Week 3, 2075

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	7	3	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 ATL - Kelvin Seward 1 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
1Q: 03:18 MIN - Corbin Keith 30 field goal
2Q: 13:50 MIN - Corbin Keith 38 field goal
2Q: 03:17 MIN - Ernest Lyle 7 run (Corbin Keith extra point)
3Q: 10:45 MIN - Ernest Lyle 12 run (Corbin Keith extra point)
3Q: 00:17 ATL - Kelvin Seward 18 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 03:13 ATL - Al Denis 33 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point failed)
4Q: 01:45 MIN - Corbin Keith 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 ATL - Kelvin Seward 1 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
1Q: 03:18 MIN - Corbin Keith 30 field goal
2Q: 13:50 MIN - Corbin Keith 38 field goal
2Q: 03:17 MIN - Ernest Lyle 7 run (Corbin Keith extra point)
3Q: 10:45 MIN - Ernest Lyle 12 run (Corbin Keith extra point)
3Q: 00:17 ATL - Kelvin Seward 18 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 03:13 ATL - Al Denis 33 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point failed)
4Q: 01:45 MIN - Corbin Keith 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 373 377
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards per Play 6.02 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 85 56
- Rushing Attempts 24 20
- Yards per Rush 3.54 2.80
Net Passing Yards 288 321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 44 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 365
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 6/44
- Yards per Pass Play 7.58 6.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/35 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/108 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:45 33:15

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	373	377
- Offensive Plays	62	70
- Yards per Play	6.02	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	85	56
- Rushing Attempts	24	20
- Yards per Rush	3.54	2.80
Net Passing Yards	288	321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	44 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	365
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	6/44
- Yards per Pass Play	7.58	6.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/35	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/108	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:52	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	10:42	7:32	OWN 26	14	61	Field Goal
1	1:02	2:18	OPP 41	6	20	Field Goal
2	9:36	1:51	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
2	5:55	2:48	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	1:44	1:06	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
3	12:38	2:01	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
3	5:45	0:57	OWN 14	4	12	Punt
3	0:06	3:29	OWN 32	7	31	Punt
4	7:44	2:13	OWN 13	5	50	Punt
4	3:02	1:25	OPP 43	5	30	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:08	3:26	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	3:10	2:08	OWN 25	3	-19	Punt
2	13:44	4:08	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	7:45	1:50	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
2	3:07	1:23	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 36	4	12	Half
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	10:37	4:52	OWN 16	8	38	Punt
3	4:48	4:42	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
4	11:37	3:53	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	5:31	2:29	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 27	8	26	Game

Game MVP: James Lauher, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ernest Lyle	13	47	3.62	12	1	2
RB Derek Morrow	7	26	3.71	9	0	0
QB Levi Burkhead	4	12	3.00	12	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sergio Rossi	7	21	3.00	15	2
QB James Lauher	6	26	4.33	12	1
RB Andrew Mueller	3	-2	-0.67	4	0
RB Connor Bock	2	7	3.50	5	0
TE Al Denis	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Devan Broomfield	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	38	22	288	0/0	0	52	0	81.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Lauher	44	29	365	6/44	3	36	0	114.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Conrad Farrell	5	8	31	6.20	18	16
WR Devin Ruff	5	8	126	25.20	30	52
TE Jeremy Juckett	3	6	30	10.00	4	17
RB Ernest Lyle	3	4	73	24.33	59	47
WR Grady Burks	2	5	14	7.00	3	11
RB Shaquille Mitchell	2	2	1	0.50	0	5
TE Jonathan Tyler	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
RB Derek Morrow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Chuck Stewart	11	13	163	14.82	91	36	0
WR Kelvin Seward	5	7	28	5.60	22	18	2
RB Andrew Mueller	4	5	28	7.00	5	15	0
TE Al Denis	3	5	46	15.33	35	33	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	2	33	16.50	4	17	0
WR Derek Rose	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Sergio Rossi	1	4	25	25.00	13	25	0
WR Devan Broomfield	1	3	25	25.00	9	25	0
TE Clarence Rose	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Marlon Aspell	0	0	2	0
DE Wade Merritt	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
CB Brayden Endsley	1	1
QB James Lauher	1	0
WR Devan Broomfield	1	0
G Xavier Brigham	0	1
DT Amari Barnes	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Reeves	6	267	44.5	34.0	61	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Blaine Washington	7	264	37.7	36.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corbin Keith	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Hawkins	2	10	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devan Broomfield	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tito Twitty	2	74	37.0	0
Marlon Aspell	1	34	34.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Endsley	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Collier	9	0	0.0	17	34
CB Damien Kassell	8	1	0.0	19	46
S Rex Hoag	7	1	0.0	20	50
OLB Paul Osborne	6	1	2.0	10	28
DE Wade Merritt	5	2	1.5	17	32
S Warren Suhocki	3	2	0.0	20	40
DT John Lyons	2	0	0.5	7	24
CB Marlon Aspell	2	0	0.0	4	19
CB Ian Patmon	2	0	0.0	9	33
DE T.J. Davis	1	0	1.0	1	9
DT Tracy Fisher	1	3	0.5	16	33
OLB Kerry Carvalho	1	3	0.5	11	29
S Nicky Pihos	1	3	0.0	10	24
CB Amari Samuels	1	1	0.0	20	36
ILB Cole Murray	1	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Zachary Upshaw	1	0	0.0	9	29
ILB Johnathan Goodwin	1	0	0.0	1	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	6	4	21	38
CB Craig Robertson	6	1	22	36
CB Cody Lyle	6	1	22	37
ILB Jessie Schulz	5	2	19	26
S Parker McHugh	5	1	24	38
CB Wes Sides	4	0	20	23
ILB Tom Gaylor	3	0	6	12
DT Kenneth Cedeno	2	2	21	26
OLB Colby Hammontree	2	1	9	14
DE Kurt Adkins	1	2	21	25
DT Amari Barnes	1	2	13	30
CB Brayden Endsley	1	1	16	25
DE Dwight Herndon	1	0	8	15
CB Seth Lane	1	0	7	16
DT Sam Grandon	0	1	11	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Paul Osborne	2.0	0	0	28
DE Wade Merritt	1.5	0	0	32
DE T.J. Davis	1.0	1	1	9
DT John Lyons	0.5	1	0	24
DT Tracy Fisher	0.5	0	1	33
OLB Kerry Carvalho	0.5	0	0	29
DE Bennett Harvey	0.0	2	0	43
DT Toby Lawhorn	0.0	0	1	9

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kurt Adkins	1	2	0	25
DE Mack Torres	1	0	0	10
DT Kenneth Cedeno	0	2	1	26
DE Dwight Herndon	0	2	0	15
DT Sam Grandon	0	2	0	20
CB Craig Robertson	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damien Kassell	8	1	46
CB Marlon Aspell	3	1	19
ILB Darius Collier	3	1	34
S Rex Hoag	3	1	50
DE Wade Merritt	2	0	32
CB Ian Patmon	2	0	33
OLB Paul Osborne	2	0	28
S Nicky Pihos	1	0	24
S Warren Suhocki	1	0	40
ILB Johnathan Goodwin	1	0	4
DT John Lyons	1	0	24
DT Tracy Fisher	1	0	33
OLB Kerry Carvalho	1	0	29
ILB Cole Murray	0	1	24

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Parker McHugh	4	1	38
CB Craig Robertson	4	1	36
OLB Weston Banks	3	2	38
ILB Tom Gaylor	3	0	12
CB Wes Sides	3	0	23
CB Cody Lyle	2	0	37
OLB Colby Hammontree	1	0	14
CB Brayden Endsley	1	0	25
ILB Jessie Schulz	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Phillip Marsh	5	7	24	38
G Owen Dotson	2	5	24	38
T Sean Doan	1	4	24	38
C Jeremy Tyler	1	3	24	38
TE Jeremy Juckett	0	2	7	15
G Kenyon Zook	0	1	24	38

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Nathaniel Watson	2	6	20	3	50
C Aaron Bjorkstam	1	5	20	0	50
T Juan Ranney	1	2	20	2	50
T Henry Wanat	1	2	20	1	50
G Xavier Brigham	1	2	20	0	50
TE Chuck Stewart	1	2	19	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Aspell	3	23
Derek Morrow	1	13
Kenyon Zook	1	9
Deion Berkholtz	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Herndon	2	19
Connor Bock	1	23
Renaldo Small	1	17
Maurice Boisvert	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kenyon Zook	24	38	---	---	9	71
S Rex Hoag	---	---	20	50	---	70
RB Ernest Lyle	15	28	---	---	26	69
T Sean Doan	24	38	---	---	6	68
CB Damien Kassell	---	---	19	46	---	65
T Phillip Marsh	24	38	---	---	---	62
QB Levi Burkhead	24	38	---	---	---	62
C Jeremy Tyler	24	38	---	---	---	62
G Owen Dotson	24	38	---	---	---	62
OLB Zachary Upshaw	---	---	9	29	23	61
TE Mickey Sullivan	23	38	---	---	---	61
S Warren Suhocki	---	---	20	40	---	60
DE Bennett Harvey	---	---	17	43	---	60
CB Ian Patmon	---	---	9	33	17	59
CB Amari Samuels	---	---	20	36	---	56
WR Conrad Farrell	14	22	---	---	20	56
WR Grady Burks	22	31	---	---	---	53
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	17	34	---	51
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	17	32	---	49
WR Devin Ruff	19	30	---	---	---	49
DT Tracy Fisher	---	---	16	33	---	49
CB Marlon Aspell	---	---	4	19	23	46
OLB Kerry Carvalho	---	---	11	29	---	40
OLB Paul Osborne	---	---	10	28	---	38
RB Derek Morrow	9	13	---	---	13	35
S Nicky Pihos	---	---	10	24	---	34
ILB Cole Murray	---	---	10	24	---	34
TE Jonathan Tyler	0	6	---	---	26	32
TE Jeremy Juckett	7	15	---	---	9	31
DT John Lyons	---	---	7	24	---	31
WR Dominique Hawkins	6	3	---	---	17	26
DT Toby Lawhorn	---	---	2	9	7	18
CB Tito Twitty	---	---	0	0	17	17
DE T.J. Davis	---	---	1	9	7	17
ILB Johnathan Goodwin	---	---	1	4	11	16
C Zach Makielski	0	0	---	---	15	15
P Junior Reeves	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Corbin Keith	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Chase Asquith	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Deion Berkholtz	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Cris Raymond	---	---	0	4	4	8
RB Shaquille Mitchell	2	4	---	---	---	6
WR Benjamin Newsom	3	0	---	---	---	3
G Blake Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Leon Banda	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Amos Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Xavier Brigham	20	50	---	---	7	77
T Juan Ranney	20	50	---	---	7	77
QB James Lauher	20	50	---	---	---	70
T Henry Wanat	20	50	---	---	---	70
C Aaron Bjorkstam	20	50	---	---	---	70
G Nathaniel Watson	20	50	---	---	---	70
S Parker McHugh	---	---	24	38	3	65
WR Devan Broomfield	15	37	---	---	13	65
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	21	38	3	62
CB Craig Robertson	---	---	22	36	3	61
CB Cody Lyle	---	---	22	37	2	61
TE Chuck Stewart	19	41	---	---	---	60
CB Brayden Endsley	---	---	16	25	18	59
WR Kelvin Seward	15	36	---	---	---	51
WR Cristian Schwartz	14	36	---	---	---	50
DT Amari Barnes	---	---	13	30	7	50
DT Kenneth Cedeno	---	---	21	26	2	49
DE Kurt Adkins	---	---	21	25	2	48
DE Vince Coward	---	---	19	26	1	46
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	19	26	1	46
TE Al Denis	10	33	---	---	2	45
CB Wes Sides	---	---	20	23	---	43
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	8	15	19	42
CB Seth Lane	---	---	7	16	14	37
RB Sergio Rossi	9	28	---	---	---	37
RB Andrew Mueller	8	18	---	---	10	36
RB Connor Bock	3	8	---	---	23	34
DT Sam Grandon	---	---	11	20	3	34
WR Derek Rose	5	9	---	---	16	30
TE Clarence Rose	1	4	---	---	21	26
OLB Colby Hammontree	---	---	9	14	2	25
OLB Zane Young	---	---	0	0	23	23
ILB Tom Gaylor	---	---	6	12	2	20
S Renaldo Small	---	---	2	1	17	20
DE Mack Torres	---	---	3	10	1	14
OLB Korey Bryant	---	---	0	0	12	12
C B.J. Lynch	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Doug Carlisle	1	0	---	---	9	10
C Diego Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Blaine Washington	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Maurice Boisvert	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Josiah Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Jonathan Herndon	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Dean Hoff	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edwin Wynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	38	22	3	1	0	4	9	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Lauher	44	29	7	0	2	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	53	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	39	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	101	20.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	32	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	146	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	187	18.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Conrad Farrell	8	5	31	0	22
WR Devin Ruff	8	5	126	2	30
TE Jeremy Juckett	6	3	30	0	15
WR Grady Burks	5	2	14	0	31
RB Ernest Lyle	4	3	73	1	28
TE Mickey Sullivan	3	1	2	0	38
RB Shaquille Mitchell	2	2	1	0	4
TE Jonathan Tyler	1	1	11	0	6
RB Derek Morrow	1	0	0	0	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chuck Stewart	13	11	0	163	4	41
WR Kelvin Seward	7	5	0	28	0	36
TE Al Denis	5	3	0	46	1	33
RB Andrew Mueller	5	4	0	28	0	18
RB Sergio Rossi	4	1	0	25	1	28
WR Derek Rose	3	1	1	12	0	9
WR Devan Broomfield	3	1	1	25	1	37
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	2	0	33	0	36
TE Clarence Rose	1	1	0	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Lyle	2	19	9.50	3.62
QB Levi Burkhead	1	2	2.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Burkhead	5	2	11	2.20	7.58

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Lauher	3	3	22	7.33	8.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Conrad Farrell	1	1	4	4.00	3.88
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Grady Burks	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
WR Devin Ruff	1	0	0	0.00	15.75
RB Ernest Lyle	1	1	7	7.00	18.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Seward	3	3	22	7.33	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernest Lyle	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	13	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Lauher	12	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Conrad Farrell	3	2	0
WR Devin Ruff	3	2	1
TE Mickey Sullivan	2	1	1
WR Grady Burks	2	1	1
RB Ernest Lyle	2	1	1
TE Jeremy Juckett	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Chuck Stewart	4	3	3
RB Sergio Rossi	3	1	1
WR Derek Rose	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Seward	1	0	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	1
WR Devan Broomfield	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)