Week 3, 2033

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	14	3	10	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	3	20	0	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 ATL - Kendall Woodard 46 field goal
1Q: 04:50 MIN - Cornelius Morris 29 field goal
2Q: 11:20 ATL - Kendall Woodard 23 field goal
2Q: 08:49 ATL - Albert Finley 80 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 06:07 MIN - Dan Herron 7 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 05:34 ATL - Vick Ballard 75 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 03:23 MIN - Nathan Hoover 4 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:20 ATL - Kendall Woodard 28 field goal
3Q: 04:02 MIN - Cornelius Morris 23 field goal
4Q: 11:07 MIN - Nathan Hoover 1 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 02:04 MIN - Cornelius Morris 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 ATL - Kendall Woodard 46 field goal
1Q: 04:50 MIN - Cornelius Morris 29 field goal
2Q: 11:20 ATL - Kendall Woodard 23 field goal
2Q: 08:49 ATL - Albert Finley 80 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 06:07 MIN - Dan Herron 7 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 05:34 ATL - Vick Ballard 75 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 03:23 MIN - Nathan Hoover 4 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:20 ATL - Kendall Woodard 28 field goal
3Q: 04:02 MIN - Cornelius Morris 23 field goal
4Q: 11:07 MIN - Nathan Hoover 1 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 02:04 MIN - Cornelius Morris 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 457 386
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 7.49 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 157 245
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 5.41 9.80
Net Passing Yards 300 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 308 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 9.38 3.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/100 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 6/115
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:48 29:12

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	457	386
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	7.49	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	157	245
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	5.41	9.80
Net Passing Yards	300	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	308	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	9.38	3.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/100	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	6/115
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:48	29:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:55	4:10	OWN 49	6	39	Field Goal
2	11:12	1:47	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	8:29	2:30	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	5:17	2:02	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	9:46	5:50	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
3	0:28	4:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	7:51	5:53	OWN 5	10	88	Field Goal
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 26	2	-13	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:05	OWN 20	11	51	Field Goal
1	4:45	8:33	OWN 33	17	61	Field Goal
2	9:25	0:56	OWN 16	2	84	Touchdown
2	5:59	0:42	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	3:15	3:00	OWN 22	8	67	Field Goal
3	13:05	3:19	50	6	17	Punt
3	3:28	3:00	OWN 38	5	19	Punt
4	10:57	3:06	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	1:58	0:51	OWN 28	4	-2	Downs

Game MVP: Donnie Johnson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	19	113	5.95	23	5	2
Dean Macklin	6	37	6.17	16	1	0
Jake Locker	4	7	1.75	5	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Finley	15	124	8.27	80	1	1
Vick Ballard	9	120	13.33	75	2	1
Louie Strickland	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	31	21	308	1/8	1	49	0	110.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	33	21	160	3/19	0	23	0	75.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dan Herron	8	8	94	11.75	31	28	1
FB Deron Golding	3	3	28	9.33	28	13	0
WR Julio Jones	3	6	100	33.33	47	49	0
WR Brett Henry	3	8	43	14.33	6	22	0
TE Roger Green	2	3	25	12.50	5	13	0
TE Lorenzo Hastings	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Leon Dillow	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louie Strickland	6	7	36	6.00	8	11
RB Albert Finley	3	4	31	10.33	10	14
FB Bruce Ryder	2	2	11	5.50	3	8
WR Kerry Johns	2	3	20	10.00	0	15
TE Lorenzo West	2	2	8	4.00	0	5
WR Anthony Bunn	2	5	40	20.00	22	23
WR B.J. Conley	2	6	8	4.00	2	10
RB Vick Ballard	1	2	5	5.00	2	5
FB Leslie Herndon	1	2	1	1.00	0	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deron Golding	1	0	0
Roger Green	0	1	0
T.J. Ward	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kerry Johns	1	1	0	0
Thurman Chukwuma	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	2	82	41.0	40.0	46	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	3	132	44.0	30.7	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Woodard	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Herron	3	92	30.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	6	115	19.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Kling	7	0	0.0	14	21
ILB Dan Beckam	6	4	0.0	19	25
OLB Ross Samuels	5	1	0.0	19	30
S Artie Prestbye	5	1	0.0	25	29
DE Donnie Johnson	4	1	3.0	18	33
S DaNorris Searcy	3	3	0.0	20	30
ILB Vinny Mayes	3	1	0.0	10	12
DE Leo Durham	3	0	0.0	15	24
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	0.0	24	36
CB Mariano Dragon	2	0	0.0	16	26
DT Mike Daniels	2	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Jack Marsh	1	3	0.0	24	34
CB Shaun Kennedy	1	1	0.0	18	26
S Robert Sands	1	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Broderick Downs	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Benjamin Lane	1	0	0.0	13	19
DT Shaun Nixon	0	1	0.0	11	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James-Michael Johnson	7	1	0.0	20	25
S Edgar McTyer	6	0	0.0	22	28
S Irv Delvalle	4	1	0.0	21	27
DT Toby Sheldon	3	0	1.0	23	19
ILB Korey Stewart	3	0	0.0	21	23
S Toby Middleton	2	2	0.0	12	9
DE Louis Tackett	2	2	0.0	7	11
DT Devon Still	2	1	0.0	11	12
CB Reuben Lake	2	1	0.0	21	23
CB Hardy Oliver	2	0	0.0	20	19
CB Edgar Caniff	2	0	0.0	9	13
ILB Thurman Chukwuma	2	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Ken Lathon	1	2	0.0	9	9
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	1	0.0	21	21
CB Karl Doyle	1	1	0.0	5	9
CB Nicky Maness	1	0	0.0	22	21
DE Joey Sweeney	1	0	0.0	15	19
DT Tyrus Stuart	1	0	0.0	17	18
DE Nick Perry	1	0	0.0	15	13
S Josh Mantovani	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Thomas Kemnitzer	0	1	0.0	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnie Johnson	3.0	4	3	33
DE Leo Durham	0.0	4	1	24
OLB Ross Samuels	0.0	2	4	30
OLB Jack Marsh	0.0	0	1	34

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Toby Sheldon	1.0	0	0	0	19
OLB J.B. Wolf	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Nick Perry	0.0	0	2	0	13
DE Joey Sweeney	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Lamar Sepulveda	0.0	0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	3	0	25
ILB Ted Kling	3	0	21
ILB Vinny Mayes	2	1	12
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	36
OLB Ross Samuels	2	0	30
S Artie Prestbye	2	0	29
S DaNorris Searcy	1	0	30
S Robert Sands	1	0	11
DE Leo Durham	1	0	24
CB Shaun Kennedy	1	0	26
OLB Broderick Downs	1	0	8
CB Mariano Dragon	1	0	26
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Edgar McTyer	4	1	28
S Irv Delvalle	3	0	27
CB Edgar Caniff	2	0	13
ILB James-Michael Johnson	2	0	25
OLB J.B. Wolf	1	1	10
ILB Korey Stewart	1	1	23
CB Nicky Maness	1	0	21
OLB Ken Lathon	1	0	9
S Toby Middleton	1	0	9
CB Reuben Lake	1	0	23
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	0	21
ILB Thurman Chukwuma	1	0	7
CB Karl Doyle	1	0	9
S Josh Mantovani	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jose Boyer	5	8	0	25	1	25
Preston Pickens	2	4	1	10	0	10
Curtis Price	2	3	0	23	0	29
Mike Pouncey	2	2	1	27	0	27
Pete McWilliams	2	2	0	23	0	29
Amos Dotson	2	2	0	2	0	5
Marcus Ashe	1	4	0	28	0	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eddie Tyler	3	5	20	0	31
D.J. Coffey	3	4	22	1	30
Donald Andruzzi	3	4	12	0	16
Lorenzo West	1	3	23	0	31
Eddie Di Pardo	1	2	24	0	31
Bruce Ryder	1	1	13	0	17
Ricardo Meadows	0	3	20	2	30
Donnell Staples	0	2	21	0	32
Leslie Herndon	0	1	13	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Ward	3	21
Vinny Mayes	2	17
Jack Marsh	1	16
Brett Henry	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Sanderson	1	17
Lorenzo West	1	16
Josh Mantovani	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T.J. Ward	---	---	24	36	21	81
Jack Marsh	---	---	24	34	16	74
Jake Locker	29	32	---	---	---	61
Artie Prestbye	---	---	25	29	7	61
Mike Pouncey	27	27	---	---	5	59
Marcus Ashe	28	30	---	---	---	58
Mariano Dragon	---	---	16	26	15	57
Jose Boyer	25	25	---	---	5	55
Deron Golding	24	24	---	---	6	54
Donnie Johnson	---	---	18	33	2	53
DaNorris Searcy	---	---	20	30	3	53
Dan Herron	13	24	---	---	16	53
Curtis Price	23	29	---	---	---	52
Pete McWilliams	23	29	---	---	---	52
Ross Samuels	---	---	19	30	2	51
Brett Henry	13	21	---	---	16	50
Shaun Kennedy	---	---	18	26	4	48
Dan Beckam	---	---	19	25	1	45
Leo Durham	---	---	15	24	2	41
Vinny Mayes	---	---	10	12	17	39
Julio Jones	21	16	---	---	1	38
Nathan Hoover	22	16	---	---	---	38
Benjamin Lane	---	---	13	19	6	38
Ted Kling	---	---	14	21	---	35
Roger Green	8	9	---	---	17	34
Robert Sands	---	---	4	11	16	31
Joseph Sweeney	18	11	---	---	---	29
Mike Daniels	---	---	12	17	---	29
Ralph Troutman	7	8	---	---	12	27
Shaun Nixon	---	---	11	12	4	27
Dean Macklin	7	16	---	---	---	23
Norm Armistead	0	0	---	---	21	21
Preston Pickens	10	10	---	---	---	20
Broderick Downs	---	---	6	8	6	20
Leon Dillow	8	11	---	---	---	19
Byron Stingily	6	3	---	---	5	14
Alonzo Lucas	2	2	---	---	8	12
Kevin Shapiro	---	---	7	3	1	11
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lorenzo Hastings	2	2	---	---	4	8
Marcus Sheldon	1	2	---	---	5	8
Amos Dotson	2	5	---	---	---	7
Ty McGregor	0	0	---	---	5	5
Van Upshaw	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Reuben Lercius	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lorenzo West	23	31	---	---	16	70
Nolan Greer	25	36	---	---	---	61
Donnell Staples	21	32	---	---	6	59
Eddie Tyler	20	31	---	---	6	57
Ricardo Meadows	20	30	---	---	6	56
Eddie Di Pardo	24	31	---	---	---	55
Reuben Lake	---	---	21	23	10	54
Edgar McTyer	---	---	22	28	3	53
D.J. Coffey	22	30	---	---	---	52
Irv Delvalle	---	---	21	27	2	50
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	20	25	4	49
Toby Sheldon	---	---	23	19	3	45
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	21	21	3	45
Korey Stewart	---	---	21	23	1	45
Nicky Maness	---	---	22	21	1	44
Vick Ballard	9	14	---	---	21	44
B.J. Conley	10	24	---	---	8	42
Hardy Oliver	---	---	20	19	2	41
Leslie Herndon	13	10	---	---	16	39
Tyrus Stuart	---	---	17	18	3	38
Albert Finley	16	22	---	---	---	38
Bruce Ryder	13	17	---	---	7	37
Louie Strickland	9	26	---	---	1	36
Joey Sweeney	---	---	15	19	1	35
Jeffrey Burke	14	8	---	---	13	35
Donald Andruzzi	12	16	---	---	6	34
Edgar Caniff	---	---	9	13	11	33
Nick Perry	---	---	15	13	2	30
Thurman Chukwuma	---	---	9	7	14	30
Anthony Bunn	15	15	---	---	---	30
Kerry Johns	1	8	---	---	18	27
Devon Still	---	---	11	12	3	26
Karl Doyle	---	---	5	9	12	26
J.B. Wolf	---	---	10	10	3	23
Toby Middleton	---	---	12	9	1	22
Dennis Kelly	6	10	---	---	6	22
Josh Mantovani	---	---	3	3	16	22
Ken Lathon	---	---	9	9	3	21
Louis Tackett	---	---	7	11	3	21
Thomas Kemnitzer	---	---	6	12	---	18
Blake Sanderson	---	---	0	1	17	18
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kennedy Pitman	2	5	---	---	1	8
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kendall Woodard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Manzo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	10	79	7.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	108	12.0
Middle	5	27	5.4
Right	11	110	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	31	21	5	1	1	3	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	33	21	1	0	1	1	10	9	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	166	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	101	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dan Herron	8	8	0	94	2	24
WR Brett Henry	8	3	1	43	1	21
WR Julio Jones	6	3	0	100	2	16
FB Deron Golding	3	3	0	28	0	24
TE Roger Green	3	2	0	25	0	9
TE Joseph Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Lorenzo Hastings	1	1	0	15	0	2
WR Leon Dillow	1	1	0	3	0	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louie Strickland	7	6	0	36	0	26
WR B.J. Conley	6	2	1	8	0	24
WR Anthony Bunn	5	2	0	40	1	15
RB Albert Finley	4	3	0	31	0	22
WR Kerry Johns	3	2	0	20	0	8
FB Bruce Ryder	2	2	0	11	0	17
RB Vick Ballard	2	1	0	5	0	14
FB Leslie Herndon	2	1	0	1	0	10
TE Lorenzo West	2	2	0	8	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	4	4	1.00	5.95
Dean Macklin	2	11	5.50	6.17
Jake Locker	1	4	4.00	1.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vick Ballard	3	8	2.67	13.33
Albert Finley	3	6	2.00	8.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	7	3	16	2.29	9.94

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nolan Greer	1	1	1	1.00	4.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	2	0	0	0.00	16.67
FB Deron Golding	1	1	6	6.00	9.33
TE Joseph Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Leon Dillow	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Dan Herron	1	1	7	7.00	11.75
WR Brett Henry	1	0	0	0.00	5.38

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louie Strickland	1	1	1	1.00	5.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	6	4
Dean Macklin	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vick Ballard	2	1
Louie Strickland	1	0
Albert Finley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	2	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leon Dillow	1	1	0
WR Dan Herron	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louie Strickland	2	1	1
WR Kerry Johns	2	2	2
WR Anthony Bunn	2	0	0
RB Vick Ballard	1	0	0
WR B.J. Conley	1	0	0

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

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