Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

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September 8th, 2019

2019 Week 1

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB K. Cousins

RB D. Cook

FB C. Ham

WR S. Diggs

WR A. Thielen

TE K. Rudolph

T R. Reiff

T B. O'Neill

G P. Elflein

G J. Kline

C G. Bradbury

Defensive Starters

DE E. Griffen

DE D. Hunter

DT L. Joseph

DT S. Stephen

LB E. Kendricks

LB A. Barr

LB B. Gedeon

CB X. Rhodes

CB T. Waynes

S H. Smith

S A. Harris

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Vikings	14	7	7	0	28
Falcons	0	0	0	12	12

	Vikings	Falcons
Q1	14	0
Q2	7	0
Q3	7	0
Q4	0	12
FINAL	28	12

Key Performers

Vikings

PassingK. Cousins

8/10, 98 YDS, 1 TD

RushingD. Cook

21, 111 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingA. Thielen

3, 43 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Kearse

SacksA. Barr

1.0

InterceptionsA. Harris

Falcons

PassingM. Ryan

33/46, 304 YDS, 2 TD

RushingI. Smith

6, 31 YDS

ReceivingA. Hooper

9, 77 YDS

TacklesD. Campbell

SacksG. Jarrett

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

269

Total Yards

345

Rushes

172

Rush YDS

Rush TD

80.0%

PASS %

71.7%

NET PASS YDS

272

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:47

Time of Possession

30:13

Offensive Starters

M. Ryan QB

D. Freeman RB

C. Ridley WR

J. Jones WR

L. Stocker TE

A. Hooper TE

K. McGary T

J. Matthews T

J. Carpenter G

C. Lindstrom G

A. Mack C

Defensive Starters

A. Bailey DE

T. McKinley DE

G. Jarrett DT

T. Davison DT

V. Beasley LB

D. Jones LB

D. Campbell LB

I. Oliver CB

D. Trufant CB

K. Neal S

R. Allen S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2019 Week 1 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 111 rushing yards by Dalvin Cook.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Falcons

Vikings Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kirk Cousins pass complete short left to Adam Thielen for 23 yards touchdown touchdown - PAT good

Vikings opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dalvin Cook left end for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kirk Cousins up the middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 21-0

< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dalvin Cook up the middle for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 28-0

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete deep left to Calvin Ridley for 20 yards touchdown

Falcons cuts lead → 28-6

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete short left to Julio Jones for 2 yards touchdown

Falcons cuts lead → 28-12

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kirk Cousins	10	8	80.0	98	1	0	31	1	140.8
Team Totals	10	8	80.0	98	1	0	31	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Dalvin Cook	21	111	5.3	2	22
Alexander Mattison	9	49	5.4	0	23
Kirk Cousins	6	4	0.7	1	3
Ameer Abdullah	2	8	4.0	0	6
Team Totals	38	172	4.5	3	23

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Adam Thielen	3	3	43	14.3	1	23
Dalvin Cook	2	2	9	4.5	0	8
Stefon Diggs	2	2	37	18.5	0	31
Chad Beebe	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Kyle Rudolph	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	9	8	98	12.3	1	31

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Jayron Kearse	9	6	3	0	0
Harrison Smith	9	8	1	0	0
Xavier Rhodes	7	5	2	0	0
Anthony Barr	6	6	0	1	0
Eric Kendricks	6	6	0	0	0
Anthony Harris	5	3	2	0	2
Danielle Hunter	4	4	0	1	0
Linval Joseph	4	3	1	1	0
Kentrell Brothers	3	3	0	0	0
Trae Waynes	3	2	1	0	0
Kris Boyd	2	2	0	0	0
Shamar Stephen	2	2	0	0	0
Eric Wilson	2	0	2	0	0
Everson Griffen	1	1	0	1	0
Mackensie Alexander	1	1	0	0	0
Ben Gedeon	1	1	0	0	0
Jaleel Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	66	54	12	4	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chad Beebe	1	13	13	0
Team Totals	1	13	13.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Dan Bailey	0	0	4	4
Team Totals	0	0	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Britton Colquitt	5	247	49.4
Team Totals	5	247	49.4

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Matt Ryan	46	33	71.7	304	2	2	23	4	85.8
Team Totals	46	33	71.7	304	2	2	23	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Devonta Freeman	8	19	2.4	5
Ito Smith	6	31	5.2	16
Matt Ryan	2	24	12.0	12
Russell Gage	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	17	73	4.3	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Austin Hooper	9	9	77	8.6	0	16
Julio Jones	11	6	31	5.2	1	10
Mohamed Sanu	6	5	57	11.4	0	23
Calvin Ridley	6	4	64	16.0	1	20
Justin Hardy	5	4	41	10.3	0	23
Devonta Freeman	4	3	12	4.0	0	7
Ito Smith	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Russell Gage	2	1	13	13.0	0	13
Luke Stocker	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	45	33	304	9.2	2	23

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
DeVondre Campbell	8	6	2	0
Tyeler Davison	6	3	3	0
Grady Jarrett	5	3	2	1
Allen Bailey	5	4	1	0
Ricardo Allen	4	4	0	0
Jack Crawford	4	1	3	0
Deion Jones	4	4	0	0
Foyesade Oluokun	4	3	1	0
Vic Beasley	3	2	1	0
Takkarist McKinley	3	2	1	0
Adrian Clayborn	1	0	1	0
Damontae Kazee	1	1	0	0
Keanu Neal	1	1	0	0
Sharrod Neasman	1	1	0	0
Isaiah Oliver	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	51	36	15	1