| 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 VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 20 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 7 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Terance Mathis 3 pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Terance Mathis 10 pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 30 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | David Frisch 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 21 FG | 23 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 66 | ROG | John Gerak |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 89 | TE | Andrew Jordan |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 98 | NT | Esera Tuaolo |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 91 | RDE | Martin Harrison |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 59 | WLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 25 | LCB | Alfred Jackson |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| 42 | NB | Harlon Barnett |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | J.J. Birden |
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 21 | WR | Eric Metcalf |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Pahukoa |
| 62 | ROT | Dave Richards |
| 1 | QB | Jeff George |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 67 | RDT | Moe Gardner |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 50 | RLB | Ron George |
| 26 | LCB | Anthony Phillips |
| 25 | SS | Devin Bush |
| 24 | FS | Patrick Bates |
| 45 | RCB | Darnell Walker |
| 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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