Week 6, 2041

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	10	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 MIN - Mike Evans 6 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
1Q: 00:53 ATL - Peter Horn 3 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 10:51 MIN - Casey McDonald 9 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 05:54 ATL - Carlton Incontro 20 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 13:02 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal
4Q: 04:32 MIN - Mike Evans 24 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Julio Harding 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 MIN - Mike Evans 6 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
1Q: 00:53 ATL - Peter Horn 3 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 10:51 MIN - Casey McDonald 9 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 05:54 ATL - Carlton Incontro 20 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 13:02 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal
4Q: 04:32 MIN - Mike Evans 24 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Julio Harding 50 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 2-4
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 395 285
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 6.37 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 109 71
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards per Rush 5.19 2.63
Net Passing Yards 286 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 28 - 0 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.98 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:37 30:23

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	2-4
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	395	285
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	6.37	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	109	71
- Rushing Attempts	21	27
- Yards per Rush	5.19	2.63
Net Passing Yards	286	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 28 - 0	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.98	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:37	30:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	11:03	3:39	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	5:42	1:36	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
1	0:46	5:04	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	5:42	2:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:20	0:49	OPP 48	2	40	Fumble
3	14:13	1:19	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	5:51	1:37	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:20	4:24	OWN 14	10	56	Field Goal
4	11:35	0:36	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
4	9:10	4:53	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 46	4	16	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	1:45	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:24	1:42	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
1	4:06	3:20	OPP 41	7	41	Touchdown
2	10:42	5:00	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	3:37	1:17	OWN 35	4	13	Fumble
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 8	4	8	Half
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	12:54	7:03	OWN 12	11	50	Punt
3	4:14	1:54	OWN 28	4	13	Punt
4	12:56	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	10:59	1:49	OWN 35	4	10	Punt
4	4:17	3:10	OWN 26	9	41	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Casey McDonald	16	78	4.88	12	3	1
Jake Locker	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
Dean Stephenson	2	23	11.50	20	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Peter Horn	20	42	2.10	18	3	1
Derek Carr	4	14	3.50	8	0	0
Francisco Nixon	3	15	5.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	41	28	286	0/0	2	35	0	104.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	36	23	217	1/3	1	22	0	89.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	12	15	111	9.25	25	27	2
WR Tim Givens	5	7	83	16.60	45	35	0
WR Greg Wells	4	6	55	13.75	0	29	0
WR Barry Washington	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB Casey McDonald	2	5	20	10.00	16	21	0
RB Dean Stephenson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Martin Lorenzen	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlton Incontro	8	11	95	11.88	39	22	1
RB Peter Horn	5	5	54	10.80	49	22	0
WR Korey Logan	4	9	14	3.50	0	8	0
FB Mitch Fletcher	2	2	9	4.50	11	10	0
WR Brandon Lyle	2	3	15	7.50	11	16	0
WR Wayne Rogers	2	6	30	15.00	5	19	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Wells	1	0	0
Norman Waite	0	1	0
Trent Schroeder	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derek Carr	1	0	0	0
Kris Leak	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	6	299	49.8	43.8	60	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	7	364	52.0	45.4	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Wells	2	6	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	3	10	3.3	0
B.J. Morris	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Washington	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	6	4	0.0	27	37
CB Roderick Dodge	6	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Lavonte David	5	1	0.0	26	34
DE Ziggy Ansoh	5	1	0.0	21	32
S Zayden Drain	5	0	0.0	7	16
ILB Keegan George	4	4	0.0	23	35
DE Norman Waite	4	0	0.0	9	7
CB Ivan Chandler	4	0	0.0	26	37
DT Trent Schroeder	2	0	1.0	11	15
S Terry Mathews	2	0	0.0	24	37
DT K.C. Bryant	1	2	0.0	19	26
CB Vernon Warren	1	1	0.0	11	8
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Corwin Buchanan	1	0	0.0	16	30
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	0.0	4	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reuben Fuller	7	0	16	36
S Edgar McTyer	5	1	21	41
S Drew Ferguson	5	0	15	32
OLB Jake Humphries	4	2	18	37
CB Chance Kelley	4	0	21	41
S Kris Leak	3	1	21	41
ILB Ted Sims	3	1	17	37
S Gage Yellig	3	1	7	16
DE Curtis Chrisman	2	2	21	39
OLB Shea McClellin	2	0	4	5
DT Aaron Donald	2	0	17	34
ILB Austin Meek	1	0	4	4
DE Kennedy Woodard	1	0	6	11
OLB Jaden Sandoval	1	0	4	6
DE Conrad Boyd	1	0	16	33
CB Parker Sybrowski	0	1	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trent Schroeder	1.0	0	15
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	3	33
OLB Lavonte David	0.0	1	34
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0.0	1	32
DE Edwin Woolson	0.0	1	6

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Maxwell Knauls	1	1	12
DE Curtis Chrisman	0	2	39
DT Herman Dillon	0	1	19
DE Conrad Boyd	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	4	0	37
S Zayden Drain	4	0	16
CB Ivan Chandler	3	2	37
OLB Lavonte David	2	1	34
CB Roderick Dodge	2	1	30
S Terry Mathews	2	1	37
DE Norman Waite	2	0	7
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	4
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	8
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	32
ILB Keegan George	1	0	35

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reuben Fuller	5	1	36
S Edgar McTyer	4	1	41
S Kris Leak	4	0	41
S Drew Ferguson	4	0	32
CB Chance Kelley	4	0	41
OLB Jake Humphries	2	0	37
S Gage Yellig	2	0	16
ILB Ted Sims	1	1	37
OLB Shea McClellin	1	0	5
OLB Jaden Sandoval	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Earnest Hammontree	3	4	21	41
Marcus Ashe	2	6	21	41
Reggie Higdon	2	4	21	41
Roman Nolan	1	3	21	41
Freddie Johnstone	0	1	13	24

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Hutton	2	7	27	0	37
Darrell Stephens	1	5	27	0	37
Peter Kowal	1	4	27	0	37
Malachi Purnell	1	3	27	1	37
Wes Hare	1	3	27	0	37
Shaun Watkins	0	1	14	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	2	15
Shannon Pharms	2	13
Martin Lorenzen	1	16
Donovan Hickman	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Watkins	1	17
Chester Buckley	1	16
Shea McClellin	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roman Nolan	21	41	---	---	7	69
Benjamin Stone	---	---	27	37	4	68
Ivan Chandler	---	---	26	37	1	64
Mike Evans	20	39	---	---	4	63
Jake Locker	21	41	---	---	---	62
Marcus Ashe	21	41	---	---	---	62
Reggie Higdon	21	41	---	---	---	62
Earnest Hammontree	21	41	---	---	---	62
Maddox Sandhu	21	41	---	---	---	62
Terry Mathews	---	---	24	37	1	62
Lavonte David	---	---	26	34	1	61
Roderick Dodge	---	---	16	30	15	61
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	25	33	1	59
Keegan George	---	---	23	35	---	58
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	16	30	10	56
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	21	32	2	55
Casey McDonald	19	36	---	---	---	55
Tim Givens	19	35	---	---	---	54
K.C. Bryant	---	---	19	26	4	49
Greg Wells	9	25	---	---	11	45
Freddie Johnstone	13	24	---	---	---	37
Mel Davey	6	20	---	---	10	36
Ricky Bethea	---	---	17	13	4	34
Barry Washington	6	10	---	---	16	32
Zayden Drain	---	---	7	16	9	32
Dean Stephenson	2	4	---	---	23	29
Trent Schroeder	---	---	11	15	---	26
Myron Cropp	---	---	1	3	22	26
Shannon Pharms	7	6	---	---	13	26
Sean Spence	---	---	5	4	15	24
Martin Lorenzen	3	4	---	---	16	23
Norman Waite	---	---	9	7	6	22
Vernon Warren	---	---	11	8	1	20
Donovan Hickman	---	---	4	1	15	20
Jordan Newsome	1	2	---	---	10	13
Edwin Woolson	---	---	3	6	1	10
Bo Murphy	---	---	6	3	1	10
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cary Sutter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Damien Hausermann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walt Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marco Hutton	27	37	---	---	8	72
Wes Hare	27	37	---	---	8	72
Carlton Incontro	24	32	---	---	10	66
Edgar McTyer	---	---	21	41	2	64
Peter Kowal	27	37	---	---	---	64
Malachi Purnell	27	37	---	---	---	64
Darrell Stephens	27	37	---	---	---	64
Derek Carr	27	37	---	---	---	64
Kris Leak	---	---	21	41	1	63
Chance Kelley	---	---	21	41	1	63
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	21	39	2	62
Brandon Lyle	18	27	---	---	15	60
Jake Humphries	---	---	18	37	5	60
Peter Horn	23	33	---	---	4	60
Ted Sims	---	---	17	37	1	55
Reuben Fuller	---	---	16	36	1	53
Aaron Donald	---	---	17	34	1	52
Conrad Boyd	---	---	16	33	2	51
Drew Ferguson	---	---	15	32	2	49
Korey Logan	17	29	---	---	1	47
Shaun Watkins	14	10	---	---	17	41
Mitch Fletcher	12	14	---	---	14	40
Jeffrey Clauss	15	18	---	---	6	39
Gage Yellig	---	---	7	16	8	31
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	12	12	3	27
Herman Dillon	---	---	5	19	2	26
Shea McClellin	---	---	4	5	16	25
Jaden Sandoval	---	---	4	6	15	25
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	6	11	6	23
Wayne Rogers	8	15	---	---	---	23
Maurice Culbertson	0	0	---	---	22	22
Parker Sybrowski	---	---	5	5	9	19
Chester Buckley	---	---	0	0	16	16
Austin Meek	---	---	4	4	5	13
Francisco Nixon	4	4	---	---	5	13
Isaac Kerr	---	---	1	2	9	12
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donnell Staples	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mo Horton	0	3	---	---	5	8
Dexter Rayburn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	7	7
B.J. Morris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deron Farler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lukas Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	7	37	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	15	1.5
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	3	12	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	41	28	7	2	2	3	5	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	36	23	3	1	1	5	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	65	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	96	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	75	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	42	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	15	12	1	111	2	39
WR Tim Givens	7	5	1	83	2	35
WR Greg Wells	6	4	0	55	2	25
RB Casey McDonald	5	2	0	20	1	36
WR Barry Washington	3	2	0	9	0	10
TE Freddie Johnstone	3	1	0	8	0	24
RB Dean Stephenson	1	1	0	1	0	4
TE Martin Lorenzen	1	1	0	-1	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	11	8	1	95	2	32
WR Korey Logan	9	4	0	14	0	29
WR Wayne Rogers	6	2	0	30	0	15
RB Peter Horn	5	5	0	54	1	33
WR Brandon Lyle	3	2	0	15	0	27
FB Mitch Fletcher	2	2	0	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Casey McDonald	1	9	9.00	4.88

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	3	4	1.33	2.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	6	3	16	2.67	6.98

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	1	1	20	20.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	2	1	6	3.00	7.40
WR Greg Wells	1	1	4	4.00	9.17
WR Tim Givens	1	1	6	6.00	11.86
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlton Incontro	1	1	20	20.00	8.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	1	0
Dean Stephenson	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	1	0
Derek Carr	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Wells	3	2	2
WR Tim Givens	2	2	2
WR Barry Washington	2	1	1
RB Casey McDonald	2	1	0
WR Mike Evans	2	2	1
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Incontro	5	2	2
WR Korey Logan	2	1	0
RB Peter Horn	2	2	1
WR Wayne Rogers	2	0	0
WR Brandon Lyle	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)