Atlanta 24, Minnesota 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 27, 2011
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Alberto Riveron
Attendance:
68115
By SportsDirect Inc.
Matt Ryan tossed three touchdowns as the Atlanta Falcons preserved their division title hopes with a 24-14 home win over the short-handed Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at the Georgia Dome.
The Falcons (7-4) dominated early and took a 17-0 lead into halftime, but the Vikings (3-8) didn't lay down despite playing without star running back Adrian Peterson (ankle).
After crossing the 50 only once previously in the contest, Minnesota reeled off a 14-play, 80-yard scoring drive to get on the board in the third quarter. The 14-play drive matched a season long.
Atlanta has won five of six to stay in the NFC South race, moving within a half-game of division leader New Orleans, which plays Monday night against the New York Giants.
The Vikings have lost three straight.
Ryan got the Falcons off to a great start with touchdown passes to Harry Douglas and Roddy White in the first half, and he sealed the win with a 3-yard toss to Michael Palmer with 6:44 left. White had 10 catches for 120 yards.
Ryan improved to 24-4 at home in his career with 44 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. The Falcons improved to 20-0 when he has a rating over 100.
Percy Harvin had a big game for Minnesota with eight catches for 95 yards and a touchdown along with a 104-yard kickoff return, matching a franchise record.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Minnesota |
|
Atlanta |
Percy Harvin
| Player |
Roddy White
|
8 |
Receptions |
10 |
95 |
Yards |
120 |
11.9 |
Avg Yards |
12.0 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
39 |
Long |
26 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Minnesota
|
226 |
64 |
162 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
Atlanta
|
335 |
89 |
246 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Houston.
The Falcons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
-
Minnesota will play their next game at home against Denver.
The Vikings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.