Week 16
Final
ATL
MIN1Q 08:52
7 - 0
M. Turner 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 2 yd
after contact
1Q 02:11
7 - 7
V. Shiancoe 21-yard TD catch from T. Jackson.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 18 yd
after catch
2Q 14:11
14 - 7
J. Norwood 8-yard TD catch from M. Ryan.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 11 yd
after catch
2Q 00:07
17 - 7
J. Elam 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 02:49
24 - 7
J. Blalock 0-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 11:36
24 - 10
R. Longwell 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
4Q 02:50
24 - 17
V. Shiancoe 17-yard TD catch from T. Jackson.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 11
Top Performers
Pass Yds
233
Jackson
MIN
Rush Yds
82
Jackson
MIN
Rec Yds
136
Shiancoe
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Shiancoe
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2008 NFC South
ATL MIN
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
Vikings 
Bears 
Packers 
Lions Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 17, on December 21, 2008.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 13/24 | 134 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 84.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #7 | 22/36 | 233 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 3-38 | 98.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 |
J. Snelling #44 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Norwood #32 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
H. Douglas #83 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
M. Ryan #2 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #7 | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 0 | 29 |
A. Peterson #28 | 22 | 76 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
C. Taylor #29 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jenkins #12 | 4/8 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
R. White #84 | 3/7 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Norwood #32 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
H. Douglas #83 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Shiancoe #81 | 7/7 | 136 | 19.4 | 2 | 31 |
B. Wade #84 | 5/7 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
C. Taylor #29 | 5/5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 |
B. Berrian #80 | 2/6 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Peterson #28 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #18 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Tahi #38 | 1/1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Blalock #63 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Boley #59 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Davis #92 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
C. Houston #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. Peterson #28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Birk #78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cook #62 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wire #27 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Moorehead #94 | 5-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Foxworth #22 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Boley #59 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jefferson #99 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fudge #23 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Winfield #26 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greenway #52 | 8-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #91 | 7-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Leber #51 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Evans #90 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Griffin #23 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Harris #58 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCauley #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #40 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Birk #78 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Peterson #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Robison #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sapp #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Frampton #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Henderson #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hicks #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Longwell #8 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norwood #32 | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Tahi #38 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Taylor #29 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Douglas #83 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wade #84 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 13/24 | 134 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 84.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 |
J. Snelling #44 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Norwood #32 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
H. Douglas #83 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
M. Ryan #2 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jenkins #12 | 4/8 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
R. White #84 | 3/7 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Norwood #32 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
H. Douglas #83 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Blalock #63 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Boley #59 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Davis #92 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
C. Houston #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wire #27 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Moorehead #94 | 5-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Foxworth #22 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Boley #59 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jefferson #99 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fudge #23 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norwood #32 | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Douglas #83 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #7 | 22/36 | 233 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 3-38 | 98.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #7 | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 0 | 29 |
A. Peterson #28 | 22 | 76 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
C. Taylor #29 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Shiancoe #81 | 7/7 | 136 | 19.4 | 2 | 31 |
B. Wade #84 | 5/7 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
C. Taylor #29 | 5/5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 |
B. Berrian #80 | 2/6 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Peterson #28 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #18 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Tahi #38 | 1/1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. Peterson #28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Birk #78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cook #62 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Winfield #26 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greenway #52 | 8-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #91 | 7-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Leber #51 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Evans #90 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Griffin #23 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Harris #58 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCauley #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #40 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Birk #78 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Peterson #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Robison #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sapp #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Frampton #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Henderson #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hicks #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Longwell #8 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Tahi #38 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Taylor #29 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wade #84 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown
12 plays,
64 yd,
06:137-0
Touchdown
12 plays,
90 yd,
06:477-7
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:347-7
Touchdown
5 plays,
22 yd,
01:2014-7
Fumble
7 plays,
61 yd,
03:4014-7
Punt
9 plays,
36 yd,
03:3714-7
Fumble
5 plays,
29 yd,
02:5414-7
Field Goal
9 plays,
38 yd,
03:5217-7
End of Half
0 play,
0 yd,
00:0317-7
Fumble
7 plays,
35 yd,
03:5817-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:4917-7
Punt
6 plays,
-9 yd,
03:0617-7
Touchdown
7 plays,
51 yd,
03:2924-7
Field Goal
12 plays,
59 yd,
06:0624-10
Punt
3 plays,
-2 yd,
01:4324-10
Downs
4 plays,
3 yd,
01:4924-10
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
02:0224-10
Touchdown
12 plays,
52 yd,
03:1424-17
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
00:3024-17
Downs
6 plays,
8 yd,
01:1824-17
End of Game
2 plays,
-2 yd,
00:5624-17
222
Total Yds
356
124
Pass Yds
195
98
Rush Yds
161
12
Total Drives
9
58
Total Plays
70
3.8
Yards Per Play
5.1
4.8
Yards Per Pass
5
3.1
Yards Per Rush
5.2
27:05
Possession
32:55
17
Biggest Lead
0
18
1st Downs
24
7
Passing 1st Downs
11
9
Rushing 1st Downs
11
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
5/12
3rd Down
6/13
0/0
4th Down
2/4
6
Punts
1
0
Turnovers
4
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
4
6
Penalties
3
3.0
Sacks
2.0
8
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
