Wild Card Playoff Games, 2040

played in Minnesota, MN

23 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons 0673-16
Minnesota Vikings 107010-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 MIN - Blaine Justice 13 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 03:14 MIN - J.R. Hardy 39 field goal
2Q: 11:27 MIN - Alec Stone 8 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 06:23 ATL - Mickey Horn 8 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Damon Stargell extra point failed)
3Q: 05:47 ATL - Kurt Guthrie 7 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Damon Stargell extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Damon Stargell 40 field goal
4Q: 08:22 MIN - J.R. Hardy 33 field goal
4Q: 02:04 MIN - Eduardo Hardy 3 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)

Team StatisticsATLMIN
Record9-813-4
First Downs1428
- by Rushing215
- by Passing99
- by Penalty34
Total Net Yards241399
- Offensive Plays4780
- Yards per Play5.134.99
Net Rushing Yards44237
- Rushing Attempts1243
- Yards per Rush3.675.51
Net Passing Yards197162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 22 - 035 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards218171
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/212/9
- Yards per Pass Play5.634.38
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions1/106/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.36.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/777/38
Punt Returns/Yards0/03/33
Kick Returns/Yards6/1313/76
Interception Ret./Yards2/110/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 34
Time of Possession22:2837:32

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:312:03OWN 2538Punt
13:083:18OWN 26511Punt
211:162:40OWN 243-1Punt
27:291:12OWN 32468Touchdown
24:081:12OPP 43423Missed FG
21:090:52OWN 2035Punt
315:002:32OWN 3136Punt
310:521:18OWN 2030Punt
38:433:05OWN 46754Touchdown
31:521:57OWN 40437Field Goal
48:161:37OWN 263-5Punt
41:581:58OWN 37628Missed FG
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:29OWN 36964Touchdown
18:285:20OWN 261052Field Goal
214:503:34OWN 331067Touchdown
28:361:07OWN 39412Interception
26:172:09OWN 25715Interception
22:561:47OWN 27531Punt
20:170:17OWN 4735Half
312:281:36OWN 27331Punt
39:340:51OPP 452-1Fumble
35:383:46OWN 35732Missed FG
414:556:39OWN 241260Field Goal
46:394:41OWN 371063Touchdown

Game MVP: Dillon Sloan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
QB Lonnie Garrison5285.60700
RB Matthew Manning382.67700
RB Hardy Schwartz210.50500
RB Trenton Tyler155.00500
WR Kurt Guthrie122.00200
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Blaine Justice191176.162851
RB Eduardo Hardy18784.331111
QB Rico Sharp6427.00900

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lonnie Garrison31222184/212320112.0
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rico Sharp35191712/9130253.4

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mickey Horn575911.808321
WR Tim Walsh48348.5011120
TE Jack Tyler35237.670120
WR Kurt Guthrie33175.670111
RB Hardy Schwartz22105.00450
WR Gabe Thomason236030.000310
RB Matthew Manning1166.00060
WR Greg Barnes1177.00870
TE Max Sotiroff1122.00020
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tucker Clayton512204.00070
TE Wade Cuviello46317.750150
WR Alec Stone34299.675121
WR Eduardo Packer223819.0028300
RB Eduardo Hardy22126.00380
TE Mercury Morrissey123030.0019300
WR Dominic Richard1488.00580
RB Tevin Cook1133.00030
TE Jerry Blackwell0100.00000
RB Blaine Justice0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Theodore Gallo100.000
CB Grady Brown11111.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Lonnie Garrison1000
DT Aiden Van Pelt0100
TE Jack Tyler0100
DE Buddy Green0010
WR Gabe Thomason0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Rico Sharp1000
WR Eduardo Packer1000
CB Jack Bennett0100
DT Broderick Dawson0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cary Hall727339.034.3491
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Terrence Hanks28442.022.0420

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Damon Stargell1/31/20/1401/2
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
J.R. Hardy2/30/10/1393/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Eduardo Packer33311.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Trenton Tyler511322.60
Collin Heninger11818.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dustin Henry13030.00
Eduardo Packer12424.00
Jack Bennett12222.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Theodore Gallo1320.04337
ILB Harvey Stevenson1010.03824
OLB Randy Bleeck650.04135
OLB Lester VanDervoort500.03932
DE Buddy Green411.04128
OLB Kaleb Jamison330.02012
S Shaun Russ310.03623
DT Aiden Van Pelt310.03826
CB Grady Brown300.02428
DT Vincent Benavidez211.01519
CB Collin Heninger210.04337
ILB Jessie Marshall200.0513
S Mason Jordan200.03931
DT Christopher Bazan200.02110
S Donny Doctrow020.0513
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Peter Plyler720.01235
S Bobby Flanigan620.01231
CB Ethan McCarthy410.0728
DE Dillon Sloan312.01134
CB Efrain Earley310.01233
DT Broderick Dawson201.01129
DE Jerald Smith201.01135
DE Riley Farr210.0932
WR Tucker Clayton20---------
OLB Kelvin Lazuka200.025
S Jeff Baker120.01235
CB Dustin Henry100.0722
DT William Westbrook100.0927
OLB Juan Winslett100.049
OLB Kirk Wiebe100.023

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Buddy Green1.010128
DT Vincent Benavidez1.000019
OLB Lester VanDervoort0.003232
DT Christopher Bazan0.001010
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dillon Sloan2.001434
DT Broderick Dawson1.010029
DE Jerald Smith1.000035
ILB Peter Plyler0.001035

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Theodore Gallo71137
OLB Randy Bleeck31035
CB Grady Brown30128
ILB Harvey Stevenson30024
OLB Kaleb Jamison21012
ILB Jessie Marshall10013
CB Collin Heninger01037
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Peter Plyler70035
CB Ethan McCarthy40028
S Bobby Flanigan31031
CB Dustin Henry20022
S Jeff Baker11035
DT Broderick Dawson10029
OLB Juan Winslett1009
OLB Kirk Wiebe1003
CB Efrain Earley10033
OLB Kelvin Lazuka1005
S Artie Randle0108

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Conrad Hughes13012135
G Abel Cloutier01012235
G Courtney Hopper01012035
T Howie Meier01012035
C Lukas Ackerman01012035
RB Trenton Tyler0003113
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Bryson Fannon510243037
T Clay McCaslin310043037
T Bryant McDonald36243037
G Derek Cerda36043037
G Chandler Abrams23043137
TE Wade Cuviello11041033
TE Jerry Blackwell11015013
RB Blaine Justice00020117

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Trenton Tyler122
Lester VanDervoort113
Hardy Schwartz112
Lukas Ackerman110
Gabe Thomason18
Mickey Horn12
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Eduardo Packer322
Mercury Morrissey314

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Collin Heninger------43371090
OLB Lester VanDervoort------39321384
S Theodore Gallo------4337383
OLB Randy Bleeck------4135379
S Mason Jordan------3931373
ILB Harvey Stevenson------3824971
DE Buddy Green------4128170
TE Jack Tyler1133------2266
DT Aiden Van Pelt------3826---64
S Shaun Russ------3623463
G Abel Cloutier1235------1057
C Lukas Ackerman1235------1057
T Conrad Hughes1235------1057
CB Grady Brown------2428456
OLB Kaleb Jamison------20122052
WR Mickey Horn1235------249
QB Lonnie Garrison1235---------47
G Courtney Hopper1235---------47
T Howie Meier1235---------47
WR Kurt Guthrie1034------145
WR Tim Walsh524------1342
RB Trenton Tyler313------2238
DT Fernando Emerson------1219536
DT Vincent Benavidez------1519236
DT Christopher Bazan------2110132
S Donny Doctrow------5131331
RB Matthew Manning416------727
DE Orlando Jaeger------614222
ILB Jessie Marshall------513220
RB Hardy Schwartz42------1218
CB Ed Sammons------231116
TE Max Sotiroff59---------14
WR Gabe Thomason24------814
C Maxwell Joseph00------1010
T D.J. Colston00------1010
C Walt Lane00------1010
P Cary Hall00------1010
TE Jose Vick44---------8
K Damon Stargell00------77
OLB Erik Darchi------31---4
CB Sedrick Dodsworth------22---4
WR Greg Barnes01------12
DE Bubba Ackerman------0022
QB Joe Bell00---------0
C Walter Lau00---------0
DE Theodore Lane------00---0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Clay McCaslin4337------585
T Bryant McDonald4337------585
C Bryson Fannon4337---------80
QB Rico Sharp4337---------80
G Chandler Abrams4337---------80
G Derek Cerda4337---------80
TE Wade Cuviello4133------478
DE Jerald Smith------11352167
WR Dominic Richard3628------165
WR Tucker Clayton3626---------62
WR Alec Stone2121------1658
RB Eduardo Hardy2217------1655
DE Dillon Sloan------11341055
ILB Peter Plyler------1235451
WR Eduardo Packer1118------2251
S Jeff Baker------1235350
CB Dustin Henry------7222049
DT Broderick Dawson------1129949
CB Efrain Earley------1233348
S Bobby Flanigan------1231447
DT William Westbrook------927844
DE Riley Farr------932243
RB Blaine Justice2017------239
CB Ethan McCarthy------728136
TE Mercury Morrissey117------1432
S Artie Randle------381829
TE Jerry Blackwell1513---------28
DE Harris Shepard------221923
FB Colton Prentice12------2023
CB Kurt Bowser------310417
CB Jack Bennett------37515
OLB Juan Winslett------49114
RB Tevin Cook13------1014
K J.R. Hardy00------99
OLB Kelvin Lazuka------2518
P Terrence Hanks00------55
G J.J. Brazil00------55
OLB Kirk Wiebe------23---5
G Alexander Jones00------55
C Josiah Pendergraft00------55
QB Bart Blackburn00---------0
OLB Travis McCants------00---0
C O.J. Dubord00---------0
DT Brant Buffington------00---0
DT Tommy Springer------00---0
S Jorge Castillo------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-4-4.0
Middle6305.0
Right5183.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left55410.8
Middle311565.0
Right7273.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lonnie Garrison31223033240
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rico Sharp35192054432

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66294.8
Short (0-8 Yds)98394.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)114464.2
Long (19+ Yds)5410420.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55326.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1510946.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)114454.1
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tim Walsh84134024
WR Mickey Horn75159135
TE Jack Tyler53023033
WR Kurt Guthrie33017034
WR Gabe Thomason3216024
RB Hardy Schwartz2201002
RB Matthew Manning1106016
WR Greg Barnes110701
TE Max Sotiroff110209
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tucker Clayton125220026
TE Wade Cuviello64031033
WR Dominic Richard4128028
WR Alec Stone43029021
TE Mercury Morrissey2103017
WR Eduardo Packer22038118
RB Eduardo Hardy22012017
TE Jerry Blackwell1000013
RB Tevin Cook110303
RB Blaine Justice1010017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Eduardo Hardy3134.334.33
RB Blaine Justice2199.506.16

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Lonnie Garrison43215.257.03
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rico Sharp53173.404.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jack Tyler1166.004.60
WR Mickey Horn1188.008.43
WR Kurt Guthrie1177.005.67
WR Tim Walsh1000.004.25
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tucker Clayton2163.001.67
TE Wade Cuviello1000.005.17
WR Alec Stone1188.007.25
RB Tevin Cook1133.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Lonnie Garrison10
RB Trenton Tyler10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
QB Rico Sharp21
RB Blaine Justice10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Lonnie Garrison761
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Rico Sharp1375

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Mickey Horn320
WR Greg Barnes110
WR Kurt Guthrie110
RB Hardy Schwartz111
WR Tim Walsh110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Tucker Clayton511
TE Wade Cuviello221
WR Eduardo Packer222
RB Eduardo Hardy221
WR Dominic Richard100
WR Alec Stone100

SectionAttendance
Stadium85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck23,700 (23,700)
End Zone17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)