Wild Card Playoff Games, 2034

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	10	7	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:44 MIN - Trevor Simms 11 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Dean Macklin 2 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Julio Jones 80 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 09:57 ATL - Stephen Hill 19 pass from Nolan Greer (Kendall Woodard extra point)
3Q: 06:02 MIN - Cornelius Morris 43 field goal
4Q: 09:19 ATL - Vick Ballard 11 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
4Q: 00:57 MIN - Jack Marsh 74 interception return (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:44 MIN - Trevor Simms 11 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Dean Macklin 2 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Julio Jones 80 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 09:57 ATL - Stephen Hill 19 pass from Nolan Greer (Kendall Woodard extra point)
3Q: 06:02 MIN - Cornelius Morris 43 field goal
4Q: 09:19 ATL - Vick Ballard 11 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
4Q: 00:57 MIN - Jack Marsh 74 interception return (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 378 256
- Offensive Plays 58 62
- Yards per Play 6.52 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 101 124
- Rushing Attempts 30 33
- Yards per Rush 3.37 3.76
Net Passing Yards 277 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 27 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 288 142
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 9.89 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/21 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 6/128
Interception Ret./Yards 2/83 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	378	256
- Offensive Plays	58	62
- Yards per Play	6.52	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	101	124
- Rushing Attempts	30	33
- Yards per Rush	3.37	3.76
Net Passing Yards	277	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	27 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	288	142
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	9.89	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/21	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	6/128
Interception Ret./Yards	2/83	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:21	29:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	5:04	OWN 5	10	50	Punt
1	4:05	2:39	OWN 7	6	31	Fumble
1	0:40	1:02	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	12:57	5:24	OWN 4	11	96	Touchdown
2	4:02	1:25	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	1:06	0:44	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	9:47	3:53	OWN 28	8	46	Field Goal
3	1:28	1:37	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	9:13	7:00	OWN 36	9	28	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	7:26	3:21	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
1	1:26	0:46	OPP 38	2	-5	Interception
2	14:38	1:41	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	7:33	3:31	OWN 24	6	13	Punt
2	2:37	1:31	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	14:43	4:56	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	5:54	4:26	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
4	14:51	5:38	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	2:13	1:25	OWN 43	7	17	Interception
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 42	3	43	Game

Game MVP: Dean Macklin, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dean Macklin	18	74	4.11	15	2	1
Butch Medsker	9	17	1.89	5	0	0
Norm Armistead	2	6	3.00	10	1	0
Jake Locker	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Finley	16	78	4.88	13	3	0
Vick Ballard	12	30	2.50	11	1	1
Nolan Greer	5	16	3.20	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	26	17	288	2/11	2	80	0	128.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	27	14	142	2/10	1	24	2	48.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dan Herron	4	5	47	11.75	5	17	0
RB Butch Medsker	3	3	32	10.67	10	24	0
WR Julio Jones	2	6	83	41.50	74	80	1
RB Dean Macklin	2	2	23	11.50	12	15	0
WR Leon Dillow	2	4	60	30.00	0	38	0
WR Trevor Simms	2	3	31	15.50	0	20	1
WR Jermaine Morris	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Norm Armistead	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Hill	4	5	63	15.75	1	24	1
TE Kennedy Pitman	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
FB Leslie Herndon	2	2	12	6.00	1	8	0
WR B.J. Conley	2	5	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Jeffrey Burke	2	4	13	6.50	6	16	0
WR Kerry Johns	1	3	19	19.00	15	19	0
RB Vick Ballard	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
RB Albert Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lorenzo West	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jack Marsh	1	74	74.00	1
CB Ike Clark	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Locker	2	0	0
Leon Dillow	1	0	0
Dean Macklin	0	2	0
Mark LeGree	0	0	1
Norm Armistead	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kerry Johns	1	0	0
Albert Finley	1	0	0
Louie Strickland	0	1	0
Kennedy Pitman	0	1	0
Luke Bernstein	0	1	0
Devon Still	0	0	1
Edgar McTyer	0	0	1
Harry McWilliams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	4	182	45.5	40.0	50	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	6	286	47.7	44.3	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Woodard	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	2	56	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	4	97	24.3	0
Edgar Caniff	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark LeGree	7	1	0.0	31	28
ILB Dan Beckam	6	2	0.0	24	22
OLB Jack Marsh	5	0	0.0	15	15
S Perry Coffin	4	2	0.0	29	25
CB Ike Clark	4	1	0.0	28	26
S Kris Linnebur	4	1	0.0	20	18
DT Benjamin Lane	3	1	1.0	22	19
OLB Ross Samuels	3	2	0.0	31	24
CB Mariano Dragon	3	2	0.0	30	23
DE Brett Allen	2	0	1.0	21	27
CB Shaun Kennedy	1	1	0.0	22	24
DE Kevin Shapiro	1	1	0.0	17	13
DT Lester Guthrie	1	1	0.0	9	6
ILB Eddie Farr	1	1	0.0	11	9
DE Leo Durham	1	0	0.0	25	20
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	0.0	15	18

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar McTyer	7	3	0.0	28	22
ILB James-Michael Johnson	5	3	0.0	25	20
DT Devon Still	4	1	1.0	12	14
ILB Blake Sanderson	4	0	0.0	5	8
DT Toby Sheldon	4	0	0.0	18	14
DT Thomas Kemnitzer	3	2	1.0	21	10
CB Bernard Gardner	3	2	0.0	25	16
ILB Desmond Carlson	3	1	0.0	23	24
CB Reuben Lake	2	0	0.0	19	20
CB Harry McWilliams	2	0	0.0	18	20
CB Edgar Caniff	1	2	0.0	17	22
S Kris Leak	1	2	0.0	25	25
OLB Jake Humphries	1	1	0.0	10	6
OLB J.B. Wolf	1	0	0.0	7	4
S Toby Middleton	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Luke Bernstein	1	0	0.0	9	18
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	0	0.0	19	24
WR Jeffrey Burke	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Newhart	1	0	0.0	16	14
DE Brock Cunningham	0	1	0.0	11	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brett Allen	1.0	0	1	1	27
DT Benjamin Lane	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Kevin Shapiro	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Leo Durham	0.0	0	2	0	20
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Devon Still	1.0	2	1	14
DT Thomas Kemnitzer	1.0	0	0	10
DE Joey Sweeney	0.0	1	0	14
DE Lamar Sepulveda	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	3	1	0	22
OLB Jack Marsh	3	0	1	15
CB Ike Clark	2	0	1	26
S Perry Coffin	2	0	0	25
CB Mariano Dragon	1	1	0	23
DE Brett Allen	1	0	0	27
ILB Eddie Farr	1	0	0	9
S Kris Linnebur	1	0	0	18
S Mark LeGree	0	2	0	28

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Blake Sanderson	2	0	8
CB Reuben Lake	2	0	20
S Edgar McTyer	2	0	22
ILB Desmond Carlson	2	0	24
CB Harry McWilliams	2	0	20
CB Bernard Gardner	2	0	16
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	1	20
S Kris Leak	1	1	25
CB Edgar Caniff	1	0	22
DE George Newhart	1	0	14
OLB Jake Humphries	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	3	6	0	26	0	24
Curtis Price	2	9	1	25	0	24
Marcus Ashe	2	2	0	27	0	25
John Moffitt	1	5	0	29	0	26
Pete McWilliams	1	2	0	7	2	7
Preston Pickens	0	2	0	9	0	10
Deron Golding	0	1	0	16	0	18
Joseph Sweeney	0	1	0	17	0	12
Leonard Fleming	0	1	0	12	0	11

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eddie Di Pardo	3	6	29	1	22
Ricardo Meadows	2	5	27	0	27
Skip Hoover	1	5	26	0	25
Donnell Staples	1	4	26	1	22
Adam Gettis	1	2	29	0	23
Dennis Kelly	1	2	7	0	10
Bruce Ryder	0	2	18	0	17
D.J. Coffey	0	1	9	0	5
Leslie Herndon	0	1	19	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Golding	3	15
Norm Armistead	2	21
Trevor Simms	1	13
Jack Marsh	1	9
Jose Boyer	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Harry McWilliams	2	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Clark	---	---	28	26	9	63
Mark LeGree	---	---	31	28	---	59
Mariano Dragon	---	---	30	23	6	59
Kris Linnebur	---	---	20	18	21	59
Jake Locker	30	28	---	---	---	58
Reggie Higdon	26	24	---	---	6	56
John Moffitt	29	26	---	---	---	55
Ross Samuels	---	---	31	24	---	55
Perry Coffin	---	---	29	25	---	54
Marcus Ashe	27	25	---	---	---	52
Deron Golding	16	18	---	---	15	49
Curtis Price	25	24	---	---	---	49
Brett Allen	---	---	21	27	---	48
Leo Durham	---	---	25	20	1	46
Dan Beckam	---	---	24	22	---	46
Shaun Kennedy	---	---	22	24	---	46
Jose Boyer	21	18	---	---	5	44
Benjamin Lane	---	---	22	19	2	43
Jack Marsh	---	---	15	15	9	39
Leonard Fleming	12	11	---	---	15	38
Julio Jones	20	17	---	---	---	37
Dean Macklin	19	15	---	---	3	37
Norm Armistead	10	6	---	---	21	37
Leon Dillow	18	18	---	---	---	36
Dan Herron	12	10	---	---	14	36
Joseph Sweeney	17	12	---	---	6	35
Kevin Shapiro	---	---	17	13	5	35
Mike Daniels	---	---	15	18	2	35
Trevor Simms	9	12	---	---	13	34
Eddie Farr	---	---	11	9	12	32
Butch Medsker	9	10	---	---	10	29
Norbert Kelso	7	6	---	---	15	28
Preston Pickens	9	10	---	---	1	20
Artie Spivey	6	6	---	---	6	18
Jeremy Ballard	---	---	12	2	2	16
Lester Guthrie	---	---	9	6	---	15
Pete McWilliams	7	7	---	---	---	14
Jermaine Morris	1	5	---	---	3	9
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ty McGregor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Sheldon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Duane Sommer	---	---	1	0	3	4
Reuben Lercius	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wesley Webster	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Greer	33	29	---	---	---	62
Kris Leak	---	---	25	25	12	62
Ricardo Meadows	27	27	---	---	6	60
Skip Hoover	26	25	---	---	6	57
Edgar Caniff	---	---	17	22	15	54
Adam Gettis	29	23	---	---	---	52
Donnell Staples	26	22	---	---	4	52
Eddie Di Pardo	29	22	---	---	---	51
Edgar McTyer	---	---	28	22	1	51
Bruce Ryder	18	17	---	---	15	50
Reuben Lake	---	---	19	20	11	50
Lorenzo West	23	26	---	---	---	49
Vick Ballard	14	15	---	---	19	48
Harry McWilliams	---	---	18	20	10	48
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	25	20	2	47
Desmond Carlson	---	---	23	24	---	47
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	19	24	2	45
Stephen Hill	21	22	---	---	---	43
Leslie Herndon	19	9	---	---	14	42
Bernard Gardner	---	---	25	16	1	42
Thomas Kemnitzer	---	---	21	10	3	34
Toby Sheldon	---	---	18	14	2	34
George Newhart	---	---	16	14	4	34
Kerry Johns	10	10	---	---	13	33
Albert Finley	19	14	---	---	---	33
B.J. Conley	16	16	---	---	---	32
Jeffrey Burke	12	10	---	---	9	31
Joey Sweeney	---	---	14	14	2	30
Luke Bernstein	---	---	9	18	3	30
Blake Sanderson	---	---	5	8	15	28
Devon Still	---	---	12	14	2	28
Donald Andruzzi	12	11	---	---	2	25
Kennedy Pitman	13	5	---	---	5	23
Dennis Kelly	7	10	---	---	6	23
D.J. Coffey	9	5	---	---	6	20
Jake Humphries	---	---	10	6	4	20
J.B. Wolf	---	---	7	4	8	19
Toby Middleton	---	---	6	8	1	15
Brock Cunningham	---	---	11	4	---	15
Louie Strickland	0	1	---	---	10	11
Vincent Corson	---	---	1	1	9	11
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	1	0	---	1
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kendall Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ron Manzo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	58	3.9
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	10	29	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	11	37	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	26	17	5	1	2	2	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	27	14	1	0	2	4	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	93	23.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	66	13.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	36	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	52	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	6	2	1	83	1	17
WR Dan Herron	5	4	0	47	0	10
WR Leon Dillow	4	2	1	60	2	18
RB Butch Medsker	3	3	0	32	1	10
WR Trevor Simms	3	2	0	31	1	12
RB Dean Macklin	2	2	0	23	0	15
WR Jermaine Morris	1	1	0	7	0	5
TE Joseph Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Norm Armistead	1	1	0	5	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Hill	5	4	0	63	1	22
WR B.J. Conley	5	2	0	17	0	16
WR Jeffrey Burke	4	2	0	13	0	10
TE Kennedy Pitman	3	2	1	11	0	5
WR Kerry Johns	3	1	1	19	0	10
RB Vick Ballard	2	1	0	7	0	15
FB Leslie Herndon	2	2	0	12	0	9
TE Lorenzo West	2	0	0	0	0	26
RB Albert Finley	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dean Macklin	1	2	2.00	4.11

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vick Ballard	1	11	11.00	2.50
Albert Finley	1	5	5.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	4	2	18	4.50	11.08

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nolan Greer	1	1	19	19.00	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jermaine Morris	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	13.83
WR Dan Herron	1	0	0	0.00	9.40
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	11	11.00	10.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Hill	1	1	19	19.00	12.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dean Macklin	4	3
Butch Medsker	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Finley	5	3
Vick Ballard	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	5	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leon Dillow	2	0	0
WR Trevor Simms	2	1	1
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR B.J. Conley	3	2	2
WR Kerry Johns	1	0	0
TE Lorenzo West	1	0	0
WR Jeffrey Burke	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)