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Date: Sunday, 1/17/1999 Atlanta Falcons At Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 11:35 AM CST at Minneapolis Metrodome, Minnesota Game Day Weather Game Weather: Dome Temp: 69° F (20.6° C), Played Indoor on Turf: Artificial Outdoor Weather: 32 degrees Officials Referee: Walt Coleman (65) Umpire: Ron Botchan (110) Head Linesman: Mark Baltz (26) Line Judge: Byron Boston (18) Side Judge: Neeley Dunn (89) Field Judge: Bill Lovett (98) Back Judge: Billy Smith (2) Replay Official: Video Operator: Lineups Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings Offense Defense Offense Defense WR 80 T.Martin LE 92 L.Archambeau WR 84 R.Moss LE 90 D.Alexander LT 70 B.Whitfield LT 98 T.Hall LT 73 T.Steussie NT 96 J.Ball LG 68 C.Collins RT 75 S.Dronett LG 64 R.McDaniel UT 94 T.Williams C 61 R.Tobeck RE 90 C.Smith C 62 J.Christy RE 93 J.Randle RG 69 G.Williams WLB 97 C.Bennett RG 71 D.Dixon SLB 59 D.Edwards RT 74 E.Salaam MLB 58 J.Tuggle RT 77 K.Stringer MLB 58 E.McDaniel TE 88 O.Santiago SLB 94 H.Crockett TE 85 G.DeLong WLB 57 D.Rudd WR 81 T.Mathis LCB 34 R.Buchanan WR 80 C.Carter LCB 27 C.Fuller QB 12 C.Chandler RCB 20 M.Booker QB 7 R.Cunningham SS 24 R.Griffith FB 85 B.Kozlowski SS 35 W.White RB 26 R.Smith FS 42 O.Thomas RB 32 J.Anderson FS 41 E.Robinson TE 87 H.Goodwin RCB 37 J.Hitchcock Substitutions Substitutions P 4 D.Stryzinski, K 5 M.Andersen, CB 21 E.Williams, CB 23 K 1 G.Anderson, P 17 M.Berger, RB 22 D.Palmer, FB 29 C.Evans, CB R.Bradford, RB 28 H.Green, CB 29 R.Fuller, RB 33 K.Oxendine, RB 45 30 A.Banks, S 31 D.Butler, FB 33 H.Morrow, CB 34 R.McDonald, CB G.Downs, S 47 C.Bayne, LB 52 C.Sauer, LB 54 R.Hamilton, LB 56 38 A.Bass, LB 43 G.Briggs, RB 44 L.Hoard, LB 55 B.Houston, LB 56 K.Brooking, C 64 B.Hallen, C 67 A.Schreiber, T 76 J.Portilla, WR 82 P.Bercich, C 61 E.Lindsay, C 68 M.Morris, DT 78 J.Fisk, WR 81 R.Harris, WR 83 T.Dwight, TE 86 E.Smith, DE 91 J.Burrough, DT 95 C.Walsh, TE 82 A.Glover, WR 89 M.Hatchette, DE 92 D.Clemons, DE E.Tuaolo, DE 96 A.Edwards 99 S.Colinet Did Not Play Did Not Play QB 17 S.DeBerg, LB 59 B.Talley QB 14 B.Johnson, OL 75 M.Birk Not Active Not Active QB 13 T.Graziani, S 25 D.Bush, CB 26 D.Anderson, S 27 O.Brown, G QB 8 T.Bouman, QB 11 J.Fiedler, WR 18 T.Bland, LB 53 K.Mays, T 76 79 D.Widell, TE 84 R.Monroe, WR 89 T.Kinchen, DE 93 S.Swayda C.Liwienski, WR 83 R.Tate, WR 86 J.Reed, DE 98 B.Williams Field Goals (made ( ) & missed) M.Andersen (27) (24) (38) G.Anderson (29) (35) 38WL 1234OTTotal VISITOR: Atlanta Falcons 77310330 HOME: Minnesota Vikings 71307027 Scoring Plays Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home Falcons18:21 J.Anderson 5 yd. pass from C.Chandler (M.Andersen kick) (12-76, 6:39) 7 0 Vikings15:33 R.Moss 31 yd. pass from R.Cunningham (G.Anderson kick) (5-80, 2:48) 7 7 Vikings29:52 G.Anderson 29 yd. Field Goal (12-49, 6:16) 7 10 Vikings25:53 R.Cunningham 1 yd. run (G.Anderson kick) (6-33, 3:41) 7 17 Vikings22:45 G.Anderson 35 yd. Field Goal (5-39, 1:28) 7 20 Falcons20:56 T.Mathis 14 yd. pass from C.Chandler (M.Andersen kick) (1-14, 0:03) 14 20 Falcons35:36 M.Andersen 27 yd. Field Goal (10-62, 6:03) 17 20 Vikings4 13:41 M.Hatchette 5 yd. pass from R.Cunningham (G.Anderson kick) (15-82, 6:55) 17 27 Falcons4 11:02 M.Andersen 24 yd. Field Goal (7-73, 2:39) 20 27 Falcons40:49 T.Mathis 16 yd. pass from C.Chandler (M.Andersen kick) (8-71, 1:18) 27 27 Falcons53:08 M.Andersen 38 yd. Field Goal (10-70, 5:20) 30 27 Paid Attendance: 64,060 Time: 3:43 Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings 1/17/1999 at Minneapolis Metrodome Final Individual Statistics Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD J.Anderson23 67 2.9 11 0 R.Smith21 71 3.4 16 0 T.Dwight3 28 9.3 21 0 R.Cunningham6 13 2.2 7 1 C.Chandler2 15 7.5 9 0 L.Hoard6 10 1.7 5 0 K.Oxendine1 0 0.0 0 0 C.Evans1 8 8.0 8 0 Total29110 3.8 21 0 Total 34 102 3.0 16 1 PASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RTPASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RT C.Chandler43 27 3403/233 70 0 110.6 R.Cunningham48 29 266 3/122 31 0 89.4 Total 43 27 3403/233Total 70 0110.6 48 29 2663/122 31 0 89.4 PASS RECEIVING NO YDSAVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDSAVG LG TD T.Mathis6 73 12.2 19 2 R.Moss6 75 12.5 31 1 J.Anderson6 33 5.5 11 1 C.Carter6 67 11.2 17 0 T.Martin5 129 25.8 70 0 A.Glover4 34 8.5 11 0 O.Santiago3 54 18.0 26 0 M.Hatchette4 34 8.5 14 1 B.Kozlowski3 11 3.7 5 0 L.Hoard3 23 7.7 11 0 H.Green2 9 4.5 8 0 G.DeLong2 17 8.5 11 0 R.Harris1 29 29.0 29 0 D.Palmer2 9 4.5 9 0 E.Smith1 2 2.0 2 0 C.Evans1 8 8.0 8 0 R.Smith1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Total27340 12.6 70 3 Total 29 2669.2 31 2 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDSAVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDSAVG LG TD Total 000000.0 Total 0000.0 PUNTING NO YDSAVGNET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDSAVGNET TB IN20 LG D.Stryzinski4 179 44.839.8 1 1 56 M.Berger450.801 20342.0 63 Total4 17944.839.8 1 1 56 Total 4 20350.842.0 0 1 63 PUNT RETURNS NO YDSAVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNSNO YDS AVG FC LG TD T.Dwight21 3517.5 27 0 D.Palmer03 00.0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK]10 00.0 0 0 Returns 23517.5 1 270Returns 000.0 3 00 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDSAVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD T.Dwight40 11027.5 29 0 D.Palmer30 7525.0 30 0 [TOUCHBACK]20 00.0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK]40 00.0 0 0 Returns 4 11027.5 0 29 0 Returns 37525.0 0 300 Atlanta Falcons FUMBLES FUMLOST OWN-REC YDSTD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS H.Green1001 000 00 0 O.Santiago1001 000 00 0 L.Archambeau0000 010 00 0 C.Smith0000 010 00 0 S.Dronett0000 001 00 0 T.Hall0000 001 00 0 Total 200022 200 0 Minnesota Vikings FUMBLES FUMLOST OWN-REC YDSTD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS R.Cunningham3002 000 -40 0 D.Dixon0000 100 40 0 O.Thomas0000 010 00 0 R.Griffith0900 001 00 0 E.McDaniel0000 001 00 0 Total 310012 290 0 Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings 1/17/1999 at Minneapolis Metrodome Final Team Statistics Visitor Home Falcons Vikings TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 25 26 By Rushing 64 By Passing 17 19 By Penalty 23 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-13-38% 9-18-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 427 356 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 75 85 Average gain per offensive play 5.7 4.2 NET YARDS RUSHING 110 102 Total Rushing Plays 29 34 Average gain per rushing play 3.8 3.0 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 5-8 5-10 NET YARDS PASSING 317 254 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 3-23 3-12 Gross yards passing 340 266 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 43-27-0 48-29-0 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 6.9 5.0 KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-7-4 6-6-2 PUNTS Number and Average 4-44.8 4-50.8 Had Blocked 00 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Net Punting Average 39.8 42.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 35 0 No. and Yards Punt Returns 2-35 0-0 No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 4-110 3-75 No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 0-0 PENALTIES Number and Yards 4-65 6-30 FUMBLES Number and Lost 2-2 3-2 TOUCHDOWNS 33 Rushing 01 Passing 32 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 Kicking Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 3-3 2-3 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-5-60% 2-4-50% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-2-100% SAFETIES 00 FINAL SCORE 30 27 TIME OF POSSESSION 35:04 36:48 Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings 1/17/1999 at Minneapolis Metrodome Ball Possession And Drive Chart Atlanta Falcons # Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up 1 15:008:21 6:39 Kickoff ATL 24 12 71 5 76 6*Touchdown MIN 5 2 5:331:08 4:25 Kickoff ATL 20 7 30 10 40 3 MIN 41 Fumble 3 9:529:34 0:18 Kickoff ATL 24 1 13 0 13 0 ATL 24 Fumble 4 5:534:13 1:40 Kickoff ATL 24 3 -9 0 -9 0 ATL 15 Punt 5 2:451:17 1:28 Kickoff ATL 25 5 13 0 13 1 ATL 38 Punt 6 0:590:56 0:03 Fumble MIN 14 1 14 0 14 1*Touchdown MIN 14 7 11:395:36 6:03 Punt ATL 28 10 57 5 62 3* MIN 10 Field Goal 8 13:4111:02 2:39 Kickoff ATL 20 7 73 0 73 1* MIN 7 Field Goal 9 9:368:42 0:54 Punt MIN 48 3 -8 0 -8 0 ATL 44 Punt 10 7:306:07 1:23 Fumble MIN 30 4 6 0 6 0 MIN 24 Downs 11 2:070:49 1:18 Missed FG ATL 29 8 71 0 71 4*Touchdown MIN 16 12 12:349:40 2:54 Punt ATL 15 7 26 -5 21 2 ATL 36 Punt 13 8:283:08 5:20 Punt ATL 9 10 70 0 70 4 MIN 21 Field Goal (426) Average ATL 33 Minnesota Vikings # Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up 1 8:215:33 2:48 Kickoff MIN 20 5 50 30 80 3 ATL 31 Touchdown 2 1:089:52 6:16 Fumble MIN 40 12 49 0 49 3* ATL 11 Field Goal 3 9:345:53 3:41 Fumble ATL 33 6 33 0 33 3*Touchdown ATL 1 4 4:132:45 1:28 Punt MIN 43 5 9 30 39 2* ATL 18 Field Goal 5 1:170:59 0:18 Punt MIN 18 3 -4 0 -4 0 MIN 18 Fumble 6 0:560:00 0:56 Kickoff MIN 20 7 37 0 37 2 ATL 43 End of Half 7 15:0011:39 3:21 Kickoff MIN 22 6 14 0 14 1 MIN 36 Punt 8 5:3613:41 6:55 Kickoff MIN 18 15 82 0 82 6*Touchdown ATL 5 9 11:029:36 1:26 Kickoff MIN 20 3 -9 0 -9 0 MIN 11 Punt 10 8:427:30 1:12 Punt MIN 20 3 10 0 10 1 MIN 34 Fumble 11 6:072:07 4:00 Downs MIN 25 11 54 0 54 3 ATL 21 Missed FG 12 0:490:00 0:49 Kickoff MIN 20 3 6 0 6 0 MIN 27 End of Half 13 15:0012:34 2:26 Kickoff MIN 29 4 13 0 13 1 MIN 42 Punt 14 9:408:28 1:12 Punt MIN 27 5 12 0 12 1 MIN 39 Punt (389) Average MIN 28 * inside opponent's 20 Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Visitor Atlanta Falcons 11:04 3:29 6:03 6:14 8:14 35:04 Home Minnesota Vikings 3:56 11:31 8:57 8:46 3:38 36:48 Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average Falcons: