Week 6, 2068

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings77014-28
Atlanta Falcons149103-36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 ATL - Mo Heintz 39 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
1Q: 08:00 MIN - Joseph Gunsolus 14 pass from Brian Bernard (Jace Shepard extra point)
1Q: 02:59 ATL - Mo Heintz 24 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 12:18 MIN - Dorsey Phinisee 4 run (Jace Shepard extra point)
2Q: 07:44 ATL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 04:25 ATL - Gabe Farrell 17 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 10:32 ATL - Mo Heintz 4 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 02:25 ATL - Gavin Hicks 53 field goal
4Q: 12:30 MIN - Jace Shepard 43 field goal
4Q: 02:29 ATL - Gavin Hicks 46 field goal
4Q: 01:52 MIN - Korey Conley 26 pass from Brian Bernard (Brian Bernard pass to Joseph Gunsolus for conversion)
4Q: 00:02 MIN - Jace Shepard 37 field goal

Team StatisticsMINATL
Record2-45-1
First Downs2724
- by Rushing62
- by Passing1719
- by Penalty43
Total Net Yards430408
- Offensive Plays6962
- Yards per Play6.236.58
Net Rushing Yards6839
- Rushing Attempts2123
- Yards per Rush3.241.70
Net Passing Yards362369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 29 - 239 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards380369
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/180/0
- Yards per Pass Play7.549.46
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions8/146/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.39.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/3512/98
Punt Returns/Yards0/00/0
Kick Returns/Yards4/982/58
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/42
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 38
Time of Possession28:4631:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:244:31OWN 251075Touchdown
12:455:38OWN 251475Touchdown
28:521:15OWN 13-17Safety
24:143:28OWN 34842Missed FG
315:002:25OWN 35331Interception
310:252:16OWN 26538Interception
32:174:55OWN 251049Field Goal
410:501:25OWN 203-6Punt
45:390:58OWN 20517Downs
42:220:41OWN 37563Touchdown
41:021:02OWN 6474Field Goal
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:36OWN 29571Touchdown
17:535:08OWN 251075Touchdown
212:073:15OWN 33626Punt
27:373:23OWN 42658Touchdown
20:460:46OWN 31430Missed FG
312:352:10OPP 27527Touchdown
38:095:52OWN 111153Field Goal
412:221:32OWN 25425Punt
49:253:46OWN 43515Punt
44:412:19OPP 3738Field Goal
41:410:39503-7Punt

Game MVP: Riddick Ballard, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Korey Conley12262.171210
RB Ron Crone5204.001010
QB Brian Bernard2126.001110
RB Dorsey Phinisee144.00401
FB Parker LaBounty166.00600
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Elliot Grice18281.56800
RB Howie Geller351.67600
QB Riddick Ballard263.00500

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Bernard45293803/18246287.3
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Riddick Ballard39273690/04390133.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Joseph Gunsolus8108210.250151
TE Duane Mitkov565210.404260
WR Sedrick Schroeder576312.600210
WR Darrin Walczak478822.0034460
RB Korey Conley353311.0021261
TE Edward Escobedo22157.5011160
FB Parker LaBounty123434.0034340
TE Gabriel Armstrong111313.006130
WR Edgar Wheeler0200.00000
RB Ron Crone0200.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mo Heintz91214015.5638393
WR Gabe Farrell7910815.4344331
WR Perry Richardson576813.6037190
RB Elliot Grice25115.506100
TE Vinny McDaniel22199.500130
WR Christian Flynn112121.0013210
WR J.J. Dineen1122.00020
FB Damien Bush0100.00000
TE Al Denis0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Grady Stemke100.000
OLB Evan Renfrow14242.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
CB Clifton Robertson0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Perry Richardson1000
RB Elliot Grice0100

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Junior Reeves13232.032.0320
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alonzo Johnson418345.835.8512

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jace Shepard2/31/20/0432/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gavin Hicks2/32/31/2534/4

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Amari Samuels49824.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Christian Flynn25829.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Francisco Sandberg1020.01928
CB Duane Tate610.02339
OLB Giovanni O'Neill530.02237
S Donny Garner420.01827
CB Clifton Robertson320.01634
S Brody Page310.01015
OLB Thomas Kerr310.02031
DT Noah Hemingway300.02235
S Timothy Washington300.0412
DE Alexis Ackerman200.02339
S Walter Owens200.01526
DT Ed Brandenburg100.014
ILB Patrick Cote100.01015
FB Parker LaBounty10---------
TE Edward Escobedo10---------
OLB Toby Howard010.0712
CB Amari Samuels010.02239
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB D.J. Mason901.02142
ILB Reginald Jamison610.02126
CB Edward Losman610.01644
OLB Weston Banks600.02141
S Grady Stemke510.02141
OLB Evan Renfrow420.01111
S Corbin Poon410.01948
DE Gilbert Shannon320.51946
DE Ethan Burgess201.52142
CB Mo Patterson200.0512
DE Harry Walters100.01936
CB Elijah Hernandez100.01037
OLB Connor Horton100.0124
DE Chandler Wyche020.01030

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Clifton Robertson0.002034
DT Noah Hemingway0.001035
DE Alexis Ackerman0.001039
OLB Thomas Kerr0.001031
OLB Giovanni O'Neill0.001037
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ethan Burgess1.501142
CB D.J. Mason1.000042
DE Gilbert Shannon0.502446

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Giovanni O'Neill61037
CB Duane Tate50039
ILB Francisco Sandberg40028
CB Clifton Robertson30034
S Timothy Washington21012
S Donny Garner21027
ILB Patrick Cote20015
DE Alexis Ackerman11039
S Brody Page10015
S Walter Owens10026
CB Amari Samuels01039
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB D.J. Mason80042
OLB Weston Banks43041
S Grady Stemke40141
S Corbin Poon40048
CB Edward Losman31044
ILB Reginald Jamison21026
CB Mo Patterson10012
CB Elijah Hernandez10037
DE Gilbert Shannon10046
OLB Connor Horton10024
OLB Evan Renfrow00111

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Kurt Swartz34021048
T Phillip Marsh23021148
C Kenneth McWilliams17021048
G Bernard Fisher03021248
T Myles McGinnis02021048
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Fernando Cooley47023039
T Henry Wanat14023039
G Levon Logan14023039
T Ross Cooley05023039
T Archie Barlow02023039
TE Eric Valdez01022032

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Toby Howard120
Korey Conley117
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Damien Bush221
Emmitt Lane118
Frank McCormick17

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C Kenneth McWilliams2148------473
T Phillip Marsh2148------473
CB Amari Samuels------22391071
QB Brian Bernard2148---------69
G Bernard Fisher2148---------69
CB Clifton Robertson------16341969
T Myles McGinnis2148---------69
G Kurt Swartz2148---------69
RB Korey Conley1735------1769
TE Duane Mitkov2143------266
DE Alexis Ackerman------2339365
CB Duane Tate------2339365
OLB Giovanni O'Neill------2237261
DT Noah Hemingway------2235360
WR Sedrick Schroeder2036------460
WR Darrin Walczak1641------259
S Walter Owens------15261758
WR Joseph Gunsolus927------2157
DE Joshua Baker------1935357
OLB Thomas Kerr------2031253
ILB Francisco Sandberg------1928249
S Donny Garner------1827146
TE Edward Escobedo519------1943
OLB Toby Howard------7122039
WR Edgar Wheeler318------1132
FB Parker LaBounty56------2031
S Brody Page------1015328
ILB Patrick Cote------1015227
RB Ron Crone511------723
S Timothy Washington------412218
WR Melvin Mills03------1316
ILB Horace Shaner------001111
DT Ed Brandenburg------1449
K Jace Shepard00------99
CB Grant Groza------2147
C Emmett Irani00------44
TE Gabriel Armstrong31---------4
P Junior Reeves00------44
C Rico Van Pelt00------44
DE Douglas Donovan------0044
T Anthony O'Neill00------44
RB Dorsey Phinisee10---------1
G DeAndre Rose00---------0
QB Nathan Edwards00---------0
DE Jalen Hopper------00---0
OLB Zachary Upshaw------00---0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Corbin Poon------1948370
T Archie Barlow2339------769
G Levon Logan2339------769
DE Gilbert Shannon------1946368
DE Ethan Burgess------2142366
S Grady Stemke------2141365
OLB Weston Banks------2141365
CB D.J. Mason------2142265
CB Edward Losman------1644363
T Ross Cooley2339---------62
QB Riddick Ballard2339---------62
C Fernando Cooley2339---------62
T Henry Wanat2339---------62
WR Mo Heintz2138---------59
DE Harry Walters------1936358
CB Elijah Hernandez------10371057
WR Gabe Farrell2036---------56
TE Eric Valdez2232---------54
ILB Reginald Jamison------2126148
RB Elliot Grice1928---------47
WR Perry Richardson1426------646
DE Chandler Wyche------1030343
RB Howie Geller310------2033
CB Mo Patterson------5121532
TE Vinny McDaniel25------2128
FB Damien Bush25------2128
OLB Connor Horton------124227
DE Jerry Cortez------1015---25
WR Christian Flynn34------1724
S Karl Runyan------271423
OLB Evan Renfrow------1111---22
TE Al Denis77------721
WR J.J. Dineen24------1420
DT Ricky Wallace------414119
OLB Cesar Burks------001818
ILB Emmitt Lane------001818
K Gavin Hicks00------1010
DE Dwight Herndon------0718
C Louis Andersen00------77
T Juan Bernard00------77
P Alonzo Johnson00------77
RB Frank McCormick00------77
CB Damien Tindale------05---5
QB John Volmert00---------0
G Colby Whitfield00---------0
OLB Luis Browning------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left111.0
Middle12312.6
Right8364.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left441.0
Middle12262.2
Right791.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Bernard45296415352
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Riddick Ballard39276015600

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85405.0
Short (0-8 Yds)158805.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)151215310.2
Long (19+ Yds)6410717.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65355.8
Short (0-8 Yds)18111146.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)12916113.4
Long (19+ Yds)325919.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Joseph Gunsolus108082027
WR Darrin Walczak74088241
WR Sedrick Schroeder75063136
TE Duane Mitkov65052143
RB Korey Conley53033135
FB Parker LaBounty2103416
TE Edward Escobedo22015019
WR Edgar Wheeler2010018
RB Ron Crone2000011
TE Gabriel Armstrong1101301
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mo Heintz1290140438
WR Gabe Farrell970108136
WR Perry Richardson75168026
RB Elliot Grice52011028
TE Vinny McDaniel2201905
WR Christian Flynn1102114
WR J.J. Dineen110204
FB Damien Bush100005
TE Al Denis100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Ron Crone2115.504.00
RB Dorsey Phinisee144.004.00
RB Korey Conley122.002.17
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Elliot Grice1-2-2.001.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Bernard42184.508.44
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Riddick Ballard43246.009.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Joseph Gunsolus21147.008.20
WR Darrin Walczak1000.0012.57
WR Sedrick Schroeder1144.009.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mo Heintz2273.5011.67
WR Gabe Farrell111717.0012.00
RB Elliot Grice1000.002.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Korey Conley11
RB Ron Crone11
AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Howie Geller30

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Brian Bernard11106
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Riddick Ballard966

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Joseph Gunsolus442
TE Duane Mitkov332
RB Korey Conley210
WR Darrin Walczak111
FB Parker LaBounty111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Mo Heintz433
WR Gabe Farrell322
TE Vinny McDaniel111
FB Damien Bush100

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (22,200)
End Zone14,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine8,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats11,800 (14,100)
Club Seats4,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes4,800 (5,000)