Week 6, 2029

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	3	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	10	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 28 field goal
1Q: 04:21 MIN - Dixon Cash 31 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Kevin Matthews 40 field goal
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 22 field goal
3Q: 12:48 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal
3Q: 07:16 MIN - Kevin Matthews 32 field goal
3Q: 01:25 ATL - Max Midget 38 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 13:10 MIN - Kevin Matthews 38 field goal
4Q: 00:30 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 28 field goal
1Q: 04:21 MIN - Dixon Cash 31 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Kevin Matthews 40 field goal
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 22 field goal
3Q: 12:48 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal
3Q: 07:16 MIN - Kevin Matthews 32 field goal
3Q: 01:25 ATL - Max Midget 38 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 13:10 MIN - Kevin Matthews 38 field goal
4Q: 00:30 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 23 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 0-6 2-4
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 387 289
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 6.91 4.19
Net Rushing Yards 94 107
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 4.70 3.15
Net Passing Yards 293 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 1 34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 293 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.14 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/70 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/37 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:20 30:40

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	0-6	2-4
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	387	289
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	6.91	4.19
Net Rushing Yards	94	107
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	4.70	3.15
Net Passing Yards	293	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 1	34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	293	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.14	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/70	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/37	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:20	30:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	7:34	3:24	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	2:05	1:30	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
2	13:21	5:41	OWN 29	9	56	Missed FG
2	5:33	3:04	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:42	5:33	OWN 25	9	60	Field Goal
3	2:33	1:17	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
3	1:16	3:13	OWN 24	6	55	Field Goal
4	10:43	3:57	OWN 6	6	43	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	3	5	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	6:02	OWN 26	12	63	Field Goal
1	4:10	2:05	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	0:35	2:14	OWN 24	4	7	Punt
2	7:40	2:07	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	2:29	2:27	OWN 20	13	75	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 34	7	36	Field Goal
3	7:09	4:36	OWN 41	8	20	Punt
4	13:03	2:20	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	6:46	6:21	OWN 20	17	74	Field Goal

Game MVP: Charlie Mattingly, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deron Quinn	14	86	6.14	39	3
Herb Covington	5	9	1.80	6	0
Ray Flickinger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	20	56	2.80	10	1
Toby Livesay	10	27	2.70	7	0
Shane Huffman	3	18	6.00	11	1
Desmond Poston	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ray Flickinger	36	24	293	0/0	1	38	1	89.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	34	17	188	1/6	0	20	0	66.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Cash	6	8	71	11.83	22	31	1
TE B.J. Dodge	4	4	52	13.00	33	36	0
FB Clyde Uerling	4	5	53	13.25	31	21	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	6	74	24.67	21	38	0
RB Herb Covington	3	4	11	3.67	2	7	0
WR Sammy Brewer	2	4	22	11.00	5	11	0
RB Deron Quinn	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Matthew Mathews	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Martin Lofton	5	9	65	13.00	11	20
TE Wes Witt	5	7	57	11.40	22	15
WR Bryan Dennis	2	3	25	12.50	3	19
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	3	26	13.00	11	17
WR Desmond Poston	2	9	13	6.50	0	10
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Mack Mauro	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Midget	1	38	38.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
Deron Quinn	0	1	0
Emmitt Caldwell	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grant Morton	1	0	1	0
Bart McKnight	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jorge Howe	3	161	53.7	42.0	63	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	5	250	50.0	38.6	67	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	3/4	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Mathews	2	17	8.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Mathews	3	37	12.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart McKnight	4	90	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Damon Jennings	9	2	0.0	31	33
ILB Jerald Terry	8	3	0.0	31	30
S Emmitt Caldwell	6	1	0.0	34	35
OLB Jeff Roman	5	0	0.0	29	30
DE Carey Richardson	4	1	0.5	23	28
DT Edwin Duerr	4	1	0.0	28	26
DT George Geddes	3	1	0.0	19	17
CB Lenny LaRiche	3	1	0.0	34	35
CB Charlie Garner	3	0	0.0	30	30
S Alonzo Jamison	2	3	0.0	29	34
OLB Earnest Shepherd	2	1	0.0	6	16
DT Phillip Montgomery	1	3	0.5	13	6
OLB Everett Knight	1	2	0.0	9	7
DE Lamont Scouten	1	0	0.0	12	7
DE Mark Archer	0	2	0.0	24	29

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Max Midget	6	1	16	30
ILB Charlie Sims	5	3	19	29
OLB Mo Gardner	5	1	13	26
S Grant Morton	5	0	19	30
S Tito Justice	3	1	15	25
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	19	30
DE Kris Mathis	3	0	16	22
OLB Wendell Holmes	2	2	7	16
DT Mickey Parker	2	1	12	22
DT Dusty Kim	2	1	14	23
DE Clarence Holdgate	2	0	15	23
CB Ben Haney	2	0	10	20
ILB Chris Torrez	1	1	8	15
S Freddie Lipscomb	1	0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	0.5	1	3	4	28
DT Phillip Montgomery	0.5	0	0	0	6
DT George Geddes	0.0	1	1	0	17
DT Edwin Duerr	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Mark Archer	0.0	0	1	2	29

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	4	1	22
DE Mike Garner	2	0	14
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damon Jennings	6	0	33
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	2	35
ILB Jerald Terry	2	1	30
S Alonzo Jamison	2	0	34
CB Charlie Garner	2	0	30
OLB Jeff Roman	1	0	30
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	16
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	35

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	4	0	0	29
CB Max Midget	3	1	1	30
OLB Mo Gardner	3	1	0	26
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	0	30
S Grant Morton	2	0	0	30
DE Clarence Holdgate	2	0	0	23
OLB Wendell Holmes	2	0	0	16
S Tito Justice	2	0	0	25
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0	15
S Freddie Lipscomb	1	0	0	8
CB Ben Haney	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brock Willis	2	5	20	36
Moe Kleinecke	2	4	19	35
Marshall Burns	2	2	18	33
Graham Walker	1	3	17	26
Troy Branch	0	2	3	13
Trevor Graveson	0	2	4	4
Wes Pentasuglio	0	1	16	32

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Preston Peters	2	12	1	34	1	35
Billy Vandermause	2	6	2	30	0	29
Justin Wolfe	2	4	0	34	0	35
Roger Thornton	1	5	0	29	0	28
Tyrus Tate	1	4	0	28	0	28
Mario Sanford	1	1	0	10	0	13
Myron Sutter	0	1	0	15	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Caldwell	3	16
Bo Nowakowski	1	23
Josh Harding	1	18
Lenny LaRiche	0	25
Phil Hanks	0	17
Jeffrey Brennan	0	16
Jerald Terry	0	14
Gary Frederick	0	11
Matthew Mathews	0	11
Sammy Brewer	0	11
Clyde Uerling	0	10
Kevin Matthews	0	9
Damon Jennings	0	9
Charlie Garner	0	8
Marshall Burns	0	7
B.J. Dodge	0	7
Trevor Graveson	0	7
Moe Kleinecke	0	7
Richard Pillmeier	0	7
Jorge Howe	0	7
Troy Branch	0	6
Dwayne Hastings	0	6
Carey Richardson	0	5
Jeff Roman	0	5
Lincoln Coffey	0	5
Randal Albee	0	5
Alonzo Jamison	0	4
Mark Archer	0	4
Edwin Duerr	0	4
George Geddes	0	3
Earnest Shepherd	0	2
Todd Livesey	0	2
Phillip Montgomery	0	2
Bernie Hassler	0	1
Brock Willis	0	1
Lamont Scouten	0	1
Everett Knight	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Frederick	1	20
Toby Livesay	1	19
Wes Witt	1	10
Desmond Poston	1	10
Mack Mauro	1	6
Warren Finch	0	20
Bart McKnight	0	18
Martin Lofton	0	15
Andrew Nield	0	15
Spencer Way	0	14
Wendell Holmes	0	11
Charlie Mattingly	0	10
Mario Sanford	0	9
Roger Thornton	0	9
Tony Reeves	0	9
Grant Morton	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	8
Charlie Sims	0	8
Myron Sutter	0	8
Chris Torrez	0	7
Max Midget	0	5
Mo Gardner	0	5
Marc Joyner	0	5
Freddie Lipscomb	0	5
Clarence Holdgate	0	4
Frank Hopper	0	4
Britt Langley	0	4
Bryan Dennis	0	3
Kris Mathis	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Tito Justice	0	3
Zach Strickland	0	3
Mike Garner	0	3
Ben Haney	0	3
Blaine Buckner	0	2
Mickey Parker	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Adam Wright	0	2
Andy Alston	0	1
Preston Peters	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	5	8	1.6
Right	7	37	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	13	31	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ray Flickinger	36	24	7	0	1	3	7	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	34	17	1	1	4	3	6	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	171	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	38	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	63	15.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	87	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Cash	8	6	0	71	2	23
WR Bernie Hassler	6	3	0	74	2	17
FB Clyde Uerling	5	4	0	53	2	23
TE B.J. Dodge	4	4	0	52	1	32
WR Sammy Brewer	4	2	0	22	0	18
RB Herb Covington	4	3	0	11	0	12
RB Deron Quinn	3	1	1	4	0	24
WR Matthew Mathews	2	1	0	6	0	19

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Lofton	9	5	1	65	1	26
WR Desmond Poston	9	2	1	13	0	33
TE Wes Witt	7	5	1	57	0	22
WR Bryan Dennis	3	2	1	25	0	9
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	2	0	26	0	17
TE Mack Mauro	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deron Quinn	1	-5	-5.00	6.14
Herb Covington	1	0	0.00	1.80

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	6	17	2.83	2.80
Toby Livesay	2	1	0.50	2.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ray Flickinger	4	2	4	1.00	8.14

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	3	2	15	5.00	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Deron Quinn	2	1	4	2.00	1.33
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0	0.00	12.33
RB Herb Covington	1	1	0	0.00	2.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Desmond Poston	2	1	10	5.00	1.44
TE Wes Witt	1	1	5	5.00	8.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Quinn	2	2
Herb Covington	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	5	2
Toby Livesay	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ray Flickinger	11	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	4	1	1
RB Herb Covington	2	1	0
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	1
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	1
RB Deron Quinn	1	0	0
WR Matthew Mathews	1	0	0
WR Sammy Brewer	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Lofton	4	3	3
WR Bryan Dennis	2	2	2
TE Wes Witt	2	2	1
WR Desmond Poston	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (22,200)
End Zone 11,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (22,200)
End Zone	11,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (5,000)