Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings
Stadium
Capacity: 66,655
Inaugurated: 01/01/1956
Broadcast
Announcers
Ed Thilenius, Johnny Sauer / Hal Scott, Jim Morse
Summary
ATL and MIN combined for 317 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Junior Coffey led ATL with 55 rushing yards while Bill Brown paced MIN with 72. Through the air, Alex Hawkins topped ATL with 49 receiving yards while Preston Carpenter led MIN with 97.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
ATL
MIN
First Downs
10
16
Rush-Yds-TDs
34-73-2
33-109-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
11-22-114-0-0
12-33-203-1-5
Sacked-Yards
0-0
6-42
Net Pass Yards
114
161
Total Yards
187
270
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
2-1
Turnovers
0
6
Penalties-Yards
6-68
2-20
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
ATL
MIN
First Downs
10
16
Rush-Yds-TDs
34-73-2
33-109-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
11-22-114-0-0
12-33-203-1-5
Sacked-Yards
0-0
6-42
Net Pass Yards
114
161
Total Yards
187
270
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
2-1
Turnovers
0
6
Penalties-Yards
6-68
2-20
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Vikings
Preston Carpenter 52 yard pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick)
0-7
2
Falcons
Randy Johnson 1 yard rush (Lou Kirouac kick)
7-7
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Falcons
Ernie Wheelwright 1 yard rush
13-7
—
Falcons
Bob Riggle 62 yard interception return (Lou Kirouac kick)
20-7
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Vikings
Fred Cox 40 yard field goal
20-10
3
Vikings
Fred Cox 26 yard field goal
20-13