The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 17, on December 21, 2008.

2008 Minnesota Vikings

Final

ATL

Falcons

10-5-0

24

MIN

Vikings

9-6-0

17

1

7

7

2

10

0

3

7

0

4

0

10

Total

24

17

1st quarter

ATL

MIN

Falcons

Michael Turner 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

7

0

Vikings

Visanthe Shiancoe 21-yard pass from Tarvaris Jackson (Ryan Longwell kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

ATL

MIN

Falcons

Jerious Norwood 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick)

14

7

Falcons

Jason Elam 22-yard field goal

17

7

3rd quarter

ATL

MIN

Falcons

Justin Blalock 4-yard fumble return (Jason Elam kick)

24

7

4th quarter

ATL

MIN

Vikings

Ryan Longwell 29-yard field goal

24

10

Vikings

Visanthe Shiancoe 17-yard pass from Tarvaris Jackson (Ryan Longwell kick)

24

17

Falcons

Vikings

1st Downs

18

24

Passing 1st Downs

7

11

Rushing 1st Downs

9

11

1st downs from penalties

2

2

3rd down efficiency

5 - 12

6 - 13

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

2 - 4

Total Plays

58

70

Total Yards

222

356

Yards per play

3.8

5.1

Passing

124

195

Comp - Att

13 - 24

22 - 36

Yards per pass

4.8

5

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 10

3 - 38

Rushing

98

161

Rushing Attempts

32

31

Yards per rush

3.1

5.2

Penalties

6

3

Turnovers

0

4

Fumbles lost

0

4

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

27:05

32:55

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Matt Ryan 13 24 134 5.6 1 0 2 84.4
Team 13 24 124 5.6 1 0 2 84.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Michael Turner 19 70 3.7 1
Jason Snelling 3 12 4.0 0
Jerious Norwood 6 10 1.7 0
Harry Douglas 1 4 4.0 0
Matt Ryan 3 2 0.7 0
Team 32 98 3.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Michael Jenkins 4 61 15.3 0 8
Roddy White 3 24 8.0 0 7
Brian Finneran 1 13 13.0 0 1
Jason Snelling 1 13 13.0 0 1
Jerious Norwood 2 11 5.5 1 3
Justin Peelle 1 8 8.0 0 2
Harry Douglas 1 4 4.0 0 2
Team 13 134 5.6 1 24

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Matt Ryan 1 0 0
Justin Blalock 0 0 1
Michael Boley 0 0 1
Chauncey Davis 0 0 2
Chris Houston 0 0 1
Team 1 0 4

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Coy Wire 9 8 0.0 1 0 0
Lawyer Milloy 7 6 0.0 0 0 0
Domonique Foxworth 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
John Abraham 4 4 1.0 1 0 5
Erik Coleman 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
Keith Brooking 7 3 0.0 0 0 1
Chris Houston 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Boley 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
Chauncey Davis 2 2 1.0 1 0 1
Chevis Jackson 2 2 0.0 1 0 1
Jason Jefferson 2 2 0.0 1 0 0
Curtis Lofton 4 2 0.0 1 0 1
Kindal Moorehead 5 2 1.0 1 0 1
Jamaal Anderson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jonathan Babineaux 1 1 0.0 1 0 0
Thomas DeCoud 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Brian Finneran 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kroy Biermann 2 0 0.0 0 0 1
Jamaal Fudge 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Stephen Nicholas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Snelling 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 69 49 3.0 8 0 12

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Elam 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Michael Koenen 6 253 42.2
Team 6 253 42.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jerious Norwood 3 80 26.7 0
Team 3 80 26.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Harry Douglas 1 4 4.0 0
Team 1 4 4.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tarvaris Jackson 22 36 233 6.5 2 0 3 98.5
Team 22 36 195 6.5 2 0 3 98.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tarvaris Jackson 8 82 10.3 0
Adrian Peterson 22 76 3.5 0
Chester Taylor 1 3 3.0 0
Team 31 161 5.2 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Visanthe Shiancoe 7 136 19.4 2 7
Bobby Wade 5 38 7.6 0 7
Chester Taylor 5 26 5.2 0 5
Bernard Berrian 2 18 9.0 0 6
Adrian Peterson 2 16 8.0 0 3
Jimmy Kleinsasser 0 0 0 1
Sidney Rice 0 0 0 3
Naufahu Tahi 1 -1 -1.0 0 1
Team 22 233 6.5 2 33

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Tarvaris Jackson 3 2 1
Adrian Peterson 2 1 1
Bernard Berrian 1 1 0
Matt Birk 1 0 0
Ryan Cook 0 0 1
Team 7 4 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Antoine Winfield 8 8 0.0 0 0 0
Ray Edwards 7 4 2.0 2 0 2
Chad Greenway 8 4 0.0 1 0 0
Cedric Griffin 5 4 0.0 0 2 0
Ben Leber 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
Darren Sharper 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
Marcus McCauley 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin Williams 3 2 0.0 1 0 1
Madieu Williams 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Jared Allen 2 1 0.0 0 0 1
Bernard Berrian 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Matt Birk 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Fred Evans 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
Eric Frampton 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Napoleon Harris 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Erin Henderson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Maurice Hicks 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Adrian Peterson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Brian Robison 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Benny Sapp 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Team 64 45 2.0 4 2 4

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Ryan Longwell 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Kluwe 1 44 44.0
Team 1 44 44.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Chester Taylor 2 29 14.5 0
Naufahu Tahi 1 11 11.0 0
Team 3 40 13.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bobby Wade 1 7 7.0 0
Bernard Berrian 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 7 3.5 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,331

Cousins

Kirk Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

Alexander Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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DET Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

MIN Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM