| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 8, 1996 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 42688 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Sisson 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Morten Andersen 20 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Cris Carter 7 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Terance Mathis 3 pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Terance Mathis 10 pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Sisson 30 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | David Frisch 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Sisson 21 FG | 23 | 17 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff George | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 1 | 275 | 10.6 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 103.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Jeff George | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 1 | 266 | 6.5 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 84.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 71 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 40 | 1 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| David Frisch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bert Emanuel | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
| J.J. Birden | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10t | 2 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Darnell Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 | 33 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 438 | 73.0 | 3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 4 | 293 | 73.3 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Roell Preston | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fernando Smith | 1.5 |
| Martin Harrison | 1.0 |
| Esera Tuaolo | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
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