Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings
Stadium
Capacity: 66,655
Inaugurated: 01/01/1956
Broadcast
waga-atlanta
Announcers
Hal Scott, Norm Van Brocklin
Summary
ATL and MIN combined for 355 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Charlie Bryant led ATL with 29 rushing yards while Clint Jones paced MIN with 101. Through the air, Jerry Simmons topped ATL with 56 receiving yards while Bill Brown led MIN with 65.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
ATL
MIN
First Downs
14
21
Rush-Yds-TDs
21-81-1
41-186-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
16-35-182-0-1
19-23-232-3-0
Sacked-Yards
4-29
1-14
Net Pass Yards
153
218
Total Yards
234
404
Fumbles-Lost
4-3
3-2
Turnovers
4
2
Penalties-Yards
7-106
6-66
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
ATL
MIN
First Downs
14
21
Rush-Yds-TDs
21-81-1
41-186-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
16-35-182-0-1
19-23-232-3-0
Sacked-Yards
4-29
1-14
Net Pass Yards
153
218
Total Yards
234
404
Fumbles-Lost
4-3
3-2
Turnovers
4
2
Penalties-Yards
7-106
6-66
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Vikings
Fred Cox 43 yard field goal
0-3
2
Vikings
Bill Martin 15 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick)
0-10
—
Vikings
Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
0-17
—
Vikings
Bill Brown 37 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick)
0-24
—
Vikings
Tom Hall 21 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick)
0-31
3
Falcons
Brendan McCarthy 1 yard rush (Bob Etter kick)
7-31
—
Vikings
Fred Cox 35 yard field goal
7-34
4
Vikings
Jim Lindsey 2 yard rush
7-40
—
Vikings
Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
7-47