Minnesota Vikings @ 
Atlanta Falcons
23–17Final · Sep 8, 1996
MIN 23 ATL 17 Final
Box score
MIN
passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 15/26 | 275 | 10.6 | 2 | 1 | 1-9 | 103.8 |
rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Amp Lee | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Reed | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Frisch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harlon T Barnett | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlon T Barnett | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brady | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Harrison | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixon Edwards | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Smith | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esera Tuaolo | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Fisk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Vanhorse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Sisson | 3/3 | 100.0 | 30 | 2/2 | 11 |
punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
ATL
passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 24/41 | 266 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 3-21 | 84.0 |
rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 |
| Jeff George | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Emanuel | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| J.J. Birden | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Tuggle | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Smith | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Archambeau | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Gardner | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron George | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Riddick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Bates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Dronett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny McGill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Roell Preston | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 33 | 0 |
kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 1/2 | 50.0 | 20 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
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