Spokesman-Review
National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 41, Atlanta 28
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 28, 2014
Where: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 82°
Head Official: Ron Torbert
Attendance: 52173
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 7714028
Minnesota 141031441
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:27
Minnesota TD Minnesota 7 - Atlanta 0
Matt Asiata 3 yd. run (Blair Walsh kick)
1st Quarter - 3:56
Atlanta TD Minnesota 7 - Atlanta 7
Roddy White 24 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
1st Quarter - 1:31
Minnesota TD Minnesota 14 - Atlanta 7
Matt Asiata 6 yd. run (Blair Walsh kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:56
Atlanta TD Minnesota 14 - Atlanta 14
Patrick DiMarco 1 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:59
Minnesota TD Minnesota 21 - Atlanta 14
Teddy Bridgewater 13 yd. run (Blair Walsh kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:02
Minnesota FG Minnesota 24 - Atlanta 14
Blair Walsh 18 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:40
Minnesota FG Minnesota 27 - Atlanta 14
Blair Walsh 41 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 7:19
Atlanta TD Minnesota 27 - Atlanta 21
Devin Hester 36 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:31
Atlanta TD Minnesota 27 - Atlanta 28
Antone Smith 48 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick)
4th Quarter - 10:50
Minnesota TD Minnesota 35 - Atlanta 28
Matt Asiata 1 yd. run (Rhett Ellison pass from Teddy Bridgewater)
4th Quarter - 3:38
Minnesota FG Minnesota 38 - Atlanta 28
Blair Walsh 55 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:14
Minnesota FG Minnesota 41 - Atlanta 28
Blair Walsh 33 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Atlanta Minnesota
1st Downs 23 26
Rushing 6 11
Passing 16 14
Penalty 1 1
3rd Down Conversions 10-15 6-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Punts-Average 5-50.0 2-43.0
Return Yards 78 125
Punts-Returns 1-16 2-39
Kickoffs-Returns 3-62 2-86
Int - Returns 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 5-50 6-40
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time of Possession 27:08 32:52
Total Net Yards 411 558
Total Plays 64 74
Average Gain 6.4 7.5
Net Yards Rushing 123 241
Rushes 22 44
Average/Rush 5.6 5.5
Net Yards Passing 288 317
Comp-Att 25-41 19-30
Yards/Pass 6.9 10.6
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-10 0-0
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 4 4
Rushing 1 4
Passing 3 0
Other 0 0
Extra Points 4-4 4-4
Field Goals 0-0 4-5
Red Zone Efficiency 1-1-100% 4-6-67%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 2-3-67%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Atlanta Falcons (2-2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Ryan 25/41 298 3 2
Minnesota Vikings (2-2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Bridgewater 19/30 317 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
A. Smith 4 62 15.5 1 48
S. Jackson 13 49 3.8 0 11
D. Freeman 2 8 4.0 0 5
J. Rodgers 1 2 2.0 0 2
M. Ryan 2 2 1.0 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
J. McKinnon 18 135 7.5 0 55
M. Asiata 20 78 3.9 3 12
T. Bridgewater 5 27 5.4 1 13
C. Ponder 1 1 1.0 0 1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jones 8 6 82 13.7 0 21
R. White 14 4 73 18.2 1 24
D. Hester 7 5 70 14.0 1 36
J. Rodgers 4 4 35 8.8 0 12
S. Jackson 2 2 13 6.5 0 7
L. Toilolo 2 1 12 12.0 0 12
D. Freeman 2 2 12 6.0 0 6
P. DiMarco 1 1 1 1.0 1 1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Wright 10 8 132 16.5 0 52
G. Jennings 4 3 72 24.0 0 29
C. Patterson 4 2 38 19.0 0 22
M. Asiata 4 3 22 7.3 0 12
R. Ellison 1 1 19 19.0 0 19
C. Ford 4 1 17 17.0 0 17
J. McKinnon 3 1 17 17.0 0 17
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
H. Smith 1 1 0
J. Robinson 1 -1 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Barr 1.0 10.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
K. Biermann 6 1
P. Shembo 5 4
P. Worrilow 5 4
R. Alford 4 0
D. Trufant 4 0
D. Lowery 4 1
R. McClain 3 0
P. Soliai 3 0
O. Umenyiora 2 0
D. Southward 2 2
T. Jackson 2 4
K. Ishmael 2 6
C. Peters 1 1
M. Goodman 0 1
J. Massaquoi 0 1
J. Babineaux 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Munnerlyn 6 0
H. Smith 5 1
A. Barr 5 1
X. Rhodes 3 2
R. Blanton 3 4
J. Robinson 2 0
G. Hodges 2 1
E. Griffen 2 1
L. Joseph 2 2
C. Wootton 1 0
B. Robison 1 1
J. Brinkley 1 2
S. Floyd 1 2
S. Stephen 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
K. Biermann 1.0
D. Lowery 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
X. Rhodes 1.0
A. Barr 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles