Week 3, 2039

played in Atlanta, GA

63 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	13	10	0	6	-	29
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 MIN - Dominic Richard 13 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
1Q: 06:16 MIN - Dominic Richard 8 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 00:34 ATL - Edgar Harrelson 45 field goal
2Q: 10:35 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
2Q: 05:25 ATL - Edgar Harrelson 23 field goal
2Q: 03:11 MIN - Wade Cuviello 9 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 07:22 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
4Q: 05:00 ATL - Tim Walsh 15 pass from Joe Bell (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - J.R. Hardy 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 MIN - Dominic Richard 13 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
1Q: 06:16 MIN - Dominic Richard 8 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 00:34 ATL - Edgar Harrelson 45 field goal
2Q: 10:35 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
2Q: 05:25 ATL - Edgar Harrelson 23 field goal
2Q: 03:11 MIN - Wade Cuviello 9 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 07:22 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
4Q: 05:00 ATL - Tim Walsh 15 pass from Joe Bell (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - J.R. Hardy 44 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 408 317
- Offensive Plays 67 66
- Yards per Play 6.09 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 105 120
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 3.62 6.00
Net Passing Yards 303 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 43 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 316 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 4.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/28 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/64 5/131
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:39 27:21

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	408	317
- Offensive Plays	67	66
- Yards per Play	6.09	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	105	120
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	3.62	6.00
Net Passing Yards	303	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	43 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	316	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	4.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/28	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/64	5/131
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:39	27:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:29	3:21	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
1	0:29	5:00	OWN 25	11	60	Field Goal
2	5:20	2:16	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 4	3	22	Half
3	14:12	2:09	OPP 45	5	20	Interception
3	6:53	5:19	OWN 18	10	56	Missed FG
4	13:11	5:56	OWN 32	10	53	Field Goal
4	4:54	1:54	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	2:26	0:31	OPP 29	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 47	2	-3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	2:04	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
1	6:08	5:39	OWN 25	11	47	Field Goal
2	10:29	5:09	OWN 33	9	61	Field Goal
2	3:04	1:58	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	0:48	OWN 45	1	0	Fumble
3	12:03	5:10	OWN 21	11	32	Punt
3	1:34	3:23	OWN 31	8	44	Missed FG
4	7:15	2:21	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	3:00	0:34	OWN 25	4	4	Downs
4	1:55	1:32	OWN 31	6	22	Downs

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Charles Martin	20	65	3.25	16	2
QB Rico Sharp	4	12	3.00	9	0
RB Blaine Justice	4	21	5.25	7	0
WR Dominic Richard	1	7	7.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Matthew Manning	12	59	4.92	10	1
QB Lonnie Garrison	3	17	5.67	7	0
RB Trenton Tyler	3	14	4.67	7	0
WR Tim Walsh	2	30	15.00	30	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	36	23	316	2/13	3	34	1	108.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Bell	28	16	162	1/6	1	25	0	85.7
Lonnie Garrison	15	10	56	2/15	0	15	0	73.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominic Richard	8	12	111	13.88	24	23	2
TE Wade Cuviello	6	7	77	12.83	50	30	1
WR Dexter Picken	4	8	55	13.75	5	18	0
WR Larry Rasmussen	2	2	22	11.00	2	16	0
RB Charles Martin	1	3	34	34.00	25	34	0
TE Colton Seifert	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Tucker Clayton	1	2	6	6.00	6	6	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Walsh	7	15	68	9.71	19	17	1
WR Elliott Harman	5	5	65	13.00	32	17	0
RB Matthew Manning	4	5	12	3.00	11	11	0
TE Tanner McDaniel	2	3	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Brant Ackerman	2	5	21	10.50	11	13	0
WR Greg Barnes	2	2	0	0.00	3	3	0
WR Kurt Guthrie	2	4	26	13.00	1	25	0
RB Trenton Tyler	1	3	8	8.00	10	8	0
RB Hardy Schwartz	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lester VanDervoort	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Kurt Bowser	0	1	0	0
OLB Kirk Wiebe	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	1	47	47.0	47.0	47	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cary Hall	3	113	37.7	34.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	3/4	1/2	0/0	44	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Harrelson	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Houston	2	64	32.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Heninger	4	109	27.3	0
Trenton Tyler	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	9	6	0.5	20	46
OLB Rex King	7	0	0.0	20	39
CB Ethan McCarthy	5	0	0.0	19	28
DE Harris Shepard	3	0	1.5	10	12
DT Broderick Dawson	3	0	1.0	20	40
CB Tony Ramsey	3	5	0.0	9	36
S Clyde Morley	3	0	0.0	3	19
DE Dillon Sloan	2	2	0.0	18	45
DE Branden Hayes	2	1	0.0	18	46
CB Kurt Bowser	2	1	0.0	17	25
CB Zachary Houston	2	1	0.0	4	22
OLB Kirk Wiebe	2	1	0.0	10	9
S Bobby Flanigan	2	0	0.0	17	35
S Jeff Baker	2	0	0.0	20	45
RB Charles Martin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Abraham Atkins	1	0	0.0	14	34
DE Riley Farr	0	1	0.0	0	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Grady Brown	7	1	0.0	19	34
CB Collin Heninger	7	0	0.0	29	38
S Theodore Gallo	5	3	0.0	27	37
ILB Jessie Marshall	4	5	0.0	25	30
OLB Randy Bleeck	4	3	0.0	29	38
OLB Kaleb Jamison	4	1	0.0	12	5
S Mason Jordan	4	1	0.0	24	36
S Curtis Floyd	4	0	0.0	29	38
DT Christopher Bazan	3	1	1.0	16	31
DE Orlando Jaeger	3	1	0.0	11	17
ILB Scottie Prescott	2	0	0.0	4	8
DE Buddy Green	1	1	1.0	22	26
DT Aiden Van Pelt	1	1	0.0	26	32
DT Fernando Emerson	0	1	0.0	14	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Shepard	1.5	0	1	0	12
DT Broderick Dawson	1.0	1	1	1	40
ILB Peter Plyler	0.5	0	0	0	46
DE Dillon Sloan	0.0	0	3	2	45
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	0	2	2	46
OLB Kirk Wiebe	0.0	0	1	0	9

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Buddy Green	1.0	0	2	1	26
DT Christopher Bazan	1.0	0	0	0	31
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0.0	1	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	6	3	46
CB Ethan McCarthy	4	1	28
S Clyde Morley	3	1	19
CB Tony Ramsey	3	0	36
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	46
CB Kurt Bowser	2	0	25
CB Zachary Houston	2	0	22
S Bobby Flanigan	1	1	35
S Jeff Baker	1	0	45
DE Dillon Sloan	1	0	45
OLB Rex King	1	0	39

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Grady Brown	5	1	0	34
CB Collin Heninger	5	0	0	38
S Mason Jordan	4	1	0	36
S Theodore Gallo	3	0	0	37
DE Orlando Jaeger	2	0	0	17
ILB Scottie Prescott	2	0	0	8
ILB Jessie Marshall	1	2	0	30
S Curtis Floyd	1	0	0	38
DT Aiden Van Pelt	0	1	0	32
OLB Randy Bleeck	0	1	0	38
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chandler Abrams	4	6	0	29	1	38
T Clay McCaslin	2	6	0	29	0	38
T Bryant McDonald	2	5	1	29	0	38
G Derek Cerda	1	4	0	29	1	38
TE Colton Seifert	1	1	1	3	0	2
C Bryson Fannon	0	3	0	29	0	38

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lukas Ackerman	6	8	20	1	46
T Corwin Conley	2	4	20	0	46
G Abel Cloutier	2	2	20	0	46
G Courtney Hopper	2	2	20	0	46
T Efrain Baker	0	1	20	2	46

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Colton Seifert	2	19
Clyde Morley	1	16
Ashton Hudson	1	16
Larry Rasmussen	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb Jamison	1	16
Max Sotiroff	1	16
Donny Doctrow	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Rex King	---	---	20	39	18	77
WR Dexter Picken	26	36	---	---	15	77
T Clay McCaslin	29	38	---	---	5	72
S Jeff Baker	---	---	20	45	6	71
TE Wade Cuviello	29	37	---	---	4	70
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	20	46	3	69
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	18	45	5	68
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	18	46	3	67
C Bryson Fannon	29	38	---	---	---	67
QB Rico Sharp	29	38	---	---	---	67
G Chandler Abrams	29	38	---	---	---	67
G Derek Cerda	29	38	---	---	---	67
T Bryant McDonald	29	38	---	---	---	67
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	20	40	6	66
RB Charles Martin	25	36	---	---	1	62
WR Dominic Richard	25	34	---	---	---	59
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	17	35	1	53
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	14	34	2	50
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	19	28	1	48
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	9	36	2	47
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	17	25	1	43
WR Tucker Clayton	16	27	---	---	---	43
TE Mercury Morrissey	13	7	---	---	19	39
S Clyde Morley	---	---	3	19	16	38
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	0	17	16	33
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	4	22	6	32
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	10	12	9	31
TE Colton Seifert	3	2	---	---	19	24
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	10	9	1	20
WR Alec Stone	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Larry Rasmussen	2	9	---	---	7	18
RB Tevin Cook	2	0	---	---	14	16
RB Blaine Justice	4	2	---	---	7	13
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Riley Farr	---	---	0	6	---	6
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Drew Delap	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Trey Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Travis McCants	---	---	1	1	---	2
DE Amir Kasischke	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Darien Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Luke Irwin	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Andrew Gardner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Collin Heninger	---	---	29	38	12	79
T Efrain Baker	20	46	---	---	10	76
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	27	35	12	74
S Curtis Floyd	---	---	29	38	5	72
G Abel Cloutier	20	46	---	---	6	72
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	29	38	4	71
G Courtney Hopper	20	46	---	---	3	69
WR Kurt Guthrie	18	39	---	---	11	68
S Theodore Gallo	---	---	27	37	3	67
T Corwin Conley	20	46	---	---	---	66
C Lukas Ackerman	20	46	---	---	---	66
TE Brant Ackerman	19	43	---	---	2	64
S Mason Jordan	---	---	24	36	2	62
DT Aiden Van Pelt	---	---	26	32	3	61
CB Grady Brown	---	---	19	34	4	57
ILB Jessie Marshall	---	---	25	30	1	56
RB Matthew Manning	15	28	---	---	8	51
DT Christopher Bazan	---	---	16	31	2	49
DE Buddy Green	---	---	22	26	---	48
WR Tim Walsh	13	35	---	---	---	48
WR Elliott Harman	10	32	---	---	1	43
RB Trenton Tyler	5	18	---	---	18	41
QB Joe Bell	9	29	---	---	---	38
OLB Kaleb Jamison	---	---	12	5	16	33
DE Orlando Jaeger	---	---	11	17	4	32
TE Tanner McDaniel	12	19	---	---	---	31
QB Lonnie Garrison	11	17	---	---	---	28
DT Fernando Emerson	---	---	14	10	4	28
RB Hardy Schwartz	2	6	---	---	13	21
WR Casey Athanas	0	2	---	---	15	17
TE Max Sotiroff	0	1	---	---	16	17
CB Ed Sammons	---	---	3	1	12	16
ILB Scottie Prescott	---	---	4	8	3	15
WR Greg Barnes	6	7	---	---	---	13
S Donny Doctrow	---	---	0	0	11	11
ILB Harvey Stevenson	---	---	0	1	8	9
K Edgar Harrelson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Maxwell Joseph	0	0	---	---	6	6
T D.J. Colston	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Walt Lane	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cary Hall	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Shaun Russ	---	---	2	1	1	4
CB Tyler Singleton	---	---	0	0	1	1
CB Fred Poston	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Erik Darchi	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jamie Chun	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	6	36	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	58	6.4
Middle	6	40	6.7
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	36	23	5	0	2	6	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Bell	28	16	1	1	0	4	6	4	0
Lonnie Garrison	15	10	0	0	1	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	138	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	127	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	34	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominic Richard	12	8	1	111	2	34
WR Dexter Picken	8	4	1	55	0	36
TE Wade Cuviello	7	6	0	77	2	37
RB Charles Martin	3	1	0	34	1	36
WR Larry Rasmussen	2	2	0	22	0	9
TE Colton Seifert	2	1	0	11	0	2
WR Tucker Clayton	2	1	0	6	0	27

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Walsh	15	7	0	68	0	35
WR Elliott Harman	5	5	0	65	0	32
RB Matthew Manning	5	4	0	12	0	28
TE Brant Ackerman	5	2	0	21	0	43
WR Kurt Guthrie	4	2	0	26	1	39
TE Tanner McDaniel	3	2	0	12	0	19
RB Trenton Tyler	3	1	1	8	0	18
WR Greg Barnes	2	2	0	0	0	7
RB Hardy Schwartz	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Charles Martin	1	-1	-1.00	3.25
RB Blaine Justice	1	6	6.00	5.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Matthew Manning	1	7	7.00	4.92
RB Trenton Tyler	1	2	2.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	6	3	30	5.00	8.78

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lonnie Garrison	2	0	0	0.00	3.73
Joe Bell	2	1	15	7.50	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominic Richard	3	2	21	7.00	9.25
WR Dexter Picken	2	0	0	0.00	6.88
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	9	9.00	11.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tanner McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Brant Ackerman	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
RB Trenton Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Tim Walsh	1	1	15	15.00	4.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Charles Martin	6	3
WR Dominic Richard	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	9	8	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Bell	6	3	2
Lonnie Garrison	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dexter Picken	4	3	2
TE Wade Cuviello	2	2	2
WR Dominic Richard	2	2	2
RB Charles Martin	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Walsh	5	2	1
WR Elliott Harman	2	2	1
TE Tanner McDaniel	1	1	0
RB Matthew Manning	1	1	1
RB Trenton Tyler	1	0	0
RB Hardy Schwartz	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 000 (25,300)
End Zone 5,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	000 (25,300)
End Zone	5,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (9,900)