Week 3, 2079

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	9	3	3	3	-	18
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:16 MIN - Jamie Marsh 33 field goal
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Pat Krenn 5 run (Jamie Marsh extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Marcus Clay 35 pass from Dwight Franz (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 07:07 MIN - Jamie Marsh 30 field goal
3Q: 10:02 MIN - Jamie Marsh 35 field goal
3Q: 06:48 ATL - Perry Rivera 24 field goal
4Q: 13:25 MIN - Jamie Marsh 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:16 MIN - Jamie Marsh 33 field goal
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Pat Krenn 5 run (Jamie Marsh extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Marcus Clay 35 pass from Dwight Franz (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 07:07 MIN - Jamie Marsh 30 field goal
3Q: 10:02 MIN - Jamie Marsh 35 field goal
3Q: 06:48 ATL - Perry Rivera 24 field goal
4Q: 13:25 MIN - Jamie Marsh 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 305 249
- Offensive Plays 73 55
- Yards per Play 4.18 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 63 64
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards per Rush 2.25 3.56
Net Passing Yards 242 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 0 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/21 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/39 1/8
Punt Returns/Yards 4/25 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:09 24:51

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	305	249
- Offensive Plays	73	55
- Yards per Play	4.18	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	63	64
- Rushing Attempts	28	18
- Yards per Rush	2.25	3.56
Net Passing Yards	242	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 0	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/21	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/39	1/8
Punt Returns/Yards	4/25	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:09	24:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	7:17	OWN 39	11	45	Field Goal
1	5:00	0:54	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
2	14:49	2:25	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	10:15	3:16	OWN 41	9	46	Field Goal
2	3:54	1:18	OWN 20	4	-10	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 2	3	20	Half
3	15:00	5:04	OWN 26	10	56	Field Goal
3	6:41	2:45	OWN 28	5	25	Punt
3	2:59	4:39	OWN 46	11	34	Field Goal
4	10:42	3:19	OWN 17	9	27	Punt
4	6:17	3:57	OWN 49	6	11	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 19	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 23	3	-13	Punt
1	4:06	4:17	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	12:24	2:09	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
2	6:59	3:05	OWN 25	6	41	Punt
2	2:36	1:43	OWN 46	5	15	Punt
3	9:56	3:15	OWN 25	8	68	Field Goal
3	3:56	0:57	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	13:20	2:38	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
4	7:23	1:06	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:20	2:11	OWN 20	11	61	Downs

Game MVP: Levi Burkhead, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pat Krenn	19	48	2.53	12	1	1
RB Ernest Lyle	6	4	0.67	3	0	0
QB Levi Burkhead	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
FB Hugh Sirmon	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jamie Craig	8	47	5.88	23	2
RB Sawyer Watkins	4	9	2.25	12	1
RB Lamont Powell	4	-7	-1.75	-1	0
QB Dwight Franz	2	15	7.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	44	27	246	1/4	0	26	0	76.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwight Franz	33	19	209	4/24	1	35	0	86.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Grady Burks	6	10	81	13.50	37	26
WR Gene Miceli	5	5	43	8.60	29	26
TE Terrell Bible	4	7	36	9.00	5	13
TE Zachery Hipp	4	8	42	10.50	11	18
WR Pete Larry	3	5	13	4.33	0	5
WR Randall Michalewicz	2	4	16	8.00	0	20
TE Jeremy Juckett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Ernest Lyle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Phil Arnold	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Pat Krenn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Hazel	8	10	68	8.50	3	24	0
C Braxton Ofodile	4	9	38	9.50	0	34	0
WR Collin Johnstone	2	5	13	6.50	6	11	0
RB Lamont Powell	2	2	31	15.50	21	26	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Jamie Craig	1	2	11	11.00	9	11	0
WR Marcus Clay	1	1	35	35.00	0	35	1
TE Antoine Devlin	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	TD
S Randall Muirbrook	0	1	0	0
RB Pat Krenn	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Rick Hazel	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Bogan	5	225	45.0	35.2	49	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Fulcher	7	295	42.1	35.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamie Marsh	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	0/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Perry Rivera	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Vilma	4	25	6.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Schwartz	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Vilma	2	47	23.5	0
Sawyer Harkins	1	28	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Hazel	2	37	18.5	0
Cristian Schwartz	1	43	43.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Justin Sigmon	5	3	2.0	11	18
CB Les Leyh	5	0	0.0	18	37
ILB Sebastian Hamilton	5	0	0.0	17	33
S Sawyer Harkins	4	2	0.0	18	37
S Dustin Vilma	4	1	0.0	16	32
CB Jamal Starks	3	1	0.0	14	27
DT Eddie Hodges	3	0	0.0	11	34
DE Adam Fisk	2	0	1.0	15	30
DE Darnell Wright	2	1	0.5	16	29
CB Manuel Leathers	2	0	0.0	2	4
CB Dusty Rivera	2	0	0.0	2	14
OLB Joey Cornehl	1	0	0.5	3	10
OLB Bryant Upshaw	1	4	0.0	16	22
CB Grant Meier	1	1	0.0	5	14
DT Tracy Fisher	0	1	0.0	15	20
CB Christopher Knutzen	0	1	0.0	3	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gabe Foreman	9	1	0.0	25	26
S Larry Fleming	6	2	0.0	28	45
CB Gage Dunn	6	1	0.0	24	29
CB Kim Downs	5	3	0.0	26	45
ILB Silas Everett	4	0	1.0	14	32
S Jimmie Harden	4	2	0.0	17	32
OLB B.J. Dejban	4	1	0.0	15	29
CB Skip Mendola	4	0	0.0	16	35
CB Wes Sides	3	3	0.0	14	29
DT Sam Grandon	2	1	0.0	15	32
DT Wyatt Bensen	2	0	0.0	22	20
DE A.J. Paradis	2	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Shaun Bailey	1	0	0.0	17	18
DE Bruce Sims	1	0	0.0	16	32
DT James Hall	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Kenneth Cedeno	0	1	0.0	17	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Justin Sigmon	2.0	1	0	18
DE Adam Fisk	1.0	1	1	30
DE Darnell Wright	0.5	2	1	29
OLB Joey Cornehl	0.5	0	0	10
DT Tracy Fisher	0.0	1	0	20

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Silas Everett	1.0	0	0	32
DE Bruce Sims	0.0	2	1	32
DE Tom Hutchins	0.0	2	0	19
OLB B.J. Dejban	0.0	1	0	29
DT Kenneth Cedeno	0.0	1	0	36
DT Sam Grandon	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Les Leyh	5	2	37
S Sawyer Harkins	4	0	37
CB Dusty Rivera	2	0	14
ILB Sebastian Hamilton	2	0	33
S Dustin Vilma	1	1	32
CB Manuel Leathers	1	0	4
DT Eddie Hodges	1	0	34
CB Jamal Starks	1	0	27
CB Grant Meier	1	0	14
OLB Bryant Upshaw	1	0	22
CB Christopher Knutzen	0	1	12
S Randall Muirbrook	0	1	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Gabe Foreman	5	1	26
CB Kim Downs	4	1	45
CB Gage Dunn	4	0	29
S Larry Fleming	3	1	45
OLB B.J. Dejban	3	0	29
CB Wes Sides	3	0	29
CB Skip Mendola	2	0	35
ILB Silas Everett	1	1	32
S Jimmie Harden	1	0	32
DE A.J. Paradis	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Horace Maxwell	6	8	28	0	45
T Tony Camudgeon	2	3	28	0	45
T Conner Spiliotis	1	5	28	1	45
C Jeremy Tyler	0	6	28	0	45
G Morris Daughtry	0	2	28	0	45
TE Terrell Bible	0	1	10	0	16
TE Zachery Hipp	0	1	18	0	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kenneth Au	1	5	18	1	37
T Skip Ogletree	1	4	18	3	37
G Nathaniel Watson	1	4	18	0	37
G Jordan Dunning	1	1	18	0	37
T Leo Mendheim	0	2	18	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy Juckett	1	25
Phil Arnold	1	20
Gilbert Sills	1	18
Pat Krenn	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick McKyer	5	21
Marcus Clay	2	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Horace Maxwell	28	45	---	---	9	82
T Tony Camudgeon	28	45	---	---	9	82
G Morris Daughtry	28	45	---	---	9	82
T Conner Spiliotis	28	45	---	---	9	82
QB Levi Burkhead	28	45	---	---	---	73
C Jeremy Tyler	28	45	---	---	---	73
WR Grady Burks	27	42	---	---	---	69
WR Pete Larry	24	38	---	---	---	62
S Sawyer Harkins	---	---	18	37	5	60
S Dustin Vilma	---	---	16	32	11	59
CB Les Leyh	---	---	18	37	1	56
RB Pat Krenn	22	22	---	---	11	55
ILB Sebastian Hamilton	---	---	17	33	1	51
TE Zachery Hipp	18	31	---	---	---	49
OLB Bryant Upshaw	---	---	16	22	11	49
DE Adam Fisk	---	---	15	30	1	46
DT Eddie Hodges	---	---	11	34	1	46
DE Darnell Wright	---	---	16	29	1	46
WR Randall Michalewicz	17	25	---	---	1	43
CB Jamal Starks	---	---	14	27	1	42
TE Jeremy Juckett	6	7	---	---	25	38
FB Hugh Sirmon	8	9	---	---	20	37
DT Tracy Fisher	---	---	15	20	---	35
OLB Joey Cornehl	---	---	3	10	21	34
DT Justin Sigmon	---	---	11	18	1	30
RB Ernest Lyle	6	23	---	---	---	29
OLB Vince Burns	---	---	10	17	1	28
TE Terrell Bible	10	16	---	---	---	26
WR Phil Arnold	1	3	---	---	20	24
CB Manuel Leathers	---	---	2	4	16	22
CB Christopher Knutzen	---	---	3	12	7	22
S Randall Muirbrook	---	---	2	5	15	22
CB Grant Meier	---	---	5	14	---	19
RB Gilbert Sills	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Gene Miceli	1	9	---	---	8	18
CB Dusty Rivera	---	---	2	14	1	17
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	2	4	10	16
DE Rodolfo Sherp	---	---	2	4	7	13
DT Jeffrey Henderson	---	---	0	4	7	11
K Jamie Marsh	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Frank Wilcox	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Leon Bogan	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Owen Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Pedro Sellers	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Shannon Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Adrian Caswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Larry Fleming	---	---	28	45	4	77
CB Kim Downs	---	---	26	45	4	75
S Jimmie Harden	---	---	17	32	16	65
ILB Gabe Foreman	---	---	25	26	13	64
G Nathaniel Watson	18	37	---	---	8	63
T Leo Mendheim	18	37	---	---	8	63
CB Skip Mendola	---	---	16	35	12	63
G Jordan Dunning	18	37	---	---	8	63
T Skip Ogletree	18	37	---	---	8	63
OLB Shaun Bailey	---	---	17	18	23	58
DT Kenneth Cedeno	---	---	17	36	4	57
QB Dwight Franz	18	37	---	---	---	55
C Kenneth Au	18	37	---	---	---	55
CB Gage Dunn	---	---	24	29	2	55
WR Collin Johnstone	11	26	---	---	15	52
TE Antoine Devlin	9	21	---	---	21	51
ILB Silas Everett	---	---	14	32	4	50
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	16	32	2	50
WR Rick Hazel	15	29	---	---	6	50
DT Sam Grandon	---	---	15	32	2	49
WR Cristian Schwartz	13	24	---	---	11	48
OLB B.J. Dejban	---	---	15	29	2	46
RB Jamie Craig	10	14	---	---	22	46
CB Wes Sides	---	---	14	29	2	45
DT Wyatt Bensen	---	---	22	20	2	44
DE Tom Hutchins	---	---	19	19	2	40
TE Chuck Stewart	11	20	---	---	1	32
DT Marquis Greene	---	---	4	21	7	32
C Braxton Ofodile	9	23	---	---	---	32
RB Lamont Powell	5	16	---	---	10	31
DE A.J. Paradis	---	---	12	11	2	25
CB Derrick McKyer	---	---	2	0	21	23
WR Marcus Clay	1	4	---	---	16	21
RB Sawyer Watkins	6	6	---	---	---	12
DT James Hall	---	---	2	2	5	9
P B.J. Fulcher	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dusty Canales	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Ellis Smith	0	2	---	---	3	5
K Perry Rivera	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Ruben Clodfelter	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	2	0	---	2
G Arturo Rotzell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Juan Ranney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Devante Durham	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Desmond Sanderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Donnie Fulcher	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	8	6	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-3	-0.8
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	2	25	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	44	27	3	2	4	4	7	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwight Franz	33	19	4	2	1	5	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	135	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	62	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	83	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	30	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	93	11.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grady Burks	10	6	0	81	1	42
TE Zachery Hipp	8	4	1	42	0	31
TE Terrell Bible	7	4	1	36	0	16
WR Gene Miceli	5	5	0	43	1	9
WR Pete Larry	5	3	0	13	0	38
WR Randall Michalewicz	4	2	2	16	1	25
RB Pat Krenn	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Jeremy Juckett	1	1	0	8	0	7
RB Ernest Lyle	1	1	0	6	0	23
WR Phil Arnold	1	1	0	1	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Hazel	10	8	0	68	1	29
C Braxton Ofodile	9	4	0	38	1	23
WR Collin Johnstone	5	2	1	13	0	26
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	1	0	13	0	24
RB Jamie Craig	2	1	0	11	0	14
RB Lamont Powell	2	2	0	31	1	16
TE Antoine Devlin	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Marcus Clay	1	1	0	35	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pat Krenn	1	5	5.00	2.53

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lamont Powell	1	-3	-3.00	-1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Burkhead	4	2	15	3.75	5.59

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwight Franz	3	1	7	2.33	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zachery Hipp	2	1	10	5.00	5.25
WR Pete Larry	2	1	5	2.50	2.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Hazel	2	1	7	3.50	6.80
RB Jamie Craig	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernest Lyle	2	1
RB Pat Krenn	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jamie Craig	1	0
RB Lamont Powell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	17	13	10

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwight Franz	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grady Burks	4	3	2
TE Terrell Bible	4	3	2
TE Zachery Hipp	3	1	1
WR Gene Miceli	3	3	3
RB Ernest Lyle	1	1	1
WR Randall Michalewicz	1	1	1
WR Pete Larry	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Hazel	5	4	2
WR Collin Johnstone	2	2	1
C Braxton Ofodile	2	1	0
RB Lamont Powell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (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 4,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (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	4,900 (5,000)