Falcons 24-17 Vikings (21 Dec, 2008) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

10-5, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	7	10	7	0	24
MIN	7	0	0	10	17

Minnesota Vikings

9-6, 5-2 home

Atlanta Passing


Matt Ryan
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
13/24	134	5.6	1	0	2-10	42.4	84.4
13/24	124	5.6	1	0	2-10	--	84.4

Minnesota Passing


Tarvaris Jackson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
22/36	233	6.5	2	0	3-38	63.9	98.5
22/36	195	6.5	2	0	3-38	--	98.5

Atlanta Rushing


Michael Turner
Jason Snelling
Jerious Norwood
Harry Douglas
Matt Ryan
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	70	3.7	1	13
3	12	4.0	0	8
6	10	1.7	0	8
1	4	4.0	0	4
3	2	0.7	0	4
32	98	3.1	1	13

Minnesota Rushing


Tarvaris Jackson
Adrian Peterson
Chester Taylor
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
8	82	10.3	29
22	76	3.5	17
1	3	3.0	3
31	161	5.2	29

Atlanta Receiving


Michael Jenkins
Roddy White
Brian Finneran
Jason Snelling
Jerious Norwood
Justin Peelle
Harry Douglas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	61	15.3	0	22
3	24	8.0	0	12
1	13	13.0	0	13
1	13	13.0	0	13
2	11	5.5	1	8
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	4	4.0	0	4
13	134	10.3	1	22

Minnesota Receiving


Visanthe Shiancoe
Bobby Wade
Chester Taylor
Bernard Berrian
Adrian Peterson
Naufahu Tahi
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	136	19.4	2	31
5	38	7.6	0	20
5	26	5.2	0	11
2	18	9.0	0	10
2	16	8.0	0	11
1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
22	233	10.6	2	31

Atlanta Fumbles


Matt Ryan
Chauncey Davis
Michael Boley
Chris Houston
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	2
0	0	1
0	0	1
1	0	4

Minnesota Fumbles


Tarvaris Jackson
Adrian Peterson
Bernard Berrian
Matt Birk
team

FUM	LOST	REC
3	2	0
2	1	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
7	4	0

Atlanta Defensive



Coy Wire
Lawyer Milloy
Keith Brooking
Erik Coleman
Domonique Foxworth
Curtis Lofton
Kindal Moorehead
John Abraham
Michael Boley
Chris Houston
Jason Jefferson
Chevis Jackson
Kroy Biermann
Chauncey Davis
Brian Finneran
Jonathan Babineaux
Jamaal Anderson
Thomas DeCoud
Jamaal Fudge
Stephen Nicholas
Jason Snelling
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	48	3	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Defensive



Antoine Winfield
Ray Edwards
Chad Greenway
Ben Leber
Darren Sharper
Cedric Griffin
Fred Evans
Kevin Williams
Napoleon Harris
Madieu Williams
Marcus McCauley
Jared Allen
Matt Birk
Maurice Hicks
Bernard Berrian
Benny Sapp
Adrian Peterson
Brian Robison
Eric Frampton
Erin Henderson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	8	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	2	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
5	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
63	44	2	0	2	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

Minnesota Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Minnesota Interceptions

Atlanta Kick Returns


Jerious Norwood
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	80	26.7	35	0
3	80	26.7	35	0

Minnesota Kick Returns


Chester Taylor
Naufahu Tahi
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	29	14.5	19
1	11	11.0	11
3	40	13.3	19

Atlanta Punt Returns


Harry Douglas
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	4	4.0	4	0
1	4	4.0	4	0

Minnesota Punt Returns


Bobby Wade
Bernard Berrian
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	7	7.0	7
1	0	0.0	0
2	7	3.5	7

Atlanta Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	22	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	22	3/3	6

Minnesota Kicking


Ryan Longwell
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	29	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	29	2/2	5

Atlanta Punting


Michael Koenen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	253	42.2	1	2	50
6	253	42.2	1	2	50

Minnesota Punting


Chris Kluwe
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
1	44	44.0	0	0	44
1	44	44.0	0	0	44

Mall of America Field

9:15 PM, 21 December 2008

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 62,889

Referees:
Scott Green

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Tampa Bay	9	8	.529	348	325
New Orleans	9	8	.529	402	327
Atlanta	7	10	.412	321	373
Carolina	2	15	.118	236	416

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	12	5	.706	461	395
Green Bay	9	8	.529	383	350
Minnesota	7	10	.412	344	362
Chicago	7	10	.412	360	379

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