Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons
Stadium
Capacity: 71,000
Inaugurated: 01/01/1965
Broadcast
Announcers
Hal Scott, Pete Elliott / Ed Thilenius, Johnny Sauer
Summary
MIN and ATL combined for 281 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Dave Osborn led MIN with 103 rushing yards while Junior Coffey paced ATL with 51. Through the air, Paul Flatley topped MIN with 40 receiving yards while Jerry Simmons led ATL with 56.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
MIN
ATL
First Downs
22
12
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-177-0
25-95-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
13-29-174-2-2
9-17-118-2-0
Sacked-Yards
4-37
3-27
Net Pass Yards
137
91
Total Yards
314
186
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
2-2
Turnovers
2
2
Penalties-Yards
6-49
7-45
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
MIN
ATL
First Downs
22
12
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-177-0
25-95-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
13-29-174-2-2
9-17-118-2-0
Sacked-Yards
4-37
3-27
Net Pass Yards
137
91
Total Yards
314
186
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
2-2
Turnovers
2
2
Penalties-Yards
6-49
7-45
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Falcons
Tommy McDonald 41 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Wade Traynham kick)
0-7
2
Falcons
Tommy McDonald 10 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Wade Traynham kick)
0-14
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Vikings
Gene Washington 9 yard pass from Ron Vander Kelen (Fred Cox kick)
7-14
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Vikings
Fred Cox 21 yard field goal
10-14
3
Vikings
Fred Cox 40 yard field goal
13-14
4
Falcons
Tommy Nobis 41 yard interception return (Wade Traynham kick)
13-21
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Vikings
Bob Grim 7 yard pass from Ron Vander Kelen (Fred Cox kick)
20-21