Week 6, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

82 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	6	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	13	17	0	6	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 ATL - Thomas Tate 1 run (Elliot Wolf extra point)
1Q: 01:19 ATL - Eli Snyder 5 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point failed)
2Q: 04:37 ATL - Elliot Wolf 46 field goal
2Q: 00:52 ATL - Broderick Cole 15 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Karl Hansen 42 interception return (Elliot Wolf extra point)
3Q: 03:07 MIN - B.J. Hopper 24 field goal
3Q: 00:26 MIN - B.J. Hopper 27 field goal
4Q: 10:30 ATL - Elliot Wolf 18 field goal
4Q: 06:43 ATL - Elliot Wolf 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 ATL - Thomas Tate 1 run (Elliot Wolf extra point)
1Q: 01:19 ATL - Eli Snyder 5 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point failed)
2Q: 04:37 ATL - Elliot Wolf 46 field goal
2Q: 00:52 ATL - Broderick Cole 15 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Karl Hansen 42 interception return (Elliot Wolf extra point)
3Q: 03:07 MIN - B.J. Hopper 24 field goal
3Q: 00:26 MIN - B.J. Hopper 27 field goal
4Q: 10:30 ATL - Elliot Wolf 18 field goal
4Q: 06:43 ATL - Elliot Wolf 34 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 1-5 3-3
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 240 348
- Offensive Plays 57 61
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 141 161
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 5.04 5.37
Net Passing Yards 99 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 3 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 126 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.41 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/62
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 3/69
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:09 30:51

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	1-5	3-3
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	240	348
- Offensive Plays	57	61
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	141	161
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	5.04	5.37
Net Passing Yards	99	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 3	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	126	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.41	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/62
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	3/69
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:09	30:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	3:24	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
1	1:32	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	1:08	2:36	OWN 23	5	39	Punt
2	10:24	3:23	OWN 3	6	23	Punt
2	4:32	2:37	OWN 26	4	42	Missed FG
2	0:41	0:29	OWN 25	2	5	Interception
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:22	OWN 32	7	36	Interception
3	8:58	5:58	OWN 36	12	57	Field Goal
3	2:20	1:59	OPP 24	5	14	Field Goal
4	10:24	0:36	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	6:35	4:00	OWN 25	6	1	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	6:29	4:57	OWN 7	10	52	Punt
1	1:19	0:11	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
2	13:32	3:08	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
2	7:01	2:29	OPP 30	7	1	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:14	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
3	10:38	1:40	OWN 18	3	-7	Punt
3	3:00	0:40	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
3	0:21	4:57	OWN 34	8	65	Field Goal
4	9:48	3:13	OWN 46	5	37	Field Goal
4	2:35	2:35	OWN 30	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Noah Moore, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alejandro Shaye	11	46	4.18	16	2
Burt Aiton	10	63	6.30	29	1
Maurice Shepard	5	20	4.00	10	1
Bryant Thagcher	1	7	7.00	7	0
Terrance Cote	1	5	5.00	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Tate	23	138	6.00	21	3	1
Skip Lockwood	7	23	3.29	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Shepard	16	9	102	1/6	0	45	3	35.9
Donald Braico	10	4	24	2/21	0	11	0	47.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	24	14	156	2/16	2	20	0	105.5
Derek Office	5	4	47	0/0	0	16	1	66.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brendan Frederick	5	7	43	8.60	4	19
WR Mo Yaw	4	7	56	14.00	34	45
RB Alejandro Shaye	2	2	19	9.50	6	10
WR Bryant Thagcher	1	5	8	8.00	8	8
TE Eddie Leahy	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Terrance Cote	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Salvador Parker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Cole	5	7	48	9.60	18	19	1
TE Eli Snyder	5	10	63	12.60	21	20	1
WR Antonio VandenBelt	3	6	28	9.33	2	16	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	4	31	10.33	25	16	0
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	2	33	16.50	15	20	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Nattiel	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Karl Hansen	2	69	34.50	1
CB Rick Branch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	5	229	45.8	29.4	61	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Segura	3	141	47.0	39.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Hopper	2/3	0/1	0/0	27	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elliot Wolf	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Raphael	1	3	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Lockwood	2	62	31.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Raphael	4	70	17.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio VandenBelt	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rusty Bonjour	13	0	0.0	29	31
S Gus Moffatt	7	1	0.0	30	31
S Matthew Coffey	5	1	0.0	30	31
DT Sawyer Boone	5	0	0.0	26	27
DE Craig Harris	3	0	1.0	23	23
OLB Javier Kennedy	3	1	0.0	19	17
DE Eugene Edward	2	3	0.0	29	30
DT Claude Devine	2	1	0.0	11	5
CB Les Lane	2	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Howie Hansen	1	0	1.0	11	16
ILB Aiden Bernard	1	1	0.0	11	11
S Clay Newman	1	1	0.0	9	3
DT Rickey Solis	1	0	0.0	19	25
T Walt Capriglione	1	0	---	---	---
TE Brendan Frederick	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kurt Kiselak	1	0	0.0	11	13
CB Sedrick Tefft	0	1	0.0	22	26
CB Chad Nattiel	0	1	0.0	10	14

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Manning	5	2	0.0	21	21
S Braxton Talley	5	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Shannon Floyd	4	1	0.0	23	23
S Salvador Scouten	3	2	0.0	23	24
DT Amir Jeffries	3	1	0.0	18	17
ILB Justics Noah	3	0	0.0	14	16
DE Donnie Thompson	2	0	1.5	12	11
OLB Vince Austin	2	3	1.0	23	24
DE Clay Greene	2	1	0.5	28	27
CB Gabe Holliday	2	1	0.0	21	24
CB Rick Branch	2	0	0.0	25	29
S Derek Vertelney	2	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Bruce Becker	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Karl Hansen	2	0	0.0	16	15
OLB Roger Newton	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Tom Terrell	1	1	0.0	16	20
TE Eli Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edwin Lyons	1	0	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Craig Harris	1.0	0	1	23
OLB Howie Hansen	1.0	0	0	16
DE Eugene Edward	0.0	1	0	30
DT Rickey Solis	0.0	0	1	25

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnie Thompson	1.5	0	1	2	11
OLB Vince Austin	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Clay Greene	0.5	1	2	1	27
DT Amir Jeffries	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Roger Newton	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Tom Terrell	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rusty Bonjour	5	1	0	31
S Gus Moffatt	4	0	0	31
S Matthew Coffey	3	0	0	31
ILB Aiden Bernard	1	1	0	11
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0	27
DE Craig Harris	1	0	0	23
CB Les Lane	1	0	0	25
OLB Howie Hansen	1	0	0	16
OLB Javier Kennedy	1	0	0	17
CB Brenden Hinds	0	1	0	12
CB Chad Nattiel	0	0	1	14

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Karl Hansen	2	2	15
CB Rick Branch	2	1	29
ILB Zach Manning	2	0	21
OLB Roger Newton	2	0	6
ILB Justics Noah	1	0	16
S Derek Vertelney	1	0	13
OLB Shannon Floyd	1	0	23
DE Tom Terrell	1	0	20
CB Gabe Holliday	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joshua Platt	3	6	28	0	29
R.J. Bartlett	3	3	22	1	20
Mercury Garner	1	5	25	0	26
Walt Capriglione	1	4	28	1	29
Brendan Frederick	1	1	23	0	26
Jon Fontinha	1	1	7	0	8
Javier Rhodes	0	3	25	0	26
Jason Folau	0	1	3	0	3
Jeremiah Hill	0	0	6	1	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mason Galloway	4	9	2	30	0	31
Gus Barnes	4	7	0	30	1	31
Harrison Ford	2	6	1	30	0	31
Max Tiessen	2	4	0	30	0	31
Neil Lyons	1	3	1	30	0	31
Eli Snyder	1	1	0	25	0	28
Thomas Tate	0	0	0	23	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Drake Diaz	1	22
Rickey Solis	1	9
Mercury Garner	1	8
Walt Capriglione	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Hansen	3	17
Thomas Tate	1	22
Rick Branch	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eugene Edward	---	---	29	30	6	65
Gus Moffatt	---	---	30	31	4	65
Walt Capriglione	28	29	---	---	8	65
Matthew Coffey	---	---	30	31	3	64
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	29	31	3	63
Mercury Garner	25	26	---	---	8	59
Javier Rhodes	25	26	---	---	8	59
Joshua Platt	28	29	---	---	---	57
Brendan Frederick	23	26	---	---	8	57
Sawyer Boone	---	---	26	27	3	56
Alejandro Shaye	16	23	---	---	17	56
Javier Kennedy	---	---	19	17	19	55
Rickey Solis	---	---	19	25	9	53
Les Lane	---	---	22	25	3	50
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	22	26	2	50
Craig Harris	---	---	23	23	3	49
R.J. Bartlett	22	20	---	---	4	46
Mo Yaw	22	22	---	---	---	44
Bryant Thagcher	13	14	---	---	17	44
Salvador Parker	20	20	---	---	---	40
Chad Nattiel	---	---	10	14	15	39
Maurice Shepard	19	17	---	---	---	36
Jon Fontinha	7	8	---	---	17	32
Howie Hansen	---	---	11	16	3	30
Drake Diaz	2	3	---	---	22	27
Terrance Cote	11	8	---	---	8	27
Clay Newman	---	---	9	3	14	26
Roger Raphael	6	6	---	---	14	26
Kurt Kiselak	---	---	11	13	---	24
Aiden Bernard	---	---	11	11	1	23
Donald Braico	9	12	---	---	---	21
Claude Devine	---	---	11	5	5	21
Brenden Hinds	---	---	9	12	---	21
Burt Aiton	12	6	---	---	2	20
Eddie Leahy	8	9	---	---	---	17
Jeremiah Hill	6	9	---	---	---	15
Thurman Dirnabauer	---	---	1	0	11	12
J.J. Blufer	3	3	---	---	4	10
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dylan Peterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	3	1	3	7
Jason Folau	3	3	---	---	---	6
Jameson Rayburn	---	---	5	0	1	6
B.J. Hopper	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eli Snyder	25	28	---	---	22	75
Rick Branch	---	---	25	29	19	73
Harrison Ford	30	31	---	---	6	67
Gus Barnes	30	31	---	---	6	67
Salvador Scouten	---	---	23	24	18	65
Neil Lyons	30	31	---	---	3	64
Thomas Tate	23	19	---	---	22	64
Broderick Cole	25	27	---	---	11	63
Clay Greene	---	---	28	27	8	63
Mason Galloway	30	31	---	---	---	61
Max Tiessen	30	31	---	---	---	61
Braxton Talley	---	---	27	27	2	56
Vince Austin	---	---	23	24	2	49
Shannon Floyd	---	---	23	23	2	48
Karl Hansen	---	---	16	15	17	48
Gabe Holliday	---	---	21	24	3	48
Noah Moore	17	26	---	---	3	46
Antonio VandenBelt	22	19	---	---	3	44
Zach Manning	---	---	21	21	2	44
Cesar Wasiak	18	23	---	---	1	42
Tom Terrell	---	---	16	20	2	38
Amir Jeffries	---	---	18	17	2	37
Luke Richardson	10	8	---	---	19	37
Justics Noah	---	---	14	16	2	32
Derek Vertelney	---	---	17	13	2	32
Bruce Becker	---	---	7	5	20	32
Diego Collier	---	---	0	5	20	25
Donnie Thompson	---	---	12	11	---	23
Edwin Lyons	---	---	10	12	1	23
Skip Lockwood	12	2	---	---	7	21
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	7	13	---	---	---	20
Derek Office	13	5	---	---	---	18
Deion Marschalk	0	0	---	---	14	14
Elliot Wolf	0	0	---	---	11	11
Roger Newton	---	---	3	6	1	10
Zack Dolliver	0	9	---	---	---	9
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brayden Lytle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Levi Erickson	5	1	---	---	---	6
Ron Norton	---	---	0	0	6	6
Josh Howard	0	5	---	---	---	5
Weston Benton	0	1	---	---	3	4
Ralph Helbig	---	---	4	0	---	4
Walter Segura	0	0	---	---	3	3
Orlando Watkins	3	0	---	---	---	3
Levi Martinez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	13	80	6.2
Right	11	46	4.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	15	83	5.5
Right	9	44	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Shepard	16	9	1	2	1	0	0	0	3
Donald Braico	10	4	0	1	0	0	5	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	24	14	2	2	2	3	2	0	0
Derek Office	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	23	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	94	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	50	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	103	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	7	4	0	56	1	22
TE Brendan Frederick	7	5	0	43	0	26
WR Bryant Thagcher	5	1	1	8	0	14
RB Alejandro Shaye	2	2	0	19	0	23
TE Eddie Leahy	2	1	0	0	0	9
WR Terrance Cote	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Salvador Parker	1	0	0	0	0	20

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eli Snyder	10	5	1	63	1	28
WR Broderick Cole	7	5	0	48	0	27
WR Antonio VandenBelt	6	3	0	28	0	19
WR Cesar Wasiak	4	3	1	31	0	23
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	2	0	33	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alejandro Shaye	2	2	1.00	4.18
Burt Aiton	1	4	4.00	6.30
Bryant Thagcher	1	7	7.00	7.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Tate	7	36	5.14	6.00
Skip Lockwood	1	2	2.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donald Braico	4	1	10	2.50	2.40

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	5	4	20	4.00	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryant Thagcher	2	0	0	0.00	1.60
WR Mo Yaw	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	1	10	10.00	9.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	3	3	15	5.00	6.86
TE Eli Snyder	2	1	5	2.50	6.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Maurice Shepard	1	0
Alejandro Shaye	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Tate	2	1
Skip Lockwood	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Shepard	6	4	2
Donald Braico	5	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brendan Frederick	4	3	2
WR Mo Yaw	2	1	0
RB Alejandro Shaye	2	2	2
WR Bryant Thagcher	2	0	0
WR Terrance Cote	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Cole	2	0	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	1	1
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	1	0
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (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 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (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	9,400 (9,900)