Week 3, 2051

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	9	7	3	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	3	6	14	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:19 ATL - Nick Heimburger 31 field goal
2Q: 10:02 ATL - Nick Heimburger 26 field goal
2Q: 06:14 MIN - Scottie Clark 14 run (Darrin Duncan extra point failed)
2Q: 00:36 MIN - Darrin Duncan 47 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Nick Heimburger 26 field goal
3Q: 09:10 ATL - Lewis Chance 30 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 05:36 MIN - Micah Tubbs 42 interception return (Darrin Duncan extra point)
3Q: 00:28 ATL - Justics Barber 5 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 11:50 MIN - Darrin Duncan 36 field goal
4Q: 04:26 ATL - Nick Heimburger 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:19 ATL - Nick Heimburger 31 field goal
2Q: 10:02 ATL - Nick Heimburger 26 field goal
2Q: 06:14 MIN - Scottie Clark 14 run (Darrin Duncan extra point failed)
2Q: 00:36 MIN - Darrin Duncan 47 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Nick Heimburger 26 field goal
3Q: 09:10 ATL - Lewis Chance 30 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 05:36 MIN - Micah Tubbs 42 interception return (Darrin Duncan extra point)
3Q: 00:28 ATL - Justics Barber 5 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 11:50 MIN - Darrin Duncan 36 field goal
4Q: 04:26 ATL - Nick Heimburger 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 13 28
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 268 486
- Offensive Plays 55 72
- Yards per Play 4.87 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 110 203
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.64
Net Passing Yards 158 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/30 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:29 34:31

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	13	28
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	268	486
- Offensive Plays	55	72
- Yards per Play	4.87	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	110	203
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.64
Net Passing Yards	158	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/30	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	7.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:29	34:31

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	3:03	OWN 31	6	12	Punt
1	3:11	2:19	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
2	9:57	3:51	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	2:54	0:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:49	1:18	OPP 47	4	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 27	8	45	Missed FG
3	8:57	2:49	OWN 25	5	9	Punt
3	0:21	3:39	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
4	4:19	1:30	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	0:52	0:44	OWN 38	4	8	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 11	8	16	Punt
1	7:21	4:10	OWN 6	9	80	Field Goal
1	0:52	5:55	OWN 26	14	65	Field Goal
2	6:06	3:12	OWN 21	5	25	Punt
2	1:58	0:09	OWN 44	1	3	Fumble
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 25	3	66	Field Goal
3	10:30	1:33	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
3	6:08	0:42	OWN 33	2	4	Interception
3	5:26	5:05	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	11:42	7:23	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
4	2:49	1:57	OWN 12	7	2	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Larry Tatum, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Scottie Clark	11	66	6.00	22	3	1
QB Derek Broomfield	5	27	5.40	11	1	0
RB Irving Trufant	5	11	2.20	6	0	0
RB Chuck Cambell	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tevin Basham	23	131	5.70	29	6
RB Brenden Bennett	8	35	4.38	12	1
FB Joe Parker	2	3	1.50	2	0
QB Larry Tatum	2	8	4.00	9	0
WR Alexis Engler	1	26	26.00	26	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Broomfield	30	19	188	3/30	0	23	0	80.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Tatum	35	24	289	1/6	2	36	1	100.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kai Lindsay	7	12	78	11.14	25	23
TE Theodore Gonzalez	4	5	46	11.50	24	23
RB Scottie Clark	2	3	10	5.00	6	5
WR Gerald McCardell	1	1	18	18.00	14	18
WR Lester Hanson	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
TE Roman Hawkins	1	2	17	17.00	4	17
WR Jake Shaw	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Eddie Haywood	1	1	6	6.00	2	6
RB Irving Trufant	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
TE Brenden Cunningham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tevin Basham	6	8	46	7.67	24	25	0
WR Gabe Boyer	5	7	62	12.40	6	15	0
WR Lewis Chance	3	4	45	15.00	23	30	1
RB Brenden Bennett	3	5	48	16.00	40	22	0
WR Ashton Barrett	3	4	62	20.67	33	36	0
WR Alexis Engler	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Justics Barber	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
FB Joe Parker	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Bryce Bullock	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Micah Tubbs	1	42	42.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
ILB Wesley Hassell	1	0
S Silas Kernbach	0	1
OLB Mercury Farber	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Gabe Boyer	1	1	0	0
RB Tevin Basham	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Tyler	5	209	41.8	38.0	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	3	136	45.3	38.7	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Duncan	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Heimburger	4/4	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Barrett	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Trufant	2	58	29.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Engler	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Silas Kernbach	9	1	0.0	36	36
ILB Wesley Hassell	8	4	0.0	35	36
S Leslie Myers	7	0	0.0	33	28
DE Freddie Huiz	6	5	1.0	35	36
OLB Emmanuel Starks	5	0	0.0	29	36
DT Micah Tubbs	4	1	0.0	31	27
ILB Jake Goloboy	3	3	0.0	13	3
OLB Mercury Farber	3	3	0.0	36	36
CB Dwight Korey	3	2	0.0	34	29
CB Travis Westbrook	3	1	0.0	23	33
DE Diego Drake	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB Mason Gilmore	1	3	0.0	35	36
CB Malachi Hoetger	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Spencer Snyder	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Winfred Paukschus	1	0	0.0	32	25

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Pierre Thornton	8	1	0.0	22	32
OLB Eugene Riley	5	1	0.0	22	33
S Tim Dawson	5	1	0.0	22	32
CB Thomas Bush	4	1	0.0	11	23
DE Tony Schwartz	4	0	0.0	14	20
DT Nicholas Faith	3	1	1.0	13	22
CB Roy Rodgers	3	1	0.0	21	26
ILB D.J. Harden	2	0	1.0	2	4
CB Drake Russell	2	1	0.0	21	29
DT Kaleb Dixon	2	1	0.0	9	8
DE Jacob Butler	2	0	0.0	21	27
OLB Lamar Riemersma	1	1	1.0	10	18
ILB Mason Sturgell	1	2	0.0	22	33
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	1	0.0	11	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Freddie Huiz	1.0	2	1	36
DT Micah Tubbs	0.0	1	0	27
DE Winfred Paukschus	0.0	0	2	25

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Riemersma	1.0	0	1	18
ILB D.J. Harden	1.0	0	0	4
DT Nicholas Faith	1.0	0	0	22
DE Tony Schwartz	0.0	3	0	20
DE Nicholas Ekuban	0.0	1	0	22
DT Kaleb Dixon	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Silas Kernbach	5	1	0	36
OLB Mercury Farber	4	0	0	36
ILB Wesley Hassell	3	0	0	36
CB Mason Gilmore	2	0	0	36
S Leslie Myers	2	0	0	28
OLB Emmanuel Starks	2	0	0	36
CB Travis Westbrook	2	0	0	33
DE Diego Drake	1	0	0	11
ILB Jake Goloboy	1	0	0	3
DE Freddie Huiz	1	0	0	36
S Spencer Snyder	1	0	0	8
DE Winfred Paukschus	0	1	0	25
DT Micah Tubbs	0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eugene Riley	3	1	33
S Pierre Thornton	3	1	32
S Tim Dawson	3	0	32
CB Roy Rodgers	3	0	26
CB Thomas Bush	3	0	23
DE Tony Schwartz	2	0	20
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	1	15
CB Drake Russell	1	0	29
ILB Mason Sturgell	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nicolas Carlson	3	8	22	1	33
C Nickolas Odom	2	3	22	0	33
T Charlie Lilly	1	3	22	0	33
T Gene Valdez	1	2	22	0	33
TE Brenden Cunningham	1	1	5	0	11
G Charlie Hoff	0	0	22	1	33
RB Scottie Clark	0	0	16	1	28

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earl Sinclair	4	11	1	36	0	36
T Griffin Gilmore	3	7	0	36	1	36
T Marty Kreklow	2	6	0	36	0	36
C Denzel Grieb	2	3	1	36	0	36
G Aaron Meyer	1	6	2	36	0	36
FB Joe Parker	0	1	0	13	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Goloboy	2	20
Alonzo Brandenburg	1	19
Gerald McCardell	1	16
Kai Lindsay	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ashton Barrett	1	16
Gabe Boyer	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mason Gilmore	---	---	35	36	8	79
DE Freddie Huiz	---	---	35	36	7	78
S Silas Kernbach	---	---	36	36	4	76
OLB Mercury Farber	---	---	36	36	4	76
ILB Wesley Hassell	---	---	35	36	4	75
OLB Emmanuel Starks	---	---	29	36	4	69
CB Dwight Korey	---	---	34	29	2	65
S Leslie Myers	---	---	33	28	3	64
T Nicolas Carlson	22	33	---	---	8	63
G Charlie Hoff	22	33	---	---	8	63
T Charlie Lilly	22	33	---	---	8	63
T Gene Valdez	22	33	---	---	8	63
WR Kai Lindsay	21	30	---	---	11	62
DE Winfred Paukschus	---	---	32	25	2	59
DT Micah Tubbs	---	---	31	27	1	59
CB Travis Westbrook	---	---	23	33	3	59
QB Derek Broomfield	22	33	---	---	---	55
C Nickolas Odom	22	33	---	---	---	55
RB Scottie Clark	16	28	---	---	8	52
TE Theodore Gonzalez	21	26	---	---	---	47
WR Jake Shaw	20	26	---	---	---	46
TE Brenden Cunningham	5	11	---	---	22	38
WR Lester Hanson	12	25	---	---	1	38
ILB Jake Goloboy	---	---	13	3	20	36
RB Chuck Cambell	7	6	---	---	21	34
S Spencer Snyder	---	---	3	8	15	26
RB Irving Trufant	6	5	---	---	13	24
DE Diego Drake	---	---	10	11	2	23
OLB Alonzo Brandenburg	---	---	2	0	19	21
DT Emmett Henderson	---	---	5	9	6	20
WR Gerald McCardell	1	2	---	---	16	19
CB Malachi Hoetger	---	---	1	0	13	14
CB Clifton Sipher	---	---	2	7	5	14
WR Eddie Haywood	0	3	---	---	10	13
P Lance Tyler	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Gerald Tully	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Darrin Duncan	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Douglas Schulz	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Roman Hawkins	1	3	---	---	---	4
OLB Kaden Rayburn	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Junior Franklin	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Antoine Shipes	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Parker Carlisle	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Tony Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lorenzo Zodda	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dexter Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Ashton Barrett	35	34	---	---	16	85
G Earl Sinclair	36	36	---	---	7	79
S Pierre Thornton	---	---	22	32	19	73
C Denzel Grieb	36	36	---	---	---	72
G Aaron Meyer	36	36	---	---	---	72
T Marty Kreklow	36	36	---	---	---	72
T Griffin Gilmore	36	36	---	---	---	72
QB Larry Tatum	36	36	---	---	---	72
WR Gabe Boyer	24	32	---	---	14	70
CB Drake Russell	---	---	21	29	19	69
WR Lewis Chance	34	34	---	---	---	68
ILB Mason Sturgell	---	---	22	33	3	58
OLB Eugene Riley	---	---	22	33	3	58
S Tim Dawson	---	---	22	32	3	57
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	21	27	3	51
TE Bryce Bullock	18	30	---	---	---	48
CB Roy Rodgers	---	---	21	26	1	48
DE Nicholas Ekuban	---	---	17	22	7	46
DE Tony Schwartz	---	---	14	20	12	46
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	11	15	20	46
RB Brenden Bennett	11	16	---	---	18	45
TE Justics Barber	15	7	---	---	23	45
RB Tevin Basham	25	20	---	---	---	45
CB Thomas Bush	---	---	11	23	7	41
FB Joe Parker	13	4	---	---	23	40
DT Nicholas Faith	---	---	13	22	---	35
OLB Lamar Riemersma	---	---	10	18	2	30
WR Alexis Engler	4	2	---	---	20	26
S Shaun Stephenson	---	---	3	10	7	20
DT Kaleb Dixon	---	---	9	8	1	18
DT Conrad Young	---	---	1	7	7	15
K Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Ashton Sanford	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Rodney Dunlap	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jesse Evison	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Juan Samuels	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB D.J. Harden	---	---	2	4	---	6
RB Lukas Lyons	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Dominic Chapin	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Winston Lofton	1	1	---	---	---	2
S Jack Finley	---	---	0	2	---	2
G Kenyon Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Darrin Winters	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Lance Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C A.J. Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	15	85	5.7
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	87	9.7
Middle	22	118	5.4
Right	4	-1	-0.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Broomfield	30	19	2	1	0	4	5	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Tatum	35	24	4	2	3	2	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	154	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	121	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kai Lindsay	12	7	78	1	30
TE Theodore Gonzalez	5	4	46	1	26
RB Scottie Clark	3	2	10	0	28
TE Roman Hawkins	2	1	17	0	3
WR Jake Shaw	2	1	-4	0	26
TE Brenden Cunningham	1	0	0	0	11
WR Gerald McCardell	1	1	18	0	2
WR Lester Hanson	1	1	16	0	25
WR Eddie Haywood	1	1	6	0	3
RB Irving Trufant	1	1	1	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tevin Basham	8	6	0	46	1	20
WR Gabe Boyer	7	5	1	62	0	32
RB Brenden Bennett	5	3	0	48	1	16
WR Lewis Chance	4	3	1	45	1	34
WR Ashton Barrett	4	3	1	62	1	34
TE Bryce Bullock	3	1	0	2	0	30
WR Alexis Engler	2	1	0	6	0	2
TE Justics Barber	1	1	0	5	0	7
FB Joe Parker	1	1	0	13	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Scottie Clark	1	14	14.00	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brenden Bennett	3	11	3.67	4.38
RB Tevin Basham	3	0	0.00	5.70
QB Larry Tatum	1	9	9.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Broomfield	2	0	0	0.00	6.27

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Tatum	8	2	17	2.13	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Scottie Clark	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Jake Shaw	1	0	0	0.00	-2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Boyer	3	1	12	4.00	8.86
RB Brenden Bennett	2	0	0	0.00	9.60
WR Alexis Engler	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Justics Barber	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Bryce Bullock	1	0	0	0.00	0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Derek Broomfield	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Bennett	2	1
QB Larry Tatum	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Broomfield	12	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Tatum	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kai Lindsay	4	2	1
TE Theodore Gonzalez	2	2	2
WR Jake Shaw	2	1	0
TE Brenden Cunningham	1	0	0
WR Lester Hanson	1	1	1
TE Roman Hawkins	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Boyer	4	3	3
WR Lewis Chance	3	2	1
RB Brenden Bennett	2	1	1
TE Justics Barber	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (22,200)
End Zone 14,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (22,200)
End Zone	14,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,000)