Week 3
Final/OT1Q
7 - 0
J. Anderson 5-yard TD catch from C. Chandler.
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
R. Moss 31-yard TD catch from R. Cunningham.
Made XP

2Q
7 - 10
G. Anderson 29-yard field goal.
2Q
7 - 17
R. Cunningham 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 20
G. Anderson 35-yard field goal.
2Q
14 - 20
T. Mathis 14-yard TD catch from C. Chandler.
Made XP
3Q
17 - 20
M. Andersen 27-yard field goal.
4Q
17 - 27
M. Hatchette 5-yard TD catch from R. Cunningham.
Made XP
4Q
20 - 27
M. Andersen 24-yard field goal.
4Q
27 - 27
T. Mathis 16-yard TD catch from C. Chandler.
Made XP
OT
30 - 27
M. Andersen 38-yard field goal.
Top Performers
Pass Yds
340
Chandler
ATL

Rush Yds
71
Smith
MIN

Rec Yds
129
Martin
ATL

Scrim TD
2
Mathis
ATL

Matchup
1998 NFC West
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | |
11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings couldn't pull it off against the Atlanta Falcons, 30 to 27, in the 1998 NFC Championship game on January 17, 1999.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 27/43 | 340 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 3-23 | 110.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 29/48 | 266 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 89.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #32 | 23 | 67 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 |
T. Dwight #85 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 |
C. Chandler #12 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
K. Oxendine #28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 21 | 71 | 3.4 | 0 | 16 |
R. Cunningham #12 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 7 |
L. Hoard #33 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Martin #80 | 0/0 | 129 | 25.8 | 0 | 70 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 73 | 12.2 | 2 | 19 |
O.J. Santiago #88 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 11 |
R. Harris #81 | 0/0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
B. Kozlowski #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
H. Green #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
E. Smith #86 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moss #84 | 0/0 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | 31 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 17 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
M. Hatchette #89 | 0/0 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 14 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
G. DeLong #85 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Archambeau #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fuller #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Williams #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fisk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 56 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 63 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dwight #85 | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dwight #85 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 27/43 | 340 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 3-23 | 110.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #32 | 23 | 67 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 |
T. Dwight #85 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 |
C. Chandler #12 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
K. Oxendine #28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Martin #80 | 0/0 | 129 | 25.8 | 0 | 70 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 73 | 12.2 | 2 | 19 |
O.J. Santiago #88 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 11 |
R. Harris #81 | 0/0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
B. Kozlowski #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
H. Green #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
E. Smith #86 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Archambeau #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fuller #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 56 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dwight #85 | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dwight #85 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 29/48 | 266 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 89.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 21 | 71 | 3.4 | 0 | 16 |
R. Cunningham #12 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 7 |
L. Hoard #33 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moss #84 | 0/0 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | 31 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 17 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
M. Hatchette #89 | 0/0 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 14 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
G. DeLong #85 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Williams #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fisk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 63 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
427
Total Yds
356
317
Pass Yds
254
110
Rush Yds
102
75
Total Plays
85
5.7
Yards Per Play
4.2
6.9
Yards Per Pass
5.0
3.8
Yards Per Rush
3.0
35:04
Possession
36:48
25
1st Downs
26
17
Passing 1st Downs
19
6
Rushing 1st Downs
4
2
1st Downs from Penalties
30
5/13
3rd Down
9/18
0/1
4th Down
0/0
4
Punts
4
2
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
2
Fumbles Lost
2
4
Penalties
6
65
Penalty Yards
30
3
Sacks
3
12
Sack Yards
23
0
D/ST TD
0
ATL
MIN








