Minnesota Vikings vs. Atlanta Falcons: game summary
Final · November 5, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
MINATL 
- 363Total yards370
- 217Passing yards260
- 25/36Completions/attempts21/38
- 5.4Yards per pass6.7
- 146Rushing yards110
- 33Rushing attempts28
- 4.4Yards per rush3.9
- 23First downs18
- 7-163rd down efficiency10-18
- 1-14th down efficiency0-0
- 3-6Red zone (made-att)1-2
- 73Total plays67
- 5.0Yards per play5.5
- 2Turnovers2
- 2Fumbles lost1
- 0Interceptions thrown1
- 4-19Sacks (yards lost)1-8
- 1-4Penalties (yards)8-62
- 31:32Time of possession28:28
Game leaders
Passing
Joshua DobbsMIN · QB · 20/30, 158 YDS, 2 TD
Taylor HeinickeATL · QB · 21/38, 268 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
- Joshua DobbsMIN · QB · 7 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD
Bijan RobinsonATL · RB · 11 CAR, 51 YDS
Receiving
T.J. HockensonMIN · TE · 7 REC, 69 YDS
Jonnu SmithATL · TE · 5 REC, 100 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal7:06Younghoe Koo 52 Yd Field Goal 0-3
- Field goal2:20Greg Joseph 19 Yd Field Goal 3-3
2nd quarter
- Safety14:04Joshua Dobbs sacked in end zone by Calais Campbell for a Safety3-5
- Field goal8:57Younghoe Koo 43 Yd Field Goal 3-8
- Field goal5:32Younghoe Koo 23 Yd Field Goal 3-11
- Touchdown0:55Alexander Mattison 2 Yd pass from Joshua Dobbs (Greg Joseph Kick)10-11
3rd quarter
- Field goal12:15Younghoe Koo 54 Yd Field Goal 10-14
- Field goal8:13Greg Joseph 32 Yd Field Goal 13-14
- Touchdown6:54Jonnu Smith 60 Yd pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo Kick)13-21
- Touchdown2:20Joshua Dobbs 18 Yd Run (Joshua Dobbs Pass to Trishton Jackson for Two-Point Conversion)21-21
4th quarter
- Field goal14:18Greg Joseph 31 Yd Field Goal 24-21
- Touchdown2:08Tyler Allgeier 5 Yd Run (Younghoe Koo Kick)24-28
- Touchdown0:22Brandon Powell 6 Yd pass from Joshua Dobbs (Greg Joseph Kick)31-28
Player stats
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Dobbs | 20/30 | 158 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 101.8 |
| Jaren Hall | 5/6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Cam Akers | 0/0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Dobbs | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | 22 |
| Alexander Mattison | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Cam Akers | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 19 |
| Jaren Hall | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Hockenson | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| Jordan Addison | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| Alexander Mattison | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| K.J. Osborn | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Brandon Powell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Cam Akers | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Trishton Jackson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Josh Oliver | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hicks | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akayleb Evans | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Metellus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NaJee Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khyiris Tonga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Blackmon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquelin Roy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Pace Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 21/38 | 268 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 75.3 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | 13 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonnu Smith | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 1 | 60 | 6 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Mack Hollins | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Van Jefferson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Bijan Robinson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Damiere Byrd | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Onyemata | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Landman | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Grant | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Okudah | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentavius Street | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Carter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Abernathy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Huggins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Malone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ta'Quon Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, GA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 69,715
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Jeff Seeman (Line judge) · Dino Paganelli (Back judge) · Dyrol Prioleau (Field judge) · Clay Reynard (Side judge) · Bryan Neale (Umpire) · Shawn Smith (Referee) · Jay Bilbo (Down judge)
About this game
Who won Vikings vs Falcons?
Vikings won 31-28 over Falcons on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
When was Vikings vs Falcons played?
On Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 1:00 PM ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Where was Vikings vs Falcons played?
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium.