Week 6, 2014

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	7	13	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 ATL - Kevin Jones 1 run (Leon Coles extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Bob Brown 8 pass from Lorenzo McKnight (Leon Coles extra point)
2Q: 11:05 ATL - Leon Coles 35 field goal
2Q: 08:08 MIN - D.J. Monroe 25 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 01:10 ATL - Leon Coles 20 field goal
3Q: 03:21 MIN - D.J. Monroe 3 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 05:53 ATL - Leon Coles 35 field goal
4Q: 03:45 MIN - Roscoe Parrish 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 ATL - Kevin Jones 1 run (Leon Coles extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Bob Brown 8 pass from Lorenzo McKnight (Leon Coles extra point)
2Q: 11:05 ATL - Leon Coles 35 field goal
2Q: 08:08 MIN - D.J. Monroe 25 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 01:10 ATL - Leon Coles 20 field goal
3Q: 03:21 MIN - D.J. Monroe 3 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 05:53 ATL - Leon Coles 35 field goal
4Q: 03:45 MIN - Roscoe Parrish 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 0-6 3-3
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 225 383
- Offensive Plays 51 83
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 90 129
- Rushing Attempts 23 47
- Yards per Rush 3.91 2.74
Net Passing Yards 135 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 2 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 148 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.82 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 6/156 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 36
Time of Possession 21:09 38:51

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	0-6	3-3
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	225	383
- Offensive Plays	51	83
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	90	129
- Rushing Attempts	23	47
- Yards per Rush	3.91	2.74
Net Passing Yards	135	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 2	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	148	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.82	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	6/156	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 36
Time of Possession	21:09	38:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	7:44	1:42	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
2	14:52	1:29	OWN 27	3	12	Fumble
2	10:57	3:00	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	4:31	1:28	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
2	1:04	0:18	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
3	12:19	0:36	OWN 20	2	11	Interception
3	10:29	2:12	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	6:35	3:20	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	14:16	2:26	OWN 18	5	14	Punt
4	11:43	1:26	OPP 30	3	-10	Punt
4	5:46	2:07	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	2:21	0:08	OWN 15	1	4	Fumble
4	1:33	0:37	OWN 22	4	-5	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	5:16	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
1	6:02	6:10	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
2	13:23	2:26	OPP 32	5	14	Field Goal
2	7:57	3:26	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	3:03	1:59	OPP 48	7	45	Field Goal
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 19	3	10	Half
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
3	11:43	1:14	OWN 46	4	13	Punt
3	8:17	1:42	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	3:15	3:59	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
4	11:50	0:07	OWN 31	1	-1	Fumble
4	10:17	4:31	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
4	3:39	1:18	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	2:13	0:40	OPP 19	3	7	Missed FG
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 17	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Lorenzo McKnight, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	13	30	2.31	12	1
Carnell Williams	6	41	6.83	20	2
Trent Edwards	3	16	5.33	9	0
Corwin Becker	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cedric Snowden	22	60	2.73	13	1	0
Kevin Jones	15	38	2.53	8	0	1
Lorenzo McKnight	10	31	3.10	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	27	13	148	1/13	3	25	2	71.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo McKnight	35	22	259	1/5	1	33	0	94.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D.J. Monroe	5	6	53	10.60	10	25	2
WR B.J. Alcott	2	4	30	15.00	2	19	0
RB Horace McGregor	2	3	32	16.00	5	18	0
RB Carnell Williams	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	1
TE Bert Farmer	1	1	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Steve Smith	1	5	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Eddie Drummond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Williams	6	9	92	15.33	40	30	0
RB Cedric Snowden	4	4	58	14.50	34	33	0
WR Mark Daum	3	4	35	11.67	1	15	0
TE Shaun Clancy	2	4	23	11.50	13	12	0
WR Bob Brown	2	4	15	7.50	0	8	1
RB Kevin Jones	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Peter Dreyfuss	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Les Wombacher	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR K.C. Austin	1	4	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Graham Lowe	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donald Beers	1	2	2.00	0
S Clyde Ingalls	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trent Edwards	1	1	0
Horace McGregor	1	0	0
Corwin Becker	1	0	0
Scottie Benton	0	1	0
Corey Graham	0	0	2
Cameron Worrell	0	0	1
Claude Wheeler	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shaun Clancy	1	1	0
Mark Daum	1	0	0
Lorenzo McKnight	1	0	0
Cedric Snowden	1	0	0
Peter Dreyfuss	0	1	0
Monty Blackwell	0	1	0
Brandon Williams	0	1	0
J.J. Wirthel	0	1	0
Parys Haralson	0	0	1
Corey Alston	0	0	1
Chuck Ward	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	6	254	42.3	37.8	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Sayre	6	291	48.5	38.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leon Coles	3/4	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	3	21	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Lowe	1	1	1.0	0
Bob Brown	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Drummond	6	156	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Corey Graham	9	3	0.0	43	33
S Cameron Worrell	8	1	0.0	35	29
ILB Bryan Waller	7	5	0.0	28	26
S Gerald Alexander	7	1	0.0	46	34
OLB Cato June	6	1	0.0	33	29
ILB Tom Small	5	1	0.0	19	10
DT Scottie Benton	4	0	0.0	43	33
CB R.J. Cassidy	4	0	0.0	27	24
DE Winfred Gerhardt	3	0	0.5	44	35
DT Jackie Maxwell	3	4	0.0	30	27
S Marty Rose	2	1	0.5	11	7
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	4	0.0	31	18
DT A.J. Hudson	2	1	0.0	14	9
DE Norman Bradley	2	0	0.0	39	35
CB Claude Wheeler	2	0	0.0	18	13
T Jordan Gross	1	0	---	---	---
WR Steve Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.0	31	24
WR D.J. Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bert Banks	1	0	0.0	8	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dean Willis	6	1	0.0	21	28
DT J.J. Wirthel	4	1	1.0	22	28
CB Ricardo Barnhill	4	1	0.0	14	24
DT Damon Bromell	3	1	0.0	16	16
DE Monty Blackwell	3	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Kris Harden	2	1	0.0	7	8
S Clyde Ingalls	2	1	0.0	16	26
S Donald Beers	1	6	0.0	22	27
ILB Gerris Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	4	6
OLB Damon Burroughs	1	1	0.0	10	4
OLB Norm Alston	1	0	0.0	15	14
DE Parys Haralson	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Anthony Montgomery	1	0	0.0	8	3
DE Jay Richardson	1	0	0.0	3	1
S Dashon Goldson	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Chuck Ward	1	0	0.0	20	26
CB Irving Givens	0	1	0.0	21	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.5	1	0	35
S Marty Rose	0.5	0	0	7
CB R.J. Cassidy	0.0	1	0	24
DE Norman Bradley	0.0	0	3	35
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	2	33
DT Jackie Maxwell	0.0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.J. Wirthel	1.0	0	1	1	28
DE Monty Blackwell	0.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Norm Alston	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Chuck Ward	0.0	0	4	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bryan Waller	4	0	26
CB Corey Graham	3	1	33
OLB Cato June	2	1	29
S Cameron Worrell	2	0	29
S Gerald Alexander	2	0	34
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	24
ILB Tom Small	1	0	10
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	0	27
OLB Phillip Wolfe	1	0	18
DT A.J. Hudson	1	0	9
CB Claude Wheeler	1	0	13
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	24
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	0	35

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dean Willis	4	0	0	28
S Donald Beers	2	0	1	27
OLB Kris Harden	2	0	0	8
CB Ricardo Barnhill	2	0	0	24
S Clyde Ingalls	1	1	1	26
CB Irving Givens	1	1	0	28
OLB Damon Burroughs	1	0	0	4
CB Chad Neasman	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norbert Dixon	1	6	20	0	22
Uche Nwaneri	1	4	23	0	28
Josh Talent	1	1	9	0	10
Bryant McKinnie	0	4	19	1	24
Jordan Gross	0	4	23	0	28
Alex Stepanovich	0	1	23	0	28

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darnell Winslett	4	9	1	43	0	28
Shane Voigt	3	10	0	47	1	36
Rob Curtis	2	7	0	39	0	30
Nick Kaczur	1	2	0	43	0	31
Mansfield Wrotto	0	6	0	47	0	36
Peter Dreyfuss	0	2	0	23	0	12
Jason Spitz	0	1	0	9	0	6
Brock Crane	0	1	0	19	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Meyer	3	16
Phil Graham	1	17
Claude Wheeler	0	23
Carnell Williams	0	22
Hardy Fanelli	0	16
B.J. Alcott	0	16
Phillip Wolfe	0	16
Corey Graham	0	13
Gerald Alexander	0	11
Corwin Becker	0	11
Eddie Drummond	0	10
Bert Banks	0	10
Johnnie Thatcher	0	6
Steve Smith	0	6
Uche Nwaneri	0	6
D.J. Monroe	0	6
Charles Shackelford	0	6
Doug Hanson	0	6
Sammy Schlesinger	0	6
Kennedy Gaylord	0	6
Bucky Sawczyn	0	6
Jackie Maxwell	0	5
Norman Bradley	0	5
Josh Talent	0	5
Cameron Worrell	0	4
Cato June	0	4
Nate Kaeding	0	4
Winfred Gerhardt	0	4
Bryan Waller	0	4
Alex Stepanovich	0	3
Mike Richardson	0	3
Scottie Benton	0	3
Bert Farmer	0	2
R.J. Cassidy	0	2
Tom Small	0	1
A.J. Hudson	0	1
Marty Rose	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Graham Lowe	3	25
Jamie Clinton	2	20
Dashon Goldson	2	16
Curtis Sutter	1	10
Irving Givens	1	1
Cedric Snowden	0	20
Les Wombacher	0	19
Kris Harden	0	14
Bob Brown	0	14
Brock Crane	0	12
K.C. Austin	0	11
Zach Bauer	0	10
Shane Voigt	0	10
Darnell Winslett	0	10
Jason Spitz	0	10
Jay Richardson	0	10
Leon Coles	0	10
Corey Alston	0	9
Ricardo Barnhill	0	9
Shaun Clancy	0	6
Ernest Sayre	0	6
Chad Neasman	0	5
Peter Dreyfuss	0	4
Tyrone McNeil	0	4
Gerris Wilkerson	0	4
Parys Haralson	0	4
Damon Burroughs	0	4
Mark Daum	0	2
Chuck Ward	0	2
Rob Curtis	0	1
Monty Blackwell	0	1
Dean Willis	0	1
Norm Alston	0	1
Damon Bromell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	16	74	4.6
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	29	84	2.9
Right	10	39	3.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	27	13	2	1	1	3	5	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo McKnight	35	22	3	0	3	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	44	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	104	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	134	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Monroe	6	5	0	53	2	13
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	1	1	6	0	15
WR Steve Smith	5	1	0	9	0	18
WR B.J. Alcott	4	2	0	30	0	21
RB Horace McGregor	3	2	0	32	0	19
RB Carnell Williams	2	1	0	3	0	9
WR Eddie Drummond	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Bert Farmer	1	1	0	15	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Williams	9	6	0	92	2	30
TE Shaun Clancy	4	2	1	23	0	25
WR Mark Daum	4	3	1	35	0	27
WR K.C. Austin	4	1	0	8	0	17
RB Cedric Snowden	4	4	0	58	1	19
WR Bob Brown	4	2	0	15	0	7
RB Kevin Jones	2	1	0	11	0	17
FB Peter Dreyfuss	2	1	1	2	0	12
TE Les Wombacher	1	1	0	1	0	7
WR Graham Lowe	1	1	0	14	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carnell Williams	1	0	0.00	6.83
Trent Edwards	1	9	9.00	5.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cedric Snowden	6	1	0.17	2.73
Kevin Jones	4	11	2.75	2.53
Lorenzo McKnight	3	7	2.33	3.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	3	3	24	8.00	5.48

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo McKnight	6	4	18	3.00	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	6	6.00	1.20
TE Bert Farmer	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	3	3.00	8.83

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Brown	2	2	15	7.50	3.75
FB Peter Dreyfuss	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
TE Les Wombacher	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR K.C. Austin	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Brandon Williams	1	0