Week 6, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	3	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:35 MIN - Kirk Summers 26 field goal
2Q: 07:38 MIN - Teddy Bridgewater 2 run (Kirk Summers extra point)
3Q: 11:53 MIN - Kirk Summers 24 field goal
4Q: 12:44 ATL - Terrence Fayo 9 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 01:37 MIN - Kirk Summers 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:35 MIN - Kirk Summers 26 field goal
2Q: 07:38 MIN - Teddy Bridgewater 2 run (Kirk Summers extra point)
3Q: 11:53 MIN - Kirk Summers 24 field goal
4Q: 12:44 ATL - Terrence Fayo 9 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 01:37 MIN - Kirk Summers 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 5-1 1-5
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 18 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 424 218
- Offensive Plays 85 56
- Yards per Play 4.99 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 79 73
- Rushing Attempts 40 14
- Yards per Rush 1.98 5.21
Net Passing Yards 345 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 27 - 1 37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 352 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 3.45
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/21 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 3/43
Punt Returns/Yards 8/69 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:34 21:26

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	5-1	1-5
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	18	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	424	218
- Offensive Plays	85	56
- Yards per Play	4.99	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	79	73
- Rushing Attempts	40	14
- Yards per Rush	1.98	5.21
Net Passing Yards	345	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 27 - 1	37 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	352	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	3.45
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/21	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	3/43
Punt Returns/Yards	8/69	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	38:34	21:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	3:16	OWN 16	7	38	Punt
1	8:12	5:44	OPP 47	11	38	Field Goal
1	1:04	3:31	OWN 40	7	22	Punt
2	11:21	3:54	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	5:12	2:07	OWN 11	6	48	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	3	20	Half
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 20	8	73	Field Goal
3	9:32	2:00	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	5:34	5:15	OWN 5	12	50	Punt
4	12:36	1:18	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	9:22	1:36	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:48	0:29	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	5:27	3:58	OWN 26	11	61	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
1	9:53	1:41	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	2:28	1:24	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
2	12:33	1:12	OWN 20	3	40	Fumble
2	7:27	2:15	OWN 24	4	14	Punt
2	3:05	2:36	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
3	11:47	2:15	OWN 27	5	41	Interception
3	7:32	0:59	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
3	6:33	0:59	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
3	0:19	2:43	OWN 17	6	83	Touchdown
4	11:18	1:56	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	7:46	0:58	OWN 39	3	-6	Punt
4	6:19	0:52	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
4	1:29	1:10	OWN 20	8	1	Downs

Game MVP: Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	24	35	1.46	9	0	0
Alex Forbes	9	10	1.11	6	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	5	22	4.40	9	0	1
Mike Wallace	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
Sammy Ostwald	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	12	74	6.17	42	1
T.J. Graham	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Tevin Coleman	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	43	27	352	2/7	0	47	1	78.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	37	16	176	5/31	1	29	1	55.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammy Watkins	9	16	141	15.67	60	32
WR Mike Wallace	8	11	132	16.50	66	47
RB Adrian Peterson	4	5	32	8.00	11	11
TE Kyle Rudolph	4	7	39	9.75	3	17
WR Stefon Diggs	1	3	9	9.00	2	9
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Graham	7	14	46	6.57	14	20	0
FB John Kuhn	3	4	45	15.00	28	29	0
WR Terrence Fayo	3	6	55	18.33	11	26	1
WR Michael Crabtree	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Justin Hardy	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Brandon Myers	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Devonta Freeman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tevin Coleman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marcus Sherels	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Wallace	1	0	0
Alex Forbes	1	0	0
Everson Griffen	0	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	0	1	0
Haloti Ngata	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	1	0	0
J.J. Jansen	0	1	0
Cary Williams	0	0	1
Kent Foreman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	7	291	41.6	34.0	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	10	498	49.8	40.9	67	6

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kirk Summers	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	8	69	8.6	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	4	101	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andrew Sendejo	5	1	0.0	14	42
CB Trae Waynes	5	0	0.0	14	42
DE Scott Crichton	4	0	1.5	11	30
OLB Anthony Barr	4	1	1.0	9	34
S Marcus Sherels	2	1	0.0	14	42
CB Henry Hickman	2	1	0.0	11	37
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0.0	13	40
CB Lamarcus Joyner	2	0	0.0	1	8
ILB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0.0	14	39
DE Everson Griffen	1	1	1.5	10	33
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	1.0	1	12
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	2	0.0	7	11
S Matt Elam	1	0	0.0	7	26
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brandon Holliday	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Danielle Hunter	0	1	0.0	7	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	13	2	0.0	40	45
ILB Paul Worrilow	8	3	0.0	40	45
CB Cary Williams	8	1	0.0	21	28
CB Desmond Trufant	8	1	0.0	36	43
OLB Todd Caldwell	6	1	0.0	31	26
S William Moore	4	1	0.0	40	45
DE Vic Beasley	4	1	0.0	36	40
CB Jalen Collins	3	1	0.0	40	45
S Ricardo Allen	3	0	0.0	3	10
DE Alan Webster	2	0	1.0	28	32
ILB Sean Weatherspoon	2	0	0.0	12	13
DE Adrian Clayborn	2	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Vincent Rey	2	0	0.0	18	22
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	1	2	1.0	22	23
DT Kent Foreman	1	1	0.0	24	19
FB John Kuhn	1	0	---	---	---
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnathan Hankins	0	1	0.0	29	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scott Crichton	1.5	1	2	2	30
DE Everson Griffen	1.5	0	2	0	33
DT Haloti Ngata	1.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Anthony Barr	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	0	3	2	34

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Webster	1.0	0	1	0	32
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Kent Foreman	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	1	0	19
S Kendrick Forbes	0.0	0	1	0	45
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trae Waynes	3	1	0	42
S Andrew Sendejo	3	0	0	42
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	2	0	40
OLB Anthony Barr	2	0	0	34
CB Lamarcus Joyner	2	0	0	8
S Matt Elam	1	1	0	26
CB Henry Hickman	1	1	0	37
S Marcus Sherels	1	0	1	42
ILB Eric Kendricks	1	0	0	39

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cary Williams	5	1	0	28
CB Desmond Trufant	5	0	1	43
OLB Todd Caldwell	4	0	0	26
S Kendrick Forbes	3	2	0	45
ILB Paul Worrilow	3	0	0	45
S Ricardo Allen	3	0	0	10
CB Jalen Collins	2	1	0	45
OLB Vincent Rey	1	2	0	22
S William Moore	1	0	0	45

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Kalil	1	8	40	0	45
Michael Harris	1	7	40	1	45
Phil Loadholt	1	6	40	1	45
T.J. Clemmings	1	5	40	0	45
John Sullivan	0	4	40	0	45
Sammy Ostwald	0	4	19	0	18
Kyle Rudolph	0	1	32	0	39

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	2	2	14	0	42
Eric Harrison	1	5	14	2	42
Jake Matthews	1	2	14	2	42
Monty Keys	1	1	14	0	42
Jake Long	0	2	14	1	42
John Kuhn	0	2	9	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Trent Murphy	2	14
Alex Forbes	1	25
Sammy Ostwald	1	19
Mike Wallace	1	17
Andrew Sendejo	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Williams	4	27
Terron Ward	2	12
John Kuhn	1	12
Mike Person	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Wallace	40	44	---	---	17	101
Phil Loadholt	40	45	---	---	10	95
John Sullivan	40	45	---	---	---	85
Michael Harris	40	45	---	---	---	85
Matt Kalil	40	45	---	---	---	85
Teddy Bridgewater	40	45	---	---	---	85
T.J. Clemmings	40	45	---	---	---	85
Sammy Watkins	38	45	---	---	---	83
Kyle Rudolph	32	39	---	---	7	78
Adrian Peterson	31	32	---	---	11	74
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	14	42	7	63
Stefon Diggs	19	30	---	---	12	61
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	13	40	7	60
Marcus Sherels	---	---	14	42	---	56
Trae Waynes	---	---	14	42	---	56
Sammy Ostwald	19	18	---	---	19	56
Alex Forbes	15	15	---	---	25	55
Eric Kendricks	---	---	14	39	---	53
Linval Joseph	---	---	12	34	2	48
Henry Hickman	---	---	11	37	---	48
Nigel Bradham	---	---	7	11	27	45
Scott Crichton	---	---	11	30	3	44
Everson Griffen	---	---	10	33	---	43
Matt Elam	---	---	7	26	10	43
Anthony Barr	---	---	9	34	---	43
Danielle Hunter	---	---	7	17	10	34
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	1	8	20	29
Brandon Holliday	---	---	8	13	5	26
James Burton	4	1	---	---	17	22
Trent Murphy	---	---	1	2	14	17
Brice Butler	2	1	---	---	12	15
Haloti Ngata	---	---	1	12	---	13
Anthony Meyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ethan Mickus	0	0	---	---	10	10
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Vinny Ramthun	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kirk Cousins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kirk Summers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Clarence Sawahata	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chance Schwartz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Schleinat	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hector Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randy Maloney	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Moore	---	---	40	45	4	89
Paul Worrilow	---	---	40	45	4	89
Jalen Collins	---	---	40	45	3	88
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	40	45	3	88
Vic Beasley	---	---	36	40	7	83
Desmond Trufant	---	---	36	43	3	82
Cary Williams	---	---	21	28	27	76
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	29	36	2	67
Eric Harrison	14	42	---	---	10	66
T.J. Graham	9	42	---	---	13	64
Alan Webster	---	---	28	32	3	63
Devonta Freeman	13	33	---	---	14	60
Todd Caldwell	---	---	31	26	3	60
Jake Long	14	42	---	---	---	56
Matt Ryan	14	42	---	---	---	56
Andy Levitre	14	42	---	---	---	56
Jake Matthews	14	42	---	---	---	56
Monty Keys	14	42	---	---	---	56
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	22	23	5	50
Vincent Rey	---	---	18	22	7	47
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	12	13	21	46
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	18	19	8	45
Kent Foreman	---	---	24	19	1	44
John Kuhn	9	22	---	---	12	43
Brandon Myers	10	24	---	---	8	42
Terrence Fayo	9	33	---	---	---	42
Tevin Coleman	1	9	---	---	24	34
Michael Crabtree	7	26	---	---	---	33
Gavin Escobar	4	6	---	---	17	27
Ricardo Allen	---	---	3	10	7	20
Justin Hardy	1	10	---	---	7	18
Terron Ward	2	3	---	---	12	17
Douglas Craig	---	---	2	3	7	12
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Person	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Stone	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fernando Crocton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Robert Blanton	---	---	0	1	8	9
Julio Jones	5	2	---	---	1	8
Vincent Dole	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Donaldson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	27	2.5
Middle	26	48	1.8
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-4	-4.0
Middle	6	58	9.7
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	43	27	5	3	2	6	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	37	16	4	2	3	5	8	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	134	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	135	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	47	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	73	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	16	9	1	141	2	45
WR Mike Wallace	11	8	0	132	3	44
TE Kyle Rudolph	7	4	1	39	0	39
RB Adrian Peterson	5	4	0	32	0	32
WR Stefon Diggs	3	1	0	9	0	30
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	0	-1	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Graham	14	7	2	46	1	42
WR Terrence Fayo	6	3	0	55	2	33
FB John Kuhn	4	3	0	45	1	22
TE Brandon Myers	4	0	0	0	0	24
WR Michael Crabtree	2	1	1	9	0	26
RB Devonta Freeman	2	0	0	0	0	33
WR Justin Hardy	2	1	0	11	0	10
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	0	10	0	6
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	4	11	2.75	1.46
Alex Forbes	2	-1	-0.50	1.11
Teddy Bridgewater	1	2	2.00	4.40

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	6	3	22	3.67	8.19

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	1	9	9.00	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	2	1	10	5.00	12.00
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	1	3	1.50	5.57
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	0	0.00	8.81
WR Stefon Diggs	1	1	9	9.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrence Fayo	1	1	9	9.00	9.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	1	0
Mike Wallace	1	1
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	17	13	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	6	4	4
WR Sammy Watkins	6	4	4
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	3	1
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	0
WR Stefon Diggs	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrence Fayo	3	2	2
FB John Kuhn	2	1	1
TE Brandon Myers	2	0	0
WR Michael Crabtree	1	1	0
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	0
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	0
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0	0
WR Justin Hardy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)