Week 13, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	7	10	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 MIN - Frankie Giles 5 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:03 MIN - Kevin Matthews 45 field goal
2Q: 08:44 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 44 field goal
2Q: 03:39 MIN - Bernie Hassler 15 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 07:40 ATL - Bryan Dennis 10 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:55 MIN - Kevin Matthews 22 field goal
4Q: 04:37 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 19 field goal
4Q: 01:19 ATL - D.J. Miklusicak 8 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 00:45 MIN - Dixon Cash 60 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 MIN - Frankie Giles 5 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:03 MIN - Kevin Matthews 45 field goal
2Q: 08:44 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 44 field goal
2Q: 03:39 MIN - Bernie Hassler 15 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 07:40 ATL - Bryan Dennis 10 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:55 MIN - Kevin Matthews 22 field goal
4Q: 04:37 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 19 field goal
4Q: 01:19 ATL - D.J. Miklusicak 8 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 00:45 MIN - Dixon Cash 60 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 8-4 7-5
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 311 377
- Offensive Plays 66 53
- Yards per Play 4.71 7.11
Net Rushing Yards 161 88
- Rushing Attempts 36 22
- Yards per Rush 4.47 4.00
Net Passing Yards 150 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 2 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 185 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/35 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 9.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 5/84 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:11 25:49

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	8-4	7-5
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	311	377
- Offensive Plays	66	53
- Yards per Play	4.71	7.11
Net Rushing Yards	161	88
- Rushing Attempts	36	22
- Yards per Rush	4.47	4.00
Net Passing Yards	150	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 2	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	185	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/35	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	9.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	5/84	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:11	25:49

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 17	6	-15	Punt
1	8:01	3:12	OWN 20	7	4	Interception
1	4:05	3:52	OWN 3	7	37	Punt
2	12:56	4:17	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
2	3:29	1:33	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 35	2	0	Half
3	13:22	5:53	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown
3	4:50	4:50	OWN 25	9	37	Punt
4	9:48	5:16	50	8	48	Field Goal
4	2:43	1:34	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 31	2	-5	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	2:42	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown
1	4:49	0:44	OPP 33	3	-10	Punt
1	0:13	2:17	OWN 43	5	29	Field Goal
2	8:39	5:10	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:56	1:47	OWN 23	6	49	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
3	7:29	2:39	OWN 20	6	75	Field Goal
4	15:00	5:12	OWN 20	10	50	Interception
4	4:32	1:49	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:09	0:46	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown

Game MVP: Carey Richardson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Toby Livesay	16	49	3.06	11	2
Andy Alston	14	69	4.93	11	2
Shane Huffman	6	43	7.17	10	2

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bruce Carlisle	13	33	2.54	8	0	0
Lincoln Coffey	4	30	7.50	15	1	0
Clyde Uerling	2	2	1.00	1	0	0
Frankie Giles	1	5	5.00	5	0	1
Bernie Hassler	1	15	15.00	15	1	1
Bo Nowakowski	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	26	15	185	4/35	2	40	2	73.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	31	19	289	0/0	1	60	1	89.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martin Lofton	5	8	106	21.20	35	40	0
TE Kirk Gardner	3	4	16	5.33	1	7	0
WR Bryan Dennis	3	6	29	9.67	7	14	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	2	17	17.00	8	17	0
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Andy Alston	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	7	11	122	17.43	31	57	0
WR Dixon Cash	3	4	111	37.00	49	60	1
WR Sherman Styles	3	4	18	6.00	8	14	0
TE B.J. Dodge	2	4	16	8.00	9	13	0
WR Matthew Mathews	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
FB Clyde Uerling	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Josh Harding	1	2	10	10.00	9	10	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Charlie Sims	1	26	26.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	25	25.00	0
CB Wes Kleman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shane Huffman	1	0	0
Myron Sutter	0	1	0
Johnnie Haus	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matthew Mathews	1	0	0
Wes Kleman	0	1	0
Carey Richardson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	187	46.8	31.5	55	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jorge Howe	3	134	44.7	38.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	20	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Mathews	3	41	13.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Lofton	4	64	16.0	0
Grant Morton	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest May	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	7	3	0.0	21	25
S Grant Morton	6	4	0.0	14	27
CB Gus Barrett	4	0	0.0	10	23
OLB Mo Gardner	3	1	0.0	22	27
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	0.0	21	28
CB Max Midget	3	0	0.0	22	27
DE Kris Mathis	2	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	0.0	10	8
ILB Chris Torrez	2	0	0.0	1	6
DE Juan Norried	1	2	0.0	17	24
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Norm Fulcher	1	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Mickey Parker	1	0	0.0	12	13
S Tito Justice	1	0	0.0	18	25
S Spencer Way	1	0	0.0	6	10
DT Dusty Kim	0	1	0.0	15	22
DT Gene Tong	0	1	0.0	7	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	8	2	2.0	32	25
CB Damon Jennings	7	1	0.0	32	22
ILB Jerald Terry	6	3	0.0	33	25
DE Mark Archer	4	1	2.0	35	26
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	3	0.0	36	29
DT Edwin Duerr	4	2	0.0	25	23
S Earnest May	4	2	0.0	21	20
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	0	0.0	3	4
CB Les McFarlane	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB Earl Gramble	3	0	0.0	24	18
CB Lenny LaRiche	2	0	0.0	23	22
DT Phillip Montgomery	2	0	0.0	16	10
CB Wes Kleman	1	2	0.0	30	28
DT Chris Roberson	1	1	0.0	18	13
T Brent Finkes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jeff Roman	0	3	0.0	29	25
DT George Geddes	0	1	0.0	9	4
OLB Shannon McKenzie	0	1	0.0	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	2	0	20
DE Zach Strickland	1	0	11
OLB Mo Gardner	0	1	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	2.0	1	0	1	25
DE Mark Archer	2.0	0	0	3	26
ILB Jerald Terry	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Grant Morton	5	1	0	27
CB Arnie Cooley	3	0	0	28
CB Max Midget	2	3	0	27
OLB Mo Gardner	2	0	0	27
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	1	0	6
ILB Charlie Sims	1	0	1	25
CB Gus Barrett	1	0	0	23
DE Kris Mathis	1	0	0	20
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	0	8
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0	6
S Spencer Way	1	0	0	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Gramble	3	0	0	18
CB Wes Kleman	2	0	1	28
ILB Roman Cassidy	2	0	0	4
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	0	16
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	2	1	29
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	1	0	22
ILB Jerald Terry	1	1	0	25
CB Damon Jennings	1	1	0	22
OLB Jeff Roman	1	0	0	25
S Earnest May	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrus Tate	3	7	32	0	26
Roger Thornton	3	4	30	0	28
Preston Peters	3	3	32	0	22
Justin Wolfe	1	4	32	1	21
Mario Sanford	1	3	6	0	3
Myron Sutter	0	3	26	0	22
Kirk Gardner	0	2	27	0	19
Danny McClendon	0	1	4	1	8
Joseph Wooden	0	1	4	1	4
Jonathan George	0	1	4	1	9
Billy Vandermause	0	1	30	0	27

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marshall Burns	1	5	0	22	30
Brent Finkes	1	4	1	20	24
Wes Pentasuglio	1	4	0	20	22
Moe Kleinecke	1	3	0	21	31
Trevor Graveson	1	1	0	3	7
Richard Pillmeier	1	1	0	2	9
Troy Branch	0	2	0	20	29
B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	17	18

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	2	15
Gus Barrett	1	19
Bobby Clark	1	15
Preston Peters	1	6
Toby Livesay	0	19
Kirk Gardner	0	16
Martin Lofton	0	15
Gerald Buchanan	0	14
Myron Sutter	0	13
Grant Morton	0	12
Spencer Way	0	11
Wendell Holmes	0	10
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Juan Norried	0	6
Mario Sanford	0	6
Joseph Wooden	0	6
Danny McClendon	0	5
Oliver Hanson	0	5
Chris Torrez	0	5
Kris Mathis	0	4
Mo Gardner	0	4
Marc Joyner	0	4
Tito Justice	0	4
Jonathan George	0	4
Charlie Sims	0	4
Max Midget	0	3
Justin Wolfe	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Arnie Cooley	0	3
Zach Strickland	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	2
Frank Hopper	0	2
Gene Tong	0	2
Andy Alston	0	1
Norm Fulcher	0	1
Freddie Lipscomb	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	2	6
Lenny LaRiche	1	16
Andrew Derlange	1	14
Roman Cassidy	1	11
Troy Branch	1	6
Marshall Burns	1	3
Bo Nowakowski	0	21
Wes Kleman	0	20
Sammy Brewer	0	18
Josh Harding	0	17
Shannon McKenzie	0	13
Earl Gramble	0	12
Kevin Matthews	0	9
Clyde Uerling	0	9
B.J. Dodge	0	7
Earnest May	0	7
Toby Banks	0	6
Trevor Graveson	0	6
Jorge Howe	0	6
Lincoln Coffey	0	5
Richard Pillmeier	0	5
Dwayne Hastings	0	5
Emmitt Caldwell	0	3
Brent Finkes	0	3
Matthew Mathews	0	3
Carey Richardson	0	2
Chris Roberson	0	2
Jeff Roman	0	2
Edwin Duerr	0	2
Les McFarlane	0	2
Gary Frederick	0	2
Phillip Montgomery	0	2
Jerald Terry	0	2
Damon Jennings	0	2
Pete Luster	0	1
George Geddes	0	1
Mark Archer	0	1
Earnest Shepherd	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	47	4.3
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	40	3.3
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	26	15	2	2	0	5	1	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	31	19	4	0	3	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	105	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	119	39.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Lofton	8	5	106	2	17
WR Bryan Dennis	6	3	29	0	29
TE Kirk Gardner	4	3	16	0	19
RB Andy Alston	4	1	3	0	16
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	1	17	0	11
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	1	8	0	10
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	6	0	14

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	11	7	1	122	2	27
TE B.J. Dodge	4	2	1	16	0	18
WR Dixon Cash	4	3	0	111	2	20
WR Sherman Styles	4	3	1	18	0	20
WR Matthew Mathews	4	2	0	10	0	12
FB Clyde Uerling	2	1	0	2	0	11
TE Josh Harding	2	1	0	10	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	2	9	4.50	4.93
Toby Livesay	1	5	5.00	3.06

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lincoln Coffey	2	12	6.00	7.50
Frankie Giles	1	5	5.00	5.00
Bernie Hassler	1	15	15.00	15.00
Bruce Carlisle	1	2	2.00	2.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	5	4	27	5.40	7.12

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	3	1	3	1.00	9.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	2	2	15	7.50	4.83
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Andy Alston	1	0	0	0.00	0.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Matthew Mathews	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	1	1
Andy Alston	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Hassler	1	1
Bruce Carlisle	1	0
Lincoln Coffey	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	12	8	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Lofton	5	3	3
WR Bryan Dennis	3	2	2
TE Kirk Gardner	2	2	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	0
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	4	2	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	1	1
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,200 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (24,800)
End Zone 17,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,300 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,200 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (24,800)
End Zone	17,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,300 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,000)