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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons - September 8th, 1996
Minnesota Vikings 23 at Atlanta Falcons 17
Sunday, September 8, 1996
Minnesota Vikings 23, Atlanta Falcons 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (2-0-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Atlanta Falcons (0-2-0) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Scoring
| MIN | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIN | Scott Sisson 26 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| ATL | Morten Andersen 20 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| 2nd | MIN | Cris Carter 7 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3rd | ATL | Terance Mathis 3 yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 10 |
| ATL | Terance Mathis 10 yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 17 | |
| 4th | MIN | Scott Sisson 30 yard field goal | 13 | 17 |
| MIN | David Frisch 3 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 20 | 17 | |
| MIN | Scott Sisson 21 yard field goal | 23 | 17 |
Team Stats
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-99-0 | 19-79-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-26-275-2-1 | 24-41-266-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 3-21 |
| Net pass yards | 266 | 245 |
| Total yards | 365 | 324 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-77 | 9-75 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jake Reed | MIN | 4 | 148 | 0 | 71 | ||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | MIN | 15 | 26 | 275 | 2 | 1 | 71 | ||||||||
| Robert Smith | MIN | 30 | 90 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Cris Carter | MIN | 4 | 75 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Amp Lee | MIN | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Andrew Jordan | MIN | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| David Frisch | MIN | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jeff George | ATL | 24 | 41 | 266 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Bert Emanuel | ATL | 9 | 116 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Jamal Anderson | ATL | 16 | 73 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | ATL | 5 | 52 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | ATL | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| J.J. Birden | ATL | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Terance Mathis | ATL | 2 | 13 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Martin Harrison | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Qadry Ismail | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| David Palmer | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Fernando Smith | MIN | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Orlando Thomas | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Esera Tuaolo | MIN | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Cornelius Bennett | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Eric Metcalf | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Roell Preston | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darnell Walker | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||