Week 6, 2062

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	6	0	7	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 ATL - Phil Conley 26 field goal
1Q: 04:54 MIN - J.B. Cooley 25 field goal
1Q: 00:16 MIN - J.B. Cooley 33 field goal
2Q: 02:16 ATL - Deion Mayes 13 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 09:38 ATL - Phil Conley 36 field goal
3Q: 04:31 MIN - Carl Guthrie 5 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Dixon Hamner 29 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
4Q: 08:36 MIN - J.B. Cooley 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 ATL - Phil Conley 26 field goal
1Q: 04:54 MIN - J.B. Cooley 25 field goal
1Q: 00:16 MIN - J.B. Cooley 33 field goal
2Q: 02:16 ATL - Deion Mayes 13 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 09:38 ATL - Phil Conley 36 field goal
3Q: 04:31 MIN - Carl Guthrie 5 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Dixon Hamner 29 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
4Q: 08:36 MIN - J.B. Cooley 35 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 3-3 3-3
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 353 311
- Offensive Plays 78 50
- Yards per Play 4.53 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 131 109
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 3.85 4.36
Net Passing Yards 222 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 0 25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 8.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 8/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/112 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:32 24:28

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	3-3	3-3
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	353	311
- Offensive Plays	78	50
- Yards per Play	4.53	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	131	109
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	3.85	4.36
Net Passing Yards	222	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 0	25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	8.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	9.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	8/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/112	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:32	24:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	4:48	OWN 25	9	67	Field Goal
1	4:03	3:55	OWN 46	8	38	Field Goal
2	13:50	3:16	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
2	8:54	2:47	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
2	2:06	2:05	OWN 36	8	33	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	9:33	5:12	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
3	0:17	6:46	OWN 26	11	56	Field Goal
4	6:55	3:34	OWN 45	6	12	Punt
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 25	12	55	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 30	9	61	Field Goal
1	4:48	0:45	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	0:08	1:18	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	10:34	1:40	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	6:07	4:01	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 39	1	1	Half
3	12:55	3:22	OWN 23	7	58	Field Goal
3	4:21	4:04	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	8:31	1:36	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	3:21	1:13	OWN 20	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Gregory Eppright, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hardy Mathews	30	124	4.13	35	2	0
RB Donte Reinert	4	7	1.75	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Micah Lightfoot	10	65	6.50	19	3
RB O.J. Stiltner	10	41	4.10	10	1
FB Cedric Murray	3	0	0.00	6	0
QB Gregory Eppright	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Dixon Hamner	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josue Lindsay	41	23	236	3/14	1	26	0	80.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	25	16	202	0/0	2	52	0	115.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Carl Guthrie	8	10	82	10.25	25	26	1
WR Kai Scott	4	6	53	13.25	9	19	0
RB Hardy Mathews	4	5	20	5.00	10	13	0
TE Andres Bates	3	11	31	10.33	20	13	0
WR Ray Andersen	2	5	36	18.00	18	25	0
RB Nickolas Whiting	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Donte Reinert	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ray Soltys	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Hamner	8	10	145	18.13	69	52	1
WR Clifton Blackwell	2	5	9	4.50	0	11	0
WR Deion Mayes	2	5	16	8.00	3	13	1
WR Dean Huffman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rodney Mendenhall	1	2	14	14.00	8	14	0
WR Wyatt Codie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Ben Talley	1	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Richard Japp	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	4	169	42.3	37.3	47	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	5	258	51.6	41.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Cooley	3/4	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Conley	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	4	53	13.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Soltys	4	112	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Cote	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Bauer	12	1	23	24
ILB Jerome Laird	5	2	23	22
S Kai Finley	4	2	23	18
OLB Elias Fisher	4	0	14	7
DT Bo Berosik	3	0	10	6
S Tony Lake	2	3	15	16
DE Jack Lane	2	0	24	17
CB Matt Peterson	2	0	13	20
DT Kai Clements	1	2	13	19
CB Eddie Watts	1	1	24	24
DT Cameron Edwards	1	1	17	22
CB Ben Talley	1	1	23	23
S Grant Andersen	1	0	13	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Nate LaBorde	8	2	1.0	34	43
S Alexis Tanner	7	1	0.0	34	34
CB Dean Gaines	7	0	0.0	33	42
S Tyrus Perez	6	5	0.0	34	44
OLB Charlie Hammond	5	5	0.0	30	38
ILB Jeff Cavazos	4	1	1.0	22	30
OLB Alexander Robbins	4	0	1.0	13	18
DE Alan Fields	3	1	0.0	27	26
DT Carter Gougeon	3	1	0.0	18	30
CB Aaron Harrison	3	0	0.0	29	39
DT Britt Shuger	3	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Marcus Anwar	3	0	0.0	8	10
CB James Joyner	2	0	0.0	24	22
DT Clarence Vallery	1	1	0.0	29	33
CB Everett Cade	0	1	0.0	4	14
CB Darrin O'Neill	0	1	0.0	7	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cameron Edwards	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Samuel Burke	0.0	1	1	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nate LaBorde	1.0	1	2	1	43
OLB Alexander Robbins	1.0	0	0	1	18
ILB Jeff Cavazos	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Clarence Vallery	0.0	1	0	0	33
DT Carter Gougeon	0.0	0	1	1	30
DT Britt Shuger	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Bauer	5	0	24
ILB Jerome Laird	2	1	22
CB Ben Talley	2	0	23
CB Matt Peterson	2	0	20
DE Jack Lane	1	1	17
CB Eddie Watts	1	0	24
OLB Elias Fisher	1	0	7
S Tony Lake	1	0	16
S Kai Finley	1	0	18
S Grant Andersen	0	1	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dean Gaines	5	0	42
S Tyrus Perez	4	2	44
OLB Charlie Hammond	3	3	38
S Alexis Tanner	3	0	34
CB Aaron Harrison	3	0	39
OLB Alexander Robbins	2	0	18
DE Nate LaBorde	1	0	43
ILB Jeff Cavazos	1	0	30
OLB Marcus Anwar	1	0	10
CB Darrin O'Neill	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bert Bell	3	7	34	1	44
T Corwin McKnight	3	7	34	0	44
C Bill Harmon	2	8	34	0	44
C Christopher Jamison	2	6	34	0	44
T Alfred Lee	1	3	15	1	18
G Sedrick Schweitzer	0	3	19	1	26

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Dean Whiteford	5	11	0	25	25
C Melvin Lowrey	3	6	0	25	25
T Harold Grooms	2	3	1	25	25
T Elias Newhart	2	2	0	25	25
G Mercury Waddell	1	1	0	25	25
TE Rodney Mendenhall	0	1	0	22	20

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nickolas Whiting	1	18

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Murray	3	21
Richard Japp	3	7
Dean Huffman	1	16
Wyatt Codie	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Andres Bates	30	44	---	---	23	97
T Bert Bell	34	44	---	---	8	86
T Corwin McKnight	34	44	---	---	4	82
C Christopher Jamison	34	44	---	---	---	78
QB Josue Lindsay	34	44	---	---	---	78
C Bill Harmon	34	44	---	---	---	78
WR Kai Scott	27	40	---	---	5	72
RB Hardy Mathews	30	22	---	---	10	62
WR Ray Andersen	26	36	---	---	---	62
CB Ben Talley	---	---	23	23	15	61
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	24	24	8	56
S Kai Finley	---	---	23	18	15	56
WR Nicholas Farr	25	19	---	---	10	54
G Sedrick Schweitzer	19	26	---	---	8	53
DE Jack Lane	---	---	24	17	11	52
OLB Ronnie Bauer	---	---	23	24	2	49
DT Kai Clements	---	---	13	19	16	48
ILB Jerome Laird	---	---	23	22	2	47
DT Cameron Edwards	---	---	17	22	2	41
WR Ray Soltys	11	9	---	---	19	39
T Alfred Lee	15	18	---	---	4	37
S Grant Andersen	---	---	13	20	2	35
CB Matt Peterson	---	---	13	20	1	34
S Tony Lake	---	---	15	16	2	33
TE Carl Guthrie	8	23	---	---	---	31
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	12	18	1	31
FB Dominic Sampson	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Nickolas Whiting	0	5	---	---	18	23
OLB Elias Fisher	---	---	14	7	1	22
DT Bo Berosik	---	---	10	6	5	21
RB Donte Reinert	4	17	---	---	---	21
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	13	5	1	19
OLB Wade Lydzinski	---	---	0	0	19	19
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	11	5	---	16
K J.B. Cooley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	1	6	1	8
G Ramon Canter	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Connor Swindal	---	---	3	3	1	7
TE Tracy Strong	1	4	---	---	---	5
WR Ted Fox	4	1	---	---	---	5
CB Miguel Godfrey	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Wayne Howe	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Greg Schuster	4	0	---	---	---	4
ILB Vincent Swift	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	34	34	18	86
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	34	44	4	82
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	34	43	4	81
OLB Charlie Hammond	---	---	30	38	12	80
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	33	42	4	79
CB Aaron Harrison	---	---	29	39	4	72
DT Clarence Vallery	---	---	29	33	1	63
G Dean Whiteford	25	25	---	---	7	57
CB James Joyner	---	---	24	22	11	57
T Elias Newhart	25	25	---	---	7	57
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	22	30	4	56
DE Alan Fields	---	---	27	26	1	54
DT Carter Gougeon	---	---	18	30	4	52
QB Gregory Eppright	25	25	---	---	---	50
G Mercury Waddell	25	25	---	---	---	50
T Harold Grooms	25	25	---	---	---	50
C Melvin Lowrey	25	25	---	---	---	50
DT Britt Shuger	---	---	21	25	3	49
WR Dixon Hamner	23	23	---	---	---	46
WR Clifton Blackwell	22	21	---	---	---	43
TE Rodney Mendenhall	22	20	---	---	---	42
FB Cedric Murray	11	5	---	---	21	37
RB O.J. Stiltner	15	16	---	---	5	36
WR Deion Mayes	14	20	---	---	---	34
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	13	18	1	32
CB Darrin O'Neill	---	---	7	17	8	32
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	6	17	3	26
TE Alec Sherman	1	2	---	---	21	24
WR Wyatt Codie	3	4	---	---	15	22
WR Dean Huffman	2	2	---	---	16	20
OLB Ronald Mathews	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Micah Lightfoot	10	9	---	---	---	19
CB Everett Cade	---	---	4	14	---	18
OLB Marcus Anwar	---	---	8	10	---	18
RB Peyton Nixon	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Austin Cote	2	3	---	---	10	15
CB Harold Lucas	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Phil Conley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Richard Japp	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Bernard DeSpirito	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Steven Coles	---	---	1	2	4	7
DT Alejandro Ballard	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Otis Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Wes Huggins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	38	7.6
Middle	18	68	3.8
Right	11	25	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	8	58	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josue Lindsay	41	23	2	2	3	6	4	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	25	16	2	0	2	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	56	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	123	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Andres Bates	11	3	1	31	0	44
TE Carl Guthrie	10	8	1	82	1	23
WR Kai Scott	6	4	0	53	0	40
RB Hardy Mathews	5	4	1	20	0	22
WR Ray Andersen	5	2	0	36	1	36
WR Ray Soltys	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Nickolas Whiting	1	1	0	9	0	5
RB Donte Reinert	1	1	0	5	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Hamner	10	8	0	145	2	23
WR Clifton Blackwell	5	2	1	9	0	21
WR Deion Mayes	5	2	1	16	0	20
TE Rodney Mendenhall	2	1	0	14	0	20
WR Dean Huffman	1	1	0	6	0	2
WR Wyatt Codie	1	1	0	3	0	4
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	1	0	9	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hardy Mathews	1	-3	-3.00	4.13

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	-2	-2.00	6.50
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	1	1.00	4.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josue Lindsay	9	5	27	3.00	5.76

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	6	3	14	2.33	8.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carl Guthrie	4	3	23	5.75	8.20
TE Andres Bates	3	0	0	0.00	2.82
RB Hardy Mathews	2	2	4	2.00	4.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clifton Blackwell	3	1	-2	-0.67	1.80
WR Dixon Hamner	1	0	0	0.00	14.50
WR Deion Mayes	1	1	13	13.00	3.20
WR Wyatt Codie	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donte Reinert	2	1
RB Hardy Mathews	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	0
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josue Lindsay	14	9	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carl Guthrie	7	6	5
TE Andres Bates	3	0	0
WR Ray Andersen	3	2	2
RB Nickolas Whiting	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Hamner	4	4	3
WR Clifton Blackwell	2	0	0
WR Deion Mayes	2	1	1
WR Dean Huffman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (22,200)
End Zone 12,100 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (22,200)
End Zone	12,100 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)