Week 6, 2020

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	10	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 MIN - Nicky Winters 34 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 13:19 ATL - Zach Huffman 3 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 8 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 11:10 ATL - Robert Whiting 28 field goal
3Q: 10:33 ATL - Brady Al Shawa 43 fumble return (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 06:35 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 22 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 13:18 MIN - Ron Kariger 41 field goal
4Q: 02:17 MIN - Tom Lee 3 run (Ron Kariger extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 MIN - Nicky Winters 34 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 13:19 ATL - Zach Huffman 3 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 8 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 11:10 ATL - Robert Whiting 28 field goal
3Q: 10:33 ATL - Brady Al Shawa 43 fumble return (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 06:35 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 22 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 13:18 MIN - Ron Kariger 41 field goal
4Q: 02:17 MIN - Tom Lee 3 run (Ron Kariger extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 3-3
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 20 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 438 253
- Offensive Plays 66 49
- Yards per Play 6.64 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 102 53
- Rushing Attempts 24 16
- Yards per Rush 4.25 3.31
Net Passing Yards 336 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 30 - 0 32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 347 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/16 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/48 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 5/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 19
Time of Possession 33:35 26:25

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	3-3
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	20	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	438	253
- Offensive Plays	66	49
- Yards per Play	6.64	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	102	53
- Rushing Attempts	24	16
- Yards per Rush	4.25	3.31
Net Passing Yards	336	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 30 - 0	32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	347	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/16	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/48	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	5/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 19
Time of Possession	33:35	26:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 8	6	92	Touchdown
1	7:36	4:45	OWN 28	9	47	Missed FG
2	13:09	5:44	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	4:15	2:50	OWN 2	5	38	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 45	2	0	Half
3	11:04	0:37	OWN 38	1	5	Fumble
3	10:27	4:07	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
3	3:28	5:16	OWN 33	10	43	Field Goal
4	7:54	5:43	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 25	3	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	4:10	OWN 16	6	7	Punt
1	2:51	4:42	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	7:25	3:10	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
2	1:25	1:08	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 36	6	53	Field Goal
3	6:20	2:52	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
4	13:12	5:18	OWN 24	9	52	Fumble
4	2:11	1:14	OWN 10	6	15	Downs

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	11	57	5.18	17	2	0
Tom Lee	11	47	4.27	9	0	1
Matt Ryan	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	13	46	3.54	15	1	0
Lawrence Blake	3	7	2.33	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	40	30	347	2/11	3	34	0	125.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Terrell	32	26	205	1/5	1	19	0	103.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	9	13	143	15.89	41	34	2
RB Nicky Winters	7	7	98	14.00	40	34	1
TE Ike Dodge	5	7	38	7.60	3	15	0
FB Cedric Snowden	3	3	28	9.33	11	12	0
WR Eddie Royal	3	6	16	5.33	0	16	0
WR Louis Murphy	3	4	24	8.00	0	13	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Wiggins	5	7	42	8.40	8	17	0
RB Zach Huffman	5	5	40	8.00	23	14	1
TE Moe Looper	4	4	31	7.75	6	16	0
RB Lawrence Blake	3	3	12	4.00	0	6	0
WR Jamie Marx	3	3	31	10.33	9	18	0
WR Al Klone	3	3	22	7.33	0	8	0
FB Les Fincher	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Justin Daniels	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Shawn Hartman	1	4	19	19.00	10	19	0
TE Lester Allen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	1	0	0
Tom Lee	1	0	0
Nicky Winters	0	1	0
Phil Gaylor	0	1	0
R.J. Cassidy	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Everett Wiggins	1	0	0	0
Brady Al Shawa	0	1	0	1
Barry Blackburn	0	0	1	0
Kirk Laws	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	1	53	53.0	53.0	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	4	179	44.8	44.3	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robert Whiting	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	2	2	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	2	70	35.0	0
Desmond Hout	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Knight	3	46	15.3	0
Skip Goodwin	2	26	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Dodge	7	1	0.0	15	31
S Allen Weber	5	3	0.0	16	31
ILB Phil Gaylor	5	1	0.0	15	33
ILB Lester Jacobs	4	1	0.0	7	8
CB Chad Neasman	3	2	0.0	15	31
OLB Fernando Sanford	3	2	0.0	13	23
CB Desmond Hout	3	0	0.0	9	23
DE DeMario Pressley	3	0	0.0	12	21
S Harry Anaya	2	1	0.0	4	13
OLB Harvey Emmons	2	1	0.0	16	33
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	0.0	15	28
DT Scottie Benton	1	1	1.0	16	30
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	0.0	0	4
DE Shawn Carpenter	0	2	0.0	14	28

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tom Zhao	11	2	0.0	20	40
S Thomas DeCoud	10	0	0.0	22	41
S Russell Lentz	7	1	0.0	17	34
CB Calvin Borders	6	1	0.0	16	32
OLB Shawn Crable	5	0	0.0	15	25
DE Kelvin Kinney	3	1	0.0	21	35
OLB Jason Phillips	2	0	1.0	17	24
ILB Damon Ramirez	2	2	0.0	16	32
DE Kirk Laws	1	0	1.0	7	7
ILB Justin Kirk	1	1	0.0	6	9
CB Brady Al Shawa	1	1	0.0	24	42
DE Chuck Ward	1	1	0.0	23	39
OLB Barry Blackburn	1	1	0.0	17	27
CB Skip Goodwin	0	1	0.0	5	9
ILB Kent Kramer	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	1.0	1	30
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0.0	2	13
OLB Fernando Sanford	0.0	1	23

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jason Phillips	1.0	2	1	24
DE Kirk Laws	1.0	0	0	7
DE Chuck Ward	0.0	1	1	39
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
S R.J. Dodge	5	31
ILB Lester Jacobs	3	8
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	28
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	33
S Allen Weber	3	31
CB Chad Neasman	2	31
CB Desmond Hout	2	23
DE DeMario Pressley	1	21
S Harry Anaya	1	13
OLB Harvey Emmons	1	33
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	23
S Tracy Sherry	1	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thomas DeCoud	6	1	41
CB Calvin Borders	6	0	32
S Tom Zhao	5	0	40
S Russell Lentz	5	0	34
OLB Shawn Crable	3	1	25
ILB Damon Ramirez	2	0	32
ILB Justin Kirk	1	0	9
OLB Barry Blackburn	1	0	27
DE Kelvin Kinney	1	0	35
CB Brady Al Shawa	0	3	42

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Heath	3	6	0	19	0	37
Kennedy Gaylord	3	5	1	17	0	36
Stanley Olmstead	2	2	0	8	0	9
O.J. Riley	1	3	0	21	1	39
Deron Roberson	1	2	0	22	0	37
Levon McIntyre	1	1	0	15	0	21
Uche Nwaneri	0	3	0	18	1	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelly Fortier	2	2	15	0	32
Mike Pollak	1	3	13	1	31
Keith DiMillo	0	4	15	0	31
Daryn Colledge	0	3	5	0	12
Harold Cortez	0	3	5	0	10
Harvey Ancheta	0	1	11	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Sherry	2	10
Louis Murphy	1	14
Ike Dodge	1	12
Rufus Rasmussen	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas DeCoud	2	5
Les Fincher	1	16
Lester Allen	1	15
Lawrence Blake	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Dodge	21	34	---	---	12	67
Matt Ryan	24	42	---	---	---	66
Emmitt Palmer	24	42	---	---	---	66
O.J. Riley	21	39	---	---	2	62
Deron Roberson	22	37	---	---	3	62
Casey Heath	19	37	---	---	1	57
Kennedy Gaylord	17	36	---	---	---	53
Uche Nwaneri	18	31	---	---	3	52
Eddie Royal	18	30	---	---	4	52
Allen Weber	---	---	16	31	5	52
Harvey Emmons	---	---	16	33	1	50
Phil Gaylor	---	---	15	33	1	49
R.J. Dodge	---	---	15	31	1	47
Scottie Benton	---	---	16	30	1	47
Chad Neasman	---	---	15	31	1	47
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	15	28	1	44
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	14	28	2	44
Levon McIntyre	15	21	---	---	3	39
Fernando Sanford	---	---	13	23	3	39
Desmond Hout	---	---	9	23	6	38
Nicky Winters	12	26	---	---	---	38
DeMario Pressley	---	---	12	21	3	36
Leon Beltramini	9	20	---	---	7	36
Cedric Snowden	8	10	---	---	17	35
Louis Murphy	4	12	---	---	14	30
Tom Lee	12	16	---	---	1	29
David Johnson	8	10	---	---	10	28
Harry Anaya	---	---	4	13	9	26
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	5	13	5	23
Stanley Olmstead	8	9	---	---	3	20
Lester Jacobs	---	---	7	8	2	17
Tracy Sherry	---	---	0	4	10	14
Adrian Brizzolara	4	9	---	---	---	13
Wayne Calixto	0	1	---	---	12	13
Dale Kitchens	---	---	0	0	11	11
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	1	0	10	11
Marc Bridges	---	---	0	0	10	10
Andre Poston	---	---	1	4	4	9
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cody Brown	---	---	0	2	6	8
Trent South	---	---	1	4	---	5
Caleb Campbell	---	---	1	0	3	4
Dominic Wynn	---	---	0	3	---	3
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	1	1
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	24	42	3	69
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	22	41	5	68
Chuck Ward	---	---	23	39	2	64
Tom Zhao	---	---	20	40	2	62
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	21	35	2	58
Barry Blackburn	---	---	17	27	11	55
Russell Lentz	---	---	17	34	1	52
Jason Lynch	---	---	16	34	1	51
Keith DiMillo	15	31	---	---	5	51
Damon Ramirez	---	---	16	32	2	50
Lester Allen	9	25	---	---	15	49
Moe Looper	14	22	---	---	13	49
Calvin Borders	---	---	16	32	1	49
Tyrell Terrell	16	33	---	---	---	49
Kelly Fortier	15	32	---	---	1	48
Mike Pollak	13	31	---	---	1	45
Shawn Crable	---	---	15	25	3	43
Jason Phillips	---	---	17	24	2	43
Zach Huffman	13	28	---	---	---	41
Les Fincher	9	14	---	---	16	39
Everett Wiggins	14	20	---	---	4	38
Luther Giba	14	23	---	---	---	37
Harvey Ancheta	11	23	---	---	---	34
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	7	15	10	32
Al Klone	3	18	---	---	9	30
Justin Daniels	0	7	---	---	15	22
Jamie Marx	9	12	---	---	1	22
Daryn Colledge	5	12	---	---	4	21
Skip Goodwin	---	---	5	9	7	21
Shawn Hartman	6	15	---	---	---	21
Morris Iacuessa	---	---	2	2	15	19
Harold Cortez	5	10	---	---	4	19
Justin Kirk	---	---	6	9	2	17
Lawrence Blake	3	4	---	---	9	16
Kirk Laws	---	---	7	7	2	16
Sedrick Blades	---	---	7	7	---	14
Kent Kramer	---	---	2	1	6	9
Darrin Knight	---	---	3	0	6	9
Roy England	1	2	---	---	5	8
Sam Cooper	---	---	0	3	2	5
Robert Whiting	0	0	---	---	5	5
Maurice Heintz	---	---	1	4	---	5
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	4	4
Henry Emmons	1	1	---	---	1	3
Charles Stephens	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	7	34	4.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	40	30	4	0	2	5	3	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Terrell	32	26	0	1	1	0	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	21	203	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	95	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	13	9	0	143	3	42
RB Nicky Winters	7	7	0	98	1	26
TE Ike Dodge	7	5	0	38	0	34
WR Eddie Royal	6	3	2	16	0	30
WR Louis Murphy	4	3	0	24	0	12
FB Cedric Snowden	3	3	0	28	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Everett Wiggins	7	5	1	42	20
RB Zach Huffman	5	5	0	40	28
TE Moe Looper	4	4	0	31	22
WR Shawn Hartman	4	1	0	19	15
RB Lawrence Blake	3	3	0	12	4
WR Jamie Marx	3	3	0	31	12
WR Al Klone	3	3	0	22	18
TE Lester Allen	1	0	0	0	25
FB Les Fincher	1	1	0	2	14
WR Justin Daniels	1	1	0	6	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	2	17	8.50	5.18
Tom Lee	1	3	3.00	4.27

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	1	2	2.00	3.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	2	17	5.67	8.68

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Terrell	4	4	23	5.75	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	3	2	17	5.67	11.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Zach Huffman	2	2	6	3.00	8.00
TE Moe Looper	1	1	16	16.00	7.75
RB Lawrence Blake	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Ryan	1	0
Nicky Winters	1	1
Tom Lee	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	13	12	10

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Terrell	9	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	4	4
WR Louis Murphy	3	3	3
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	0
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	1
FB Cedric Snowden	1	1	1
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Wiggins	2	2	1
RB Lawrence Blake	2	2	1
TE Lester Allen	1	0	0
TE Moe Looper	1	1	1
FB Les Fincher	1	1	0
WR Justin Daniels	1	1	1
WR Al Klone	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,100 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,100 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)