Week 3, 2037

played in Atlanta, GA

80 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	7	3	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	10	7	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 ATL - Johnny Stevens 17 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 07:52 MIN - J.R. Hardy 51 field goal
1Q: 03:43 ATL - Tony Bernard 50 field goal
2Q: 13:10 MIN - Melvin Austin 2 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 03:55 ATL - Owen Grayvil 21 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - J.R. Hardy 28 field goal
3Q: 08:47 MIN - Robert Franz 31 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 14:55 ATL - Owen Grayvil 20 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 11:51 ATL - Brant Ackerman 16 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 05:17 MIN - J.R. Hardy 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 ATL - Johnny Stevens 17 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 07:52 MIN - J.R. Hardy 51 field goal
1Q: 03:43 ATL - Tony Bernard 50 field goal
2Q: 13:10 MIN - Melvin Austin 2 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 03:55 ATL - Owen Grayvil 21 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - J.R. Hardy 28 field goal
3Q: 08:47 MIN - Robert Franz 31 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 14:55 ATL - Owen Grayvil 20 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 11:51 ATL - Brant Ackerman 16 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 05:17 MIN - J.R. Hardy 22 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 348 314
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 4.90 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 81 80
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 3.52 2.86
Net Passing Yards 267 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 31 - 0 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/49 3/50
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	348	314
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	4.90	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	81	80
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	3.52	2.86
Net Passing Yards	267	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 31 - 0	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/49	3/50
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	11:07	3:21	OWN 25	7	41	Field Goal
1	3:36	5:32	OWN 49	12	51	Touchdown
2	10:10	3:05	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	3:40	3:40	OWN 30	12	59	Field Goal
3	11:53	3:20	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
3	7:25	1:13	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
4	14:43	1:46	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	11:42	1:40	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
4	8:59	3:47	OPP 37	8	32	Field Goal
4	2:38	1:47	OWN 42	7	45	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	2:13	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
1	7:46	4:10	OWN 25	8	42	Field Goal
2	13:04	2:54	OWN 25	5	36	Punt
2	7:05	3:25	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	7	19	Punt
3	8:33	1:08	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	6:12	6:29	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
4	12:57	1:15	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
4	10:02	1:03	OWN 12	3	-2	Punt
4	5:12	2:34	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 13	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Lonnie Garrison, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Charles Martin	14	40	2.86	11	1
RB Eduardo Hardy	6	22	3.67	6	0
QB Rico Sharp	3	19	6.33	8	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Matthew Manning	14	36	2.57	10	1
RB Johnny Stevens	7	32	4.57	7	0
QB Lonnie Garrison	5	15	3.00	10	1
FB Trent Balent	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Elliott Harman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	48	31	267	0/0	2	31	0	92.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lonnie Garrison	30	20	244	2/10	4	22	0	131.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Austin	10	14	72	7.20	17	16	1
WR Robert Franz	8	13	64	8.00	52	31	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	7	13	87	12.43	34	25	0
WR Dominic Richard	6	7	44	7.33	19	19	0
WR Daniel Richardson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Owen Grayvil	4	6	68	17.00	37	21	2
WR Elliott Harman	4	5	38	9.50	4	16	0
TE Tanner McDaniel	3	4	38	12.67	18	19	0
RB Johnny Stevens	3	6	31	10.33	17	17	1
TE Brant Ackerman	3	3	24	8.00	2	16	1
WR Mickey Horn	2	4	40	20.00	13	22	0
RB Matthew Manning	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Clyde Morley	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0	0
QB Lonnie Garrison	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Bernard	5	177	35.4	25.4	50	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	5	215	43.0	29.2	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Myers	3	49	16.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Sanderson	3	50	16.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Houston	3	82	27.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Heninger	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Broderick Dawson	7	0	1.0	27	29
S Clyde Morley	6	2	0.0	28	32
S Craig Hopper	5	0	0.0	27	30
DE Harris Shepard	3	0	1.0	20	18
OLB Zachery Newhart	3	4	0.0	26	24
ILB Peter Plyler	3	3	0.0	28	32
DT Glenn Stephens	3	1	0.0	26	29
DE Reuben Oates	3	1	0.0	15	20
CB Tony Ramsey	3	0	0.0	12	18
DE Branden Hayes	2	1	0.0	26	30
S Ashton Hudson	2	1	0.0	19	15
CB Zachary Houston	2	0	0.0	25	29
ILB Roderick Downs	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Dillon Sloan	1	0	0.0	10	14
OLB Edward Ross	0	1	0.0	6	3

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Collin Heninger	13	3	23	48
ILB Jessie Marshall	8	0	23	48
S Curtis Floyd	6	1	23	47
OLB Randy Bleeck	5	1	14	26
CB Fred Poston	4	0	8	27
OLB Kaleb Jamison	3	4	19	34
DE Orlando Jaeger	3	0	18	31
S Mason Jordan	2	2	21	38
S Shaun Russ	2	1	18	35
DT Aiden Van Pelt	2	1	22	44
OLB Brett Walendy	2	0	5	15
S Kurt Evans	1	0	5	13
DT Artie Visconti	1	0	11	19
DT Jimmy Holdman	0	1	12	29
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0	1	5	13
CB Ed Sammons	0	1	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Broderick Dawson	1.0	2	1	29
DE Harris Shepard	1.0	1	0	18
DE Reuben Oates	0.0	1	0	20
ILB Peter Plyler	0.0	0	1	32

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vex Anderson	2	0	8
OLB Brett Walendy	1	1	15
DT Jimmy Holdman	1	0	29
DT Aiden Van Pelt	1	0	44
OLB Kaleb Jamison	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Craig Hopper	3	0	30
S Clyde Morley	3	0	32
OLB Zachery Newhart	3	0	24
CB Tony Ramsey	2	1	18
CB Zachary Houston	2	1	29
DE Reuben Oates	2	0	20
ILB Peter Plyler	2	0	32
ILB Roderick Downs	1	0	2
S Ashton Hudson	1	0	15
DE Dillon Sloan	1	0	14
DE Branden Hayes	0	1	30

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Collin Heninger	8	1	48
ILB Jessie Marshall	5	0	48
OLB Randy Bleeck	5	0	26
CB Fred Poston	3	0	27
S Shaun Russ	2	0	35
DE Orlando Jaeger	2	0	31
S Mason Jordan	2	0	38
OLB Kaleb Jamison	1	3	34
OLB Brett Walendy	1	0	15
S Kurt Evans	1	0	13
S Curtis Floyd	1	0	47
CB Ed Sammons	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Derek Cerda	2	5	0	23	48
C Bryson Fannon	2	3	1	23	48
T Bryant McDonald	2	3	0	23	48
G Chandler Abrams	0	4	0	23	48
T Clay McCaslin	0	3	0	23	48
TE Jerry Blackwell	0	2	0	22	44

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Abel Cloutier	2	4	0	28	0	32
C Bryson Howard	2	3	0	28	0	32
T Efrain Baker	1	6	1	28	0	32
G Efrain Lemke	1	6	0	28	1	32
T Corwin Conley	1	4	0	28	0	32
TE Tanner McDaniel	0	0	0	28	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Morrissey	2	24
Nicky Nails	2	21

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Floyd	4	14
Brant Ackerman	1	22
Brett Walendy	1	21

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chandler Abrams	23	48	---	---	8	79
T Clay McCaslin	23	48	---	---	8	79
S Clyde Morley	---	---	28	32	17	77
WR Melvin Austin	17	45	---	---	14	76
S Craig Hopper	---	---	27	30	17	74
WR Robert Franz	23	48	---	---	---	71
C Bryson Fannon	23	48	---	---	---	71
QB Rico Sharp	23	48	---	---	---	71
G Derek Cerda	23	48	---	---	---	71
T Bryant McDonald	23	48	---	---	---	71
TE Jerry Blackwell	22	44	---	---	---	66
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	26	29	6	61
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	25	29	7	61
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	28	32	1	61
RB Charles Martin	17	37	---	---	5	59
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	26	30	1	57
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	27	29	1	57
OLB Zachery Newhart	---	---	26	24	1	51
TE Wade Cuviello	12	19	---	---	16	47
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	20	18	6	44
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	15	20	6	41
RB Eduardo Hardy	6	11	---	---	24	41
WR Dominic Richard	11	29	---	---	---	40
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	19	15	1	35
TE Mercury Morrissey	4	3	---	---	24	31
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	12	18	---	30
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	6	3	21	30
OLB Nicky Nails	---	---	0	6	21	27
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	10	14	---	24
RB Gene Myers	2	0	---	---	19	21
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	10	11	---	21
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	1	5	6	12
WR Daniel Richardson	1	4	---	---	5	10
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Miguel Yeager	0	0	---	---	8	8
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Van Bernard	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Drew Delap	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	1	5	---	6
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	1	2	---	3
C Darien Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Edgar Gagnon	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kevin Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Larry Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rex King	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Riley Farr	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Collin Heninger	---	---	23	48	14	85
S Curtis Floyd	---	---	23	47	14	84
ILB Jessie Marshall	---	---	23	48	3	74
DT Aiden Van Pelt	---	---	22	44	8	74
T Efrain Baker	28	32	---	---	12	72
WR Mickey Horn	21	30	---	---	16	67
G Abel Cloutier	28	32	---	---	6	66
G Efrain Lemke	28	32	---	---	5	65
QB Lonnie Garrison	28	32	---	---	1	61
S Mason Jordan	---	---	21	38	2	61
C Bryson Howard	28	32	---	---	---	60
T Corwin Conley	28	32	---	---	---	60
TE Tanner McDaniel	28	30	---	---	---	58
WR Owen Grayvil	25	31	---	---	---	56
DE Buddy Green	---	---	17	36	3	56
S Shaun Russ	---	---	18	35	2	55
OLB Kaleb Jamison	---	---	19	34	2	55
DE Orlando Jaeger	---	---	18	31	2	51
TE Brant Ackerman	16	7	---	---	22	45
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	14	26	3	43
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	5	15	21	41
DT Jimmy Holdman	---	---	12	29	---	41
RB Johnny Stevens	12	10	---	---	17	39
RB Matthew Manning	15	22	---	---	---	37
CB Fred Poston	---	---	8	27	1	36
S Kurt Evans	---	---	5	13	17	35
DT Artie Visconti	---	---	11	19	3	33
FB Trent Balent	5	9	---	---	17	31
WR Elliott Harman	11	18	---	---	---	29
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	5	13	6	24
CB Ed Sammons	---	---	6	12	1	19
CB Grady Brown	---	---	0	4	15	19
WR Herb Sanderson	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Max Sotiroff	4	2	---	---	5	11
DE Vex Anderson	---	---	2	8	---	10
ILB Harvey Stevenson	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Maxwell Joseph	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Courtney Hopper	0	0	---	---	6	6
T D.J. Colston	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Greg Barnes	3	1	---	---	---	4
DT Fernando Emerson	---	---	1	1	---	2
S Theodore Gallo	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Roderick Kurasch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lukas Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	5	12	2.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	48	31	3	3	3	5	6	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lonnie Garrison	30	20	3	0	3	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	66	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	117	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	84	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Austin	14	10	2	72	0	45
WR Robert Franz	13	8	0	64	1	48
TE Jerry Blackwell	13	7	0	87	2	44
WR Dominic Richard	7	6	0	44	0	29
WR Daniel Richardson	1	0	1	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Owen Grayvil	6	4	0	68	2	31
RB Johnny Stevens	6	3	2	31	0	10
WR Elliott Harman	5	4	0	38	0	18
TE Tanner McDaniel	4	3	1	38	0	30
WR Mickey Horn	4	2	0	40	1	30
TE Brant Ackerman	3	3	0	24	0	7
RB Matthew Manning	2	1	0	5	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Rico Sharp	1	4	4.00	6.33
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	4	4.00	3.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	12	7	30	2.50	5.56

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lonnie Garrison	3	3	53	17.67	8.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	5	4	19	3.80	5.14
TE Jerry Blackwell	4	0	0	0.00	6.69
WR Robert Franz	2	2	9	4.50	4.92
WR Dominic Richard	1	1	2	2.00	6.29

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Owen Grayvil	1	1	20	20.00	11.33
RB Johnny Stevens	1	1	17	17.00	5.17
TE Brant Ackerman	1	1	16	16.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Charles Martin	2	2
QB Rico Sharp	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lonnie Garrison	1	0
RB Johnny Stevens	1	1
RB Matthew Manning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	14	10	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lonnie Garrison	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Franz	6	5	3
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	2	2
WR Dominic Richard	3	2	1
WR Melvin Austin	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Owen Grayvil	4	3	3
WR Elliott Harman	2	2	2
RB Matthew Manning	2	1	0
TE Brant Ackerman	2	2	1
TE Tanner McDaniel	1	0	0
WR Mickey Horn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,800 (25,300)
End Zone 4,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine 5,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,800 (25,300)
End Zone	4,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine	5,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (9,900)