Conference Semifinals, 2020

played in Minnesota, MN

28 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	7	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MIN - Diego Young 20 field goal
2Q: 07:00 ATL - Nathan Massicott 21 field goal
2Q: 02:49 MIN - Hector Dawson 4 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 06:49 MIN - Hector Dawson 26 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 04:26 ATL - Brian Maxwell 6 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MIN - Diego Young 20 field goal
2Q: 07:00 ATL - Nathan Massicott 21 field goal
2Q: 02:49 MIN - Hector Dawson 4 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 06:49 MIN - Hector Dawson 26 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 04:26 ATL - Brian Maxwell 6 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 361 352
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 5.31 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 123 95
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 5.86 2.79
Net Passing Yards 238 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 2 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/80 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/40 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:38 31:22

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	361	352
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	5.31	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	123	95
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	5.86	2.79
Net Passing Yards	238	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 2	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/80	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/40	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:38	31:22

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 25	5	7	Punt
1	8:47	3:49	OPP 47	6	11	Punt
1	2:27	3:04	OWN 7	6	37	Punt
2	12:36	5:43	OWN 35	12	61	Field Goal
2	2:38	2:31	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
3	8:09	3:00	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
3	0:44	1:41	OWN 7	5	29	Punt
4	12:33	0:35	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	9:20	0:34	OWN 18	2	8	Interception
4	6:38	2:24	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	2:23	0:12	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 20	8	40	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	3:23	OWN 13	9	84	Field Goal
1	4:58	2:31	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
2	14:23	1:47	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
2	6:53	4:15	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 32	1	10	Half
3	15:00	6:51	OWN 8	12	58	Punt
3	5:09	4:25	OWN 32	8	27	Punt
4	14:03	1:30	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
4	11:58	2:38	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
4	8:46	2:08	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
4	4:14	1:51	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	2:11	0:32	OPP 32	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Thurman Sims, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. McDaniel	19	110	5.79	21	4	0
Brian Maxwell	2	13	6.50	7	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Peters	22	65	2.95	18	2
Thurman Sims	7	22	3.14	6	0
Chase Conway	2	6	3.00	3	0
Owen Schneider	2	5	2.50	4	0
Mo Yaw	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Maxwell	46	25	244	1/6	0	24	2	51.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	29	22	262	1/5	2	37	0	125.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kurt Lafrance	7	9	53	7.57	27	24
WR Broderick Cole	5	14	64	12.80	16	17
WR Antonio VandenBelt	5	9	57	11.40	0	14
FB Marty Kastilahn	4	5	26	6.50	9	20
WR David Lauer	2	2	23	11.50	9	14
RB Toby Apple	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Kerry Smith	1	5	12	12.00	0	12
RB D.J. McDaniel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Grujin	4	4	56	14.00	23	29	0
WR Hector Dawson	4	4	54	13.50	2	26	2
TE Neil Cobb	3	3	39	13.00	13	21	0
WR Kristopher Saldivar	3	5	15	5.00	1	13	0
WR Mo Yaw	3	7	62	20.67	0	37	0
TE Stanley Nolan	2	2	26	13.00	10	21	0
RB Chase Conway	2	2	12	6.00	2	6	0
RB Omar Peters	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Matthew Coffey	1	16	16.00	0
CB Al Cebulla	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin West	7	258	36.9	33.4	50	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Duckworth	8	306	38.3	31.6	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Young	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	1	13	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	1	40	40.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hector Dawson	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Flannery	7	3	0.0	29	25
S Gus Bauer	7	3	0.0	31	29
DT Bryce Erickson	6	0	0.0	33	24
OLB Rico Palumbo	5	3	0.0	31	29
OLB Parker Tallman	5	0	0.0	13	16
CB Bradley Rubin	3	3	0.0	13	11
CB Rick Branch	3	1	0.0	34	30
CB Ian Tubbs	3	1	0.0	28	27
S Don Blades	2	3	0.0	34	30
DT Leo Kloosterman	2	2	0.0	10	9
ILB Burt McCarthy	2	0	0.0	3	0
DT Kenyon Turner	2	0	0.0	8	8
TE Kerry Smith	2	0	---	---	---
DE Winston Dodge	1	0	1.0	1	5
ILB Caleb Page	1	1	0.0	3	5
DE Elliot Schneider	1	1	0.0	18	22
DT Amir Jeffries	1	0	0.0	24	21
DE Clarence Fairfield	1	0	0.0	24	18
DE Vince Austin	1	0	0.0	19	13
S Leon Montgomery	1	0	0.0	3	0

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	10	3	0.0	21	47
ILB Terry Lopez	5	0	0.0	18	28
CB Manuel Souza	4	0	0.0	13	32
S Corey Katz	4	0	0.0	13	34
OLB Frederick Fulton	3	1	0.0	7	19
CB Al Cebulla	3	1	0.0	11	27
DE Deon Boselli	2	0	1.0	20	46
OLB Dusty Nelson	2	2	0.0	13	28
DT James Bey	2	1	0.0	18	34
DT Ernie Frye	2	0	0.0	6	20
DE Joe Huffman	2	0	0.0	3	16
CB Jesse Osborne	2	0	0.0	16	38
CB Christian Barthwell	1	2	0.0	16	28
DT Norm Morton	1	1	0.0	7	17
S Allen Farley	1	1	0.0	14	28
DE Derrick Parrish	1	0	0.0	20	32
ILB Connor Brees	1	0	0.0	3	17
DT Buddy Henderson	0	2	0.0	11	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winston Dodge	1.0	0	0	5
DE Vince Austin	0.0	1	1	13
DE Clarence Fairfield	0.0	0	1	18

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deon Boselli	1.0	0	2	2	46
DE Derrick Parrish	0.0	1	1	1	32
DT Norm Morton	0.0	0	2	1	17
ILB Terry Lopez	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Joe Huffman	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rico Palumbo	4	0	29
ILB Darius Flannery	3	0	25
CB Rick Branch	2	1	30
OLB Parker Tallman	2	1	16
CB Bradley Rubin	2	0	11
CB Ian Tubbs	2	0	27
S Don Blades	2	0	30
S Gus Bauer	2	0	29
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	5
DT Kenyon Turner	1	0	8
DT Bryce Erickson	1	0	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	7	0	1	47
S Corey Katz	4	3	0	34
CB Manuel Souza	3	1	0	32
OLB Frederick Fulton	2	0	0	19
ILB Terry Lopez	1	1	0	28
S Allen Farley	1	1	0	28
CB Al Cebulla	1	0	1	27
DT Ernie Frye	1	0	0	20
DT Norm Morton	1	0	0	17
OLB Dusty Nelson	1	0	0	28
DE Joe Huffman	1	0	0	16
ILB Connor Brees	1	0	0	17
CB Christian Barthwell	1	0	0	28
DE Deon Boselli	0	1	0	46
S Russell Brown	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Raymond	3	3	21	0	47
Mason Galloway	3	3	21	0	47
Jerald Logan	2	6	21	1	47
Kurt Boyer	1	2	21	0	47
Marty Kastilahn	1	2	7	0	16
Kerry Smith	1	1	19	0	38
Mo Manning	0	2	21	0	47

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bennett Patton	2	5	34	0	30
Nicolas Davidds	2	4	34	1	30
Rex McNeil	1	10	31	0	23
Vinny Wooldridge	1	8	34	0	30
Ted Alexander	1	3	34	0	30
Jacob Mariotti	0	1	3	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Tallman	1	23
Kurt Boyer	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Lopez	2	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walt Raymond	21	47	---	---	8	76
Kurt Boyer	21	47	---	---	8	76
Mo Manning	21	47	---	---	8	76
Jerald Logan	21	47	---	---	8	76
Rick Branch	---	---	34	30	10	74
Brian Maxwell	21	47	---	---	1	69
Mason Galloway	21	47	---	---	---	68
Don Blades	---	---	34	30	2	66
Broderick Cole	18	47	---	---	---	65
Kurt Lafrance	17	43	---	---	4	64
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	24	18	22	64
Rico Palumbo	---	---	31	29	1	61
Kerry Smith	19	38	---	---	4	61
Gus Bauer	---	---	31	29	1	61
Elliot Schneider	---	---	18	22	20	60
Bryce Erickson	---	---	33	24	1	58
Ian Tubbs	---	---	28	27	1	56
D.J. McDaniel	20	21	---	---	15	56
Darius Flannery	---	---	29	25	1	55
Parker Tallman	---	---	13	16	23	52
Amir Jeffries	---	---	24	21	1	46
Antonio VandenBelt	13	31	---	---	---	44
Marty Kastilahn	7	16	---	---	16	39
Vince Austin	---	---	19	13	---	32
Luther Floyd	---	---	9	8	14	31
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	10	9	8	27
Myles Alston	2	7	---	---	16	25
Jermaine Owens	2	0	---	---	23	25
Bradley Rubin	---	---	13	11	---	24
Toby Apple	1	19	---	---	---	20
Luke Richardson	2	0	---	---	15	17
Leon Montgomery	---	---	3	0	14	17
Kenyon Turner	---	---	8	8	---	16
David Lauer	1	8	---	---	---	9
Caleb Page	---	---	3	5	---	8
Dylan Cox	3	5	---	---	---	8
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Melvin West	0	0	---	---	7	7
Winston Dodge	---	---	1	5	---	6
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Burt McCarthy	---	---	3	0	---	3
Travis Lechler	---	---	3	0	---	3
Winston Panehal	---	---	3	0	---	3
Tre Klaes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Noah Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harrison Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennett Patton	34	30	---	---	9	73
Ted Alexander	34	30	---	---	9	73
Nicolas Davidds	34	30	---	---	9	73
Vinny Wooldridge	34	30	---	---	8	72
Matthew Coffey	---	---	21	47	2	70
Deon Boselli	---	---	20	46	1	67
Rex McNeil	31	23	---	---	12	66
Thurman Sims	34	30	---	---	---	64
Dusty Nelson	---	---	13	28	21	62
Neil Cobb	33	29	---	---	---	62
Corey Katz	---	---	13	34	14	61
Manuel Souza	---	---	13	32	14	59
Terry Lopez	---	---	18	28	13	59
Stanley Nolan	19	16	---	---	23	58
Hector Dawson	27	27	---	---	4	58
Jesse Osborne	---	---	16	38	1	55
Mo Yaw	28	26	---	---	---	54
Derrick Parrish	---	---	20	32	1	53
James Bey	---	---	18	34	1	53
Al Cebulla	---	---	11	27	8	46
Christian Barthwell	---	---	16	28	1	45
Omar Peters	27	16	---	---	---	43
Allen Farley	---	---	14	28	---	42
Chase Conway	5	12	---	---	23	40
Buddy Henderson	---	---	11	24	1	36
Ernie Frye	---	---	6	20	7	33
Amari Grujin	12	13	---	---	5	30
Kristopher Saldivar	9	7	---	---	14	30
Connor Brees	---	---	3	17	10	30
Frederick Fulton	---	---	7	19	2	28
Joe Huffman	---	---	3	16	7	26
Norm Morton	---	---	7	17	---	24
Walter Borders	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jacob Mariotti	3	7	---	---	1	11
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Owen Schneider	6	3	---	---	---	9
Steven Duckworth	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donnie Evanswhite	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jace Lutzen	4	1	---	---	---	5
Diego Young	0	0	---	---	5	5
Russell Brown	---	---	1	2	---	3
J.C. Giles	0	0	---	---	1	1
Peter Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Richard	---	---	0	0	---	0
Johnny Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gino Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	37	12.3
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	20	60	3.0
Right	7	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Maxwell	46	25	2	0	3	8	7	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	29	22	5	2	2	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	53	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	13	167	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	78	15.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	82	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	14	5	1	64	0	47
WR Kurt Lafrance	9	7	0	53	1	43
WR Antonio VandenBelt	9	5	1	57	0	31
FB Marty Kastilahn	5	4	0	26	1	16
TE Kerry Smith	5	1	1	12	0	38
WR David Lauer	2	2	0	23	0	8
RB Toby Apple	1	1	0	9	0	19
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	0	0	0	0	21

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	7	3	1	62	1	26
WR Kristopher Saldivar	5	3	0	15	0	7
WR Amari Grujin	4	4	0	56	1	13
WR Hector Dawson	4	4	0	54	1	27
TE Neil Cobb	3	3	0	39	1	29
TE Stanley Nolan	2	2	0	26	1	16
RB Chase Conway	2	2	0	12	0	12
RB Omar Peters	2	1	1	-2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	2	9	4.50	5.79
Brian Maxwell	1	6	6.00	6.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	1	6	6.00	3.14
Omar Peters	1	1	1.00	2.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Maxwell	4	1	14	3.50	5.30

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	4	3	17	4.25	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	1	0	0	0.00	4.57
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	0	0	0.00	5.89
WR David Lauer	1	1	14	14.00	11.50
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari Grujin	1	1	7	7.00	14.00
RB Chase Conway	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Hector Dawson	1	1	4	4.00	13.50
WR Mo Yaw	1	0	0	0.00	8.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
D.J. McDaniel	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Conway	2	0
Thurman Sims	1	1
Owen Schneider	1	1
Omar Peters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Maxwell	12	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	9	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio VandenBelt	5	3	3
WR Kurt Lafrance	4	2	0
TE Kerry Smith	2	1	1
WR Broderick Cole	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kristopher Saldivar	3	2	1
RB Chase Conway	2	2	0
WR Amari Grujin	1	1	1
TE Stanley Nolan	1	1	0
WR Hector Dawson	1	1	1
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,700 (29,700)
End Zone 21,500 (21,500)
Mezzanine 12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats 19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,700 (29,700)
End Zone	21,500 (21,500)
Mezzanine	12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats	19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)