2005 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · Georgia Dome
Minnesota Vikings
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
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ATL -6 ✓U 44.5 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 30–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/34 | 250 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -11.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mewelde Moore | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cowart | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Irvin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Napoleon Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dovonte Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 6/8 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Matt Schaub | 5/14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 18 | 126 | 7.0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Mike Vick | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| T.J. Duckett | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 1 | -5.0 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Demorrio Williams | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cash | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Scott | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omare Lowe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Lavalais | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Coleman | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -6
- Closing total
- 44.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -6 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 40 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tice vs Jim Mora