ScoutIndex

2024 · Week 14

Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings

Dec 8, 2024 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf

ATLATL

21

Final
MINMIN

42

Pregame win probability

ATL 22%proj. MIN by 8.978% MIN

Recap

It wasn't close — Minnesota Vikings beat Atlanta Falcons 42–21. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (78%) going in. Vikings improve to 11-2; Falcons fall to 6-7. Sam Darnold was the story of the game with 347 passing yards and 5 TDs; 7 rushing yards. Falcons turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.

Team stats

ATLMIN
25First downs20
502Total yards462
344Passing yards347
158Rushing yards115
23/37Comp / Att22/28
2Turnovers0
1Sacks taken4

Scoring & key plays

  1. Q1(9:01) (Shotgun) 25-T.Allgeier right guard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  2. Q16-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
  3. Q1(:46) 14-S.Darnold pass deep right to 3-J.Addison for 49 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  4. Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
  5. Q2(2:05) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass short middle to 18-J.Jefferson for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN [44-T.Andersen].
  6. Q216-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
  7. Q2(:13) 6-Y.Koo 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
  8. Q3(10:01) 16-W.Reichard 47 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
  9. Q3(5:09) 6-Y.Koo 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
  10. Q3(3:36) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass deep right to 18-J.Jefferson for 52 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  11. Q316-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
  12. Q3(:43) (Shotgun) 7-B.Robinson right end for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  13. Q4(13:04) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass short right to 3-J.Addison for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  14. Q416-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
  15. Q4(8:28) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass short right to 3-J.Addison for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  16. Q416-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
  17. Q4(3:43) 33-A.Jones right guard for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  18. Q416-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.

Box score

ATL

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
Kirk Cousins23/3734402

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
Ray-Ray McCloud130
Bijan Robinson22921
Tyler Allgeier9631

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Darnell Mooney671420
Ray-Ray McCloud811980
Bijan Robinson2290
Drake London510700
Kyle Pitts16140
Charlie Woerner11110

MIN

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
Sam Darnold22/2834750

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
Sam Darnold470
Aaron Jones13731
Cam Akers5370
Nick Mullens2-20

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jordan Addison8121333
Justin Jefferson771322
Aaron Jones22110
T.J. Hockenson45450
Josh Oliver12260

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