Week 6, 2044

played in Atlanta, GA

66 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	13	7	3	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 ATL - Fred Benson 40 field goal
1Q: 05:00 MIN - Bryson Montgomery 14 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
2Q: 13:40 MIN - Johnnie Carlisle 15 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
2Q: 10:24 ATL - Junior Johnson 16 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 03:02 MIN - Bill Mueller 27 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Bill Mueller 29 field goal
3Q: 11:11 ATL - Renaldo Benton 35 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 04:03 MIN - Dexter Picken 18 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
4Q: 02:37 MIN - Bill Mueller 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 ATL - Fred Benson 40 field goal
1Q: 05:00 MIN - Bryson Montgomery 14 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
2Q: 13:40 MIN - Johnnie Carlisle 15 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
2Q: 10:24 ATL - Junior Johnson 16 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 03:02 MIN - Bill Mueller 27 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Bill Mueller 29 field goal
3Q: 11:11 ATL - Renaldo Benton 35 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 04:03 MIN - Dexter Picken 18 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
4Q: 02:37 MIN - Bill Mueller 43 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 4-2 3-3
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 355 232
- Offensive Plays 72 48
- Yards per Play 4.93 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 133 84
- Rushing Attempts 38 24
- Yards per Rush 3.50 3.50
Net Passing Yards 222 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 21 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 13/89
Punt Returns/Yards 4/52 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/37 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 37:00 23:00

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	4-2	3-3
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	355	232
- Offensive Plays	72	48
- Yards per Play	4.93	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	133	84
- Rushing Attempts	38	24
- Yards per Rush	3.50	3.50
Net Passing Yards	222	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	21 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	13/89
Punt Returns/Yards	4/52	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/37	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	37:00	23:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	6:13	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
1	3:08	4:34	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	10:16	1:47	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	6:14	3:19	OPP 39	6	29	Field Goal
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 37	6	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	10:56	3:06	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
3	6:58	3:04	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
4	14:24	2:37	OWN 41	6	11	Punt
4	9:31	5:42	OWN 25	9	41	Punt
4	3:41	1:11	OPP 33	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 44	3	9	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 31	6	46	Field Goal
1	4:49	1:41	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	13:34	3:18	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	8:29	2:15	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
2	2:55	1:54	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	14:08	3:12	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
3	7:50	0:52	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
3	3:54	4:30	OWN 13	8	21	Punt
4	11:47	2:16	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	3:49	0:08	OWN 3	1	0	Interception
4	2:30	1:04	OWN 25	6	19	Downs

Game MVP: Brock Dixon, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Johnnie Carlisle	23	65	2.83	11	2
RB Shawn Rayburn	12	52	4.33	11	1
QB Brock Dixon	3	16	5.33	13	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfredo McQueen	11	24	2.18	14	1
RB Sean Zeyen	6	26	4.33	9	0
QB Freddie Davidson	4	28	7.00	8	0
FB Logan Blake	1	3	3.00	3	0
TE Travis Napiecek	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Junior Johnson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Dixon	33	21	227	1/5	3	27	0	114.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Davidson	21	13	166	3/18	2	35	1	98.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Rebstock	5	8	71	14.20	11	27	0
WR Tucker Tovar	5	5	54	10.80	0	18	0
WR Dexter Picken	3	7	19	6.33	6	18	1
TE Bart Gray	3	3	15	5.00	5	6	0
RB Johnnie Carlisle	2	4	38	19.00	25	23	1
TE Bryson Montgomery	2	5	27	13.50	5	14	1
RB Shawn Rayburn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Alfredo McQueen	4	4	67	16.75	43	28	0
WR Gabe Thomason	3	6	14	4.67	9	9	0
WR Spencer Murphy	2	4	21	10.50	15	15	0
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	24	12.00	3	16	1
TE Renaldo Benton	1	2	35	35.00	26	35	1
TE Travis Napiecek	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Tim Walsh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
C Kaden Gimmarro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Martin Vance	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Johnnie Carlisle	1	0	0
T Bryant McDonald	0	1	0
DE Dillon Sloan	0	0	1
CB Grady Brown	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Freddie Davidson	1	1	0
WR Junior Johnson	1	0	0
RB Alfredo McQueen	0	1	0
OLB Jimmie Sutton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Parker Shea	5	228	45.6	37.0	59	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamal Oliver	6	265	44.2	35.5	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Mueller	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Carlisle	4	52	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Johnson	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Bennett	1	37	37.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Johnson	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Ruben McWilliams	6	1	1.0	18	21
ILB Peter Plyler	6	0	0.0	18	16
OLB Rex King	4	1	0.0	24	21
S Artie Randle	4	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Corwin Lake	3	2	0.0	10	13
CB Efrain Earley	3	1	0.0	23	20
DT Abraham Atkins	3	0	0.0	15	17
CB Jack Bennett	2	1	0.5	10	10
CB Grady Brown	2	0	0.0	17	15
ILB Earl Vinnick	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Dillon Sloan	1	0	1.0	23	20
CB Walter Thornton	1	0	0.0	15	15
DE Riley Farr	0	2	0.5	20	20
S Martin Vance	0	1	0.0	18	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Sutton	9	1	0.0	38	34
DE Henry Cochrane	8	1	0.5	38	34
ILB Harvey Stevenson	8	4	0.0	23	8
CB Donte Reese	5	1	0.5	30	23
DT Rusty Bliss	5	3	0.0	23	20
CB Jake Hyland	5	3	0.0	38	34
S Terry McIntyre	4	2	0.0	17	26
S Lucas Briley	3	1	0.0	17	24
S Earl Bruce	2	3	0.0	38	34
DE Victor Samsel	2	1	0.0	30	23
OLB Randy Bleeck	1	2	0.0	27	17
CB Ross Poole	1	1	0.0	15	24
DE Dennis Buning	1	1	0.0	32	23
CB Trent Matthews	1	1	0.0	18	7
WR Gabe Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rich Snyder	0	2	0.0	16	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.0	0	20
DT Ruben McWilliams	1.0	0	21
DE Riley Farr	0.5	0	20
CB Jack Bennett	0.5	0	10
DE Daryl Van Hoose	0.0	2	3
DT Abraham Atkins	0.0	1	17

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Henry Cochrane	0.5	0	34
CB Donte Reese	0.5	0	23
DE Buddy Green	0.0	2	10
DE Victor Samsel	0.0	2	23
DE Harry Middlehurst	0.0	1	13
DE Dennis Buning	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Corwin Lake	4	0	0	13
CB Grady Brown	2	1	0	15
CB Walter Thornton	2	1	0	15
CB Jack Bennett	1	1	0	10
ILB Peter Plyler	1	0	0	16
ILB Earl Vinnick	1	0	0	8
S Artie Randle	1	0	0	24
DT Ruben McWilliams	1	0	0	21
S Martin Vance	0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jake Hyland	4	0	34
S Lucas Briley	3	1	24
DE Henry Cochrane	3	0	34
ILB Harvey Stevenson	2	0	8
OLB Jimmie Sutton	2	0	34
CB Ross Poole	1	1	24
OLB Randy Bleeck	1	0	17
CB Tyler Singleton	1	0	6
S Earl Bruce	1	0	34
DE Victor Samsel	1	0	23
CB Donte Reese	1	0	23
CB Trent Matthews	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McDonald	4	12	0	38	0	34
C DeAndre Corbett	3	9	0	38	0	34
G J.J. Brazil	2	3	1	38	0	34
G James Covington	1	5	0	38	0	34
T Alex Lyon	1	3	0	38	1	34
TE Rob Zang	1	1	0	13	0	6
TE Bart Gray	0	1	0	10	0	11
TE Bryson Montgomery	0	1	0	38	0	32

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roger Harmon	3	7	24	0	24
G Broderick Chukwuma	1	2	24	1	24
T Alan Clark	0	5	24	1	24
G Jamie Daughtry	0	3	24	1	24
C Walt Lane	0	2	24	0	24
TE Travis Napiecek	0	1	12	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Artie Randle	3	22
Rex King	2	22

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Logan Blake	1	22
Donte Reese	1	22
Lester VanDervoort	1	21
Lamar Burns	1	15
Jamie Daughtry	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bryant McDonald	38	34	---	---	8	80
G J.J. Brazil	38	34	---	---	8	80
T Alex Lyon	38	34	---	---	3	75
WR Tucker Tovar	23	27	---	---	24	74
G James Covington	38	34	---	---	---	72
C DeAndre Corbett	38	34	---	---	---	72
QB Brock Dixon	38	34	---	---	---	72
S Artie Randle	---	---	24	24	22	70
TE Bryson Montgomery	38	32	---	---	---	70
OLB Rex King	---	---	24	21	22	67
WR Dexter Picken	25	31	---	---	1	57
RB Johnnie Carlisle	26	23	---	---	2	51
CB Grady Brown	---	---	17	15	16	48
WR Derek Rebstock	29	19	---	---	---	48
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	23	20	1	44
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	23	20	1	44
DE Riley Farr	---	---	20	20	1	41
DT Ruben McWilliams	---	---	18	21	1	40
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	15	17	7	39
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	18	16	1	35
S Martin Vance	---	---	18	16	1	35
RB Shawn Rayburn	12	11	---	---	8	31
CB Walter Thornton	---	---	15	15	1	31
S Tucker Gramatica	---	---	6	8	16	30
TE Bart Gray	10	11	---	---	4	25
T Jaylen Montague	0	0	---	---	24	24
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	10	10	4	24
ILB Corwin Lake	---	---	10	13	1	24
ILB David Campbell	---	---	2	1	21	24
WR Daniel Duncan	0	0	---	---	24	24
DT Percy Blackmon	---	---	11	10	---	21
TE Rob Zang	13	6	---	---	---	19
WR Geoff Dorn	12	7	---	---	---	19
WR Zachery Carlisle	0	2	---	---	14	16
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	6	8	---	14
DE Daryl Van Hoose	---	---	0	3	6	9
K Bill Mueller	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Chandler Abrams	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Nathaniel Compton	---	---	4	3	---	7
P Parker Shea	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Ernie Harmon	---	---	0	3	---	3
TE Lewis Moore	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Jorge Newsome	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Jesse Mroz	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE John Jarvis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Earl Bruce	---	---	38	34	3	75
OLB Jimmie Sutton	---	---	38	34	3	75
DE Henry Cochrane	---	---	38	34	3	75
CB Donte Reese	---	---	30	23	22	75
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	38	34	3	75
T Alan Clark	24	24	---	---	11	59
DE Dennis Buning	---	---	32	23	1	56
G Roger Harmon	24	24	---	---	7	55
G Jamie Daughtry	24	24	---	---	7	55
G Broderick Chukwuma	24	24	---	---	7	55
DE Victor Samsel	---	---	30	23	2	55
WR Gabe Thomason	24	22	---	---	6	52
DT Rusty Bliss	---	---	23	20	7	50
RB Alfredo McQueen	17	21	---	---	10	48
C Walt Lane	24	24	---	---	---	48
QB Freddie Davidson	24	24	---	---	---	48
ILB Harvey Stevenson	---	---	23	8	16	47
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	27	17	2	46
S Terry McIntyre	---	---	17	26	3	46
TE Renaldo Benton	21	23	---	---	1	45
S Lucas Briley	---	---	17	24	3	44
CB Ross Poole	---	---	15	24	2	41
CB Trent Matthews	---	---	18	7	15	40
WR Spencer Murphy	18	16	---	---	1	35
TE Travis Napiecek	12	13	---	---	10	35
DE Rich Snyder	---	---	16	14	2	32
C Kaden Gimmarro	2	6	---	---	22	30
WR Junior Johnson	11	8	---	---	11	30
WR Tim Walsh	7	8	---	---	10	25
FB Logan Blake	1	1	---	---	22	24
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	9	13	1	23
DE Buddy Green	---	---	6	10	6	22
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	0	0	21	21
OLB Lamar Burns	---	---	0	0	15	15
RB Sean Zeyen	7	2	---	---	---	9
CB Tyler Singleton	---	---	3	6	---	9
C Allen Sweeney	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jamal Oliver	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	5	5
T D.J. Colston	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Jameson Sweeney	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Ezekiel Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Devonte Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Darren Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB T.J. Keith	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	52	3.7
Middle	13	55	4.2
Right	10	27	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	17	1.9
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Dixon	33	21	3	3	1	2	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Davidson	21	13	2	1	0	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	47	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	134	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	45	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	135	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Rebstock	8	5	0	71	2	19
WR Dexter Picken	7	3	1	19	0	31
WR Tucker Tovar	5	5	0	54	0	27
TE Bryson Montgomery	5	2	0	27	0	32
RB Johnnie Carlisle	4	2	0	38	1	23
TE Bart Gray	3	3	0	15	0	11
RB Shawn Rayburn	1	1	0	3	0	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Thomason	6	3	14	0	22
WR Spencer Murphy	4	2	21	0	16
RB Alfredo McQueen	4	4	67	1	21
TE Renaldo Benton	2	1	35	1	23
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	24	0	8
WR Tim Walsh	1	0	0	0	8
TE Travis Napiecek	1	1	5	0	13
C Kaden Gimmarro	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Johnnie Carlisle	4	1	0.25	2.83
RB Shawn Rayburn	1	8	8.00	4.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfredo McQueen	1	-2	-2.00	2.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Dixon	7	6	56	8.00	6.88

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Freddie Davidson	2	2	21	10.50	7.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dexter Picken	2	2	22	11.00	2.71
WR Derek Rebstock	2	1	2	1.00	8.88
RB Johnnie Carlisle	1	1	15	15.00	9.50
TE Bart Gray	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
TE Bryson Montgomery	1	1	14	14.00	5.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Travis Napiecek	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Junior Johnson	1	1	16	16.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Johnnie Carlisle	6	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Freddie Davidson	4	3
RB Alfredo McQueen	1	1
FB Logan Blake	1	0
TE Travis Napiecek	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	11	7	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Davidson	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Johnnie Carlisle	3	1	1
WR Tucker Tovar	3	3	3
TE Bryson Montgomery	3	2	2
WR Dexter Picken	1	0	0
WR Derek Rebstock	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	1
WR Tim Walsh	1	0	0
WR Gabe Thomason	1	0	0
C Kaden Gimmarro	1	0	0

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

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