Week 6, 2014

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	3	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	17	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:35 ATL - Irv Terry 51 field goal
2Q: 13:21 MIN - Jose Scott 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:59 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
4Q: 11:11 ATL - Mike Wheeler 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 03:34 ATL - Alex Stuart 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 00:04 ATL - Irv Terry 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:35 ATL - Irv Terry 51 field goal
2Q: 13:21 MIN - Jose Scott 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:59 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
4Q: 11:11 ATL - Mike Wheeler 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 03:34 ATL - Alex Stuart 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 00:04 ATL - Irv Terry 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 4-2 4-2
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 327 348
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 5.19 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 152 65
- Rushing Attempts 26 23
- Yards per Rush 5.85 2.83
Net Passing Yards 175 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/46 2/18
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 4/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	4-2	4-2
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	327	348
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	5.19	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	152	65
- Rushing Attempts	26	23
- Yards per Rush	5.85	2.83
Net Passing Yards	175	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/46	2/18
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	4/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:07	30:53

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:48	2:31	OWN 9	5	42	Punt
1	8:10	1:33	OPP 44	4	16	Interception
1	3:28	5:16	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	11:00	1:59	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	6:14	5:15	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
3	9:38	6:48	OWN 20	14	74	Field Goal
3	0:02	0:44	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	11:03	2:04	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	3:27	0:58	OWN 30	3	6	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:12	OWN 30	6	14	Punt
1	9:17	1:07	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
1	6:37	3:09	OWN 29	6	37	Field Goal
2	13:12	2:12	OWN 23	4	11	Punt
2	9:01	2:47	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 16	2	31	Half
3	13:18	3:40	OWN 43	7	15	Punt
3	2:50	2:48	OWN 32	6	12	Punt
4	14:18	3:15	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	8:59	5:32	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
4	2:29	2:29	OWN 11	9	74	Field Goal

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	16	123	7.69	50	3	0
Lionel Hutchins	10	29	2.90	7	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	18	45	2.50	9	0	0
Carl Davis	5	20	4.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	35	20	185	2/10	1	17	1	69.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	39	25	298	2/15	2	39	0	104.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Forbes	4	6	32	8.00	16	12	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	6	36	12.00	1	16	0
TE Calvin Truong	2	4	24	12.00	8	12	0
TE Dana Dakis	2	4	20	10.00	13	10	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	17	8.50	0	10	0
WR Alvin Cortez	2	5	20	10.00	0	12	0
WR Quentin Giles	2	3	9	4.50	3	6	0
WR Jose Scott	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Warren Pigg	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mike Wheeler	5	5	70	14.00	2	31	1
WR Alex Stuart	5	9	59	11.80	13	18	1
WR Jimmie Horton	3	4	32	10.67	16	26	0
WR Vince Jeffries	3	4	32	10.67	10	17	0
FB John Reeves	3	4	55	18.33	30	39	0
WR Richie Becker	3	8	35	11.67	3	16	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	8	8.00	9	8	0
WR Van Young	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Daniel Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB R.J. Myers	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	6	271	45.2	44.5	54	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	261	43.5	35.7	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	3	2	0.7	0
Van Young	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Crane	1	26	26.0	0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Davis	3	43	14.3	0
Van Young	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	12	1	1.0	23	41
S Richard Kerner	7	2	0.0	22	41
ILB Kurt Willis	4	4	0.0	23	41
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	2	0.0	17	26
S Kirk Baum	4	2	0.0	21	37
CB Calvin Bauer	3	1	0.0	21	38
DT Edgar Morrison	2	2	0.0	19	31
OLB Louis Downs	2	1	0.0	4	11
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	0.0	20	39
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	3	9
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	1.0	19	34
DT Cory Rose	1	1	0.0	22	38
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	0.0	20	39
DE Hunter Meadows	1	1	0.0	3	2
S Leslie Fields	1	1	0.0	3	7
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	---	---	---
DE Randy Murray	1	0	0.0	4	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vernon Douglas	6	4	0.0	26	35
OLB R.J. Myers	6	1	0.0	25	36
CB Damon Nash	5	3	0.0	17	32
CB Ricardo Colclough	5	0	0.0	24	34
DE Dusty Bronson	4	1	1.0	25	37
CB Ike Benson	4	1	0.0	17	27
OLB Neal Kelleher	3	1	0.0	11	7
S Quinn Crum	3	0	0.0	21	32
DT Donovan Ricker	2	1	1.0	23	31
DE Kendall Hape	2	2	0.0	25	36
S Fred Clancy	2	0	0.0	25	35
DT Raymond Osuchowski	2	0	0.0	10	6
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	0.0	18	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1.0	0	1	34
OLB Warren Elrifai	1.0	0	0	41
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	3	1	39
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	1	0	2

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	1	0	37
DT Donovan Ricker	1.0	0	0	31
DE Kendall Hape	0.0	4	2	36
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	7	0	41
ILB Kurt Willis	5	0	41
CB Calvin Bauer	3	2	38
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	26
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	9
S Kirk Baum	2	0	37
S Richard Kerner	1	2	41
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	39
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	11
S Leslie Fields	0	1	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Vernon Douglas	5	0	0	35
CB Ricardo Colclough	3	3	0	34
OLB R.J. Myers	3	0	1	36
CB Ike Benson	3	0	0	27
CB Damon Nash	2	1	0	32
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0	32
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0	7
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	2	8	1	25	0	36
Howie Prior	2	6	0	25	1	32
Clyde Jordan	2	3	0	10	0	17
Damon Manning	2	2	0	23	0	27
Antoine Upshaw	1	2	0	21	1	29
Bernard Branch	0	3	0	15	0	10
Michael Shaw	0	2	0	6	0	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kwame Harris	3	6	20	0	37
Clay Wallenbrock	2	5	23	0	41
Isaac Whalen	1	3	22	1	31
Jerry McElroy	1	3	8	0	12
Wes Hamilton	1	2	22	1	38
Dwayne Robertson	0	1	16	0	33
Mike Wheeler	0	1	13	0	22
Jake Broome	0	1	4	0	13
Daniel Baker	0	1	8	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	5	14
Louis Downs	1	15
Roosevelt Crane	1	9
Lionel Hutchins	1	7
Bernard Branch	0	20
Dana Dakis	0	16
Tyrone Prosser	0	15
Warren Pigg	0	14
Calvin Truong	0	13
Daniel Shearer	0	13
Leslie Fields	0	9
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Antoine Stein	0	8
Junior Siavii	0	7
Jose Scott	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Brent Beeston	0	7
Will Mendheim	0	7
Michael Shaw	0	7
Herman Burns	0	6
Randy Murray	0	6
Marcus Reese	0	5
Donnell Wilcox	0	5
Damon Manning	0	4
Antoine Upshaw	0	3
Kirk Baum	0	3
Calvin Bauer	0	2
Ernest Sullivan	0	2
Cory Rose	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	2
Warren Elrifai	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Hunter Meadows	0	1
Jackie Huntley	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Davis	1	16
Howie Isaacs	1	16
Jumbo Clayton	1	10
Ike Benson	0	20
Neal Kelleher	0	18
John Reeves	0	16
Dusty Sampson	0	14
Richie Becker	0	14
Van Young	0	11
Jerry Curry	0	9
Vince Jeffries	0	9
Jerry McElroy	0	8
Wes Hamilton	0	8
Chester Vermeil	0	8
Jake Broome	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Raymond Matos	0	8
Jim Abrams	0	7
Irv Terry	0	6
Daniel Baker	0	6
Jamie Lincoln	0	6
Clay Wallenbrock	0	5
Frankie Lake	0	5
Mike Wheeler	0	3
Ricardo Colclough	0	2
Quinn Crum	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Dwan Edwards	0	1
Fred Clancy	0	1
Kim Helfrich	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1
Damon Nash	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	12	78	6.5
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	35	20	0	0	4	4	6	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	39	25	3	1	4	5	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	166	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	49	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	6	3	1	36	31
RB Richie Forbes	6	4	1	32	21
WR Alvin Cortez	5	2	1	20	27
TE Calvin Truong	4	2	0	24	27
TE Dana Dakis	4	2	0	20	17
WR Quentin Giles	3	2	0	9	17
WR Jose Scott	2	1	0	5	11
WR Warren Pigg	2	1	1	17	3
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	0	17	21
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	5	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	9	5	1	59	0	33
WR Richie Becker	8	3	2	35	0	29
TE Mike Wheeler	5	5	0	70	1	22
WR Jimmie Horton	4	3	0	32	1	16
WR Vince Jeffries	4	3	1	32	0	26
FB John Reeves	4	3	0	55	1	21
WR Van Young	2	1	0	6	0	7
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	1	0	12
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	0	8	0	27
TE Daniel Baker	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	4	6	1.50	2.90
Richie Forbes	4	24	6.00	7.69

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	1	4	4.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	3	2	11	3.67	5.29

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	2	2	30	15.00	7.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Scott	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	18	18.00	14.00
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	12	12.00	6.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	3	1
Carl Davis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	12	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richie Forbes	3	2	1
WR Warren Pigg	2	1	1
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	1
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	1
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	1
FB John Reeves	2	2	2
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	0
WR Van Young	1	0	0
WR Richie Becker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (22,200)
End Zone 12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (22,200)
End Zone	12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (5,000)