Week 3, 2021

played in Atlanta, GA

53 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	7	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:26 ATL - Nathan Massicott 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Nathan Massicott 22 field goal
3Q: 05:09 ATL - Nathan Massicott 36 field goal
4Q: 11:12 MIN - Chase Conway 1 run (Jermaine Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:32 ATL - Nathan Massicott 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:26 ATL - Nathan Massicott 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Nathan Massicott 22 field goal
3Q: 05:09 ATL - Nathan Massicott 36 field goal
4Q: 11:12 MIN - Chase Conway 1 run (Jermaine Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:32 ATL - Nathan Massicott 42 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 12 23
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 249 461
- Offensive Plays 53 64
- Yards per Play 4.70 7.20
Net Rushing Yards 54 109
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 2.25 3.63
Net Passing Yards 195 352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 33 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 213 356
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 10.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 4/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 28
Time of Possession 24:03 35:57

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	12	23
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	249	461
- Offensive Plays	53	64
- Yards per Play	4.70	7.20
Net Rushing Yards	54	109
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	2.25	3.63
Net Passing Yards	195	352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	33 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	213	356
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	10.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	4/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 28
Time of Possession	24:03	35:57

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	1:42	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
1	2:20	3:37	OWN 25	7	14	Punt
2	11:18	1:35	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	5:45	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:43	1:39	OWN 8	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 22	6	42	Punt
3	5:02	2:22	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	0:17	4:12	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
4	8:25	2:28	OWN 16	6	20	Punt
4	2:24	1:53	OWN 25	10	54	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 25	7	51	Interception
1	9:22	7:02	OWN 25	10	54	Field Goal
2	13:43	2:25	OWN 15	7	74	Interception
2	9:43	3:58	OWN 33	7	50	Interception
2	4:10	1:27	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OPP 49	3	44	Field Goal
3	10:57	5:55	OWN 20	10	61	Field Goal
3	2:40	2:23	OWN 30	4	26	Punt
4	11:05	2:40	OWN 25	6	54	Interception
4	5:57	3:33	OWN 37	7	38	Field Goal
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 21	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Nathan Massicott, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chase Conway	15	52	3.47	15	1	1
Thurman Sims	6	7	1.17	6	0	0
Omar Peters	2	-3	-1.50	1	0	0
Mo Yaw	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. McDaniel	24	88	3.67	14	3
Noah Moore	5	18	3.60	10	1
Roberto Downs	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	26	16	213	3/18	0	34	0	87.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	33	24	356	1/4	0	46	4	68.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Walter Borders	3	5	45	15.00	26	34
RB Chase Conway	2	2	18	9.00	14	15
WR Kristopher Saldivar	2	2	8	4.00	6	8
WR Mo Yaw	2	6	28	14.00	24	23
WR Martin Kirk	2	2	35	17.50	16	21
TE Giovanni Sims	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
TE Efrain Cox	1	1	19	19.00	6	19
TE Howard Witt	1	4	26	26.00	19	26
RB Owen Schneider	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
RB Omar Peters	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
WR Evan Hoard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kerry Smith	6	8	112	18.67	59	46
WR Broderick Cole	5	8	81	16.20	25	26
RB Roberto Downs	4	5	63	15.75	38	36
WR Cesar Wasiak	4	5	40	10.00	0	24
FB Marty Kastilahn	2	2	17	8.50	8	14
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	3	5	5.00	5	5
TE Dylan Cox	1	1	26	26.00	15	26
WR Luke Richardson	1	1	12	12.00	3	12

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
DE Derrick Parrish	1	0	0.00
DE Cornell Lighthiser	1	11	11.00
ILB Johnny Adams	1	0	0.00
CB Alan Hartman	1	0	0.00

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Baylor	8	363	45.4	40.6	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Segura	2	90	45.0	46.5	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Hanson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	1	-3	-3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	2	38	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Adams	10	3	0.0	25	30
CB Jesse Osborne	9	1	0.0	26	34
S Matthew Coffey	7	0	0.0	30	34
OLB Kurt Adams	4	1	0.0	15	18
DT Austin Boehler	4	0	0.0	22	23
DT Buddy Henderson	3	4	0.5	27	30
S Corey Katz	3	1	0.0	9	10
CB Christian Barthwell	3	1	0.0	12	19
OLB Frederick Fulton	3	0	0.0	14	15
DE Derrick Parrish	2	1	0.5	28	29
S Russell Brown	2	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Gino Banks	1	2	0.0	9	12
DE Cornell Lighthiser	1	1	0.0	24	30
CB Manuel Souza	1	0	0.0	20	18
CB Alan Hartman	1	0	0.0	19	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Flannery	6	4	0.5	22	22
OLB Rico Palumbo	6	1	0.5	24	29
OLB Vince Austin	5	2	0.5	24	29
S Al Wesley	5	1	0.0	23	27
S Gus Bauer	4	4	0.0	23	27
CB Frank Craig	4	0	0.0	22	22
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	0	---	---	---
DE Bryce Erickson	3	0	0.0	10	16
DE Shaun Grant	2	4	0.0	20	22
CB Rick Branch	2	1	0.0	24	29
ILB Caleb Page	2	1	0.0	12	17
DT Leo Kloosterman	1	0	1.0	7	15
DT Amir Jeffries	1	1	0.5	23	19
DE Kenyon Turner	1	0	0.0	11	15
QB Noah Moore	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	PPlay
DT Buddy Henderson	0.5	2	30
DE Derrick Parrish	0.5	0	29
DE Cornell Lighthiser	0.0	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leo Kloosterman	1.0	0	0	1	15
DT Amir Jeffries	0.5	0	1	0	19
OLB Vince Austin	0.5	0	1	0	29
OLB Rico Palumbo	0.5	0	0	0	29
ILB Darius Flannery	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Kenyon Turner	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Shaun Grant	0.0	0	0	3	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jesse Osborne	6	0	0	34
S Matthew Coffey	5	1	0	34
ILB Johnny Adams	3	0	1	30
OLB Kurt Adams	3	0	0	18
CB Christian Barthwell	2	0	0	19
CB Manuel Souza	1	1	0	18
DE Derrick Parrish	1	0	1	29
CB Alan Hartman	1	0	1	15
S Corey Katz	1	0	0	10
OLB Gino Banks	1	0	0	12
DE Cornell Lighthiser	0	0	1	30

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rico Palumbo	4	0	29
ILB Darius Flannery	3	0	22
CB Frank Craig	3	0	22
S Al Wesley	2	0	27
CB Rick Branch	1	1	29
ILB Caleb Page	1	1	17
S Gus Bauer	1	0	27
OLB Vince Austin	1	0	29
CB John Newcomb	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nicolas Davidds	1	7	24	0	29
Javier Creighton	1	4	24	1	29
Tyrell Pritchett	1	4	24	0	29
Rex McNeil	1	3	24	1	29
Peter Green	0	2	24	1	29
Howard Witt	0	1	20	0	25

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harrison Ford	3	6	0	30	0	34
Mo Manning	2	5	0	30	0	34
Mason Galloway	2	4	0	30	1	34
Kerry Smith	1	1	1	24	0	25
Kurt Boyer	0	6	0	30	0	34
Jerald Logan	0	3	0	30	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrell Pritchett	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Roberto Downs	2	7
Luther Floyd	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matthew Coffey	---	---	30	34	5	69
Jesse Osborne	---	---	26	34	4	64
Rex McNeil	24	29	---	---	10	63
Peter Green	24	29	---	---	8	61
Buddy Henderson	---	---	27	30	4	61
Nicolas Davidds	24	29	---	---	8	61
Tyrell Pritchett	24	29	---	---	8	61
Derrick Parrish	---	---	28	29	2	59
Johnny Adams	---	---	25	30	4	59
Russell Brown	---	---	28	29	2	59
Cornell Lighthiser	---	---	24	30	4	58
Javier Creighton	24	29	---	---	---	53
Thurman Sims	24	29	---	---	---	53
Manuel Souza	---	---	20	18	11	49
Austin Boehler	---	---	22	23	3	48
Kristopher Saldivar	20	21	---	---	7	48
Mo Yaw	23	21	---	---	4	48
Frederick Fulton	---	---	14	15	17	46
Howard Witt	20	25	---	---	---	45
Giovanni Sims	8	14	---	---	16	38
Alan Hartman	---	---	19	15	3	37
Kurt Adams	---	---	15	18	1	34
Deon Boselli	---	---	12	16	5	33
Christian Barthwell	---	---	12	19	2	33
Chase Conway	17	12	---	---	1	30
Corey Katz	---	---	9	10	9	28
Martin Kirk	13	11	---	---	---	24
Terry Lopez	---	---	2	3	18	23
Quinn Conley	6	8	---	---	8	22
Gino Banks	---	---	9	12	1	22
Walter Borders	4	9	---	---	8	21
Scottie Humphrey	---	---	7	8	2	17
Omar Peters	4	12	---	---	---	16
Donnie Evanswhite	0	0	---	---	13	13
Owen Schneider	2	7	---	---	---	9
Dylan Quimby	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earl Baylor	0	0	---	---	8	8
Evan Hoard	1	2	---	---	5	8
Reggie Osborne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Efrain Cox	2	3	---	---	---	5
Allen Farley	---	---	1	1	1	3
Jermaine Hanson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ted Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.C. Giles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominic Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Harden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Boyer	30	34	---	---	6	70
Mo Manning	30	34	---	---	6	70
Jerald Logan	30	34	---	---	6	70
Harrison Ford	30	34	---	---	6	70
Rick Branch	---	---	24	29	13	66
Noah Moore	30	34	---	---	---	64
Mason Galloway	30	34	---	---	---	64
Kurt Lafrance	23	21	---	---	18	62
Rico Palumbo	---	---	24	29	---	53
Broderick Cole	27	26	---	---	---	53
Vince Austin	---	---	24	29	---	53
Al Wesley	---	---	23	27	---	50
Gus Bauer	---	---	23	27	---	50
Kerry Smith	24	25	---	---	---	49
D.J. McDaniel	28	9	---	---	12	49
Darius Flannery	---	---	22	22	---	44
Frank Craig	---	---	22	22	---	44
Shaun Grant	---	---	20	22	---	42
Amir Jeffries	---	---	23	19	---	42
Cesar Wasiak	18	22	---	---	---	40
Marty Kastilahn	10	9	---	---	18	37
Ian Tubbs	---	---	9	15	8	32
Roberto Downs	2	21	---	---	7	30
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	7	15	8	30
Jermaine Owens	2	8	---	---	20	30
Caleb Page	---	---	12	17	---	29
Kenyon Turner	---	---	11	15	---	26
Bryce Erickson	---	---	10	16	---	26
Luther Floyd	---	---	6	5	15	26
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	2	1	16	19
Antonio VandenBelt	5	12	---	---	---	17
Alfredo Logan	---	---	1	2	14	17
Myles Alston	0	0	---	---	14	14
Dylan Cox	2	11	---	---	---	13
David Lauer	9	4	---	---	---	13
Wyatt Kemp	---	---	0	0	10	10
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Newcomb	---	---	1	7	---	8
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walter Segura	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke Richardson	0	2	---	---	2	4
Devante Walendy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Geoff Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Lechler	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gus Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	17	74	4.4
Right	8	36	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	26	16	4	2	1	3	3	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	33	24	6	0	0	2	0	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	67	16.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	73	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	130	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	155	15.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	56	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	6	2	0	28	1	21
WR Walter Borders	5	3	0	45	1	9
TE Howard Witt	4	1	1	26	1	25
RB Chase Conway	2	2	0	18	0	12
WR Kristopher Saldivar	2	2	0	8	0	21
WR Martin Kirk	2	2	0	35	1	11
TE Giovanni Sims	1	1	0	16	0	14
TE Efrain Cox	1	1	0	19	0	3
RB Owen Schneider	1	1	0	16	0	7
WR Evan Hoard	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Omar Peters	1	1	0	2	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	8	5	81	1	26
TE Kerry Smith	8	6	112	2	25
RB Roberto Downs	5	4	63	1	21
WR Cesar Wasiak	5	4	40	1	22
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	1	5	0	21
FB Marty Kastilahn	2	2	17	0	9
TE Dylan Cox	1	1	26	1	11
WR Luke Richardson	1	1	12	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chase Conway	2	4	2.00	3.47

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	1	2	2.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	2	0	0	0.00	8.19

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	4	1	8	2.00	10.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Howard Witt	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Walter Borders	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	1	8	4.00	8.00
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
TE Kerry Smith	1	0	0	0.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Sims	2	0
Chase Conway	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Roberto Downs	1	0
Noah Moore	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	10	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Howard Witt	2	0	0
WR Walter Borders	2	1	1
WR Mo Yaw	2	1	1
TE Giovanni Sims	1	1	1
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	1	0
WR Evan Hoard	1	0	0
RB Omar Peters	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	3	1
WR Broderick Cole	2	2	1
TE Kerry Smith	2	1	1
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	0	0
WR Luke Richardson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)