Week 3, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	3	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	11	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:37 ATL - Russell Turner 1 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Kendall Hunter 5 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 05:00 MIN - David Buehler 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Jamie Marx 23 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
3Q: 00:40 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
4Q: 12:18 MIN - David Buehler 30 field goal
4Q: 02:38 MIN - Daniel Asherian 22 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass to Scottie Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 00:07 ATL - Isaac Petit 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:37 ATL - Russell Turner 1 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Kendall Hunter 5 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 05:00 MIN - David Buehler 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Jamie Marx 23 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
3Q: 00:40 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
4Q: 12:18 MIN - David Buehler 30 field goal
4Q: 02:38 MIN - Daniel Asherian 22 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass to Scottie Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 00:07 ATL - Isaac Petit 27 field goal

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 351 447
- Offensive Plays 57 57
- Yards per Play 6.16 7.84
Net Rushing Yards 124 159
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 4.59 6.12
Net Passing Yards 227 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 0 30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 227 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 9.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/24 10/73
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/97 3/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 17
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	351	447
- Offensive Plays	57	57
- Yards per Play	6.16	7.84
Net Rushing Yards	124	159
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	4.59	6.12
Net Passing Yards	227	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 0	30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	227	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	9.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/24	10/73
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/97	3/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 17
Time of Possession	28:40	31:20

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	6:19	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
2	14:17	3:01	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
2	4:52	3:03	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
3	11:27	1:25	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
3	5:47	5:15	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
4	12:11	5:57	OWN 31	10	44	Missed FG
4	2:23	2:22	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 7	7	36	Punt
1	4:26	5:09	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	11:16	6:24	OWN 1	11	95	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 13	4	30	Half
3	13:04	1:37	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	10:02	4:15	OWN 7	7	38	Punt
3	0:32	3:21	OWN 24	7	63	Field Goal
4	6:14	3:51	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Ussery	16	96	6.00	26	5
Bryan Arnold	5	12	2.40	6	0
Russell Turner	3	13	4.33	11	1
Erik Bishop	2	3	1.50	3	0
Myron Herrlich	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kendall Hunter	13	56	4.31	10	1	1
Daniel Asherian	10	82	8.20	26	3	0
Matt Ryan	2	10	5.00	6	0	0
Vince Woodard	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	30	20	227	0/0	3	31	0	122.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	30	23	297	1/9	1	39	0	118.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez Bryant	6	9	79	13.17	23	31	0
WR Jamie Marx	3	7	57	19.00	10	23	1
TE Russell Turner	3	3	14	4.67	0	10	1
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	2	17	8.50	0	10	1
RB Vince Ussery	2	3	15	7.50	1	15	0
TE Alvin Glover	2	2	30	15.00	11	18	0
WR Louie Strickland	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
RB Bryan Arnold	1	1	13	13.00	9	13	0
TE Erik Bishop	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joey Sadler	5	7	67	13.40	3	39	0
WR Scottie Hardy	5	5	80	16.00	28	25	0
WR Julio Jones	4	5	36	9.00	15	16	0
FB Bucky Irwin	3	4	42	14.00	32	25	0
RB Daniel Asherian	3	4	38	12.67	9	22	1
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Vince Woodard	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Ray Karau	1	1	22	22.00	16	22	0
TE Roger Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeremy Kerley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	3	140	46.7	46.7	63	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Norton	3	118	39.3	36.0	41	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaac Petit	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Renze	2	60	30.0	0
Joshua Thomas	1	37	37.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sadler	2	24	12.0	0
Alex Banks	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Albert Nagi	7	4	0.0	15	19
ILB Scott McKillop	5	3	0.0	23	27
CB Vinny Forbes	5	0	0.0	15	23
DT Marcus Withers	5	0	0.0	18	18
CB Kendrick Rison	4	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Pat Zimmerman	3	1	1.0	23	30
S Butch Dawson	3	1	0.0	22	22
CB Adam Potts	2	1	0.0	20	21
DE Wayne Maher	2	1	0.0	16	20
CB O.J. Renze	2	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Anthony Oland	2	0	0.0	5	4
DT Bart Fisher	2	0	0.0	15	19
CB Leonard Moriarty	1	1	0.0	18	19
S Desmond Hampton	1	1	0.0	22	20
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	1	0.0	16	22
OLB Cary Torres	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	0.0	10	17
DE Ike Brothers	1	0	0.0	14	14

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alex Banks	10	3	23	24
ILB Kerry Adams	9	2	24	22
CB Prince Amukamara	5	4	25	28
OLB Preston Sanford	4	1	20	25
DE Deron Rice	4	0	16	14
DT Rico Turnbull	3	1	23	24
ILB Dan Beckam	2	0	9	8
ILB Cole Burton	2	0	11	9
DT Ernie Downs	1	1	14	19
CB Fred Caldwell	1	0	15	15
DE Jeremy Beal	1	0	11	16
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	0	16	15
S Stephen Farley	1	0	14	16
S Kam Chancellor	0	4	27	30
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	0	1	27	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1.0	0	2	0	30
DE Wayne Maher	0.0	0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
DE Deron Rice	1	14
DT Rico Turnbull	1	24
DT Ernie Downs	1	19
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Scott McKillop	4	1	27
CB Vinny Forbes	4	0	23
CB Kendrick Rison	4	0	17
OLB Albert Nagi	3	0	19
OLB Pat Zimmerman	2	0	30
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	17
S Desmond Hampton	1	0	20
CB Adam Potts	1	0	21
OLB Anthony Oland	1	0	4
S Butch Dawson	1	0	22
CB O.J. Renze	1	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alex Banks	7	1	24
CB Prince Amukamara	5	1	28
ILB Kerry Adams	3	0	22
S Stephen Farley	2	0	16
CB Fred Caldwell	1	0	15
DE Jeremy Beal	1	0	16
ILB Cole Burton	1	0	9
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Deion Collier	3	7	1	21	25
Sam Kovarik	2	5	0	23	23
Eddie Di Pardo	2	4	0	26	27
Zane Beadles	1	7	0	24	24
Jason Pinkston	1	1	0	5	11
Russell Turner	1	1	0	14	11
Keith DiMillo	0	2	0	27	30

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pouncey	3	6	1	26	0	31
Terry Palmer	3	5	1	24	1	22
Edwin Veldheer	2	4	1	22	0	28
John Moffitt	2	4	0	26	0	31
Drew Haslett	1	1	0	8	0	8
Mercury Fisk	0	3	0	25	0	29
Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	13	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Torres	2	13
Jamie Marx	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Sadler	2	17
Vince Woodard	1	15
J.C. Van Pelt	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith DiMillo	27	30	---	---	5	62
Myron Herrlich	27	30	---	---	---	57
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	23	30	1	54
Scott McKillop	---	---	23	27	3	53
Eddie Di Pardo	26	27	---	---	---	53
Zane Beadles	24	24	---	---	4	52
Deion Collier	21	25	---	---	5	51
Jamie Marx	17	22	---	---	11	50
Vinny Forbes	---	---	15	23	12	50
Sam Kovarik	23	23	---	---	2	48
Butch Dawson	---	---	22	22	3	47
Desmond Hampton	---	---	22	20	2	44
Jonathan Snyder	16	16	---	---	12	44
Adam Potts	---	---	20	21	2	43
Alvin Glover	16	21	---	---	6	43
Erik Bishop	12	14	---	---	16	42
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	16	22	4	42
Dez Bryant	18	22	---	---	---	40
O.J. Renze	---	---	14	17	9	40
Vince Ussery	19	21	---	---	---	40
Leonard Moriarty	---	---	18	19	2	39
Tracy Sherry	---	---	10	17	11	38
Wayne Maher	---	---	16	20	2	38
Bart Fisher	---	---	15	19	4	38
Marcus Withers	---	---	18	18	1	37
Albert Nagi	---	---	15	19	---	34
Russell Turner	14	11	---	---	7	32
Kendrick Rison	---	---	11	17	2	30
Ike Brothers	---	---	14	14	1	29
Louie Strickland	15	13	---	---	---	28
Will Beatty	9	10	---	---	4	23
Bryan Arnold	8	9	---	---	5	22
Cary Torres	---	---	4	4	13	21
Jason Pinkston	5	11	---	---	5	21
Anthony Oland	---	---	5	4	9	18
Chris Wells	0	0	---	---	17	17
Earnest Humphrey	---	---	5	6	3	14
Joshua Thomas	---	---	0	2	12	14
Gene Slatken	---	---	0	0	11	11
Johnnie Daniels	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	3	3
Isaac Petit	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Leskanic	0	1	---	---	2	3
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kam Chancellor	---	---	27	30	15	72
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	27	30	5	62
Alex Banks	---	---	23	24	13	60
Mike Pouncey	26	31	---	---	3	60
Joey Sadler	16	25	---	---	17	58
Matt Ryan	26	31	---	---	---	57
Preston Sanford	---	---	20	25	12	57
John Moffitt	26	31	---	---	---	57
Prince Amukamara	---	---	25	28	2	55
Mercury Fisk	25	29	---	---	---	54
Terry Palmer	24	22	---	---	5	51
Edwin Veldheer	22	28	---	---	---	50
Kerry Adams	---	---	24	22	3	49
Rico Turnbull	---	---	23	24	1	48
Fred Caldwell	---	---	15	15	13	43
Bucky Irwin	13	15	---	---	14	42
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	17	24	---	41
Julio Jones	18	20	---	---	---	38
Deron Rice	---	---	16	14	5	35
Ernie Downs	---	---	14	19	2	35
Ray Karau	10	13	---	---	12	35
Scottie Hardy	16	19	---	---	---	35
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	16	15	1	32
Vince Woodard	6	9	---	---	15	30
Stephen Farley	---	---	14	16	---	30
Daniel Asherian	11	18	---	---	---	29
Drew Haslett	8	8	---	---	11	27
Jeremy Beal	---	---	11	16	---	27
Kendall Hunter	14	9	---	---	1	24
Dan Beckam	---	---	9	8	6	23
Roger Green	9	10	---	---	3	22
J.C. Van Pelt	5	3	---	---	14	22
Cole Burton	---	---	11	9	2	22
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	5	11	4	20
Winston Hirneisen	2	9	---	---	5	16
Jamie Lovell	5	5	---	---	5	15
Jeremy Kerley	4	6	---	---	2	12
Kirk Cole	0	0	---	---	10	10
O.J. Cunningham	0	0	---	---	5	5
Timothy Leggett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donnie Norton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	40	6.7
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	80	8.0
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	30	20	2	1	2	3	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	30	23	7	2	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	130	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	48	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	85	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	9	6	1	79	1	22
WR Jamie Marx	7	3	1	57	1	22
RB Vince Ussery	3	2	0	15	0	21
TE Russell Turner	3	3	0	14	0	11
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	2	0	17	0	16
TE Alvin Glover	2	2	0	30	0	21
WR Louie Strickland	2	1	0	2	0	13
TE Erik Bishop	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Bryan Arnold	1	1	0	13	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Sadler	7	5	0	67	1	25
WR Julio Jones	5	4	1	36	0	20
WR Scottie Hardy	5	5	0	80	3	19
FB Bucky Irwin	4	3	0	42	1	15
RB Daniel Asherian	4	3	0	38	1	18
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	0	7	0	8
TE Roger Green	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Vince Woodard	1	1	0	5	0	9
WR Ray Karau	1	1	0	22	1	13
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Ussery	4	7	1.75	6.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Hunter	2	11	5.50	4.31
Daniel Asherian	1	1	1.00	8.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	6	5	36	6.00	7.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	3	15	3.00	9.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez Bryant	3	2	18	6.00	8.78
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	2	17	8.50	8.50
TE Russell Turner	1	1	1	1.00	4.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Sadler	1	1	4	4.00	9.57
RB Daniel Asherian	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR Julio Jones	1	1	11	11.00	7.20
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Scottie Hardy	1	1	0	0.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Ussery	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall Hunter	3	1
Daniel Asherian	2	1
Vince Woodard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	8	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Marx	2	1	1
RB Vince Ussery	2	1	1
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0
TE Alvin Glover	1	1	1
WR Louie Strickland	1	0	0
TE Russell Turner	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Roger Green	1	0	0
WR Ray Karau	1	1	1
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0
WR Scottie Hardy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,700)