Week 3, 2016

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	10	3	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal
2Q: 06:17 ATL - Mark Daum 4 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 10:46 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 02:00 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 44 field goal
4Q: 00:50 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal
2Q: 06:17 ATL - Mark Daum 4 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 10:46 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 02:00 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 44 field goal
4Q: 00:50 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 39 field goal

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 22 6
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 15 3
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 354 147
- Offensive Plays 73 42
- Yards per Play 4.85 3.50
Net Rushing Yards 165 47
- Rushing Attempts 42 15
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.13
Net Passing Yards 189 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 40:42 19:18

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	22	6
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	15	3
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	354	147
- Offensive Plays	73	42
- Yards per Play	4.85	3.50
Net Rushing Yards	165	47
- Rushing Attempts	42	15
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.13
Net Passing Yards	189	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	40:42	19:18

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	5:40	OWN 14	10	69	Field Goal
1	5:59	3:31	OWN 3	8	39	Punt
2	11:32	5:23	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
2	3:15	2:38	OWN 8	6	22	Punt
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	8:25	6:30	OWN 29	11	44	Field Goal
4	14:51	2:07	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
4	10:25	5:42	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
4	4:23	1:49	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
4	2:00	1:18	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	7:25	1:26	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
1	2:28	5:56	OWN 11	11	58	Missed FG
2	6:09	2:54	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 23	1	3	Half
3	10:37	2:12	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	1:55	2:04	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	12:44	2:19	OWN 41	5	14	Punt
4	4:43	0:20	OWN 20	3	16	Interception
4	2:34	0:34	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	-11	Game

Game MVP: Erik Ainge, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	28	111	3.96	17	3	1
Brandon Jacobs	11	48	4.36	30	1	0
Warren Nieto	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Brian Leonard	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Erik Ainge	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	8	31	3.88	13	1
Percy Barnes	4	10	2.50	5	0
Timothy Hightower	3	6	2.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Ainge	28	21	212	3/23	1	31	0	108.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Barnes	25	13	111	2/11	0	21	1	47.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	8	11	87	10.88	19	22	0
WR Mark Daum	5	5	58	11.60	0	31	1
TE Shaun Clancy	3	4	41	13.67	19	23	0
WR Warren Nieto	3	5	21	7.00	2	11	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Brian Leonard	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Horace McGregor	3	4	10	3.33	6	6
WR Anthony Gonzalez	3	4	39	13.00	8	20
RB Timothy Hightower	2	3	10	5.00	6	5
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
FB Reagan Mauia	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Steve Smith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Ben Strobel	1	7	21	21.00	2	21
WR Shawn Hartman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Neasman	1	2	2.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Damon Bromell	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Horace McGregor	1	0	0	0
Ben Strobel	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	5	256	51.2	44.2	57	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	6	317	52.8	49.2	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	1	2	2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hightower	1	-7	-7.0	0
Ben Strobel	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Strobel	4	63	15.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chad Neasman	8	0	0.0	14	27
S Dana Washington	6	2	0.0	15	27
DE Damon Bromell	4	0	1.0	15	26
DE Chuck Ward	3	2	0.5	14	27
S Clyde Ingalls	3	0	0.0	13	27
CB Corey Alston	2	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Tom Small	1	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Terna Nande	1	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Kroy Biermann	1	1	0.0	6	12
DT J.J. Wirthel	0	1	0.5	15	26
CB Skip Middleton	0	1	0.0	0	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	9	5	0.0	39	31
DT Scottie Benton	8	0	0.0	40	31
CB Irving Givens	6	1	0.0	38	30
ILB Boomer Grigsby	6	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Andy Lyle	4	2	0.0	38	29
CB R.J. Cassidy	4	0	0.0	24	28
DE Bob Vasquez	3	1	2.0	35	29
OLB Phil Graham	3	0	1.0	11	10
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	3	0.0	29	20
CB Oscar Joppru	3	0	0.0	32	19
DT Bucky Sawczyn	3	0	0.0	19	12
DE Jay Moore	2	2	0.0	20	12
DE Winfred Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	40	31
S Larry Hughes	2	1	0.0	13	3
OLB Edgar Barrett	2	0	0.0	16	3
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	3	0.0	9	13
S Caleb Campbell	1	1	0.0	26	23
OLB Matt McCoy	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	0.0	9	1
TE Ike Dodge	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Bromell	1.0	3	1	26
DE Chuck Ward	0.5	1	2	27
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.5	1	0	26

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bob Vasquez	2.0	1	1	1	29
OLB Phil Graham	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	1	1	31
OLB Andy Lyle	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Neasman	6	1	1	27
S Dana Washington	3	0	0	27
CB Corey Alston	1	1	0	26
S Clyde Ingalls	1	0	0	27
DE Chuck Ward	1	0	0	27
OLB Kroy Biermann	1	0	0	12
OLB Terna Nande	0	1	0	20
CB Calvin Borders	0	1	0	26

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Irving Givens	4	0	30
S Gerald Alexander	3	0	31
OLB Andy Lyle	3	0	29
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	28
ILB Boomer Grigsby	2	0	11
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	0	20
S Larry Hughes	2	0	3
CB Oscar Joppru	1	1	19
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun Clancy	2	4	0	38	0	29
Barry Richardson	2	3	0	11	0	7
Davin Joseph	1	8	0	34	1	22
Wesley Covington	1	7	1	36	1	28
Burt Cavoretto	1	5	0	33	1	23
Brian Boone	1	4	0	13	0	10
Mike Pollak	1	4	0	38	0	29
Brian Leonard	1	2	1	29	0	15
Sammy Madison	0	3	0	14	0	12
Shane Fields	0	2	0	31	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Stepanovich	1	2	15	0	27
Sammy Schlesinger	0	3	15	0	19
Manuel Ramirez	0	2	6	0	14
Justin Blaylock	0	1	10	1	25
Kennedy Gaylord	0	1	10	1	23
Alan Beecroft	0	1	5	0	8
Uche Nwaneri	0	1	14	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Baker	3	12
Brandon Jacobs	1	20
Skip Middleton	1	14
Mark Daum	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Beecroft	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Clancy	38	29	---	---	11	78
Erik Ainge	42	31	---	---	---	73
Mike Pollak	38	29	---	---	---	67
Wesley Covington	36	28	---	---	---	64
Eddie Royal	36	26	---	---	1	63
Davin Joseph	34	22	---	---	5	61
Burt Cavoretto	33	23	---	---	3	59
Brian Leonard	29	15	---	---	14	58
Warren Nieto	31	25	---	---	---	56
Shane Fields	31	24	---	---	---	55
Zach Huffman	31	23	---	---	1	55
Dana Washington	---	---	15	27	2	44
Chad Neasman	---	---	14	27	2	43
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	15	26	1	42
Calvin Borders	---	---	15	26	1	42
Damon Bromell	---	---	15	26	1	42
Chuck Ward	---	---	14	27	1	42
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	13	27	1	41
Corey Alston	---	---	13	26	2	41
Mark Daum	15	15	---	---	10	40
Terna Nande	---	---	12	20	8	40
Brandon Jacobs	11	8	---	---	20	39
Sammy Madison	14	12	---	---	8	34
Tom Small	---	---	12	20	1	33
Brian Boone	13	10	---	---	8	31
Julio Baker	---	---	5	12	12	29
Dan Fabrizio	9	4	---	---	15	28
Barry Richardson	11	7	---	---	8	26
Claude Wroten	---	---	10	14	1	25
Bob Brown	7	6	---	---	12	25
Les Fincher	3	4	---	---	13	20
Kroy Biermann	---	---	6	12	---	18
Skip Middleton	---	---	0	1	14	15
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	0	1	13	14
Jason Lynch	---	---	0	1	10	11
Mel Wagner	---	---	2	1	7	10
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
George Hitchcock	---	---	1	1	6	8
Steven Franklin	---	---	1	1	5	7
Bart Shea	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	1	1	2	4
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Monty Blackwell	---	---	1	0	---	1
Xavier Canales	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Burton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Benton	---	---	40	31	3	74
Gerald Alexander	---	---	39	31	3	73
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	40	31	1	72
Irving Givens	---	---	38	30	3	71
Andy Lyle	---	---	38	29	3	70
Bob Vasquez	---	---	35	29	2	66
Oscar Joppru	---	---	32	19	2	53
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	24	28	1	53
Caleb Campbell	---	---	26	23	4	53
Phil Gaylor	---	---	29	20	3	52
Ben Strobel	11	24	---	---	11	46
Uche Nwaneri	14	23	---	---	7	44
Alex Stepanovich	15	27	---	---	---	42
Justin Blaylock	10	25	---	---	7	42
Percy Barnes	15	27	---	---	---	42
Jay Moore	---	---	20	12	6	38
Ike Dodge	10	19	---	---	9	38
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	19	12	4	35
Timothy Hightower	8	12	---	---	15	35
Sammy Schlesinger	15	19	---	---	---	34
Kennedy Gaylord	10	23	---	---	---	33
Shawn Hartman	7	13	---	---	11	31
Roscoe Parrish	9	13	---	---	8	30
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	13	11	5	29
Horace McGregor	11	18	---	---	---	29
Phil Graham	---	---	11	10	7	28
Alan Beecroft	5	8	---	---	14	27
Manuel Ramirez	6	14	---	---	7	27
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	9	13	1	23
Reagan Mauia	6	8	---	---	9	23
Larry Hughes	---	---	13	3	7	23
Matt McCoy	---	---	4	2	16	22
Daniel Kanski	---	---	7	3	12	22
Edgar Barrett	---	---	16	3	3	22
Anthony Gonzalez	6	15	---	---	---	21
Steve Smith	2	4	---	---	11	17
Norman Bradley	---	---	9	1	6	16
Nicky Winters	0	1	---	---	15	16
Tyrell Poston	5	4	---	---	7	16
Sammie Hodges	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bubba Atkins	---	---	0	0	3	3
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rob Cressio	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corey Graham	---	---	0	0	---	0
Andre' Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	75	4.4
Middle	20	65	3.3
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Ainge	28	21	3	2	0	1	3	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Barnes	25	13	2	1	1	4	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	135	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	24	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	24	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	34	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	11	8	87	1	26
WR Warren Nieto	5	3	21	0	25
WR Mark Daum	5	5	58	1	15
TE Shaun Clancy	4	3	41	1	29
FB Brian Leonard	2	1	2	0	15
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	1	3	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ben Strobel	7	1	0	21	1	24
RB Horace McGregor	4	3	0	10	0	18
WR Anthony Gonzalez	4	3	0	39	1	15
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	1	1	9	0	13
RB Timothy Hightower	3	2	0	10	0	12
FB Reagan Mauia	1	1	0	3	0	8
WR Steve Smith	1	1	0	6	0	4
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	0	13	0	19
WR Shawn Hartman	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	3	9	3.00	3.96
Brandon Jacobs	2	3	1.50	4.36

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Ainge	4	4	26	6.50	7.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	2	2	20	10.00	7.91
WR Mark Daum	1	1	4	4.00	11.60
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	3	0
Brandon Jacobs	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Barnes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Ainge	12	10	8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Barnes	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Daum	4	4	4
TE Shaun Clancy	2	1	1
WR Warren Nieto	2	1	1
WR Eddie Royal	2	2	1
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	1	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ben Strobel	3	1	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	1	0
WR Anthony Gonzalez	2	2	1
RB Timothy Hightower	1	0	0
WR Shawn Hartman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 28,800 (29,400)
End Zone 20,200 (21,300)
Mezzanine 11,800 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,200 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	28,800 (29,400)
End Zone	20,200 (21,300)
Mezzanine	11,800 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,200 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,700)