Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

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September 12th, 1999

1999 Week 1

Regular Season

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Vikings Away

Final

Falcons Home

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Offensive Starters

QB R. Cunningham

RB R. Smith

WR C. Carter

WR R. Moss

WR J. Reed

TE A. Glover

T K. Stringer

T T. Steussie

G D. Dixon

G R. McDaniel

C J. Christy

Defensive Starters

DE D. Clemons

DE J. Burrough

DT T. Williams

DT J. Randle

LB K. Wong

LB D. Rudd

LB E. McDaniel

CB R. McDonald

CB J. Hitchcock

S O. Thomas

S R. Griffith

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Vikings	0	17	0	0	17
Falcons	0	7	0	7	14

	Vikings	Falcons
Q1	0	0
Q2	17	7
Q3	0	0
Q4	0	7
FINAL	17	14

Key Performers

Vikings

PassingR. Cunningham

22/33, 184 YDS, 1 TD

RushingL. Hoard

12, 50 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingC. Carter

7, 70 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesE. McDaniel

SacksD. Clemons

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

17/30, 258 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Anderson

16, 50 YDS

ReceivingC. Calloway

5, 84 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesK. Brooking

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

299

Total Yards

359

Rushes

115

Rush YDS

Rush TD

66.7%

PASS %

58.1%

184

NET PASS YDS

278

PASS TD

Takeaways

32:22

Time of Possession

27:38

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

J. Anderson RB

B. Christian RB

C. Calloway WR

T. Mathis WR

O. Santiago TE

B. Whitfield T

B. Hallen G

R. Tobeck C

G. Williams G

E. Salaam T

Defensive Starters

L. Archambeau DE

C. Smith DE

T. Hall DT

S. Dronett DT

J. Tuggle LB

K. Brooking LB

R. Buchanan CB

E. Williams CB

R. Bradford CB

E. Robinson S

M. Carter S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1999 Week 1 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 8 tackles by Ed McDaniel.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Falcons

Vikings Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass complete to Cris Carter for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 36 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Leroy Hoard up the middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 17-0

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Chris Calloway for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 17-7

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Bob Christian up the middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 17-14

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Randall Cunningham	33	22	66.7	184	1	0	26	0	91
Team Totals	33	22	66.7	184	1	0	26	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Robert Smith	16	47	2.9	0	13
Leroy Hoard	12	50	4.2	1	34
Randall Cunningham	3	12	4.0	0	6
Randy Moss	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team Totals	32	115	3.6	1	34

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Cris Carter	10	7	70	10.0	1	26
Randy Moss	5	3	24	8.0	0	9
Robert Smith	4	3	6	2.0	0	4
Andrew Glover	3	3	37	12.3	0	22
Leroy Hoard	2	2	24	12.0	0	15
Jake Reed	4	2	13	6.5	0	8
Chris Walsh	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Carlester Crumpler	1	1	4	4.0	0	4
David Palmer	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Robert Tate	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	32	22	184	8.4	1	26

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Ed McDaniel	8	5	3	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	6	6	0	0
Duane Clemons	5	4	1	1
Dwayne Rudd	5	3	2	1
Orlando Thomas	5	5	0	0
Kailee Wong	4	4	0	0
John Burrough	3	2	1	0
Robert Griffith	3	3	0	0
Ramos McDonald	3	3	0	0
Tony Williams	3	1	2	0
Anthony Bass	2	2	0	0
Kevin Devine	1	0	1	0
Martin Harrison	1	1	0	0
John Randle	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	50	40	10	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	3	94	31.3	0
Team Totals	3	94	31.3	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	1	-1	-1	0
Team Totals	1	-1	-1.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Gary Anderson	3	1	2	2
Team Totals	3	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mitch Berger	3	121	40.3
Team Totals	3	121	40.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	30	17	56.7	258	1	46	2	96.2
Tony Graziani	1	1	100.0	32	0	32	0	118.7
Team Totals	31	18	58.1	290	1	46	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jamal Anderson	16	50	3.1	0	20
Chris Chandler	3	21	7.0	0	14
Byron Hanspard	3	9	3.0	0	7
Bob Christian	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team Totals	23	81	3.5	1	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Chris Calloway	7	5	84	16.8	1	23
Terance Mathis	9	4	40	10.0	0	14
Ronnie Harris	4	3	63	21.0	0	24
Jamal Anderson	2	2	34	17.0	0	32
O.J. Santiago	6	2	53	26.5	0	46
Bob Christian	2	1	14	14.0	0	14
Brian Kozlowski	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	31	18	290	16.1	1	46

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Keith Brooking	8	6	2
Jessie Tuggle	6	5	1
Ronnie Bradford	5	5	0
Marty Carter	5	5	0
Lester Archambeau	4	4	0
Ray Buchanan	4	4	0
Ed Jasper	4	4	0
Craig Sauer	4	4	0
Elijah Williams	4	4	0
Shane Dronett	3	2	1
Eugene Robinson	3	2	1
Johndale Carty	2	1	1
Henri Crockett	2	2	0
Chuck Smith	2	2	0
Omar Brown	1	1	0
Travis Hall	1	1	0
Patrick Kerney	1	0	1
Gerald McBurrows	1	1	0
Team Totals	60	53	7