.0	0
Earl Gramble	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Fairbairn	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	7	3	0.0	26	30
CB J.C. Sturm	6	0	0.0	16	19
DE Carey Richardson	5	4	0.0	27	27
ILB Roman Cassidy	5	0	0.0	25	26
DE Mark Archer	4	0	1.0	22	21
OLB Shannon McKenzie	3	1	0.0	24	27
S Leslie Ramthun	3	0	0.0	7	18
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	1.0	22	21
DT Deion Palmer	2	2	0.5	15	19
DT Tyrone Sawyers	2	1	0.5	22	12
S Harry Hines	2	2	0.0	22	21
CB Earl Gramble	1	2	0.0	20	26
OLB Jeff Roman	1	1	0.0	9	3
DT Edwin Duerr	1	1	0.0	8	6
S Jorge Winkler	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	0.0	9	4
DT Chris Roberson	0	2	0.0	17	13
CB Les McFarlane	0	1	0.0	19	18

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	8	2	19	24
CB Max Midget	6	0	19	27
OLB Oliver Hanson	5	2	19	26
CB Arnie Cooley	5	2	21	27
CB Darrell Apold	3	0	10	15
DE Kris Mathis	2	2	16	27
OLB Wendell Holmes	2	2	11	8
DE Juan Norried	2	1	21	24
OLB Mo Gardner	2	1	20	24
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	7	10
CB Winfred Cooley	2	0	17	21
ILB Earl Noll	2	0	7	13
DT Norm Fulcher	2	0	9	9
CB Gus Barrett	1	0	5	9
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	14	24
S Tito Justice	1	0	5	10
DT Winston Ansara	0	3	16	20
DE Donny Weadock	0	1	9	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Archer	1.0	1	1	21
CB Michael Huffman	1.0	0	0	21
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0.5	1	1	12
DT Deion Palmer	0.5	0	0	19
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	1	0	27
DE Britt Wynn	0.0	1	0	10
DT Chris Roberson	0.0	1	0	13
DT Edwin Duerr	0.0	1	0	6

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	0.0	1	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB J.C. Sturm	4	0	19
S Emmitt Caldwell	3	1	30
S Leslie Ramthun	3	0	18
OLB Shannon McKenzie	2	1	27
S Harry Hines	1	0	21
OLB Jeff Roman	1	0	3
CB Les McFarlane	0	1	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	5	0	27
ILB Earl Noll	4	0	13
S Grant Morton	3	1	24
CB Max Midget	3	0	27
CB Darrell Apold	2	1	15
DE Kris Mathis	2	0	27
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	26
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	10
CB Gus Barrett	1	0	9
CB Winfred Cooley	1	0	21
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	4
S Tito Justice	1	0	10
OLB Mo Gardner	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marshall Burns	3	6	1	22	30
Donald Starks	3	6	0	23	29
Lamar Martin	2	4	0	19	26
Rod Erickson	2	2	0	16	25
Keith Blake	1	3	0	7	7
Pete Luster	0	1	0	11	12
Brent Finkes	0	1	0	15	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mario Sanford	4	5	1	20	1	25
Justin Wolfe	3	6	0	21	0	20
Herb Lee	3	3	0	17	0	13
Mitchell Maloney	1	4	0	23	0	23
Danny McClendon	1	2	0	20	0	23
Kirk Gardner	1	1	0	18	0	24
Jamie Hoffman	1	1	0	7	0	7
Orlando Walker	0	3	0	19	0	17
Joseph Wooden	0	1	0	23	2	22
Ike Perez	0	1	0	22	0	20

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Woodson	2	20
Clyde Uerling	2	15
Les McFarlane	0	21
Josh Harding	0	15
Jorge Winkler	0	14
Rick Collins	0	14
Shannon McKenzie	0	14
Mitch Fulcher	0	10
Butch Blackwood	0	9
Nolan Money	0	8
Tyrone Sawyers	0	8
Keith Blake	0	7
Lamar Martin	0	7
Troy Branch	0	7
Pete Luster	0	7
Gino McDaniel	0	7
Earl Gramble	0	7
B.J. Dodge	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	5
Leslie Ramthun	0	5
Bernie Hassler	0	5
Kevin Matthews	0	5
Sherman Styles	0	5
Roman Cassidy	0	5
Dixon Cash	0	4
Brady Spencer	0	3
Deion Palmer	0	3
Edwin Duerr	0	3
J.C. Sturm	0	2
Carey Richardson	0	2
Britt Wynn	0	2
Mark Archer	0	2
Jeremy Kirk	0	1
Marshall Burns	0	1
Emmitt Caldwell	0	1
Brent Finkes	0	1
Chris Roberson	0	1
Earnest Shepherd	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	1	15
Gerald Yantis	1	9
Justin Wolfe	1	5
Byron Aiken	0	21
Kirk Gardner	0	17
Ike Perez	0	16
Oliver Hanson	0	14
Bobby Clark	0	14
Casey Fairbairn	0	13
Darrell Apold	0	12
Marlon Paswater	0	11
Jamie Hoffman	0	8
Grant Morton	0	8
Grant Porter	0	8
Gus Barrett	0	8
Orlando Walker	0	8
Earl Noll	0	7
Charlie Mattingly	0	6
Marc Joyner	0	6
Tito Justice	0	6
Donny Weadock	0	5
Chris Torrez	0	5
Winston Ansara	0	4
Martin Lofton	0	4
Herb Lee	0	4
Quentin Neufeldt	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Richard Horner	0	2
Juan Norried	0	2
Mitchell Maloney	0	2
Wendell Holmes	0	2
Kris Mathis	0	1
Max Midget	0	1
Mo Gardner	0	1
Mickey Parker	0	1
Arnie Cooley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	4	8	2.0
Right	11	86	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	17	69	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	31	26	3	0	0	3	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	27	14	2	2	2	3	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	19	140	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	104	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	86	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	62	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jeremy Kirk	6	5	37	0	23
WR Bernie Hassler	5	3	40	1	24
WR Rick Collins	5	5	56	1	14
WR Sherman Styles	4	3	31	0	16
WR Dixon Cash	3	2	12	0	20
FB Clyde Uerling	3	3	49	1	16
TE B.J. Dodge	2	2	13	0	19
TE Josh Harding	2	2	10	0	12
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	7	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	11	6	1	66	1	29
TE Kirk Gardner	7	4	0	66	1	24
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	1	1	16	0	23
FB Ike Perez	1	1	0	11	0	20
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	3	0	21
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Gerald Yantis	1	1	0	9	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	1	-1	-1.00	5.42
Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0.00	5.22

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	2	11	5.50	4.12
Gerald Yantis	1	5	5.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	5	5	34	6.80	8.23

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Collins	2	2	12	6.00	11.20
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1	1.00	6.17
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	11	11.00	4.00
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	10	10.00	16.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mitch Fulcher	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	5	3
Gerald Yantis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	8	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Cash	2	1	0
WR Rick Collins	2	2	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	1
TE Josh Harding	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	5	3	2
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	0	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)