Week 6, 2056

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	3	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:08 MIN - Derek Broomfield 3 run (Darrin Duncan extra point)
2Q: 09:25 ATL - Jeremy Wright 3 pass from A.J. Sanford (Alan Manthey extra point)
2Q: 03:37 MIN - Clifton Sipher 50 interception return (Darrin Duncan extra point)
2Q: 00:40 ATL - Alan Manthey 56 field goal
4Q: 02:57 MIN - Darrin Duncan 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:08 MIN - Derek Broomfield 3 run (Darrin Duncan extra point)
2Q: 09:25 ATL - Jeremy Wright 3 pass from A.J. Sanford (Alan Manthey extra point)
2Q: 03:37 MIN - Clifton Sipher 50 interception return (Darrin Duncan extra point)
2Q: 00:40 ATL - Alan Manthey 56 field goal
4Q: 02:57 MIN - Darrin Duncan 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 1-5 0-6
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 337 281
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 5.91 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 126 51
- Rushing Attempts 30 19
- Yards per Rush 4.20 2.68
Net Passing Yards 211 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 1 46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 235 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.81 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 4/67
Interception Ret./Yards 2/65 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:48 30:12

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	1-5	0-6
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	337	281
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	5.91	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	126	51
- Rushing Attempts	30	19
- Yards per Rush	4.20	2.68
Net Passing Yards	211	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 1	46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	235	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.81	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	4/67
Interception Ret./Yards	2/65	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:48	30:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:16	4:45	OWN 5	9	65	Missed FG
1	3:59	3:04	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	9:17	2:46	OWN 37	4	14	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	2	36	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 38	4	33	Fumble
3	10:29	1:23	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
3	5:46	0:11	OPP 32	1	-8	Fumble
3	4:14	2:13	OWN 18	3	-10	Punt
3	0:04	4:35	OWN 16	12	53	Interception
4	8:32	5:42	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 46	4	15	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:44	OWN 19	8	38	Punt
1	5:31	1:32	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	0:55	6:38	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	6:31	3:02	OWN 17	6	15	Interception
2	3:29	2:56	OWN 13	10	48	Field Goal
3	12:13	1:44	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	9:06	3:20	OWN 9	6	2	Punt
3	5:35	1:21	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	2:01	1:57	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
4	10:29	1:57	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
4	2:50	1:36	OWN 32	6	27	Interception

Game MVP: Clifton Sipher, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Giles	16	67	4.19	22	4	0
QB Derek Broomfield	7	19	2.71	6	0	1
RB Johnnie Boyd	4	23	5.75	11	1	0
WR Tyler Alicea	2	18	9.00	22	1	0
RB Jared Sauerbrun	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tevin Basham	10	0	0.00	13	1	0
RB Brett Neel	9	51	5.67	26	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Broomfield	24	17	235	3/24	0	28	1	84.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
A.J. Sanford	46	30	234	1/4	1	29	2	66.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lester Hanson	9	13	134	14.89	34	24
WR Tyler Alicea	3	4	52	17.33	48	22
TE Terrance Palmer	2	2	18	9.00	0	10
RB Raymond Giles	2	3	3	1.50	0	3
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	1	28	28.00	29	28
WR Kai Lindsay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Wright	8	11	74	9.25	6	29	1
WR Donnell Oja	6	11	62	10.33	2	22	0
TE Dale Horner	4	5	12	3.00	0	11	0
FB Cedric Murray	3	3	23	7.67	21	12	0
WR Russell Oliver	2	3	19	9.50	4	15	0
RB Tevin Basham	2	2	10	5.00	0	5	0
RB Brett Neel	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Winston Stevenson	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Xavier Murphy	1	1	17	17.00	5	17	0
TE Roberto Baumgardner	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Alexander Kok	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Travis Westbrook	1	15	15.00	0
CB Clifton Sipher	1	50	50.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Kim Hughes	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Derek Broomfield	1	0	0	0
WR Tyler Alicea	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Recov	Force
ILB Marlon Crichlow	1	0
DE Martin Lighthiser	1	0
DE Jessie Lofton	0	1
DT Joshua Hadden	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Tyler	3	114	38.0	38.0	42	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Manthey	5	150	30.0	28.8	37	3
Edwin Wayne	2	80	40.0	36.5	42	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Manthey	1/1	1/1	1/1	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Sipher	2	13	6.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyler Alicea	2	56	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Matney	4	67	16.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Flannery	8	1	0.0	19	46
S Jim Farr	6	5	0.0	19	47
DE Freddie Huiz	5	1	1.0	19	43
OLB Deron Sanders	5	1	0.0	17	35
ILB Wesley Hassell	5	0	0.0	19	46
CB Travis Westbrook	5	0	0.0	13	37
ILB Emmanuel Starks	3	2	0.0	9	24
CB Clifton Sipher	3	1	0.0	19	47
OLB Ernest Dawkins	2	2	0.0	16	28
DE Winfred Paukschus	2	1	0.0	3	25
DE Cameron Edwards	2	0	0.0	18	43
DT Micah Tubbs	1	2	0.0	13	19
CB Eddie Watts	1	1	0.0	18	45
QB Derek Broomfield	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tyler Alicea	1	0	---	---	---
DT Emmett Henderson	0	1	0.0	7	29

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marlon Crichlow	6	2	0.0	21	23
OLB Manuel Venable	6	0	0.0	28	16
DT Shawn Dewey	5	3	0.5	27	25
S Marty Gillespie	4	3	0.0	28	18
CB Vernon Cuellar	3	1	0.0	15	20
S Everett Cade	3	0	0.0	30	27
DE Jessie Lofton	2	0	1.0	29	27
DE Martin Lighthiser	2	1	0.5	26	17
OLB Kristopher Sinclair	2	1	0.0	12	12
CB Rickey Hawkins	2	1	0.0	23	16
CB B.J. Hansen	2	1	0.0	27	18
DT Donald Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	10	2
CB Garrett Buckner	2	0	0.0	13	15
DT Joshua Hadden	1	2	1.0	17	21
ILB Jose Figueroa	1	1	0.0	8	3
DT Ross Cole	1	1	0.0	6	6
OLB Kim Hughes	1	1	0.0	5	11
ILB Bryce Fisk	1	0	0.0	0	2
WR Jeremy Wright	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Freddie Huiz	1.0	2	0	1	43

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jessie Lofton	1.0	0	1	27
DT Joshua Hadden	1.0	0	0	21
DE Martin Lighthiser	0.5	1	0	17
DT Shawn Dewey	0.5	0	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave Flannery	7	2	0	46
S Jim Farr	7	0	0	47
CB Travis Westbrook	4	0	1	37
CB Clifton Sipher	3	1	1	47
ILB Emmanuel Starks	3	0	0	24
OLB Deron Sanders	2	0	0	35
ILB Wesley Hassell	1	0	0	46
DE Winfred Paukschus	1	0	0	25
OLB Ernest Dawkins	1	0	0	28
CB Eddie Watts	1	0	0	45

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Cuellar	3	1	0	20
OLB Manuel Venable	3	0	0	16
S Everett Cade	3	0	0	27
ILB Marlon Crichlow	2	0	0	23
ILB Bryce Fisk	1	0	0	2
S Marty Gillespie	1	0	0	18
DT Joshua Hadden	1	0	0	21
OLB Kristopher Sinclair	1	0	0	12
CB Rickey Hawkins	1	0	0	16
CB B.J. Hansen	1	0	0	18
OLB Kim Hughes	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Derek Atkins	3	8	1	30	2	27
G Eric Tubbs	3	5	0	30	0	27
G Charlie Hoff	1	2	0	30	0	27
FB Clyde Coffey	1	1	0	8	0	3
T Gene Valdez	0	7	0	30	1	27

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Craig Bush	3	5	19	1	47
G Dean Whiteford	2	7	19	0	47
T Howard Husak	1	1	19	0	47
G Aaron Meyer	0	3	19	0	47
T Ivan Braden	0	2	19	0	47
TE Roberto Baumgardner	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kai Lindsay	2	20
Travis Westbrook	1	15
Eduardo Clapp	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Basham	2	18
Vernon Cuellar	1	13
Cedric Murray	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Clifton Sipher	---	---	19	47	8	74
OLB Deron Sanders	---	---	17	35	18	70
WR Kai Lindsay	22	25	---	---	20	67
S Dave Flannery	---	---	19	46	2	67
S Jim Farr	---	---	19	47	1	67
ILB Wesley Hassell	---	---	19	46	1	66
CB Travis Westbrook	---	---	13	37	15	65
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	18	45	1	64
G Charlie Hoff	30	27	---	---	6	63
DE Freddie Huiz	---	---	19	43	1	63
T Gene Valdez	30	27	---	---	6	63
G Eric Tubbs	30	27	---	---	6	63
T Wendell Burroughs	30	27	---	---	6	63
DE Cameron Edwards	---	---	18	43	---	61
QB Derek Broomfield	30	27	---	---	---	57
C Derek Atkins	30	27	---	---	---	57
WR Lester Hanson	29	26	---	---	1	56
WR Tyler Alicea	21	23	---	---	7	51
TE Terrance Palmer	28	22	---	---	---	50
RB Raymond Giles	23	25	---	---	---	48
DT Emmett Henderson	---	---	7	29	8	44
OLB Ernest Dawkins	---	---	16	28	---	44
DT Micah Tubbs	---	---	13	19	5	37
DE Winfred Paukschus	---	---	3	25	8	36
ILB Emmanuel Starks	---	---	9	24	1	34
TE Abraham Cook	4	7	---	---	20	31
FB Clyde Coffey	8	3	---	---	17	28
RB Jared Sauerbrun	1	1	---	---	13	15
S Jesse Lampkin	---	---	0	1	13	14
ILB Harris Hill	---	---	0	0	10	10
CB Snake Eyes White	---	---	0	2	7	9
WR Walter Kamstra	7	1	---	---	---	8
K Darrin Duncan	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Lance Tyler	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Jason Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Johnnie Boyd	5	1	---	---	---	6
WR Eduardo Clapp	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Santiago Lane	1	1	---	---	2	4
WR Carlos Dronett	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Julio Steiner	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Nicolas Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dexter Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Trent Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sammy Logan	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Brett Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Antoine Hoffman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Aaron Meyer	19	47	---	---	8	74
G Dean Whiteford	19	47	---	---	7	73
QB A.J. Sanford	19	47	---	---	1	67
T Howard Husak	19	47	---	---	---	66
C Craig Bush	19	47	---	---	---	66
T Ivan Braden	19	47	---	---	---	66
TE Dale Horner	19	46	---	---	---	65
DE Jessie Lofton	---	---	29	27	6	62
WR Jeremy Wright	14	44	---	---	4	62
S Everett Cade	---	---	30	27	3	60
WR Donnell Oja	9	31	---	---	18	58
DT Shawn Dewey	---	---	27	25	3	55
CB Vernon Cuellar	---	---	15	20	13	48
S Marty Gillespie	---	---	28	18	1	47
RB Tevin Basham	10	19	---	---	18	47
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	21	23	3	47
CB B.J. Hansen	---	---	27	18	1	46
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	28	16	1	45
CB Rickey Hawkins	---	---	23	16	4	43
DE Martin Lighthiser	---	---	26	17	---	43
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	17	21	3	41
CB Garrett Buckner	---	---	13	15	12	40
WR Alexander Kok	10	29	---	---	---	39
RB Brett Neel	9	28	---	---	1	38
OLB Kim Hughes	---	---	5	11	20	36
WR Winston Stevenson	5	6	---	---	18	29
WR Russell Oliver	9	13	---	---	6	28
OLB Kristopher Sinclair	---	---	12	12	2	26
DE Kelly Swift	---	---	2	9	9	20
S Arturo Matney	---	---	3	9	6	18
TE Roberto Baumgardner	7	10	---	---	---	17
DT Ross Cole	---	---	6	6	---	12
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	10	2	---	12
ILB Jose Figueroa	---	---	8	3	---	11
C A.J. Garrett	0	0	---	---	11	11
FB Cedric Murray	2	4	---	---	4	10
K Alan Manthey	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Xavier Murphy	1	4	---	---	4	9
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Butch Sloan	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Emmett Haugh	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Ernest Kanyuh	0	1	---	---	6	7
ILB Bryce Fisk	---	---	0	2	3	5
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Justics Chelius	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Hunter Sigman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	20	102	5.1
Right	8	27	3.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	25	8.3
Middle	15	19	1.3
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Broomfield	24	17	4	0	4	1	1	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
A.J. Sanford	46	30	2	2	7	3	0	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	63	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	76	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	49	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	103	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Hanson	13	9	1	134	2	26
WR Tyler Alicea	4	3	1	52	1	23
RB Raymond Giles	3	2	1	3	0	25
TE Terrance Palmer	2	2	0	18	0	22
WR Kai Lindsay	1	0	1	0	0	25
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	1	0	28	1	1

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnell Oja	11	6	3	62	1	31
WR Jeremy Wright	11	8	1	74	1	44
TE Dale Horner	5	4	0	12	0	46
WR Russell Oliver	3	2	0	19	0	13
RB Brett Neel	3	1	1	5	0	28
FB Cedric Murray	3	3	0	23	0	4
WR Winston Stevenson	3	1	1	5	0	6
WR Alexander Kok	3	1	1	6	0	29
RB Tevin Basham	2	2	0	10	0	19
TE Xavier Murphy	1	1	0	17	0	4
TE Roberto Baumgardner	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Derek Broomfield	2	8	4.00	2.71

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Basham	1	-4	-4.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Broomfield	2	1	8	4.00	9.79

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
A.J. Sanford	2	2	11	5.50	5.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terrance Palmer	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
WR Tyler Alicea	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Wright	2	2	11	5.50	6.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Giles	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brett Neel	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Broomfield	8	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
A.J. Sanford	14	11	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Hanson	3	2	1
TE Terrance Palmer	2	2	2
RB Raymond Giles	2	1	0
WR Tyler Alicea	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnell Oja	5	4	2
WR Jeremy Wright	5	4	2
RB Brett Neel	2	1	0
WR Russell Oliver	1	1	0
FB Cedric Murray	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (22,200)
End Zone 12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (22,200)
End Zone	12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,000)