2019 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 8, 2019 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat Atlanta Falcons 28–12. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (60%). Vikings improve to 1-0; Falcons fall to 0-1. Dalvin Cook led the way with 111 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 2 catches for 9 yards. Falcons turned it over 3 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 14 |
| 377 | Total yards | 270 |
| 304 | Passing yards | 98 |
| 73 | Rushing yards | 172 |
| 33/46 | Comp / Att | 8/10 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 33/46 | 304 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ito Smith | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| Russell Gage | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hooper | 9 | 9 | 77 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 4 | 6 | 64 | 1 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 5 | 6 | 57 | 0 |
| Justin Hardy | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 6 | 11 | 31 | 1 |
| Ito Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Russell Gage | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Luke Stocker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 8/10 | 98 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 21 | 111 | 2 |
| Kirk Cousins | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 9 | 49 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Stefon Diggs | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Chad Beebe | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |