2007 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2007 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Atlanta Falcons
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
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MIN -3 ✓U 34.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 24–3 — 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
Passing · ATL
23/32, 199 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-13.1 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
13/23, 163 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.1 expected points added · +1.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 23/32 | 199 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -13.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 22 | 55 | 2.5 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Joey Harrington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alge Crumpler | 4 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 100% | 3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 13/23 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Troy Williamson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenechi Udeze | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3
- Closing total
- 34.5
- ATL moneyline
- +152
- MIN moneyline
- -162
Vikings closed -3 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 27 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bobby Petrino vs Brad Childress